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  Rating:
      Explicit
  Archive Warning:
      Graphic_Depictions_Of_Violence, Underage
  Category:
      M/M
  Fandom:
      Sonic_the_Hedgehog_-_All_Media_Types
  Relationship:
      Mephiles_the_Dark/Silver_the_Hedgehog, Shadow_the_Hedgehog/Sonic_the
      Hedgehog
  Character:
      Mephiles_the_Dark, Silver_the_Hedgehog, Shadow_the_Hedgehog, Sonic_the
      Hedgehog, Dr._Eggman_|_Dr._Robotnik, Blaze_the_Cat
  Additional Tags:
      Slavery, Forced_Bonding, Emotional_Hurt/Comfort, Verbal_Abuse, Obsessive
      Behavior, Possessive_Behavior
  Stats:
      Published: 2015-08-02 Updated: 2015-08-05 Chapters: 4/? Words: 3024
****** The Flask ******
by coockie8
Summary
     Silver receives a dirty, old flask from a merchant in a dusty old
     town in the middle of nowhere. His life is turned upside down when it
     turns out that Mephiles has been sealed within this flask and has to
     follow every order of the person who comes to own the flask.
Notes
     Back with a new story…. Well, new for you; pretty old for me. I’ve
     had this idea sitting on my mind for a while, and I’ve had chapters 1
     and 2 done for just a little less time than that, so I figured I
     might as well share the story with you.
See the end of the work for more notes
***** Receiving the Flask *****
Chapter Summary
     Silver receives the flask and learns what's inside it.
Chapter Notes
     Chapter 1, pretty simple, Silver gets Mephiles; he's pretty shocked,
     yadda yadda.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Silver sighed heavily as he tossed a rock into a lake. He and Blaze had gotten
in to a battle with Eggman, and had both been blown sky high, in opposite
directions when they’d destroyed his robot. Silver was feeling more than a
little anxious, having been separated from his best friend. He stood and began
heading for a place that could shelter him for the night.
After almost 3 hours worth of walking, he found himself in a dusty old town;
littered with merchant stalls. Silver hummed quietly under his breath as he
walked the streets. He’d come back in time to visit Sonic, but now that plan
seemed to just be a serious hassle.
“Hey, hedgehog,”
A sleazy man at one of the stalls attempted to get Silver’s attention. The
naive white hedgehog turned to look at the man
“Yes?”
He asked; sounding as polite as possible, despite not really wanting to talk to
this guy. The sleazy little man snickered and reached beneath his stall and
pulled out a dirty, old flask. Silver smiled; it was dirty and old, but it was
pretty.
“You like it?”
The man cooed. Silver walked up to him
“How much do you want for it?”
He asked. The sleazy man scratched his chin
“I can’t leave my stall, but if you go get me some brandy, you can have this
free of charge,”
He purred. Silver tilted his head; contemplating his options before nodding
“Alright, I’ll get your alcohol,”
He agreed uneasily. The flask wasn’t that important, but this guy was basically
willing to give it to him for free, and there was no way Silver was passing up
an offer like that, plus it was pretty; maybe he could give it to Blaze as a
gift. Silver walked away in search of the requested item; he had no money, so
he’d have to find someone willing to just give him some.
“Over here, cutie,”
A curvy little mink called from her stall. Silver walked up to her
“I couldn’t help but notice you were talking to the sleaze bag over there,”
She giggled. Silver nodded
“What does he want, brandy?”
She asked. Silver smiled and nodded
“Yes, how did you know?”
He asked. She giggled
“That man is always sneaking away to buy from me, but I’ll make you a deal;
give me a kiss and I’ll give you the bottle of brandy for him,”
She winked. Silver’s cheeks went bright red
“K-Kiss, b-but I don’t even know you,”
He stammered. She laughed
“My name is Minx and I sell alcohol for a living, now you know me,”
She chuckled before pointing to her cheek
“Just a tiny little kiss; right here,”
She tapped her cheek again. Silver swallowed thickly before leaning over the
counter and pecking her on the cheek. Minx giggled and handed the bottle to him
“Warm,”
She commented. Silver blushed deeply and grabbed the bottle before running off
back to the sleazy man. The old man snatched the bottle and yanked the cork off
before beginning to down its contents. Silver cleared his throat, the man put
the bottle down and grabbed the flask
“Made ya kiss her, huh? She lives up to her name, that one; gets all the cute
ones to kiss her,”
He chuckled before handing the flask to Silver
“You’ve more than earned this old piece of junk,”
He snickered. Silver took it and ran off; back into the woods, he couldn’t
stand being in that town for a moment longer. He brought the flask to a stream
and dunked it in the water; intent on making it shine. It did when he pulled it
out of the water; it was even more beautiful now that it was clean. He ran his
fingers along the decorative cork before pulling it out. Silver flinched and
dropped the flask when black smoke began pouring out of the opening.
