Sigh, got a lame RE exam on Thursday…oh well, enjoy this chapter!
Lucy Labrador-I think it was a fangirl or someone…*whistles, and hides pen behind back*
Darkrose826-Hmm…well, Fiona and Sally aren't in this story but since they ARE annoying, look out for a shout out for you in the chapter. As for Chris, the tough bugger is hard to kill, and Maria…well, Shadow's been giving me the evil eye. The really evil 'I will fill you with lead if you even think of getting rid of Maria' look. But I wouldn't get rid of her.
Shadow: *death glares at me, and polishes a gun*
But Rouge is fair game though!
Chapter 10: Taming Spark!
*theme song plays*
Back at Takeshi's place, the vet hadn't been exactly thrilled to see a giant wolf come running in. Everyone stared at Spark, who was sitting down and wagging his tail nervously.
"Blade…why did you bring a killer wolf back here?" Takeshi asked.
"He's not a killer, he just wasn't in control of his emotions. When he gets scared or angry, he tends to lose it and go after any people." Blade explained, giving Spark another biscuit.
"But look at the size of him! He's the size of a horse!" Hikari shouted.
"He'll probably get a bit bigger."
Shadow glared at Spark, who whined and stopped wagging his tail.
"That wolf tried to kill me, so I guess it's only fair if I return the favour." he said darkly, approaching the growling wolf.
"Stop it! He might lose control again!"
Shadow stared at Blade, and then went to sit on a chair.
"Takeshi, can you please sort out his injury?" Blade asked.
"I can, but he's very big…"
Spark got up, barked and some sparks came off his fur. He turned into a small rat furry with blue grey fur, dark blue eyes and the same spiked tail as Blade, except the spikes on his tail were red and more shorter.
"Can you talk now?" Blade asked Spark. The small rat tried to say something, but all that came out was a bark.
"So he can't talk?" Hikari asked.
"He can, but he must have spent so long being a wolf, that he got used to barking and growling." Blade replied. They walked after Takeshi, who led them into a room with a table. Blade picked up Spark and put him on the table, but the small rat began whimpering.
"Spark, it's ok. Nothing's going to happen." Blade said. Spark quieted down as Takeshi looked at his injury.
"It doesn't look bad, but I'm going to have to take the bullet out, before he gets poisoned." he said. Spark's eyes went wide, and he looked at Blade.
"It'll help you." Blade said simply. Spark nodded.
"What's up with him? Is he scared?" Takeshi asked Blade.
"No, just worried…this brings back bad memories."
A few days later, when Spark had recovered from the operation, he was sitting in the corner of Blade's room, twitching his tail anxiously and watching Shadow, who was staring at him from a chair.
"Can you stop that Shadow? I think you're starting to freak him out." Maria said.
"That rat tried to kill me…" Shadow hissed.
"I'll distract you!"
"With what?"
Shadow sweatdropped as he saw the girl smile. Then Maria started scratching him behind his ear.
"Hey…cut that out…" Shadow muttered. Unexpectedly, he started purring, which made everyone in the room look up with 'WTH' expressions, as he put his head on Maria's lap.
"Wow. He's a big softie." Tachi said to Rouge.
"Yeah, I have to remember this trick."
"Shut up…" Shadow said quietly, still purring, and waving his tail slightly. Spark looked up as Blade walked into the room, and ran over to him, whimpering.
"Spark…if only you could start talking. Well, we'll be leaving soon, so don't worry." Blade said, giving his brother a hug.
"Hold on…you're leaving?" Tachi asked, her ears drooping.
"Yes. We can't stay here, it's only a matter of time until Shaun tracks us down and finds us. If you're lucky, he won't find you." Blade explained.
"But…there's nowhere to go…you don't have a home to go to, right?"
Blade turned away, and nodded silently.
"We don't have a home…we used to, until the person who took care of us gave us to Shaun…I thought what he was doing was good, then a few months back, he injected Spark with something…I tried to stop him, but…" Blade sighed, and stopped talking.
"Don't want to talk about it? That's OK, I have my own bad experiences with people like Shaun…" Tachi agreed.
"So you see, we have to leave!"
