Sonic Unleashed 2:

The Return of the Werehog

This story is my own. Sonic the Hedgehog and other characters belong to SEGA/Sonic Team.

Chapter 1: Introduction.

As the sun was setting on the horizon, a familiar blue hedgehog had decided to call it a day from his run and stopped on a small hill, just outside the edge of a forest. This was Sonic the Hedgehog, the fastest creature in the world. He also had a tendency to explore the planet when he wasn't foiling any of Dr. Eggman's plans at world domination. Currently, the Doctor's whereabouts were unknown. No one had seen him since Sonic had foiled his last plan on building the Eggman Empire, "Eggman Land", by harnessing the power of Dark Gaia, a large god-like creature, who resided in the planet's core. That had been one year ago.

Sonic had decided to choose this location for the night because it had a large tree. This would give him a vantage point against any dangers coming his way. Tomorrow, he would pass through the dense Spagonian forest and arrive in the city of Spagonia, a large city surrounded by the forest and vast mountain ranges. But for now, this tree would be Sonic's bed for the night.

As Sonic climbed the tall oak, he remembered about how Spagonia welcomed his return after he defeated Dark Gaia and foiled Eggman's plan. Everyone, including Tails, Amy and Professor Pickle threw him a party in celebration of his most recent heroic deeds.

Sonic then reached out his arm and pulled himself onto a suitable, sturdy branch and he thought that someone else should have been there to also celebrate it with him: his friend "Chip". Without Chip's, (or his real name: Light Gaia's help) Sonic probably wouldn't have survived the battle. But after the battle was over and peace was restored to the world, Chip went back into the planet's core with Dark Gaia to endure the millennia of slumber and to be awakened when the time was right. Chip had given Sonic one last gift before he disappeared: his necklace, with a large emerald orb attached to it. Sonic now wears it as a bracelet on his left wrist and has never taken it off since.

Then as Sonic stretched along the branch, he watched the sun dip below the horizon and couldn't help but be reminded of his form as a werehog during that time, which he had enjoyed. The werehog was a large and burly brute, who was slower than himself, but made up for it with vicious attacks and unbelievable strength. This form only came out after the sun went down and he returned to normal when the sun rose again the next morning. He also had the ability to stretch his arms to incredible lengths. Sonic also enjoyed the fact that the werehog had a vast jungle of dense fur, which kept Chip and himself warm during the cold nights of their world adventure. It was thanks to Eggman that he became this creature. But Sonic was cured of his lycanthropy, thanks to Dark Gaia, during the final battle.

As the stars appeared in the dark, night sky, Sonic decided to lie down on the branch, and gaze up at the full moon, with his head being supported by his arms and with his legs dangling in the air.

'Wow, what a lovely full moon we have tonight,' Sonic thought, 'I feel like just howling at it.'

He then emitted a long yawn from his throat and could feel his ears and eyelids start to droop, a certain sign of exhaustion. He could soon feel his tired and aching muscles start to relax and he soon fell asleep from the exhaustion of the long day of travel.

If he had been awake for a few minutes longer, he would have noticed a mysterious rocket that was going to exit the planet's atmosphere, in the distance. It also had a mark that Sonic had learned to fear and love:

The mark of the Eggman Empire.