Night of the Werehog

Chapter 1: Bitten

The full moon shone in the sky, glowing brightly. Leaves blew across the street as a dark figure appeared and ran into the forest. A few minutes later, a loud howl was heard.

Sonic sat inside the living room of Chris's house, watching television. Chris walked in a sat down next to him.

"How's your day been, Sonic?" Chris asked.

Sonic sighed. "Oh, pretty good. I thwarted another one on Eggman's plots today."

"What was it this time?"

"He tried to take the Chaos Emeralds to power up a laser that would cause an earthquake and break Earth apart. Fortunately, I stopped him."

Chris shook his head. "I swear, Eggman's plots are so stupid."

Sonic laughed. He got up and stretched. "Hey, I'm going for a run. Wanna come with?"

Chris shook his head. "No thanks, I'm fine."

"I'll be back in fifteen minutes."

He ran out the door and headed for the forest.

Sonic ran through the forest and stopped at a clearing, looking out across the city. He loved coming here to look at the view, especially at night when the city lights were on. Station Square was a very beautiful place, both night and day.

Sonic turned around and started heading back when he heard a eerie howl. He stopped in his tracks and looked around. The howl came again, this time closer. Sonic knew that wolves and other animals lived in the forest but hardly ever came out to the clearing. He decided to ignore it, and kept on running. Just then, a low growl was heard in the bushes beside him. He stopped and looked towards the trees.

"Hello? Is anyone...or anything...there?"

A few minutes went by and he heard nothing. Thinking he was just hearing things, he started walking away.

Hmm...I wonder what that was, he thought.

He continued walking until he reached the edge of the forest and was almost to the city when he heard a twig snap behind him. He whirled around and strained his ears. A low, rumbling growl was heard near him. Turning back around, he gasped in shock as he saw a huge black wolf in front of him. It growled again and stepped forward, saliva dripping from its fangs.

Sonic took a step back, and another, as the wolf came closer. All of a sudden, it pounced and landed on top of Sonic, forcing him to the ground. Sonic gagged as he smelled the horrible breath from its mouth and felt the gooey saliva land on his face. He tried to get up but failed; the wolf was too strong. The wolf lowered its teeth to Sonic, growling and snarling as it did so. Sonic's eyes widened with fear as the wolf dug its fangs into Sonic's chest, causing blood to fly from the wound. Sonic closed his eyes, waiting for the final blow. When none came, he opened his eyes and saw that the wolf was no longer there.

The wound that the wolf had made started bleeding profusely, causing Sonic to yell and scream in pain. He got up, holding a hand to his chest, and sped off.

Sonic got to Chris's house and rung the doorbell, anxious. A few seconds later, the door opened and Chris gasped in shock. Sonic was horribly wounded; blood covered his chest and hands. He started to hyperventilate as his vision grew dim and his pulse started to accelerate.

"Help...me..."

His knees gave way as he fell to the ground, unconscious.