Chapter 15: Mephiles the Dark
Mephiles grinned and looked at Shadow.
"Oh, how ironic fate can be! I never dreamed that you would be bitten by Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog."
Sonic just stood there, unable to believe his eyes. "Mephiles? H-how? I thought you were dead! Shadow and I killed you two years earlier!"
Mephiles threw back his head, laughing. "You think that you can get rid of me that easily? I killed you Sonic, I watched you die; with a certain satisfaction, I might add. Then, something happened; something I thought was impossible. You killed me, you and that black hedgehog."
"How did you survive?" Shadow shouted angrily.
"I'm not sure how it happened; perhaps when Solaris was defeated I was separated from him again. Anyway, the point is I survived. One thing was on my mind: revenge. If you want to know how I became a werewolf, I was bitten by one. After that, I started plotting."
Sonic frowned. "What do you mean?"
"It was I who bit you that night."
Sonic's jaw dropped in surprise. He shook his head and growled. "You're not going to get away with it this time, Mephiles. Shadow and I will defeat you once again. I suppose you know that a werewolf can kill another werewolf."
"I know; that's how I'm going to kill you...again!"
Shadow shook his head. "We shall see."
The clouds parted, revealing the full moon. All three hedgehogs yelled in pain as they started transforming. Their eyes changed color to a sickly golden-yellow. Fur darkened as their knees and arms reversed themselves, growing muscular and causing them to fall on all fours. The feet and hands changed, becoming paws as toes merged together, becoming three. Sharp, black claws burst from toenails and fingernails. Tailbones pushed out into a long tail. Their faces began to change, pushing out farther to resemble a wolf's snout, mouths elongating to become powerful jaws as the teeth lengthened into razor sharp fangs. Finally, the ears moved to the sides of the head, becoming more pointed and triangular.
All three werewolves raised their heads to the full moon and howled loudly before looking at each other, growling. Shadow and Sonic lunged at Mephiles, and the battle began.