Chapter 9 – Prince Sonic

Once Amy had crawled through the hole, she was now inside the castle. She looked back at the hole she had crawled through, ignoring the fact that she got a little wet.

"This was surprisingly easy." She said.

"And a close one too." Said Cory.

Amy nodded in agreement and took a look at the scene in front of them, which almost looked like a courtyard. She stepped out of the little fountain and walked up to a hedge and was going to walk around it. Before she could go however, there was a guard that walked by her, startling her and running behind the hedge again.

"Oh man, more guards." She thought to herself.

She looked through the hedge to see the guard look around before marching to the other side of the fountain. Amy let out a sigh and walked past the hedge again, seeing the guard still patrolling the area. She slowly made her way to him, not wanting to get too close to him in fear that he'll spot her. the guard turned right to patrol the other side of the fountain, and Amy wasted no time in running past him to the other side.

She stopped in front of another hedge, and took a breathe. She peeked around the hedge and saw two fountains this time, with two other guards in between them. The guards walked on the opposite ends of the fountain, one of them towards Amy. She hid behind the hedge again, hoping she didn't get caught. The guard looked around before turning left to patrol elsewhere, giving Amy the chance to sneak past him but stopped when she saw the other guard in her way. The guard looked around some before finally moving, and Amy got past him to the other side. She saw yet another hedge with some stone stairs sitting in front of it.

"What's this for?" She asked.

She shrugged it off and walked around it but stopped when she saw a guard circling around a wooden pole, watching around the area. She got back behind the hedge, not believing her luck. Then she looked at the steps again and looked up at the hedge, giving her an idea. She climbed the steps and got on a wooden plank connected to a beam, and she slowly and carefully crossed it. She looked down below at the guard, who was completely unaware of Amy sneaking by right above him. She made it to the end of the beam and hopped off, now at the other side of the hedge, and was now at a wall rather then a hedge.

She walked to the end of the wall and saw yet another guard in front of a statue. She let out a sigh and just waited for him to move. The guard turned and moved to the end of the statue, but stopped only half way and looked behind him. Amy hid behind the wall and the guard resumed walking, and she looked back at him. The guard stopped at the end of the statue, taking another look around before turning to the other end of the statue to patrol there. Amy stepped out from behind the wall and made her way to the other side, but the guard came back, catching her off guard. She hid behind the statue and hoped that she wasn't spotted by the guard. She peeked back at the guard who looked around before walking back to where he was headed. Amy sprinted to the other side before he turned back around, panting from the sudden maneuver that she needed to do and she could feel her heart pounding from the anxiety of the situation.

Amy sighed, trying to get her heart back to normal, and looked ahead to see two more guards standing in front of another statue. She looked to the sky and let out a sigh.

"Please let this be it." She thought to herself.

The two guards moved to either side of the statue and moved up the long path way, giving Amy the chance to walk behind one of them on the right side. When she saw that he moved the corner she slowly made her way towards the corner too, however, she forgot that the other guard was on the other side as well. When the other guard came into view, Amy froze, not knowing what to do. She panicked and hid in whatever bit of the hedge that surrounded the statue, and looked to the guard. The guard walked by, patrolling the area and walking past Amy, who hid in the hedge until the guard was out of her sight. She ran to the other side and saw a tunnel that lead to a garden.

"This must be it." She said.

She ran across the tunnel, and into the garden. She looked around in awe with how the garden was. It was beautiful, with two flower beds laid out in front of her, and a little moat that surrounded the small garden, all under the clear blue sky. She looked ahead and saw someone standing in front of a window. She walked up to the person, seeing that said person was dressed in regal clothing. The person had on a white jacket with hints of light blue on it, and was wearing a pair of white trousers. She was hesitant for a moment before finding the courage to speak.

"E-Excuse me." She shyly said.

The person's ears twitched and turned around, revealing to be a blue hedgehog with emerald green eyes.

"What!? Who!?" The hedgehog said in surprise. "Who are you? How did you get past the guards?"

Amy couldn't answer and just kept staring at the hedgehog and could see more to his outfit, including a sash around his jacket with the Triforce on it, which could only mean one thing: She found the prince.

The prince also kept looking at Amy with surprise, until his eyes fell on Cory who was floating next to Amy.

"Oh? What's that?" The prince asked and pointed to Cory. "Is that... a chao?"

Amy looked at Cory who looked happy that the prince had acknowledged him, making her smile.

"Yes." She said.

"Then are you... Are you from the forest?" Asked the prince.

Amy nodded at his question.

"Then... then... you wouldn't happen to have the spiritual stone of the forest, would you?!" He asked, sounding hopeful. "That green and shining stone... Do you have it?"

"I sure do." Amy said and pulled it out to show that she wasn't lying, making the prince gasp and smile. Amy put the stone away and looked at the prince.

"Just as I thought! I had a dream..." He started. "In the dream, dark storm clouds were billowing over the land of Mobius... But suddenly, a ray of light shot out from the forest, parted the clouds, and lit up the ground... The light turned into a figure holding a green and shining stone, followed by a chao..." He looked into Amy's eyes and smiled. "I knew this was a prophecy that someone would come from the forest... Yes, I thought you might be the one..."

