If you're Losing Hope…
Isis the Hedgehog
It was a Saturday in late July, about 11 in the morning, when it happened. Isis had been attending a pool party, and Shadow was there, and all her friends were there, Chrome, Blaze, Sonic, Amy, Calisto, Matro, Rouge, Knuckles, Cream… Everyone had gathered for a simple pool party, and it was simply too easy.
Knuckles and Rouge were bickering about something or other, as always. Sonic and Shadow were having swimming contests (almost always ending in a tie), and Isis was practicing her various midair tricks for an enraptured audience of Amy, Blaze, Calisto and Cream. Chrome and Matro had been talking and laughing on the side, having gotten bored of being the judge of Sonic and Shadow's races. One of Isis's jumps made a little bit more of a splash than usual, and water splashed on Matro and Chrome, who subsequently both yelled about having just dried off. Isis came up giggling, and noted that she'd "totally intended to do that". Matro jumped in after Isis, who laughed and taunted him. Shadow and Sonic resurfaced just as Isis submerged to pick up speed in her chase, and that's when she felt a faint but ever-growing vibration. She resurfaced with a troubled look on her face a moment later, and the chase was forgotten. Shadow noticed her concern immediately, swimming over to her.
"What is it?" He questioned as soon as he reached her. Concern dripped from his voice.
"I felt something," she breathed. "A vibration. And it's getting stronger."
"So what?" Amy remarked, swimming over to them. "It's probably just a construction site."
"No…" Isis shook her head. "It's a really strange frequency."
"And just how would you know that?" Rouge asked.
"Because," Isis put a hand on her hip and twitched one of her ears. "While my official title is 'Isis the Hedgehog', nobody really knows what species I am. I have super-sensitive ears, and I can detect frequency. This… This is like nothing I've ever heard."
"Where is it coming from?" Shadow asked, his brow furrowed in thought.
Isis closed her eyes and, as Shadow had taught her before, 'saw with her ears'. She located the source, and opened her eyes slowly. She lifted her arm out of the water and pointed directly up. "There."
There was a ripple of unease throughout the group. "We should get out," Sonic remarked. "Now."
"Agreed," said Isis.
No sooner had the group moved to leave than there was a deafening crack of thunder. Isis reacted immediately, turning and yelling to her lover "Shadow! Up and over!"
He nodded quickly, launching himself towards her as she leapt towards him. He held out his hands, and she leapt up on them, bounding into the air just as the lightning struck. She held out her hand with two fingers extended and absorbed the immense power of the bolt. Unable to hold it for long, Isis released the power from her other hand in a large stream of power away from the group. When it was gone, she fell. Shadow caught her before she landed on the surface of the water. She closed her eyes, nearly spent.
"What the hell was that!?" Chrome exclaimed.
Isis opened her eyes slowly. She thanked Shadow and jumped out of his arms into the water. "That was a Time Discrepancy." She shook herself awake. "Those only happen in interdimensional travel. Did you notice that the thunder happened, and then the lightning? The environment is confused."
There was another ripple of unease.
Calisto shivered. "It's gotten cold…"
Isis tilted her head. "What? I don't feel…" She was cut off by a shrill whine, and gritted her teeth. "Everybody out! Now!"
The group shuffled out of the water. The sound stopped. Isis ordered Blaze to start a fire.
"Don't ask me why, but I keep some clothes in the pocket dimension. Everybody needs to change into battle ready clothing. Most of the guys… you're okay. Let's see… Chrome, Matro… Amy, Cream, Rouge, Calisto… Okay."
She disappeared for a few moments, and then reappeared with clothing. She was dressed in a black, skintight bodysuit with fake, spiked orange wings attached to the back. It shimmered when she moved.
"Here, Calisto, Amy, Cream and Rouge. Just slip it on over your bathing suit."
The girls did so. Isis handed a pair of simple, black pants to Chrome and Matro. "Best I could do," she shrugged.
Just as everyone was dressed, Blaze nodded to the pool. "Look, everyone."
Everybody looked at the pool. There were a few gasps, but mostly everyone was shocked into silence. Extending outward, there was a crystalline layer, moving at a slow but steady pace. There was an eerie twinkle to the crystals, and there was a soft whining sound.
Isis gazed up with a look of annoyance. "Okay, we get it!" she yelled to the sky. "We're moving into a dimension that we're not welcome in! I'm sorry! Can you quit it with the scare tactics?!"
The crystals stopped for a moment. A few of the Mobians breathed a sigh of relief. Then the crystals started moving again, much faster this time.
"Fuck my life," Isis groaned. "Alright, nobody move!"
"Are you insane?!" Amy cried. "They'll kill us!"
"Yes and no," Isis replied. "It's a scare tactic. They neither can nor will kill us. They'll just… Er…" She paused. "How do I put this lightly…?"
"What?" Shadow asked, moving closer to her.
