Me: Here's another chapter. I own Reaper.
"Wait. Just where are we going again?"
"The Floating Island," Nimue replied, "It is also known as 'Angel Island.' I make a few visits every now and then to visit the current Guardian when the island is near the lake."
"Guardian?" Sonic repeated.
"Is there something important there that a Guardian needs to be there?" Tails asked.
"Yes. As I recall, Angel Island is home to the Master Emerald," Roll replied.
"Master Emerald?"
"Hold on, there's a saying. 'Chaos is Power. Power enriched by the Heart. Power forged by the Fires of Time, Shapeless as Wind, and Shifting as Water. Power to enlighten. Power to be feared. Power beyond Judgment. Chaos is Power.'"
"A riddle…I hate riddles!" Sonic cried out.
"Something we can agree upon, Knave," Caliburn agreed.
"Uh…Um…Aunt Knee-moo-hey, why am I to be here?" Antoine whimpered.
"Because I want my three students and my nephews to meet the Guardian. He's also a Knight, you know," Nimue replied.
"A Knight?" Sonic exclaimed, "Who's this guy, Aunt Amy?"
"He is known as the second Knight of the Sun."
"So he is a descendent of Sir Gawain?" Caliburn asked.
"Of course, oh mighty Sacred Sword," Nimue replied as they stopped at the riverbank, "Okay, everyone. Hold hands and follow me."
The group consisting of Sonic, Roll, Antoine, Tails, and Gamma nodded as they held onto each other. Sonic and Roll fought back a small blush as they held each other's hand. Sonic then held onto Nimue's hand and she led them into the water. They then walked out of a large lake created by a waterfall and then leading down a tiny stream.
"Impressive," Roll awed.
-Location found: Angel Island directly above the Great Forest- Gamma traced.
"Excellent job, Gamma," Nimue giggled as the group followed Nimue along a tree-lined path, "Here, we will meet the Guardian."
"Na-na! Na-na!"
"What was that?" Tails asked.
"Yeow! Kneecaps, what was that for?"
"I'm guessing we're getting closer, right?" Sonic asked.
"Yes, yes we are," Nimue replied.
The group soon emerged from the forest path to see a floating island the size of a stereotype-version of an island connected to their path by a wooden bridge. They crossed over the bridge and awed. Before them stood a massive stone shrine, looking as if it had been repaired almost recently. Upon the top of the first of the seven pillars surrounding it was a light-blue stone resembling an emerald in a fine-cut shape. Upon the center of the shrine stood a massive fine-cut emerald that glowed softly. Nearby was a hut with two figures outside of it. One was a little baby echidna with blue eyes. He wore a little light-blue footy-pajama and a rattle made of bone and a stone. He was currently laughing happily, using the rattle to bonk an older Echidna, roughly 18, on the head numerous times. He had two spikes poking out of each glove, a tan muzzle, a white crescent-shaped mark on his torso, green and yellow shoes that resembled Legos, and violet eyes. He noticed the group and gasped.
"Lady Nimue!" the echidna gasped as he gently put down the infant echidna and kneeled, "I am sorry for not wearing my armor, but Kneecaps wanted to 'play.'"
"Ne-Ne!" the baby echidna cheered.
"Aw…Kawaii!" Roll cooed as Nimue walked over and picked up Kneecaps.
"It is quite fine, Sir Knuckles," Nimue replied, "I'll keep an eye on your little half-brother. Just go don your noble armor for this occasion."
"I thank you, Lady Nimue," the echidna kneeled before he walked into the hut.
"So that's the Guardian? Or is it the baby?" Tails asked.
"Which one's the baby?" Sonic snickered as Nimue handed him Kneecaps so he could laugh happily and bonk the hedgehog on the head, "Hey! Ow! Quit it! Ow!"
"Aw…That's kageki kawaii!" Roll awed.
"So what's the story behind them, Aunt Amy?" Sonic asked, the baby pausing from his whacking.
"I would rather Sir Knuckles told you," Nimue replied, "He is the current Guardian after all."
"Okay, Aunt Amy. …"
"No, I will not tell you what those emeralds are about," Nimue interrupted.
"Aw nuts," Sonic scowled as he snapped his left hand's fingers.
"Nuts!" Kneecaps giggled as he bonked Sonic on the head with his rattle.
"Ow! What the heck was that-Ow!" Sonic yelped.
"Honestly, Knave, being reprimanded by a mere infant?" Caliburn asked…until Kneecaps swung low and got him in the face, "On second though, deliver the infant the harshest of punishments!"
"No," Nimue replied as she took Kneecaps out of his arms and put him in Roll's arms.
