A small blue hedgehog tumbled trough a seemingly endless abyss. This had almost become routine for him as he had endured the process twice before. The first time being his adventures in medieval times where he assumed the role of a king Arthur, a great historical figure, and the second where he had been sent to a desert kingdom to help a mysterious genie."Why is it always me" he sighed to himself. At the end of the tunnel he could see a small bright light. The light shone brighter and brighter until it surrounded and engulfed him, signalling that he had arrived at his destination.
Sonic the hedgehog awoke to the ear piercing sound of a seagull squawking incessantly into his ear. "Knock it off will ya?" he mumbled to himself as he stood up to find his bearings. The environment surrounding him hardly looked familiar at all. He stood on a white sandy beach in the middle of a clear blue ocean. There were no visible landmarks in sight, land or sea, which was a little worrying. The boiling sun mercilessly beat down onto the white sand and the only source of shade available was that of a few palm trees with all kinds of exotic birds nestled in-between the leaves. Sonic had no idea where or more importantly when hewas, the best way to determine that was to find some sort of civilization and get some answers. With that hebrushed away the warm sand caught in his fur and preceded down the mysterious beach he had awoken on. After running for a few minutes he came to a small hill where on the other side, he spotted a small port town. "Hmm...I wonder if anyone there can tell me where I am, Gotta be worth a look." He slid down the sandy hill and ran over to the outskirts of the town he had spotted. The town outskirts were as beautiful up close as they were from far away. Palm trees lined the streets casting a cool shade over the golden sand covered paths. The buildings were tall and mostly constructed from wood. There were all kinds of shops around such as blacksmiths, tailors and general goods. It was a quiet, peaceful place, a nice place one might like to settle down in. The market was an entirely different story. The market streets were bustling with busy people going about their daily business and so many conversations filled the warm air, it was impossible to tell what was being said. Sonic passed through the main plaza where many people, packed tightly were buying and selling fruits, vegetables, fish and other goods. The greedy merchants charged extortionate amounts for daily necessities that the citizens of this small town were struggling to afford. This annoyed sonic. How can anyone stand by and let these people live like this? He thought to himself, "I have to find the guy in charge and show him what's what." He turned to leave the market but bumped into a tall man wearing a bright red cloak, with a silver hemming. He couldn't see the man's face because it was covered with a cowl so that only his piercing blue eyes were visible. "Ah! Excuse me my friend, but I couldn't help but notice you were a little poorly armed. From the looks...and sounds of you, you're not from around this area. You'll want to protect yourself if you run into any of the pirates that infest these parts". From his pack he produced a shimmering cutlass with a simple hand guard on the hilt. "Here, you can take mine. No charge my lad." Sonic accepted the cutlass graciously but couldn't understand why the man would want to part with it. "Dude, you're just going to give me this?" The man handed sonic a brown leather belt with a cutlass sheath attached to it. "A life of adventuring has taken its toll on me, lad. I loved every second of it...wouldn't have traded it for anything, that was until the ship I served on had a run in with Black star, Shadow of the seas. He's one of the most feared pirates in any waters. You'd better hope you never run into him lad. As far as I know, I was the only one to survive the attack on the ship, which they pillaged and destroyed. I didn't escape without my share of scars though." The man pulled down his face cowl to reveal a scar that ran from his left eye down to his chin. Sonics' eyes widened with amazement. "Now I would rather settle down and get on with my life. The hedgehog gave his new cutlass a few practise swings, examining it more closely and testing the balance. He then sheathed it and looked at the man grinning. "Wow, sweet! I'll put it to good use!" The man laughed in a cold tone at Sonics' response. "Don't use it unless you have to. Farewell my friend, may you find fortune in your travels". The cloaked man turned and left the market plaza. Sonic also left the plaza in search of the man in charge of this town.
He searched for hours until he came to the coin district. This was by far the richest part of the town. The buildings were far grander than any other he had seen and there were luscious and exotic plants surrounding a large and impressive looking fountain. He eventually came to a tall, impressive looking structure. Scarlet banners hung from the stone walls with a golden insignia printed on them. "Humph, this must be the place". He walked up to the gates where two guards stood. As he approached the gates they moved in front to bar his path. "All right then, where do you think you're going?" one of the guards asked. "Hey let me through! I wanna see the guy in charge of this place!" Sonic demanded as he stood his ground against the musket- armed guards. To this the guards fell about laughing which made sonic a little annoyed. "Maybe we should just lock him in the dungeons for his obnoxiousness" one of the guards taunted. "Nah, let's see what the governor makes of him...and then we'll throw him in the dungeons" the other replied. They stepped aside to let sonic past, much to his happiness. "Well it's about time! I thought I was gonna die of old age while you two bozo's were making fun". The guards ushered him through the stone courtyard to the main building. "Just watch yourself or we WILL be throwing you in the dungeons!" one of them told him as they returned to their posts. The courtyard was a large open area that contained a vast array of colourful plants and grand statues. The ground was also covered with a thick and deep green grass turf. It was a pleasant change of scenery from the barren sands of the rest of the island. Sonic turned to face a grand marble staircase with paintings of landscapes and pretty women lining the walls. He climbed them admiring the many priceless pieces as he ascended. At the top of the staircase he found a set of varnished oak doors with silver handles. "Gee no wonder this guy's people are struggling, looks like he keeps all the money for himself. He practically lives like a king!"
Sonic turned the door handles and slowly opened the door to the room, which was lined with dozens of bookcases and even more valuable paintings. In the corner sat a grand fireplace, with gold ornaments stood on top of it and a small table besides with paper work plied high atop it. The ceiling itself was a huge painting. It depicted angels atop the clouds, playing all sorts of instruments and from the ceiling hung a golden chandelier. "Finished admiring my room yet?" a small, young voice called. "I had heard rumours of a stranger in town, word travels quite quickly you see." Sonic scanned the room for the source of the voice and arrived at a burgundy red armchair, sat in front of the window overlooking the courtyard. Beside the table stood a small side table with a bottle of what appeared to be orange juice sat on it. He walked towards the front of the chair to try to see who exactly this governor was. "What? This can't be real!" he gasped in disbelief, as the mystery governor's face was revealed...