“It’s about damn time somebody opened that damn bottle!”
The glob of black smoke cursed in an unsettlingly familiar voice. Silver backed
against a tree and stared at the thick black smoke in horror as it began to
take form.
“So what will you command of me, Master?”
The thing hissed as it completed forming. Silver’s eyes widened further
“M-Mephiles?”
Chapter End Notes
     Yeah, not much else to talk about; that was pretty simple. We'll
     learn more about the flask and Mephiles' servitude as the story
     progresses.
***** The first order *****
Chapter Summary
     Silver unknowingly gives Mephiles his first order.
Chapter Notes
     I’m back; will probably post all 3 chapters that I have done tonight.
     Hope you like them.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Mephiles sneered down at Silver
“You have got to be kidding me,”
He snarled. Silver swallowed thickly and sunk more against the tree; expecting
to get attacked. However, the evil god not attacking only succeeded in making
Silver more nervous
“Calm down, I’m not going to attack you,”
Mephiles spat. Silver narrowed his eyes
“That doesn’t make me feel any better,”
He scoffed. Mephiles snickered menacingly before looking down at the flask and
scowling
“So it was you….”
He hissed venomously. Silver flinched and took a cautious step towards the
seething god
“Yeah, it was a gift. …. Sorta,”
He explained; motioning to the flask. Mephiles looked back at Silver and
snarled
“I don’t care how you came by it; release me from my imprisonment and maybe
you’ll live to tell about this!”
He snapped. Silver flinched and picked up the flask
“I don’t know how; I didn’t know what this thing was,”
He explained. Mephiles scoffed
“You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into, do you?”
He asked softly; floating casually into the air. Silver tilted his head before
shaking it. Mephiles sighed heavily
“Well, you’re diurnal and it’s getting late,”
He trailed off. Silver tilted his head again while hugging the flask to his
fluffy chest before beginning to walk away; in search of a cave. He stopped in
his tracks when he heard Mephiles following him
“Can I help you?”
Silver asked warily as he turned to look at the evil god. Said god just cocked
an eyebrow
“Not at all, Master,”
He hummed; nearly choking on the last word. Silver flinched and widened his
eyes as Mephiles
“M-Master?”
He sputtered. Mephiles cocked an eyebrow at Silver again
“Yes, you heard me,”
He drawled before landing in front of him. Silver looked to the floor
“Why did you-. …. Never mind, I don’t want to know,”
He mumbled before turning and walking away; trying to ignore the sound of
Mephiles’ footsteps following so close behind him. They walked in silence for a
few miles; Mephiles’ looming presence chilling Silver to the bone. Silver
stopped and turned on his heel to face the dark god
“Stop following me!”
He snapped. Mephiles stopped in his tracks; Silver swallowed thickly and
started walking again, smiling at the sight of a cave. He yelped softly at a
loud clap of thunder and ran to hide in the cave as it began to heavily rain.
He sighed contently and turned to look outside; frowning at the sight of
Mephiles just standing there in the pouring rain. Silver shook his head and
walked further into the cave to escape the cold stare of Mephiles.
He came to a small cavern hidden at the back of the cave and settled down in
the center of the room; it was cold, but it was dry. Silver was able to gather
some twigs and other things to make a fire; using his psychokinesis to start a
fire with the twigs. It was just easier to make things move really quickly with
your mind instead of your hands. He curled up next to the fire; holding the
flask close to his chest and slowly drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
Chapter End Notes
     So that happens. Hope you liked it.
***** Testing the power *****
Chapter Summary
     Silver feels bad about giving Mephiles an order, but asks him to find
     Blaze anyway. Silver than reflects on the power he now has over
     Mephiles.
Chapter Notes
     This is the newest chapter; meaning the most recently written. So the
     writing style may seem a bit better, I don’t know though. Anyway,
     hope you like it.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Silver let out a yawn as he slowly stirred awake. He groggily pushed himself to
his feet; bringing the flask up with him before walking to the mouth of the
cave, to see if the rain had stopped. Silver’s eyes widened; the rain hadn’t
stopped, but that’s not what shocked him. Right where he’d been standing last
night, only now drenched and shivering, stood Mephiles; locking eyes with
Silver
“H-Have you been standing out there all night?”
He called. Mephiles nodded before attempting to shake the water off his body;
failing miserably. Silver just stood there; gaping at the, much less
intimidating when soaking wet, evil god
“Get in here!”
He shouted once he regained his composer. Mephiles slowly walked into the cave
and shook off; soaking Silver in the rain water
“You deserved that,”
He growled before Silver could complain. The white hedgehog blinked in
confusion before trotting after Mephiles as he walked deeper into the cave
“How is this my fault!”