"Hey there, little cutie," Roll said, earning babbles from Kneecaps, "Aw…kageki kawaii~. How old is he?"
"He'll be turning one in a month," Nimue replied.
"You mean…?" Roll gasped.
"Yes," Nimue frowned solemnly.
"Oh…Well, we'll be able to get them back, right?" Sonic asked.
"Uh, Sonic, it's not that simple," Nimue replied, "Nor is it possible."
"Why? What's…oh," Sonic slumped before patting Kneecaps on the head, "Sorry, little guy."
"Don't be, Apprentice Knight," a voice spat.
Knuckles emerged from the hut. He had donned a strange set of crimson armor. His gloves were silver gauntlets that went up to his elbows with red straps on leather wrapped around the lower arm areas. His boots were metallic versions of his other shoes with scarlet armor going up to past his knees. His torso was covered in scarlet armor with a scarlet skirt of metal. The upper part of his face, letting his muzzle and dreadlocks be revealed, was a crimson helmet with grate-like mask with a metallic spike-like pattern going down the middle of it. In both his hands was a strange weapon. They were a pair of twin swords that were a deep red in color with a lighter outer blade.
"I am Sir Knuckles, Knight of the Sun," the echidna declared, his vision a bit fuzzy with the mask on, "I would rather enjoy it if you did not bring up the loss of our beloved mother along with the rest of our tribe."
"Did they get Roboticized?" Naruto asked.
"No. Our tribe died millennia ago, leaving only a few Echidnas that went into hiding. Mother was the only Echidna alive with our two fathers on this land before my half-brother and I were born," Knuckles explained with a scowl, "Now silence your tongue, rodent."
"Ro…? I'm a hedgehog! For the sake of Mobius, why does everyone mistake me for a rat?" Sonic ranted.
"Sir Knuckles, how have you been doing guarding the Chaos Emerald and the Master Emerald?" Nimue asked.
"All has been well, Lady of the Lake," Knuckles replied while kneeling, "The colored cloud cover that enshrouds the island was an excellent idea."
"Wait. We are to being in a cloud?" Antoine asked.
"…He's the idiot of the three, isn't he?"
"Actually, he's the top student."
"Really?" Knuckles asked, his tone revealing his disbelief.
Sonic fumed. It was true that Antoine was the best and he was actually the slowest of the three in learning. However, that's what one gets when they never used a weapon other than a Power Ring in their life. In fact, the only time he was the best out of them all was when they were sparring in their sword skills. It just felt natural to learn on the field than in a teaching area to him.
"Yes, but that is only when it comes to the classes. On terms of battle, tis my nephew who is first," Nimue replied.
"Really?" Knuckles pondered, a bit more interested as he laid eyes upon Caliburn, "Tell me, what is with your blade?"
"He's got a foul mouth."
"Tis you, Knave, who has the foul mouth."
"You shut it."
"I believe it is you who needs to 'shut it,' Knave."
-Affirmative-
"Stay outta this, Gamma."
"That is the sword you spoke about, Lady Nimue?" Knuckles asked.
"Yes, that is Caliburn."
"Ah…Heh. This is pretty amusing," Knuckles chuckled as he watched the two arguing, "But this isn't why you brought them here, is it?"
"No, it is not," Nimue replied, "I need you to test all three of them, Sir Knuckles."
"And the two-tailed kid and metal man?" Knuckles asked as he pointed at Tails and Gamma, who were watching Sonic and Caliburn throw insults back and forth at one another with Kneecaps and Roll.
"Well, I'll need some assistance with keeping an eye on little Kneecaps," Nimue replied with a frown.
"Ne-Ne!" Kneecaps called, reaching to Nimue from Roll's arms.
"See?" Nimue giggled as Roll gently handed the infant to her, "Now go do what you do best."
"At once, Lady Nimue!" Knuckles saluted while kneeling before turning to the three students, "Oi! Stop arguing with the sword and pay attention! That goes double for you two as well!"
The four quickly turned to the echidna. He examined Antoine first, making the coyote whimper a bit with a shake. A coward from the first glance, but the eyes told Knuckles that this one could become quite a fighter if certain conditions met. He grabbed one of the coyote's arms and pulled back the fabric. The muscles were slightly strained, but that came from learning the ways of the Knight. He tapped various parts of the arm, seeing how they would react. He scowled when he tapped a part in the upper half of Antoine's arm that made his other arm punch himself in the face. He had a few nerves there that would be a problem if not taken care of sooner than later in the heat of battle. He flipped Antoine over; making him lose his wig to see a bit of blond hair had grown back. Knuckles didn't know why he wore a wig and he didn't care. He removed one Antoine's boots and rolled up his pant legs. He began to perform the same procedure he did to the coyote's arms. Antoine had good legs. They didn't have the muscles in the right places to go fast, but jumping was another matter. He could be very aerobic for battles. Plus, all his nerves seemed to be in place on his legs. He moved Antoine's shirt up to take note of the muscles Antoine was growing on his body. Seems that Nimue was making them lift various items in order to improve their upper body strength. Either that, or this 'princess' that Lady Nimue mentioned got him to move things around.
