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This was a short chapter, but there's a lot of stuff that's going to lead up to something that starts here, including Sonic discovering he's adopted.

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Tails could usually tell when he was hiding something, which sucked when he wanted to keep things secretive.\n\nLike how he didn't actually go on a G.U.N. mission and was actually getting use to the first week of being sexually frustrated and attracted to his rival, who despised him with his entire being.\n\nTails gives him a look, one that said he didn't buy it, and shakes his head. \"You've just seemed off since Uncle Chuck told you about the immortality thing…\"\n\nSonic frowns, ears quirking back. \"Well, it's just a lot to take in is all. I'm still thinking on it.\"\n\n\"You should still do the tests, just to be sure,\" Tails offers, giving him a small smile. \"I think it would be cool if you were. I mean, we would never have to worry about anything happening to you like we always do.\"\n\nSonic rolls his eyes and chuckles, ruffling the hair on top the kid's head. \"You guys would worry anyway.\"\n\n\"True,\" the fox chuckles, unable to deny it. \"Would you,\" he starts in a more serious tone, \"actually try to get rid of it? Your immortality?\"\n\nSonic frowns, looking away. That...all depended on his issues with Shadow, really. If Shadow would rather him give up his immortality to break the bond, then he'd do it, because he didn't want to spend the rest of his eternal life with someone that would hurt him any chance he got. Besides, it would suck having to watch all his friends die while he stayed young and forced to live beyond their lives.\n\n\"I don't know,\" he admits. \"Probably.\"\n\nTails frowns at him. \"I don't think you should. I mean, you're the way you are for a reason, right? I don't think we should be messing with your energy in any way like that.\"\n\nSonic shrugs, avoiding his brother's studying look. \"I still have to think about it. I'm not making any decisions anytime soon. I'll do the tests, though, because I want to know for sure.\"\n\nThe fox hums, before the two look up at the sound of footsteps in the doorway. Sonic felt a lump in his throat as his eyes fell on Sally, who smiled warmly at him.\n\n\"You couldn't stop to say hi?\" she asks lightly, and he chuckles, scratching the back of his head.\n\nHe couldn't admit that seeing her would only put a hole in his heart, because no matter how much he loved her he couldn't be with her…\n\n\"I wanted to stop by and apologize for running out on Tails the night I left. I felt bad about it.\"\n\nTails rolls his eyes and smiles, leaving the lab room to give the two privacy. Sonic wished he hadn't.\n\nSally walks up to him, raising a brow at the inhibitors on his wrists. \"I heard the news...how long do you have to wear those?\"\n\nSonic shrugs, looking away and out the nearby window where the sun shone through. \"As long as it takes for my energy to stabilize. I'm not really sure…\" Another lie to add to his ever-growing list.\n\n\"So you're waiting to make a decision,\" she says quietly, sounding sad. He looks back at her, frowning at the look in her eyes.\n\n\"What would you want me to do?\" he has to ask, has to know what she would want.\n\n\"I...don't know…\" she mumbles, looking down. Her hair falls in her face, and Sonic notices that she seemed to be growing it out again, something she knew he loved. \"One part of me wants you to keep it because I'll never have to worry about losing you...the other part of me wants you to grow old with me and…\"\n\nHe felt like his heart was tearing in two. He should tell her...but no, if he did, it would only raise more problems…\n\n\"To be fair, I really don't know where I'm at with it, either,\" he sighs, crossing his arms. \"I need time to think about this…\"\n\n\"It's your life, your decision, and I'll support whatever you choose,\" she says, looking back up at him with a smile, and he has to look away, because it really hurts.\n\n\"Thanks, Sal,\" he mumbles. Why did his life always have to throw him through these loops?\n\nHe can tell she's trying to read him but failing as always. She was never good at it, and always got annoyed when she couldn't figure him out. It was always amusing to him, at least, any time but now.\n\n\"We're,\" she starts, grabbing his attention, \"going to be having a meeting tomorrow to discuss possible locations Eggman could have run off to after the battle. You will be there, right?\"\n\nHe looks back at her and smiles. \"Of course. What time should I show up?\"\n\n\"Meeting is at noon, but please try to be there early,\" she smiles back at him, \"you know, you have a bad habit of being fashionably late.\"\n\nHe chuckles and swipes at his nose. \"Just because I'm the fastest thing alive doesn't mean I have to rush everywhere.\"\n\n\"It means you should have no problem getting to the meeting on time,\" she pokes his nose chidingly, but with a smile on her face.\n\nHe tries to ignore the butterflies in his stomach, knowing it wasn't going to do him any good to keep playing around.