He snapped. Mephiles turned to Silver and pointed to the beautiful, gold,
jeweled collar around his neck
“I am your slave, I have to obey every order you give me!”
He snapped; taking a deep breath before continuing.
“You told me to stop following you, but I’m also not allowed to leave you;
which left me no other choice but to stand in the rain and wait for you to give
me another order!”
He finished angrily. Silver flinched and coward against the wall; eyes wide
with fear and guilt at Mephiles’ words
“I-I’m sorry, I didn’t know,”
He whimpered. Mephiles moved away
“Calm down; I’m not allowed to harm you either,”
He grumbled before continuing to walk. Silver blinked in confusion before
following after Mephiles
“So… Can you explain more about this collar and the flask?”
He asked. Mephiles cocked an eyebrow at Silver
“Yes,”
He stated. Silver groaned
“Will you tell me more about this collar and the flask?”
He rephrased. Mephiles hummed thoughtfully before nodding as sat down in the
area Silver had clearly slept in last night
“I suppose I could, but there’s not much else to tell; I’m sworn to your
servitude, and I must obey every order you give me, even if that order is to
kill myself,”
He explained. Silver bit his lip and reached down to scratch behind Mephiles’
ear; testing the waters
“And you’re not allowed to hurt me?”
He asked. Mephiles moved away from the touch and snarled
“Yeah,”
He hissed. Silver sat down next to him and hummed
“Okay… Uhm…”
He mumbled; as if deep in thought. Mephiles cocked an eyebrow again
“Can’t think of an order?”
He asked. Silver perked up
“I know; seeing as I’m clearly lost, you can use your power to help me find
Blaze!”
He exclaimed excitedly. Mephiles stood
“Do you wish for me to begin searching immediately?”
He asked in a very formal tone. Silver nodded
“If you don’t mind, ”
He squeaked. Mephiles scoffed
“I do mind, but an order is an order,”
He grumbled before taking on his crystalline form and vanishing.
Silver bit his lip and brought his legs up to his chest; hugging them close. He
wasn’t really the type to order people around, and all though Mephiles had
manipulated Silver, killed Sonic, and tried to destroy the world, it still felt
wrong. Mephiles was a jerk; that much was obvious, but even a giant jerk like
Mephiles didn’t deserve to be locked up in a flask and used as a personal slave
to the first person to open it. He sighed heavily and stared down at the
charred wood he’d used for the fire last night. He unintentionally made
Mephiles stand out in the rain all night, and now had him out in it again
looking for Blaze, if Silver was trying to make a good impression so Mephiles
wouldn’t kill him once he got free; he wasn’t doing a very good job of it.
Silver stood; once Mephiles returned with Blaze, he’d just have to promise the
evil god that he wouldn’t give him anymore orders, it’s not like he wanted to
order Mephiles around anyway, so might as well have Mephiles hold him to it. It
would be a lot easier to do if Mephiles gave him a hard time about every single
order anyway.
Chapter End Notes
     So Silver feels a little bad. Oh naive little Silver; Mephiles was
     gonna make your life a living hell whether you’re being nice or not.
     Anyway; I’m gonna try to make the next chapter longer.
***** Staying behind to free the God *****
Chapter Summary
     Mephiles finds Blaze; she and Silver decide to stay behind to find a
     way to free Mephiles.
Chapter Notes
     I'm back, this one is longer; like I promised.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Mephiles scoffed as he hovered above the inn he sensed Blaze’s energy coming
from. So he’d found her, but there was one problem; getting her to go with him.
He landed in a tree and watched as she exited the building; perhaps he could
just lead her in right direction. Plant false evidence, get people talking.
Mephiles scanned the merchant town and smirked at the sight of the skeevy old
man who’d originally come across the flask. He landed in front of the stall and
narrowed his eyes at the man
“Listen up, old man, and listen good; you see that cat girl over there, when
she walks by here, you’re going to point out that she looks like she’s looking
for someone, and then you’re going to tell her about everything that happened
between you and the white hedgehog from yesterday,”
He snarled. The old man scoffed
“And what are you gonna do if I don’t?”
He sneered. Mephiles chuckled darkly and began to seep into the shadows
“Oh but you see, you don’t own me anymore; I can kill you now if I wanted to,
if you do as I ask, you won’t feel the pain,”
He hissed. Blaze walked up to the stall just as Mephiles fully blended with the
shadows
“I need a map; do you have one?”
She asked. The old man swallowed thickly and nodded
“Y-You look like you’re looking for something,”
He stammered. Blaze nodded
“A grayish white hedgehog with yellow eyes, have you seen him?”