"You'd be better with a fencing sword or a cutlass," Knuckles stated as he dropped the legs, "Okay, Madam, I apologize, but you're next."
Roll nodded as she rolled up her jeans and removed her running shoes. Knuckles moved his helmet lower to try and stop the blush forming on his face as he began to examine her. Nearby, Sonic tried to keep from watching with a small hint of a blush forming. To the hedgehog, she had nice legs. The arms were strong, that he could tell. In fact, they reminded him of his own, albeit more feminine. He rose a brow at that before he tested the arm with tapping it. She had a few tense areas, not that a good soak in a warm bath couldn't fix, and seemed all right in those places. He moved onto the legs. The muscles were a perfect blend of muscles for jumping and running, something he hadn't expected to note. He began to tap various parts of her legs until she let out a near-faint moan from one tap to a point on her upper left leg. His nose detected a faint scent that started to emanate from her for a few seconds. So she could be aroused by touching that area? He moved up her shirt a little and noted she was missing something. He lowered it and blushed heavily.
"Pardon me," Knuckles said as he approached Nimue and whispered, "Did you know she does not have a…?"
"Yes. I tried to get her to put one on, but she ended up using Chaos Control to warp away from me," Nimue replied.
"Did you confront her about it?"
"Yes. She replied that they were too itchy and restrictive," Nimue replied, "Did you notice anything else beside her refusal of wearing the proper woman-wear?"
"Well, yes. Her body is slender, yet the muscles on her are of prime condition," Knuckles replied.
"Good. Now then, you forgot about my nephew, Sonic."
Knuckles nodded and approached the hedgehog. Knuckles just glanced at him before he moved his mask up. He gave Sonic a good, long look before scowling, his eyes narrowing into a dark glare under his re-donned mask. Sonic suddenly jumped back from the blade Knuckles swung. He grasped Caliburn tightly as he landed and parried the two blades Knuckles was using on him.
"What are you doing?" Sonic snapped.
"Doing what I must, you thieving rat," Knuckles replied, "You will rue the day you met me!"
"Th-Thieving rat?" Sonic gasped, "Oi! I'm not a rat! I'm a hedgehog, you knucklehead!"
"Ho! You dare mock Sir Knuckles, Knight of the Sun? An act most unwise, you fiend!"
"Wait, wait! I'm not a thief!" Sonic yelped as he jumped back from another slash, "I just got here with Aunt Amy!"
"Insulting the Lady of the Lake as well? Bah! You cannot fool me with your lies!" Knuckles growled as he charged at Sonic, "You have assaulted this sacred temple on attempt of thieving the Chaos Emerald and Master Emerald. This place shall be your grave! Say your prayers, you thieving rat!"
Roll was about to jump in when Nimue placed a hand on her shoulder. The Hedgefox turned to her while Nimue shook her head. Roll looked back and forth between her and Sonic before sighing with a slump, nodding.
"Easy now, Knave. From what I see, he wields the Galatine, twin swords once wielded by Sir Gawain, the first Knight of the Sun," Caliburn advised, "He may know the same swordplay as Sir Gawain did."
"You got it," Sonic gulped as he eased into a sword style.
With that, the two charged at each other. Sonic skidded to a halt and shielded himself with Caliburn as Knuckles took two swings at the. Sonic made a long backflip as Knuckles unleashed a flurry of swings. Sonic charged once he landed on the ground and got Knuckles a few times.
"You're not half bad. But don't fool yourself into thinking you can defeat me!" Knuckles barked as he charged once more.
"Oh, yeah? Well I think you bark is worse than your bite!" Sonic countered as he dodged the swings, attempted a few slashes of his own, or blocked with Caliburn.
Sonic mistimed a swing and was sliced on his left shoulder. He cried out before shutting himself up. He did his best to ignore the pain as he got Knuckles a few more times.
"Fool! This is no time for taunts! Strike when his guard is down!" Caliburn ordered.
"Grrraah!" Knuckles roared as a red aura flared off his blades, "Soul Surge: Gail Meteor!"
"S-Soul Surge?" Sonic gasped.
