Sonic Unleashed Chapter 36

Sonic Unleashed Chapter 36


"AHH!!!"

Twilight had been searching the forest for Sonic, but she got surrounded by robots so suddenly, she screamed.
"Dad told me about these robots! 'Badniks!" Twilight exclaimed, catching her breath.
Another tiny ship came down and inside was Eggman.
"Ahahahahaha!" he laughed evilly. "Nightmare told me you'd be here!"
"You're… Robotnik!!" Twilight guessed.

"That's right, you dense little HedgeWolf!"
Twilight's star shined red as he spoke.

All of a sudden, there was a loud roar in the distance.
"What was that?" Twilight whispered.
A shadow came above the crowd of robots and came down upon them swiftly.
The beast shredded the robots and tore apart their scraps.
It was angry.
Once it was done, it confronted Eggman and snarled.
"Heh! It looks as if that instinct of yours is growing, well, 'uncontrollable', isn't it?" Eggman mocked.

Sonic stood up, still growling.
Frostbite ran up and barked at Eggman.
Twilight stood in deep confusion.

Eggman held his hand to his ear.
"What's that? Emeralds?" he asked Sonic. "How many restored now? 5? 4?"
Sonic huffed and held up 6 fingers.
"Ah, now that's more like it."
Sonic barked and held out his hand.
"Ahh… you want the last emerald, don't you? How desperate!"

"So tell me, Sonic. How badly do you want to be normal again?"
Sonics' frown worsened.
"Sonic? Is that you?" Twilight asked.
"I know we had a deal and all but…" Eggman sighed heavily and continued. "I like you better this way."
Sonic growled.
"Yes I do. That horrific body of yours fits you perfectly now. I'm not going to give you this emerald!"
Sonic roared and threw his fist to the ground.

"Ooh! Temper, temper…"
Sonic flinched and looked the other way, trying to get a hold of himself.
Eggman shrugged. "Fight it all you want; Nightmare says it's useless, but, if you REALLY want to be normal again…I suggest you hunt down Mitsuke. She's the one who has the emerald now."

Sonic looked back up at him and blinked.
Eggman laughed once more and took off into the sky.

"That's great news, Sonic! Let's go find… Sonic?"
Frostbite looked up at his big friend, who was groaning and rubbing his hand around on his forehead.
"Sonic… are you okay?" Frostbite asked again.
"Frostbite… I can't take this for much longer…" Sonic soon responded.
"It's okay, Sonic!" Frostbite tried his best to cheer him up. "The instincts aren't… so bad…!"
"So bad…?" Sonic repeated, glancing down at him. "I can feel them inside of me as we…"

Sonic felt his ear flicker and he spun around to see Twilight, who seemed to be setting up a campfire.
"…Twilight…?"
Twilight looked up at Sonic and waved hello. "Hey Sonic. I'm just getting this fire started for us."
Sonic walked over to her.
"…How can she tell it's me?" he wondered out loud.
"Because Eggman said you name numerous times and you react to that name every time." Twilight answered.

Sonic gasped a little. "You… can understand me???"
Twilight nodded.
"…And you're… not surprised at all… about this form I'm in?"
Twilight nodded again.
"Yes." She retorted. "I can understand the speech of all sorts of animals! And I already know about your curse."
"…My curse?"

"Yah! All Werewolves have "The Curse" but none like yours."
"…None like mine? No wait a minute!!"
Sonic decided to change the subject. "Just who exactly are you?!"
Twilight stood up.

"My name is Twilight-"
"I KNOW that already!" Sonic interrupted.
"…My name is Twilight. I am a HedgeWolf, a mix between a Hedgehog and a Wolf. I am also a trained medium and somewhat of a Werewolf expert."
Sonic could feel his head tilt a bit. "…Werewolf expert?"

"Your case is very fascinating, Sonic! You are definitely a Werewolf… or… Werehog in your case, but you don't go crazy like most Werewolves do."
"Yah… but that won't last for much longer…"
"But, Sonic! You can overcome those instincts, right?" Frostbite spoke up.
Sonic shook his head.

"No… even as we speak, I can feel that urge inside of me. Twisting my mind and tearing me apart, piece- by- piece… Like Eggman said, I won't be able to fight it for much longer… and I'm going to…"
Twilight smiled and placed her arm on Sonics' shoulder.
"That's not true… your will is what keeps you from losing yourself. Don't give up Dad."
"What?!" Sonic noticed that she called him "dad".
Twilight withdrew and chuckled nervously as her star turned bright gold.

"Um… did I say 'dad'??? I meant to say Sonic. Just a mistake!" she stammered.
"Well… okay."
"So, Sonic, my job as a Werewolf expert is to… uh… make sure that you return to normal as soon as possible! So, the first thing to do is see you in action and take notes."
She said as her star turned neutral again.
"You mean… gather information on what it feels like."
"Yah."
Twilight felt ashamed for lying about her profession.

