Another fanfic? You think I would finish my Mephilver one first…but oh well. This is a Caliburn(hedgehog form, female) paired with Kript, my boyfriend from deviantart. This takes place in Camelot…and you will se other knights in this…just not as main(except a certain pairing I have in mind)
Caliburn is sitting on a flat rock at the lake of Lady Nimue, thinking of how she became what she is now, staring mournfully into the moonlight, her armor on the ground next to her, wearing nothing but her gauntlets. Caliburn sighed This is….where it all began…..where I started my journey at after Sonic left to return to his world….I wonder….what is he doing now? Caliburn shook her head, and grabbed the hilt of Raikurea, her trusty sword. She held it up, studying its slight shimmer in the dim darkness. Raikurea always glowed like that, its shimmer giving comfort to her thoughts and calming her. Caliburn looked at the stars It has been…awhile since that day…seems like forever…
Flashback
It was finally over now….the Black Knight and Merlina had been defeated. Sonic was standing on the side, near Caliburn and the other knights. Sonic grinned "I wouldn't have done it without ya knights!" Caliburn snickered "You can say that again….bravo Sonic" Sonic grinned "About time you gave me some credit Caliburn" Sonic grabbed the hilt of Caliburn's body "We…need to talk about something too….on the way back to the stone"
Caliburn hopped after Sonic a smirk on his face "If it is about your skills…you did nary half bad knave!" Sonic only nodded, seemingly…bothered by something. Caliburn gave him a blank look "Is something wrong Sonic? Sonic looked at the ground of the lighted forest "I….have to return you to the stone Caliburn…." Caliburn said nothing for a time "You are leaving…." Sonic nodded "I…can't stay here Caliburn…I wish I could but…my friends need me back home. I'll come back when I can Caliburn but for now…its goodbye."
Caliburn looked at the ground "Well….you will be back someday Sonic….nary worry!" Sonic grinned "You bet!" Caliburn nodded at him "I will wait for you here…not like I can go with you either squire. Just come here when you can." Sonic nodded "I will Caliburn…thanks for understanding." With that, Sonic waved him off and dashed from sight.
End Flashback
Caliburn sighed again, closing her eyes in thought I nary see him much…but he tries his best to come…It….cannot be helped. Caliburn put her armor back on, her tail flicking is anger and regress. She looked to the lake once again, before jumping into its clear waters and ending up in an underwater cavern that she lived in. She fidgeted with her gauntlets, playing with the metal like a toy I guess I should shine my armor….I suppose it needs it….it is getting dull colored…Caliburn took a cloth and shined the gauntlet until it sparkled brightly. The bright shine reminded her more of what had happened…since he left….
Flashback
Caliburn opened his eyes at the sound of the approaching thunderstorm. He propped himself against the sacred tree to watch the storm. Caliburn sighed….it was going to be a long and noisy night it seemed. Then again…Caliburn never remembered a thunderstorm being so….flashy….or loud. There were loud crashes of lightning, and strange white and blue flashes in the sky. Caliburn rolled his eyes "I wonder why it looks so….different then any storm I remember? I have never seen such…colorful lights in a storm like this…." The next thing Caliburn could remember was getting shocked by a light that drew too close…then it all went black.
Caliburn shook his head "What was that? I have nary seen lightning do that…." He noticed his vision was to the side, assuming he had perhaps been stunned briefly from the light. It was then he realized his head hurt, causing him to put a hand up to it in flinching pain. Caliburn froze "wait….what the-?" Caliburn turned his hand, then looking at it. Caliburn huffed "perhaps I am losing my mind….that must be it…" he told himself flatly. Then again….he realized he couldn't hop anymore for some reason, causing to look down himself. His eyes went wide when he realized…he had a body somehow. Caliburn let his hands wander down farther, first down his chest, then his waist, to his legs, then his ankles and feet.
Caliburn couldn't even respond to what he was seeing for a long time. He hit his head against the tree in confusion, not realizing how it would hurt "Ow…damnit…." He held his head in his hands "That really hurt….I wonder how I move now?" He looked down at his legs "Walk I guess….seems simple enough…" Caliburn tried to use his arm to right himself to his feet, only causing him to lose balance and fall on his stomach. Caliburn growled in irritation "It looks easier then it really is….great…this may take some time…" Caliburn tried to push off the ground with his arms, but found he didn't have the strength too, causing him to land on his ass. Caliburn looked around, looking for anything he could find to right him on his feet.
