Return of the Dark Lord
By Clawshifter and The Chuckinator
Chapter 1: The Two Watchers
Shadic sat up in bed. He had just woken up and yawned, then went into the kitchen to get something to eat. The hedgehog could get the strange sense that he was being watched, and shrugged it off. His son, Silvond, walked into the room and yawned.
"Where's Silver?" He asked, still yawning.
"I'm not sure, son." Shadic said.
A few minutes later, the door opened and Silver walked in. He sighed and looked around, then saw his son.
"Hey dad!" Silvond said, waving at him.
"Hey, Silvond," Silver said, waling inside. "How are you?"
"I'm good. Were you at work?"
Silver nodded. "Yeah, it was pretty busy last night. I work at Sega, you know."
Silvond smiled. He sat down on the couch as his parents sat beside him, and continued to talk.
Meanwhile, outside the house, a pair of sparrows were perched on a branch, looking inside. They both had eyes that blazed orange, just like fire. Do you think they're the ones she meant? One of them asked the other telepathically.
Of course they are! The other said in the same manner. Now shush! We must wait for the opportune moment...
Shadic looked up. He thought he saw something outside and went to the window, looking around. The two sparrows hopped around on their branch, acting like normal. Shadic saw the unnatural orange glow in their eyes, however. He smiled knowingly and transformed into a sparrow, flying outside and landing next to them. The two other sparrows fluttered away. Shadic watched them fly away, wondering where they were going. They were being odd. He flew off, following the two other sparrows from a distance, hoping they didn't see him. One of them looked back, then turned around and changed into a hawk, which then zoomed towards him. Shadic chirped and transformed into an eagle, screeching at them. The hawk screeched, then fearlessly tackled the eagle. A second bird of prey, this one a large horned owl, joined the fight, assisting the hawk. The three birds fought, raking their talons against each other's feathers. Shadic's eyes narrowed; he was outmatched. He closed his eyes as his body began to shift, and soon, a gigantic dragon had taken the eagle's place. It roared at the two birds, who seemed frightened.
Who are you? The dragon asked telepathically as it growled. Why are you two watching us?
The hawk recovered from her fear and also changed. She became a large white dragon with flowing plumes on its head, broad feathered wings which bore four silver claws each, and a turbine shaped tail which was constantly spewing fire.
You actually expect us to tell you? She spat telepathically. Ha! We are smarter than you think.
Shadic growled. He glared at the white dragon and flapped his wings, hovering in the air. What are you talking about?
The white dragon snarled. You will see soon enough.
She turned to her companion, whom had become a bipedal black dragon with finned claws and a tail that was also turbine shaped, and the two flew away, trailing smoke and electricity behind them. The blue dragon frowned, looking confused. He flew back home and changed back into a hedgehog. Shadic sighed and shook his head, then walked into his house. Silver and Silvond looked up as he came in.
"Where've you been?" Silver asked.
"Oh, nowhere." Shadic lied. "I just went outside to take a walk."
He sat down on the couch and sighed, thinking about what the two dragons had told him. It was confusing. He had a feeling that they would come back, in another form. If they did, he would be ready. Shadic shook his head, wondering who they were.
Silver sat down beside him. "What are you thinking about?"
"Not much. Why do you ask?"
"Do you want to do anything today?"
Shadic shrugged. "I did want to visit my parents, but they're out of town."
"How are Sonic and Shadow doing, anyway?" Silver asked Shadic. "Have they been doing anything lately, like stopping Eggman?"
"They're doing alright." Shadic answered. "Haven't really done much, though. Eggman hasn't been up to anything as of late."
Silver smiled and sat up, looking at his watch. "Silvond, school starts in ten minutes! Are you getting ready?"
"Yeah!" Silvond called back. He came downstairs with his backpack and smiled, then ran out the door. His parents watched him leave and chuckled.
"Hey, I got something for Silvond's birthday tonight," Silver said. He walked toward the closed and opened it, then took out Silvond's birthday present. It was a Sega Dreamcast.
Shadic smiled. "I think he'll like it." He said.
"You think so?" Silver asked, and Shadic nodded. The white hedgehog smiled and put the present away. "What did you get him?"
"I...haven't gotten his present yet..." Shadic admitted.
"Really? Would you have time to get him one?"
Shadic sighed and shook his head, then looked at his partner. "I've been pretty busy lately, so I don't think so. Why?"
"Well, maybe if we hurry, we can get him something before he comes home from school," Silver said.
Shadic smiled and stood. He walked outside and looked at Silver. "The mall's near the outskirts of the city. You want to drive?"
Silver chuckled, knowing what Shadic meant. He watched Shadic turn into a car as he got in the driver's seat, and drove to the mall.