Chapter 30

A Secret Revealed

Sonic had stayed at home with his parents almost all night and it was now 4am in the morning. Sonic lay down on the couch and sighed. His eyes were staring at the ceiling. He was angry and upset at the same time. Angry that he was a werehog and upset that he was a werehog. Both emotions pointed at the same thing but they were both different. Bernadette came into the room and sat on the armrest of the couch near Sonic's feet. She saw that Sonic wasn't happy at the moment.

"Sonic, what's wrong? You don't seem like yourself," Bernadette asked.

Sonic's eyes looked over to where his mother was seated and he whimpered.

"Is it this … form, that's making you upset?" Bernadette asked.

Sonic nodded his head and sat up.

"Don't worry, I am sure we will find a cure soon," Bernadette said.

She put a hand on Sonic's shoulder and he smiled at her.

Thanks, Mum, Sonic thought.

Bernadette hugged Sonic and Sonic held his smile. Sure his parents knew that in this form he couldn't speak, but they still knew what was wrong with him even if he couldn't tell them.

Sonic's ears suddenly perked up when he heard a noise coming from a distance from the house. Sonic let go of his Mother's embrace and ran over to the window and smelt the air. In the air was the smell of rotten bodies. Sonic knew that smell well. It was the smell of those monsters that always attacked him. Sonic growled and was about to jump out of the window.

"Sonic, Stop!" Jules called.

Sonic turned around and saw his parents standing behind him.

"Where are you going?" Bernadette asked.

Sonic pointed at his nose and then outside the window. Bernadette stared at Sonic in horror.

"No, Sonic, You Can't Go Out There! They Will See You!" Bernadette exclaimed.

Sonic shook his head and glared outside. He didn't care if anyone saw him. He just cared that he couldn't let those things hurt anyone. The only other thing he cared about was being seen transforming back. That was his other fear at the moment other than water. Sonic put a foot out the window sill and was about to lift his head into the night air but his arms were held back by a strong force. Sonic growled and looked back irritably at his Father.

"Sonic, you can't go out there like this. Is this what you want for yourself?" Jules asked.

Sonic looked out the window, then, back at his Dad. Sonic nodded his head and smirked. Jules sighed.

"Okay, but be careful of what you do," Jules warned him.

Sonic nodded his head and jumped out the window.

"AND DON'T STAY OUT TOO LONG! THE SUN WILL BE UP SOON!" Bernadette shouted after Sonic.

Sonic ran down the street and suddenly stopped as he slapped a hand to his forehead.

I'm so stupid. Why don't I just run on top of the houses instead of through the streets where Mobians can easily see me? Sonic asked himself.

Sonic stretched his arm out and grabbed a hold of a lamppost and jumped into the air. He landed on the lamppost and heard a short CREEK. His extra weight as the werehog was making the lamppost bend down a little. Sonic cringed as the lamppost started to get lower. Sonic quickly jumped off the lamppost and landed on top of a house roof. He heard a loud crash emanating from near Castle Acorn and growled. He got onto all fours and ran across the houses and jumped to the next when there was a gap.

Sonic reached where Castle Acorn was and stood near the ledge of the rooftop of the house he was on. He saw monsters standing in a circle around a group of … FREEDOM FIGHTERS! Sonic growled and was about to jump down when he heard a loud scream and a roar. Sonic looked down and saw that a monster was holding Sally by her neck. Sonic gasped when he saw Sally being held like that. He had never seen Sally so vulnerable without his help. He had also never seen her not be able to fight anything before.

Bunnie, Antoine, Tails and Amy were trying to fight off the monsters as well as trying to free Sally. Sonic just got himself a new fear, by staring at the scene in front of him. A) Water, B) himself transforming in front of New Mobotropolis or hurting someone and C) Anyone else hurting his friends. Although that was already there he hadn't payed much attention to it because he had always been there for them. Now he wasn't. But he wasn't gonna stand there and stare as Sally could die right in front of his eyes.

