Chapter 32
Choking Between Bars
Sonic's transformation went slower than usual. Since he was trying to delay the transformation, it took slower time. Sonic's fur was already midnight blue and his claws and fangs had already grown. His ears were curved and his eyes were still flickering. Sonic needed to stay in control so as he didn't hurt anyone. Sonic's screams turned to roars of pain, but soon died down. Sonic's eyes stayed emerald green but his iris' changed to slits. Sonic stood to his feet and looked all around the room. Everyone gasped when they saw their hero at his new full height and form.
"Sonic," Amy and Tails said, quietly.
"Son," Jules and Bernadette said.
"Sonny boy," Charles said.
"Mon Dieu," Antoine said.
And the last to speak out of shock was Sally.
"Sonic," Sally said, in both fear and worry.
Knuckles and Julie-Su got into fighting stances in front of the court. Even though Sonic had chains on his ankles and wrists, he could easily break through them in his current form. Sonic looked around the room and glared at his parents. Bernadette gasped when she saw her son staring directly at her and Jules. She hugged Jules tighter in fear. Sonic started to approach his parents when a shout caught his attention. He turned around and looked at Sally. She was the one that had shouted. He glared at her and started to walk toward her. She started to back away along with King Max.
"I guess I was wrong," King Max said.
He's starting to think that now? Sally thought.
Sonic's mouth opened in hunger and drool started to drip from his fangs. Sonic snarled and was about to attack Sally, but he stopped. He growled and clutched his head in pain. He roared and backed away from Sally and King Max. Sonic looked back at her and Sally saw his eyes were back to normal. The iris' weren't slits anymore. He looked around the room again and his ears drooped. He couldn't believe it. He had nearly lost control and gone on another rampage. This time in his home city.
Sally started to approach Sonic, but he suddenly felt that pain in his head again. He looked over to Sally in fear and she somehow understood what his emotions were showing her. She backed away from him and Sonic looked around and saw a pair of doors near the seat the King had sat in. Sonic was about to run to the doors but he fell over. He looked at his ankles and saw the chains. Sonic bent down and bit through the metal connecting them together and then did his wrists. He, then, ran toward the doors. He jumped over Sally and King Max and ran toward the doors on all fours.
He ran through the doors, even though he was losing himself to the werewolf very slowly, he still ran. He ran quickly through the hall toward the dungeons and found a cell that was empty. He ran into it and pulled the door closed. It was all he could do until he lost complete control. He roared in pain and then roared in anger. He hated being caged up like an animal. He wanted to be let out and eat his fill once more. He continued roaring in anger. Sally followed Sonic and saw him in the cell, roaring and scratching the cell bars in anger. She watched as Sonic continued this for about an thirty minutes and then she saw him collapse in front of the cell bars. He whimpered and she walked up to the cell in caution. He looked at her and got onto all fours and snarled at her. She took a step back.
"I'm not here to hurt you or anything," she said.
Sonic stopped growling and looked at her in confusion. He sat back down and she smiled and stroked his cheek. He liked the way Sally was stroking his cheek and it seemed almost calming to him. Sally wondered if there will ever be way to fix what was wrong with Sonic as she continued stroking his cheek to try and calm him and not provoke him. The werewolf side of Sonic's mind was questioning this same question in his mind over and over "Why do I feel calm and protective around this one ... Mobian?"
Sonic woke up inside the cell the very next morning and smiled. He made it to the cell in time just before he lost control.
"That was a close call," he said, wiping sweat away from his brow.
Sonic stood up and walked over to the door and tried to open it. He pushed, pulled and even ran into the cell door, but it only increased the pain he had in his stomach and now in his shoulder.
"Man, am I hungry," he said.
He looked at the cell door's lock and saw that he had to have a key to get out like any other cell. Sonic sighed and slumped against the bars. How was he going to get out now? He had intended to get into the cell before he lost control, but he hadn't thought of how he would get out in the morning.
"Sonic," he heard someone say his name.