With that, Knuckles threw his swords. Sonic yelped as he ducked under them. His eyes widened when he saw that the two blades had literally sliced through the air. He slowly got up.
"Knave, behind you!" Caliburn cried out.
Sonic turned around to see the two spinning swords turn like boomerangs. Sonic paled before jumping out of the way. Knuckles caught the two blades and threw them once more. Sonic dodged and charged at Knuckles. He swung Caliburn at Knuckles, who ducked and slugged Sonic away.
"Do you actually believe your attacks can affect me?" Knuckles demanded as he caught his blades once more.
"He's defending himself! Fall back for now!" Caliburn ordered.
"Right!" Sonic nodded before running off.
"Soul Surge: Gale Meteor!" Knuckles roared.
His blades began to follow Sonic and Caliburn after the echidna had thrown them. Sonic screamed as he managed to avoid one. The other got his sword-holding hand, slicing into it a bit, along with his left leg. Sonic cried out as he dropped Caliburn, clutching his new wounds while falling on his rear. His motion had allowed the two swords to go over him and back into Knuckles' hands.
"Tsk! Back to square one!" Sonic grunted, 'This is bad!'
"Oh no…! This isn't good at all! He's probably lost about fifteen percent of his blood!" Roll gasped.
"What eez wrong with zat?" Antoine asked nervously.
"When the body loses 30 percent of its blood, the victim becomes noticeably lethargic…at 45 percent, you lose consciousness – and then comes death," Roll explained, making Tails and Antoine pale before the latter fainted, "Really? Did you really just faint from my explanation, Ferret Face?"
"Sonic!" Tails gasped.
"This is the end!" Knuckles roared.
With that, he jumped up and prepared to stab Sonic when a wave of water from the shrine slammed into his face in the shape of a fist. He made a quick flip and landed away from the hedgehog. He growled until he gulped at seeing the dark look he received from Nimue, now in her Amy Rose persona, complete with red outfit and hammer out.
"Knuckles," Nimue stated.
"Yes, Lady Nimue?" the echidna gulped nervously.
"Four!" Nimue cried as she slugged Knuckles with her hammer and sent him over the shrine and onto his hut, breaking the roof.
"Do you see the difference in abilities now, Sonic?" Nimue asked as she helped him up.
'Not to self; don't tick off Aunt Amy like that. She will hurt you bad,' Sonic thought, "Y-Yeah, Aunt Amy."
It was then the door to the hut broke apart as it opened. A delirious Knuckles stumbled out of it, mumbling something. He proceeded to stumble around before collapsing at Roll's feet, his rump in the air with his tail. Kneecaps just laughed and shook his rattle at the antics he thought his brother was doing. Roll quickly ran over to Sonic with a medical kit she had on hand.
"Ooohhh…Vat happened?" Antoine moaned as he came to.
"Sonic's hurt bad," Tails gulped.
"This is bad…" Nimue frowned, "I told him specifically to not use Soul Surge. This was supposed to be a simple exercise for you three."
"Eh? Why were we to be attic-ed by him?" Antoine complained.
"He was just supposed to examine the three of you before performing simple one-on-one practices on you three for the day," Nimue explained, "However; it seems we have a bigger problem than that. Sir Knuckles, attention."
"Yes, Lady Nimue!" Knuckles awoke within an instant, kneeling before the pink hedgehog.
"Tell me everything that transpired that made you believe my nephew tried to steal from you," Nimue ordered, pointing at Sonic, currently being tended to by a worried Roll.
Knuckles stared up at the stars in his armor. They looked pretty far in the echidna's opinion, even though he lived upon Angel Island. A twig breaking on the bridge caught his attention. He turned to the bridge to see no one there. He narrowed his eyes as he picked up Galatine. He narrowed his eyes when he saw that there was a twig on the bridge that had been broken off one of the logs that composed it. It looked as if someone had stepped on it. He swung his left blade, barely slicing a black fabric that was near the Master Emerald. The figure jumped back, letting the natural light of the quarter moon show his blue quills and black sunglasses. He scowled before vanishing in a blue blur.
"…And that is all that happened," Knuckles finished before glaring at Sonic, "That fiend there was the culprit of attempted theft."
"I am not a fiend! I'm a hedgehog!"
"How can that be?" Tails asked, "He was with me last night, both of us staying with Uncle Chuck to keep him company in Robotropolis."
"Man, he makes the best Chili-Dogs," Sonic grinned as he licked his lips.
"Really? I thought you two went there because Sir Charles's Chili-Dogs were one of the few things that calmed you down when you had a nightmare about thunder and lightning monsters attacking you," Nimue noted, making Tails shiver.