"What about I take you and Spark to my place? It's in the forest, near to the river."
"But-"
"I don't want any excuses! I'll take you guys there when you're ready to leave." Tachi said firmly. Blade shrugged, and nodded.
"So, who's this delightful Shaun you keep on talking about?" Rouge asked. The only reply she got was some mumbling. The bat just shrugged, and turned back to the TV she was looking at.
"In other news today, some random called Fiona was run over by a bus, and the famous Sally died a very mysterious death. It seems to be hinted that Amy, Sonic's self proclaimed girlfriend, slapped Sally to death because she was caught looking at her boyfriend. Now, to the sports news-" The reporter was cut off by a squealing Hikari, who came rushing into the room.
"Shadow, you should get out of here! My dad just came!" she shouted. Shadow flicked an ear. He really didn't want to move, as the ear scratching was rather soothing. He got up with a growl, and looked towards Hikari.
"What does he want now?" he asked.
"Well, I'm not sure, but I was under the impression that he wanted me and Akemi to return home, and he also wanted to speak to you."
Shadow ran down the stairs, and found Akemi talking to Samuel, who was by the door.
"I can't get why I can't look after Hikari…I have my own place, and I've been looking after her for years." Akemi complained.
"You're not legally an adult."
"But can't you twist the law or something? You're the Commander of GUN, for Amaterasu's sake!"
"I don't make laws, I protect them."
Shadow coughed loudly, and the Commander looked at him.
"Ah, Shadow…the very rodent I wanted to see." he said.
"What do you want now? Is it the same old thing?" Shadow glared at the grey haired man, and crossed his arms.
"No. It's something different. Everyone back at HQ are busy trying to find this wolf, so I really can't be bothered about a hedgehog at the moment. But your time will come." Samuel explained.
"I don't get why you're always after me…"
"Most people in this town believe you should be back on Prison Island, after what happened during the Black Arms invasion."
"I freaking saved the world!" the hedgehog shouted.
"True, but you destroyed 40 important buildings, just to get your memory back."
Shadow didn't reply. That invasion was still on his mind, and he really did feel sorry for destroying the buildings and killing some soldiers. Samuel continued.
"I want you to explain to me how jackal DNA was found at the places where the wolf attacked."
"What?" Shadow blinked in confusion.
"And just how did your DNA get mixed up with it? It seems the wolf's a hybrid or something, because there's some rat DNA as well." Samuel stopped talking as Shadow tried to assess the situation.
"How is this possible? My DNA shouldn't be present in another living thing!" he muttered.
"So, how? Did you get caught by Eggman?" Samuel asked.
"No…he's been laying low for a while."
"Well then, I think I shall go. I've got a wolf to put down." the Commander walked away down the road, as Shadow and Akemi stared after him with puzzled expressions.
"What do you think that was about?" Shadow asked.
"I don't know, but at least he doesn't want to arrest you now." Akemi closed the door. As the pair walked up the stairs, there was a fast movement, and the sound of footsteps running away. When they reached Blade's room, they saw a frightful sight. Everyone were on one side of the room, watching Blade, who was trying to comfort a whimpering Spark.
"Spark, what's wrong?" Blade asked. Spark dropped on the ground, whimpering and crying, not paying attention to Blade.
"He must have heard everything downstairs…" Shadow mumbled to Akemi.
"Spark, calm down!"
They turned back to the situation to see Blade shaking Spark. The small rat's eyes were beginning to flicker red, and his fur was bristling.
"Guys, I don't think this is good news." Tachi said.
"Maybe we should get out of here, while we still have the chance." Takeshi suggested, closing a book he had been reading. Blade turned to gaze at the others.
"He's right! You lot have to get out of here, Spark won't have any control when he changes!" he shouted.
"But we can't leave you here to get mauled!"
"I've got a better chance of surviving the attack! So go!" Blade waved at the door, and everyone raced out. In the street, they paused.
"I hope Blade's alright…." Hikari said, looking back at the building. Tachi growled.
"You guys stay here, I'm going to see what's going on." she dashed back inside, as everyone stared at her.
