The full white moon was starting to shine brightly in the clear shadowy sky, as the last rays of the sun were slowly falling behind the faraway hills. Rustling of the trees and the howling of the breezy wind was the only sound that could be heard in this dark and seemingly empty forest. Not even the tiniest chirping of birds could be heard among the trees. This ominous atmosphere sent down chills in a certain blue hedgehogs spine, as he knew what the night would bring upon him...
Sonic's PoV
Shots of pain suddenly shivered through my whole body as the transformation began. Crying out in agony I fell on my knees and clenched my fists tight. I heard the loud cracking of my bones and the stretching of muscles as they grew and reformed. The fangs in my mouth sharpened and the canines grew in size. My hands turned bigger in size and the sets of claws ripped through my gloves, tearing them completely apart. All the fur on my body began rise and increase as it turned in to a darker shade of a dull blue. Larger mass of smooth and ruffled fur surrounded my wrists. Even my bright red and white sneakers had tuned in to a darker shade of red with the fabric straps and the golden buckles replaced by metallic bands with sharp spikes. Finally, the pain ended and I collapsed to the cold ground from exhaustion.
It happened every night since the awakening of Dark Gaia. Each time the moon rised up in the sky and the sun settled behind the hills, this horrible and painful transformation would happen to me. None of my friends were yet aware of this, since I preferred to keep it to myself for now. What would they even think? Would anyone even recognize me? Tails would probably understand but... I don't want to stress him more. He's just a kid and he already has enough work with figuring out the whole Gaia and earth shattering situation that's currently going on.After each day I would just go on my own and leave our home for the night. Chip, my new friend who I found few days ago, is the only one who knows about this.
"S-Sonic? Are you alright?" I heard Chip say nervously behind a decaying fallen tree. He usually hid during my transformation and I could understand why. I'd imagine it not being a very pretty sight after all.
"Yeah, it's alright, you can come out now." I said with my new lower and rougher voice as I stood up from the ground. Chip flew out from his hiding place and gave a silent sigh of relief.
"Do we wait for morning now?" Chip asked.
"Yeah, I think it's for the best." I said thoughtfully.
"Tails can do more research on the Gaia temples now. During the day we can go restore the emeralds back to their normal states and put this world back together in it's good old self." I finished and tried to hold a comforting smile for Chip.
Chip nodded and we headed near to the forest's edge. We could see the outskirts of Spagonia from here. Dim street lights lit the calm streets as all the people in the town were resting in their warm houses by this time, something that I was craving for, even if for just one night.
I woke up from my thoughts as I heard a long yawn next to me.
"Whoa, I'm tired..." Chip said as he stretched his arms up in the air. Chip's eyes were only half open and the flapping of his tiny wings were slowing down making him fall closer to the ground.
"I'm getting pretty tired too." I admitted. There had been few restless nights after the incident and we were getting exhausted. I sat myself down next to a tree and leaned on it. Blinking few times before letting my eyes shut completely. The warm and long fur helped me to stay warm during the cold nights and made sleeping on the hard ground a bit more manageable. I felt a small thud as Chip landed on top of my head, already snoring in a deep slumber.
My ears perked at a sudden loud scream that could be heard near the town suburbs. I quickly opened my eyes and stood up. Chip fell on to the ground and shook his head as he tried getting himself awake.
"W-What was that!" Chip said frantically and with a terrified look in his eyes.
"Someone is in danger!" I yelled and without even thinking twice, I started to run towards the cry of help.