It was a bit ironic in Nimue's opinion. Tails loved being in the sky more than anyone else she knew in Knothole besides Dulcy. However, he was scared of thunder and lightning and would even have nightmares about it when it was raining.
"You too?" Knuckles asked, "Kneecaps keeps crying when it storms like that. Hey! Hold on just a minute! You're trying to throw me off track! I know it was you, blue rat!"
"Hedgehog, you knucklehead!" Sonic barked as the two got in each other's face, angry sparks going between the two's eyes.
"Enough, you two. You two don't want me to go 'Hammer Happy,' would you?" 'Honestly, I'm seeing the my husband and that Knuckles or even my grandson and his Knuckles again!'
Both stopped glaring at each other and paled. Each had a different experience of seeing Nimue being 'Hammer Happy' before…and neither wanted to be on the end of it. Both shook their heads with fear.
"Good! Now then…This blue intruder of yours might still hide upon Angel Island," Nimue advised, "So we should simply stay here to keep guard of the two items."
"No way!" Sonic and Knuckles argued.
"We're staying and that final," Nimue glared with her Piko-Piko Hammer out.
"Yes, Aunt Amy/Lady Nimue…" both whimpered as they held each other in fear.
'Whipped…' Roll thought.
"Aunt Amy is scary at times…" Tails gulped as he hid behind the Hedgefox with Antoine.
"O-Oui, my two-tailed company," Antoine whimpered.
"Companion," Tails corrected.
"Iz vat I said."
Sonic grumbled as he walked at the end. He didn't like the echidna and it as the same for Knuckles about Sonic. Sonic had to admit that he had a cool ability with the Chaos Energy. He could glide and heal others, which the latter was proven when he-albeit forced by Nimue on threat of getting Hammer Happy on his bum-healed Sonic's injuries. The former was displayed when Knuckles was sent flying by Nimue in Hammer Happy for a reason she did not explain. It had been a few hours since they left the Master Emerald Shrine, leaving Tails with Kneecaps and the Robot Brothers. Sonic was at the end while Knuckles lead them due to him living upon this island his whole life. Sonic looked ahead to see Roll and Nimue giggling, talking about something yet he could not hear what they were talking about.
"Really? A Kamen Rider who used coins to Henshin?" Roll gasped.
"Yes. He went by 'OOO' or 'Ozu.' Though I preferred W," Nimue admitted.
"Please tell me you still have something…"
"Actually, I kinda entered a depression when you were declared 'dead' and spent months at our apartment, just buying Kamen Rider complete series disks and merchandise. My husband spent all that time trying to get me out," Nimue replied, losing her joy for a bit before hugging the Hedgefox, "Roll, you will never know how much joy having you alive has meant to me."
"Halt," Knuckles ordered before he knelt down and picked up a branch, "Apple tree. Roughly 17 in years. The small branch is broken with a bit of blue quill bits on it. He was here."
"Not was. Still here," a voice stated.
Everyone looked up in the tree and gawked. There, sitting upon one of the branches was Sonic. However, the cuffs on his gloves were pitch-black and spiked. His running shoes were black where Sonic's were white and the gold buckle was silver. He wore what seemed to resemble a biker's jacket but also mixed with a straightjacket. He also wore a pair of sunglasses with a lens so dark that none could see his eyes.
"What?" Sonic exclaimed as the other Sonic jumped down to face him with a sly grin, "Th-That…How?"
"I'll draw you all a picture! But it ain't gonna be a very pretty one!" the other Sonic growled as he quickly drew a strange diagram of various galaxies, each one interconnected to one-another by various lines upon a blackboard he had pulled out from nowhere, "You can get anywhere from the Cosmic Interstate, or the 'No-Zone' as it is truly called. Each of these lines is the 'links' to other Zones, or alternate realities. Yet each is connected to a single place…" he drew a circle around a galaxy that had all the lines connecting to it, "…The Prime Zone. It is the Zone that never changes from its true path. The Zone where no others know of another. Furthermore, Existence is divided in two. The left half of Existence is the 'Light Zones;' Zones where there are more heroes than villains. The 'Dark Zones,' the right half of Existence, are the reverse. There, heroes of 'Light Zones' are villains and villains are heroes. Comprende?"
"Uh…Nope! I'm all turned around!" Sonic whined.
"Exactly! That's the point, you dunce!" the other Sonic snapped as he jabbed Sonic's torso with his pointer stick.
"Hey! Watch it!" Sonic snapped as he pushed it away.
