Chapter 27

A Saviour That Wouldn't Be Suspected

Sally ran through the Great Forest, looking for Sonic in concern and worry. She turned around a tree and saw something she hadn't expected to see. A purple monster with glowing blue carvings on its body was staring at her. Its yellow eyes were gawking at Sally in hunger. Sally gasped and took a few steps back. Except she forgot the tree was right behind her and her back went up against the bark. Sally's eyes were wide in fright as she stared at the creature in front of her. It growled and then roared at her. It then lunged at her and Sally gasped. She covered her eyes and waited for impact.

Suddenly another creature came out of the trees and bushes surrounding Sally and the monster. He grabbed Sally and swung up into the tree using his stretchy arms. He put Sally down on the tree branch and jumped back onto the ground. He growled at the monster as it paced in front of him. Sally opened her eyes and looked down at the creature that had saved her. Only one person came to her mind when she saw it.

"Sonic," Sally whispered.

Sonic's ears heard Sally say his name and he looked up at her. A saddened expression was on his face. Sally gasped at what she saw. It was the same creature that had attacked Fiona and Scourge. But she didn't care about that. She cared that it had saved her and that it looked almost like Sonic. But since Sonic wasn't paying much attention to the monster in front of him it went for him.

"Look Out!" Sally shouted.

Sonic looked back and saw the monster lunge at him. Sonic grabbed it with his hand but it bit him quite hard on his hand. Sonic yelped and let go of it. Sonic jumped away from the monster and growled at it. The monster laughed a very growly laugh and licked its fangs with both of its tongues. It tasted Sonic's blood and smiled. Sonic looked at his hand and saw two fang marks and sighed.

Great, will it go insane now from tasting my blood? Sonic asked himself with sarcasm in his thoughts.

The monster's laugh increased into a demented roar. It ran for Sonic and he dodged its attack, but just merely getting scraped by one of its claws.

Its speed has increased, Sonic thought, shocked at his discovery.

The monster ran around Sonic and jumped onto his back. Sonic fell onto his stomach. Sally saw what just happened and she gasped. Sonic roared when the monster slashed at his left arm. Sonic grunted and tried to get up. The monster growled and pushed Sonic's head into the dirt.

And increased strength, he thought.

A deep gash was now on Sonic's left arm from the monster's slashes. Blood dripped from it and landed on the ground. Sonic smelt his blood and became worried. He was thinking of whether it could make his werewolf side take control of him but he didn't want that to happen, not with Sally with him at this very moment.

The monster was beating Sonic's back up as it enjoyed the weakened state he was in. Sally looked at her saviour, then, looked at her shoes she was wearing. She took off her right one and aimed it at the monster. She threw it and it hit the monster in the back of its head. The monster turned and looked up at Sally and roared at her. It got off Sonic and ran over to the rooting of the tree. It tried to climb the tree but it kept falling down. It left long scrapes on the bark of the tree as it slid down.

Sonic stood back onto his feet and smirked at the monster. Its attention was drawn to Sally and now it was Sonic's turn to beat it up. Sonic came up behind the monster and grabbed it around the waist. Sonic growled at it as he smashed its body against the tree. The tree rocked a bit at Sonic's strength that had pushed against it and Sally grabbed hold of the trunk to try and not fall out of the tree. Sonic growled at the monster and tightened his grip on the monster. The monster gasped and exploded into purple gunk. Sonic got a disgusted expression on his face at the purple gunk that covered his body and hands. He looked up at Sally and climbed up the tree. His stretchy arms made it easy for him to get up to her. Sonic sat down beside her and smiled.

"You saved my life. How can I ever repay you?" Sally asked.

Sonic's ears fell and he looked away.

"I … umm … know you are the werewolf that attacked Scourge and Fiona a month ago. And you also nearly attacked me but how did you know my name?" Sally asked.

Sonic's eyes widened and he looked back at Sally. Her sapphire eyes stared at his emerald ones and he just sighed and shrugged.

"Can't you talk now?" Sally asked.

Sonic nodded. Sally looked at his fur and saw all the goo that was stuck to it. She soon saw the large gash along his left arm. It went from his shoulder to near his elbow. Sally gasped and was about to rip a piece of fabric from her dress but Sonic put his large hand on hers. He shook his head once she looked at him.

"Then, what do you expect me to do?" Sally asked.

