Chapter 9: Nazo and Scourge
Manic lay unconscious on the floor, feeling the effect of the werewolf bite. He was twitching and convulsing violently. Tails and Sonic watched him with concern. The bite on his abdomen throbbed as blood surrounded it.
Sonia looked at Tails. "What's happened to him?"
Tails hesitated. "It's kind of hard to explain, but..."
He was interrupted by the sound of Manic screaming. His eyes opened and Tails saw that they were a golden-yellow color. In an instant, they had turned back to hazel. He closed his mouth and got up, glaring at Tails.
"Tell me what happened to them!" he shouted.
Tails gulped. "What happened to whom?"
"Sonic and Shadow; I saw them transform into werewolves, and I felt Sonic bite me! Why are they werewolves?"
The fox hesitated and ignored the question. "We need to clean your wound. You've been bitten."
"Does that mean my brother will become a werewolf?" Sonia asked.
"Unfortunately, he will tomorrow night. That's when the next full moon is."
Sonia sighed and shook her head. She sat down next to her brother and began to cry, putting her hand over his shoulder.
Manic looked at her. "Don't cry, Sonia. Even if I am a werewolf now, I'll still love you."
Sonia sniffed and nodded. She looked at Tails. "Where are Sonic and Shadow now?"
Tails sighed. "As you know, a werewolf has no control over itself on the night of a full moon. I can guess that they are hunting...killing."
Manic's eyes widened. "But that means..."
"When you transform into a werewolf tomorrow night, you'll be the same way."
Manic growled angrily, and Tails saw his eyes flash yellow. He punched the pillow and sat up. "It's not fair!"
"Get used to it, Manic. If you want to talk to Shadow and Sonic about it tomorrow, they'll be here."
Manic put his head in his hands and sighed, shaking his head. "What have I gotten myself into?"
Sonia and Tails didn't have an answer.
Howls echoed in the night as Sonic and Shadow ran through the city. They saw some humans in the park and crouched low in the bushes, eying them hungrily. Suddenly, screams filled the air as the two werewolves pounced, knocking the humans to the ground and growling at them. A mass killing started as Sonic bit down on a woman's neck and ripped out her trachea. The woman's breathing stopped instantly but Sonic wasn't finished. He raked his claws across her chest creating a huge wound and bit her, ripping away her flesh. Blood surrounded the wound as Sonic ate hungrily.
The two werewolves continued to commit murder as they pounced on unsuspecting humans, killing them in the most brutal way possible. Once every human in the park was dead, they lifted their muzzles, which were covered in blood, and howled at the moon before running into the forest to find more food. They saw a deer eating grass and ran toward it. Suddenly, they were knocked to the ground as two wolves pounced on them. Sonic and Shadow got up and looked at them. One wolf had silver-white fur and the other had green fur. They exposed their fangs, growling at Sonic and Shadow, who growled back threateningly, understanding what the wolves were saying.
Who are you? Shadow growled.
The white wolf growled back, I am Nazo, and this is Scourge. He looked at the green wolf next to him and back to Shadow. His eyes gleamed menacingly and he growled again.
What do you want, Nazo? Sonic asked.
Nazo pounced, knocking the Sonic to the ground. He opened his jaws and bared his fangs, lowering them to Sonic's neck and getting ready to tear his throat open.
We want to kill you, he growled. Nazo was about to kill Sonic when Shadow rammed into him, knocking him to the ground. Nazo got up and glared at Shadow, growling menacingly. They rammed into each other, biting and clawing viciously. Blood appeared on their fur as they battled with claws and teeth. Shadow suddenly tackled him to the ground, putting his paws on Nazo's chest. Nazo, however, threw Shadow off with such force that he was knocked to the ground. Nazo than jumped on Shadow and dug his fangs into Shadow's chest. The black werewolf howled in pain as Nazo opened the wound further before stepping back, surveying the damage.
He turned around, satisfied, and watched Scourge battle Sonic. The two werewolves clashed, tumbling to the ground. Sonic got up and bared his fangs at Scourge before pouncing, claws and fangs outstretched. Scourge, however, circled around and jumped on Sonic. The green werewolf dug his fangs into Sonic's back, ripping away at his fur, wounding him. Sonic tumbled to the ground, his back still bleeding painfully.
Scourge and Nazo looked at the two wounded werewolves with distaste. Then they howled victoriously and growled.
Looks like you were too weak to defeat us, Nazo snarled. We will meet again but next time, we won't show mercy. He turned tail and ran into the shelter of the trees; Scourge took one last look at them before following Nazo. Sonic and Shadow watched them leave before slipping into unconsciousness.
