Chapter 1: Hitchhiker

"Guys! I need a Medic!"

Just that sentence sent the whole Gummi ship into chaos. I sat with Mr. Cooper's head in my lap as I listened to a rush of feet above and behind me. The raccoon really was beaten up, and it looked like he had only just gotten out of a fight. But that was impossible, we've been flying for over an hour now in the gummi ship.

Solas, my dragon hatchling sniffed the new comer and batted at one of his ears. He was a light dragon that the guardians let me keep since he had imprinted on me.

"Em?!" Metal, my android friend and former assassin, asked as he came in. He had blue synthetic fur with white markings and yellow eyes. Otherwise he look very much like Sonic. Same hight, same hair style, even his voice reminded me of Sonic now and then.

His eyes widened as he saw the new comer. "What happened?"

"He was awake a moment ago." I said. "He said his name was Sly Cooper. Come on, help me get him to a room."

Metal nodded and took his feet while I took his shoulders. His head slumped forward onto his chest as Metal and I lifted him. Good thing he was a little lighter than I expected, but he was still heavy. Solas helped out by grabbing Sly's tail on his mouth and dragging the cane by his tail. Sly flinched a little bit when Solas grabbed his tail, but didn't wake.

"Easy," I told metal as we left the storage room.

At the top of a small stair case leading up to the living areas of the ship, Ty had come around the corner, his Angels Creed Keyblade out and ready. He had dark brown hair and handsome features, standing only a head taller than me.

"Who's that?" Ty asked, getting out of the way as Metal and I came up the stairs.

"I don't know," I said, my arms starting to wear out. "His name's Sly Cooper, and he passed out downstairs… can you get the first aid kit?"

Ty nodded and ran off as Metal and I finally made it to the medical bay. It was small, but it would work for what we needed. Metal and I lifted Sly up onto the bed and Metal scanned him over. He often did it on me when he felt I was hiding something, which always annoyed me…. much to his enjoyment…

"He's cut up in several places." Metal explained. "Looks like he has a fair cut on his head with a concussion… and he has a cracked rib and a stab here. All in all, he's seen some action."

"But how long ago?" I asked, prepping some bandages as Roxas walked in. He was the biggest blonde hot-head that I knew of, and he seemed to always be itching to get into an argument with me.

"That's the thing…" Metal said. "The wounds are no older than thirty to fourth-five minutes old."

"Where'd this guy come from?" Roxas asked, looking at Sly.

"The storage room." I answered. "He, just appeared. Now can you please be quiet? I'm doing what I do…. best…" I trailed off noticing the stab wound. It was deeper than what Metal had made it sound. "Metal, check that wound for me?"

Metal quickly scanned it and bit his lip. "Em, he needs a doctor… And a good one for that."

I bit my lip. "Kay… not a problem then…" I said, gripping my necklace.

"Em?" Metal asked in a warning tone.

"You think you can handle that?" Roxas asked. "You passed out last time."

"That was because I went super." I explained. "Besides, I'm just going to hear the ribs, that stab wound and the concussion."

"Roxas?" Metal asked. "How about you ask Riku how long it'll take to get the Disney. He'll still need a doctor when we're done here."

Roxas was quiet for a moment, but nodded. "Don't over do it." He said as he walked out.

After he left, I took my necklace off, which held a shard of the Master Emerald. Silver had given it to me when they had gotten me home after my adventure on the Blue Typhoon. I didn't expect I'd have another space odyssey though.

I a hand over the stab wound first and gently grasped the Emerald Shard in my free hand. "Anord leigheas." I whispered feeling the shard warm through my arms and into the hand that was over the wound. I bit my lip, chaos energy always hurt me, even with my unusual bloodline.

Sly's jaw clenched and he shivered a little. I knew it hurt him a little, but he'd be better off after I take care of the worse of the wounds. I was also shaking as my hand moved up toward the cracked ribs. He took a deeper breath after a moment, showing that his ribs were better and no longer kept him from breathing properly. After that, i moved my hand to where he had the concussion. He shuddered a moment before his eyes opened just slightly. I could tell he wasn't awake, since his eyes didn't seem to focus on anything.

Finally I stopped the flow and leaned on Metal. All Sly had left were some small cuts, but it was by then Ty came back with the first aid kit. He looked at Sly, who was already looking much better, then back at me.

"You used the shard didn't you?" It wasn't a scolding question, but a gentle question.

I nodded. "He was hurt pretty bad…" I said.

Ty nodded in understanding. "Well then, I can take care of the cuts. You'd better get some rest."

I nodded, knowing that I wouldn't do anyone any good in this state. Metal lead me back to my room and helped me to my bed, passing Riku as we went. He was a platinum blonde boy with a yellow vest and bright blue eyes. He, Roxas and Ty were all Keybladers, only we just found out over a month ago. Before that, we thought that Mickey Mouse, Donald, Goofy and all the others were only cartoons that we grew up with… Boy were we wrong.

"What happened?" He asked. "Did the new comer-"

"No," Metal said, finishing his sentence. "The new comer didn't do this to Emily if that is what you were going to ask. Emily used her emerald shard to heal him."

"I'll be fine," I assured Riku. "Give me an hour and I'll be back on my feet."