\n\nUnless of course he did give up his immortality. Then he could be with Sally all he wanted.\n\n\"I promise I'll be on time,\" he laughs lightly, holding his hands up innocently. \"Cross my heart.\"\n\n\"I'll take your word for it I suppose,\" she smiles. \"I have to ask, did you have any plans for the rest of today?\"\n\nFuck.\n\nEvery particle in his being wanted to say no, but he knew he just couldn't, because that was too risky. What if he went into heat and had to bail? Being around her would also tempt him into telling her about the whole issue with Shadow, or wanting to get back with her…\n\n\"I...actually was going to get these tests done,\" he says with a weak smile. He hadn't really planned on it today, but he needed a good excuse to not hang out with her.\n\nShe seems disappointed, but takes it. \"Nice, that way we can know for sure.\"\n\nHe nods. \"Yeah, I'm curious to see if it's really true or not.\"\n\n\"Let me know how it goes then, okay?\" she smiles. \"I'm going to go set things up for tomorrow.\"\n\nHe smiles, feeling bittersweet. \"Alright. I'll see you tomorrow.\"\n______________________________________________\n\nRouge tilts her head as she watches the red guardian pace back and forth in front of the pulsating Master Emerald. He would pace, stop, look at the emerald, shake his head, and then pace some more.\n\n\"You okay, Red?\" she finally asks, making him jump and look up to where she sat atop an old pillar above his head.\n\n\"Rouge! What are you doing here?\"\n\nShe rolls her eyes and jumps down, landing gracefully in front of him. \"Can't even ask how I'm doing,\" she huffs, but smiles at him nonetheless. \"Am I not allowed to come see my favorite guardian?\"\n\n\"You're just looking for trouble, is what you're doing,\" he looks away, muttering something about bats under his breath. She shakes her head, smiling knowingly.\n\n\"I'm honestly curious; you seem to be upset about something,\" she pries, knowing he'll go off in a rant.\n\n\"Something's wrong with the Master Emerald,\" he glowers, crossing his arms. \"It's been glowing weirdly and is letting off distressed signals every so often.\"\n\nShe frowns and looks at the indeed glowing emerald, noticing it seemed to be a different shade of green than normal. \"You have any idea what's wrong with it?\"\n\n\"None,\" he frowns. \"It's been doing this for the past few weeks, now. It's almost as if something is upsetting it, or it's trying to tell me something that I don't understand.\"\n\nThe past few weeks? She thinks back to Sonic and Shadow, wondering if the two could be having some effect on it. After all, they've been bonded for the past few weeks…\n\n\"Was this before or after the battle?\" she asks, watching him furrow his brows.\n\n\"Right after.\"\n\nIt had to be those two, she thinks, but how and why?\n\n\"Have you seen or heard from Sonic?\"\n\nThat startled her, and she turns and gives him a questioning look. \"I have, how come?\"\n\n\"Is he any better than he was last time I saw him? His energy, I mean,\" the echidna asks, and Rouge bites down on the inside of her cheek.\n\n\"Well...Tails made him some fancy inhibitors that seem to be helping in keeping his energy under control. His uncle thinks he's immortal.\"\n\nKnuckles's eyes widen, before he looks back at the emerald. \"That...wouldn't surprise me.\"\n\n\"They're going to be doing tests to see if it's true or not,\" she says, putting her hands on her hips. \"There may be a way to take away his immortality if he really does have it.\"\n\n\"They shouldn't mess with that,\" Knuckles frowns. \"If Sonic's immortal, it's for a reason. Unless it's going to hurt him, he should leave it how it is.\"\n\n\"Sonic might not agree with that,\" Rouge hums, watching his frown deepen. \"He doesn't seem happy about it.\"\n\nKnuckles crosses his arms, eyes still glued to the emerald. \"I understand that, but he still shouldn't mess with it.\"\n\nRouge looks away, frowning to herself. Sonic seemed as if he already planned on going through with it, just to end the bond between him and Shadow. He might, if things between the two didn't calm down.\n\n\"He's thinking on it, giving it time,\" she says. \"He's a little shocked from it is all.\"\n\nKnuckles sighs, looking down. \"As long as he doesn't do something stupid…\"\n\nRouge wondered if the echidna knew about the Chaos Born. If he was smart enough to figure it out if he did know about it. She would keep her promise to Sonic and not tell him, but something told her he was going to find out eventually.\n\n\"It's sweet how much you care about him,\" she has to tease, making him roll his eyes and look away.\n\n\"He's my best friend, and I don't want to see him hurt himself is all.\"\n\n\"Sure, whatever you say, Knux.\"\n\nIf only Shadow could be like that.\n____________________________________________\n\nHe's nervous and he doesn't really know why. He's never been good with stuff like this, so when Uncle Chuck tried to get him to lay flat on the metal table, of course he tense up and nearly bolted.