Chapter 7: Tails' Visitor

Tails stared at Rouge and pointed to where the coffin had been. "Wasn't it there?"

"It was...what happened to it?"

Tails' cell phone rang and he answered it. "Hello, Tails speaking," Tails said.

"This is a CDC official. We sent you security footage of the coffin; did you get it?"

"I'll have to check. We're at the airport, because we were going to check it, but found it wasn't here," Tails explained.

"There's something you should see on it," the officer said, and hung up.

Tails sighed and pulled up the footage, but was shocked to see a bat swoop down, grab the coffin, and lift it in the air, flying off. "That must be the bat Sonic saw on the plane. That must be its coffin," Tails said.

Rouge nodded. "So the bat has it...I'm beginning to get a theory."

Tails looked at Rouge with his head tilted, "What kind of theory?"

"Coffins...bats...people coming back from the dead after being bitten...it's starting to make me think we're dealing with vampires."

"Vampires? Why do you think that? Vampires aren't real," Tails said, folding his arms as if to prove a point.

Rouge shrugged. "It's just a theory. It adds up in folklore."

Tails lifted a brow at this and shook his head. "Let's get back to the house. We'll possibly be safer there." The bat nodded and followed him. Once they got back to the house, Tails yawned. He had been up all night long and it was already day. "I'm going to bed. I'm tired. A kid my age shouldn't be staying up this late." He chuckled at that and then looked at Rouge. "You can sleep in Sonic's room if you like."

"I'll go back to my own house," Rouge said.

Tails nodded and went to sleep. He went to his own bedroom and got into bed. He heard the door close after Rouge left and began to feel...afraid. Without Sonic in the house he felt like fear was overtaking him. The fox sighed, wondering where Sonic was. He fell asleep, hoping that his best friend would return.

The next night, Sonic opened his eyes and yawned and flew down from the ceiling, changing back to normal and stretched. He turned around to see all the other vampires were in a crowd, surrounding their Master which made Sonic lift an eyebrow at.

We have much to talk about, the Master said in their minds, including Sonic's.

Sonic walked over to the crown, but then noticed Shadow near the back and walked to him, deciding he wanted to be near someone he knew. Shadow looked at him and nodded. Sonic, he said.

Shadow, you're here too, Sonic said, frowning

I am, it said. Now be quiet. The Master is about to speak.

Sonic stared at Shadow in shock and then frowned. He sighed and looked at the Master.

Tonight, our plan begins. You must go out and feed. Turn anyone you can...including your friends and family. Vampires have the instinctual nature to turn them, the Master said.

Sonic widened his eyes at this. He couldn't...he wouldn't...be able to do such a thing to Tails. He loved the kid so much he couldn't bare the fought of hurting him. He couldn't let his little brother become what he had. He just couldn't.

The Master grinned. Now go. This world will be ours soon.

The vampires nodded. They became a swarm of rats, and ran out of the cave. Sonic stood frozen to the spot. This was his Master's plan. He had to warn Tails. The once hedgehog transformed into a bat and flew out if the cave and to the workshop. He stopped and transformed back to normal and took a few deep breathes. The vampire walked inside and looked around. Instantly, he was filled with a burning instinct to turn or kill Tails. Sonic growled as he tried to push the instinct back. The vampire's skin turned red, a sign that it needed feeding. Sonic looked around for any signs of Tails.

Sonic shook his head and looked at his hand. The vampire then, turned into a bat and flew off to find something to quench his thirst. It landed in the city and saw some humans, then growled and attacked them. As Sonic fed, his skin became pale with a hint of red in it. After Sonic finished feeding, he looked at the people he fed from and sighed. He then, took off back to where Tails was to warn him.

When he got back to the house, he looked around for Tails. The fox was getting ready for bed when he heard something. The fox looked out of his bedroom and swallowed a lump in throat. "W...Who's there?!"

No answer came. Suddenly he heard a voice in his head and a figure appeared. Tails gasped.

Tails...don't get scared. I'm here to warn you. The figure was Sonic.

Tails widened his eyes at this and then tilted his head in confusion. "Warn me?"

The Master has a plan to take over the planet. That's why he was in the plane. He was going to infect us so he could start this virus to continue his own kind and rule the world. Sonic looked down. He also told me that...I'll only have control by the end of the month. But that's not my point. He's made it so all of us attack our families and friends and I saw Shadow there too. He's going to be after Rouge. You stay safe...stay away from me no matter what and...try and find a cure. I miss you, Tails.

Tails looked at him and spoke. Tails nodded, determined to save his brother. "I'll do what I can to help you, Sonic." He then, looked over Sonic's knew appearance. "Sonic, what happened to you and why are talking...telepathically?"

Sonic looked down and sighed, though it came out as more of a hiss. It's the transformation that comes with the virus. The Master said that I can't talk anymore, because of something in my mouth so I talk telepathically now instead.

Tails looked Sonic over and walked up to him. This new body of his was the same ones he had seen in the morgue and it scared him to see Sonic like this. What...was he? He backed away in fear and spoke again.

"You like one of the passengers I saw at the morgue that..." Tails swallowed. He didn't want to tell Sonic what they did.

Sonic looked at himself and then back at Tails. I know I look scary, but hopefully you can find a way to get me back to normal. I don't want to stay like this forever. Tails nodded at this. Get some sleep and be careful. I'll go and warn Rouge of Shadow's arrival.

He turned into a bat and flew away. Tails gasped at that and blinked in surprise. Since when could Sonic shapeshift? He looked down in thought. "It must've come with the virus." He watched the bat fly away and the went to bed like his brother told him to.