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I know it's certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but it's important to the story. As usual, the only character I own is Umbra. Written with reyalsthehedgebat on FurAffinity.\n\nChapter 5: Rebirth\n\n[i]It's old magic. You have to put your hand on their heart and manipulate the energy both around and inside them to make them shrink. When that's done, you have to bring them into your body. It has to be through your vagina, or it won't work. Once they're in your womb, your body will act as if you've been impregnated and they'll alter into a Black Arm. You have to give birth to them again, and it's complete. I don't know how long any part of the process takes, since Black Death had never done it.[/i]\n\nShadow nodded. She looked at Sonic. \"I know what to do Sonic.\" \n\n\"Is it better for me to be warned, or will I just change my mind?\" \n\n\"Do you want to be warned? Or do you just want me to do it?\" \n\n\"If there's any part that might freak me out, warn me before you do it. I'd rather not panic and mess this up.\" \n\n\"First, I have to shrink you. Then, you have to go through my vagina. Once you're done, my body will act like I've been impregnated and you'll alter into a Black Arm. I'll have to give birth to you, and it'll be complete. We don't know how long it'll take because Black Death never did it.\" \n\n\"I have to go in your vagina?\" Sonic's face flushed a deep red. \"Wouldn't that hurt?\" \n\n\"I suppose it would if I didn't shrink you. And you'll probably want to take of what little clothes you have, Black Arms don't wear any. I'm wearing this robe because all the Black Arm Hiveminds wear them.\" \n\nSonic removed his gloves and shoes, still blushing. He wasn't sure he was prepared for this. Sonic smoothed his quills and stood still. This was going to be the strangest adventure of his life. Despite his trembling, he nodded.\n\n\"I'm ready.\" \n\nShadow nodded, putting her hand over his heart and concentrating. Once it was done, she picked him up. \n\n\"You sure about this?\" \n\n\"Yes,\" Sonic yelled. He didn't know if she could hear him otherwise. \n\nShadow nodded before lowering her hands until they were under her vagina. Sonic looked up and his blush returned full-force. This was the first time he had seen one before. Her fingers on the hand not holding him moved and held her self open. Sonic closed his eyes and willed his quills to remain relaxed. Tiny or not, they were still sharp. He really didn't want to hurt her. \n\nPushing Sonic in, Shadow groaned at the feeling. Once he was in as deep as she could get him, she removed her hands from her vagina. Sonic pushed his hands out against the walls around him. As he had vaguely expected, it was fairly tight around him. He could feel it when she shifted. Feeling him press against her like that tickled. Sonic started moving with an expression of determination on his face. He didn't think this would take too long, but her body was making it difficult to move properly. Shadow slowly and carefully laid herself on the bed, legs spread. The new position was one she figured would make this easier for him. Sonic's eyes widened as he felt her shift. The motion had him falling onto his face. Sonic pushed himself onto all fours and smiled. This was much easier, and he gave Shadow a silent thank you. As he moved, Shadow started wondering if she'd feel anything when he was done. She could feel him moving, so she didn't think it was completely out of the question. Sonic paused when he couldn't go any farther. There was a smaller tunnel; he could barely see it. But there definitely wasn't enough room for him. Shadow grunted as Sonic placed his hand on the flesh. Her body instantly reacted to his touch. The path before him