Hey! MikomiTheKitsune here! How was Chapter 1? A lot of comic relief, I know…don't worry, there's a bit more action in this chapter; I promise you that!
I do not own the Sonic the Hedgehog series, (oh but how I wish I did) and this story has no relation to the Sonic the Hedgehog series whatsoever; this is just a fan-fiction from my weird fan girl imagination. But I will tell you what I do own. Mamoru the Echidna and Luna the Echidna belong to me, MikomiTheKitsune, and cannot be used without my permission. I didn't try to copy anyone's story, so if there are any character and/or plot similarities, it's complete coincidence (or you're copying me!).
The Future Of Mobius
By MikomiTheKitsune
Chapter 2 — Escape from Guardian Training! Mamoru
I am Mamoru the Echidna. But just call me Mamoru. I'm the only child of Knuckles the Echidna and Luna the Echidna. I live on Angel Island, a large floating island where the greatest power in all of Mobius is kept; the Master Emerald. I'm being trained to become the next guardian of the Master Emerald by my parents. I always try my best, but it never seems to be enough…and now Dad wants to do something extra-hard core today, and I just want a break…
"But Dad, I don't want to train today," the reddish echidna said, "I'm too tired…"
"Sorry, Mamoru, but today is strictly training! Don't you want to become the Guardian of the Master Emerald?" Knuckles yelled.
"Uh, yes, but I'm so tired…I think I'll wait until I'm as old as you, then I'll have the time!"
Knuckles' eyes glowed a fiery red as he yelled, "YOU DARE CALL YOUR FATHER OLD!"
"Well, yeah! I can even see your quills graying—uh, um, I mean, uh, sorry Dad!" she shouted as she fled from the Master Emerald Shrine.
"Mamoru, GET BACK HERE!" Knuckles yelled.
He stood by the Master Emerald as he thought, I hate it when she gets like this…
Mamoru ran over to the Chao Garden, where her mother, Luna, was playing with all the chao.
"Mom!" Mamoru cried as she ran over to Luna.
"What's wrong, Mamoru?" Luna asked.
Mamoru tried to explain it to her mother, but she was so out of breath she could barely talk.
"Hey, it's okay, honey. Calm down," Luna said as she patted Mamoru's back.
"Thanks, Mom, I feel better now, but….do I have to train today? I'm just…so tired…" Mamoru asked in her cutest voice.
"Okay, I'll let you take today off, Mamoru."
"Yeah! Thanks Mom!" Mamoru shouted happily.
Mamoru started to jump for joy, but she saw her enraged father coming.
"Uh-oh! Dad! If he knows that I'm going to rest today, he'll kill me!" Mamoru cried.
"I'll keep him distracted; you take the underwater passage that's underneath the fountain of the Chao Garden's Lake!" Luna called.
"You're the best, Mom!" Mamoru cried as she ran away.
Mamoru ran like her life depended on it through the thick forest. After awhile, she finally found the Chao Garden's Lake. The water was crystal-clear, and it glowed with a bright aquamarine light. There was a fountain near the middle of the lake with a statue of a Hero Chao doing a cute pose.
Wow…wait a sec! Mamoru reminded herself, I have to take the underwater passage that's underneath the fountain of the Chao Garden's Lake!
She jumped into the water and swam over to the Hero Chao Fountain.
Okay, here I go! she thought as she held her breath and dove underwater.
Knuckles ran over to Luna, growling and glaring at her.
"Oh, what's the matter, Knuckles?" Luna asked sweetly.
"What's the matter! WHAT'S THE MATTER! Mamoru's ditching training again, that's what's the matter!" Knuckles yelled in Luna's face.
"Oh, come on hon. I think you're being too hard on her," Luna said frowning.
"TOO HARD ON HER! I think you're being too soft on her!"
"Oh, really? And what did I do to make you think that?" Luna yelled back at him.
"I heard you! You said to her that she could take today off, when I told her today was going to be strictly training!" Knuckles growled, "Okay, where'd you tell her to hide this time?"
"I-I have no idea what you're talking about!" Luna lied.
Knuckles put his fists up to Luna's face as he asked with a threatening voice, "WHERE DID YOU TELL HER TO HIDE?"
Humph. He's just as mean as he was when we were kids… Luna thought.