He spotted a large branch the wind had knocked from one of the trees and grabbed it with his left hand. Caliburn gritted his teeth in effort "This has to work….."He put the stick into the ground, then attempted to pull himself up from the ground slowly. He almost did it too slow, and finding himself losing stamina, pulled himself up from the ground in a whipping motion, almost causing him to fall again. Caliburn leaned on the stick, gasping for breath from the effort. He could only sigh in relief, the looked around…seeing a waving object "hm? What is that thing?" Caliburn grabbed the object, then realized he felt pain for some reason, causing him to look behind him. The object…..was his own tail that he had grabbed.
Caliburn stared at his tail, lashing back and forth from irritation. He couldn't believe he had forgotten…he must have somehow gotten a mobian form..but what animal it was he wasn't certain. Caliburn leaned his weight on the stick "I am a mobian? How did that even happen? Perhaps if I use my tail to help me balance…it should work…With that he straightened his tail and took a few tender steps. It was a large amount of effort, but at least he wasn't falling back on the ground. He eventually was at the end of the sacred stone, having no farther space to walk "What now? Do I jump? How do I even do that?" He stopped and looked over the edge of the sacred stone, seeing there was a long way to jump down. It was then he formed an idea "Hm…Sonic used to use me to wall jump up and down things…I wonder…can I do that with this stick too? Guess I would nary hurt to try, seeing as there is nary anywhere else to go…" Caliburn closed his eyes and plotted his jump, then catapulted himself from it, jabbing the stick into the stone. It only partially caught, going down partway then giving way, making Caliburn end up on his face on the ground below.
Caliburn growled in both pain…and regret. He couldn't understand how this had happened…or why his little idea didn't work. He pulled himself from the ground with his arms, the stick across the ground where he couldn't reach it. Caliburn sighed "Great….what do I do now?" he punched his fist into the ground angrily "This is nary working the way I want it too…" Caliburn couldn't help but whimper in confusion, not knowing what else to do with himself.
Caliburn knew he couldn't just lay there forever. He had to figure out walking…and soon. The storm seemed to be worsening by the moment. Caliburn gave himself a moment, then tried to lift himself off the ground, hoping he could keep his balance. Luckily he was able to lean on a nearby tree, slowly moving tree to tree so he could get somewhere, it helping him that it was giving him strength as he went along. Caliburn could only continue on his way, hoping to find shelter from the storm.
A short distance away, a large thunderbolt hit the ground, leaving a large crater where it had struck. Caliburn shuddered…..had he been any closer, he would have been electrocuted by the thunderbolt. He looked in the ground and moved towards the crater. He could swear he saw….a light? He squinted his eyes, trying to shield himself from the bright light glowering from the crater. The light suddenly got dimmer….like it was inviting him to come closer. Caliburn looked down into the crater….and at its bottom was some sort of sword. The large sword was stuck into the ground at an angle, sparking with electricity slightly. Caliburn wondered if he dared to go into the crater "I wonder if that is a good idea…seeing as it may be hard to get back up once I go down there….guess it nary matters anyhow….might as well…"
Caliburn readied himself to jump down, hoping it would turn out better then his last jump had. He figured he might as well, as he had nowhere else to go for the moment. He steadied himself and slid down the side of the crater, smoothly sliding the depth of it and landing on the bottom without hurting himself. The sword was only a dozen feet away from him, glowing slightly with a steady light. Caliburn glanced at it, unsure of whether to touch it or not. He figured he didn't come down the crater for no reason, and decided to grab the hilt of the sword. The sword responded with a powerful electric shock, but Caliburn refused to release it, not wanting to lose such a seemingly powerful weapon.
It seemed the longer and harder he grasped the hilt of the sword, the more power it discharged in his body. Caliburn felt his body start to go numb, not able to feel his legs barely. He couldn't let go now…his hands were too numb to respond…much less anything else on him. He realized he should have let it go sooner "Should have let it be….now…I may not even exist for much longer….stupid..I should have kept my guard up…" Caliburn felt his vision start to go black again, but tried to fight it, trying to keep from dying.