was stretching wider, contracting and opening before him. Both eyes widened but he went through anyway. A slimy substance started covering Sonic as he tumbled forward, filling up Shadow's uterus. Sonic whimpered as it reminded him of water and fear rose within him. The substance was sticking to every inch of him, getting absorbed into his skin. Sonic tried to keep himself still rather than panicking. A membrane formed around him, keeping the slimy substance close to him. Pain blossomed over parts of his body as Chaos Energy from the slime started changing him. \n\nShadow quietly groaned for a few moments. She could feel something happening; especially the sudden flare of Chaos Energy. Sonic shifted as he felt his tail grow out. All the fur on him flattened into his skin as his hands and feet changed. Both hands had only three fingers, while his feet changed to look like Eclipse's. Black filled the white of his eyes and Sonic whimpered when he felt sharp teeth replace the set he had. When all the changes had been made, he grew in size. Once he couldn't grow any bigger, Sonic felt something different about Shadow's body. Watching her abdomen grow so fast surprised her. Both eyes widened farther when she felt it contract. That was quick! With a deep breath, she pushed. Sonic's eyes widened when he felt it. The pressure caused him to move and start leaving her body. Shadow took another deep breath and pushed again as her sudden labor continued. Soon, Sonic found himself sliding out of her body and found himself laying on her bed, between her thighs. He pushed himself up, and looked around at the slime around him. Both eyes widened when he grew bigger. Shadow blinked, as surprised as he was.\n\n\"That was...\" Sonic turned and looked at her. \"What?\" \n\n\"Nothing. I was just surprised at how fast you grew. So, what do you think?\" \n\n\"It was a strange experience.\" Sonic pushed some of the extra slime off himself as he spoke.\n\nShadow nodded. \"I kind of figured that. Any comments on your new appearance?\" \n\n\"You have a mirror I can look in?\" Sonic looked toward Shadow as he finished pushing the slime from his body. \n\nShadow chaos controlled away, then reappeared nearby with a mirror large enough for him to see his whole body. As she held it up, she hoped he didn't realize she was half using it for support.\n\n\"Now I do.\" \n\n\"Thanks.\" Sonic looked in the mirror. A grin came to his face as he studied his reflection. \"I didn't lose any of my looks.\" \n\nShadow looked at him from the side of the mirror. A brow raised, though a smile tugged at her lips. \n\n\"Really? So I'm just imagining the longer tail, three-finger clawed hands, two-toe clawed feet, lack of fur, sharp teeth, and black sclera?\" \n\n\"You know what I meant.\" There was a laugh in his voice as Sonic looked over at her. His smile was mirrored on her own face. \n\n\"Good to see that you're still the same Sonic on the inside.\"\n\n[i]At least for now.[/i]\n\nThe door opened then and Eclipse walked in. He took in Sonic's new appearance before speaking.\n\n\"Guess that means it worked.\" \n\n\"Yeah, it did. And it was quick too.\" \n\n\"I noticed. How was it?\" \n\nShadow shrugged. \"On my end it just felt like a really fast pregnancy. What do you have to say Sonic?\" \n\n\"I now know more about a vagina than I ever wanted to know. To be honest, it was a mix of exciting and terrifying.\" \n\nShadow looked from him to Eclipse. \"So Eclipse, should we teach Sonic here what it's like to be a Black Arm?\" \n\n\"Yes, we should.\" \n\n\"So what should we introduce him to first?\" \n\nEclipse looked at Sonic. \"Maybe we should teach him how to feed himself. It's the most important lesson.\" \n\nShadow nodded. \"Okay.