The sound of a gunshot echoed on the island. Sonic tried to let out a sound, any sound, but he froze. As the smoke emanated from the barrel of a Colt Dragoon .44 caliber revolver, Sonic's grasped right arm was staining his glove with crimson. The revolver was interesting in how it was in the same motif as Caliburn. The back of the hammer was a medallion with what resembled Caliburn's face on it, but with scarlet eyes. The other Sonic blew out the smoke with a dark smirk. Sonic screamed as he collapsed before everyone rushed up to him.
"Ya see, I'm from a 'Dark Zone,'" the other Sonic stated, "There, I kill anyone who even tries ta talk ta me. This here's Reaper, my Tainted Gun."
"Tch. What a fool, not even considering that another him would carry a weapon," the gun spat, his voice being a western version of Caliburn's.
"The wound's not a bullet wound," Nimue noted as she examined the injured limb, "It's been cauterized by intense heat, one that's more like a laser."
"You prefer the old ways, I prefer the new," Reaper smirked.
"You coward!" Caliburn spat as he turned towards Dark Sonic and Reaper.
"Coward? Heh. Obviously, ya don't rule da planet in this Zone," Dark Sonic sneered as he spun Reaper.
"How is it you do not get ill?" Caliburn asked.
"Ya kiddin'? I live for death!" Reaper cackled as Dark Sonic stopped and took aim at them all.
"Scatter!" Knuckles ordered.
A black energy emanated from the barrel before a black bullet shot out. Knuckles grabbed Sonic and everyone jumped out of the way. He tumbled and stopped beside Antoine.
"Apprentice Knight, guard the rat."
"Hedge…hog…" Sonic grunted his correction.
"O-O-Oui…" Antoine gulped, shaking like a leaf while whiter than a blank canvas.
"Good. Have at thee, you thieving rat!" Knuckles declared as he put his helmet on and charged with Galantine out and ready to slice and dice.
"Sonic-kun!" Roll gasped as she ran over with Nimue, "D-Daijobu?"
"I…got shot. How…do you…think…I'm…feeling okay?" Sonic snapped through the pain, "Gaah! Fuck it to high hell!"
"Sonic…" Nimue warned.
"…Sorry…"
"Better," Nimue nodded before looking at the wound, "Antoine, Roll, help me get Sonic to that stream."
Nearby, Knuckles barely avoided the barrages of shots from Dark Sonic and Reaper. Galantine really impressed the echidna now more than ever. The bullets were made of an energy the Guardian was familiar with as it was with his Sacred Sword. Galantine easily sliced and blocked the shots. The part in his left hand twitched and Knuckles barely dodged the attack. He screamed when his right arm, on a part where the armor wasn't coating, was impaled by a shot.
'Damn! I didn't feel the right side…' Knuckles thought before being shot in the other arm, forcing both parts of his Sacred Sword drop.
"Tch. Is that all?" Dark Sonic scowled, "I thought you were tougher."
"Hey, hey, S. Let's do it!" Reaper declared, his maniacal grin threatening to split his face.
"Yeah," Dark Sonic grinned, a dark glint appearing behind his sunglasses, "Mind Surge: Shinigami's Wrath."
With that, the gun erupted in black energy along with Dark Sonic. He brought his hands together in a clockwise/counterclockwise motion. The tip of the barrel glowed with a pitch black energy as it aimed at Knuckles. Dark Sonic put his finger on the trigger and prepared to fire.
"Laser!"
Dark Sonic jumped out of the way, letting the energy disperse. The electric-green beam that had charged at him bounced off a rock and went right back at him. Dark Sonic jumped over it and the laser bounced off a hill and went to Knuckles. It changed into Roll as Yacker popped out of her heart area.
"Knuckles-sempai, please go to Nimue-chan," Roll ordered as she pulled out her sword, "Yacker-chan, unleash it."
"Frenzy…" Yacker declared, his eye glowing sinisterly.
Cue: Shout In The Moonlight
Yacker glowed before turning a deep purple. His eye was gone, replaced by a jaw filled with fangs dripping with the most potent of venoms. His head had also reshaped to resemble two devil horns. He flew into Roll's blade, causing a black aura to engulf it and her arm. Roll grunted before the fur on her left arm became darker in color, turning into a deep bronze/purple color. Her glove ripped off to reveal a demonic armor with a demonic eye on the back. The sword expanded to become twice her size with a jagged blade. The hilt and guard resembled Yacker's new form, but with a demonic eye on the sides. The blade split down to middle and let out a demonic roar, making it resemble the jaws of a ghastly demon. The crescent moon behind her seemed to have taken a shade of blood as her eyes changed to a deep black with the iris turning a demonic purple. She let out a feral growl as she crouched down, almost like a wolf about to hunt. It didn't help that she let out a howl that sent a shiver of excitement up Dark Sonic's spine.
