First Time for Everything - An Eggman x Reader Fanfic

- Chapter One -

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Y/N trudged around the lab, finding any loose screws in mechanisms or other mishaps that the doctor may have missed. It had been only a few months since they took such a demanding job, but keeping themselves busy with whatever they could find was the only thing keeping them from falling asleep on the job.

"Just a few more screws to tighten on this machine," Y/N groaned, "and it'll be good as new." Their next assignment hadn't been announced yet, but it was crucial to at least look like they were busy for the time being. After all, it was only a matter of time before the doctor came back, ready to complain about not dealing with those blasted animals he despised so much. At this point, you were starting to get irritated with them, too; hearing about them was starting to get on Y/N's nerves, and their exhaustion wasn't helping. They tried to remember the names of those creatures while they dropped their tools back in the respective compartments. What was the green one...no, it was blue. Samuel? No. That wasn't right. Scott? Not at all. Maurice? Where did they even come up with that one? They just said it an hour ago. Were they really that tired? Maybe it was-

"SONIC, THAT BLASTED BLUE HEDGEHOG!"

Y/N jolted at the sudden noise; it had been completely silent just moments ago. Right. That was his name. Well, at least they were a little more awake at this point.

Doctor Eggman stormed through the lair, seemingly covered in a thin layer of dirt and ash. He wiped his glasses and glanced around the room, hoping to find a certain robot to whack with a magazine, or maybe another one to just kick around. All he found was Y/N, sitting on the floor, drowsily working on one of the machines. His strides were long, and it only took a few for him to reach the lab assistant.

"What're you doing?" the doctor mumbled; less of a question and more of a way to get his mind off of yet another failure. He leaned down to examine what changes were made while he had been out.

"A few loose screws might spell certain destruction for us in the future, so I've been going around and fixing any small details I've noticed." Y/N packed up the toolbox, brushing their pants off as they hoisted themselves up. "That and...it ended up killing some time before my next set of orders." They rubbed their eye, barely listening to see if the doctor had any interjections.

"Hmmph. I see, then." The doctor rose back up, dusting one of his shoulders off. The dirt and ash collected on the previously spotless floor. Just another mess for Y/N to clean, they thought.

"You might want to get cleaned up, Doctor Eggman. Should I pull up the security footage to make sure that little blue porcupine doesn't try to infiltrate while you're occupied?" Y/N didn't focus too much on the doctor's personal beef with a group of animals; however, they instead focused on the learning aspect of working for Doctor Eggman. Just because his plans often failed didn't mean that he wasn't knowledgeable in a wide variety of topics.

"He is a HEDGEHOG, Y/N, and I won't rest until I can finally say that he WAS a hedgehog. Do turn on the surveillance system while I'm gone, will you?" The doctor made an attempt to brush the debris from his mustache. "Don't you worry, my new assistant. Soon, that tiresome teen and his group of hooligans will be out of our hair, once and for all!" He laughed to himself, yet the laughter was cut short once he noticed Y/N wasn't laughing along. "You don't seem very enthusiastic about this, Mx. Y/N."

"Meh. At least I'm not shooting one of your schemes down, Doctor Eggman." Y/N sighed.

"I suppose you're not. That's a first." Eggman scratched his head. "Well, keep up the work, I suppose. Let me know if Cubot loses his head again. The next time it happens, I'll just weld it back on."

"But that would make his head completely immobile, sir."

"Exactly." The doctor laughed to himself, humming as he made his way out of the room. Y/N took a look about, trying to find anything they missed before heading into the control room to skim through surveillance footage.

"Y/N?" Y/N heard the doctor say from the door.

"Eh?"

"You've been working extra hard lately. I insist you take a break as to not overexert yourself. You would do that for me, right?" Y/N raised an eyebrow at the comment, giving it some consideration. Odd. Doctor Eggman hadn't said that before. They could only nod in approval as Eggman left completely. Working extra hard? Really?

...Y/N's heart practically skipped a beat.

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A/N: yeah i know this is kinda garbage but at the same time I can't find any fics that aren't about Jimbo the Himbo's Eggman, while simultaneously not being a crackfic :/
Definitely taking suggestions and criticisms, and there'll be more to come soon.