\n\n\"It's not going to take long, Sonny. Just a few scans and then you can go,\" Chuck tries in amusement, knowing to expect this kind of behavior from his nephew during the whole process. \"You have to lay completely still for this to go by quickly.\"\n\nSonic frowns uncomfortably, glaring up at the scanner above him. \"I know! Let's just get this done and over with already!\"\n\nChuck could feel the sweat drop from the side of his head, and looking back at Rotor, he could tell the walrus felt the same way he did. Rotor just laughs, running a hand over his head.\n\n\"Alright, but remember, you have to stay still,\" he says, making Sonic's ears flatten in annoyance.\n\n\"I know!\"\n\nDeciding to just get on with it, Chuck turns and walks over to where Rotor sat at a computer, and the two started the scanning process.\n\nSonic jumped when the scanner made a loud whirring sound, a bright green light shooting down from it. With a scowl he closes his eyes, doing his best to stay still while the light went over him from head to toe, then back up. After a few seconds, a second light -this one red- went down from his head to toes again, then back up. A final blue light followed shortly after, before the green light came back on and went from side to side this time.\n\nThe process was followed by the other two lights doing the same thing, and by the time they were all done, Sonic felt like he just [i]needed[/i] to get out of there.\n\n\"Now hold on, Sonny, not just yet. There's one more thing.\"\n\nOh, for the love of…\n\nA bright light flashing from the scanner makes him jump and yelp in shock, squeezing his eyes tightly shut. Did they have to blind him?\n\n\"Don't move, Sonic,\" Rotor speaks up, making him grind his teeth together and groan loudly in displeasure.\n\nAnother flash, followed by two more, and he felt like he was really going to be blind. Even with his eyes closed he still saw the flashes.\n\n\"Done!\" Chuck calls, and Sonic practically flies off the table, running over to the two, dusting himself off.\n\n\"It'll take a little while to analyze the data, and if we need to do more tests we'll let you know,\" Chuck says, ruffling the fur on top of the hero's head, making him scowl.\n\nPulling away, Sonic crosses his arms. \"How long do you think it'll take?\"\n\nThe two exchange looks, both shrugging.\n\n\"It depends, but hopefully not long,\" Rotor admits. \"Don't worry; you'll be the first to know the results, Sonic.\"\n\nSonic frowns, feeling uneasy. Chuck must see it in his face, because he says something quietly to Rotor, before leading the teen out of the room.\n\nIn the hallway outside the scanner room, Chuck turns Sonic to face him and puts his hands on his shoulders. \"You really haven't given a real opinion on this, Sonny, are you okay?\"\n\nSonic looks down, playing with his gloves awkwardly. \"I...don't know…\"\n\nHe really didn't. This wouldn't be so hard if it weren't for the problem with Shadow...but even still it was a tough situation on its own.\n\n\"You have time, so take all of it that you need,\" Chuck says softly. \"I know this is a huge thing, but we'll figure it all out. We don't even know if you are immortal for sure yet, so let's just see what the test results to, and go from there, okay?\"\n\nSonic shakes his head. \"I don't understand why I'm even like this, though. Mom and Dad don't even have any Chaos Energy in them at all, so why do I? I shouldn't, logically at least.\"\n\nChuck closes his eyes and sighs. \"I...don't know, Sonny. You've always been different, but look at all the good that's come out of it.\"\n\nYeah, all the good, Sonic thought bitterly. This bond with Shadow wasn't good, none of it was. It was nice to be able to use the Chaos Emeralds; he couldn't imagine Mobius still being alive if he didn't have that ability, but did the price he had to pay for that ability have to be so high?\n\n\"I guess,\" he mutters, feeling selfish but tired of being selfless at the same time.\n\nHe feels his uncle pull him into a hug, and he sighs, closing his eyes.\n\n\"Sonic, I see everything you go through every day and it hurts, you know? I wish things weren't the way they were, and if I could go back, stop Eggman before he even started, I would, but I can't, and the consequences for my actions are falling on you. If I could take it all from you, I would. I'm sorry you have to go through all this,\" the older hedgehog says quietly, and Sonic swallows the lump that formed in his throat.\n\n\"It's not your fault, Uncle Chuck...you didn't know what would happen…\" he mumbles.\n\n\"Maybe not, but it isn't fair to you,\" Chuck sighs, running his hand through the hero's quills. \"You're just a kid, for Gaia's sake.\"\n\nSonic goes quiet, unable to find the motivation to respond to that. Normally he would try to make his Uncle feel better, but he just...didn't have it in him to. Maybe it was because he agreed with him. He was just a kid, and never got to be a kid, and now with this immortality...with this bond with Shadow…\n\nHe pulls back, turning to look away. \"I'm fine,\" he says, hoping he didn't sound as choked as he felt. \"Like you said, I have time, so...that's all I need…\"\n\nChuck stares at him for a minute, before sighing again. \"Sonny, talk to your parents. Ask them what's on your mind. Get it all off your chest.