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Dark clouds of quickly thickening smoke that would immediately stifle the breathes of any creature to unintentionally inhale it blackened the already inky surroundings. It gave sense of impending doom through its ash-like substance, a texture that just loomed to block out whatever chaos was about to ensue in the darkness of the metallic shelter.
(Y/n) choked on every breath she could just about manage to squeeze out of her exhausted chest, her own smoke clouding up the glass container she was locked within. It blurred her visions of the blackened smoke ahead, her wheezing increasing in pace every second she felt further imprisoned in the glass container her fingers scraped down in the pain of entrapment.
It became unbearable. With every whispered scream she knew time was running out. There was one person she awaited to appear, because he always appeared in the nick of time and always came to rescue before everything got too out of hand. She couldn't remember how long it had been, the icy glass surrounding her feeling the pound of her fist against it in an attempt to smash it and to release her frustration.
But (Y/n) had also come to the inevitable conclusion of her termination. She couldn't breathe in this poisoned air any further, the blackened ashes building up until she couldn't see through the cracks of the gloomy shadows. She allowed her body that was so drained of energy she couldn't hold herself up any longer slide down the back on the container, the freezing touch of the glass tickling her spine until she met the floor. Her knees raised to her chest, head soon burying between them and tears tempted to escape. She felt hopeless. There was no other word for it.
But that's when it happened. An unbelievably loud thunder to the ground shook the room, if that's what you would class the enclosed space as. (Y/n)'s vision of the action became further blurred by her own fast paced breath sliding down the glass and more shadowed mist accumulating in the distance.
It swarmed around her as she attacked the glass with furiously clenched fists, small groans of effort escaping her as she kept her teeth to her lips to avoid too much sound in case the guest wasn't quite who she expected. But all she knew was she still couldn't see, darkening ash thickening by the second, but then she heard the voice.
"The scanner was right. There are a lot of fake emeralds here."
Sonic!
Sonic the heroic blue hedgehog landed with another thud to the ground, a gaping hole screaming from within the ceiling to mark where he decided to make his patiently expected entrance. (Y/n) could hear and simply sense his presence, pounding herself to the unbreakable glass and shrieking as loudly as she could manage. But the blockage of smoke was just too thick, and she was further away from him that she thought.
Sonic coughed in the mist of the smoke, feeling like the suspicious clouds had gripped his throat and prevented any much needed breaths from escaping.
"Suddenly I don't feel so great." He shivered in the unexpected cold, emerald eyes glistening with concern as they examined what seemed like hundreds of fake chaos emeralds scattered around him.
Something else soon snatched his attention from the many sparkling stones of blue and red and green and gold that laid lifeless around him. (Y/n) could just about see him, relieved that he seemed to have noticed something else.
But it wasn't her. Oh no, the clouds of shadowed ashes remained too abundant to possibly see through. She could only make his vivid blue figure out through the tiniest crack between the choking air, a sense of defeat crashing her back down as another voice that simply spoke the words of impending doom through its menacing tone echoed through the room.
"Sonic the Hedgehog, how kind of you to drop in. I've been looking forward to meeting you. Won't you join me in my command centre?"
Sonic could just about pinpoint where the threatening sound leaked from. He smirked to a hole in the ceiling, much more neatly cut out than the one he had burst through. (Y/n) screamed his name in a desperate plead a final time, a fit of coughs engulfing her midway through as more tears threatened to spill once Sonic disappeared to the upper level.
"You're not at all what I expected. I didn't think you'd be so scrawny. It's hard to believe that you're a great fighter."
(Y/n) could only just decipher each word, the difference in tone between the voices allowing her to distinguish who said what. She clenched a fist deeper into the glass without leaving a single fracture like she wished when she recognised the demonic voice of Black Narcissus, the robotic God that had trapped her down here.
Scrawny!? How dare he!?
She kept all ears to the conversation, attempting to not become too distracted either way - by the anger towards Black Narcissus for keeping her down here or insulting her hero, or by Sonic's presence that always seemed to trap her in a mesmerized daze.
"Well, maybe later I can prove to you how tough I am."
