Were-Nights
Ch. 2
By: Cutegirlmayra (Gotta finish this up! :D )
I had just gotten to the landing site where Tails was getting out of the X-Tornado. "Tails!" I called to him.
"Sonic! And Amy too!" He flew over and then ran the rest of the way to us. I set Amy down and we greeted him together.
"I was so worried when your communicator faded out!" Tails hugged Amy first, as she smiled and squeezed him back.
"I'm sorry! The monsters that spring up at night were following me, and when I went to call you, the batteries were dead…" She let him go, and he looked to her with worry.
"Oh… so that's what happened.. you must have been pretty scared then.."
She slowly nodded her head, but then drew a weak smile on her face and stated, "I-it's alright. I made it, and that's all that really matters." She looked to me, but I couldn't hide my concern either.
She really was very brave… and strong for surviving that all night.
Me and Tails did our greeting with a high five, "Think you can get us back to Professor Pickles?" I asked him.
"Uhh… about that." Tails put his two fingers together, as his tails wagged once. "I kinda… have been flying everywhere over Shamar looking for Amy… I don't have enough gas to get us all the way there. But I can get you half way there!" he cheered up a bit, but my face was slowly turning to restrained horror after his next words. "It may take another night to get to Spagonia…"
ANOTHER NIGHT..?!
"Told ya so." Chip flew in the air on his back, kicking and stroking the air as if he was swimming, saying the words as if he was rubbing it in.
I was growing upset by his attitude, but I couldn't say anything like that now.
"Tails, is there anyway-"
"Sorry Sonic. Once I drop you off in the forest, your on your own." He stated.
We got started to mount the X-Tornado, when I got into the backseat.
Amy tilted her head at my behavior, and called out to me from in front. "Why are you not going on the wings like usual, Sonic?"
I flinched, and Tails looked back and started to say, "Well, when night comes, he'll be too big to-"
When she looked to him, I started to make obscure gestures to Tails to not say a word, as he suddenly started to slur his words.
"tooooooo-I mean, big as in … uh.. the wind! The wind picks up when we get closer to the other region and I Sonic's mass would be flung off like a leaf! Haha…" he had a sweat drop on the side of his face, and chuckled nervously. When Amy looked back to me, he gestured that he didn't understand why I made him say that. A shrug with a questioning and almost 'What the heck was that all about!?' look on his face.
"See, Amy? Best not too." I stated, leaning back in my seat. Chip flew in my cockpit, as Amy started to get up.
"I want to sit with you too then!" she cheerfully started coming over.
"NOOO!" we both stated, me and Tails, as Tails got up and stood in the driver's cockpit and I just held my hand up to her, pushing back against the seat.
"Uhh…" Tails tried to think of another excuse, as Amy looked to both of us in bewildered confusion.
"Well why not?"
"It's… not enough room." Tails admitted, which was the honest truth. If I transformed inside the plane, then she'd be squished AND see me!
"He'll be big then." Chip sassily spat out, holding his chin up over the side of the plane with his arm up to support it.
I pushed him back in and glared at him.
Amy sat back in her seat, still unsure of our logic and just pouted, crossing her arms. "I think you two are making excuses just because you don't want me to sit with Sonic.. Hmph!" she puffed up a side of her cheek and turned it away from us.
Both me and Tails awkwardly giggled.
"Sorry, only I can sit on Sonic's lap!" Chip plopped right down and kicked his legs on the edge of my legs, as I just shook my head at his words.
Tails flew as fast as he could, trying to get to the forest before nightfall.
The sun was almost gone, and I could feel the dark energy inside me start rising.
How much longer…?
Tails finally looked to see the sun about to set, and sighed. "I'm gonna land!"
He probably had only enough fuel to get him to the nearest city he could, and didn't have time to take us any further.
We landed and I helped Amy out, but didn't look at her. She would see… she had too now..
There was nothing I could do..
"Thanks, Tails." I gave him a sad look as he made a face that matched mine.
"It'll be okay." He stated. "I promise." He looked to Amy, and smiled. He must have had faith in Amy, that she wouldn't be afraid of me.
He got back in his plane and took off, as I tried to avoid Amy and keep a steady pace ahead of her.
