Just what was that flash of gold? What made Sonic pass out (again)? Will he ever get supper? Wait and see ;) Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story. R&R plz

Chapter 7

I See the Future

I groaned, sitting up, when the same invisible force that knocked me out pinned me down.

"And stay down." a familiar voice growled. My vision was blurry, so I couldn't make out the shape of whoever was speaking to me, but I was obviously in a cave, lit by firelight, while the storm raged outside. "Now tell me who you are." the voice growled again. I snarled at it. I heard whoever it was take a step back. My vision was slowly coming in. I stared at the stalactites at the ceiling. As soon as I could see clearly, I leaped on top of my attacker, pinning him to ground, making him yelp.

I stared at him. "Growl?" Silver?

"Get off me, you, you… whatever you are!" Silver yelled. I backed off him and he stood up, dusting himself off. "Now," he said, freezing me with his psychokinetic powers, "Who are you?"

"Grrrr." I'm Sonic, you creep. I growled.

"Can you not speak?" Silver said. I shook my head.

"Poor guy." Silver said, reaching out to pet my head. I stepped back. He stared at me. I stared back. We both held each other's gaze for a while. Suddenly something seemed to click in that guy's psychic head. "Those eyes… Sonic?" he stuttered. I nodded. "Wow…" Silver stared some more. I rolled my eyes, turning in a few circles then plopping down like a dog, my back to him.

"I bet you're wondering why I'm in this time period." he said, sitting down on a large rock.

I snorted to show I didn't care, but he obviously took it to mean something like "Uh huh. Yeah, go on."

So he started talking about sensing problems in the time stream, blah-de-blah-de-blah. I mostly blocked him out and watched the storm still raging outside the mouth of the cave. Silver's talking came to me as "Blah de blah the Oracle summoned me blah blah blah time stream issues blah blah de blah Werehog blah de blah destruction of Mobotropolis blah blah end of the Hedgehog dynasty."

My ears suddenly perked up. I growled. I had obviously just missed something important. Slowly getting up, I walked over to Silver on all fours, nudging him with my nose.

"You want to see?" he asked. I nodded. Silver pulled out his Time Stone and it flashed gold, sending us to another time. (Sonia note: Time Stone: Chaos Emerald-like gem Silver uses to travel time)

When the light dispersed, I found Silver levitating us both above a seemingly abandoned city at night, though everything looked intact. "They didn't flee from here for fear of destruction." Silver said, as if reading my thoughts.

"Growl?" Then why? I asked. Silver pointed downward. I could see something running through the streets, with ragged fur and hungry eyes. With shock, I realized it was me. But then, another one joined me, though it was aqua-colored. I stared.

"Those who didn't die after you bit them …" Silver said, "Became Werewolves as well."

I gasped. A pink Werehog joined my future self by his side. I'd recognize those eyes anywhere. Amy.

"Simply outcasts by day, they undergo hideous transformation by night. Mobotropolis became a sort of prison, where they sent the Werewolves so they might join the pack, though sometimes the new ones are rejected and attacked." Silver explained. "The walls are tall and wide, the gate of the hardest iron, so there's no escape from here. The Werewolves often go hungry, and when one of them dies of hunger the rest of the pack feed off the carcass." Silver sighed. "It's sad, really. They were once good people, but the lycanthropy spread. Some who had the disease managed to escape before the city was closed off, so new Werewolves are popping up all over the planet."

My eyes darted around. All around the city there were Werewolves, Werehogs, Werefoxes, and many other forms of the disease I had spread. No more. I didn't want to hear any more, I didn't want to see any more. I shut my eyes tight and covered my ears, letting out a low whine. Silver stroked my head. Although it was getting really annoying getting treated like a pet, I needed some form of consolation. I opened my eyes, staring out at the city.

I'll fix this. This won't happen. I thought, making up my mind. Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I saw four Werehogs, two pink ones, a green one, and a blue one, ganging up on a small, frail-looking purple one in a corner.

That's got to be Sonia and Amy, that's Manic, that's obviously myself, all attacking… Mom? I stared down at the Werehog a little harder. It definitely Mom, and she looked really thin and fragile, but she obviously wasn't going down without a fight. She snarled as she slashed at Manic's nose, causing him to jump back. I saw my future self step forward and slash at her legs. Mom whimpered and showed no sign of fear, but she must've known it was hopeless.

"Just another example of what they go through." Silver sighed. "I've called this group a pack, but it's pretty much every beast for himself unless they need to fight. They're cowards, ganging up to attack. They often attack the old and weak ones that can't hunt for themselves, and then he hunter," he gulped, "becomes the hunted."

"CANNIBALS!" I barked down at them. "Sick, revolting…" I hailed words down on them that will not be repeated. (As she writes this, Sonia's giving me an evil glare.) Though no matter how loud I barked, they didn't seem to hear me. By this time, Mom was panting, and her slashes were getting weaker and rarely hitting. Sonia dashed forward and smashed Mom between her and the wall. Mom howled in pain and I swear I heard bones snap.

"They can't hear you, Sonic. Through this force field they can't hear or smell you, so we're safe." Silver said.

I didn't want to be safe. I wanted to protect Mom. My hackles raised, I began a low growl. Animal instinct took over. Before I knew what I'd just done I knocked Silver away with tremendous power. With Silver's powers no longer holding up the force field, I fell to the ground. As soon as I hit, I rushed towards Mom.

"Leave her alone!" I snarled at the group. They started making strange sounds deep in their throats. At first I thought it was supposed to be threatening, but I then realized they were laughing at me.

"Get lost, pup. This is our prey." my future self growled. Up close, I realized how big they all were. I mean, when I went Werehog, I was bigger than I normally was, but these guys must work out or something, because they were huge. I could see their muscles rippling beneath their pelts.

"I am nowolf's prey." I heard Mom growl. "But I can fight for myself. Out of the way." she growled at me.

"Yeah, dude. Let 'er fight her 'erself." Manic smirked. Even through growls, his accent was still noticeable.

"Maybe we should just make him move." Sonia growled, slashing at my face. Blood started to obscure my vision and I tried to wipe it away, but Amy slashed at my side before I made any progress. It looked like I was going to become the meal instead before I heard a long, high-pitched howl. All the wolves perked their ears.

"There's the signal. Day approaches. Back to your dens." my future self snarled before turning to glare at me. "This isn't over, pup. You WILL die." he growled, barely above a whisper, then galloped off. I turned around to face Mom. I was about to say something, but before I could, pain pierced my stomach and I doubled over. The world started to spin. I saw Mom running off towards some nearby building.

"Don't leave me…" I groaned in pain. Then I realized what I had done. I had just spoken in normal words. Not growled, snarled or howled, spoke. I glanced down at myself. Normal. Perfectly normal. I sighed with relief. Day had come, and I was back to my good old Hedgehog self. It was then that the shock of what just happened hit me. I was stuck in a different time, in a city full of Werewolves, and I had flung my guide and only way out over to who-knows-where. Way to go, Sonic.