Creature of the Night

Chapter 1: Bitten

   The full moon shone in the sky glowing brightly as ever. Leaves blew across the streets as a dark figure appeared and ran into the forest. And if as on cue a loud powerful howl was heard.
   Sonic sat inside the living room of Chris's house,watching TV. Chris walked in and sat next to him.
   "How's your day been Sonic?" Chris asked.
   Sonic sighed "oh, pretty good. I thwarted another one of 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 the 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 quite quick and stopped at a clearing,looking 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 an eerie howl. He froze 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 come out to the clearing. He decided to ignore, 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 passed by and he heard nothing. Thinking he was just hearing things, he started walking again.
   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 humongous 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 powerful.
   The wolf lowered its teeth to Sonic, growling and snarling as it did so Sonic's eyes widened in horror as the wolf dug its sharp fangs into his 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 slowly got up, holding a hand to his chest and sped off.
   Sonic got to Chris's house and rung the door bell, anxiously. A few seconds later, the door opened and Chris gasped in shock, sonic was horribly wounded; blood covered his chest and gloves. He started to hyperventilate.
   "He-Help...m-me...."
   His knees gave way as he fell to the ground unconscious..