\" Sonic looked between them. He didn't like the sound of that. \"Guess we're going back to Earth,\" she said. \n\nShadow grabbed him and Chaos Controlled them both. They appeared on Earth moments later and looked at the area. They were in the open plains, with a town or city in the distance. Nervousness built up, and Sonic swallowed before asking what he already knew the answer to. \n\n\"I have to eat a human, don't I?\" No matter what he tried thinking, Sonic couldn't get himself to calm down. \n\nShadow nodded. \"Correct.\" \n\n\"All right.\" Sonic nodded and took a breath to hopefully calm himself, even just a little. Might as well get this over with. \"How do I do it?\" \n\n\"Umm,\" Shadow thought it over, as if she had never really considered the question before. \"Kill a human and tear parts of them to eat off? You have claws now.\" \n\n\"I... I can do that. Might be disgusting at first, but I'll get used to it.\" \n\nShadow nodded. \"You need to find a human first.\" \n\n\"Shouldn't be too hard to find one.\" Sonic smiled at her and ran off. Shadow smiled as well, running after him. \n\nSonic soon found a human outside town and leapt at them. Kicking the human into the ground, Sonic crouched on his back and looked down at him. The man's heavy, frightened breathing accompanied his attempts to throw the alien off. Sonic pierced his clawed hand through the human, killing him instantly. Sonic's eyes filled with sympathy as he looked down at him. Normally, he wouldn't kill anyone. He was strictly against it. But this had to be done, there wasn't any way around it... Shadow smiled at the kill. As Sonic moved his face closer to the body, she gave him encouragement.\n\n\"Come on. Take a bite.\" \n\nSonic felt his lips touch the skin and hesitated again. Killing him had been bad enough, but eating him was another altogether. Shadow held in her sigh and took a single step forward. The hero's hesitation was obvious, and she knew why as well as he did. \n\n\"Come on Sonic. You [i]chose[/i] to become a Black Arm.\" \n\n\"I know. I'm just nervous. I know I'll like the taste, but the act...\" Sonic looked at the human again. After taking another breath, he lowered his head and turned the dead man's head so his cheek was exposed. Shadow grinned a little.\n\n[i]Come on. One bite and that's it Sonic. [/i] \n\nSonic pulled back from the human. He'd barely taken anything off, and stared at the spot he'd taken it from. Disgust was welling up inside him at the same rate as tears came to his eyes. Maybe this transformation hadn't been such a good idea. Shadow knelt next to him, placing a comforting hand on his arm. Sonic turned his face toward her. \n\n\"Sonic, this is the only thing Black Arms can eat. It's either this or starve. And I can't change you back.\" \n\n\"I know. I just... need to get myself ready. Where's the best spot to bite them?\" \n\n\"The neck, it's the softest there. Try to bite the front though, or you'll bite into the spine.\" \n\nSonic moved off the body and rolled it onto the back. Shadow stepped back to watch him. Closing his eyes, he moved forward and bit the throat where Shadow had instructed. When he pulled back, he had a mouthful of human flesh. Shadow spoke before Sonic could spit it out.\n\n\"Now chew and swallow.\" \n\nSonic hesitantly chewed on it. Part of him wanted to spit it out, but he ignored that part. Finally, he swallowed it and looked at Shadow. \n\n\"So?\" \n\n\"It's not so bad.\" Sonic gave her a small smile. \n\nShadow smiled, gesturing to the dead human. \"There's certainly more if you want it.\" \n\n\"You gonna eat any?\" \n\n\"Eclipse and I ate before we found you.\" \n\n\"Alright. I'll just eat him myself, then.\" Sonic ate the person, getting more used to it as he continued, despite the urge to vomit at first. When he'd had enough, he looked at Shadow again. \n\n\"What next?