Chapter 14

Angel Of An Island

Knuckles and Sonic walked through the streets of Echidnaopolis on Angel Island. Knuckles lead Sonic to his house as Sonic would be staying in the guest room.

"Knuckles, you really don't have to do this" Sonic said. "I could sleep in a warehouse or at the Master Emerald altar."

Knuckles shook his head and continued walking.

"No way, Sonic. Sally wouldn't want you to sleep in a warehouse or at the altar" Knuckles told Sonic.

"I don't really care where I sleep" Sonic said.

Knuckles stopped walking and turned to face Sonic.

"Well I do. Sally is a good friend of mine and since she really likes you I want to make sure you have a comfortable place to sleep!" Knuckles yelled at Sonic.

Sonic just shrugged and continued walking as Knuckles looked back at Sonic with suspicion on his face.

He's hiding something that's keeping him from home, Knuckles thought.

Knuckles ran ahead of Sonic as they approached Knuckles' house. Knuckles stepped up to the front door and was about to open the door, but it opened before his gloved hand could touch the doorknob. As the door opened a pink echidna ran up to Knuckles and gave him a bear hug.

"Su!" Knuckles exclaimed, surprised.

"Knuckles! I've been waiting for you to come back!" Julie-Su said.

"Why?" Knuckles asked. "And were you peeking through the window while waiting for me?"

"Because you left the altar after we saw a bunch of robots flying above the island" Julie-Su answered. "And maybe I was and maybe I wasn't."

Knuckles pulled away from her hug and had a suspicious look on his face as he stared at her.

Yeah, right. You were looking out the window beside the door, Knuckles thought.

"I thought they were after someone, so that's why I followed them" Knuckles told Julie-Su.

Julie-Su smiled, but saw Knuckles expression and stopped smiling.

"Okay, I was peeking out the window, but I was just worried that's all" Julie-Su explained.

"Have you gone soft, Knuckles?" Sonic asked.

Knuckles turned to look at Sonic with an angry expression spread across his face.

"Don't you know when to keep your mouth shut?" Knuckles asked in a slight yell.

"No, but Julie didn't know I was here" Sonic said. "So I had to say something."

Knuckles and Julie-Su blushed at what Sonic had just said.

"So, are we gonna see that guest bedroom or not?" Sonic asked changing the subject.

Knuckles sighed then nodded and lead Sonic into the house. Sonic looked around the house in amazement.

Wow, I never knew Knuckles was so clean, Sonic thought.

"Knuckles, how do you…" Sonic was cut off by Knuckles.

"I'm not the only one that lives here" Knuckles told Sonic. "My family also lives here, like you still live with your parents."

"Yeah, I guess so" Sonic said, "…but what about 'Su?"

"She comes and visits me here sometimes" Knuckles said.

"Oh yeah, but where does she…" Sonic was cut off by Knuckles again.

Knuckles turned around to face Sonic and started yelling at him.

"Don't be a smart-mouth, hedgehog!" Knuckles shouted.

Sonic folded his arms and continued following Knuckles to the guest room. They walked through the halls of the house and Sonic kept looking around in amazement and astonishment. Once they reached the guest room, Knuckles opened the door and showed Sonic the room.

"Whoa! This is a little flashy for me" Sonic exclaimed.

Sonic looked at Knuckles and smiled crookedly at him. Knuckles just scoffed at Sonics' smile. The room was coloured with red all along the walls and the bed was king-sized with a yellow blanket and quilt. The pillow was all puffy and soft with feathers hanging out the sides of the cover. Like someone had just completely stuffed the pillow full of feathers. A bookshelf aligned next to the door with hundreds of books about the history of the echidnas. A desk sat beside the bookshelf with even more books stacked upon it. A nightstand sat beside the bed with a lamp on the top and drawers probably containing more books about the history of echidnas. Sonic looked all around the room once more and turned to look at Knuckles and Julie-Su again. He was still holding his crooked smile on his face.

"Thanks Knux, but I'm gonna have to pass" Sonic said.

Knuckles frowned at Sonics words as he spoke.

"Is it because of all the books about echidnas?" Knuckles asked.

Sonic shrugged his shoulders at Knuckles' question.

"Maybe, I still think this is little much for my taste in bedrooms" Sonic explained.

Knuckles just grunted and grabbed the doorknob.

"See ya at dinner" Knuckles said.

Sonic shook his head at Knuckles.

"I'm not gonna have dinner" Sonic told Knuckles.

Knuckles raised an eyebrow at Sonics' refusal.

"Why?" Knuckles asked. "You're always hungry for a chilidog whenever you visited me before."

"I guess I'm just not hungry today" Sonic said.

Knuckles clasped the doorknob tighter in his grip.

What is wrong with Sonic? He never turns down a chilidog, Knuckles thought.

"Okay then, see ya in the morning" Knuckles said, eyeing Sonic suspiciously.

"Have a nice sleep, Sonic" Julie-Su said.

Sonic nodded and turned to look at the room again as Knuckles closed the door behind him. Sonic walked over to the window and looked out it at the setting sun. Sonics' eyes widened in fear.

"It's sunset already" Sonic exclaimed. "Knuckles must be very slow when he glides. It was just morning when we fought the robots."

Sonic thought for a moment, then another thought came into his mind.

"But I was also at Lupes' for awhile in the morning and her place is pretty far away from Angel Island and new Mobotropolis" Sonic continued. "I'm guessing that was another extra hour or something like that."

Sonic looked up at the darkening sky as it transformed into the night sky.

"I hope things won't get crazy tonight" Sonic sighed as he continued staring at the setting sun and the rising moon.

Sonic felt the pain start to appear in his stomach as the moon rose into the sky. The full lust of the moon shone through the window onto Sonics' blue fur. Sonics' breathing began to quicken as he grabbed his stomach with one hand and held his head with the other. The changes were beginning to take effect as he groaned in pain. Sonic closed his eyes and focused on his thoughts and pure heart and any other thing that will keep him from losing control.

Focus, Sonic, focus, Sonic thought.

He kept that thought in his mind, until the pain spread through his entire body.

"Gahh!" Sonic cried.

The pain was becoming worse and worse as the seconds passed. The seconds were flying by faster than Sonic could hold onto anymore. Sonic felt his body start to change and get larger as his transformation into the werehog started to become more efficient. Sonic wanted to scream as the pain was getting to the unbearable part in the transformation. But, Sonic knew that if he screamed, Knuckles and Julie-Su would come and see what was wrong with him. Or bust down the door to get an answer out of Sonic if he didn't want them to come in.

I gotta focus, I can't scream at the pain, Sonic thought. That's exactly what it wants.

Sonic felt that urge grow in his throat as he started coughing to try and get rid of it. It just kept growing, the more he coughed.

It's no use I'm gonna scream sooner or later, so why not do it now. I…gotta…let…it…out, Sonic thought.

Sonic opened his eyes as they changed to slits as that thought passed through his mind and as he couldn't hold the scream longing to escape in his throat any longer as he opened his mouth. Sonic tightened his grip on his stomach and his head as he dug the claws that were growing on his nails into his flesh. Sonic knew it was a risk to scream, but it was a risk he had no choice to make.

Again, I'm not that good at details in a story, but I hoped you liked it anyway. And I didn't have much in mind for what will happen throughout the rest of the day, so I just made it that Sonic and Knuckles arrived near sunset. Hope it still sounds interesting. 1 chap left until action and drama or something rather. SXS OUT.