"….Sonic!" Chip looked back to see Amy looking down sadly, glancing at me a few times and then sighing quietly. "I think your making her feel bad…" He admitted, whispering to me as I dared to only give a quick peek over my shoulder at her, and noticed how forlorn and alone she looked. She took her hand and gripped gently her other arm, and that kinda killed me how I was being forced to treat her.
"I can't do anything, Chip!" I was growing upset with myself. Amy didn't deserve this… If it weren't for my werehog form!
I gripped my fist.
There was no way I could race the sun long enough to get anywhere nearer to Spagonia… she would HAVE to see me…
'…she'll never see me the same…'
Don't start.
'I'll be nothing but a monster to her!'
That's enough!
'She's never accept me… not after a creature like me was hunting her down before…'
That creature…
I heard a ruffle of leaves, and saw the sun barely visible over the trees and hills.
Suddenly, a ton of dark mist appeared on the ground.
"Sonic!" Amy ran to me and rammed into my back.
"Wa-Ah!" I almost stumbled forward, but I caught myself and held a hand out over her. Even with night approaching,… I can't let Amy get hurt!
The chameleon looking creatures sprang up, the normal bad guys it seemed, but no creature like Amy described…
"Is he here?" I asked her, holding up my fist and getting ready to fight.
Chip flew up on the other side of me, punching and kicking the air, looking ready to fight too.
Though he never did….
"N-..no.." she admitted, and I felt the darkness inside me start coming up, as my body started to mist it out. I looked up, and saw the moon rising, and the sun finally fallen over the horizon.
"C…Chip!" I shouted out, gripping my head. "Get her away from me!" I pushed Amy away, as she looked startled.
Chip looked to me and nodded, flying over to Amy and helping push her even farther from me. "Come on, Amy! You have to hide!" he stated, and shoved her over behind a bush.
"What's going on?! Why can't I be with Sonic?" Her words almost hurt me, even with the pain that was coming from my chest being almost unbearable. Her words were worst…
"Amy, this is what I was trying to tell you.." Chip and Amy watched, as her eyes widened to see me start morphing, my head hanging low as I shook it, my hands piercing through my gloves, and my shoes forming spikes on them.
I finally let out a roar, and opened myself up as the power overcame me, the dark monster that Eggman had created in me had emerged, and I fell to my hands, gasping.
Amy covered her mouth, seeing what had become of me… as I looked to her, breathing hard and my eyes showing my grief and misery. I looked away from her, I couldn't bare to try and see what was in her eyes…
Nothing but a…
But a monster.
The creatures had waited for me to change long enough, as they jumped on me, two on my back and one trying to square off against me from the front.
I roared again and shook them loose, grabbing one from my back and throwing him out to the one in front of me. Swinging wildly, I let my frustrations go and knew I had to fight to keep us all safe anyway.
If she saw…
Then she saw.
There was nothing I could do about it now!
I had a battle to win!
I jumped over and stomped on a few that were trying to get away, before running like an animal at a few to the sidelines and smashing the ground in a rhythmic way, as the surrounding creatures all lost their footing and fell down.
Chip held onto the side of Amy's face, as he slowly turned from the sight and looked to Amy.
I swung my arm long and hard behind me, stretching out to hit a ton of them off the ground and into the air. Then I hurried to grab each one and him to me and down, with both arms.
"That's one of his new abilities." Chip spoke out, and looked back to me, as if trying to explain to Amy what was going on. "Dark Gaia's powers are within him, causing him to take on this form.
Amy must have been listening, but she looked pretty entranced by what was going on before her.
I finally stopped as the creatures faded to dark mist, and looked to her, not sure what to say or do or anything…
"A..Amy.." I reached for her, taking a step as if to explain it was still me inside… still… your hero…
I looked away, and swiftly started to run off.
"..!" She leapt to her feet, looking off after me.
"I think he's scared…" Chip spoke out, and looked to Amy. "He thinks you'll view him differently now."
Amy didn't even look to Chip, as she ran off after Sonic, only taking a moment to absorb what Chip had said.