(Y/n) felt a small smile cross her face as she recognised the smug tone as Sonic's, all the enragement of the night seeming to die in a second from his irresistible confidence.
"But right now, I wanna see (Y/n). Are you gonna show me where she is?"
He does know I'm here!
(Y/n) felt honoured in a way, even though she knew Sonic would save her no matter what. It was an action that always seem to get to her, make her emotional in a way, even though she knew it was like his life's assignment. It was something he would always do whether it would lead him to his own danger or not.
She knew he would always do it for her, but the words made her heart simply stop before beating at the speed of Sonic's feet.
"Of course I will. She has not been harmed." (Y/n) heard the deathly growl of Black Narcissus.
Speak for yourself!
"In fact, the only reason I took her prisoner was to lure you here. You see, I've heard so many stories about your powers that I decided to bring you here for an experiment." The monstrous robotic God explained.
(Y/n) heard a steamy hiss spilling from the corners of the container, the glass structure shaking a little as though it had been released from its secure position. Even more smoke managed to escape, but not a cloudy black, but a foggy grey. She gripped the small rails that connected the capsule to the wall that leaked into the glass to keep herself steady, the movement becoming more aggressive as she kept her petrified eyes scrunched closed.
That's when she knew the capsule was moving. Upwards. At quite a pace.
She made sure to keep herself stood up, only just being able to from the drained power of her weakened legs. The smoke finally began to clear, the monstrous Black Narcissus seated on his metallic throne believing he was oh so mighty and her heroic lover Sonic eyeing him down only just coming into view as she slid from below the flooring. The conversation becoming an argument progressed.
"Sorry, pal, but I'm a hedgehog, not a guinea pig. Now where is she?"
"You will cooperate with my experiment. We will start by collecting data on your strength and speed."
"I already told you, there's no way I'm gonna help ya. Now show me where (Y/n) is!"
Moist stream escaped the capsule, everything finally becoming clear as that shadowed ashes faded and (Y/n)'s own breaths against the icy glass bled into the past.
"Since you refuse, then I will have to experiment on her."
Sonic turned to the hissing of the vessel that slid from underneath the floor that soon came to a stop, gasping once seeing (Y/n) trapped inside. She pounded her fists to the frozen glass, screaming with any hope of him finally hearing.
"This is a trap, Sonic!" She shrieked, Sonic zipping over and gripping the container from the outside.
The power he pressed against the glass made his gloved hands slide down, proving the shatter proof nature of the capsule.
"(Y/n)!"
Sonic could see the pain and terror flowing through (Y/n)'s (e/c) eyes, a single shimmer of tear stained orbs reflecting the fear that she obtained from the sight of Black Narcissus. She was shaking, hands attempting to meet his but the indestructible shield of gelid glass keeping them apart.
Black Narcissus cackled from behind them, shattering the emotion of the moment with another insult that seemed to entertain only himself.
"You certainly make a pathetic pair." He chortled robotically, making each what you could call breath sound like it bounced from between the walls of an opening into deep metal, emotionless.
"Baby! Save yourself!" (Y/n) screamed, Sonic holding back until the capsule began to lower itself into the ground again.
"(Y/n)!" Sonic cried a final time, hands sliding from the sides of the container to the floor once it slipped from reach.
Her screams became an echo in the depths of the lower floor, Sonic feeling pinned to the ground like her pleads for help absentmindedly dragged him down there with her. The opening into the floor slid closed, the cackling of Black Narcissus sounding like it was through villainous entertainment.
"Her fate rests entirely in your hands. If you choose to oppose me, then I assure you she will pay a painful price." Black Narcissus warned with another chuckle, Sonic not daring to even face in a direction that would allow his green orbs flaming with enragement to land upon this monstrous mechanical being.
The heartbroken hedgehog kept his hands to the ground, the ability to speak almost snatched away from him from the shock of the whole experience. All he could hear were his breaths. Quaking, shivering, trembling breaths.
"It should be quite entertaining!" Black Narcissus stifled another laugh. "Well, Sonic? What is your decision? Are you ready to proceed with the experiment?"
Sonic felt his voice return, with a crack into his shaking breaths. He felt the pressure to his hands and knees become too much, aware of his entire body trembling as his breaths became groans of hopelessness.
