Hey everyone. I'm back with the long waited chapter 17 of Team Sonic: Back in Jump City. This marks the reappearance of Sonic's werehog form since like I said, I felt he was too violent in the original story and I have used him a few times in my other story (which I'm taking a break from). Also, this chapter, like I said, fully focuses on Sonic and Raven yet again as she finds out about his werehog form. Oh and also this will be the first chapter in the story where AD is absent. Anyway. Not much to say, with that out of the way, let's get started.
The Titans and Team Sonic searched far and wide for their co-leader and friend but to no avail.
"Where could he be?" Tails asked.
"It is a full moon tonight. Maybe he went off to howl at the moon." Knuckles said, earning a glare from Shadow.
"Two words: Not helping!" he exclaimed.
"Not supposed to." Knuckles said.
"Big K. Just be quiet." Cyborg told Knuckles.
"Fine." Knuckles grumbled.
Raven followed behind the team. Suddenly, she heard growling coming from the alley.
"Who's that?" she asked. She got closer to the alley out of curiosity. "Sonic?"
On cue, Sonic came out of the alley in his werehog form.
"Hey Rae." he greeted Raven.
"S-Sonic?" Raven said, almost terrified. "Is that you?"
"The one and only." Sonic said.
"What happened to you?" Raven asked.
"Full moon. I'm like this during the full moon." Sonic explained.
"But I thought you're like this when you're angered." Raven said. Sonic shook his head no.
"That's AD's. Mine is different from hers." Sonic said. "But you need to go before the Titans find me."
"But what about your team?" Raven asked.
"They already know." Sonic replied. "But you need to go before the Titans find me. I mean it."
"No. I won't leave you alone." Raven said.
"You gotta. Unless you want to risk losing me." Sonic said. "Go. You need to, Rae."
Sonic ran off without looking back. The rest of the team caught up with Raven.
"Sorry to interrupt your fantasy but where the heck were you?" Knuckles asked.
"What happened?" Tails asked.
Raven didn't respond to any of the questions asked.
"Raven?" Beast Boy asked out of concern. Raven flew off by herself to find Sonic.
"Hey. Where you going?" Cyborg asked.
"I'm going to find Sonic. Nobody stop me." Raven said before flying off.
"Okay then. I didn't know she cared that much about Sonic." Shadow said.
The remaining team went back to the tower to search for Sonic themselves.
"Any luck?" Robin asked Tails.
"So far, no." Tails replied.
"Where is he?" Amy asked.
"Oh. I wish to know our blue friend is okay now, please." Starfire said.
"Join the club." Tails said.
"We're going out again." Robin said.
"Are you crazy?!" Shadow exclaimed.
"We have two teammates missing and none of us know where our co leader is." Robin explained. "Or if he's even alive."
"WHAT?!" Everyone, except Shadow and Starfire, exclaimed.
"Dude. You can't be serious." Beast Boy said.
"I'm serious, Beast Boy." Robin said. "Let's go."
The team went out to search for Sonic again.
"So what now?" Beast Boy asked.
"Let's split up." Robin said.
"Split up?!" Knuckles shouted. "Do you not watch the werewolf movies?!"
Shadow hits Knuckles on the head.
"Can it." he said.
"As I was saying, let's split up. Tails, Amy, Shadow and Knuckles, you search left. Titans, we're searching right." Robin said.
"Copy that." Beast Boy, Starfire and Cyborg said.
"Wait. Question. How will we let you know who we find?" Shadow asked.
"Call us on your Titan communicator." Robin replied.
"Got it. Titan communicator." Tails said.
"Let's move out!" Cyborg said.
Team Sonic and the Titans went their separate ways.
Raven, meanwhile, was having a hard time finding Sonic. Though she was able to sense his emotions and his presence.
"He's near and he's scared." she said to herself. She eventually found Sonic by the moonlight.
"Sonic!" she called out to him.
"Gah! Raven! You need to go! Please! I-I'm a monster!" Sonic said. "The Titans will find me and destroy me!"
"Sonic. I do not care. It doesn't matter what you look like. You're still the same person on the inside." Raven said.
"But Raven..." Sonic said.
"But nothing, Sonic. I'm not leaving you. Not now. Not ever." Raven said.
"Fine. If you insist." Sonic sighed. Raven held Sonic in a hug.
"You are cuter as a werehog anyway." she said.
"I'm glad you think so." Sonic chuckled.
"And strangely, a lot fluffier." Raven said.
"I am not fluffy." Sonic jokingly said.
"You are too." Raven giggled.
"Am not." Sonic insisted.
"Are too." Raven said.
"Fine." Sonic caved.
Tails eventually found Sonic and Raven.
"There you guys are." he said.