\"\n\nSonic frowns, looking back at him. \"What answers should I be looking for?\" Did his uncle know something? Were his parents hiding something from him?\n\nChuck gives him a weak smile. \"I can't say, that's between you and your parents.\"\n\nSonic's frown deepens. They were definitely hiding something from him.\n_________________________________________________\n\nShadow glances at his wrist communicator, frowning at the time. Sonic's energy has jumped up and down all day, but seemed to settle somewhere in the middle after every jolt. The last week went by surprisingly fair. He didn't talk or see Sonic outside of what Rouge liked to call their 'business,' and those moments were as brief as he could make them.\n\nWhen Sonic announced he was going home at the end of the week, Shadow had been in the kitchen with Rouge, and felt something akin to...possessiveness build in his chest.\n\nHe hadn't wanted Sonic to leave.\n\nOf course, he didn't admit that, but that's how he felt. Every second Sonic was gone his mind was on him, and he couldn't help it no matter what he did. He had the inner urge to just keep Sonic locked up in a room all to himself, and it was starting to freak himself out.\n\nWhy was he like this?\n\nIt had to be his energy, he had decided, and so he reread all the texts from Angel Island and found some interesting information.\n\nSome Light Chaos Born suffered from something they called 'Chaotic Possession.' It occurred when there was great resistance between the two Chaos Born, and the more negativity between the two, the stronger the Light Chaos Born would be affected.\n\nHis energy was taking control of him like a demon, making him act out and do things he didn't want to. Stop him from doing things he wanted to.\n\nLike apologize.\n\nFor some reason, he just...didn't have the metal strength to fight it. Normally he would be against anything trying to control him, but…\n\nHe just didn't [i]feel[/i] like it.\n\nPutting his face in his hands where he stood in the middle of a shady woods, he rubs his eyes and takes in a deep breath.\n\nIt was like he wasn't even himself anymore.\n\nShaking his head, he lets his hands fall to his sides and frowns at nothing in particular. All he had to do was make it through this Season, and hopefully Sonic's immortality could be taken care of. That way the bond would break and they could go back to normal.\n\nTo rivals.\n\nSomething about that thought, however, made his gut twist and a feeling of dread creep through him.\n_____________________________________________\n\nBernie looks up at the boy standing in her kitchen doorway and smiles brightly, putting down the baking pan and walking over to him to pull him into a tight hug.\n\n\"Sonic! I was wondering when you would come to see us!\" she says happily, pulling back to look at him. He gives her a weak smile, turning to see Jules enter the kitchen from the hallway, who walked over, happy as well.\n\n\"Yeah, umm, I wanted to talk to you guys about something…\" the blue hero starts, running his hand through his quills nervously, watching their expressions go from happy to confused and worried.\n\n\"Of course, son, what's up?\" Jules asks. He could tell this was a serious matter, watching Sonic shift uncomfortably from one foot to the other.\n\n\"Um, has Uncle Chuck talked to you about my um...immortality?\"\n\nHe guessed not by the looks of shock he received.\n\n\"What?\" Jules asks before Bernie can, and Sonic takes in a shaky breath.\n\n\"Can we...sit down?\"\n________________________________________________\n\n\"We had no idea,\" Bernie admits, watching her son play with his quills again; a nervous habit he's had his whole life.\n\n\"The thing is…\" Sonic says, not meeting their worried gazes. \"...it just doesn't make sense. Why am I like this? You guys...aren't Chaos Born. There's no way I should be. The last people to be Chaos Born were the Royal Family of Mobius, and they disappeared the same time all the Chaos Born were wiped out.\"\n\nThe two parents exchange looks, and Sonic looks up in time just to see them.\n\nThey looked guilty.\n\n\"What...are you guys hiding from me?\" he asks hesitantly, almost not wanting to know.\n\nTaking in a breath and closing her eyes, Bernie puts her hands together, giving her husband a questioning look. At his nod, she reaches for and grabs Sonic's hands, and the dread he's feeling grows because something about this is going to be bad and he knows it.\n\n\"Sonic, sweetheart… We had liked to believe we would never have to tell you this, but we always considered this could happen. You're a smart boy, and you put things together easily, so no matter what you would always figure things out on your own,\" she pauses, noticing how pale he was.\n\nJules takes over, seeing it as well. \"Sonic, you are right to question why Bernie and I aren't Chaos Born. You see, we…\"\n\n...and he knows he should expect it but he doesn't want to hear it.\n\n\"...we're not your real parents.\"","writing_bbcode_parsed":"Chapter Five - Unwanted Answers