"Someone had better go after her…"
"Tachi's right. You, stay here and don't come in until it's safe." Shadow went after the jackal, as Hikari shouted after him. He scrambled up the stairs and went into Blade's room, to find Tachi staring down the black wolf. Blade was next to her, nursing a slash on his arm, and he looked stressed out.
"Shadow, you should leave. When Spark's in this wolf form, he'll kill any bystanders he sees." the rat said, not turning around. Shadow came to his side.
"What's the plan?" he asked, keeping a cautious eye on the growling wolf.
"We'll have to knock him out…he's too upset right now, to listen to me. I'll distract him, while you find the tranquilisers in the cupboard. Tachi will watch your back."
Shadow nodded, and the trio edged into a defensive position as Spark circled around them slowly, sizing up his opponents. He lunged forward at Shadow, who punched him away. As the hedgehog touched the wolf's fur, some sparks came off it and he felt a brief pain.
"What the hell was that?" he shouted to Blade, moving his hand back.
"One thing I forgot to mention…Spark has control over electricity. His fur carries an electric current that'll shock you if you touch it." Blade explained. Spark narrowed his eyes, and watched the furries. His muzzle broke into a confident grin, revealing long, curved white dagger like fangs.
"Let's put this plan into action." Shadow jumped over Spark, narrowly missing his snapping jaws. He landed next to the cupboards, and started searching through them. Spark turned back to the other critters, and ran forward at them. Blade and Tachi sprung out of the way quickly.
"Spark! I know this isn't you! Try and fight the wolf!" Blade shouted. The wolf growled as his eyes flickered blue for a fleeting instant. Then he carried on attacking.
"Shadow! Hurry up and find that drug!" Tachi yelped, dodging a swipe.
"Don't rush me!" Shadow called back, frantically searching the cupboard. He found a needle and a bottle of the tranquiliser. He quickly snapped the cap off, and drew the clear liquid into the needle.
"How much do I give him?" he yelled to Blade.
"Give him half!" Blade replied. He stumbled over something, and fell unto the floor. Spark loomed over him, showing his fangs and wagging his tail as he raised his paw to dice the rat. Blade shut his eyes.
"So…this is the end." he thought. When the attack didn't come, he opened one eye slowly. Tachi had blocked the wolf's attack, and was standing in front of him. Spark snarled, and then whimpered for a second. A dreamy look came into his eyes and he fell over, with the emptied syringe in his back. Shadow dusted himself off.
"That should keep the guy down." he said.
A few moments later, everyone were back in the room, watching Takeshi who was looking over Spark. Blade turned to Shadow.
"Thanks. You and Tachi saved my hide back there. I still can't understand why he turned so suddenly…" he said.
"About that…the Commander said something to me." Shadow explained what Samuel had told him.
"…Hmmm….well, it is likely that he has your DNA, but how did they get their hands on it…?"
"They who?"
"The people who experimented on Spark and I…he was injected with something, then shoved inside a pod…when we managed to escape, Spark found that he could shapeshift, and he was immune to electric shocks…but then he became the wolf, and attacked me and…another friend." Blade explained.
"Takeshi! Take a blood sample from Spark and see if anything freaky turns up in his DNA!" Shadow called to the vet.
"Fine…" Takeshi nodded.
That night, at 4:20 in the morning, Blade crept into the room. Spark was in his rat form, sleeping on a bed. Blade sat down in the chair by the bed, and ruffled the small rat's fur.
"I'm sorry Spark…I should have never trusted Shaun and Matt…" Blade sighed. There was a sound of light footsteps outside the room, and then the door creaked open. Blade growled as he saw a group of men walk in.
"Ah, the rat…we're just here to pick up Spark." the leader said. Blade ran at them, only to be hit by a dart. He keeled over as the group walked to Spark and lifted him out of the bed.
"Spark….no…" Blade passed out on the floor.
Yup…I hope you noticed the small shout out for you, Darkrose! Well, you did ask politely…hmm, I know, here's Chris and Rouge. Do what you like with them.
Chris: You insane author!
SPARKY!
*Spark comes running into the room as a wolf*
Would you be so kind, as to shut Chris up for a bit?
Spark: *growls, and corners Chris*
Well, it's going to get messy now. *screaming in background*