Sonic shrugged his shoulders, but then winced at the sharp pain from his arm. Sally sighed and looked at the night sky. It was getting cloudy and was starting to rain. The water droplets fell on Sonic and Sally and then it started to pour. Sonic's fur started to stick together as the rain poured on him, the same happened with Sally's hair. The purple goo that stuck to Sonic's fur started to fall from his thick fur. His gash stung as the water dripped into it.

"You know, you look almost like someone I really care about," Sally sighed.

Sonic looked at her.

"He's Sonic The Hedgehog. I care about him with all my heart. But he isn't opening up to me to tell me what's wrong with him," Sally sighed.

Sonic smiled and grabbed her hand with his large one. She looked at him. He pointed over across the tops of the trees and was pointing straight at New Mobotropolis.

"You want to take me home?" Sally asked.

Sonic nodded and smiled at her. Sally looked away from him.

"But, what about Sonic? I saw him come this way," Sally said.

Sonic rolled his eyes and looked at her with a smirk.

"And anyway I don't know you that well so I don't think…" Sally was cut off as she heard a groan.

She looked back at Sonic. He was staring at her with his arms crossed, that smirk still attached to his face.

"Alright, fine. But it's because you think more of those things will come after me, right?" Sally asked.

Sonic nodded. Sally sighed and nodded herself. Sonic grabbed her around the waist with his bleeding arm. He used the other one to swing them through the trees. He used that arm so his blood wouldn't go over Sally. Sonic swung his arms so many times he lost count. He swung them to the edge of the Great Forest and continued swinging. The rain patted against their fur as fast as Sonic was swinging. Sally saw they had passed the gate and was heading for Castle Acorn.

"Urr … we passed the gate," Sally said.

Sonic rolled his eyes and kept swinging from lampposts and houses until he arrived at a balcony. He put Sally down there and stood on the railing. Sally looked at which room's balcony he had put her on. He had put her on her own room's balcony. She smiled and looked back at him.

"I can get you a bandage for your arm," Sally suggested.

Sonic shook his head and was about to leave when Sally started tapping her foot. Sonic turned back around and chuckled at Sally's posture. Her foot was tapping rapidly, like what he usually does when waiting for someone.

"If you're going back out into the Great Forest to fight more of those things you will need that scratch covered up so you don't lose too much blood," Sally said, annoyed.

Sonic smiled and sat his rump down on the railing.

"Thank you, wait right here. I'll be back soon," Sally told him.

Sally ran out the room, her dress flapping behind her. It was a little bit dirty at the end with mud and they had forgotten to pick up her other shoe. Sonic sighed and watched her leave. Once she left Sonic looked up at the moon and his ears drooped. He really missed being a normal hedgehog. He had to go through a painful transformation every full moon now. He heard the door close and looked back over at it. King Max stood in the doorway and Sonic got off the railing and was about to bow when King Max waved his hand.

"No need to do that Sonic," King Max said.

Sonic looked at King Max and sat back on the railing.

"I am grateful you saved Sally from that thing, Sonic," King Max said.

Sonic stared at King Max in confusion.

"NICOLE followed you and saw what you did for her. She has believed you can handle this and believes that it wasn't you that did destroy half of Echidnaopolis and attacked Knuckles," King Max explained.

Sonic gulped and looked at his feet.

"I believe Sally is in fine hands with you, Sonic. Once she knows, I know she will support you like she does now," King Max said.

Sonic smiled and King Max smiled also. King Max turned and left. Sonic sighed and continued looking at his feet. Sally rushed back in and ran over to Sonic. She took out a wet cloth and dabbed it on Sonic's arm. Sonic winced but then started to growl softly. Sally smiled and took the cloth off Sonic's arm and wrapped the bandage around it. Once she was done Sonic flexed his arm and smiled at her. He got onto his feet and stood on the railing.

"I hope I see you again," Sally said. "I can maybe introduce you to Sonic."

Sonic smiled and stretched his arm out and swung into the night. Sally watched him leave from her balcony and smiled.

You will see me again, Sal. You'll see me sometime tomorrow or something, Sonic thought as he ran across a building roof.

Sally watched him jump back on the ground and run into the Great Forest.

"I wonder who he really is?"

HA HA, RUMP! Anyways, this has a little more action than the last chapter. In my opinion the way I wrote Sally in this chapter sounded too much like she was OOC or OC or whatever! Does anyone know what OOC means? I think OC means Fan Character. Does it? Anyways hope ya enjoyed. R&R AND SEE YA NEX CHAP! Or else nex chap won't come that soon. Threat there, ha ha. see ya.

VFMH OUT!