\" \n\nShadow shrugged.\n\n[i]What now Eclipse? I taught Sonic how to eat and now he's used to it.[/i] \n\n[i]I don't know. What do you want to teach him about?[/i] \n\n[i]Really, no ideas?[/i] Shadow crossed her arms as she communicated with her mate. \n\n[i]Really. Oh, maybe you could teach him about the other Black Arms.[/i] \n\n[i]Okay.[/i] She looked at Sonic. \n\n\"I'm going to teach you about the other Black Arms now.\" \n\n\"Okay. Are we going home for that?\" \n\nShadow nodded, Chaos Controlling back to the Black Comet. \n\n\"What now?\" \n\n\"I'm going to introduce you to and talk about the different kinds of Black Arms.\" \n\n\"Okay.\" Sonic nodded and followed her. \n\nShadow walked around, pointing out the different types and what they could do. When she was done explaining, Sonic looked at her. \n\n\"Anything else I should know?\" \n\n\"Not really. If I missed anything important, I'm sure Eclipse will tell you.\" \n\n\"Alright. What do I do now?\" \n\nShadow shrugged. \"I don't know.\" \n\nEclipse walked over with Umbra, who was looking at them with a wide smile. \n\n\"He could meet Umbra.\" \n\nShadow chuckled, gesturing at Umbra. \"Sonic, meet Umbra, he's my and Eclipse's son.\" \n\n\"It's nice to meet you.\" Sonic smiled at him. \"My name's Sonic.\" \n\nUmbra waved at him. \"Hi Sonic! Nice to meet you too!\" \n\n\"So, how old are you?\" Sonic got down in front of Umbra. \n\n\"I think I was born a year ago? Dad says I'm physically 5 or 6.\" \n\n\"That's impressive.\" Sonic smiled at him. \n\nEclipse looked over at Shadow as Sonic and Umbra were talking. Shadow noticed his staring, and tilted her head to the side.\n\n\"What?\" \n\nEclipse walked over and kissed her. Immediately, Shadow gave in to the kiss, smiling when her mate pulled back.\n\n\"I love you.\" \n\n\"I love you too.\" \n\n\"You mind if I go play with Umbra for a bit?\" Sonic interrupted. \n\nShadow shook her head. \"No, I wouldn't mind.\" \n\nSonic smiled and looked down at Umbra. \"Come on.\" \n\n\"Okay!\" Umbra smiled and grabbed Sonic's hand. The two left the room.\n\n\"I'm glad to see them getting along,\" Eclipse said. \n\nShadow nodded. \"Me too.\" \n\n\"How long are we going to wait until we return to Earth?\" \n\n\"I don't know.\" Shadow said. \n\n\"A few days will probably be enough, if the humans react the way we're hoping.\" \n\n\"Probably.\" \n\nBoth knew how easily humans could fall into chaos. All it took was removing the chain of command, and giving them reason to panic over the end of the world. \n\n\"What are we going to do with Sonic now that he's joined us?\" \n\n\"I don't know, I wasn't really thinking when I made him one of us. Really I was thinking: The humans don't deserve Sonic, I wonder what he'd be like if he joined us, or better yet, became one of us.\" \n\n\"How do they not deserve him?\" Confusion was clear on Eclipse's face.\n\n\"Because he did just as much as I did without all the powers I have. Do you think the humans deserve someone that skilled, that determined?\" \n\n\"Not really.\" \n\n\"Exactly. So what do we do now?\" \n\n\"Wait, I guess.\" Eclipse smiled at her, getting a smile in return. Eclipse pulled her into another kiss. Giggles Shadow couldn't stop were cut off as their mouths met. \"I think Sonic's going to be a great help in this.\" \n\n\"I think so too.\" \n\nEclipse nuzzled the side of her face. With a happy sigh, Shadow turned and nuzzled him as well. Eclipse cuddled her close, lifting her and falling into the bed.\n", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Warning and notes: This chapter contains Unbirth. I know it's certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but it's important to the story. As usual, the only character I own is Umbra. Written with reyalsthehedgebat on FurAffinity.

