Chapter 21: Deception

Chris watched as Sonic writhed and screamed as electricity coursed through him. He held his head, screaming even louder. His fur turned back to blue and his eyes changed back to green. He lay panting on the floor. Chris ran up to him and shook him.

"Sonic? Sonic?"

Sonic got up and looked at Chris. "Chris? What—?" He looked around and saw Shadow and Silver lying against the wall. "What happened?"

"You...er...remember when Eggman infected you with that virus?"

Sonic frowned. "Yeah. What about it?"

"Well...after that, you became evil and started destroying the planet. You also killed Tails and Knuckles."

Sonic's eyes widened. "No...it can't be!"

Chris was about to say something when Amy ran up to Sonic and hugged him. "Sonic! You're back! Promise me you'll never do something like that again!"

Sonic just stared at her. He ran over to Shadow and Silver, slapping them. Shadow woke up but Silver lay still. Sonic looked at Silver's head and saw blood pouring from a wound. He checked Silver's pulse and knew he was dead.

He looked at Shadow. "Shadow...are you okay?"

Shadow's eyes widened as he saw Sonic. "Stay away from me, Sonic!"

Sonic laughed. "Relax, Shadow. I'm fine."

Shadow looked at Chris. "You didn't tell him?"

"Tell me what, Chris?"

Chris was about to say something when the building started to shake and crumble. Sonic looked at them. "Go; get out of here!"

Shadow eyed Sonic. "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to try and get the Chaos Emeralds."

"No, we'll get them." Shadow looked at Sonic and then ran over to where the Master Emerald and the Chaos Emeralds were. He grabbed them and rushed outside. Amy and Chris followed him. They were about to go back in for Sonic when the building toppled to the ground. They all looked on in horror.

"Sonic!" Amy yelled.

Chris looked at Shadow. "Let's get out of here."

They walked away and headed home. Chris looked at Shadow and said, "Didn't you say the cure was temporary?"

Amy stopped in her tracks and looked at Shadow. "Is that true, Shadow?" she asked.

Shadow hesitated and nodded his head. "Yes, it is. You all know what that means, don't you?"

Amy thought for a minute and gasped. "No...not again!"

Sonic the Hedgehog stood outside the crumbled building, looking at it. He sighed and lowered his head. All of a sudden, a massive headache hit him. He screamed as he fell on all fours, transforming into his Werehog form. The pain stopped for a minute. He panted and thought it was over when he started screaming again, convulsing in pain. Electricity shot all over his body as a dark black aura surrounded his body. His fur turned black and his eyes changed color to a pure white. He got up and looked around. His mouth twisted into an evil grin and he laughed maniacally as he ran towards the city, ready to bring destruction once again.