Chapter 6

Runaway From Fear

A portal opened in the middle of the Great Forest. A boot stepped out of the portal, then another. Soon a body came out. Then the figure stood beside the portal and helped another figure out. Soon two figures stood in the Great Forest. One a hedgehog and the other a fox. They were Scourge The Hedgehog: anti-Sonic and Fiona Fox: Scourges' girlfriend. Scourge and Fiona looked around the Great Forest, but heard a twig snap.

"What was that?" Fiona asked.

"I don't know, but I know what I'm going to do" Scourge said.

"I know too," Fiona said.

Scourge smiled his usual evil grin at Fiona and they ran off to where the noise was coming from.

Sonic ran through the bushes of the Great Forest. He stopped near a lake and looked at his reflection. He still looked like a hedgehog, which made him smile. His smile faded as he felt the pain surge through his entire body. A twig snapped on the other side of the lake. Sonic looked in that direction and saw Scourge and Fiona. Sonic bared his teeth at them.

"What do you two want?" Sonic growled.

Fiona smiled at the blue hedgehog across from her that was in pain.

"Well, hello Blue. How are you doing?" Fiona asked.

Scourge saw Sonics' pain and smiled also.

"Looks like you ain't doing to well" Scourge teased.

Sonic growled at them, trying to make them run away. Fiona and Scourge stayed in their positions and stared at Sonic. Sonic felt the pain start to worsen. Sonic screamed at the pain as the surge began affecting him. Sonics' smooth blue fur grew longer as it changed to a midnight blue. His fur grew into thick shaggy fur as his ears changed shape. They took on the shape of a wolfs' as they curved and twisted. Sonic fell onto his hands and knees as he felt his leg bones break down. Sonics' hands started growing bigger as his arms started growing midnight blue fur along them. A white puff of fur grew around his wrists as Sonics gloves began making tearing noises. Sonic glanced down at his gloves and saw his hands getting bigger. Soon the fabric couldn't hold Sonics' immensely large hands and they ripped. Sonic saw how big his hands had gotten, but his hands weren't down yet. His fingernails started growing longer and started getting a sharp tip at the end of each one. His fingernails became long sharp talons as Sonics' legs got shorter while his body became bigger. Sonic felt his body become more muscular as he felt stronger. Sonics' arms became thicker and fatter instead of his usual thin arms. Sonic turned his head to try and get a look at his back. His quills were still in place, but they had thicker amounts of fur as well as a white patch at the end of each of his quills. Sonics' feet grew bigger as his shoe size increased. Sonics' running sneakers changed into cleats. With spikes replacing the gold buckle. Sonic, then felt a pain going through his head as he felt his facial expression start to change. Sonic screamed louder, but while he was screaming his voice became a lot deeper. Sonics' skin changed to light blue, while opening his mouth. Revealing pearly white hedgehog teeth, but soon grew into long sharp fangs. His fangs grew longer, until they hung right over his bottom lip. Sonic fell onto the ground; weak from all the pain he just experienced.

That has got to be the worst type of pain, I've ever been in, Sonic thought.

Sonic felt something in the back of his throat. An urge. Wanting to escape its' imprisonment. Sonic pushed himself back onto his hands and knees. He closed his eyes, lifted his head and howled. His howl broke the silence along the Great Forests' frame and also lured three other Mobians to the scene. His eyes opened wide looking directly at the full moon as he stopped howling. Sonic collapsed next to the lake, as he was tired from both the pain and howling. Sonic crawled over to riverfront and looked at his reflection. Sonic looked at his reflection in both sadness and anger.

I…I look like a monster, Sonic thought.

Sonics' ear twitched, when he heard a whistle. Sonic looked up and knew who had done it. Sonic grunted and turned his head away.

Fiona's trying to get my attention, Sonic thought.

"Wow, Sonic, where'd you get the new look? It looks a lot better than your usual look. I may want to rethink about which side I've chosen to be on" she said.

Sonic got onto his hands and feet and roared at her then ran off on all fours.

"Was it something I said?" she giggled.

"Come on, lets follow him" Scourge said.

Fiona nodded with an evil grin, but before they could go. Three other figures appeared behind them. Fiona heard them and jumped into the air and landed on the short figure.

"Ow!" it exclaimed.

Scourge laughed at the figure that Fiona had jumped on. It was Tails. Tails, Sally and Monkey Khan had arrived after they heard the howl.

"Come back to ask me out?" she laughed.

"N…No!" Tails choked out.

Fiona got off Tails and walked back over to where Scourge was.

"What are you two doing in our zone?" Sally asked.

"It's not just your zone, it's my zone too" Fiona replied.

"Yes, but you're now not apart of this zone, you're now apart of his zone" Sally said.

Tails got up off the ground and dusted himself off.

"Sally, lets just find Sonic and get out of here" Tails cried.

"We saw Blue just before" Scourge said, smiling.

"Really? Where?" Tails said.

Tails folded his arms and looked at Fiona then at Scourge.

"He went that way" Scourge pointed down the river.

"Okay, thanks" Khan said.

"Ken, what are you…" Sally asked.

"Just follow my lead you two" he whispered.

Tails and Sally nodded their heads as they walked down the side of river. They walked into the bushes and hid there.

"Scourge is probably lying about Sonic going this way, so when they leave, we follow them" Khan explained.

"Good plan, Ken" Sally said.

Sally, Tails and Monkey Khan watched Scourge and Fiona from the bushes. Fiona and Scourge looked in the direction the Freedom Fighters had gone and smiled at each other. Scourge grabbed Fionas' hand and started running in the direction Sonic went.

"Okay, lets' go" Sally told Tails and Khan.

