Chapter Ten
Later, Sonic was brought from the dungeons to a secret room in the castle, when he was brought up he had no idea why he was brought there. His questions were soon answered when Antoine entered the room with a hooded figure.
"Two minutes" he said seriously "any longer is too risky" Sonic was still confused until the hooded figure came towards him and took off her hood, Revealing to be Sally. As she took off her hood, Antoine shut the door. "I'm sorry" she whispered "there was no other way"
She ran up and embraced her lover close, Sonic held her tightly, he had missed her so much, "So Antoine?" he asked. "You were right!" said Sally "he will help us in exchange for a seat on the Council!" "Your father knows nothing?" asked Sonic "I'm sure of it" said Sally. Sonic embraced Sally again "Oh Sally" he said happily "This can work!" "Sonic, it has too!" said Sally.
"I think some of the others will come with me!" said Sonic "Espio the Chameleon and Mighty the Armadillo, the Echidna Knuckles..." "My love" said Sally, "I'm certain I can..." said Sonic "Sonic there is not time!" cried Sally "My father will have you killed tomorrow after the Mobians are turned! You must leave at sunrise!"
Sonic looked shocked "And you?" he asked, "the important thing is that you stay alive!" said Sally "the best chance you have is when Max and the Death Dealers sleep! I will be safely at my father's side when you go" as she spoke, Antoine appeared through the door. "Hurry!" he panicked.
Sally turned to Sonic again "If this plan works" she said "I will meet you in three days time after the sun sets! There's a clearing by the river I will meet you there!" she kissed Sonic passionately then quickly turned for the door pulling her hood over her head again. "And if it doesn't?" asked Sonic. "I will meet you at the clearing!" said Sally she then quickly left the room with Antoine then a vampire solider came in to escort Sonic back to the dungeon.
Back in the dungeon, Sonic watched as the the Vampires soldiers unlocked the doors for the Mobian Prisoners to be taken to the Lycans to be infected with the same curse. He saw the purple weasel Nack open the door of the cell next to his "Get out!" he barked. Sonic saw Knuckles walk out of his cell with the other Mobians.
"Be brave Knuckles" he said, Knuckles looked at him then followed the other Mobians out of the cells. Sonic stood there for a while then he heard Antoine call above his cell. "You know what your problem is?" Sonic looked up and saw Antoine kneeling on the floor above the bars of his floor cell.
"You don't understand the order of things" he said. "Things change" said Sonic, "be ready when they do" said Antoine, he then tossed something down to Sonic which he caught, Sonic looked in his hand and saw it was the key to remove his collar. "Consider it a parting gift" said Antoine, he then looked around making sure no-one was watching and left the dungeon.
Meanwhile, Knuckles and the other Mobians were being lead to where the Lycans were going to infect them, as they walked into the area, Knuckles cried out in fear as he saw the giant monstrous Lycans growling and snarling as they were about to be given the Mobians to infect.
Knuckles then got grabbed and was dragged to the Lycans, the other Mobians screamed as they were thrown to the Lycans and the Lycans gnawed into them. Knuckles continued to struggle, making other soldiers run up to try and restrain him. "Wait!" called Maximillum who was watching with Antoine.
He walked up to the struggling Echidna and stood before him, "Do you not realise this is a gift I am giving you?" he growled, "It's a curse!" shouted Knuckles struggling more against the Vampire soldiers, but he was thrown to the Lycans screaming and the Lycan gnawed into him, giving him the Lycan curse.
Meanwhile, Sonic sat in his cell waiting for the Mobians to return to their cells, he was talking to Espio and Mighty in the next cell when he heard Knuckles and the other Mobians return to their cell.
"What have they done to us!" cried one Mobian "you'll find out soon enough!" said Espio from his cell. Knuckles walked over to the bars of his cage to talk to Sonic "They turned us into...like you?" he asked. "Yes" said Sonic "why?" asked Knuckles. "He wants to use you for his own protection" said Sonic.
"I will die first!" growled Knuckles. Sonic walked over to Knuckles "Well.." he said "that may not happen" said Sonic "The time has come! At sunrise, I leave this place! Anyone willing to take the risk may follow me!" he looked towards Espio who nodded showing he was willing to follow Sonic to freedom even if it cost him his life. Sonic turned back to Knuckles "there is a new life waiting beyond these walls my friend!" he said "and you can be a part of it! One of us! Or stay and serve them!"
Looks like Sonic's got a plan and will the other Lycans follow him? Find out in the next chapter!