Chapter 5: Rebirth

It's old magic. You have to put your hand on their heart and manipulate the energy both around and inside them to make them shrink. When that's done, you have to bring them into your body. It has to be through your vagina, or it won't work. Once they're in your womb, your body will act as if you've been impregnated and they'll alter into a Black Arm. You have to give birth to them again, and it's complete. I don't know how long any part of the process takes, since Black Death had never done it.

Shadow nodded. She looked at Sonic. "I know what to do Sonic."

"Is it better for me to be warned, or will I just change my mind?"

"Do you want to be warned? Or do you just want me to do it?"

"If there's any part that might freak me out, warn me before you do it. I'd rather not panic and mess this up."

"First, I have to shrink you. Then, you have to go through my vagina. Once you're done, my body will act like I've been impregnated and you'll alter into a Black Arm. I'll have to give birth to you, and it'll be complete. We don't know how long it'll take because Black Death never did it."

"I have to go in your vagina?" Sonic's face flushed a deep red. "Wouldn't that hurt?"

"I suppose it would if I didn't shrink you. And you'll probably want to take of what little clothes you have, Black Arms don't wear any. I'm wearing this robe because all the Black Arm Hiveminds wear them."

Sonic removed his gloves and shoes, still blushing. He wasn't sure he was prepared for this. Sonic smoothed his quills and stood still. This was going to be the strangest adventure of his life. Despite his trembling, he nodded.

"I'm ready."  

Shadow nodded, putting her hand over his heart and concentrating. Once it was done, she picked him up.

"You sure about this?"

"Yes," Sonic yelled. He didn't know if she could hear him otherwise.  

Shadow nodded before lowering her hands until they were under her vagina. Sonic looked up and his blush returned full-force. This was the first time he had seen one before. Her fingers on the hand not holding him moved and held her self open. Sonic closed his eyes and willed his quills to remain relaxed. Tiny or not, they were still sharp. He really didn't want to hurt her.

Pushing Sonic in, Shadow groaned at the feeling. Once he was in as deep as she could get him, she removed her hands from her vagina. Sonic pushed his hands out against the walls around him. As he had vaguely expected, it was fairly tight around him. He could feel it when she shifted. Feeling him press against her like that tickled. Sonic started moving with an expression of determination on his face. He didn't think this would take too long, but her body was making it difficult to move properly. Shadow slowly and carefully laid herself on the bed, legs spread. The new position was one she figured would make this easier for him. Sonic's eyes widened as he felt her shift. The motion had him falling onto his face. Sonic pushed himself onto all fours and smiled. This was much easier, and he gave Shadow a silent thank you. As he moved, Shadow started wondering if she'd feel anything when he was done. She could feel him moving, so she didn't think it was completely out of the question. Sonic paused when he couldn't go any farther. There was a smaller tunnel; he could barely see it. But there definitely wasn't enough room for him. Shadow grunted as Sonic placed his hand on the flesh. Her body instantly reacted to his touch. The path before him was stretching wider, contracting and opening before him. Both eyes widened but he went through anyway. A slimy substance started covering Sonic as he tumbled forward, filling up Shadow's uterus. Sonic whimpered as it reminded him of water and fear rose within him. The substance was sticking to every inch of him, getting absorbed into his skin. Sonic tried to keep himself still rather than panicking. A membrane formed around him, keeping the slimy substance close to him. Pain blossomed over parts of his body as Chaos Energy from the slime started changing him.

Shadow quietly groaned for a few moments. She could feel something happening; especially the sudden flare of Chaos Energy.  Sonic shifted as he felt his tail grow out. All the fur on him flattened into his skin as his hands and feet changed. Both hands had only three fingers, while his feet changed to look like Eclipse's. Black filled the white of his eyes and Sonic whimpered when he felt sharp teeth replace the set he had. When all the changes had been made, he grew in size. Once he couldn't grow any bigger, Sonic felt something different about Shadow's body. Watching her abdomen grow so fast surprised her. Both eyes widened farther when she felt it contract. That was quick! With a deep breath, she pushed. Sonic's eyes widened when he felt it. The pressure caused him to move and start leaving her body. Shadow took another deep breath and pushed again as her sudden labor continued. Soon, Sonic found himself sliding out of her body and found himself laying on her bed, between her thighs. He pushed himself up, and looked around at the slime around him. Both eyes widened when he grew bigger. Shadow blinked, as surprised as he was.

"That was..." Sonic turned and looked at her. "What?"

"Nothing. I was just surprised at how fast you grew. So, what do you think?"

"It was a strange experience." Sonic pushed some of the extra slime off himself as he spoke.

Shadow nodded. "I kind of figured that. Any comments on your new appearance?"

"You have a mirror I can look in?" Sonic looked toward Shadow as he finished pushing the slime from his body.

Shadow chaos controlled away, then reappeared nearby with a mirror large enough for him to see his whole body. As she held it up, she hoped he didn't realize she was half using it for support.