Chip slowly flew up to where she once stood, and sighed. "If ever a beast could be loved, it would be by you, Amy…"
Chip suddenly heard a crack of a twig behind him, and jolted.
His wings fluttered softly as he looked around, terrified.
His eyes suddenly grew as he rolled his eyes up, his mouth gaping at the size of the shadow that stood before him.
A loud howl was heard, as Chip fainted from terrified shock and fell to the ground.
-Within the deeper parts of the forest-
I ran as fast as my limbs could carry me, before hearing my name being called from behind me.
I stopped and flung my head up and turned to look behind me.
Amy…
Was she… following me?
A moment of hope took hold in my heart.
I stepped a moment forward, smiling, before…
She may just want an explanation…
She did see me before, and I didn't say anything…
But to be honest, she never let me.
I looked back that way, before shying back, seeing she had caught up and was slowing her pace down, looking up at me from a ways.
"… It was you!" she shouted out, shaking her head down as if to gesture to me. Her arms were down by her sides, and she looked back and forth with her eyes from left to right. "I met you in the alley way… and you saved me from that crazy night party!" she looked back up at me. "Why didn't you say anything?" She looked hurt, and I could understand why but…
"Uh… I… Um.." I scratched the back of my head, looking away.
"…The other thing I wanted to tell you was that Professor Pickle told me it was you…"
My eyes widened, and I looked back to her.
She knew the whole time..?
"I wanted you to tell me though… I wanted to… make sure, that was you." she placed a hand up to her chest, and looked down again. "I… I felt like it had to be. When you saved me that second time… when you picked me up and I turned to see you. You looked away, and I felt in my heart that my first feeling, back in that alley way, was right…"
"-for once." She continued her last sentence, but the pause between the two made me chuckle slightly, as she puffed up her cheek and looked up at me.
"Don't laugh!"
"But… uh.. your… right." I just decided to agree, looking away and keeping my hands on my hips, kicking the ground.
"…Your voice is different." She stated.
"Y-yeah.." Well no duh, Amy. Everything is different!
"…Your shoes are different… and your hands." She started to walk up to me, and grabbed one of my hands. I twitched, not sure what she was doing.
"Ah…" I was worried she may scratch herself on one of my huge and sharp claws, but she dodged it well and just touched the palm of my hand. I looked away, scratching my nose and tapping my foot to the side, looking up at the moon.
"Even your eyes…" she put my hand down and reached for my muzzle, making me turn wide eyed again as she pulled it toward her. "But you know what?" she giggled, smiling as I was trying to figure out what she was doing.
"I can still see my Sonic." She stated, and I felt my whole body relax under her touch with just those words.
"You may have changed, Sonic… and I do admit, I prefer your other form more than this one.." she let my muzzle go and touched my new fluffy chest, playing with the fur as she puffed it and swiped it upward.
I quickly stoked it down with one hand and one stroke as I leaned in and kinda looked at her unamused.
She giggled, knowing I probably didn't like how she was fiddling with it.
"But that doesn't mean I could ever love you less… or think differently of you." she placed her hands to the side of my shoulders. I leaned my head back, trying to see her better, since she was getting so close.
"I know you would never hurt me, and I know you'll always be there for me. So… Don't be afraid, Sonic. I'll love you no matter WHAT you look like! Hehe!" she hugged me and I just let my arms move up, looking down at her.
She really just took all my fears I had about her seeing me away… she accepted me without a moment's hesitation, even being a little shocked at first she still was willing to even HUG me. She couldn't have been scared… she didn't seem to be…
Before I could respond, feeling my eyelids fall gently and wanting to hug her back I heard a large howl in the distance, and something felt off. "What was that?" I moved her away and to the side of me, having my huge gorilla arm hang protectively up in front of her, like I did when I was me… but this time it looked more animalistic… I guess.
We both jumped back, as a creature about the size of me leapt out of the bushes. In his mouth… was Chip!
"Oh my gosh!" Amy covered her mouth again, pure horror in her mouth.
"Chip!" I growled and snarled, pushing Amy gently back as I approached the monster. "Give him back!" I growled out.
The creature spat him out in front of me, and I used my elastic arm to reach out and grab Chip before he hit the ground, and then I dropped him into Amy's arms.
