Chapter 12: Rescuing Tails

Jules hid in the bushes, watching the two. He frowned, sickened at the sight of his son and the mortal. As Sonic leaned closer to Sally, he sniffed and caught a familiar scent. The scent of his Father. Sonic opened his eyes and started growling. Sally stopped patting him as she stared at him, shocked.

"What's wrong?'

Sonic growled even louder and stood up. He turned around to face the forest where they had come from. "We're not alone," Sonic growled as he narrowed his eyes at the forest behind them. He scanned the forest but saw nothing. Sonic growled to himself as he started to turn back around, sitting down also. "I was sure I smelt something."

Suddenly he felt claws rake his back, and screamed. He turned to see his father glaring at him. He swiped his claws at his Father; who dodged the attack. Sonic stood up and growled at him, twitching his left eye at the pain from the scratches in his back. "I knew I smelt you," Sonic growled with venom lacing his voice.

"How dare you!" Jules yelled. "Consorting with a mortal; a female no less!"

"Why would you care? You disowned me, remember! So, why do you care what I do!?" Sonic shouted back, flexing his claws as if ready for a fight.

Jules looked at Sally and back to Sonic. "You continue to be a mistake," Jules told Sonic. "You sicken me, beast."

Sonic growled at Jules. "Why do you care!? Why are you so offended about me being with a mortal when you raised one!" Sonic had really had enough of his Father's continuous insults.

"You mean Tails? I only saved that brat is that he wouldn't because a werewolf. That two-tailed freak has no place in our castle. He is an outcast, like you."

Sonic widened his eyes at this. Then that means ... he made a terrible mistake. He sent Tails back thinking he'd be safe, but really he sent him where her be in more danger. And the young fox had been bleeding too. What had he done? "Oh no..."

Jules grinned. "We found him near the castle. He's currently in the dungeon being tortured."

Sonic widened in eyes and growled at his Father. "How could you?" Sonic clenched his fists in anger. "Why even bother raising him if you thought that of him? Did you just keep him ... knowing how close we were?!"

"I did."

"I sent him to you thinking he'd be safe! That you cared about him!" Sonic narrowed his eyes and snarled at his Father. "You're a monster!" Sonic tried to run at his Father, growling and snarling, but Sally stood up and put a hand on his shoulder. He turned his head to her, face scrunched up in anger. "Let me go! He deserves what he gets!"

Jules smirked. "Look at you. You're weak. Being held back by a mortal."

Sonic's lip curled back in a snarl, showing his fangs. "No one holds me back! I control myself!" Sonic yanked his shoulder out of her grip and got down on all fours; his mind clouded by anger as the beast began to gain control once more.

He growled as his eyes turned golden yellow, and he lunged at his father. Jules dodged the attack and glared at his son. Sonic turned around to face his Father, a snarl on his face. Sonic wasn't in control anymore ... it was now the beast ... the werewolf side. The wolf snarled, then lunged again. Jules stood his ground and swiped his claws at his son. A whimper came from as he landed on his Father. Sonic growled at Jules, blood dripping from his wound. Sonic roared and clawed at his father, leaving large wounds in Jules' chest. Sally stared as the two fought. She didn't know what to do. When Sonic was like this ... the only way to stop him was to wait until he snapped out of it, but because of how angry he is at his Father ... WILL he snap out of it?

Sonic became more animalistic. He howled and punched his father, then scratched him again. Jules didn't seem to be retaliating any longer. He just seemed to be letting Sonic torture him with beating and scratches. Sally turned away from the sight. She couldn't watch the hybrid she loved beat up his own Father.

Before Sonic could deal the final blow, he looked at his Father's brown eyes and blinked. Sonic lowered his claws and stared at his Father in shock. He was mortally wounded with large scratches covering his body and he was also bleeding. Sonic realized that he was near death. His eyes widened in shock. He had nearly killed his Father. Should he feel sorry after all he's done to him and now ... Tails?