The moment he thought he was dead, the sword started to glow again. He felt power flow through his body, like nothing he had ever felt. It had also stopped shocking him, instead recharging him. Caliburn opened his eyes, standing up strongly and looking around. The light…was much dimmer…in fact it had diminished to nothing more then a shimmer. The sword glowed slightly, as if its power had somehow accepted him. Caliburn looked at the sword, something carved into the scabbard it was now somehow in. Caliburn studied the scabbard, letting his fingers go down the length of it. He could barely read the text in fancy lettering "Raikurea? Strange…never heard of it….Perhaps Sonic or one of the knights would know?" Caliburn tied the scabbard around his belt and decided to try to find a way back out. He looked at the sword at his waist "Perhaps….I can try that tactic again….it may work better…it is sharper then the stick I used earlier…." Caliburn pushed his feet off the ground and jumped towards the wall, catching the blade in the soft dirt. He then pushed his legs off the side and jumped again, eventually reaching the top of the crater. Caliburn gasped at the effort, not used to the exertion of jumping and kneeling on the ground.
Caliburn looked around, and upon not seeing anyone, started walking in the direction of Camelot castle, hoping he could ask Sir Lancelot or someone about it. With that, Caliburn walked from the forest, ending at the sacred lake of Lady Nimue, figuring she could possibly know, as she had created Excalibur. Caliburn carefully walked the boardwalk to her home in the middle of the lake, but ended up slipping into the water! Caliburn yelped "Great..I can nary swim!" As he sunk deeper he closed his eyes, holding his breath. Eventually, he couldn't hold himself anymore, and breathed in, expecting to breathe in water.
What happened was different then he thought…he could breath in water somehow! Caliburn opened his eyes and took a deep breath in, realizing it was fine for him to breathe underwater. He glanced around, wondering what to do now, then spotting something sticking out from the sand of the lake bottom. It took him some time, but he learned to swim much faster then walking, swimming over to the object. He picked it up in his hands, examining it all over, not sure what it even was. It was white, but it had different colors depending on the light direction that hit it from Raikurea's blade. It was…pretty whatever it was, and he decided he would keep it and put it in his bag.
Caliburn surfaced from the water, going back on the boardwalk. He shook the excess water from his fur and walked towards Lady Nimue's house. Caliburn looked around "Lady Nimue? You here at all?" He received no reply and sat on the floor, figuring she was somewhere else, when he was startled from behind, Lady Nimue looking at him calmly. Caliburn gasped a few times in shock, then regained his composure "I need your help….you ever heard of Raikurea?" Lady Nimue shook her head "Nary heard of it….sorry."Caliburn picked himself from the ground "Hm….I hoped you would know….I found it near the sacred stone where I was earlier…." He saw she was giving him a strange look, making him realize she didn't recognize him, making him sigh heavily "I am Caliburn….something…happened…I can nary explain what though….strangest storm I have ever seen…" Lady Nimue glanced at him, then needed "I sensed a great force at work….but I can nary know what has such power…"
Caliburn gave her a confused look "What do Thoust think happened? I am a mobian…but of what type I am unsure…" Lady Nimue handed him a mirror "Thoust is a hedgehog Caliburn…" Caliburn shook his head in confusion "A…hedgehog? Like Sonic?" She only nodded, prompting him towards the castle "You must go to the castle…thee may find answers there…." And with that, she disappeared.
Caliburn blinked, almost forgetting she did that, then heading out of her residence. He jumped in the water, swimming much faster then he had been walking. He eventually ended up at a river near the city.
He looked around, the city that bustled during the day was quiet now, all the townsfolk sleeping. Caliburn headed towards the castle, then realizing something….who would recognize him like this? His tail lashed side to side in frustration at how to get in without being thought of as a spy. He decided to walk up to the gate and try anyhow, but was turned away. Caliburn let his shoulders droop. This meant he would have to sneak in…and that was against chivalry. He sighed and easily snuck past, ending up in the courtyard. Sir Lancelot was pacing in the courtyard for some unknown reason, and Caliburn wondered what else had happened. He risked being caught and walked up to Lancelot "Something wrong?"
Sir Lancelot looked up at him "who? How did thee get in knave?" Caliburn sighed "I snuck in…I was looking for you Lancelot….we have a problem…" Lancelot glared at him "Problem indeed….Arondight has disappeared somehow….nary sure how….did thee steal it thief?" Caliburn gave him a surprised look "Arondight is missing? Great…more problems….I have one two…like I am supposed to be a sword and am nary so anymore….damn lightning storm…" Lancelot gave him an odd look "Thee is drunk?" Caliburn growled "I am nary drunk…it is true….I am Caliburn!" Lancelot laughed "You? Caliburn? Please knave…."