"You sure you're okay?"

Sonic waved the kitsune away, putting on the best smile he could -which wasn't really good in the fox's opinion- and giving him a thumbs up.

"Of course I'm okay! Just a little worn out from that G.U.N. mission is all," he lied, hoping he could slide passed the kid's lie detection. Tails could usually tell when he was hiding something, which sucked when he wanted to keep things secretive.

Like how he didn't actually go on a G.U.N. mission and was actually getting use to the first week of being sexually frustrated and attracted to his rival, who despised him with his entire being.

Tails gives him a look, one that said he didn't buy it, and shakes his head. "You've just seemed off since Uncle Chuck told you about the immortality thing…"

Sonic frowns, ears quirking back. "Well, it's just a lot to take in is all. I'm still thinking on it."

"You should still do the tests, just to be sure," Tails offers, giving him a small smile. "I think it would be cool if you were. I mean, we would never have to worry about anything happening to you like we always do."

Sonic rolls his eyes and chuckles, ruffling the hair on top the kid's head. "You guys would worry anyway."

"True," the fox chuckles, unable to deny it. "Would you," he starts in a more serious tone, "actually try to get rid of it? Your immortality?"

Sonic frowns, looking away. That...all depended on his issues with Shadow, really. If Shadow would rather him give up his immortality to break the bond, then he'd do it, because he didn't want to spend the rest of his eternal life with someone that would hurt him any chance he got. Besides, it would suck having to watch all his friends die while he stayed young and forced to live beyond their lives.

"I don't know," he admits. "Probably."

Tails frowns at him. "I don't think you should. I mean, you're the way you are for a reason, right? I don't think we should be messing with your energy in any way like that."

Sonic shrugs, avoiding his brother's studying look. "I still have to think about it. I'm not making any decisions anytime soon. I'll do the tests, though, because I want to know for sure."

The fox hums, before the two look up at the sound of footsteps in the doorway. Sonic felt a lump in his throat as his eyes fell on Sally, who smiled warmly at him.

"You couldn't stop to say hi?" she asks lightly, and he chuckles, scratching the back of his head.

He couldn't admit that seeing her would only put a hole in his heart, because no matter how much he loved her he couldn't be with her…

"I wanted to stop by and apologize for running out on Tails the night I left. I felt bad about it."

Tails rolls his eyes and smiles, leaving the lab room to give the two privacy. Sonic wished he hadn't.

Sally walks up to him, raising a brow at the inhibitors on his wrists. "I heard the news...how long do you have to wear those?"

Sonic shrugs, looking away and out the nearby window where the sun shone through. "As long as it takes for my energy to stabilize. I'm not really sure…" Another lie to add to his ever-growing list.

"So you're waiting to make a decision," she says quietly, sounding sad. He looks back at her, frowning at the look in her eyes.

"What would you want me to do?" he has to ask, has to know what she would want.

"I...don't know…" she mumbles, looking down. Her hair falls in her face, and Sonic notices that she seemed to be growing it out again, something she knew he loved. "One part of me wants you to keep it because I'll never have to worry about losing you...the other part of me wants you to grow old with me and…"

He felt like his heart was tearing in two. He should tell her...but no, if he did, it would only raise more problems…

"To be fair, I really don't know where I'm at with it, either," he sighs, crossing his arms. "I need time to think about this…"

"It's your life, your decision, and I'll support whatever you choose," she says, looking back up at him with a smile, and he has to look away, because it really hurts.

"Thanks, Sal," he mumbles. Why did his life always have to throw him through these loops?