"I was right about you," Jules said. "You are an abomination."

With that, he vanished.

Sonic stared at where his Father had once been and snarled, standing up. He clenched his fists in anger, drawing blood. Sally ran up to Sonic and noticed that he eyes weren't sparkling, but instead were serious. "We're going to the vampire territory. I'm going to get Tails back no matter what."

"Your father's terrible," Sally said. "He's racist, sexist...and a total jerk."

Sonic turned around to face her, nodding. "Yea, he is. Now, come on. We have to save Tails!" He began to run in the direction of the vampire territory. Sally picked the backpack up and followed him. They reached the castle the next day. Sonic sighed and looked up at it, hesitating to go in.

"I...I don't want to go in..." He said, stepping back a little, but was stopped by Sally placing a calm hand on his shoulder.

"It'll be fine," she said. "I'll be here with you."

She gave him a kiss on the cheek. He took in a deep breath and stepped forward and over into the vampire territory. He glared at the castle and began to head for the large dark oak doors. Sonic pushed them open and walked inside the castle. He looked around and saw no vampires in the room. He was quite confused about this. Where were they?

"They're probably sleeping," Sally said. "It is daytime, after all."

Sonic nodded and the led the way through the throne room, opened the dark wooden doors. They walked down the hallway until they cans to a cobble-stone hallway with black stone doors. These led to the dungeon.

"Let's hope Tails is in there," Sally told Sonic, who nodded. He pushed open the doors and walked inside.

He looked around the dungeon for anything orange against the dark grey stones. Sonic walked around, looking for Tails. Sonic walked deeper until his ear twitched and he heard crying. He ran down the hall and saw Tails in a cage, sitting at the other side of the cage, crying.

Sonic ran up to the bars and grabbed them, worry in his emerald eyes. "Tails!"

The orange fox looked up at him. When he saw Sonic, he smiled. "S...Sonic ... You're here!" Tails exclaimed, standing up.

Sonic nodded as he got the keys off the hook and unlocked the door. He opened it and ran into the cell and hugged the fox. "In so sorry, Tails! I shouldn't have sent you back here!"

"It's okay, Sonic, you didn't know," Tails told him.

The werehog smiled and brought Tails out, but frowned when he saw the cuts and bruises on the fox's skin.

Sonic looked down with guilt evident on his face. "Tails, I'm so sorry."

"Sonic, its okay. As we're together now it'll be alright," Tails told Sonic, hugging his older brother.

"We're glad you're okay," Sally told him with a smile.

"Let's go before anyone decides to wake up early," Sonic told them and began heading down the hall towards the exit, holding Tails up as he went.

They reached the main hall and rushed outside. Sonic looked back at the castle with fear in his emerald eyes before looking forward and continuing to run.

"Where are we going?" Sally asked.

"Into the forest. Far from both vampire and werewolf territory!" Sonic told her. "We may not be completely safe, but at least we won't be in their territory anymore."

"Sounds like a plan."

Sonic nodded and they continued to run. Once they got to a clearing with a lake and surrounded by trees, Sonic sat Tails down by a tree trunk and sat down beside him, groaning in pain. They were both injured. Sonic from the fight with his Father and Tails from being tortured along with the wound from Sonic.

"You two need to get patched up," Sally said. Sonic nodded and looked around for anything, but Sally stopped him. "I'll get the things you need."

Sonic smiled at her, showing his fangs. "T...Thanks."

"Yea, thanks, Sally," Tails said. Sonic pulled Tails closer into his fur, the fox cuddling into it and Sonic smiled. He never wanted to let the fox go again. He didn't want to see him hurt or anything again.

"I'll be back soon," she said, and ran off.

Sonic nodded as the fox began to nod off in Sonic's fur making Sonic smile. He patted Tails' head, ruffling his hair. "I'm glad I've got you back, brother," Sonic told Tails.

