Sonic was enjoying a nice time of relaxation as he was laying on his bed at the inn taking a nice long nap. Meanwhile Amy was busy reading the local paper looking for perhaps a plan on tomorrow's activities. Amy took a moment and looked up from her newspaper as she sat on a comfy red arm chair as she gazed her lover's body sleeping peacefully. A small smile formed from her lips as she stared at her hero that she loved more than life itself. She was about to go back to reading when the door to their room suddenly opened and then slammed so hard that Sonic immediately woke up in annoyance at the disturbance of his sleep. Sonic's expression then turned from an aggravated look to a concerned one in a split second as Amy did the same. They both stared at Ashtin covered in scars and clutching his right shoulder that looked an even deeper purple than his normal fur. Rosella was right behind Ashtin as she had both of her arms around him and was obviously helping Ashtin keep his balance so he wouldn't collapse on the spot. Amy immediately jumped up along with Sonic and immediately approached Ashtin and helped Rosella keep him standing as they pulled him towards Sonic's bed where he collapsed on the spot. Amy then examined where Ashtin was clutching his shoulder and realized it was just a bad bruise and Amy immediately grabbed a first aid kit that was located in the kitchen. She then pulled out some of the white medical tape and started to wrap it around Ashtin's shoulder while he made a few grunts in response to the tape putting pressure on his bruise. Finally after Amy finished wrapping up Ashtin he immediately sat up and looked at Sonic and Amy as he expected them to send a barrage of questions toward his way.
Sonic: What happened to you two? It looks like you went for a marathon of street fighting with an army of punks for the last 3 hours.
Ashtin: Nah I sort of ran into my brother and we had some quality family time together which lead to us getting the heck away from him.
Amy: So did he follow you?
Ashtin: Thankfully no but our time in this town is limited severally now.
Sonic: And why is that?
Ashtin: Well me and Rosella found the hideout to where we believe the mother computer is located but knowing Zale he'll report to Scourge and in only a few days this town will be flooded with robots looking for our heads.
Sonic: So what now?
Ashtin: Well we need to infiltrate the hideout soon and the only time that looks like we can is tomorrow night.
Sonic's expression turned to ice cold worry as he realized that it was true but there would be a problem that would occur. Tomorrow was a full moon which meant he turned into his werehog form once again.
Ashtin: Listen I know you are worried for our safety since you will be transforming tomorrow but you must have faith that you can control it.
Sonic: But I-
Amy: Come on Sonikku I believe that if you conquered that beast once before you can do it again. Besides that strength that you will have might come in handy just incase if I get into any trouble.
Amy's words made Sonic's worries melt away as he looked at the pink hedgehog's warm smile that made him feel like he had no worries in the world that could ever affect him. He then pulled Amy into a loving hug as she warmly returned it as Sonic nodded in agreement to the plan. He just hoped that he could control the beast again.
~Next day at Sunset~
The beautiful mixture of orange and red was shining brightly behind Sonic, Amy, Rosella, and Ashtin's back as they walked casually down the street that Ashtin and Rosella took the following day. They kept their dark robes on and hid their faces just incase if Zale had informed the base before hand to keep an eye out for them. The streets were not very crowded as usual so they didn't run into any trouble of getting separated from each other. Once they reached the same ally where Rosella and Ashtin believed the base that held the mother computer was located they immediately looked around to make sure no one was paying any attention to them or following them. Then they quickly slipped down into the ally and they all looked at what was believed to be a solid brick wall. Sonic looked at Ashtin like he was out of his mind but as Ashtin held out his hand and slowly moved it towards the wall it suddenly vanished as it would normally collide with the hard wall itself. With that all of Sonic's doubts vanished as the evidence was clear enough that Ashtin's accounts of the following day were indeed true. With that Ashtin walked right through the transparent wall followed by Rosella close behind. Sonic then walked through the wall expecting to go through as he did and right behind him Amy came.
Sonic looked around at the inside of the base that right off the bat had a two separate paths that they could take, one on the right and one the left. The smell of rusting metal was faint but noticeable in the base which reminded Sonic of the same smell whenever he infiltrated Eggman's base back home.
Ashtin: Alright I think it would be best if we split up from here. Me and Rosella will take the left path while you and Amy take the right.
Sonic nodded in agreement as Ashtin and Rosella started walking down the left path as they revealed their concealed weapons in preparation of any encounters they might face along the way.