"Now I do."

"Thanks." Sonic looked in the mirror. A grin came to his face as he studied his reflection. "I didn't lose any of my looks."  

Shadow looked at him from the side of the mirror. A brow raised, though a smile tugged at her lips.

"Really? So I'm just imagining the longer tail, three-finger clawed hands, two-toe clawed feet, lack of fur, sharp teeth, and black sclera?"

"You know what I meant." There was a laugh in his voice as Sonic looked over at her. His smile was mirrored on her own face.

"Good to see that you're still the same Sonic on the inside."

At least for now.

The door opened then and Eclipse walked in. He took in Sonic's new appearance before speaking.

"Guess that means it worked."  

"Yeah, it did. And it was quick too."

"I noticed. How was it?"  

Shadow shrugged. "On my end it just felt like a really fast pregnancy. What do you have to say Sonic?"

"I now know more about a vagina than I ever wanted to know. To be honest, it was a mix of exciting and terrifying."  

Shadow looked from him to Eclipse. "So Eclipse, should we teach Sonic here what it's like to be a Black Arm?"

"Yes, we should."  

"So what should we introduce him to first?"

Eclipse looked at Sonic. "Maybe we should teach him how to feed himself. It's the most important lesson."  

Shadow nodded. "Okay." Sonic looked between them. He didn't like the sound of that. "Guess we're going back to Earth," she said.

Shadow grabbed him and Chaos Controlled them both. They appeared on Earth moments later and looked at the area. They were in the open plains, with a town or city in the distance. Nervousness built up, and Sonic swallowed before asking what he already knew the answer to.

"I have to eat a human, don't I?" No matter what he tried thinking, Sonic couldn't get himself to calm down.

Shadow nodded. "Correct."

"All right." Sonic nodded and took a breath to hopefully calm himself, even just a little. Might as well get this over with. "How do I do it?"

"Umm," Shadow thought it over, as if she had never really considered the question before. "Kill a human and tear parts of them to eat off? You have claws now."

"I... I can do that. Might be disgusting at first, but I'll get used to it."

Shadow nodded. "You need to find a human first."

"Shouldn't be too hard to find one." Sonic smiled at her and ran off. Shadow smiled as well, running after him.

Sonic soon found a human outside town and leapt at them. Kicking the human into the ground, Sonic crouched on his back and looked down at him. The man's heavy, frightened breathing accompanied his attempts to throw the alien off. Sonic pierced his clawed hand through the human, killing him instantly. Sonic's eyes filled with sympathy as he looked down at him. Normally, he wouldn't kill anyone. He was strictly against it. But this had to be done, there wasn't any way around it... Shadow smiled at the kill. As Sonic moved his face closer to the body, she gave him encouragement.

"Come on. Take a bite."

Sonic felt his lips touch the skin and hesitated again. Killing him had been bad enough, but eating him was another altogether. Shadow held in her sigh and took a single step forward. The hero's hesitation was obvious, and she knew why as well as he did.

"Come on Sonic. You chose to become a Black Arm."

"I know. I'm just nervous. I know I'll like the taste, but the act..." Sonic looked at the human again. After taking another breath, he lowered his head and turned the dead man's head so his cheek was exposed. Shadow grinned a little.

Come on. One bite and that's it Sonic.

Sonic pulled back from the human. He'd barely taken anything off, and stared at the spot he'd taken it from.  Disgust was welling up inside him at the same rate as tears came to his eyes. Maybe this transformation hadn't been such a good idea. Shadow knelt next to him, placing a comforting hand on his arm. Sonic turned his face toward her.

"Sonic, this is the only thing Black Arms can eat. It's either this or starve. And I can't change you back."

"I know. I just... need to get myself ready. Where's the best spot to bite them?"  

"The neck, it's the softest there. Try to bite the front though, or you'll bite into the spine."