Those things are so dead, Sonic growled in his thoughts.

Sonic was about to jump down when a thought hit his head.

Is this what I really want? Do I want to be killed? Do I want everyone in New Mobotropolis to not believe in me anymore? Sonic thought.

He shook his head and glared at the monsters.

I'd rather that than let Sally be killed by one of those wretched things, Sonic thought.

Sonic jumped down and roared at all the monsters as he landed in the middle with all the freedom fighters beside him. They stared at Sonic in horror and shock. Sally turned to look at Sonic and saw him. She smiled as she realised who it was.

He came back to help, but why does he like to help? Sally thought.

Sonic roared and the monsters backed away a little. The monster that held Sally, let go of her and backed away with the others. It roared back at Sonic and Sonic got onto all fours and jumped at it. The monster laughed and caught Sonic with its hands. Sonic's eyes widened in surprise.

It's the other way around this time. It's the monster that squeezes me and I turn into that dust stuff, except I most likely wouldn't turn into that dust stuff, Sonic thought.

Sonic struggled in the monster's grasp and tried to bite its face and claw at it. The monster giggled and squeezed Sonic. He whimpered and stopped struggling. He looked at the monster and smirked at it. The monster tilted its head and then Sonic striked. He jumped into the air and flipped backwards. The monster went with him and Sonic landed on his back and the monster landed on top of Sonic, but had let go.

Okay, I was not going for this, Sonic thought.

Sonic growled and pushed the monster off of him. It was pushed beside him and it growled at Sonic. Sonic got onto his feet and looked at all the monsters surrounding him.

Hmm, this is gonna be tricky. I'm not fast in this form, but I am … stronger, Sonic thought.

A grin flashed across Sonic's face and he ran at the monsters. This time ready for anything they do. The monsters ran at Sonic as well and then Sonic jumped into the air. He looked at all the monsters and saw that he was above them. Sonic started to fall and fell on some of the monsters. He, then, started punching, kicking, clawing and even biting all the monsters. He bit one on the neck and had a disgusted expression on his face once he pulled away.

Sonic saw that there were only a few monsters left. He growled, but heard them screaming. He lifted an eyebrow and lowered his fighting stance. Sonic thought something was up and he was right. He turned around and saw something that made his blood turn cold and the colour drain from his face. The sun was starting to rise. Sonic knew that the monsters only came out at night, but he didn't know that they actually melt in the sunlight. The monsters started to melt as the sunlight dripped onto their bodies and made them sink into the ground.

Sonic's eyes widened at what the monsters were doing. They were sinking through the grass and into the ground. Sonic's attention was then caught by the rising sun. He covered his eyes and felt that familiar pain in his stomach. He fell onto his knees and roared at the pain. The freedom fighters and Sally backed away from him. Some Mobians came out of their houses to see what was going on. The King came out of the castle along with the Queen. They both gasped, but not as much as King Max had. He knew about Sonic, but he didn't realize how bad it was. Sonic was transforming in front of all of New Mobotropolis. One of his most feared fears come true.

Jules and Bernadette heard the roaring and ran through the crowd and saw what was happening to their son. Sonic's fur shortened, his legs got longer. His skin and fur changed back to its original colour and his fangs and claws shrunk to their normal size. Sonic's roaring became screams of pain. Once it was over Sonic groaned and stood up. He looked at all the Mobians around him and saw all the shocked expressions on their faces. His ears drooped and his hands fell to his sides limply. Sonic gulped and stared at all the Mobians around him.

The only words audible from Sonic were "Oh No."

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! CLIFFHANGER AGAIN! As you have just read, Sonic is now revealed to all of New Mobotropolis! I bet you guys have been waiting for this chapter for ages. AS in when Sonic is revealed as the werehog to New Mobotropolis. Hope you liked it, loved it or whatever and please REVIEW! SEE YA NEX CHAP!

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