Chapter 2: Werehog Instincts

"You said I'm going to be hungry all day?" Sonic asked.

"Yes." Tails said, "Your body is going to need massive amounts of energy for your transformation so you'll be hungry all day."

"In other words you'll never have enough to eat." Chip said.

"You'll be acting on your werewolf instincts." Tails said. "So just follow them."

"You should just stay in the forest since there are lots of animals here."

"Alright." Sonic nodded. Then he realized something. "What about you guys?"

Tails eyes widened. "I didn't think of that."

"I might kill and devour my close friends." Sonic said sadly.

"We'll stay away," Chip said. "Don't worry about us."

"You better get going," Tails said.

Sonic nodded and then turned and ran deeper into the forest on all fours.

"Will he be okay?" Chip asked.

"I hope so," Tails said.

Sonic ran through the forest. He came to a stop at a clearing He looked around and heard his stomach growl. "It's starting already." Sonic said. He caught the scent of another animal. He followed it and saw a deer drinking from a stream. His instincts told him to pounce.

The werewolf leapt out and attacked the deer killing it. Then Sonic ate all he could from it. His face was stained with blood. Then his stomach growled and Sonic felt even hungrier. Sonic caught another animal's scent and followed it. After a while Sonic let his instincts take control of him. But each time he ate an animal the hungrier he got. With each animal he ate his lust for flesh and blood grew stronger. This caused his senses of hearing and smell to grow stronger too. Tails and Chip had watched him from the sky the whole time. Sonic had several blood stains on his body.

"Is he supposed to be like that?" Chip asked worried.

"That's normal." Tails said, "He needs lots of energy so he's going to be killing and eating several animals. So far he's eaten about 92 of them."

Chip watched as Sonic slaughtered another animal. Sonic sniffed around for more prey and he saw a large deer. He crouched behind some tall grass to hide his bulky figure. Then Sonic leapt out and pounced and heard another growl. The deer ran off but Sonic wasn't paying attention. He came face to face with a big wolf.

Tails was worried. "I don't think that even Sonic the Werehog can beat that thing."

The wolf and the Werehog circled each other growling. Then they both pounced with claws and fangs. They rolled around as they bit and clawed at each other. Finally Sonic pinned it down. It struggled to get up but Sonic was too strong, Sonic raised his head then bit down on the wolf killing it. Sonic feasted on its remains. Then he raised his head and howled in victory. Then Sonic punctured the wolf's heart and blood sprayed out. His body was stained but he didn't mind. In fact he actually seemed to like it.

Chip was worried. "Why is he doing that?"

"Maybe it's to prove he killed a wolf." Tails shrugged. "But I'm surprised Sonic killed it. Maybe all that energy and his transformation are making him stronger."

Chip watched as Sonic started to drink the wolf blood. Suddenly Chip had a feeling it wasn't Sonic doing that. "That's not Sonic," Chip said. He flew down towards Sonic.

"Chip no!" Tails cried.

Chip ignored him. "Sonic." Chip said. Sonic looked up at Chip who flew down to him with a glare on his face. "Sonic stop doing this." Chip said, "It isn't right." Sonic sneered. He was strong enough to defeat a wolf and this puny person dared to challenge him? "You can't do this to them." Chip said.

Sonic let out a noise that sounded like a laugh and a howl combined. Then Sonic started growling but Chip could understand him. "Those who are puny and weak are unfit to live." Sonic growled, "Only strong creatures like me can survive." Chip figured it out. He wasn't talking to Sonic. He was talking to the werewolf inside him. "The only thing puny creatures exist for is to make big creatures like me even stronger." Sonic said.

"So what? You can't do this to them." Chip said.

"In this world you have to be strong to survive. I don't care how many I kill to make myself stronger." Sonic growled.

"You're not the strongest person in the world."

"Not yet. But there is nothing in the world like I am and that gives me a big advantage."

"What are you?" Chip said, "And eating other animals can't be your only purpose."

"I'm Sonic. Sonic the Werehog. The only werewolf in the world." Sonic growled, "I was born and destined to become the strongest creature on the planet and rule over all the others. I don't care what happens to puny ones."

"What do you mean you don't care?" Chip said.

"Like I said before. Little creatures only exist to make big creatures stronger. I don't socialize with them. But that makes me wonder." Sonic looked at Chip curiously. "Why haven't I eaten you yet?" Sonic asked.

"Maybe because I can talk." Chip said.

"Possibly, but still." Sonic said.

"Anyway ruling over all the other animals isn't what you were meant to do." Chip said.

Sonic did his laugh howl again. "Look at me. I'm obviously a strong predator. I have wolf's blood on me to prove it. That proves I'm strong. So if I'm that strong then I should rule over all the weaker ones."

Chip took a good look at Sonic. He had to admit Sonic certainly did have big strong muscles and he proved how strong he was.

"That's not it." Chip said, "I know who you really are."

Sonic stared at him. "You know nothing of me."

"I know that not only do you have super strength you also have stretchy arms." Chip said.

Sonic looked at Chip in shock then growled. "How did you know that?"

"I told you, I know you." Chip said.

"Then who are you?" Sonic asked, "What's your species and purpose?"

Chip had a worried look that Sonic noticed. "I don't know." Chip admitted, "I lost my memory. But you said you'd help me recover it."

"This had better be good." Sonic said.

"I first met you when you fell out of the sky," Chip said, "I was scared because I thought you were going to eat me. But you didn't."

Sonic's stomach growled. "I'll give you a few more minutes to live." Sonic said.

"As I was saying you asked who I was and I didn't know." Chip said, "You said you would help me get my memory back. Then the sun rose and you turned back into a hedgehog and..." Chip suddenly regretted mentioning that.

Sonic did his laugh howl again. "So I'm a hedgehog in the day then?" Sonic smirked, "So why am I like this?"

"I'll get to that!" Chip said, "You took me into town and we got some ice cream and you named me Chip."

"ENOUGH!" Sonic roared which startled Chip and Tails. Then Sonic leapt at Chip and pinned him down.

"I think that's a pack of lies." Sonic said, "I believe that your name is Chip and that you lost your memory but I do not believe that I was your friend." Sonic glared at Chip. "So now tell me." Sonic said, "Would you like to die the fast and painful way by me tearing you apart right now? Or the slower way of me eating you alive. Your choice."

Chip just glared at him and said nothing. Sonic had noticed something about Chip and finally he couldn't take it anymore.

"WHY AREN'T YOU AFRAID OF ME?" Sonic roared.

"Because I know you." Chip said, "And why would you care if I was afraid of you?"

"Because if my prey is filled with fear of me then it makes me feel even more powerful." Sonic growled, "But that's guts." Sonic said, "You're the bravest creature I've met. You didn't even flinch when you were about to meet your death. But it takes more than bravery in this world. So join me and I can make you stronger."

"You can make me stronger?" Chip said.

"Yeah." Sonic said, "I can make you as big and strong as me. And together we could rule over all creatures on this planet."

Chip thought about it which pleased Sonic. "I admit, I would like to get bigger and stronger. But I don't think I'd ever be able to do that." Chip said

Sonic growled and tackled him

"then you will die upon my fangs." Sonic said

Tails had seen enough. He flew down and smacked off chip. Sonic roared and leapt onto the fox pinning him down.