He can tell she's trying to read him but failing as always. She was never good at it, and always got annoyed when she couldn't figure him out. It was always amusing to him, at least, any time but now.

"We're," she starts, grabbing his attention, "going to be having a meeting tomorrow to discuss possible locations Eggman could have run off to after the battle. You will be there, right?"

He looks back at her and smiles. "Of course. What time should I show up?"

"Meeting is at noon, but please try to be there early," she smiles back at him, "you know, you have a bad habit of being fashionably late."

He chuckles and swipes at his nose. "Just because I'm the fastest thing alive doesn't mean I have to rush everywhere."

"It means you should have no problem getting to the meeting on time," she pokes his nose chidingly, but with a smile on her face.

He tries to ignore the butterflies in his stomach, knowing it wasn't going to do him any good to keep playing around.

Unless of course he did give up his immortality. Then he could be with Sally all he wanted.

"I promise I'll be on time," he laughs lightly, holding his hands up innocently. "Cross my heart."

"I'll take your word for it I suppose," she smiles. "I have to ask, did you have any plans for the rest of today?"

Fuck.

Every particle in his being wanted to say no, but he knew he just couldn't, because that was too risky. What if he went into heat and had to bail? Being around her would also tempt him into telling her about the whole issue with Shadow, or wanting to get back with her…

"I...actually was going to get these tests done," he says with a weak smile. He hadn't really planned on it today, but he needed a good excuse to not hang out with her.

She seems disappointed, but takes it. "Nice, that way we can know for sure."

He nods. "Yeah, I'm curious to see if it's really true or not."

"Let me know how it goes then, okay?" she smiles. "I'm going to go set things up for tomorrow."

He smiles, feeling bittersweet. "Alright. I'll see you tomorrow."
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Rouge tilts her head as she watches the red guardian pace back and forth in front of the pulsating Master Emerald. He would pace, stop, look at the emerald, shake his head, and then pace some more.

"You okay, Red?" she finally asks, making him jump and look up to where she sat atop an old pillar above his head.

"Rouge! What are you doing here?"

She rolls her eyes and jumps down, landing gracefully in front of him. "Can't even ask how I'm doing," she huffs, but smiles at him nonetheless. "Am I not allowed to come see my favorite guardian?"

"You're just looking for trouble, is what you're doing," he looks away, muttering something about bats under his breath. She shakes her head, smiling knowingly.

"I'm honestly curious; you seem to be upset about something," she pries, knowing he'll go off in a rant.

"Something's wrong with the Master Emerald," he glowers, crossing his arms. "It's been glowing weirdly and is letting off distressed signals every so often."

She frowns and looks at the indeed glowing emerald, noticing it seemed to be a different shade of green than normal. "You have any idea what's wrong with it?"

"None," he frowns. "It's been doing this for the past few weeks, now. It's almost as if something is upsetting it, or it's trying to tell me something that I don't understand."

The past few weeks? She thinks back to Sonic and Shadow, wondering if the two could be having some effect on it. After all, they've been bonded for the past few weeks…

"Was this before or after the battle?" she asks, watching him furrow his brows.

"Right after."

It had to be those two, she thinks, but how and why?

"Have you seen or heard from Sonic?"

That startled her, and she turns and gives him a questioning look. "I have, how come?"

"Is he any better than he was last time I saw him? His energy, I mean," the echidna asks, and Rouge bites down on the inside of her cheek.

"Well...Tails made him some fancy inhibitors that seem to be helping in keeping his energy under control. His uncle thinks he's immortal."

Knuckles's eyes widen, before he looks back at the emerald. "That...wouldn't surprise me."

"They're going to be doing tests to see if it's true or not," she says, putting her hands on her hips. "There may be a way to take away his immortality if he really does have it."

"They shouldn't mess with that," Knuckles frowns. "If Sonic's immortal, it's for a reason. Unless it's going to hurt him, he should leave it how it is."

"Sonic might not agree with that," Rouge hums, watching his frown deepen. "He doesn't seem happy about it."

Knuckles crosses his arms, eyes still glued to the emerald. "I understand that, but he still shouldn't mess with it."

Rouge looks away, frowning to herself. Sonic seemed as if he already planned on going through with it, just to end the bond between him and Shadow. He might, if things between the two didn't calm down.

"He's thinking on it, giving it time," she says. "He's a little shocked from it is all."

Knuckles sighs, looking down. "As long as he doesn't do something stupid…"

Rouge wondered if the echidna knew about the Chaos Born. If he was smart enough to figure it out if he did know about it. She would keep her promise to Sonic and not tell him, but something told her he was going to find out eventually.

