Chapter 14: Shadow the Werehog
Sonic stood in the living room, waiting for the full moon to appear. Tails walked in and looked out the window.
"The full moon's about to appear, Sonic. Is Shadow okay?" Tails asked.
Sonic nodded. "I already talked to him about the transformation, and he's ready."
"Do you want Knuckles and I to follow you two?"
Sonic shook his head. "No; I can't risk you two getting killed. These murders of mine have gone on long enough."
Tails nodded, understanding. "Alright; we'll stay here."
Sonic sighed in relief and saw Shadow walk in.
"What's it like to transform?" Shadow asked.
Sonic looked out the window and saw the full moon appear behind a cloud, shining brightly. "You'll find out in a minute," he said.
Sonic's eyes turned golden and he started growling. His fur thickened and spread all over his body, darkening to a bluish-gray. His knees snapped back, reversing themselves and growing muscular. His feet changed, becoming paws as his toes merged together, becoming three. Sharp, black claws burst from his toenails and fingernails. The same thing happened to his hands, forcing him onto all fours. Bones in his spine popped and rearranged themselves, which pushed out into a long tail. His face began to change, ears moving to the side of his head, becoming more pointed and triangular. Sonic's face pushed out to become a wolf's snout, his mouth elongating to become powerful jaws, teeth lengthening and sharpened into fangs. His nose at the end of his snout turned black and his sense of taste, sound and smell heightened greatly. With that, the transformation stopped.
Shadow's eyes widened as he started to transform also. He yelled in pain as his body began to grow. Shadow's legs and arms thickened with muscle and grew larger, lengthening as well. His shoes burst apart as long, sharp claws broke through his feet, which merged together and became thick paws. The same thing happened with his hands as his gloves tore off, revealing sharp claws. Bones in his knees and arms cracked and broke apart as they reversed, forcing Shadow onto all fours. His fur stayed black but darkened a little. His tail grew bushier and pushed out farther, resembling a long wolf's tail. Shadow's screams became growls as his vocal cords changed. His face started to change. The ears moved, swiveling to each side of his head and became more pointed. Bones in his face cracked and stretched, allowing it to grow into a snout. His mouth and nose fused together, becoming powerful jaws. Shadow felt his teeth lengthening past his gums, sharpening into long fangs. His quills, which had tips of red on them, also elongated.
When the transformation finished, they let out long eerie howls and ran off into the night.
Shadow and Sonic ran through the forest looking for prey when a huge wolf jumped out of the bushes, tackling them to the ground. Shadow rolled to his feet and pounced at the werewolf, digging his fangs into the werewolf's back. The werewolf howled in pain and threw Shadow off, knocking him against a tree. Sonic bared his fangs and growled at the werewolf, who growled back. They circled each other slowly, waiting for the right moment to attack.
Suddenly, the full moon disappeared behind a cloud. Sonic, Shadow and the unknown werewolf all howled in pain as they felt themselves reverting to their original forms. The thick black claws from their paws shrank back into toenails and fingernails. Paws became hands and feet, breaking apart into five hands and toes. They stood up on two legs, fur and tail shortening. Muzzles receded, causing faces to sink in as the ears swiveled to their normal position. Finally, the teeth shortened and the eyes changed back to their normal color.
All three figures got up, groaning in pain. Shadow looked at the figure that had attacked him and Sonic. When he saw who it was, he gasped in surprise and shock.
The werewolf who had attacked them was Mephiles.