"Okay… well…"

"When I was attacking Eggman's robots back there… I felt so angry, even when I was having fun. I couldn't stop growling! I tried to stop myself, but I kept thinking about killing those robots. In my mind… it's just 'Kill, kill, kill', and I couldn't help myself. I'm losing it…"
"Uh huh…" Twilight mused. "Can I see your claws?"
Sonic nodded and held out his hand.
Twilight took it and observed Sonics' claws thoroughly.

"I just… don't believe this…!" she wondered in her thoughts. "Dad had never told us… this story before. I'm sure this wouldn't be an adventure he would just forget!"
"What's wrong, Twilight?" Sonic asked.
"Oh! Nothing!" she answered nervously.

"Well, we should stay here for a little while then…"
Sonic was cut off when something hit the back of his head and fell to the floor.
He turned around and saw a little piece of paper, rolled into a ball.
"…What the…?"
He unfolded the paper and read the words.

"Come to me in Adabat city and I will show you the Chaos Emerald, along with the 2nd phase of our story…"
After reading that, the paper rose up in a violet flame and disappeared.
"I wonder what that was all about?" Twilight thought out loud.
"It means that my old friend, Mitsuke, is in Adabat!" Sonic snarled. "Let's go there!"
He growled as he dashed off into the trees.

"Wait for us, Sonic!" Frostbite called as the two ran after him.

~<>~

All three were running through the night.
Twilight turned into a wolf (apparently she can do that and it freaked Sonic out…), that way, she could go faster.
Frostbite ran alongside her and Sonic was in front.
"How long have we gone for?!" Frostbite wondered as he continued to run.
"About 30 minutes. Adabat city must be beyond these upcoming trees!" Twilight answered.
"Alright then," Sonic started, "We can get down into Adabat and then…"

He paused and stood there, with his head hung low.
The other two stopped behind him. "What's wrong, Sonic?"
Sonic let out a low growl and his hand grew into a fist slowly.
"…Sonic?"

Sonics' growl grew louder and he whirled around. His eyes were fierce and he bared his teeth.
"Whoa! Somebody's angry about something!" Frostbite exclaimed, taking small steps back and running behind Twilight.
Sonic continued to growl and snarl as he slowly drew closer.
"Sonic… get a hold of yourself…" Twilight spoke calmly as she too, backed up and turned back into her normal form.

But Sonic was gone at the moment and instinct took over. He roared and charged at them.
They both dodged quickly.
"Sonic! Cut it out!" Frostbite barked.
Sonic huffed and thrust his arm out at him, but Twilight ran in and picked Frostbite up off his feet.
The beast's fist knocked down a tree.

Twilight landed and put Frostbite down.
"Stay here." She told him.
Frostbite didn't argue with her.
Twilight ran in front of Sonic, holding her arms out. "Sonic! Stop!"
Sonics' eyes widened and he withdrew, shaking his head and whimpering.
"H…Help me…!" he muttered with a small growl. "It's… grr… it's taking over…grrrrr…!"
"I know. Sonic, you have to calm down. That way, your heartbeat will slow up and the instinct will withdraw!"
"I'm… trying…! No! GRRRAAHHH!!"
Sonic roared again and tried to grab Twilight, but she jumped out of the way and landed behind Sonic.

The winds around them were picking up a little.
"I'm sorry! Grr…! Ah!" Sonic struggled to say.
"It's okay, I've seen this a lot. Just try to relax. Try taking deep breaths."
Sonic followed her instructions and inhaled slowly.
Finally, he took over again and he was able to relax fully.
"That was a CLOSE one…" Frostbite exclaimed.
"I'm sorry, guys. I don't know how that happened…" Sonic apologized. "I couldn't control my own thoughts and…"

"It's cool, Sonic!" Twilight said cheerfully. "It wasn't your fault. Now let's keep going, Adabat is just up ahead.
"Hey guys… do you both fell… that the wind's uh, getting stronger or something???" Frostbite asked.
"What do you mean, Frostbite?" Sonic questioned.
A gust of wind blew over them and it grew colder.
"Okay! THAT was strong!" Frostbite shouted.

"I don't understand…" Twilight started. "The wind was calm just a minute ago. Even stormy winds don't pick up this fast!"
Another cold gust blew through and it forced her to hold on to Sonic.
"It must be the Chaos Emeralds…" Sonic growled. "This is what the Guardians were trying to warn us about… about the disasters that would come from restoring them…!"
"So what do we do now?" Frostbite asked him as he fought the heavy air stream.

"We get to Adabat and restore that last Emerald! It's the only way we can save this world! Even if it means causing a little destruction here and there! I can't just let Nightmare have it!"
Frostbite nodded. "You're right, Sonic!"
Twilight agreed and transformed into a wolf again.
"Quick! Get onto me and I can carry us there! I'm heavy enough to fight these winds!" Sonic shouted.
Frostbite ran over to Sonic and he picked up Twilight and him into his right arm. "Hang on!"

Sonic broke out into a run towards Adabat.
Twilight was deep in thought as he carried her and Frostbite.
"Strange…" she mused in her thoughts. "Even when he's in this form… it doesn't affect him at all, most of the time."
She smiled.
"He really IS a hero, even before I was born… even before he was an adult himself or when he met mom… But, if Jessica is my mom…"


"…Then who was that lady at my dad's funeral…?"