Guardian Cross-The Trail of Naught and Unknown

By InuSonishaUnlimited

Disclaimer- Okay, although I wish it so, I don't own the Sega characters present in this fanfic. Also, some powers seen in the story may have been used by others and if so, suck it. This is a Sonic x Tikal story with other characters as well but I wanted to try this couple, hear and read the reactions from it. Sonic will be paired with girls of my choice, so multiple couples ensue, but mostly a Sonic x Tikal story. Sex scenes are in this story, you have been warned. Also, there won't be as much sexuality in the next few chapters, just so the story isn't mistaken as a sex-fest! XD

Chapter 7- Victory and Defeat

Tikal's POV

We returned to Tail's house in order to rest up from the events of earlier today. Sonic still resembled the beast he was earlier as he slumbered on the wing, clinging on the wing with his claws to support himself. He looked so peaceful there as he slept, yet at the same time, a sense of sorrow seemed to radiate from him. We made it back within a few moments and settled in the living room to think on the recent battle.

Shadow: Well I'll be damned. This really is challenging.

Silver: More than that. This is some real weird shit, and yet…

Knuckles: We're all involved in this now. The weirdest quest yet….

Tikal: This has taken a lot out of all of us…especially Sonic.

Tails: What I don't get is why he can't change back to normal.

Sonic: GGGRRRAAAAAHHHHHH!

All of a sudden Sonic rose into the air, covered in a sphere of flames as he screeched as high as possible. He floated in the air for a while before falling back down face-first simply lying there. I rushed over to check if he was okay and confirmed that he was still alive.

Tikal: This is simply strange. I would've figured that gaining the sword would change him, but this is ridiculous.

Sonic: Goddamn…….I ain't changed just yet……

He was back to normal, returning to his blue hedgehog form at last. I grabbed hold of him, glad to see him back to normal.

Sonic: That was the biggest bitch of pain I've felt in a while. Worst part is that will happen every fucking time we find a sword….

Tikal: Yeah…but you'll be okay, right?

Sonic: But of course. I'm used to this by now.

Knuckles: Oh well, where is the next sword?

Tails: The new energy signal seems to be radiating from a sphere of water above Emerald Coast.

Sonic: A sphere of….wa…wa.water?

Shadow: Oh, goddamn it all, not again….

Sonic: Shut the hell up! I can handle this!

Silver: Yeah, we'll see.

Tails: Anyway, let's go get it in the morning, so sleep well guys!

Everyone: Thanks, Tails.

We all got our own rooms; which shows not only how considerate he is but how bored he actually gets, large twin beds and the like. I looked outside to see Sonic settling himself on the branch of a nearby tree. I walked outside to see him staring out into the distance.

Tikal: Sonic? Are you coming inside to sleep?

Sonic: Well….I just needed to think on the events of earlier…

Tikal: Are you worried about the next few swords?

Sonic: A little….after that creature earlier, who wouldn't be?

Tikal: I was as well…

Sonic: Tikal…

He came down and hugged me tightly before we kissed in the moonlight. After maybe a minute, we broke off and we looked into each other's eyes. Those eyes always instilled calm within me and even more so than before. I loved those eyes, especially at this moment. He walked me back to the house and held me as we slept. The next morning, we were already off towards the sphere of water in the sky.

Sonic: How in the hell is that possible….?

Knuckles: You got me….

Shadow: Where do we land?

Silver: Inside, I guess….

Tails: Hang on, guys. I'm pulling up the Bubble Shield!

A barrier of some sort covered the entire plane until we were in a huge bubble. After that was done, we pierced through the water and found a spot to land outside of the icy temple that rested within. The water was somehow oxygenated, so it was safe to walk around in it. Sonic, however, was in a panic.

Tikal: Find a happy place, honey.

Sonic: Uhhh….right……I'm not in a ball of water; I'm in a hillside with a serene waterfall behind me….

Shadow: Hopefully this is the last time we go through this shit, it's pathetic.

Silver: Yeah, more so than it really seems.

Sonic: Oh, blow me and go to hell…

Shadow & Silver: ……

Sonic's POV

We reached a strange hallway with some paintings that showed some events in the past, I assumed. The first painting showed a hero wielding four swords and facing a large evil entity. The second one showed the same hero wielding a single sword and now running at the evil creature. The last painting showed the evil thing dead with the sword driven in it's head, but the hero wasn't at all. This struck me as strange, really, really strange.

