Chapter 3: Signs

The next day, Sonic woke up and groaned. He had a massive headache then got out of bed. Sonic walked downstairs to find everyone still asleep and looked over at the nearest window then walked to the edge of the sunlight streaming through and slowly and apprehensively put his hand into it, bracing himself for the pain, but it never came. Sonic sighed in relief and walked out of his room and into the living room where his friend were.

Shadow heard him and woke up. He sat up and yawned. "Morning, Sonic. You're up early."

I'm fine," Sonic said. "I put my hand in the sun to see if it hurt but it doesn't yet. How long will it take until I can't be in the sun anymore?"

Shadow frowned. "You'll have to ask Tails to be certain, but it might be at least another 2 days, that's if Mephiles doesn't come back for another quick bite."

Sonic sighed. "Alright; I'll talk to him."

He walked into Tails' lab and saw him. "Hey, when will I not be able to stay awake during the day?"

Tails started and turned around. "Jeez Sonic, give me a warning next time or at least knock." He said jokingly. "Hm...well, to give you an answer...about 2-5 days after the fangs come in, it varies depending on the amount of venom injected. With the amount you've been given, I'd say you have about 3 days."

"Alright," Sonic said. "How long will it take for the transformation to be complete?"

"At least another week. If Mephiles doesn't come back anyway, if he bites you again and injects enough venom, your transformation could very well be complete tomorrow night."

"That's terrible!"

Tails sighed. "I know."

Sonic shook his head and sighed, then walked out of the room. He went into the kitchen and decided to make a couple of chili dogs. Sonic sat down and bit into them but his eyes widened and he spit them out. He looked at them, wondering what was wrong and took another bite to see if he would have the same reaction. He spit them out again and ran down to Tails.

"Tails...I went to have some chili dogs but they tasted horrible and I spit them out...twice! What's happening?"

Tails looked at him in shock. "That's one of the final stages of the transformation, not being able to eat and drink normal food. I don't know why it's happening already." He began to push Sonic toward the small examination table in his lab.

Sonic sighed and got on the table, looking at Tails.

"Sonic, I'm going to run a test on you, to see exactly how much venom is in your system and see if it's mutated in some way that's causing the stages to be mixed up."

"Okay," Sonic said. He lay n the table and waited.

Tails nodded then got out a scanner. Tails performed the scan quickly, then waited for the results to show. When they did, a look of horror appeared on his face.

Sonic noticed the look on Tails' face and sighed. "What is it? Is something wrong?"

"Mephiles...he injected you with a much larger amount of venom than I thought. It was too much for your body to handle, so the stages of the transformation have become erratic." He paused, then looked at Sonic sadly.

Sonic's eyes widened and he looked at Tails, then sighed and put his head in his hands. "No...it can't be..." He said, and glanced at Tails. "When will I be a vampire completely?"

"At the most? Two days. I'm sorry. Sonic." Tails sighed.

"Darn!" Sonic said. "So there's no cure?"

Tails shook his head. "No."

Sonic sighed. "Oh, well. I'll just deal with it, I guess. Thanks anyway, Tails."

He turned around and walked out of the lab.

Tails looked after him and sighed. I don't know what we can do to help him...We have to think of something...