The fox nodded, closing his eyes and cuddling into Sonic's fur. "Me too, brother."

Sally came back ten minutes later with medical supplies.

"Alright, let's get you two patched up," she said.

Sonic nodded and nudged Tails to try and wake him up. The fox opened his eyes, yawning. "Huh. oh, Sally, you're back."

The chipmunk smiled and knelt down, taking out some antiseptic and poured in on gauze, cleaning the wounds on Tails' fur.

Tails winced at the slight sting of the antiseptic and Sonic rubbed his back, smiling. "It'll be okay, bud."

Sally finished with Tails a few minutes later and started cleaning Sonic's wounds. Sonic blushed as she cleaned his wounds. He looked away from her, scratching his cheek, nervously.

When she was done, she smiled. "You feeling better?"

Sonic rolled one of his arms and nodded at her. "Yes, thank you, Sally." Tails nodded with what Sonic said.

Sonic smiled and watched Tails leaned his head against Sonic's furry chest. The werehog smiled and yawned, closing his eyes and leaning his head back against the tree. Sonic began to dream. He saw that crazy, red echidna again in front of that giant green emerald. Sonic lowered his eyelids when he saw him.

"Great, it's you again. What do you want?" Sonic asked, annoyed. "Come to tell me my future again?"

The echidna turned to face him. "A vision came to me that concerns you, Sonic. There will be a final battle between werewolves and vampires, and you will lead it."

Sonic crossed his arms at this frowning. "You're starting to haunt my dreams and I don't like it."

"You'll see I'm right soon enough."

After that, the echidna vanished and the floor beneath Sonic did also and he began to fall into a black out of nothing, screaming as he fell. He landed and looked around. Vampires and werewolves were surrounding him.

Sonic looked in both directions. He was surrounds and he was actually a little afraid. "Please! Stop this pointless fighting! No one had to die anymore!" The wolves and vampires lunged at each other, clawing and fighting. Sonic looked around, terrified. "I don't know what to do," Sonic said, backing away. "This is too much."

The echidna appeared beside him. "This is your father's doing," he said. "As long as he is alive, the war will go on forever."

Sonic turned to the echidna with shock written on his face. "Wait! I have to kill my Father!? B...But ... I can't!"

"You must," the echidna said. "He will bring destruction upon us all."

"He's the one who raised me after my Mother died! He may have cast me out, but he still raised me!" Sonic shouted at he echidna.

"And yet he disowned you."

Sonic growled at the echidna and pointed a finger at him. "Shut up! Do you have any idea how I feel!? Being disowned by my own Father because of something that wasn't even my fault! He raised me and then casts me out! How do you think I feel knowing I have to kill him!?"

"I have seen many things throughout the centuries," the echidna said. "Your destiny is one of them."

"What, so this has been planned since before I was born!" Sonic shouted.

"It has. I am a god, Sonic. I know things beyond your understanding."

Sonic's left eye twitched and growled to himself, "Yep, definitely crazy."

"You doubt me?" The echidna asked. His voice suddenly rang loud with authority.

Sonic covered his ears since they were now quite sensitive to loud noises. "How am meant to believe something that hasn't happened yet! And you talk you giant rock! That's crazy if I've ever seen it!"

The echidna said nothing. Then Sonic saw his body began to shift. It grew larger and more fluid until he was a giant water creature. The creature glared at Sonic. "Hear me, mortal. What you have seen will come to pass. Only you can stop it. I have been on this world since the beginning. I have seen your destiny. You are the one who will save us all."

Sonic stared at the giant water creature and gulped. He looked away, scratching his head in confusion. "Great, now I'm the crazy one."

"I am the god Chaos, and this is my message to you. Remember it well."

"Now I'm just seeing things," Sonic told himself, rubbing his eyes. "An echidna transformed into a giant water creature. I'm going crazy."

Chaos growled and vanished in a flash of light.