Sonic: That's really weird…

Tikal: What is?

Sonic: Those paintings back there…well, never mind.

Tails: Hey, there's the sword right there!

He was right, the sword was floating before us. Unfortunately, so were four icy warriors wielding watery blades. They marched forward, in a straight line, prepared to battle.

Sonic: Time to go to work, boys.

Shadow: Awesome, more fun.

Silver: Let's tear them apart.

Knuckles: Here they come.

I ran up and activated my special Sonic Wind move, sending out a blue cyclone and shredding up one of them. The good news is that the stupid thing didn't come back. The bad news was that it pissed off the other three. One was slashing at Shadow, but he dodged by back-flipping and standing on the sword before kicking it across the face and blasting it with a Chaos Spear. Silver's fight ended a little more amusingly, since he used his powers to control the sword and drove through it's head, splitting it in half in the process. As for Knuckles, he pulled a Mike Tyson, biting its icy ear and punching the shit out of it, plowing the head off and spitting the ear on the remains.

Sonic: Knuckles…..why the fuck did you do that?

Knuckles: No reason really.

Shadow: Just get the sword already.

Sonic: Roger that!

I jumped up into the air and reached for the sword until a watery javelin, thrusting straight through me and flinging me toward the ground.

Sonic: Argh!...wait a minute. No hole?

Tikal: You mean it missed?

Sonic: I guess. Now then, to get the sword.

I tried again and got the same results, this time I slammed into the ground, creating a crater in the ice. I slowly rose up and saw the cause of this horrific pain. A sphere of sky-blue colored water was floating behind the sword. It took the form of a being bearing large watery wings and a bird's head, yet its body was a bear with the claws and a peacock's tail. A strange creature indeed, yet it frightened me when it took the sword and charged at me. I jumped out of my crater in time and felt the smashing impact as the watery beast crashed into the ground.

Sonic: Oh my god. Wait, I've got a sword too! Ranaeras!

Ranaeras: Have at thee, water beast!

As soon as I pulled out that sword, I entered the Ranaeras state of form. This time I had control over the power. I charged at the beast, sword drawn and the battle was finally on.

Tails' POV

I watched the battle before me in the air of the icy temple. Sonic and the watery guardian were at it in full force, striking their blades with wicked precision. Sonic was swinging the sword both in front and behind himself to avoid getting struck by the enemy's sword. At one point, the two warriors flew away from each other and let loose some serious fireworks as they both charged energy. Sonic unleashed a stream of fire and the water beast unleashed ice shards rotating around a stream of water. The collision caused a huge explosion and until the dust finally cleared, I couldn't see the horror on the other side.

Tikal's POV

What I saw made me scream. The Water Griffon; as I called it; plunged its sword through Sonic's back. The resulting screech he made shattered some nearby windows and made the nearby walls crack a little. My scream; combined with his own might've caused the wall-cracking. The griffon slowly pulled the sword from Sonic's body, but miraculously Sonic was still moving. He continued to duel against the griffon, clashing swords until he landed a strike to the beast's chest. Following that blow, Sonic grabbed hold of the griffon and charged toward the ground with it in hand until he slammed it down. The beast wasn't down yet since it immediately sent four icy javelins straight at him. As Sonic charged energy in his mouth, the javelins flew in as well. Those javelins were absorbed into Sonic's mouth until he unleashed the attack, a stream of blue fire, with the ice javelins spiraling around it. The blast hit the Griffon right through the chest, ending the battle right there.

Tikal: All right, you beat it!

Sonic: Yes….now I can get that sword.

Shadow: Stand by everyone.

Silver: Roger that.

Knuckles: What do you think he'll look like this time?

Tails: Knuckles….

Knuckles: Just curious.

Once he grabbed the sword, he was completely covered in the ice. What seemed like something he could get out of got terrifying as the ice was flooding from the inside. His whole body was submerged in the icy water as I prayed for his escape.

Tikal: Please…spare him. Sonic, you can escape….

Knuckles: Look at the ice!

The ice was slowly cracking until it bursts, and in its place was an icy cocoon. We watched amazed as a blinding light escaped the cocoon, bringing forth Sonic in a new form. His eyes glowed sky-blue, with navy blue cornea. His quills flowed gently in the wind, like no bone was underneath the skin. On his back was a large pair of wings, at least a three-foot wingspan; each one with icicles at the ends. His body was a light-bluish color and also transparent a bit. His hands and feet had icy claws and his tail grew in length, having a tailfin in the end. The sword in his hands glowed brightly as he finally descended, speaking in a female voiceover.