"Wh-What magic is this?" Knuckles pondered as Antoine ran over, shivering and on the verge of fainting, before grabbing Knuckles and dragged him away from the fight, the echidna barely keeping Galantine in-between his boots' soles.
'This…This is different from normal…' Nimue thought as she saw Roll's new appearance while she was using water she had spilled on his wound to let her magic work on healing it.
"She's good…at hiding…it…" Sonic noted, making Nimue look down at him.
Roll snarled as she dashed at Dark Sonic. The blue hedgehog turned into a blur along with the hedgefox. He open fired, but his opponent was actually faster than him. She grasped her blade with both arms and batted and slashed them away. She got before him and got in a few slashes on his body, the hedgehog barely avoiding scar-inducing injury.
"This…This is the best!" Dark Sonic cackled, "Once I get that Emerald here, I might take you as well! You're the perfect woman like this!"
Roll just replied with a feral roar in tune with her blade. She slashed and Dark Sonic barely dodged it. He looked back and grinned sinisterly in bliss. The hillside the blade had hit was literally consumed the hillside. The blade roared in unison with Roll as it doubled in size.
"Yeah…Oh man…This is a turn-on," Dark Sonic grinned lustfully, "I'm making this bitch mine!"
"Let's get her good!" Reaper cackled.
"Sonic, what are you talking about? What was she hiding?" Nimue asked as Sonic started to get up to his knees.
"She uses the sword as a medium, but the arm she has the blade in always transforms along with her eyes," Sonic explained as they watched the battle, "We think it's a side-effect of having Yacker in her for so long, but she changes in personality and fighting style with each one."
"But how has she been hiding it?"
"She's been limiting it to just sixty percent. Anymore, and the arm changes. Any less, and Yacker can't change the blade to use his powers," Sonic replied.
"Yet this change is on a higher scale," Caliburn noted, "It is dark…tainted…"
"It's as if she's possessed by a demon," Nimue compared.
"Frenzy. Maximum Drive!"
Roll chomped down on the hilt, taking her hand off it. She growled with bloodlust as she crouched down on all fours. The moon behind them instantly turned into a blue full moon as Roll shot up into the air, appearing dead center in front of the moon. She twisted her body to make it roll at Dark Sonic.
"Well…Time for our finisher," Dark Sonic grinned, "Mind Surge: Shinigami's Wrath!"
The energy appeared once more in the gun's barrel. Dark Sonic grinned maniacally as he pulled the trigger. A beam of black and violet energy ripped out of Reaper, the gun giving off a maniacal cackle. Roll's blade erupted in a black energy and the blade and blast collided, making a large explosion. Roll shot out and landed on a hillside, destroying it upon impact. Nearby, Yacker in normal form floated around, dazed and confused. Sonic's eyes widened as the sight of blood seeping out of her mouth. Dark Sonic grinned lustfully as he started to approach her.
Cue – Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) – [EVENT] Sonic Appears
The wind began to erupt around him. He looked around and his eyes widened. This wind…was visible and…blue? A fist struck him in the face and the gut before a foot kicked him away from Roll's body. He whipped out Reaper when his arm was sliced in multiple areas. He grunted, yet didn't drop Reaper. The wind stopped blowing and collected before him to reveal Sonic, but his eyes were glowing a strong emerald and his lips were in a scowl.
"S-Sonic…?" Caliburn pondered.
"You…peasant!" Sonic spat as he easily batted away the shots Dark Sonic shot, "You dare attack one of my Knights? And then have the nerve of attempted bedding with an Apprentice Knight against her wishes while she lays unconscious?"
"Wh-What is he…talking about…?" Knuckles growled as he was being treated by Nimue.
"Shut the fuck up, ass!" Dark Sonic spat, "Mind Surge: Shin…"
"Soul Surge: King's Power," Sonic interrupted, appearing behind Dark Sonic before Reaper and Dark Sonic screams were accompanied by numerous slashes appearing all over them, "For your crimes against those of the Round Table, I sentence you to defeat and exile."
"The…Round Table?" Antoine awed, "A-Aunt Nimue, he…he's…"
"It…it is him…" Nimue sniffled, "He is the reincarnation of the true King."
Cue – Kamen Rider Kiva: Supernova
"Bastard!" Dark Sonic snarled as he turned to his opponent.
"Let's go, Excalibur," Sonic ordered, making Caliburn's eyes widen, "Soul Unite: Excalibur Transformation."