"I've never seen her look so scared..."
"She should be." the infuriating mechanical villain chuckled again, as if proud of himself for making someone so innocent into the most petrified state she never thought was even possible.
Sonic couldn't take it any longer. He could still hear the screams of (Y/n) replaying in his mind becoming more corrupted every second. His hands slowly rolled into fists, arms shaking to hold up his quivering body while his knuckles pressed to the metallic floor. He could feel his boiling anger flaming up even more, like he could easily explode if the mechanical monster whose presence attempted to intimidate him from behind spoke another insulting word.
Sonic's aggravated groans became a ominous chuckle, his enraged panting forming hisses between his gritted teeth. He felt the unpleasant feeling of unimaginable anger take over him like a tsunami wave, transforming him into someone he never knew to be buried inside him.
His beautifully vibrant blue fur and quills blended into a deeper shade. Very deep. Deep enough to resemble the darkened emotions that stirred around inside him. It was a threatening shade of blue. Almost touching black. And any feelings of contentment became eclipsed by a sudden steaming of gloomy flames from anywhere and everywhere his body could produce them.
Black Narcissus gave another menacing chuckle in delight, as if he knew all along that Sonic had the potential for such a transformation.
"It is time for the experiment. These two Metarex were designed by me especially for this occasion. I've based my designs on data that was collected during previous battles against you. I'm eager to see if they're powerful enough to defeat you."
Sonic chuckled at the words like they weren't a match for him. Like he could destroy the robots shimmering in anticipation for a battle in less than a second. He never knew he had this hidden power concealed within the feeling of vexation. He'd never experienced this darkened transformation, but the malicious grin he shone to Black Narcissus glistened with his desire to test his own strengths.
"Alright then... let's test 'em out!" Sonic chuckled, his voice deeper than he himself expected it to be.
It channelled his feelings. His anger. His heartbreak that he couldn't save (Y/n). His need to prove his strengths.
Sonic became a blackened streak, blending into the clouded darkness of the room as he spiralled into action faster than he'd ever done before. It was exhilarating, and lead adrenaline to pound through all his hyper veins. He shook with every zip of speed, deepened chuckles constantly accompanying the chills of thrill flourishing in his shadowed body.
Black Narcissus' mechanical experiment was completed in a flash. The robotic examiners were gone in less than a second, left as piles of smoking rubble. Glistens of the silver and golden wreckage lost their glow in an instant, dimming down once sliced through by the immeasurable power of the darkened strip.
Black Narcissus observed in interest, delicately shaped fingers glistening with deep violet metal touching the tip of his robotic chin. More smoke erupted into the space before him, only just being able to notice the destruction of his minions as the blackened clouds slowly cleared.
The evaporation of the shadowed mist revealed Sonic, but not in his previous state. Vexation and wrath overpowered him, the now pitch black hedgehog that seemed to be just a silhouette cackling from the depths of the smoke surrounded by the detritus of past enemies. His eyes had faded into complete white, the vivid green orbs that thrived there disappeared into soul destruction.
Black Narcissus felt a strange sensation of shock, something that had never manage to break through his mechanical exterior before. Within moments, he was left with no one but the rubble of his personally customised fellow Metarex, Sonic vanishing below the opening of the floor to lead to the hall of fake emeralds he originally encountered.
(Y/n) had been waiting for his return, hoping for it to happen with every living fibre that had enough energy to feel such a strong passion and had enough patience to simply wait in the depths of the lower ground. She traced her fingers down the side of the icy glass she felt she would become a prisoner to forever, hearing the thunderous crashes above and knowing what was to come.
She jumped from quite a shock, even though she knew what was about to happen. Sonic slammed himself to the ground, more smoke rising to the air and blocking (Y/n)'s view, much to her annoyance once again. Hundreds of counterfeit emeralds streamed down the waves of mist, their dimmed colours colliding with the glass and finally sending shatters slithering across.
(Y/n) released a forceful shriek, everything happening too fast for her liking. Smoke spilt out everywhere, her eyes scrunched closed in unbearable panic as she felt herself become hurled across the room.