She asked eagerly. The old man scratched his chin
“Oh, small fluffy fellow? Yeah, I’ve seen him; passed through here just
yesterday,”
He explained. Blaze stepped forward eagerly
“Do you know where he went?”
She asked. The old man shook his head
“Not really, after I gave him a flask in return for some booze, he ran off into
the woods; that way,”
He hummed; pointing in the direction Silver had gone. Blaze nodded and ran off
in that direction. Once she was passed the trees and out of view, Mephiles
emerged from the shadows
“There, I did as you asked; now you won’t hurt me,”
The old man whimpered. Mephiles flexed his claws before bringing them harshly
across the man’s face; killing him instantly
“No, I said you wouldn’t feel the pain,”
He purred before following after Blaze. He followed her for the good portion of
an hour before snarling softly; she’d been doing just fine, but turned at some
point for no reason. Blaze suddenly turned; frowning when she saw nothing
“I know you’re there; come out!”
She snapped, despite not seeing anyone.
“You want Silver back, don’t you?”
Mephiles purred darkly from the shadows
“I have him, but to find him you’ll have to follow the sound of my voice,”
He finished. Blaze relaxed out of her battle stance
“Fine; take me to him,”
She agreed. Mephiles chuckled darkly and began to move through the shadows
“Follow the sound of my voice,”
He purred. Blaze’s ears twitched and she began to slowly follow after the
sinister voice
“If he’s hurt; I’ll kill you,”
She hissed. Mephiles chuckled
“You’ve tried that already, and it obviously didn’t work,”
He hummed darkly. Blaze scoffed
“Who are you anyway?”
She wondered. Mephiles just began to hum a gentle tune so Blaze could always
track him. Once he’d lead her to the mouth of the cave, he emerged from the
shadows only to have to immediately dodge a fire ball. He narrowed his eyes at
Blaze
“Attack me again and he dies,”
He hissed before gagging when the collar tightened around his neck. Silver came
out of the cave; a huge smile on his face
“Blaze!”
He exclaimed excitedly; running up to her and wrapping his arms around her
neck. Blaze blinked in confusion
“I thought he was holding you prisoner!”
She panicked. Silver tilted his head
“No, I asked him to find you,”
He explained. Blaze snarled
“You lied to me!”
She snapped. Mephiles coughed softly before glancing over at her
“Would you have come if I told you the truth?”
He croaked. Blaze hissed and looked back at Silver
“Why is he here?”
She growled. Silver held up the Flask
“He hasn’t quite told me everything yet, but I’m assuming he’s kinda like a
genie in a lamp,”
He explained. Mephiles continued to claw at the collar before clearing his
throat
“I’m still one half of a whole god, that Flask just enslaves me; this collar
makes sure I stay in line. If I so much as fantasize about your death, the
collar will squeeze,”
He explained once the collar was finished attempting to choke the life out of
him. Silver whimpered and walked up to Mephiles; gently putting his fingers to
the collar
“You okay, did you find her alright?"
He asked. Mephiles scoffed but nodded
"Yeah, it wasn’t a problem,”
He mumbled spitefully. Silver nibbled his lower lip and let a small smile slip
“I’m glad,”
He hummed before turning back to Blaze
“We can’t go back yet; I need to find out how to free Mephiles,”
He informed. Blaze nodded
“We should find a place to stay for long periods of time if we’re staying in
the past,”
She agreed. Silver smiled and turned to Mephiles
“I promise not to give you any more orders,”
He assured. Mephiles chuckled darkly
“Right; we’ll see how long that lasts,”
He purred before walking passed Silver
“There’s a city about a day’s walk from here,”
He mumbled. Silver hummed
“How long would it take if we flew?”
He asked. Mephiles looked at Silver
“With rests for you; maybe half a day,”
He explained. Silver nodded
“Will you carry Blaze?”
He asked. Mephiles nodded and walked up to her; hooking 1 arm under her legs
and the other around her back, lifting her like a bride
“Let’s get going then,”
He grumbled. Silver nodded and took off in to the air; Mephiles following
behind him. Blaze wrapped her arms around Mephiles’ neck
“That wasn’t an order you know,”
She informed. Mephiles chuckled
“Yes it was; he just doesn’t know it,”
He explained. Blaze hummed and lowered her head as she warily watched Mephiles
out of the corner of her eye. Just because she had to live with him, didn’t
mean she had to trust him.
Chapter End Notes
     Did you like that. I might post pictures of the collar at some point.
End Notes
     Sorry, but the first few chapters are gonna be pretty short as I try
     to kick the story off, once it really gets going they should get
     longer; I promise.
     Please don't comment on my writing style; I'm aware it's odd. I don't
     need you to tell me that.
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