Chapter 8: Chris's Reaction

Sonic woke as the sun rose from behind the mountain. He yelled in pain as he felt his body reverting to that of a hedgehog. His body shrank as the claws retracted into his feet. The paws broke apart into five hands and toes. Sonic's fur became smoother and changed back to blue. His snout sunk into his face. The ears moved back to their original position as his eyes changed color to green and became round. The fangs retracted into his mouth. Finally, the tail grew smaller as he stood up on two legs.

"Oh...where am I?" he said to himself. Sonic looked down at his body and was shocked to see that he was covered in blood. "What the heck? What happened last night?"

He ran out of the forest but stopped when he heard voices coming from the park. Sonic hid behind a bush and looked at the scene. Policemen were everywhere, surrounding two corpses that were covered in blood. Sonic could see the wounds on their bodies and gasped.

"Oh God...what have I done?"

"The tracks lead this way," one policeman said, pointing to where Sonic was. He walked over to the bush and looked, but Sonic was gone.

Sonic ran back to the Thorndyke mansion and knocked on the door. A few minutes went by and Sonic knocked again. The door flew open and Chris stood in the doorway. His eyes widened as he saw Sonic covered in blood and started to back away. Sonic followed him but Chris ran up to his room and locked the door.

"Chris, what's wrong? Please, come on out!" Sonic shouted.

There was silence for a few seconds. Sonic sighed and started to walk away when the door opened. Chris stood there, fear in his eyes.

"What do you want, Sonic?" he asked angrily.

Sonic sighed. "I just wanted to know what happened last night; I don't remember a thing! I wake up in the middle of the forest, covered in blood and..." Chris's fist connected with Sonic's face, sending him flying across the hall. He stood up and glared at Chris. "What was that for, Chris?"

Chris walked down the hallway and grabbed Sonic by the throat, choking him. "Do you have any idea what you've done? DO YOU?"

Sonic shook his head and looked up at Chris, confused. "Ch...Chris. Why are you doing this? What have I done to you to deserve this?" he asked.

Chris sat against the wall. Tears started to form as he began to cry. "You don't remember anything about what happened last night, do you?"

Sonic froze. "Wh...what do you mean?"

"When you were a werewolf last night, do you know what you did?"

The hedgehog's eyes widened as he started to remember. The transformation into a werewolf, running into the forest, meeting that other werewolf, but worst of all...killing humans.

Chris got up and glared down at Sonic. "So...you do remember. We followed you when you went on your...how can I say it...killing spree? Anyway, I should probably tell you that the two people you killed...those were my parents!"

Sonic's jaw dropped in shock. He shook his head slowly, trying to deny it. "No...no, it's not possible! There's no way I could have...murdered..."

"Deny it all you want, Sonic, but you did commit murder. You bastard, how could you! They were my parents!"

"Chris, I..."

Chris held up his hand to stop him. "It's no use trying to apologize, Sonic. As far as I'm concerned, our friendship is over."

"Chris, I understand you're angry but that's no way to..."

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" a voice behind him shouted.

Chris turned around and saw Shadow glaring at him.

"Set him down now, Chris," Shadow stated. "You're hurting him."

Chris hesitated and set Sonic down, who looked at Shadow and ran off.

Once Sonic was out of sight, Shadow looked at Chris. "What did you do that for?"

"He killed my parents, Shadow! How do you think I feel?" Chris shouted.

Shadow shook his head. "You know he's under a curse; you heard what Tails said! He can't control himself."

"I'm sorry, I was just angry."

Shadow nodded. "I can understand that but please don't overreact again. If you ever hurt him again, you're going straight to hell. Oh, and Chris? You should know that the full moon is going to last another week."

Chris's eyes widened as he understood what Shadow was saying. "You don't mean..."

The black and red hedgehog nodded. "Sonic's going to undergo this transformation for one more week. Until next month's full moon starts, of course."

Chris gulped. "Is there anything we can do to cure him?"

Shadow nodded again and pulled out a shotgun. "The only way to cure him...is to kill him."