Shadow was captured by Black Arms while he was making sure his teammates would leave the second Black Comet alive and in one piece. During Shadow's imprisonment, he was tended by his half-brother Eclipse who tried to convince him that he belonged to Black Arms. The captured hedgehog did his best to fight against it, but it might be too late...

This is a small one-shot of an alternative ending for Archie's Shadow's Fall arc. It's based on a picture made by Finik on Deviantart. (https://finikart.deviantart.com - In External link)

Unfortunately, this one needs a bit of knowledge of Sonic's Universe in Archie comics.

Shadow felt only slight pain in his body how it was already numb from it. His throat was dry, and he had a strange feeling in his limbs. He slowly shook his head, unable to remember what happened. He opened his eyes, blankly staring at a red floor.

'Where...?' He noticed he was kneeling, no, halfway hanging. He looked behind, feeling a pull, and he noticed his hands were inside of a red wall. "What...!" His eyes widen, and a stream of images flooded his mind.

With his teammates and Spider Troupe, they invaded new Black Comet. There he fought with remaining Black Arms and was brainwashed by Eclipse and Black Death who was the new leader. Though he was able to escape from their control with the help of Rouge and Omega, the mission failed.

The aliens got the bomb, the soldiers were forced to retreat, and Shadow made sure they would all leave alive, including his teammates. He could still hear Rouge's voice in his ears calling him. Shadow shook his head, shooing memories away and he pulled hard with his arms. The wall was sticky and had a meaty feeling. It was like being in a giant stomach.

"Trying to leave, brother?" his younger half-brother asked when he approached him from behind the corner.

Shadow angrily glanced at him. "Eclipse!" he growled.

"Why so angry? Why don't you still get you belong here? This is your home!" Eclipse looked almost sad. "We sacrificed so many of us to separate you from them."

"Separate?"

"Yeah, I would be happy to blow that planet, but we decided it will be better to wait for another time." Eclipse was half-way kneeling, having a smug smile, holding Shadow's cheeks in his hand. "Till then, I'll make sure you understand where you belong." Shadow jerked his head, freeing himself.

"Don't fight it." His brother looked sad.

>Eclipse, come here!< called him Black Death over the telepathy.

"Roger. I'll be there in a sec," he answered, looking slightly over his shoulder. "I'll be back." He smiled at Shadow, running away.

Once he was gone, Shadow tried to active his chaos control, but as he suspected, it was no use. Eclipse was blocking it as he was created with that ability to combat him. He tried to pull his limbs out, but the wall was stuck to them tightly, making any movement almost impossible. But he was one headstrong hedgehog. He refused to yield to them.

Unfortunately, even his hover shoes proved to be useless as they were blocked by the wall. For a whole hour, Shadow struggled to get out.

"Still full of energy, I see," Eclipse commented who returned. He had a bowl in his hands. "I'm sure you must have worked up your appetite." He sat down in front of him, picking a red round fruit and offering it to Shadow. "Take a bite."

The ebony prisoner frowned and shouted, "Don't you dare! I'll never eat it!" He pushed himself against the wall.

"Yeah, I prefer fresh meat too." He took a bite and a slightly sweet smell filled Shadow's nose. "Well, if you don't want to eat now, I'll leave it here." He stood up and put the bitten fruit on the top. He made sure to move the bowl closer so Shadow could pick the fruit.

Shadow just frowned, and he continued with his struggle to make himself free. When he was taking a short break after a few minutes, he felt something pierced his arms. He looked behind and noticed needles from the wall were putting something in his blood veins.

"What's that?!" He struggled even more. It couldn't be anything good. Suddenly he felt sleepy, and his body became wobbly.

After a time, he jerked his head, noticing he was drooling. 'What...?' He felt hungry, and the red fruit in front of him looked so delicious. 'No!' He screamed in his mind and renewed his struggle to get free. He felt his strength was enhanced, feeling he could actually break free.

"Brother!" shouted Eclipse, dashing toward him. "You look awesome!"

"Look? What do you mean? What have you put inside of me?"

"Just additional Black Arms' blood. With it, you can get rid of the dirty D.N.A. that's stopping you from being one of us."

"You dastards!!" He shouted, pulling his hands slightly out.

"Stop struggling!" Eclipse caught him, pushing him back. The alien screamed when Shadow bit his shoulder. He pulled away. "How could you? I'm your brother!" Eclipse had teary eyes. "If you want to bite so much..." he grabbed the bitten red fruit "... chew on this!" He tried to put it in his brother' mouth, but he avoided it, closely sealing his mouth.

Shadow's eyes noticed a long tail that wasn't Eclipse's one. He turned his head at it was his tail! At that moment he lost his focus, unable to proceed his skin turned into scale one. Eclipse used this chance. He put the fruit in his mouth and forcefully fed it to Shadow, pressing his head against the wall, sticking his body even further.

Shadow was surprised, and his body froze for a moment, however, he still tried to fight back, but the red fruit slid down to his stomach. Eclipse jumped back, letting his brother catch a breath. Shadow was spiting around, trying to get the taste, he found tempting, out.

"You liked it, didn't you? It was good, right?" exclaimed Eclipse, noticing his brother was reacting. "And the meat of living beings is even better."

Shadow leaned against the wall, getting as far as he could, trying to forget the taste.

"Well, I'll let you alone for a bit. Don't gobble it at one go you may get a tummy ache." He playfully smiled at him when he left.

Shadow had to take many deep breaths to calm down. He felt disgusted, yet the taste was so filling. He wanted more of it. 'Dang it! I gotta fight it! I can't...' A slight pain in his forearm told him an additional Black Arms' blood sample was put into his veins with a paralyzing drug as well. He bit his lip, but he soon fell asleep.

At a certain time, he started to notice someone's presence, caressing his quills and gently talking to him. He slightly shook his head, waking up.

"How do you feel, brother?" asked him Eclipse, sitting next to him.

Shadow only squinted at him, having a foggy idea, who he was. "Bro... ther?"

"Yes, we are brothers!" Eclipse had teary eyes, seeing his beloved brother finally recognized him that way. "Are you hungry?" He picked the fruit, offering him it, but Shadow turned his head away. "Ah, don't be like that." Eclipse put it in his mouth, chewed it, and this time he gently fed him. Shadow put up minimal resistance, letting the food slid down.

"It's good, right? Want more?" Eclipse put next piece in front of him, but Shadow still averted his eyes.

"Ah, I see," he smiled, "You like it pre-chewed." He again fed it him like that. "I'm spoiling you now, big bro." He fed him a few more pieces before Shadow fell asleep.

Once he woke up, he was laying in some meaty-bed-like hole. He slowly sat up. He no longer wore gloves as he had sharp claws, but his inhibitor rings and hover shoes were kept. His body was now fully covered by scales, turning his skin dark purple and red at the end of his limbs, giving it glossy feeling. He touched his quills noticing at the end they forked into three tips each. Only the ones from his backbone remained the same.

He got up, steadily walking toward a glass-like round surface inspecting his face. His chest fur got a bit longer, covering more area, and his eyes had the same feel as Eclipse's one, just the pupils were red.

"Brother!" called him Eclipse who entered the room. "How do you feel?"

Shadow turned to him, not exactly answering. He just looked around the room, before giving him a small nod.

Eclipse hugged him. "Welcome back, brother."

As the time went, Shadow took part in next invasions, successfully defeating any resistance. During that period, Eclipse noticed his brother occasionally shed tears or at the meal time, he just blankly stared in front of himself. Eclipse would always comfort him, feeding him from mouth to mouth, to cheer him up.