Amy couldn't believe that the prince of Mobius was practically expecting her. She hasn't felt this honored about anything, other than when she finally had her own guardian chao, and that was a few days ago. She felt her heart skip a beat also from not only being able to meet the prince, but because the prince was really nice, considering that she had snuck into the castle.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Said the prince suddenly. "I got carried away with my story and didn't even properly introduce myself!" He said and cleared his throat and gave Amy a slight bow. "I am Sonic, Prince of Mobius. What is your name?"

Amy had been lost in the heat of the moment, still trying to comprehend that the prince was really expecting her. It wasn't until Cory tapped her out of her day dream and gestured to Sonic.

"Huh? Oh!" She blushed a bit, but continued nonetheless. "My name is Amy."

"..." Sonic thought for a bit. "Amy... Strange... It sounds somehow... familiar."

Amy looked confused by what he said, but didn't pay any mind to it when she saw that Sonic was smiling at her.

"Ok then, Amy... I'm going to tell you the secret of the Sacred Realm that has been passed down by the Royal Family of Mobius. Please keep this a secret from everyone."

"Ok." Amy agreed.

Sonic smiled. "The legend goes like this..."


The three gods are ascending to the heavens in the sky, in the open rainfall.

"The three gods hid the Triforce containing the power of the gods somewhere in Mobius. The power: to grant the wish of the one who holds the Triforce in his hands."

The three gods ascend and the Triforce is shown.

"If someone with a righteous heart makes a wish, it will lead Mobius to a golden age of prosperity... If someone with an evil mind has his wish granted, the world will be consumed by evil... That is what has been told... So, the ancient Sages built the Temple of Time to protect the Triforce from evil ones."


"That's right..." Sonic said. "The Temple of Time is the entrance through which you can enter the Sacred Realm from our world. But the entrance is sealed with a stone wall called the Door of Time."

"I see." said Amy.

"And, in order to open the door, it is said that you need to collect three spiritual stones."

Amy nodded from this, and Sonic kept speaking.

"Another thing you need... is the treasure that the Royal Family keeps along with this legend... The Ocarina of Time!"

Amy took in the information by Sonic and looked to Cory, who looked back with a bit of concern like her. She looked back to Sonic and he spoke again.

"Did you understand well the story I just told you?"

Amy smiled again and nodded. "Yes, I did."

Sonic smiled right back at her. "That's great!" He peeked at the little window again and looked back at Amy. "I forgot to tell you... I was spying through this window just now... The other element from my dream... the dark clouds... I believe they symbolize... that woman in there!" He pointed to the window and inside the current room of the castle. "Will you look through the window at her?"

Amy thought for a moment at what Sonic was getting at. Dark storm clouds resembling a single woman? If this was as bad as Sonic is making it sound like, then this should concern Amy as well, especially because it has the Prince of Mobius so worried.

"Yes." She said.

Sonic moved aside and Amy walked up to the window, looking inside and seeing what could be the woman that he was talking about. She saw the woman kneel down and bow. The woman was in a black dress with hints of black armor on it, and had bright orange-red hair. She looked familiar.

"Can you see that woman with the evil eyes?" Sonic asked.

Amy nodded, paying attention to the woman.

"That is Elise, the leader of the Shamarites. They hail from the dessert far to the west." Sonic told her. "The dark clouds that covered Mobius in my dream... They must symbolize that woman!"

Amy kept looking at Elise, trying to comprehend what Sonic was telling her, she doesn't seem that bad. Suddenly Elise looked to her right at the window, staring directly at Amy. Amy looked away with a gasp, and looked at Sonic worriedly.

"What happened? Did she see you?"

"Yes." Amy said, a little panicked.

"Don't worry." Sonic smiled. "She doesn't have any idea what we're planning... yet!"

"What do you mean she doesn't know yet?" Amy asked. Then she started to think about it and got what he was saying. "You already told someone?"

"... Yes, I told my mother about my dream... However, she didn't believe it was a prophecy..." He said solemnly. "But... I can sense that woman's evil intentions! What Elise must be after is the Triforce of the Sacred Realm. She must have come to Mobius to obtain it! And she wants to conquer Mobius... No, the entire world!"

Amy was still unsure of what to think at this point. But one thing she did know was that it has obviously really concerned the Prince to the point of pure fear and anxiety. Sonic turned to Amy with a hopeful look.

"Amy... now we are the only ones who can protect Mobius! Please!" Sonic begged.

Amy took a quick glance at Cory who just kept looking towards the prince, his expression as similar to Prince Sonic right now. Amy thought about it and considered her answer.

"Well, this does seem a little too far fetched to be true. But what if the prince is telling the truth? He seems really worried about all of this."

She then thought back to being in Knothole Forest, and when the Great Deku Tree told her that he had been cursed and that she had to break that curse. Even that was far fetched, but she still underwent the task of breaking the curse, albeit, she was too late even before she started.