Sally, Tails and Monkey Khan stepped out of the bushes and ran after Fiona and Scourge.

Sonic reached a cave and collapsed on the rocky floor, once he was inside. Sonic turned over onto his back and put his hands in front of his face. He saw his sharp claws at the ends of his fingernails.

"How'd this happen to me?" Sonic asked himself.

Sonic sighed as he stood back up and looked around the cave.

"I don't want anyone else to see me like this…" Sonic said, "…so I'll live here from now on."

"Well, Blue, aren't you a sight for sad eyes" Scourge teased.

Sonic growled and turned his attention towards the voice.

"Don't you know its' rude to follow people" Sonic commented.

Scourge just smiled his evil smile at Sonic. While Sonic was distracted by Scourge. Sally, Tails and Monkey Khan snuck into the cave and hid behind a rock. Sonic folded his arms as he heard something in the back of the cave.

"You can stop following me, Khan" Sonic said.

"How'd it know we were here?" Sally asked.

"And more importantly, how does it know you?" Tails asked.

"I don't know, but you two stay here. I'll try to make sure it thinks I leave" Khan explained, under a whisper.

I'm guessing Sonic didn't tell Sally about his little problem, Khan thought, but I must tell him about the prophecy Li Yuen told me about.

"Okay, good luck" Sally said.

Monkey Khan walked out from behind the big rock and saw Sonic was staring at him.

"Okay, you caught me" Khan said, putting his hands in the air.

"Just leave me alone, so I can get rid of these weaklings" Sonic growled.

Weaklings? That curse must be starting to get to his head. He's starting to think he's stronger and better than them, Khan thought, and that's not the Sonic I know.

"Okay, you're the Werehog" Khan said.

Sonic snorted as he watched Monkey Khan leave the cave. Monkey Khan walked past Sonic and started walking towards the Great Forest, but hid behind one of the trees to watch the scene. Sonic then turned his attention to Scourge, as he was still smiling.

"You're the only one here?" Sonic asked.

"Of course" Scourge replied.

"So then where's…" Sonic was cut off as a tree branch hit him on the head.

Sonic looked up and saw Fiona in the tree, breaking another branch off the tree. Sonic growled and ran over to the tree Scourge was in front of and pushed Scourge aside. Sonic wrapped his giant werewolf hands around the tree trunk and shook it. Fiona slipped off her spot on the tree branch she was sitting on and landed safely on the ground beside Scourge. Sonic took his hands away from the tree trunk and looked at Scourge and Fiona. His eyes were full of hate and anger.

"What's wrong? Are you angry at the new look you've got" Fiona teased.

Sonic growled at Fiona and Scourge.

"Why can't you just leave me alone!" Sonic yelled.

Scourge waved away what Sonic had just said and decided to make Sonic even more angrier.

"So, are you gonna just stand there or are you gonna…" Scourge was cut off as Sonic pinned him against a tree trunk.

Fiona gasped at what Sonic had just done. Sonic smiled at Scourge, revealing two of his long fangs. Scourge stared open eyed at Sonics' fangs.

"Like my new teeth? Or should I say...fangs" Sonic asked.

Scourge cringed at Sonics' breath. It smelt like raw meat, to Scourge.

"Phew! Your breath stinks" Scourge exclaimed.

Sonic roared in Scourges' face. Sonic tightened his grip around Scourges' neck.

"That…wasn't meant…to be an…insult" Scourge choked.

Sonic snared at Scourge. Showing all of his razor sharp teeth. Fiona jumped on Sonics' back and started pulling his fur.

"Let him go!" Fiona cried.

Sonic roared and grabbed Fiona with his free hand. Fiona was holding tightly onto Sonics' fur and as he took her off she ripped a chunk of fur off his quills. Sonic brought Fiona up to his eyes. Fiona saw anger and rage in Sonics' emerald eyes.

I have never seen that type of look on Blues' face before, Fiona thought.

Sonic growled and threw Fiona at another tree trunk. Her back made contact with the trunk and she fell to the ground.

"…Fiona…" Scourge choked.

Sonic turned his attention back to Scourge, who was struggling to get out of Sonics' grip. Scourge looked at Sonics' expression and saw the difference in his eyes to that of the Sonic he knew.

Something has taken him over, Scourge thought.

Sonic opened his mouth as he lowered his muzzle to Scourges' shoulder. Sonic was about to bite Scourges' shoulder, but stopped. Sonic felt something hit the back of his head. Sonic ignored the pain from whatever hit him at first, but it happened again. Sonic turned his head to face whoever had thrown it at him. Sally picked up another rock and held it in the palm of her hand. She aimed it at Sonic and threw it. The rock hit Sonic in the cheek. Sonic let go of Scourges' neck and roared at Sally. Sonic got down onto his hands and feet and ran on all fours towards Sally. He jumped onto her, pushing her onto her back. Sally looked into Sonics' enraged emerald eyes and saw something in them that looked familiar.

"Sally!" Tails cried, looking out from the rock.

Sonic stared into Sallys' calm sapphire eyes and realisation hit Sonic, as he realised who he had just attacked.

"S…Sally" Sonic cried.

Sonic got up off Sally and took a few steps away from her. Sally sat up and put her hand up to try and touch Sonic, as Sonic looked at his hands. Sonic then ran on all fours out of the cave. And away from Sally.

"Wait!" Sally called.

Tails ran over to Sally and helped her up.

"Sally, are you okay?" Tails asked.

"Yes, I'm fine" Sally said. "But how'd that thing know my name?"

Okay, so it's gotten to the part of the story where most of the action comes in. I dreamt about this scene for ages, but I was too lazy to type it up until now. Hope you enjoyed. Read and review. See ya next chap, Sonic Fans.