Chapter 16

Night Of Pain Part 1

Sonic ran through the streets of Echidnaopolis on Angel Island on all fours. The moon hung high in the sky as his eyes adjusted to it. He panted hard as he continued running. His heart thumping on the inside of his chest. He was hungry for something to eat as the beast on the inside took control. Sonic was asleep at the moment due to his strong will needing rest; the curse took this chance to roam free. He stretched his arm out and grabbed the ledge of a building. As he sprung towards the ledge and jumped onto the roof. He looked over the entire city from the hight he was at and smiled.

They don't even know what's going to happen, Sonic thought.

He heard his stomach growl as he spotted a perfect spot to begin his rampage.

It's time for me to eat my fill, he thought.

Sonic howled to the full moon as he jumped from the roof of the building and landed in his hot spot. Some echidnas walking through the street turned to face the howl, but what happened next shocked them. Sonic landed on the ground and snarled at the echidnas around him. The woman ran back into their houses, while the men stayed outside to defend the island and its civilians. Sonic roared and lunged at the group of male echidnas. They brought their arms up to block Sonics' attack, but Sonic wasn't attacking.

Ohh, how stupid, Sonic thought.

Sonic jumped on top of the first echidna in line and snarled at him, revealing his sharp fangs. Drool splattered down onto the echidnas face from his open mouth. The echidna coughed a few times as Sonic was standing on his chest. The echidna struggled to get out of Sonics' grasp, but he wasn't as strong as Sonic. Sonic growled at the echidna in his grasp and lifted his hand up as he scraped the echidna across the face. The echidna screamed in pain as the claws left his face and the deep cuts that had been developed on his face from the claws started bleeding. Sonic lowered his face to the echidnas and inhaled the sweet scent of his blood. Sonic looked into the echidnas dark blue eyes as they showed fear in them. Sonic just smiled as he licked his fangs in delight and pleasure.

Dinner time, he thought as he lowered his muzzle to the echidnas' neck.

The echidna screamed in pain as Sonics' fangs pierced his flesh and continued enjoying the torture he was giving the echidna. Sonic soon felt an urge begging him to rip apart this echidna and feast upon his carcass. Sonic didn't give that urge a second thought as his instincts drove him to do the unthinkable. He ripped the echidna apart as he continued his food rampage. The echidnas around Sonic stared in fear at what they just saw happen to their fellow echidna friend. They all took a few steps away from the beast that had just attacked and eaten an echidna. Sonic got off of the body of the echidna and turned to the others around him. His eyes were a blood red as he lunged towards the next echidna in his sight.

Knuckles and Julie-Su ran through the streets of Echidnaopolis, while trying to find where Sonic had run off to.

"Knuckles, where do you think he went?" Julie-Su asked.

"I don't know, but I think I do know what he wants" Knuckles said.

"What?" Julie-Su asked.

"Food" Knuckles answered. "He'll be looking for food."

Julie-Su nodded, but then got a concerned look on her face.

"What if he's already attacked someone?" she asked.

"We'll just have to hope the beast won't be hungry when we find him" Knuckles said.

"What do you mean?" Julie-Su asked.

"He's a monster now. So, we'll have to catch him and cage him up like one" Knuckles told Julie-Su.

"But, he's still Sonic? Right?" Julie-Su asked.

"I don't know, Su" Knuckles said. "I sure hope so."

Knuckles stopped running when a smell wafted through the air and into his nose. The smell was as black as night as the smell was of burning debris. Smoke.

"Knuckles? What is it?" Julie-Su asked.

"I smell smoke coming a little further down the street" Knuckles told her.

"That's not a good sign" Julie-Su said.

Julie-Su became both scared and concerned at the same time. Concerned about Sonic and scared about what he's doing to Echidnaopolis.

"You're telling me" Knuckles said, sarcastically.

Knuckles started running towards where the smell of smoke was emanating from and Julie-Su ran along side him. Knuckles and Julie-Su ran past buildings that were still standing and buildings that were starting to fall apart. Knuckles stopped as soon as he saw a sight that would petrify all of existence. Julie-Su stopped beside Knuckles and looked at him in concern.

"Knuckles, what is…" Julie-Su was cut off by the sight in front of her.

Buildings were on fire and starting to crumble to the ground. Parents and children were outside their houses, watching them fall to the ground. A large pile of dead bodies was in the middle of the road and at the very top of the pile was Sonic.

"Oh my gosh" Julie-Su cried.

Knuckles ran over to the bottom of the pile of dead bodies and stared up angrily at Sonic. Sonic looked down at Knuckles; his eyes were still blood coloured and there was blood all over his hands and all around his mouth. His mouth grew into a snarl as it showed his blood stained fangs. Knuckles' eyes widened in pure terror at the sight before him.

