The hooded figure ran through the landscape. It was dark and cloudy, and bones were spread on the ground. Behind the hooded girl, a knight in black armor rode a black horse, pursuing her. Deciding he had enough of this chase, he pulled out his sword, Deathcalibur. The steed took off to the skies, and the knight held his sword out, drawing a black line as if it was some simple marker. Purple eyes were seen and covered with helmet visors as knights of the underworld jumped down in front of the young girl.
The girl watched the black knight close in on her, and suddenly slammed her staff into the ground. A blue circle spread around, and she muttered for a few seconds what seemed to be a different language. After a while, she said a few words.
"Oh brave knight, swift as the wind! Heed my call!" She yelled.
A blue light shot into the sky and some of the clouds parted, revealing a perfect circle. A white blur was falling from it. That white blur was Silver the Hedgehog. A few feet from the ground he used his psychic powers to break his fall, and gently touched the ground. Silver looked around, confused.
"Where am I?" He asked. "I was just... "
The girl ran up to Silver and pulled her hood back, showing her pointy ears.
"Being from another world!" She said. "Forgive my erupt summons!"
Silver looked from the knights of the underworld to the black knight, and chuckled a bit.
"Oh, I understand!" He half grinned. "No sweat. I've gotten used to this type of thing!"
Silver's hands glowed, and a green light surrounded the knights of the underworld. He intended to push them back, but the light alone caused them to poof into puffs of purple smoke. The girl gasped, and Silver turned around to face the Black Knight. Thinking they were about to battle, he slowly pushed the bones out of the path. Just as Silver took off into a run, the girl grabbed him.
"No!" She yelled. "You mustn't!"
Silver stopped, and they both flew back onto the dirt road. The girl, slightly irritated, pushed Silver aside and held her staff forward, summoning a tornado of dust. Silver got up and looked at the Black Knight in a cold way. Both were thinking the same thing.
We'll meet again.
When Silver and the girl were out of sight, the Black Knight sheathed his sword and gave the reins of his horse a flick. It took off into the air and stopped at a rock cliff. There stood four knights in armor. One was a gray hedgehog with his quills pointed upward. Black armor covered his legs, torso and arms. The next was a green hawk with a bit of brown on his metal boots. The third was a black hedgehog with red streaks on his head, black armor covering his torso. His metal skates had a red outline.
The last was a lavender cat with a blue jewel on her helmet, and her armor represented a coat. They bowed to the Black Knight.
"I shall give chase." He announced. "Spread out and go after them. Slay them on sight."
All four knights nodded and they got to their feet as the Black Knight took off. The cat, Sir Percival, turned to the others.
"Let's go." She said.
"Must we?" The hawk, Lamorak, asked. "She is the royal wizard, after all!"
"The kings orders are absolute, Lamorak." The gray hedgehog, Galahad, reminded him, also clenching a fist.
"Yes, but... " Lamorak started.
"Without loyalty to the king we are nothing." Percival cut him off.
The charcoal hedgehog, Lancelot, nodded in agreement and started to walk away without a word. Percival, Lamorak and Galahad looked at the gray sky.
"Still." Percival reasoned. "The king has changed."
"And his kingdom... " Galahad agreed.
The knights walked away, following Lancelot.