The fury
In his latest battle with Scourge, Sonic once again finds himself defeated and critically wounded. However, his bruised ego turns out to be the least of his worries.
Author's note:
I'm giving the fan-fiction thing a try, so give me a chance people. Critiques are very much welcomed.
Ch.1
He was running. He would like to go faster, but the thickness of the woods prevented it.
"Right on your tail, hero!"
"Good, he's following me," thought Sonic.
Sonic had lured Scourge away in a desperate bid to keep his friends safe. He didn't think things through however, and he was unsure about his next course of action. He couldn't possibly hope to defeat him alone. He never lasted long in a fight against Scourge, and his friends were far behind him now. Sonic knew he couldn't run forever and was tiring. His only choice was to fight. He gritted his teeth and spun around, breaking hard with his feet and leaving deep furrows in the grass. Sonic flared his long, blue quills, preparing to fight for his life. He soon realized that he was alone, and Scourge was nowhere in sight. Sonic looked around at his surroundings, confused and panting. He was exhausted. He didn't know whether or not he had the strength to fight. Where was Scourge? Sonic became nervous. He could be anywhere.
"Maybe up in the trees," thought Sonic as he looked up and scanned the branches.
Suddenly, he was hit hard on his left side and knocked to the ground with such a force that he was completely spun around. Although he was dazed, Sonic got up quickly. He looked up to see Scourge grinning at him a few yards away. Sonic noticed that Scourge's gloves were off. He meant to use his claws! Sonic barely had time to remove his own when Scourge charged into him. They collided and were now chest-to-chest with each other, each hedgehog's claws buried into the other's bodies. They snapped at each other's necks as they tried to knock one another to the ground. Scourge was able to sink his teeth into the fleshy part of Sonic's shoulder, just above the collar bone. He cried out in pain as he struggled to keep his balance.
Scourge was trying to push now. Sonic couldn't let Scourge get him on the ground or he would be finished. Sonic nearly went down once, but only partially regained his footing as Scourge did his best to twist him to the ground. Just when Sonic was about to give up, he heard an odd snuffling and choking noise. For some reason, Scourge had started coughing! Without stopping to wonder why, Sonic took the chance to break away and ripped sideways at Scourge's legs with his claws. Scourge easily went down and sonic tried to make his escape, but was too weak to run more than a few yards without collapsing. Scourge was back up quickly. He could feel the blood running down his legs. He shook out his quills and drew back his lips, revealing his over-sized fangs as he ran out his blood-red tongue and licked his lips.
"I told you that I'd kill you one of these days," he said quietly, "and this time Shadow's not here to save you."
Sonic could do nothing but lay where he was.
"This is it," he thought, "I'm going to die."
He squeezed his eyes shut and prepared for the worst. In the next instant, he heard Scourge cry out and a loud crash. Sonic opened his eyes to see knuckles standing over him. They had finally caught up to them! Scourge lay in a crumpled pile at the base of a large tree. Tails and Amy were by his side.
"You guys keep an eye on him while I take care of tall, dark and psycho over there", said Knuckles.
"You got it" they said unanimously.
At that moment Scourge charged again and Knuckles quickly blocked his path, grappling with him and throwing him aside. Scourge got up, seething mad and desperate. He had to kill Sonic now. He had thought of nothing else for years. He aimed for Sonic and once again charged for him, but knuckles jumped in front of him and swung his spiked fist upward, catching him under the jaw. As Scourge got back up, he noticed he was bleeding profusely down the side of his face. He had been slashed from jaw line to eye.
"Give it up Scourge", said Knuckles, "You're bleeding quite badly."
"Damn you! You'll bleed to before it's finished", yelled Scourge as he charged for a third time.
Knuckles braced himself, and as Scourge was right in front of him, he put the full force of his weight behind his great fist and brought it crashing down upon Scourge's head, killing him instantly. Knuckles shook the blood from him hands and turned to Sonic and the others. Amy was trying to keep him sitting upright and was holding him under his arms.
"Don't hold me there", Sonic said weakly, "It's a pressure point."
"Oh, okay", she said quickly, adjusting her position.
"He's loosing a lot of blood Knuckles", said Tails, "and he feels kind of cold too"
"He may be going into shock", Knuckles said, "let me see your gums buddy."
Sonic feebly drew his lips back.
"Yeah, they're pretty pale. You're probably a little shocky", concluded Knuckles, "We'd better get you to a hospital."
"What?!" Sonic managed to cry out.
Like most people who put up a tough front, Sonic was terrified of the doctor. He was too weak to argue however, and didn't put up a fight as knuckles cradled him up in his arms and took him to the nearest hospital.