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Chapter 2

Taken

Once we get back to the woods Sonic gets in some sword training while I sit down leaning up against a tree with Caliburn who won't stay quiet.

"Maria." Caliburn said.

"What?" I said sounding irritated.

"What are you doing, are you sleeping?" Caliburn asked.

"No you idiot I am meditating, if I were asleep I would be completely limp." I said my eyes still closed and me sitting upright against the tree.

"Why are you meditating?" Caliburn asked.

"I'm getting a feel for what is going on around us, now stay quiet." I said in deep concentration.

"Why do you need to know what is going on?" Caliburn asked obviously trying to test my patience again.

"I am listening to my surroundings so I can see if anything is coming around us or not and if something is coming I would know to be alert just in case it is a threat. Now hush." I said.

"Hey Maria, I think I got the hang of using a sword." Sonic said walking up.

"Shhhhhh!" I said eyes still closed and still sitting in a meditation position.

Soon after I hushed them, Sonic and Caliburn stayed quiet. They saw the focused look on my face as I listened carefully to my surroundings. I opened my eyes and picked up Caliburn and stood in fighting postion.

"Stay on guard." I whispered to Sonic, who nods in response.

Soon we find ourselves surrounded by a group of knights of the underworld. Since there were too many for only me and Sonic alone to fight we stood our ground as Arthur rode up to us on his horse.

"Well well, who do we have here. A blue hedgehog and a masked ranger. What a treat, now if only I knew what to do with them." Arthur said dismounting his horse and walking up to me, "Oh, a female ranger. Aren't you a pretty face."

He put his hand under my chin holding my head up forcing me to look at him as two knights of the underworld had hold of me and Caliburn jumped back into the sheath at my side. As Arthur was examining me Lancelot rides up on his horse and dismounts to approach Arthur.

"Who is this?" Lancelot asked.

"I have no clue but she is a mystery I want to solve." Arthur said.

Surprisingly Arthur didn't remove the cloth I had covering my face. He looked at one of the knights of the underworld and motioned for him to get rid of Sonic. The knight simply wacks Sonic aside which knocks him out.

"Sonic!" I yelled.

"I apologize my lady but your little friend won't be joining us." Arthur said his hand still under my chin forcing me to keep looking at him.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked, my voice still stern.

"You are coming with me." Arthur said.

"What? No!" I yelled trying to break out of the hold I was in to find myself taken from the grip of the knights of the underworld and into the arms of Lancelot who binds my hands and ties me to his horse and rides off in the direction of the castle.

OH NO MARIA WAS CPATURED! Now I know what you all are thinking. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO MARIA!? Only I will know hehe. Read the next chapter and find out yourselves! BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!