Sonic moved off the body and rolled it onto the back. Shadow stepped back to watch him. Closing his eyes, he moved forward and bit the throat where Shadow had instructed. When he pulled back, he had a mouthful of human flesh. Shadow spoke before Sonic could spit it out.

"Now chew and swallow."

Sonic hesitantly chewed on it. Part of him wanted to spit it out, but he ignored that part. Finally, he swallowed it and looked at Shadow.

"So?"

"It's not so bad." Sonic gave her a small smile.

Shadow smiled, gesturing to the dead human. "There's certainly more if you want it."

"You gonna eat any?"  

"Eclipse and I ate before we found you."

"Alright. I'll just eat him myself, then." Sonic ate the person, getting more used to it as he continued, despite the urge to vomit at first. When he'd had enough, he looked at Shadow again.

"What next?"

Shadow shrugged.

What now Eclipse? I taught Sonic how to eat and now he's used to it.

I don't know. What do you want to teach him about?

Really, no ideas? Shadow crossed her arms as she communicated with her mate.

Really. Oh, maybe you could teach him about the other Black Arms.

Okay. She looked at Sonic.

"I'm going to teach you about the other Black Arms now."

"Okay. Are we going home for that?"

Shadow nodded, Chaos Controlling back to the Black Comet.

"What now?"

"I'm going to introduce you to and talk about the different kinds of Black Arms."

"Okay." Sonic nodded and followed her.

Shadow walked around, pointing out the different types and what they could do. When she was done explaining, Sonic looked at her.

"Anything else I should know?"

"Not really. If I missed anything important, I'm sure Eclipse will tell you."

"Alright. What do I do now?"

Shadow shrugged. "I don't know."

Eclipse walked over with Umbra, who was looking at them with a wide smile.

"He could meet Umbra."  

Shadow chuckled, gesturing at Umbra. "Sonic, meet Umbra, he's my and Eclipse's son."

"It's nice to meet you." Sonic smiled at him. "My name's Sonic."

Umbra waved at him. "Hi Sonic! Nice to meet you too!"

"So, how old are you?" Sonic got down in front of Umbra.

"I think I was born a year ago? Dad says I'm physically 5 or 6."

"That's impressive." Sonic smiled at him.

Eclipse looked over at Shadow as Sonic and Umbra were talking. Shadow noticed his staring, and tilted her head to the side.

"What?"

Eclipse walked over and kissed her. Immediately, Shadow gave in to the kiss, smiling when her mate pulled back.

"I love you."  

"I love you too."

"You mind if I go play with Umbra for a bit?" Sonic interrupted.

Shadow shook her head. "No, I wouldn't mind."

Sonic smiled and looked down at Umbra. "Come on."  

"Okay!" Umbra smiled and grabbed Sonic's hand. The two left the room.

"I'm glad to see them getting along," Eclipse said.

Shadow nodded. "Me too."

"How long are we going to wait until we return to Earth?"  

"I don't know." Shadow said.

"A few days will probably be enough, if the humans react the way we're hoping."

"Probably."

Both knew how easily humans could fall into chaos. All it took was removing the chain of command, and giving them reason to panic over the end of the world.

"What are we going to do with Sonic now that he's joined us?"  

"I don't know, I wasn't really thinking when I made him one of us. Really I was thinking: The humans don't deserve Sonic, I wonder what he'd be like if he joined us, or better yet, became one of us."

"How do they not deserve him?" Confusion was clear on Eclipse's face.

"Because he did just as much as I did without all the powers I have. Do you think the humans deserve someone that skilled, that determined?"

"Not really."

"Exactly. So what do we do now?"

"Wait, I guess." Eclipse smiled at her, getting a smile in return. Eclipse pulled her into another kiss. Giggles Shadow couldn't stop were cut off as their mouths met. "I think Sonic's going to be a great help in this."  

"I think so too."

Eclipse nuzzled the side of her face. With a happy sigh, Shadow turned and nuzzled him as well. Eclipse cuddled her close, lifting her and falling into the bed.
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