Caliburn cried out as a massive surge of power flared between the two. Gold armor engulfed Sonic's body, all the parts covered in miniscule, intricate designs. A red cape emerged from the back as blew on the breeze. Caliburn's 'wings' went down to a 45 degree angle as his blade turn solid gold. A blast of gold energy erupted from the bottom of Sonic's feet and from Caliburn. The light parted to reveal a gold energy design floating just an inch around the blade while the hilt resembled an upside-down crown.
"Excalibur…Sonic…" Nimue gasped.
The Gold Knight began to approach Dark Sonic, each step and movement made as if he were a regal king trained by the Knight's Code. Dark Sonic unleashed a barrage of shots at Excalibur Sonic, each one hitting yet not even inflicting a mere spit of damage.
"Mind Surge: Shinigami's Wrath!"
The beam erupted from his gun and shot right at the Gold Knight. Excalibur Sonic made a small swipe with his sword and the beam was dispersed into multiple bits. Dark Sonic gasped before he chose to run off, heading for the shrine. A gold blur shot by him before his face met the flat end of Excalibur, sending him flying before the shrine. Omega and Gamma ran out of the hut with weapons armed before they saw Excalibur Sonic approach Dark Sonic.
"You bastard! I'll fuckin' kill you!" Dark Sonic roared as he fired Mind Surge attacks all at the Gold Knight.
"Tch. A fool's attempt," Excalibur Sonic spat as he sliced them all with a single slash of Excalibur, "Soul Surge: King's Declaration."
The blade's glow grew brighter as golden spell circle appeared before him and Dark Sonic. Excalibur Sonic flew upwards before flying through them, transforming into a sphere of golden energy. Dark Sonic roared in unison with Reaper as they fired the largest blast they could.
"There is nothing Excalibur cannot cut through," Excalibur stated as he easily demolished the attack.
At the last second, Excalibur Sonic's Soul Surge stopped and he batted him into the Master Emerald. Dark Sonic screamed in agony as the Master Emerald zapped him, despising this other-world being would dare to try and steal it. The wounds all over the two healed up except for a scar going across Reaper's face and two on Dark Sonic's torso. His eyes turned to deep cobalt as his once-blue quills turned emerald-green. Dark Sonic gasped and panted as he dropped before the Master Emerald before the two squeaked in fear of Excalibur being pointed at them.
"Leave, Scourge the Hedgehog…And never come back!" Excalibur Sonic roared, his voice stern, cold, and threatening.
The two shivered in fear before the newly-dubbed Scourge holstered Reaper and vanished in a swirl of multi-colored, inverted energy. The others quickly ran up, Nimue carrying the unconscious Roll and Antoine holding Yacker, as Tails ran out of the hut with Kneecaps in his arms.
"Aunt Amy, what happened?" Tails asked.
They all looked upon the shrine as Excalibur Sonic walked down the steps. Kneecaps whimpered, feeling the power flaring off the Gold Knight. It was almost as if he was afraid of beings with great power. Excalibur Sonic saw the frightened Kneecaps and gently patted the infant on the head. With each pat, Kneecaps felt his fear go away, almost as if he knew the armored figure before him would not harm him. The armor fell off Sonic, leaving only gold gauntlets over his gloves with red rubies on the backs of the fists and cuffs. Caliburn changed back to normal before Sonic collapsed, the glow fading from his eyes as he entered a blissful state of unconsciousness.
"Knuckles-sempai, what's with the hat?" Roll asked, seeing Knuckles-minus his armor except for Galatine-put on a cowboy hat with a blue band that had three red and yellow star buttons on it.
"One of my elders gave it to me on his deathbed. I normally wear it when I'm not on Angel Island. It makes me feel close to it," Knuckles replied, "I am to accompany you all to improve your skills to be declared Knights, after all."
"Now that's sweet," Roll smiled softly, "It's always important to never forget family. No matter what they do."
"Yeah! Now help me, please!" Sonic begged as Kneecaps got him on the head once more, "Why'd you make him a rock rattle?"
"Because I couldn't buy or make plastic ones," Knuckles smirked as Roll took Kneecaps.
"Darn you, Sir Knucklehead, Knight of the Stupidity!"
"Knave!" Knuckles snapped as he began to chase the laughing, blue hedgehog around.
"Boys…" Nimue and Roll sighed with rolling their eyes.
"Ba!"
"Oops. Gomen, Kneecaps-chan," Roll apologized as she tickled the infant's belly, making the echidna giggle happily.
Me: Yikes. I did not know I had it in me to write this kinda chapter. Hey, can you guys also help out a friend of mine? He's Maxforce here on FanFiction and needs some OCs for a Megaman ZX(A) story he's writing:
Megaman ZX: The New Generation. Help him out, please?