When the crashes of chaos calmed down, she flickered them open. Confusion and concern sparkled within her (e/c) orbs, seeing nothing but darkness. But she was out of the capsule, free at last. The freezing glass that had been keeping her hostage for what felt like years was finally shattered, fragments scattered all over and within the graveyard of the fake emeralds. The container was sliced perfectly in half, the top segment being what had slid away and burst. She could feel the sting of pain like some had cut through her body in some places, but she tried not to focus on it.
She was desperate to know what had just happened.
(Y/n) attempted to turn her head to face where the action had come from rather than the flooring of exploded shards and blurred emeralds, but something pinned her down. Someone restrained her, but her head twisted immediately to lock eyes with who held her down.
Sonic. But not as she knew him.
She could have sworn his eyes had become nothing but an empty abyss of pure white, but it was only for a second so she couldn't be sure. But she was sure his vivid blue quills had become a victim to a deepened shade. Not quite black, as they would always have his charming blue touch. It was all so confusing. Even his grip to her shoulders seemed tighter than usual. It felt forceful, and all she wanted was answers.
Sonic felt (Y/n)'s fast paced breaths, the rise and fall of her chest meeting his as he remained leaning towards her as close as he could. He could see the sudden fear return to her eyes, aware that it would be this dark transformation that caused it. She wriggled underneath him to loosen herself from his grip, but his strength that seemed to have grown from the change kept her steady. His darkened legs pressed the ground beside hers, Sonic raising himself up by the smallest amount of power travelling to his knees.
He could hear her breathing increase by the second, as if even though she'd been freed from imprisonment she still felt trapped. Even if it was the love of her life keeping her down, she wanted to escape.
He wasn't the Sonic she knew.
But he still soothed her with shh sounds that seemed to calm her in a miracle instant. Their eyes locked, reassurance returning to (Y/n) as Sonic's vibrant green sparkle returned. His quills remained a deepened blue for quite some time, until it seemed to slowly become brighter once he absorbed the enjoyment of having (Y/n) close by.
"Sonic-"
"Ssh... it's okay... it's me..."
(Y/n) could still see the darkened aura glowing around Sonic, but his voice was as calmed as ever. She felt the pressure of his hands to her shoulders, heat rising to her chest in deep breaths that met Sonic's chest every few. She could feel his breaths tickle her own muzzle, rose dusting her cheeks from the soothing touch and the grin that crossed Sonic's face.
She felt her increased breathing slow down per exhale. The grin that radiated more of a glow of love rather than an aura of evil alleviating her further. He kept whispering sshh as he leaned closer, smiling wider once (Y/n) smiled with a little caution from his quills that remained a slightly deepened shade.
"It's all okay..."
"I'm here for you..."
"I won't let anyone take you again..."
(Y/n) nodded, a little startled by his tone heightening in depth and being soon interrupted by Sonic leaning closer and their lips meeting like it was a moment already set in stone. She could feel him smirking into it, herself absentmindedly doing the same back and enjoying the moment. She could tell a difference between this time and the previous couple, it felt more pressured and tighter. She could admit her fear towards this darker side to him, but she could also admit she seemed to like it...
But it was all okay, just like he'd said. She believed him, even in this shadowed state. She trusted him, always. It all felt right. She ignored the hundreds of glass particles surrounding them and threatening to dig into her whenever she moved her arms to reach for Sonic's cheeks, the kiss perfectly separating with a giggle from the two of them.
Sonic's blackened quills returned to their irresistible blue, (Y/n) tightening her hold around his neck. She felt his gloved hands slide underneath her with a chuckle that returned to his confident and charming manner. He held her while her hands remained under his quills and her head nestled into his neck, soon becoming a blue streak back into the night that thrived through the ceiling's opening and back to the comfort of safety.
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Author's Note - wow I finally wrote a decent and detailed kiss scene... BUT GOD SORRY THAT WAS SO LONG I JUST LOOOVE DARK SONIC 🥺 and it was a bit awkward I must admit but as long as y'all enjoy it, that's what makes it all worth while. Aaaand OMG 11K READS!! I legit had to look twice TYSM!! 👏
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