After a minute Sonic motioned Amy to follow him as he started down the right path as Amy pulled out her Piko Piko Hammer from out of thin air. It didn't take them long to find a robot sentry on the path they took and before it had time to reach the alarm button, Sonic zoomed behind him and gave it a solid strong kick that sent the metallic menace towards Amy who gave it a good swing with her hammer and shattered the robot into scraps of metal that rained down to the ground. After that they continued down the same path slowly hoping to not run into any more trouble but unfortunately a loud siren flared awake and gave a loud nearly deafening shrill sound that they suspected was the alarm going off.
Sonic: Damn, I guess they hit the alarm before after they encountered Ashtin and Rosella.
Sonic was about to bolt down the hall so that he and Amy wouldn't get caught but right as he was about to a horde of robots wielding sharp spears appeared and immediately surrounded them. Sonic grinded his teeth and leaped into the flock of enemies as he started to decimate them with a few punches and a few spin tackles (spin dash that tackles into an enemy). While he was fighting he heard a few bangs and whacks that came from Amy's hammer as she was swinging it into the pile of robots that had ambushed them from behind. Sonic grinned as he finished the last robot that was in his way and he turned around to tell Amy to run but to his surprise she and all the other robots that ambushed them from behind had disappeared.
Sonic: Damn they must have captured her while I wasn't looking.
Sonic immediately bolted down the hall and went down a fleet of staircases as he followed the faint sound of Amy screaming and trying to get free. Finally when Sonic came down the last staircase he was immediately greeted by a horde of robots holding what now seemed to be the basic weapon they all possessed metal spears. Then he saw what looked like the commander of the squad in front of the mass of metal menaces and was holding Amy with his spear pressing against her throat and against his armor body. She was frantically struggling as she tried to escape but to no avail as the robot pressed his spear harder on her.
Elite Robot: Stand down now and we will spare your lives.
Sonic: Let her go now and fight me!
The robot again increased the pressure on Amy with his spear and Sonic then noticed a bit of crimson colored blood trickling down from Amy's neck. Her face started to turn white and her face looked like she was in unimaginable pain and terror. Sonic then felt the familiar feeling of bottomless rage as it swelled up and started to consume his body. He knew he was about to turn into his dark form until he felt an abrupt flood of the similar feeling that he wished he never had. He winced and looked to his left where a window was and outside the moon in its full shape glared at Sonic. Then the mixture of the two separate feelings started to fuse in his body as the utter rage and wild nature converge onto him. He fell to the floor as he shook violently and he felt the sharp pain of his transformation starting to fill his senses. His four biter teeth started to grow and sharpen into vile fangs and his gloves tore and exploded into shards of cloth as his hands grew. His arms started to enlarge just like his legs as his muscles started to grow like a wildfire. His fur grew out of control and turned dark blue and his shoes grew metal spikes out of the soles of them and looked like it could grip onto anything. Normally this would be the end of his transformation but the rage was now converging on him like no tomorrow as he started to become even more sinister. Normally only 4 of his teeth would grow into deadly sharp fangs but now all of his teeth were as sharp and as fierce looking as the four that he would normally have. His claws were sharp as blades and his fur was turning into pitch black. His muscles had doubled in what they used to change into when he was in his normal werehog form and the spikes that erupted from the bottom of his shoes grew even more deadly as some of them curved. Finally his pupils disappeared and were replaced by eyes that held no emotion but anger that made your blood turn to ice when you looked into the pair of white eyes and his vile mouth started emitting a dark mist of darkness that looked like it came from the darkest abyss in the universe.