"They'll pretty much drag us into a different dimension. It's a message, of sorts."
"A message?" Calisto and Knuckles inquired simultaneously as most of the rest of the group stared in horror.
"A message, yeah. We have a job to do in the different dimension… and when it's done, we're wanted out."
"What job?" Shadow folded his arms.
"I don't know. It'll become apparent when we get there." Isis turned to the crystals. "Hurry it up, you slowpokes!"
The crystals started moving faster. Cream started crying and Amy tried her best to console her, as did Blaze. Shadow looked at Isis, a question etched on his face. She nodded seriously, and then turned to the crystals. She grabbed his hand and squeezed it, showing her fear to only him. He nodded at her comfortingly, and together, they walked onto the crystals.
And then there was darkness.
Later Isis would describe the sensation as "like falling, but up". It was horribly disorienting, and Isis gripped Shadow's hand tightly, fearing what would happen if she let go. She tried to illuminate the area, but of course, nothing happened. Then she felt something forming over her sleek bodysuit. She panicked momentarily, thinking that perhaps she was wrong, and the crystals were going to kill her, but then she heard a clang of metal.
Armor!
Shadow yelled something she couldn't quite hear. Isis pulled him closer and yelled "Chill! It's just armor!"
She heard nothing but a rushing noise and then another shrill whine, and then…
There was light, vision, and there was a new sensation of falling- down this time. Isis noticed a helmet-type mask on her face, and determined where she was based off of the armor she felt. She landed gracefully on her feet, as did Shadow. Isis looked over at Shadow, and almost grinned. He wore dark gray armor, white spikes where his white fluff was previously. His shoes were the same general design, but made of more natural metal, and layered. His top quill was covered by silver plating, and it ran down to form a helmet.
Suddenly overcome by a desire to see what her own armor looked like, Isis casted a reflective Illusion to act as a mirror, and got a good look at herself.
As a whole, the armor looked good. It was gold, covered her fairly well, and she was very satisfied with how it looked. There was a white cloth-like cape that ran up the sides of her face, tucked under her breastplate, and flowed down to her thighs. Her breastplate was admittedly skimpy, covering only what it had to, and her armored skirt was barely long enough to cover her butt. However, the cape covered all of that, so it was okay. Isis liked skirts anyways… Lots of freedom to move. Just below where her skirt ended, her armored boots began, and they extended down her legs in fragments, ending at her feet in low, thick, spiked heels. At her elbows, the same cloth-like material was found running down her arm and cutting off just below her hands. Her hands were covered by golden, armored gloves. There was a sword hitched to her back, and it was silver with various gems implanted into the hilt.
She pushed up her helmet and blinked. Her bangs were gone. She put her helmet back down to conceal her Illusionists eye, lest she lose control of it. On the top center of the helmet, there was a Lapis Lazuli stone imprinted. Isis dispelled the mirror and turned to Shadow, smirking at his face. He'd pushed his own helmet up, and was blushing a bit at Isis's armor (or lack thereof). He was holding his own sword, silver with a golden hilt, and she had to admit, he looked good in armor.
He made his way over to her. "You look nice," he noted. "What happens now?"
She looked around. "Well, we try to find someone and hope we don't get accused of witchcraft. Come on."
End Chapter One! I hope you enjoyed, I'm sure enjoying writing this… If it isn't obvious enough, this is a fan-version of Sonic and the Black Knight. I've never played the game, and so I'm getting all of the info off of the internet… but there's one problem.
Since Blaze, Knuckles and Shadow are entering the world as outsiders, they can't fulfill their original roles. Thus, I need four people to submit OCs (VIA PM) For Sir Lancelot, Sir Percival, Sir Gawain, and Sir Lamorak (just 'cause I hate Jet). Please try to make their personalities similar… Having Sir Lancelot as a cheery individual would severely injure the storyline. Also, if you submit for Sir Percival, it must be a girl, and know that she WILL be shipped with Sonic. It will happen. I'm impartial about Sir Lamorak's gender, but make him/her fast.
If you're interested, PM me with the subject being "(Sir Percival, Lancelot, Gawain or Lamorak) OC submission" and describe your character's appearance, abilities and backstory in the Black Knight-verse. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. I need the backstory to write your character properly. If I don't receive enough submissions, I will use my own OCs for the roles. I WILL NOT ACCEPT MORE THAN ONE OC FROM ANY PERSON. No, I will not ship you with Silver. No, I will not ship you with Shadow. Yeah, I might ship you with Amy, Rouge, or Matro. (hehehe)
This is rambling on… Last Note. Calisto, Chrome, Isis, and Matro all belong to other people. Isis belongs to me, and the others belong to my friends. NO, YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THEM. I'm not joking. If you use Isis (or any of the others) or if I suspect that you copied anything from my story without my permission, I will confront you about it—publicly. That said, Chapter two will be up soon! The Knights of the Round Table will probably show up in chapter 4 or so. Bye!