Shadow's never killed anyone, but it never hurts to try everything for at least once. He's seen enough horror movies to know that the killers always loved having blood on their hands, but he wasn't like that... What the fuck is going on?

Sonic struggled against the others hold, his hands were rendered useless and he was starting to go limp feeling his air get limited. The only thing he could see was Shadow's blood boiling anger as he choked him.

"Sh-shadow..." Sonic gasped, his voice getting weak. "Please..." 

The ebony's anger faded and turned to one of dismay as he realized just what it what he was doing. Memories of the Sonic he knew the one he was forced to believe was true flashed before his eyes. His grip loosened, was this Sonic's intentions all along? To get him attached to a fake version of him only to clash out and show his true colors. Because if it was, it was working.

Sonic gasped and punched Shadow in the jaw making him stumble backwards as a set of tenticles grabbed him from behind forcing him to sit down.

"Mother fucker tried to kill me!" Sonic hissed slowly getting up and rubbing his neck.

Shadow struggled against Mephilies hold, he had his hands pinned behind him and one wrapped around his hips to keep him from getting up.

"He's just too stubborn, Sonic." The crystal hedgehog said lightly wrapping another inky tentril on the struggling hedgehog's neck. "You need to show him your love harder."

"Love?! Love!" Shadow screamed. It felt like they were using that word so casually without knowing the meaning! "That fucked up hedgehog doesn't love me! He only- mmf nng.."

Mephilies cut off Shadow by forcing a 4th tenticle into his mouth much larger than the rest, it slipped down his throat nearly choking him turning his words into sobbed out gags. Sonic watched in amusement as Shadow looked up at him with a pained gaze, moving around trying to break free of the tendrils restraining him. He look so broken, so submissive, it was almost adorable to the azure creep.

The younger's train of thought was cut off when a crowbar was set in front of his face. Sonic gladly took in his hands examining it, Shadow's eyes widened in fear and his ears dropped down knowing that only meant one thing.

"Sonic, why don't you teach your little pet a lesson." Mephilies darkly said.

"Oh Mephy, you know me so well." Sonic chuckled walking up to the two with the metal piece high above his head.

Shadow shook his head closing his eyes and preparing for the worst.

"Shadow Shadow Shadow.." Sonic tisked grabbing his head to look at him.  "Don't you know that all bad boys get punished."

But, what was Shadow's punishment? Was it getting hit by the crowbar multiple times until he fell unconscious? Was it Mephiles's insults he threw at him as he held him down? That would of been Sonic's answer but Shadow thought the only punishment he was receiving was Sonic letting him live.

He hoped he would just die soon and maybe all his problems would be fixed, but not all dreams come true.

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