The Ruby Eyes of Affection

Bring on the chaos!!!!!

There was an eerily familiar smell as Shadow slowly lifted his head. The darkness and the damp coldness of the room were panic inducing. He knew exactly where he was... Was all of that some crazy dream or something?

"What the hell! Why am I back in this hellish jail cell! I thought I was out, damnit." Shadow exclaimed violently while quickly rushing to the bars in an attempt to escape.

"You were out Shadow..." A soft voice lingered as stone cold emerald eyes emanated from the back of the dark room before creeping closer to the ebony.

"Sonic...? But why!? What the hell is going on!!" The charcoal hedgehog bellowed as he violently shook the bars.

"I can't risk you get hurt, hon. This is only for safety. I will release you when I am done with this." The cobalt replied gently as he reached his arm through the bars to try to calm his lover.

"Sonic! No please! You might need my help... Why the hell do you not trust me?" Shadow whined angrily before quickly slapping Sonic's hand away in rebellion.

"You are my princess... No. You are my Shadow. My wonderful and amazing Shadow and I cannot bear to witness you getting hurt or even worse dying. I much rather handle this on my own. Please. Just stay safe for me." The azure responded as he felt the cold rush of rejection roll down his spine, not that he expected any kind of comfort at this point.

"Locking me up isn't protecting me! It's controlling me. This isn't fair at all! You're an absolute idiot, faker." He roared with great ferocity before growling at his lover with little to know empathy.

"If I have to do a little controlling to keep you safe, then I will. If I need your help I will absolutely come back. I love you, Shadow the Hedgehog." His ears went down as he said those three special words,

Quickly, Sonic turned on the Chaos power causing it to surround the cell. This made it utterly impossible for Shadow to escape in his current situation and before he could even respond the azure was gone. His heart sank to the floor as he couldn't believe how ridiculous this was... Tears streamed down his face, not that he really cared. No one could see him and with the somber buzzing of the electrical current, he started whimpering. He felt absolutely helpless at this point. There was practically no way he could save either of them now...

He tightly wrapped his arms around his knees as his whimpers got even more erratic he started to think about how he could have possibly gotten himself into such a shitty situation. If Sonic came back alive, he was not going to get a warm welcome.

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Sonic walked erratically down the hallway to where the Dr. had asked to meet him. Outside the main base in the robot test fighting area. He didn't really feel like running and something about these quick fast stepping motions kept his emotions from pouring out. This was the first time in a while that he thought he might actually burst into tears without any hope of relief. He couldn't believe he just locked his princess away. He really felt it was the safest option but he knew the moment he came back, he was going to get his ass absolutely handed to him. He stopped walking for a few seconds as he started panting desperately. Not because he was physically exhausted but because the feelings were way more then he thought he could handle. But before he could really contemplate what exactly was going on, he felt a slight burn in his stomach. Instantly, every single feeling was gone. It happened again, everything shut off and he was able to think completely clearly. Deep down inside he knew he was really upset but it seemed to be locked deep inside. He started walking again, following the directions to the outside rather liberally. Eventually, after some incorrect turns, he had made his way to the outside deck. As he strolled along, he was met with many pieces of destroyed badniks and other robotic devices.

"Heh. You test these things and still can't defeat me. You really are hopeless." He shouted egotistically with a hint of darkness.

His dark aura creepily flowed into every part of his body. The area seemed very similar to most fighting areas. It had a red painted circle in the middle and two semicircles beside it. He forcefully kicked one of the pieces of debris out his way before growling. He was really not in the mood for mercy... This was going to be finished.

Today

"I wouldn't be so cheeky. Especially since your death might be right around the corner." An older voice echoed out of the silence as he approached the azure from the other side of the arena.

"I see we are going to finish this once and for all. Am I correct? Where's the brat?" The sapphire hedgehog replied as he cupped his hands together before placing them behind his head.

"Oh... Don't worry. He's in a safe place for now. I wanted to have a little chat before we started." Ivo countered slyly as his eyes darted to the lazy hedgehog.

"Eh. About what?" Sonic irritably rolled his eyes before bending his knees in preparation for the battle.

"I wanted to say that you have been a very valuable enemy. Even if you are an immature little shit." The doctor thanked in a slightly melancholy fashion before pulling out a device out of his pocket and pushing a button.

"Wooowww. Thanks. Appreciate the compliments. Look Egghead, we talked about this. I tried to at least reason with you and nope. Somewhere in that most likely damaged brain of yours, something tells you this is the only option. So unfortunately, I must comply. But don't come crying to me when I destroy your little creation." The cobalt mocked as he continued stretching his legs and back before standing his ground sternly.

"We will see about that. It will be a very close fight, that's for sure. Your ego can only take you so far, my friend." Ivo replied somberly before glancing over at a cage that came up from the ground.

"Any rules? Or are we just going to release the beasts and see what happens." Sonic crossed his arms as the fire burning in his emerald eyes ignited the rest of his body and gave him great power.

"Either way, one of you is going to die so just do whatever you can. I have been training him closely. So don't get too cocky." The crazy scientist replied as he walked over to the cage which happened to have a little childlike cobalt hedgehog sitting and waiting patiently.

"Heh. Ya know the reason we hate each other so much is we both have these crazy intense ego's, Eggy! But let's see who's ego really wins. Once and for all."

"I agree... We both have our... talents, I suppose. But anyway let's cut to the chase and get this over with." Ivo gently patted the child's head through the bars before giving him a gentle nod.

There was a slight glance of fear in the child's eyes before it dimmed into the same passion the other had. Either way, Ivo knew this was going to be a very difficult fight to watch. But it had to be done... For the sake of the future.

"I couldn't agree more..." The azure agreed as he quickly clenched his fist and got into his typical running and fighting position.

"Bring on the Chaos!!!"