Sonic(Corverlis): Ahh, so it is he who is the Visandre.

Tikal: Who are you?

Sonic(Corverlis): I am the sword of the frozen and blade of water, Corverlis. You have all done well, using thine souls to battle along with thine sheer power.

Knuckles: Our souls fought with us?

Sonic(Corverlis): Correct, souls themselves are at the epicenter of this conflict. One whose soul is pure can wield we; the swords of the DevastineDivinier, whereas a soul of dark and malicious power bears the blade of utter darkness, the Destrought. That accursed sword mustn't fall into the Restroghten, lest we cast ourselves into the void of eternal darkness.

Shadow: How would we accomplish that, pray tell?

Sonic(Corverlis): It is important to gather the rest of us, in which then the dark weapon can be destroyed. Continue thou quest; warriors, and protect thineselves and Visandre.

Silver: What if we have questions?

Sonic(Corverlis): We can communicate through thou souls, if you seek guidance. Listen well to your souls and never surrender to the darkness.

Tails: You can count on us.

Sonic(Corverlis): Do what needs to be done……..

At that instant, Sonic floated back down to the ground slowly and lightly dropped down into my arms. He was a little cold, which would make sense since we are in a frozen place. We only needed two more swords to seek before the world can be saved, and we were doing well. As we exited the sphere, it disappeared completely. This shocked me but I was also glad, so that no one could do anything in there. As we flew over Station Square, something horrible was seen….by Sonic.

Sonic's POV

I thought I was dreaming. I thought this was an illusion from all the stress I had. I didn't want to believe what I saw below us when I woke up from that possession. When I looked down, I saw nothing but devastation. Every building was either destroyed or burning, there were bloody bodies littering the streets and the streets were cracked all over. Cars, signs, telephone poles, it all was blown about the city as the destruction seemed to be just recent. A newspaper article flew up towards me and when I caught it, my heart felt horrible. The front page read, "Evil wave of death shatters entire city in five minutes. Many survived, some died, but the question on all was: Where is Sonic?"

I dropped that paper and dropped to my knees at that moment.

Sonic: No….I couldn't save them….I wasn't around….but who the fuck could do this..?

Eggman: Allow me to answer that, Sonic!

Behind me was my archenemy, Dr. Eggman, and he looked more demonic than ever. I thought for a minute there that he lost all humanity, but I might've been trying to joke with myself, even though there was nothing funny about that.

Sonic: You fucking bastard…..YOU DID THIS?

Eggman: Indeed, Sonic. I possess more power than you can imagine. I imagine that only a scamp few survived, but they too will meet my wrath.

Sonic: I'll GET YOU FOR THAT!

Eggman: Patience, hedgehog. We will battle in due time. Like when I obtain the Destrought! Ahahahahaahahaahah!

He vanished, leaving us here to look over the carnage. As I looked to the side, I was pleased to see that Amy and Blaze were still alive, but the fact remains…

Sonic: …………AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Tikal: Sonic…please stop….

Sonic: My fault….IT'S ALL MY FUCKING FAULT!

Tikal: YOU COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING!

Sonic: IT DOESN'T MATTER! I'm supposed to be a hero….and I failed….

Tikal: YOU AREN'T PERFECT, SONIC!

Sonic: …………

Tikal: I understand….I really do understand your problem but you need to think before you pass the blame to yourself. Even if you were here, you wouldn't have been able to stop this from happening. Plus, beating yourself up about it won't solve anything or bring the city back…

Sonic: You're……..right. You're absolutely right, Tikal.

Tikal: One mistake isn't a reason to completely place the blame on you. Believe that you can avenge this attack, not that you wouldn't if you could. Believe in yourself again….instead of me doing it for you….

Sonic: Tikal…..I'm….

Tikal: Don't say it. Just come here.

We embraced under the setting sun as I thought more on the situation. Regardless, I was going to ensure that Eggman would pay for this….no matter what it took, he was going to feel the same pain that I feel right now. This pain wouldn't vanish so easily….but I would continue fighting until it was over…..

Yay, Chapter 7 is done. Next one will have one sex scene, but that's it. The rest is the third and fourth sword, as well as the evils within Tikal's time as the adventure gets more intense. Don't be shy, review!