"It's sweet how much you care about him," she has to tease, making him roll his eyes and look away.

"He's my best friend, and I don't want to see him hurt himself is all."

"Sure, whatever you say, Knux."

If only Shadow could be like that.
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He's nervous and he doesn't really know why. He's never been good with stuff like this, so when Uncle Chuck tried to get him to lay flat on the metal table, of course he tense up and nearly bolted.

"It's not going to take long, Sonny. Just a few scans and then you can go," Chuck tries in amusement, knowing to expect this kind of behavior from his nephew during the whole process. "You have to lay completely still for this to go by quickly."

Sonic frowns uncomfortably, glaring up at the scanner above him. "I know! Let's just get this done and over with already!"

Chuck could feel the sweat drop from the side of his head, and looking back at Rotor, he could tell the walrus felt the same way he did. Rotor just laughs, running a hand over his head.

"Alright, but remember, you have to stay still," he says, making Sonic's ears flatten in annoyance.

"I know!"

Deciding to just get on with it, Chuck turns and walks over to where Rotor sat at a computer, and the two started the scanning process.

Sonic jumped when the scanner made a loud whirring sound, a bright green light shooting down from it. With a scowl he closes his eyes, doing his best to stay still while the light went over him from head to toe, then back up. After a few seconds, a second light -this one red- went down from his head to toes again, then back up. A final blue light followed shortly after, before the green light came back on and went from side to side this time.

The process was followed by the other two lights doing the same thing, and by the time they were all done, Sonic felt like he just needed to get out of there.

"Now hold on, Sonny, not just yet. There's one more thing."

Oh, for the love of…

A bright light flashing from the scanner makes him jump and yelp in shock, squeezing his eyes tightly shut. Did they have to blind him?

"Don't move, Sonic," Rotor speaks up, making him grind his teeth together and groan loudly in displeasure.

Another flash, followed by two more, and he felt like he was really going to be blind. Even with his eyes closed he still saw the flashes.

"Done!" Chuck calls, and Sonic practically flies off the table, running over to the two, dusting himself off.

"It'll take a little while to analyze the data, and if we need to do more tests we'll let you know," Chuck says, ruffling the fur on top of the hero's head, making him scowl.

Pulling away, Sonic crosses his arms. "How long do you think it'll take?"

The two exchange looks, both shrugging.

"It depends, but hopefully not long," Rotor admits. "Don't worry; you'll be the first to know the results, Sonic."

Sonic frowns, feeling uneasy. Chuck must see it in his face, because he says something quietly to Rotor, before leading the teen out of the room.

In the hallway outside the scanner room, Chuck turns Sonic to face him and puts his hands on his shoulders. "You really haven't given a real opinion on this, Sonny, are you okay?"

Sonic looks down, playing with his gloves awkwardly. "I...don't know…"

He really didn't. This wouldn't be so hard if it weren't for the problem with Shadow...but even still it was a tough situation on its own.

"You have time, so take all of it that you need," Chuck says softly. "I know this is a huge thing, but we'll figure it all out. We don't even know if you are immortal for sure yet, so let's just see what the test results to, and go from there, okay?"

Sonic shakes his head. "I don't understand why I'm even like this, though. Mom and Dad don't even have any Chaos Energy in them at all, so why do I? I shouldn't, logically at least."

Chuck closes his eyes and sighs. "I...don't know, Sonny. You've always been different, but look at all the good that's come out of it."

Yeah, all the good, Sonic thought bitterly. This bond with Shadow wasn't good, none of it was. It was nice to be able to use the Chaos Emeralds; he couldn't imagine Mobius still being alive if he didn't have that ability, but did the price he had to pay for that ability have to be so high?

"I guess," he mutters, feeling selfish but tired of being selfless at the same time.

He feels his uncle pull him into a hug, and he sighs, closing his eyes.

"Sonic, I see everything you go through every day and it hurts, you know? I wish things weren't the way they were, and if I could go back, stop Eggman before he even started, I would, but I can't, and the consequences for my actions are falling on you. If I could take it all from you, I would. I'm sorry you have to go through all this," the older hedgehog says quietly, and Sonic swallows the lump that formed in his throat.

"It's not your fault, Uncle Chuck...you didn't know what would happen…" he mumbles.

"Maybe not, but it isn't fair to you," Chuck sighs, running his hand through the hero's quills. "You're just a kid, for Gaia's sake."