What's happened to Sonic? He would never think about hurting someone, especially if they're on our side, Knuckles thought.

Sonic jumped down from the pile of bodies and landed beside Knuckles. Knuckles turned to face Sonic, but Sonic picked him up by the neck as he threw Knuckles at a crumbling building. As Knuckles hit the wall of the building it completely collapsed. Knuckles got up and started running at Sonic, his fists in front of his body.

"I've had enough of this!" Knuckles yelled. "Stop this now! I don't want to hurt you! But I will if I have to!"

Sonic narrowed his gaze at Knuckles.

I should be the one saying that, Sonic thought.

Knuckles ran at Sonic as he got ready to punch the werehog in the stomach.

Let's have a little fun before I finish up dinner, Sonic thought as a smile crept across his face.

Knuckles punched Sonic in the stomach with full force as Sonic collapsed to the ground with that same smile still plastered on his face. Sonic started clutching his stomach with his clawed hands as he started roaring and howling. Knuckles stepped away from the fallen werehog as his howls grew louder. Knuckles turned to face Julie-Su, who just shrugged.

"How can he get knocked down by one punch?" Knuckles asked.

"I don't know" Julie-Su answered. "Maybe he's faking."

Sonic stopped howling and growled at Knuckles and Julie-Su as he took his hands away from his stomach and stood onto his feet. Knuckles readied his fists again, while Julie-Su got her gun out again.

"He was faking" Knuckles exclaimed.

Sonic ran at Knuckles and Julie-Su with his arms outstretched. Knuckles was caught in one of Sonics' outstretched arms, but Julie-Su dodged Sonics' attack. Julie-Su aimed her gun at Sonics' back, but Sonic moved before she could fire. Sonic threw Knuckles on the ground as Julie-Su re-aimed her gun. Sonic snarled at Knuckles as he put his foot on Knuckles' back. Sonic smiled a toothy grin at Knuckles' hopeless position on the ground.

One less person to worry about, Sonic thought.

Sonic lowered his muzzle to Knuckles' neck, but something jumped onto his back before he got the chance.

"Don't you even think about it" Julie-Su exclaimed.

Sonic roared and stretched his arm onto his back and grabbed Julie-Su around her waist. Sonic took Julie-Su off of his back and brought her up to his face. Sonic glared into her violet eyes in anger, while she stared into his blood red eyes in fear. Sonic growled at her then threw her on the ground beside Knuckles. Sonic put his hand on Julie-Sus' back to keep her from running away and not to have too much weight on Knuckles if he put his other foot on Julie-Sus' back. Sonics' smile grew even wider at the two echidnas lying before him.

Two for the price of one, Sonic thought.

Julie-Su turned her head to try and face Knuckles as she was overtaken by fear and anguish.

"I guess this is it" she said.

Knuckles turned his head to hers, his expression was of anger but still of concern.

"No, it's not" Knuckles said. "Something good will happen. I know it."

Julie-Su kept her worried expression as she stared at Knuckles in worry. Knuckles smiled and put his gloved mitt out to hers. Julie-Su took his hand in hers and held it tightly. Knuckles didn't want to tell Julie-Su, but even his hope for help was fading. Sonic lowered his muzzle to the two echidnas and sniffed them.

They like each other. Even more the reason to kill them both together, Sonic thought.

Sonic stopped sniffing the two echidnas and lowered his mouth towards Knuckles first. Julie-Su saw this and started screaming and struggling out of Sonics' grip. Tears were flowing from her eyes.

"NO! Don't go for him first!" she shouted.

Sorry, but the toughest has to go first, Sonic thought.

Knuckles eyes widened as he saw Sonics' sharp fangs get closer to his neck. Julie-Su tightened her grip on Knuckles' hand as she knew this maybe the last time she could hold his hand alive.

"NO! KNUCKLES!" Julie-Su shouted.

Sonics' fangs got closer and closer to Knuckles' neck. His saliva was starting to pour out of his mouth and onto the back of Knuckles' neck. Knuckles closed his eyes tightly as he didn't want to see his blood go all over his body and Julie-Su also closed her eyes as she also didn't want to see it. Sonics' fangs were inches away from Knuckles' neck as his whole instinct told him to devour this echidna a different way from the others he had eaten. As Sonics' entire jaw closed in on Knuckles' neck, Knuckles felt his skin being pierced by Sonics' fangs.

Awesome! Cliffhanger! bet you guys didn't expect a cliffhanger did you! Hope you enjoyed this chapter because I had alot of fun re-reading it. Next chaps gonna be continued from this one. See ya next chap Sonic fans. SXS OUT!