Chapter 45
Flashback Of Terror
The light cleared and Sonic saw he was in new Mobotropolis, but it looked like the one in his zone. Sonic looked around the area he was in and saw a house. He recognised it as his house and ran to it. He tried opening the door but his hand went straight through the wood.
"Wah … oh, right, I'm in a memory," Sonic said.
He walked through the door and saw his Mum and Dad sitting on the couch. He saw his Mother crying into his Dad's shoulder and knew at once that something was wrong.
"Oh, Jules! Why did it have to happen to him! Why did he have to end up this way! Why did he attack Charles?" Bernadette shouted, while crying.
"Wait! He did what!" Sonic exclaimed.
He continued to watch Bernadette cry on Jules' shoulder, until a loud bang was heard from the front door. Sonic looked to the door and gasped when he saw Sonic-wolf. He had knocked down the door and was now coming in through the door towards his parents with his jaws open in a snarl. His emerald green eyes had slits in them instead of pupils.
"S…Sonic," Bernadette said.
Sonic got onto all fours and ran at his parents. He jumped in the air, but was tackled to the ground by Jules.
"Phew," Sonic cried, wiping his brow.
But, Sonic-wolf wasn't finished yet. He kicked Jules off of him and jumped onto his feet. Jules got up, but wasn't quick enough to block Sonic-wolf's next attack. Sonic-wolf bit Jules' arm and ripped it off. Jules cringed at the slight pain as his arm was removed and Sonic covered his eyes, but peeked through the gaps between his fingers.
"Sonic, please, don't do this. I know you're still in there. It's just harder for us to reach," Jules said.
Sonic-wolf growled and lunged at Jules. He ripped and tore his Father's metal body up until there was nothing left. Sonic stood there in shock and felt tears on the verge of his eyes.
"Jules! NO!" Bernadette shouted.
Sonic-wolf, then, turned his attention to his Mother. She saw his attention was on her and she stood up, slowly, and started to back away. Sonic-wolf growled and started walking towards her. She continued to back away until she hit the wall. Sonic-wolf snarled and lunged.
Sonic shut his eyes and tried his hardest to block the sound of his Mother's screams from his ears. It was hard, because all Sonic heard was Sonic-wolf's snarls and growls and his Mother's screams of pain. Once it was over, Sonic opened his eyes and saw the sight before him. The ripped up metal of his Father and the meat-empty carcass of his Mother. Sonic fell onto his knees and felt tears fall from his eyes when he heard whimpering.
He looked over at Sonic-wolf and saw that his pupils weren't slits anymore. He knew now that Sonic-wolf had regained his mind after he had attacked his parents and was whimpering as tears fell from his eyes. Sonic saw a small green glimmer and saw where Chip had seen the scene. He had seen it from Sonic-wolf's wrist as he was wearing the bracelet.
"Why did this have to happen? Why did I become this? I did nothing wrong to deserve this! Uncle Chuck, Mum, Dad, I'm so sorry!" he cried and ran off out the door, toward Castle Acorn where Sally was waiting for him.
Sonic watched Sonic-wolf leave as the light consumed him again and he reappeared in the room, holding the bracelet again.
"Sonic, are you okay? What happened?" Julie-Su, then, saw the tear stains on his cheeks. "Have you been crying?"
"No," Sonic said, blankly, wiping his runny nose.
Julie-Su looked at Sonic in concern and fear.
"Alright, fine, I was. But, 'Su, it was only because I saw what happened to this zone's version of my parents," Sonic said.
"King Sonic's parents: Bernadette and Jules?" Julie-Su asked.
"Yes, he lost control and … killed them," Sonic told her.
Another tear rolled down his face. Julie-Su put a hand on Sonic's shoulder to comfort him.
"I told you I didn't want to tell you, you would've just gotten upset," Chip said.
Sonic nodded and put the bracelet in his quills.
"I'll keep ya with me, Chip, just in case we need ya," Sonic told him.
"Okay," Chip said.
Sonic turned to Julie-Su and smirked.
"Okay, JS, let's get moving," Sonic said as they headed toward the door and Sonic grabbed Julie-Su's hand and they ran off to find the sword.