"Grow Up!" {On Hold}

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I thought about what Eggman had done and said today so far and knew he was up to no good. But I couldn't do anything about it... I sat on a high branch and sulked. "I'm stuck with Eggman. Deemed a child. And I can't even have my little brother with me. Fuck this sucks!" I complained out loud. "Even when I turn 18 for real, people aren't going to respect me... Man... I'm finished. I might as well just grab a bib and a bottle and give Eggman whatever he wants outta me." I cringed as the words left my mouth. "No... no, I'm not a fucking baby... I'm being pessimistic... I'll turn 18, become a hero again, and it'll all go back to normal. Just... suffering under Egghead's care.... ughhhh!" I stayed in the tree branches until I saw Eggman and his bots searching the property. "Grr.... that little rat is in SO much trouble when I get a hold of him! Come on, let's search the city." "Have a little faith in me, Eggface." I called, making him look up at me. "There you are. Get inside! It's getting dark!" "Didn't realize I had a curfew." "Well... you do. Get down here." I rolled my eyes and climbed down. Before I climbed all the way down, Eggman snatched me from the tree and carried me inside. "Hey...!" I huffed. Again. I felt so much smaller when Eggman would pick me up and carry me. "I can walk...!" I shouted, squirming wildly. "Shh... Just calm down." Eggman hushed me, probably trying to convince me that he's not evil again. "Let me walk." "No." I was ignored, and taken to the living room inside the base. Eggman gently sat me on the sofa, and then sat next to me. He then clicked on the tv. "What kind of shows do you watch?" He asked. "...Hardcore torture porn." I stated. Obviously not true, but hearing him growl a bit was worth the crude joke. "Seriously, Hedgehog. What do you watch?" I shrugged. "I dunno... I watch whatever Tails normally puts on. Cartoons, documentaries, CSI: Miami." I said. "You let Tails watch those CSI shows?" He asked, turning to look at me. "No, and it's just the one...but either way, I can never stop him. If you thought my kicking in the car was annoying, you should see what happens when I change the disk whenever 'Alex and Ryan are on the screen!'." I explained. Tails discovered and bought the whole show on DVD when we were sent to Earth, and now it's one of his favorite shows to watch. "I think he's in love with that lady." I joked. "Hm... so you don't like to watch anything?" "Not really... maybe that CSI show and this one cooking show I saw while we were there. Our TV options here on Mobius suck..." "Hm. Do you remember the name of the cooking show?" "Uhhhhh... No. But it was like fire... like the theme was literal fire, and it had a team in read and a team in blue. Bunch of humans that kinda sucked at cooking but got better by the end...?" I rambled a bit trying to think of it, but then Eggman put a show on. A human show. The cooking show I was talking about! "That's it! That's the show!~" "It's one of my favorite competition based shows." Eggman said, and we watched the show together. At some point, he commanded bots to bring us snacks and drinks. I knew that all of his kindness was fake but... at least he had soda. Eventually, I fell asleep while chewing on the plastic straw from my juicebox.

I was violently woken up by Decoe shrieking at me to get up. "Hm... what is your problem?" "You made a mess of the couch! Get up so I can clean it before the doctor notices!" He scolded, gesturing to my crotch. I looked where he was gesturing to and saw a large wet spot on the couch. My eyes widened and I shot up to my feet, looking at my wet pants. I wet myself! And it got all over the couch. "Shit, I'm sorry...! I must've forgot to go to the bathroom again..." This is why I sleep with plastic on my bed when I do sleep inside. I have an awful memory sometimes, so when I forget to use the bathroom before bed, I tend to have accidents... embarrassing sure, but everyone has their problems. I rushed to get showered and dressed. I returned to Eggman scolding his bot, only to be ratted out. Decoe pointed at me after noticing me and shouted defensively. "It was Sonic's fault sir! I was only trying to clean it in time for you to watch the morning news!" Eggman looked at me and I shrugged. "I didn't do anything... what's going on?" I said, pretending to be clueless. "You were left on the couch last night." "Got up at some point and went to my cell, Sir." I lied, saluting in a mocking way to piss him off. "Sonic." "I'm innocent, my guy." Eggman growled, but I stuck to my story. He let Decoe continue cleaning it up and turned the TV on to watch something. I was about to walk away when I realized that Amy was being interviewed again. This time with the others. I got closer to watch. "So, what exactly are your thought on Sonic's current situation? And rumors have it that he's since been adopted... do any of you know who has him now?" Shadow, Tails, and Knuckles seemed angered by the question, Rouge seemed to be uncomfortable about being asked about me, and Amy -once again- was all smiles. "Well we don't know anything as to where he is now... however, I think I can speak for everyone when I say that it doesn't matter because we are thriving without him!~" I whimpered a little... Then something strange happened. "Don't put words in our mouths, Rose." "Oh! Do you have a different opinion, Shadow?" The interviewer asked. "Of course..." "Please share." "....It sucks. The team is completely fractured, unpredictable, and unreliable. Eggman could be attacking as we speak, but Rose decided that being on TV was a better use of our time. They won't admit to it because they fear Rose in leadership, but the others aren't happy. Miles misses Sonic like crazy, Knuckles wishes Amy would allow him to guard the Master Emerald as Sonic did, and Rouge thinks that Sonic's location and current status is nobody's business." Shadow said with a glare. "Rose is the team leader, but she's not leading. She may be content but the rest of us are counting the seconds until we get Sonic back." Amy glared at him, but the others seemed almost relieved that Shadow said what he did. "Who knew... Shadow of all people." Eggman wondered out loud. "...He has a heart... he just knows how to keep it safe." I stated. "Seems so." "....Can I go outside?" Eggman seemed almost shocked that I asked. "Don't give me that look, I CAN follow rules when I want to." I said with a glare. "...Hm. Yes, but stay on the property." I nodded and left.