Sally approached the cell and smiled at him.
"Sal, boy, am I glad you're okay," he said.
Sally looked at the cell door and took out a pair of keys and unlocked the cell. Sally opened the door for Sonic and he embraced her.
"I am so sorry," Sally said.
Sonic pushed himself out of the hug and stared at Sally in confusion.
"For what?" Sonic asked.
"For what's wrong with you," Sally said.
Sonic shook his head.
"It's not your fault, it's mine," Sonic said, "I should have been more careful that night."
Sally bowed her head and looked the other way.
"Well, we would like you to do something for us," Sally said.
"We? We, as in who?" Sonic asked.
"Tails, NICOLE and I want to run some tests on you," Sally explained. "So, we can find out more information about your problem."
Sally looked back at Sonic and he sighed.
"Okay, I also want to find out more info about it too," Sonic said.
Sally smiled and led Sonic out of the dungeon. But along the way they walked by Scourge and Fiona's cell.
"Hey, Blue, where did your shoes go?" Scourge asked.
"Maybe they ripped apart because of his big feet," Fiona laughed.
Sonic growled at them. Sally lay a hand on Sonic's shoulder and shook her head.
"Just ignore them, Sonic," Sally said.
"Oh, is the Great Sonic the Hedgehog listening to his girlfriend," Fiona mocked.
Sonic growled more and tensed his shoulders.
"Sonic, don't," Sally said.
"Yeah, don't do it, we know you can't do it. You wanna know why? You're a weak, hedgehog. I'm ashamed that you're my Anti," Scourge teased.
That seemed to make Sonic snap. His hand went through the gap between the bars and grabbed Scourge's neck. Sally and Fiona gasped and Sonic growled.
"Sonic!" Sally exclaimed.
"Scourge!" Fiona exclaimed.
Sonic stared at Scourge with hate and anger in his emerald eyes. His pupils changed to slits and Sonic snarled.
"Go ahead, Blue, but you and I both know that you don't have the guts to do it," Scourge said.
Sonic tightened his grip on Scourge's neck and Scourge choked. Fiona grabbed Sonic's hand and tried prying it from Scourge's neck. Sonic growled in annoyance at her.
"Blue, let go of him," Fiona cried.
Scourge choked and Fiona got one of Sonic's fingers away from Scourge's neck, but then Sonic's other hand shot at Fiona's neck. Fiona gagged and Sonic smirked. Sally grabbed a hold of Sonic's arm that was holding Scourge by the neck.
"Sonic, stop this. You don't know what you're doing," Sally said.
Sonic looked over at Sally and snarled at her. Sally stared at Sonic's emerald eyes, the slits spooked her when they were in place of his oval-shaped pupils when Sonic was a hedgehog but not much when he was the werehog. In Sonic's mind, the monster was enraged and wanted to attack something or kill someone. Sonic, however, didn't want that to happen, at least not again. Sally gently touched Sonic's cheek and he stopped growling. He looked at her in concern and then his pupils returned to round shaped. He let go of Fiona and Scourge's necks and rubbed his head.
"What happened?" Sonic asked.
Scourge and Fiona grabbed at their necks and glared at the blue hedgehog.
"You … nearly … choked us … to death … you idiot!" Scourge choked.
Sonic stared at the two prisoners in shock and then turned to Sally. She sighed and nodded once he looked at her. Sonic grabbed at one of his top quills and held it tightly.
"I'm losing myself … and fast," he said, with a frightened tone.
"Not if you try harder to fight it," Sally said.
"Thanks, Sal, but I think I'm even a danger to you even as normal me," Sonic said.
"Not unless you keep your temper in check," Sally said.
Sonic nodded and looked to the way out.
"Aren't we gonna do that test?" Sonic asked.
Sally nodded and once again led the way out. Scourge grabbed at the bars and squeezed them under his anger.
"You Better Not Try And Kill Us Next Time!" Scourge yelled angrily after the two.