Finally Sonic looked at the robot that still held Amy and looked like it was about to finish the job and kill her. However before it could, like a flash of lightning, Sonic rushed right at the robot and he roared as he gave the murderous menace an uppercut of unimaginable power that sent it colliding into the ceiling in a split second and exploded into a fiery inferno as Amy fell to the ground and was knocked out by the lack of oxygen she was breathing earlier. However the rage was still controlling and festering in Sonic as just destroying the one who hurt the person he loved was not enough to satisfy him. He let out a blood curdling roar and rushed into the horde of the leader's followers. Sonic flailed his arms with mindless fury as they decimated everything that came in contact with them and small explosions came from those who were not lucky enough to dodge them. Then a robot that was either brave or utterly insane found an opening and thrusted his spear into the vile beast that was slaughtering his comrades. At first the spear pierced Sonic's skin and a small gush of crimson red blood erupted from his wound and it looked like Sonic was calming down. However then Sonic let out another thunderous roar and the blood suddenly stopped erupting from his skin and the spear that wounded him was pulled out and crushed in an instant. The attack only fueled the bonfire of Sonic's rage like gasoline and only led to more destruction. Sonic then gazed at the robot that injured him with a murderous gazed and then opened his mouth wide as an eruption of dark substance unleashed from his bowels and converged on a large mass of the survivors. The dark substance ripped through the robots like tissue paper and engulfed the explosions that erupted from its victims that would have maybe burnt a Sonic's pitch black fur. Finally the last robot stood before Sonic as he instantly grabbed the survivor as it tried to escape from the monster's clutches. Then with a finishing blow Sonic ripped the robot's head off with his deadly fangs and then ripped the remains of the body in two halves as Sonic roared in victory. However Sonic had lost his control and was still berserk and wanted to destroy more to calm his rage but luckily Amy stirred awake when she heard Sonic's victory roar. Amy quickly limped to Sonic and wrapped her arms around his stomach from behind him and immediately he fell silent. His fur started to turn from pitch black back to dark blue and his muscles started to deflate and return to normal werehog form. With one last grunt Sonic finished transforming into his werehog form and took control of his body again.
Amy: It's over now. It's over.
~With Ashtin and Rosella~
Ashtin was sprinting down the metal walkway with Rosella trailing behind them as a group of robots armed with laser stunning guns fired at them as they chased the intruders. Thankfully the robots accuracy and aim were extremely poor. As Ashtin got to the end of the walkway he passed a mass of explosive barrels that he seemed to not have noticed but Rosella sure did. Once she reached the end of the walkway she whipped around and pulled out a bow out of thin air. Ashtin had stopped in his steps and whirled around as he noticed that Rosella had stopped running. He was a bit shocked that Rosella had a bow and a sharp pointed arrow that she was drawing into the bow. She pulled the string that hand the arrow knocked on it, aimed it at the mass of explosive barrels, and released the string as the arrow sliced through the air and collided with the center barrel. Then the barrels simultaneously exploded in a fiery inferno that engulfed the pursuers and Rosella smiled at her victory. She then ran back to Ashtin as he stood in absolute astonishment at what Rosella just accomplished.
Ashtin: Where did you learn how to shoot like that?
Rosella: What? We were separated for so long that I decided to buy a bow and some arrows myself and practiced it myself. Sure it's not my mighty mace but that doesn't mean it hasn't saved my neck a few times.
Ashtin: You know you could have told me this.
Rosella: I just wanted to see the look on your face when you discovered my secret.
Ashtin gave Rosella a bit of an annoyed look and growled under his breath low enough so no one could hear it. He then opened the door that stood behind them and entered the next room to be amazed at what they found. There was a few power generators in the corners of the room that held a large screen that was full of video cameras recording what was going on in different places in the base. Rosella walked in and whistled at the security center that stood in front of them and then her eyes turned wide in disbelief as she poked Ashtin to get his attention.
Ashtin: What is it?
Rosella: Look.
Rosella pointed her finger toward on of the screens and Ashtin followed her finger until he stared in awe at what it was playing. He was looking at Sonic in his hybrid Dark Werehog form decimating a large mass of robots that were desperately trying to escape his wrath and Ashtin couldn't help but let out a small whistle at how impressed he was at Sonic's new form.
Ashtin: Looks like his true dark form has come out of hiding and is whipping the crap out of those robots. Listen we need to cut the power from most of the bas but make sure the Mother computer is still being powered.
Rosella: Way ahead of you.
Rosella approached on of the power generators and started to investigate it. After a few minutes she started pulling out circuits and tinkering with it as Ashtin smiled at her work.
Ashtin: You always were good at this techno stuff.
Rosella: Well what do you think I was doing up in my room for so many hours in our kingdom, doing nothing? I always was tinkering and inventing stuff that came to my mind even though dad never liked it.
Ashtin: Yeah I remember how mad he was when one of your inventions blew up and the tower beside your bedroom blew up. To tell you the truth I thought he was going to blow up when he found out.
Suddenly the lights and screens around them suddenly went blank as an eclipse of darkness converged over them. Rosella then winked at Ashtin and gave him a thumbs up showing that she successfully cut the power through most of the base.
Ashtin: Okay now we need to regroup with Sonic and Amy before those metal heads figure out what we are doing. Then straight to the Mother Computer's chamber.
Rosella nodded in agreement as she ran out of the security room as Ashtin followed her close behind.