"Okay, I told her to take the underwater passage that's underneath the fountain of the Chao Garden's Lake—"
"YOU WHAT?" Knuckles yelled, interrupting her, "Are you nuts! That passage leads to…"
Mamoru found the underwater passage Luna spoke of. She swam through it, hoping to find the surface soon; she didn't think she could hold her breath much longer. She kept on swimming, struggling for air. When she thought hope was lost, she finally found the end of the twisted tunnel and the surface of the water. She swam to the surface in a blink of an eye. As she gasped for air, she looked at her surroundings.
Where am I? she asked herself.
She was in a creepy, reddish colored cave with oddly shaped stalactites that looked unstable; as if they would collapse any second. The air was very humid, and even though the water she was swimming in was as cold as ice, Mamoru felt very hot; sweat was trickling down her forehead. She could hear the mysterious echo of the water dripping from the stalactites. Mamoru was paralyzed with fear when she realized where she was.
This is the… Lava Reef Zone! she thought, This is the place Dad told me about while he was training me one day…this cave…leads to the place where 25 years ago, he sealed the power of the Super Emeralds after he met Sonic and Tails, so that the Super Emeralds' power would never be used for evil again…then, 5 years after that, Dad, Mom, and Tails sealed the Chaos Emeralds' power for the same reason…Dad told me I'm forbidden from this cave because, since I don't know enough about the Emeralds, I might unseal them by mistake…
She climbed onto firm ground, panting from exhaustion as she said to herself, Dad will get mad if I go through Lava Reef Zone, because he forbad me from this place; but he's already mad at me for ditching training, and for calling him old by mistake…so I'm going to get in trouble no matter what! Okay, 2 options; #1: I go through Lava Reef Zone and get yelled at later, or #2: I go back through the twisty, creepy underwater passage and get yelled at now. I can just imagine Dad yelling at me, forcing me to stay on Angel Island, having to go through more annoying hard core, extra strict training, and—AGH!
A stalactite almost collapsed on Mamoru's head and landed an inch away from her purple heavy-duty shoes. She jumped when she felt its vibration off of the ground near her feet.
She gasped, "I'm in trouble no matter where I g—"
Before she could finish another stalactite almost fell on her head, and she jumped when it hit the ground next to her again.
"That's it! I have to get out of here!" Mamoru said, trying to stay calm.
As she started to run, the stalactites that were behind her started to collapse in a pattern; it was almost like the collapsing stalactites were trying to hit her on the head.
When she didn't hear the crashing stalactites anymore, she thought, I'm finally safe…
But the danger didn't stop there; because when she sat down to rest, the ground underneath her started to crumble, revealing a pit of lava! She jumped so she wouldn't fall in, and then she saw the bubbling, fiery red lava.
I got to get outta here before I get fried! she thought.
She started to run even faster than before; her heart was racing as fast as the ground that was crumbling underneath her. She was scared—no, terrified—as she thought about how she might not make it out alive.
All of a sudden, just when she thought things couldn't get worse, she arrived at a dead end!
"Am I…going to die here…?"
She felt the ground starting to collapse underneath her, and she started to shake like crazy; she regretted not listening to her father, not only did she run off instead of train, but she went through most of the Lava Reef Zone, the place where her father forbad her to go to.
She thought, Well, Dad, I'm sorry for not listening to you… I'll miss you, and Mom…wait! Dad…has… KNUCKLES
She looked at her hands as the ground shook more violently. She stared at the 2 spikes on each of her gloves, and thought, I can punch my way out!
She punched the wall behind her and created a hole. She jumped through the hole just when the ground collapsed, and the bubbling lava followed her out of the hole, creating a lava-waterfall!
Mamoru saw this and tried to stay calm as she glided over the lava. Master Emerald, please guide me. She glided over to a small ledge that wasn't anywhere near the lava, and sat down. She was completely out of breath, and relieved that she actually made it.
I'm alive! she thought. Thank you, Master Emerald…
As she tried to catch her breath, she saw a mysterious green orb next to her. Out of curiosity, she tried to pick it up, but when she did, a bright light shone from the orb, and the next thing she knew, she wasn't in Lava Reef Zone anymore.
But she knew where she was, and there was only one thought in her mind: Oh, damn. Dad is gonna kill me!
Well? How was it? Chapter 3 is up next! -- MikomiTheKitsune
