Chapter 1: The Darkness Within

It was night time in Mazuri. It was quiet throughout the village. But in the forest it wasn't. Several dark colored creatures were fighting. Three people were trying their best to defeat them. They were Tails, Chip, and Sonic the Werehog. Well actually only Sonic and Tails were fighting. Chip was sorta pretending to fight but just dodged them. They were fighting hard and had almost beaten them all. But then a Dark Titan appeared. They were the biggest Dark Gaia enemy they had seen. It swung its club around dangerously and stared at Sonic. Tails and Chip backed away nervously.

"Sonic?" Chip said.

Tails scanned it. "Sonic, this thing has more Dark Gaia energy than anything we've seen."

Sonic ran at it and tried to attack. It smacked Sonic with its club. Sonic landed next to Tails and Chip. He had a big wound on his chest that was bleeding. Sonic glanced at them, smiled and turned back to the Titan. "Let's see if you can handle this," Sonic said. He threw his head back and let out a loud howl. Instantly he was surrounded by a blue aura. He ran back to fight and this time was doing really well.

"He's in his unleashed mode." Tails said.

Both Tails and Chip knew what Sonic's unleashed mode was. It was activated when he let out a strong howl. During this he was invincible and his strength was doubled. They watched as Sonic delivered punches and kicks to the monster. It tried to smack Sonic but he didn't even flinch. Finally Sonic delivered the final blow and it exploded in some thick gooey liquid. Sonic started to leave as his unleashed mode wore off.

"Sonic look out!" Chip said.

Sonic looked up to see a huge blob of Dark Gaia's energy as it went splat on him. It knocked him over. He got up and he was covered in dark goop. He started to winch in pain. They looked and gasped. The dark goo had seeped into his wound.

"Are you okay?" Tails said scared, "Dark Gaia's energy seeped into your wound!"

Sonic looked at himself worried. "It's kinda hurting." Sonic said.

"We better help," Tails said. "That dark energy is now in your blood and it could be a problem. First lay down on your back."

Sonic did and exposed his stomach. Tails got his glove wet in a nearby stream and started wiping Sonic's huge chest to try and clean off the liquid.

"Now Chip." Tails said, "We have to try and suck as much of it out."

Tails and Chip both put their mouths to the wound and started sucking. Sonic watched and felt a little disturbed but he was glad they were helping him.

"YEEECH!" Chip said, "This stuff tastes horrible!"

"Don't swallow it!" Tails said. "Just suck as much out as you can." Chip flew to the stream and washed his face. The he quickly pulled out a chocolate bar from nowhere and ate it to get rid of the taste in his mouth. "I could use one too." Tails said.

Chip pulled out another one and handed it to Tails. They ate them and went back to Sonic. Tails and Chip comforted the Werehog. Chip looked at the horizon.

"The sun's about to come up." Chip said.

"You're going to turn into a hedgehog again," Tails said.

Sonic nodded. They all watched the sun rise. They kept looking at Sonic. Nothing. Then the full glare of the sun shined onto the three of them. They all expected to see Sonic transform again but he wasn't.

"How come I'm not transforming?" Sonic asked.

"When the sun rises you're supposed to turn into a hedgehog," Chip said.

"Something's wrong," Tails said.

"What is it?" Sonic asked.

"I better take a blood test," Tails said. He pulled out a small needle and walked over to Sonic's side. "This might hurt."

Sonic whimpered nervously. He nodded and clenched his arm. Tails stuck it in, sucked a little blood and pulled it out. Sonic watched as Tails injected the blood into a device to check it. Tails walked a little away and Chip followed. They looked over the results. Sonic didn't see but Tails and Chip shared a look of shock and fear. They walked over to Sonic and he saw the looks on their faces.

"What is it?" Sonic asked nervously.

"It's very bad." Tails said.

Sonic was worried. "How bad? What's gonna happen to me?"

Tails sighed. "When that goo entered your wound it made its way into your bloodstream. You remember how the first time Dark Gaia's energy infected you turned into a werewolf?"

"Yes." Sonic said, nodding.

"Well it's going to happen again." Chip said.

"I'm going to transform again?" Sonic asked.

"Yes but it says you'll still be a werewolf," Tails said.

"You've got so much of Dark Gaia's energy inside you it's too strong for even the sun." Chip said, "That's why you haven't changed back. And you might get a really short temper."

Sonic sighed. "What can you tell me about my new transformation?" He asked.

"Not much." Tails said, "It's going to take about four days for the transformation to be complete. All I know for sure is that on the first day to put it simply, you'll be really hungry and never have enough to eat."

"What?"

"I think your body is going to need lots of energy for the transformation so you will eat lots to get that energy so thus you'll be hungry all day." Tails said. "Your body will be acting on your werewolf instincts."

"Is that all you can tell me?" Sonic asked.

"Well there's a little more but I don't know for sure if it's true." Chip said.

"Over each day the Dark Gaia energy will get stronger inside you." Tails said sadly. "By the time you finished transforming," Tails said with a tear, "You might become even darker than him."

Sonic stared at them in shock and horror. Tails and Chip stared at him sadly. Sonic slowly narrowed his eyes and started growling. Tails and Chip backed away as Sonic's growl got louder. Then Sonic lost it. His growl turned into a roar of fury and he ran around attacking anything in his path. He smashed a big rock into gravel and shattered a tree into splinters. Sonic's unleashment went on for a few more minutes. Finally Sonic collapsed on the ground and started gasping for breath. Chip and Tails cautiously approached worried.

"Sonic?" Tails said, "Are you…in control?"

Sonic sighed before getting up. "Yes," he said as a tear rolled down his face.

"Are you feeling okay?" Chip asked

Sonic suddenly glared at Chip and bared his fangs. Chip hid behind Tails' tails.

"HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL?" Sonic yelled, "I WAS INFECTED BY DARK GAIA AND NOW I CAN'T CHANGE INTO A HEDGEHOG ANYMORE! AND I SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE PROTECTING THE PLANET AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME I'M THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO DESTROY IT!"

Sonic stopped as he saw Tails and Chip quivering in fear. He sighed and calmed down.

"I'm so sorry." Sonic said, "I couldn't help myself."

Tails and Chip walked over to Sonic. Chip flew up and landed on Sonic's shoulder. Tails put a hand on Sonic's arm trying to comfort him.

"We don't know for sure." Tails said. "Your heart might be strong enough to remain in control."

"Yeah." Chip said, "You may look like a Mr. Monster Guy on the outside but your still Mr. Nice Guy Sonic on the inside."

Sonic smiled. "I hope you're right."

"So today is the first day of your transformation"!