"Sonic! Sonic that's him! That's the monster that was hunting me last night!" she called out.
"What?" I turned to look at her, and the second I did, the monster tackled me, and we both rolled down the path that lead downward to an small open plain with only three trees spread out in it.
"Sonic!" Amy called, and raced after me, holding Chip like a baby, and keeping him on her shoulder. "Oh, Chip… Chip wake up!" she looked to the side of her to see him, but he was still completely knocked out.
I spiked my claws into it's back and tugged on his hide. The creature really did look just like Amy described it! It was glowing red like volcano streams of lava, with yellow eyes and a panther head and legs. It's body was more like an ape, similar to mine in size, and it's claws massive, a little to big for it's paws. It was dark blue and had large, pointed ears like a wolf, and howled like one too. It's tail had a spike at the end of it, looking like a dagger curved just slightly to make it a deadly blade.
I kicked it off of me, and it quickly regained it's footing and shot it's tail out at me. The tail had the same ability as my arms, as it stretched forward like a scorpions tail. I was able to dodge it's spiked lunges, before the body leapt forward and took me down again.
This time I used the momentum to kick it off again and fly up with it. So when we came down, I could stomp on it with my spiked shoes and be on top.
The creature whimpered slightly before growling like a panthers roar mixed with a wolves growl, and scratched me off of it.
I rolled and then shot a punch at it.
It grabbed my arm with it's stretchy tail and wrapped it around it.
"Huh?" I tried to tug it back but it was keeping my hand where it was.
I suddenly knew what was gonna happen. "Uh-oh…"
I was sprung forward to my hand, as the monster rose up and clawed me again, getting a few combos off as it then threw me over it and let go of my arm.
I was on the ground now, trying to get up before I fell again.
It wagged it's tail, before hearing Amy shout out a horrified sound. "Sonic! Ohh.. Are you alright! Sonic! Get up!"
It started to crawl towards her, as she cried out again, and placed her arms protectively over Chip's body, walking back before tripping over a shinny trunk of a fallen tree.
It lurked in front of her for a moment, turning it's head up and to the side and then down as it got ready to pounce.
It sprung up, growling and roaring a strange mix of cat and dog before I shot my arm at it, grabbing it's head as it flailed a moment towards Amy before being flung back to me.
"I don't think so." I smiled, and already had wound up my other arm and formed a fist. It's eyes grew big as I punched it so hard it flew way out and howled it's misery as it fell quite some ways away.
"Hmph." I snorted out a huff of air, and ran towards Amy. "Are you okay?" I asked.
"Y-yeah… but Chip…" she looked down at Chip, and my heart sank a bit. With the adeline leaving me quickly I started to get down to her level and gently got him out of her arms.
She got up a ways, but her legs still remained down. she was probably hurt a bit on her ankles or something, but was more concerned about Chip as she looked back to me to see if I had helped any.
"Come on buddy… wake up!" I moved him left and right, rotating him, before finally shaking him.
"Sonic!" Amy cried out.
"Don't worry, he's done this before!" I assured her, as he slowly started blinking his eyes, before jolting upward in fright and fainting again. I sighed, and carried him over to a steam of water.
I stretched my hand out, and dipped his head in the water a few times, before he finally shot to life and started shouting. "I'm-" Splash. "A-" Splash. "WAKE NOW!" he kicked and tried to get out of my grasp.
I let him go as his wet head flung upwards after being dunk upside down and shook himself off.
He flew up to space between my eyes and glared at me. "HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO NOT DO THAT!"
I shrugged. "You don't wake up any other way…" I stated. "I'm just glad there was a bucket catching leaks in that haunted house or you'd have been out till the end of time."
Amy sighed in relief, and laughed at my words. "I'm just glad he's alright."
Chip moved away from me and looked over my shoulder, Seeing Amy on the ground, as he made an open grin and threw his arms out in front of him.
"Amy!" He dashed to her, and hugged her close. "You're not afraid of Sonic! And the monster didn't eat you! I'm so glad!" he must of put two and two together, getting the four. (2 and 2 together? Getting the 4? Get it? Lol xD)
"Yeah… seems I was wrong to think she would be afraid of me." I folded my arms, before getting awkward and letting them hand down again. I looked away from her…
"Oh Sonic.." She got up, releasing Chip to fly around again as she made her way to me.