"The Great Deku Tree would want me to do the same thing I did for him. It sounded crazy when he told me he was cursed, and it was even crazier that I went to break that curse. But I did it for the Great Deku Tree, and this is no exception. It's what the Great Deku Tree would want."

She looked at Sonic with a smile.

"Ok." She answered.

Sonic grew a big smile as well upon hearing Amy's answer. "Thank you!"

Amy nodded and watched Sonic look through the window again and back to her.

"I... I am afraid... I have a feeling that woman is going to destroy Mobius. She has such terrifying power! But it's fortunate that you have come... we must not let Elise get the Triforce! I will protect the Ocarina of Time with all my power! She shall not have it!"

Amy nodded and spoke. "What should I do?"

"You go find the other two spiritual stones! Let's get the Triforce before Elise does and defeat her!"

Amy smiled and nodded again. "Right!"

"One more thing..." He said reaching into his pocket. "Take this letter... I'm sure it will be helpful to you." He pulled out the letter for her.

Amy took the letter from Sonic and saw that it was designed like that of a certificate, and she saw that it had Prince Sonic's signature on it. She looked up at Sonic and smiled.

"Thanks." She said and put the letter away.

Sonic nodded. "My attendant will guide you out of the castle. Don't be afraid to talk to him."

Amy looked back at the entrance of the garden that led back to the courtyard, and saw a man standing right in front of the tunnel; The man stood with a posture that was just intimidating to her. She looked back at Sonic with an unsure look, making Sonic giggle.

She nervously walked back to the entrance tunnel, where the man was at, and approached him. The man was wearing a black suit with a white under shirt and a gray bow tie around his neck. The man seemed to be so intimidating, at least to Amy, mainly because he had a posture that was almost as stiff as a wood, and he looked to be very serious. If his demeanor says anything about this man, strict comes to mind. Nonetheless, Amy walked up to the man without worry, like Sonic told her. The man looked at Amy, that blank yet serious look never escaping.

"I am Tanaka of the Matarex." He introduced himself. "I am responsible for protecting Prince Sonic."

Amy nodded before giving a slight bow, not wanting to disrespect the man in front of her. Seeing this, Tanaka let out an inaudible chuckle.

"Everything is exactly as the prince foretold. You are a courageous girl... You are heading on a big, new adventure, aren't you?"

"I sure am." Amy said.

"My role in the prince's dream was to teach a melody to the one from the forest."

"I see."

"This is an ancient melody passed down by the Royal Family. I have played this song for Prince Sonic as a lullaby ever since he was a baby... There is mysterious power in these notes. Now listen carefully..."

Tanaka put his fingers up and around his lips and whistled a little tune. It was nice, soft, almost angelic, and it was six simple notes. Tanaka looked at Amy when he was done, and Amy understood what he wanted. She took out the chao ocarina and played the lullaby that Tanaka played seconds ago. She held the ocarina up, putting the mouth piece up to her lips and played around a bit to get used to the ocarina. When she felt ready she went for it; she blew and the sound of the ocarina was soft and gentle. She tried to play the lullaby, fumbling around on the notes she was supposed to hit, it was her first time using it after all. But she was able to get it and played the sweet lullaby over for Tanaka.

"Excellent!" Tanaka congratulated.

Amy took the ocarina away from her mouth and looked at it. She was happy that she was able to play the ocarina and succeed in her first song on it. She put the ocarina away and looked at Tanaka.

"If the castle soldiers find you, there will be trouble. Let me lead you out of the castle."


Amy and Tanaka were outside in Mobius field after Tanaka helped Amy get out the castle.

"You brave lad... We must protect this beautiful land of Mobius! Take a good look at that isle up by the mountain." He pointed to the floating island in the distance. "That is Babylon Garden, home of the Babylonians. They hold the the spiritual stone of fire."

Amy glanced at the isle, taking in the information and nodded.

"At the foot of Babylon Garden, you will find my village, Metropolis. That is where I was born and raised. You should talk to some of the villagers there before you go up Babylon Garden.

Amy nodded up to Tanaka. "Yes, sir."

"The song I just taught you has some mysterious power. Only Royal Family members are allowed to learn this song."

Amy nodded, feeling honored to have learned the song.

"Remember, it will help to prove your connection with the Royal Family. The Prince is waiting for you to return to the castle with the stones."

"Ok." She reassured.

"All right, we're counting on you!"

And with that, Tanaka threw something on the ground to make a blinding flash. Amy turned around to see that Tanaka was gone.

"Where did he go?"

"I don't know." Said Cory. "But let's not focus on that right now."

"You're right, Cory. Let's get those stones!"

With that, Amy started to make her way to Metropolis Village.


And this is the end of the chapter. I hope you enjoyed it, and will stay tuned for more. Also, if anyone has suggestions or ideas for what I can do in later chapters, please feel free to leave a review or PM me about what I can do to improve or add to the story. Thanks again, and I'll see you in the next chapter.