"Tails! You're not gonna destroy him, are you?" Raven asked.
"No. I already know it's Sonic." Tails replied.
"But whatever you do Rae, don't tell the..." Sonic said.
"There he is!" Robin said.
"Titans." Sonic said.
"Oh boy." Tails said.
"Who...who told you to go after me?" Raven asked.
"Knuckles did." Beast Boy replied.
"Dang it, Knuckles!" Tails said.
"What? Don't look at me. Robin said to tell him when we found them." Knuckles said.
"Take him down! Titans, GO!" Robin commanded.
The Titans, except Raven, did what they were told and attacked Sonic.
"Guys! Stop!" Tails exclaimed.
"Not now, Tails!" Robin said.
"Guys! Please stop!" Raven pleaded. "It's Sonic!"
"Sonic?" Beast Boy asked.
"Yeah. It's me. Don't you recognize me?" Sonic said.
"What happened to you, blue dawg?" Cyborg asked.
"Remember the power that hit AD?" Amy asked.
"It got Sonic too?" Starfire asked.
"Yep." Tails replied.
"But I was hit before AD. I always run off during the full moon because I was scared, okay? I was scared of what you will all would do to me but now that the secret's out, it doesn't matter now. Since you all tried to attack me cause you think I'm a threat." Sonic explained. "And I shouldn't be around anyone who thinks I'm a threat. I think I should go."
Sonic ran off, leaving his friends to watch in horror. Especially Raven.
"Blue dawg! Wait!" Cyborg called out to Sonic.
Sonic, hearing Cyborg call out to him, stopped in his tracks.
"What?" he asked.
"We're...we just want to apologize." Cyborg said.
"It's too late for 'I'm sorry'." Sonic said.
"No, dude. Just hear us out, okay?" Beast Boy said.
"Fine." Sonic sighed.
"We're sorry we attacked you, man. Please stay." Cyborg said.
"Yeah right." Sonic said.
"It's true, blue friend. We did not mean to harm you." Starfire said.
"Why should I believe you?" Sonic asked.
"Cause you're our co leader. That's why. Raven was right. It doesn't matter what you look like. You're still the same guy on the inside." Robin explained.
"Uh huh. Sure. Likely story." Sonic said.
"Blue dawg. If you leave this instant, you will break Raven's heart and you will regret it." Cyborg teasingly said.
"Yeah! We won't stop till you come back and we mean it!" Beast Boy teasingly said.
"Fine. I'll stay. Hehe." Sonic chuckled. "Apology accepted."
"Joy!" Starfire said, hugging Sonic.
"But wait. If you can talk in your werehog form, why couldn't AD?" Robin asked.
"That part we don't know about." Tails replied.
"But at least we got our co leader back." Shadow said.
"Let's go home." Robin said.
When they came back, Sonic was back to normal and was sitting the roof watching the sunrise.
"Back to normal?" Raven asked.
"Yeah." Sonic replied. "Thanks, by the way."
"For what?" Raven asked, sitting next to Sonic.
"You know, for what happened back there." Sonic replied.
"Oh. You're welcome." Raven said.
"Hey Rae." Sonic said.
"Yes?" Raven asked.
"Were you serious about what you said?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah. I was. Your werehog form couldn't stop me from seeing my favorite blue guy." Raven said, blushing.
Sonic turned away, blushing too.
"You don't mean that." Sonic jokingly said.
"I do. I mean it." Raven said.
"Aw shucks." Sonic said.
They suddenly heard giggles from the back. They turned around and found Cyborg and Beast Boy watching them.
"Don't you guys have anything better to do?" Sonic asked.
"Nope." Cyborg replied.
"Not really, dude." Beast Boy replied. "But we heard everything."
"Don't you even...!" Raven said.
"Hey everyone! Raven said Sonic is her favorite blue guy!" Beast Boy shouted while he ran with Cyborg.
"Get back here!" Raven said, flying after Cyborg and Beast Boy. Sonic chuckled at the sight.
"Those two. I swear." Sonic said.
He went inside to follow the three Titans.
And finished. Finally. I know you all were waiting for this chapter so here it is. Hehe. Also title of the chapter is referencing both the Disney movies and the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. See what I did there? Hehehehehehe. Okay. I'll stop now. Anyways. Next chapter is a Shadow focused chapter since I felt that he needs some attention from you guys. Plus he's my second Sonic character so why not? It'll be about him trying to let go of his past and no. I'm not adding Black Doom to the story. Why? Cause well. I don't want to. Besides like I said, only Teen Titans villains are allowed in the story. Okay. I'll go now. Don't ask when Chapter 18 will be out cause I don't know yet. Anyway. Now I'll go. Till the next time we meet, take care everyone. Ciao! :)