"Ah!" she fell though, gripping her ankles.
So I was right!
I reached for her but she had already knelt down to touch her ankle.
"Oh no! You really are hurt! You're gonna die! And it's all fault!" Chip started to have a panic attack in the air, flailing and circling around and about before I reached up and used my two fingers to pinch his head and hold him there.
"She stumbled back onto a log trying to keep you safe, she's just a bit hurt is all." I let him go and turned my attention back to Amy.
Bending down, I offered her my hand. "You can ride on me till we reach Spagonia."
Her face looked into mine and she smiled kindly. "Thank you… Sonic." She tilted her head, closed her eyes, and smiled.
That's when I knew I was still Sonic in her eyes, the real me, with the form I was meant to have.
I took hold of her hand and swung her up to my back. She made a 'Whoo-hoo' noise as she giggled and positioned herself up a little more.
"Hang on." I instructed, and dashed forward.
It was a long ways away still, and with my speed halved, there was no way we'd get there before morning came.
After a while of racing, Chip started to have a hard time staying awake. He would be flying next to me, then his head would sink down and you'd hear faint snoring, before he'd start slowly flying off screen, before racing back and shaking his head.
He suddenly got an idea, and snapped his fingers up, "Ah-ha!" he pulled out some chocolate and bit down a huge bite. He then put it away and chewed.
Thinking the sugar would last him it seems. I looked to him and then doubtingly up to Amy, who matched my look as we both looked back at Chip.
"I think it's best we take a break." I stated, and slowed my run down.
I pulled down some leaves and made a small 'nest' looking thing, and gently reached up to help Amy down.
She giggled and came down, tapping her foot down to see if the pain was gone.
"Better?" I asked.
"Em-hmm. Much better!" She nodded, and then looked up to me and grinned.
I smiled back, she was being herself around me, that's good…
I guess I really didn't have anything to fear.
"Hehe, before we go to bed, let's talk a bit!" She spun around a moment and didn't seem tried at all.
"Aren't you even a little tried?" Chip asked, yawning and laying on the leaf bed I just made.
"Not really!" She seemed to be lying a bit. "I just really want to know what's been happening, plus, I slept a little on Sonic's back."
Me and Chip dropped our heads for comedic effect.
"But anyway, I really want to try something out!" She took my hands and pulled me away from Chip.
"H-he-hey!" I was dragged away by her again, even in this form.
"W-what are you thinking, Amy?" I asked, as she held my hands out in front of her.
"I want to dance!" She cheerfully declared, and swung my arms back and forth.
"W-what!?"
"Dance?!" Chip's head shot up, and he sneered. "Oh.. I get it." He rolled to his side and put his hand up to hold up his head, and then lifted a knee up. "You haven't seen your girlfriend in a long time, she's obviously gonna want to spend some romantic time with you. It IS late out now… and since there IS company, she has no choice but to ask this of you, right?"
"What!? Chip, that's not-" I tried to scold him, looking back with a glare as he just started laughing, holding his stomach and kicking leafs up as he rolled around on his back.
"Don't worry about him." Amy stated, though I was sure she might of agreed with Chip.
Exhausted by her usual antics, I just let her do what she wanted, and lowered my eyelids in unamusement as she started to dance with me.
"W-whoah..!" my legs were too short to really do what I could have done if I was just normal me again. I had to adjust with baby steps and long arm movements to help her dance.
Chip sighed, "Like Beauty and the Beast… oh! Don't step on her toes now, Sonic! Not with those spikes! Hahaha!"
I groaned from the side of my mouth, not liking his teasing commentary, as Amy just giggled.
"Come on, Sonic! At least try and have fun with this!"
"…Why are we doing this again?"
She laughed, "Are you trying to put me to sleep with this boring choreography?" she spun back, and moved her back to face me and moved back and forth, before spinning out and jumping up to my chest.
I leaned back, and she was able to actually just sit right there for a moment, before jumping down, spinning once again, and striking a pose.
I raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Oh, that's how you want it, eh?" I haven't really just, had fun or anything since this whole mess began… it uh… might not be so bad to loosen up a bit.
Try this!
I spun her out, making her shout out a 'woah-oah-oah!' as I used my stretchy arm ability to keep spinning her before letting her kick a leg up and pose. With that, I wrapped my arm around her a few times before pulling her back and then shooting her out again.
"Yeah!" she striked around pose, but this time her hand out and her eyes spinning with dizziness. "Now..thi-is-is is more li-ik-ike it!".
I laughed softly, and pulled her back as we started to do more elaborate dancing.
Chip started clapping his hands to a beat, and whistling as we just goofed off.
Finally,… finally I didn't feel so awkward in this form around her anymore.
I didn't think about how could I hurt her.
I didn't think about what she thought of me fighting so ferociously like that.
I didn't think of her fear stricken eyes or how she may have feared me.
I could only see her smile, and the only thought I had was to try a double flip in the air, have her land on my back and roll while I grabbed her hand and spun her back and dipped her.
I have to admit, sometimes, Amy can be fun to have around.
"Bravo! Encore!" Chip clapped for us as I helped her up from my dip and scratched embarrassedly behind my head, looking away from Chip as Amy curtsied and looked up to me with her hands on her mouth, swaying back and forth.
"You two make a lovely, however odd, couple!" Chip looked to me when he said 'Odd' and then flew to Amy. "Me next! Me-yaaawwn- next…" his eyes drooped again.
"Looks like that sugar rush just ended, you should get some sleep. I'll dance with you tomorrow!" She smiled, and her charm won him over as she curled up in her hands.
"Okay.. but I get to sleep with you tonight." He yawned again, as I twitched while making my way over to leaf bed.
I shook my head and glared down at Chip's behavior, before thinking he was wasn't meaning anything by it and laid down.
Amy lay near my belly as she placed Chip in her arms. "Comfy?" She asked.
"Yes." We both said.
She looked up at me, realizing I had answered too, and giggled, leaning her back against me and stroking my arm.
"Thanks… Sonic. I really needed to let go and just goof of for a minute." She admitted, and I realized it wasn't all for me, dancing like that.
"Oh… uh… sure. I needed that as well." I chuckled out. "Besides, your pretty good at a quick step improv." I teased her.
"Hehe, I wouldn't really call that a quick step… but I get what you mean, and thank you. Your pretty good with your stretchy arm ability!" she patted my arm, and I moved it, groaning a bit.
"It could have been better in my normal form.." I grumbled.
She looked sadly at me, and then giggled as she scooted more towards my face.
"Well, we couldn't have done some of those fun moves in that form. But… maybe you can take me on a date where you can dance with me after all this!" she giggled. "We could have chilidogs and stuff.." She lowered her voice when saying that, gently rubbing Chip's ear as if to pet him. She must have said that hoping it would convince me more to say yes.
And for once…
"Maybe…" I didn't want to give her a definitive answer. After all! I'm Sonic the Hedgehog! You never know what could come up when you're me!
A new adventure around every corner… Heh, why make plans when the possibilities of a new day might pass you by?
Amy looked back at me, an open adorable smile and a hope radiating in her eyes. "Really!? You'll think about it?"
….I could always skip those possibilities… at least… for one day…
With her…
"Yeah. We'll see." I smiled, and took my arm and moved it over her, pulling her closer before taking a big breath in and sighing out, ready to sleep.
She wiggled in as much as she could, and smiled, before yawning gently and closing her eyes as I used my hand to be her pillow.
One quick glance up…
I moved my head up and looked at her and Chip, peacefully sound asleep, and looked to sky.
The moon was still high up there… how long would it take to get to Spagonia?
For once, … I seemed to want this adventure to end.
I was kinda excited for the adventure afterwards…
(Lead in to Sonic and the Black Knight? Lol, I remembered he promised her a date so I thought I'd mention he kinda did want to go on that date. Which MEEEANSS~ that Amy and him were going to go dancing after the chilidogs~ She must have been pretty upset when she thought he had forgotten… am I right? ;D )