Reason for Insanity

Appointment at the Doctor

"How is he?" Tails asked.

"Not good. He said he heard people talking to him, and now he's just staring off into space."

Tails hesitated. He sighed, shaking his head. Most likely Sonic's schizophrenia was getting worse. He needed psychological help. "We should get him psychological help," Tails said.

"I agree," Shadow said. "I'll make an appointment for him as soon as I can."

"I'll go see if anything's changed with him." Tails stood as he spoke.

He went into Sonic's room, but the blue hedgehog was the same as he was when Shadow had left. Tails frowned in sympathy for his friend and sat in the doorway, watching him.

"Are you okay, Sonic?"

The hedgehog didn't respond. Tails whimpered as his ears lowered. If Sonic wasn't responding, then he didn't know what to do. He sighed and shook his head, then went back downstairs.

"He's not responding?" Shadow asked.

"No, he's not."

Shadow groaned. "Alright. I'll make the appointment." She went to the phone and dialed the psychologist. A few minutes later, she hung up and turned to Tails. "He has an appointment in a few days."

"Alright," Tails said. "Do you think he'll go?"

Shadow shrugged. "If he doesn't want to, we'll have to make him." Tails nodded. He agreed with that. Shadow wondered if he should tell Tails what happened the other night. She sighed; it would be best. "Tails, there's something else I should tell you." Shadow paused. Knowing Tails should know and wanting to say it were two different things. "The other night, the two of us got drunk. When we got back here, we...had sex."

The fox's eyes widened. "Wh...what?"

"We had sex the other night after I became a female," Shadow said.

Tails gulped in shock. He sat down, looking at the female hedgehog. "Will you...get pregnant?"

Shadow shrugged; she didn't know. "I'm hoping not."

"I see...well...what do you think will happen?"

Shadow thought about it. "With Sonic? Tails nodded. "I like to think he'll get better, but after everything that's happened, I'm not so sure."

"Does he love you?" Tails asked.

Shadow looked away. "He only thinks of me as a friend."

"And what about you?"

The female hedgehog hesitated. "I...I've grown to love him," she admitted.

Tails' eyes widened, and he smiled. "At least you love him," the fox told her.

Shadow nodded sadly. "I just wished he loved me back. It would make this a little easier, at least."

"Anything is possible," Tails said.

Shadow nodded, and then sighed in disappointment. She knew there was no way Sonic would love her being the way he was now. In an effort to redirect her thoughts, Shadow asked Tails a different question.

"What should we tell everyone else? They're bound to start asking about him."

"I was actually planning on having them over tonight for dinner. We could tell them then."

"Sonic probably won't want to be there."

Tails shook his head. "You can stay here with him, if you want, or we could have the dinner here."

Shadow thought about it. Having the dinner here would probably be best. "We should have dinner here."

"Alright. I'll give everyone a call."

He smiled and dialed his friends. A few minutes later, he hung up. "They'll be here at six. Knuckles, Blaze, Silver, and the Chaotix are coming."

"What were you making?" Shadow looked back upstairs as she asked, starting to wonder if they should check on Sonic again.

"Fish and chips," Tails called back.

Shadow nodded.

A few days later, Shadow checked on Sonic. The hedgehog was still staring off into space. "Sonic," she said. "Can you hear me?"

The hedgehog didn't respond. He was muttering something under his breath and shaking, clutching his head. Shadow frowned. Going over, she listened to see if she could understand his mutterings. Her eyes widened in shock at what she was hearing. Sonic was muttering a lot of negative thoughts. She ran downstairs.

"Tails," she said. "Something is wrong with Sonic."

Tails looked up the moment he heard those words. "What's wrong with Sonic? What's going on?"

"He's...he's catatonic."

Tails frowned. "What should we do?"

"I don't know..." Shadow said.

"I'll call the hospital. They should be able to help."

The fox dialed the hospital, and soon hung up.

"They want us to take Sonic in," he said. "Can you go get him?"

Shadow nodded and hurried upstairs. Going over to Sonic, she figured out how to lift him from the floor. They soon reached the hospital and the doctors brought him into the examination room. The doctor who was examining Sonic sighed and frowned.

"Is he going to be okay?" Shadow asked.

"How long has he been like this?"

"A few days."

The doctor nodded and looked back at Sonic. He wasn't moving, just muttering under his breath. The doctor frowned and shook his head, then looked back at Shadow and Tails.

"I don't think he's going to be coming out of it any time soon. We'll do everything we can for him, though."

The two nodded. "What can we do for him?"

The doctor shrugged. "He could be put in a mental hospital," he said.

Shadow's eyes widened. "What? Why? W...when?"

"I don't know when. But if he doesn't get any better, we'll have to send him to one. Is there anything else wrong with him?"

"He's been hearing voices...hallucinating...and withdrawing himself from people."

The doctor nodded. "Yes, he should probably go to a mental hospital."

Shadow sighed, and nodded. "Alright," she said. "I...I suppose that's...best. When should he go?"

The doctor thought about it. Maybe tomorrow, or later today would work. "Within the next two days, I think. They'll be able to help him there."

"Thanks..." she said, and walked out of the hospital as Tails followed her.

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