Sonic goes quiet, unable to find the motivation to respond to that. Normally he would try to make his Uncle feel better, but he just...didn't have it in him to. Maybe it was because he agreed with him. He was just a kid, and never got to be a kid, and now with this immortality...with this bond with Shadow…

He pulls back, turning to look away. "I'm fine," he says, hoping he didn't sound as choked as he felt. "Like you said, I have time, so...that's all I need…"

Chuck stares at him for a minute, before sighing again. "Sonny, talk to your parents. Ask them what's on your mind. Get it all off your chest."

Sonic frowns, looking back at him. "What answers should I be looking for?" Did his uncle know something? Were his parents hiding something from him?

Chuck gives him a weak smile. "I can't say, that's between you and your parents."

Sonic's frown deepens. They were definitely hiding something from him.
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Shadow glances at his wrist communicator, frowning at the time. Sonic's energy has jumped up and down all day, but seemed to settle somewhere in the middle after every jolt. The last week went by surprisingly fair. He didn't talk or see Sonic outside of what Rouge liked to call their 'business,' and those moments were as brief as he could make them.

When Sonic announced he was going home at the end of the week, Shadow had been in the kitchen with Rouge, and felt something akin to...possessiveness build in his chest.

He hadn't wanted Sonic to leave.

Of course, he didn't admit that, but that's how he felt. Every second Sonic was gone his mind was on him, and he couldn't help it no matter what he did. He had the inner urge to just keep Sonic locked up in a room all to himself, and it was starting to freak himself out.

Why was he like this?

It had to be his energy, he had decided, and so he reread all the texts from Angel Island and found some interesting information.

Some Light Chaos Born suffered from something they called 'Chaotic Possession.' It occurred when there was great resistance between the two Chaos Born, and the more negativity between the two, the stronger the Light Chaos Born would be affected.

His energy was taking control of him like a demon, making him act out and do things he didn't want to. Stop him from doing things he wanted to.

Like apologize.

For some reason, he just...didn't have the metal strength to fight it. Normally he would be against anything trying to control him, but…

He just didn't feel like it.

Putting his face in his hands where he stood in the middle of a shady woods, he rubs his eyes and takes in a deep breath.

It was like he wasn't even himself anymore.

Shaking his head, he lets his hands fall to his sides and frowns at nothing in particular. All he had to do was make it through this Season, and hopefully Sonic's immortality could be taken care of. That way the bond would break and they could go back to normal.

To rivals.

Something about that thought, however, made his gut twist and a feeling of dread creep through him.
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Bernie looks up at the boy standing in her kitchen doorway and smiles brightly, putting down the baking pan and walking over to him to pull him into a tight hug.

"Sonic! I was wondering when you would come to see us!" she says happily, pulling back to look at him. He gives her a weak smile, turning to see Jules enter the kitchen from the hallway, who walked over, happy as well.

"Yeah, umm, I wanted to talk to you guys about something…" the blue hero starts, running his hand through his quills nervously, watching their expressions go from happy to confused and worried.

"Of course, son, what's up?" Jules asks. He could tell this was a serious matter, watching Sonic shift uncomfortably from one foot to the other.

"Um, has Uncle Chuck talked to you about my um...immortality?"

He guessed not by the looks of shock he received.

"What?" Jules asks before Bernie can, and Sonic takes in a shaky breath.

"Can we...sit down?"
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"We had no idea," Bernie admits, watching her son play with his quills again; a nervous habit he's had his whole life.

"The thing is…" Sonic says, not meeting their worried gazes. "...it just doesn't make sense. Why am I like this? You guys...aren't Chaos Born. There's no way I should be. The last people to be Chaos Born were the Royal Family of Mobius, and they disappeared the same time all the Chaos Born were wiped out."

The two parents exchange looks, and Sonic looks up in time just to see them.

They looked guilty.

"What...are you guys hiding from me?" he asks hesitantly, almost not wanting to know.

Taking in a breath and closing her eyes, Bernie puts her hands together, giving her husband a questioning look. At his nod, she reaches for and grabs Sonic's hands, and the dread he's feeling grows because something about this is going to be bad and he knows it.

"Sonic, sweetheart… We had liked to believe we would never have to tell you this, but we always considered this could happen. You're a smart boy, and you put things together easily, so no matter what you would always figure things out on your own," she pauses, noticing how pale he was.

Jules takes over, seeing it as well. "Sonic, you are right to question why Bernie and I aren't Chaos Born. You see, we…"

...and he knows he should expect it but he doesn't want to hear it.

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