Caliburn glared at him "I nary have time for this..I only have to ask one thing…then I shall leave…" Lancelot gave him an expectant look "Fine then….ask knave…and hurry it up.." Caliburn's tail lashed behind him "Fine then…you ever heard of a sword called Raikurea before? Even Lady Nimue had nary heard of it…" Lancelot looked at the ground "I can nay help you…I nary have heard of it either…" Caliburn flattened his ears "Very well then….I'll leave then….nary certain where….perhaps I should fine Sonic…" Lancelot cut him off "What do you want with him?" Caliburn growled "He's my squire is what! He may know of this Raikurea. He told me there were sacred swords from where he came from….nay anything else to do…nary any other options." Lancelot gave him an interested look "Thoust is going to find Sir Sonic? Then…could you give him this back?" Lancelot handed him some kind of device that was blue. It had a bunch of buttons with letters on it, and a black rectangle above it. Caliburn fidgeted with it a bit, the screen turning on "What is this even?"
Lancelot shrugged "I nay know..it belongs to Sir Sonic…he forgot it the last he was here in Camelot….return it to him if you can then…I nary can use it…" Caliburn nodded and turned the device off and put it in his bag "Indeed I shall…getting to him is the problem….I believe I can make it there anyhow." Caliburn started to walk off, but was called by Lancelot "And if thee can find Arondight..I will reward thee handsomely." Caliburn nodded "I can look for it when I get back Lancelot." With that, Caliburn left, half in a walk, but mostly a slow jog. Caliburn remembered a portal Sonic had used when he left and, upon finding it, jumped into it.
Caliburn didn't land on his feet either, landing in a heap on the ground. He picked himself up, ending in a large field somewhere…He didn't know what his location was….but he decided to look around, remembering Sonic had told him that in his world everyone knew him, and figured he could ask someone. It was some time before he found someone, a blue hedgehog sitting at a café table. Caliburn snickered to himself "What luck…I have found you!" Caliburn sat at the table across from him…only to realize he had made a mistake….this headgehog had some kind of….things on his face, near his eyes, and he had red eyes. The hedgehog let himself look at him, raising an eyebrow "Who are you? I am not the hedgehog thank you." Caliburn flattened his ears "Sorry…I thought you….you look the same from behind…sorry…" Caliburn got up from the chair, starting to walk off, but not before the other hedgehog grabbed him by the tail, making him yelp "Wait….so your just leaving then? Not very friendly…are you?"
Caliburn frowned "I nary have time for you knave….I am sorry I misidentified you….but I must find Sonic!" The other hedgehog gave him a blank look, then rubbed his eyes with one hand "You are not from here it seems…." Caliburn shook his head "Nay I am not….who are you may I ask?" He didn't even move his mouth when he spoke Caliburn noticed, which creeped him out slightly, his strange voice somehow…appealing to him "I am Metal Sonic." Caliburn's eyes went wide "The vigilante? Damn…that's great…your…Sonic's worst enemy…" Metal Sonic tilted his head "I do not fight Sonic the hedgehog anymore…I am done with that."
Caliburn shifted his eyes at this "If Thoust says so…I believe thee then…" Metal Sonic didn't even blink or change his expression "Why are you looking for him?" Caliburn gulped "I…am…he's my squire..I need his help with something…" Metal Sonic cocked his head at him "There is no such thing as squires anymore…that was in the renaissance." Caliburn nodded "There is too…well…he is nary even a squire anymore…he has been a knight for awhile….the knight of the wind. I would know…I trained him for it in Camelot." Metal Sonic stared at him "You are a strange one….lucky for you, I know where the hedgehog lives. I will take you there…hope you can keep up boy!" Metal Sonic powered his turbine and dashed off, Caliburn hot on his heels, struggling to keep up, not having much endurance.
They ended up at this large mansion, with roses climbing up the pillars of the porch. Metal Sonic knocked at the door harshly, a pink hedgehog answering. The two of them were escorted inside, stopping in the living room where Shadow was sitting arguing with Sonic. Caliburn was watching from the side of the room, wondering how Lancelot had beat him here…..much less why he was arguing with Sonic for, knowing Lancelot would not talk back like that in his right mind, as he knew better then to do so. Caliburn grabbed his wrist "Thoust knows better Lancelot…" Shadow only growled at this, glaring at him "My name is Shadow…who the fuck are you?" Sonic was giving him an odd look, as if he didn't know what was stranger….Lancelot being confused for Shadow…or who was correcting him.