Riku relaxed, but I had a feeling I might have some explaining to do when I got back to Disney Castle. Thanks to my unique bloodlines, thanks to the scientists on the ARK and Project Ada who turned out to be my several-times-great-grandmother, anyway. Due to being the descendant of Project Ada, the Prototype of Project Shadow, I had both human and Echidna DNA. This allowed me to use chaos energy, but not as easily due to my human DNA. I could also change into a Mobian Echidna with enough Chaos energy, but it was a painful process and I wasn't sure how long the affects were before I had side affects. But I was also very careful about who I told this to. I for one didn't want to be treated like a freak or sent to a lab. So far, only Metal and Ty were the only ones who knew my whole story.

"Then it's a good thing we'll be landing in Disney World within the hour." Riku told me. "With all the things the dragons gave us, we'll need help in unpacking and getting the Hitchhiker to the infirmary."

I nodded. "I can do that. Thankfully he's not too heavy."

Riku smiled. "Nothing we can't handle then. We'll let you know if something comes up."

"Alright." I told him and lay down, feeling grateful to finally rest.

It felt like I had only just fallen asleep when Metal was gently shaking me awake again. I guess I was more tired than I thought. I get up and pick up my backpack, knowing Solas was happily napping inside.

We were already safely landed in Disney World, and people were helping us unpack. Medics and healers were getting Sly onto a stretcher when Metal and I came out of my room, so I decided to follow them. After all… I was kinda curious on how they healed.

But before I could see where they were going, a familiar laugh stopped me.

"Heyukhuh! Hiya Emmy!"

I turned and smiled to see Goofy. He was in his usual clothes and not his armor like the last time I saw him, but he still had his shield strapped to his back.

"Hey Goofy!" I said as he came up and we quickly embraced. "Staying out of trouble?"

"I thought that was Donald's department." He replied, making Metal and me laugh. He gave his signature chuckle before looking at the stretcher as it went into a room. "Who's your friend?"

"Actually," Metal said. "We're not sure. He just appeared in the storage unit on out trip back. Emily's the one that found him."

"I know his name is Sly Cooper." I said. "But he passed out before I could know more."

"Hm…" Goofy thought. "Well he's in good hands now. Donald should get him back to his feet in no time."

I smiled as Ty started walking over. "I know that for sure. He did great on Ty."

Ty smiled back as Goofy grinned at him. "Oh, the raccoon isn't the only one that hitched a ride. Em, did you show him Solas?"

"Solas?" Goofy asked.

I smiled and pulled my backpack off. Opening it, I found little Solas curled up and sound asleep inside. I gently pull him out, making him wake up and blink at everyone sleepily.

Goofy knelt and looked at him. "Awww…" He said. "Never seen one so small before."

"You've seen dragons before?" Ty asked.

"A long while ago." Goofy said. "But in middle aged worlds, like Camelot."

My eyes brighten. "Camelot? Home of the knights of the round table?"

Goofy smiled. "The same."

I looked over at Ty. "I'm visiting that world before this adventure is over." I told him, making him laugh.

"We'll see Em." He assured me, putting an arm over my shoulder.

We visited with Goofy for a while before another guard came up and said that Mickey and Minnie wanted to see us. So a moment later we were back in the throne room, where the king and queen of Disney sat. Mickey smiled as we entered and stood to greet us. Riku and Roxas were already there; Riku smiled as we entered, but Roxas had a face that came close to Shadow's casual look.

"Hey guys!" Mickey said as we came in.

"Hey Mickey." I said, Solas now happily standing at my heals.

Mickey smiled at Solas. "Who's your friend?"

I also smile. "Solas. We saved his egg from the heartless and he kinda hatched while we were sleeping and bonded to us."

Mickey chuckled. "Well he might be useful when we face that monster that Riku was just telling us about."

"Mephilis?" I asked.

Mickey nodded. "Since he's a creature of darkness, having a light dragon will prove handy. But, what about this other friend you brought back? The raccoon?"

"Ah!" I said. "All I know is that his name is Sly Cooper and he was in a huge fight before landing in the Gummi Ship's storage unit.I was able to take care of his worse wounds before coming here."

"And what does your sixth sense tell you about him?" Roxas asked.

I looked at him. "You think he might be with the Heartless?"

"He is a raccoon." He told me. "And raccoons are creatures of the night, right?"

"Creatures of the night, yes." I said. "Creatures of the Dark? Not necessarily. I don't sense anything evil about him. Just that he needs help. If I sensed anything bad about him I would have thrown him off the Gummi Ship."

"Okay," Roxas said, holding his hands up. "No need to get defensive."

I sigh. "Sorry, I know you were just asking a question."

Roxas gave a rare smile. "Not a problem. It was a long couple of days after all."

Mickey smiled. He was about to say something when a blue-robed figure with a long white beard and tall blue hat came up. "He's awake if you wish to see him."

"Thank you Merlin." Mickey said.

If I hadn't been in a position that required I stay sane, I would have had a mini fan-girl moment. I grew up watching The Sword in the Stone and the Arthur legends, so seeing Merlin from The Sword in the Stone was a pretty dang cool moment. But I also sensed his magic. He was way stronger than Donald and that also made me stay were I was. Any closer and he would have hurt.

"Em?"

I blinked and blushed. I guess I did have a fan-girl moment. Mickey was looking at me, a little bit of worry on his face. "You okay?"

"Yeah!" I said, blushing more. "I'm good, lets see this guest."