Chapter 23

I Know What You Are

Sonic walked into the throne room in Castle Acorn to talk to King Max. Sonic gulped and walked across the red and gold carpet to stand in front of the throne. Sonic looked around the throne room to try and find where King Max was. Sonic knew that whatever the King wanted to talk to him about couldn't be good. It was either a) about his disappearance or b) that he was the werewolf.

"It is very nice of you to come, Sonic," King Max said as he entered the throne room.

Sonic jumped at King Max's voice coming out of nowhere. Sonic turned around to face King Max as he approached Sonic from behind. King Max walked around Sonic and stopped in front of him.

"Of course I came. You told Sally you wanted to see me and I couldn't possibly turn down an order or request by the King," Sonic said, nervously.

King Max nodded and frowned.

"Sonic, the reason I asked Sally to tell you to come here is because of the werewolf," King Max said.

Sonic had known that word would be the next that came out the King's mouth. He just hoped that King Max hadn't figured it out yet. Sonic tried to not look nervous but patches of sweat were starting to appear on his forehead.

"What's going on with the werewolf now?" Sonic asked, trying to sound less nervous than before.

"Well, after some careful thinking I have found out some decent information about it," King Max told Sonic.

"What is that, Sire?" Sonic asked, starting to sound more steady.

"Well, at the dinner two nights ago when I announced about the werewolf on Mobius you seemed actually frightened for the beast. As if you didn't want it to be harmed," King Max explained.

"W … Well, you know me. I don't like actually killing things or thinking they should get killed even if they do deserve it," Sonic told King Max.

"That is true. But then on that night I saw you look at the moon. The pain you experienced once you lay eyes upon it and the worried expression that was on your face," King Max explained.

"What are you saying? Are you saying that I'm the werewolf?" Sonic laughed, nervously.

"No, no, no, no, Sonic. I am not saying that you ARE the werewolf, I am saying that because I know you ARE the werewolf," King Max told Sonic.

Sonic stared at King Max in shock. He had expected him to say something like that, but not in that way.

"Don't worry, Sonic. Ixis Naugus told me all he knew about werewolves, so it was initially easy for me to figure out who the werewolf was," King Max said.

Sonic gulped and looked at his feet. He had put a new pair of sneakers on before he came to Castle Acorn, so that he at least looked a bit nice for the King. His hands just lay by his side as his eyes stared at his sneakers.

"So, you know I'm the werewolf. Well, that's great. Perfect!" Sonic exclaimed. "One more person knows!"

"Well, Sonic, actually two more people know," King Max told Sonic.

"Who?" Sonic asked.

"NICOLE," King Max said.

"N … NICOLE knows?" Sonic asked.

The form of NICOLE appeared beside Sonic. He jumped and looked at her in surprise. Sonic saw that her eyes were tear stained and looked bloodshot. She looked as if she had been crying for a considerably long time.

"I'm sorry, Sonic, but Knuckles and Julie-Su informed me of it. I was going to tell Sally, but then I thought of how that would make you feel. So, I decided it would be best if you told her," NICOLE told Sonic.

"Y … You know too?" Sonic asked.

"Yes, I'm afraid so," NICOLE said.

"And they told you about what happened as well?" Sonic asked.

NICOLE nodded her head, sadly. Sonic sighed as he felt sick at that moment. He didn't feel well from what he was absorbing. A tear rolled down NICOLE's face as she left.

"I promise I won't tell anyone, Sonic," NICOLE said.

Sonic nodded and turned back to King Max.

"So, you wanted to talk to me about the werewolf or … me?" Sonic asked.

"Do not worry about a thing, Sonic. I will not tell anyone about you until you feel free to telling someone else," King Max told Sonic.

"Thank you, Sire, but I've just got one thing to say about my … err … problem," Sonic said.

"What is it?" King Max asked.

"When I'm that werewolf I purposely hurt people because I'm not in control most of the time. But I wouldn't hurt anyone if I was in control," Sonic said.

"That is true, Sonic, but you are not quite able to control it yet, so I think it would be best if you try your hardest to take control and not get angry," King Max explained.

Sonic nodded his head and turned to leave when King Max's hand clasped his shoulder. Sonic looked back at the King.

"And be careful of what you do," King Max warned.

Sonic nodded and left the castle.

It was halfway through the second week and Sonic knew that in only two more weeks he would be the werehog again. In which disappointed him. Being the werehog made him feel vulnerable to any emotional taunt. Although he knew that only a few Mobians knew of his condition he still felt uncomfortable. Sally and Tails came up to Sonic as he was sitting in front of the doorstep to his house.

"Sonic, you've seemed a little off lately," Sally said.

"What do you mean by off?" Sonic asked.

"You haven't been yourself lately," Tails answered him.

Sonic groaned and shook his head.

"I know. I'm just trying to think of what may be able to get me back," Sonic said.

He knew that wasn't the real reason, but he had to make up some sort of lie. Sally smiled and sat down beside Sonic.

"I know the perfect thing that will get you back on track," Sally grinned.

"What?" Sonic asked.

"Amy, Tails, Bunnie, Antoine and I are going to invade another one of Robotnik's robot bases. Do you want to come?" Sally asked.

Sonic's head lifted up and he looked at Sally in the eyes.

"Another invasion into a base of Robuttnik's, yeah, I think I might be up to it," Sonic said.

Sonic stood up and cracked his knuckles. He hadn't been on a mission like this in ages and it may help him to start acting like himself again. Sally stood up as well and continued smiling at Sonic.

"That's what I like to hear," Sally said.

Sonic smirked his cheeky grin at her. He felt like he had just awoken from being the werehog from the last full moon. But Sonic knew that one thing was for sure. This attack on Robotnik's base will show him how he felt about being locked up like an animal in that glass dome.

WOW! KING MAX KNEW! OMG! Anyways I think the ending was a little rushed in my opnion. And also I've got chapters from the beginning of the fanfic to chapter 29 up on word. So, if you want me to update the next one, you had better R&R. It helps to know that some people continue reading my fic. And I'm telling the truth, I'm not trying to be a B****. It's just the truth.

VFMH OUT!