Chapter Twelve: Fight at the Party

Right at this moment in time, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Shadow were fighting off the guards that were hired to capture Sonic. Sonic's life was pretty much saved, and he was thankful for that. But he didn't know how they got here. They stopped for a second, waiting for more guards to come at them.

"Knuckles, thank you for the help! But what you men doing here?" Sonic asked him, out of curiosity.

"Well, knowing how many guards Prince Mephiles has, I thought you may need some help. I'll explain later, but we have a fight to finish!" Knuckles replied. And after that, the fight continues.

(Flashback)

"Well, guess I'll have to wind them up some more, just to put the price higher. I'll be a special guest to their party." Sonic explained.

"Sonic, are you insane? This is the Prince you are messing with here!" Knuckles warned him.

"I know. But where is the fun in that, without winding them up? You stay here, and I'll be right back!" Sonic told him, as he ran straight towards his horse, and rode away from the camp.

"Sonic, wait!" Knuckles called out to him.

But it was too late. Sonic has already disappeared from Knuckles' vision. What was Sonic thinking? He could be making the biggest mistake of his life. Knuckles could not allow for this to happen. Mephiles might have guards ready to kill him. So Knuckles quickly ran for help. The first person he ran towards was Tails.

"Tails, I need your help here!" Knuckles called to him.

"Whoa! Easy, Knuckles! You'll end up panicking yourself to death. Now what's the matter?" Tails asked, out of curiosity.

"It's Sonic! He's gone off to fight Prince Mephiles!" Knuckles started. Tails was shocked.

"What? Alone? All by himself?!" Tails asked surprisingly.

"All by himself!" Knuckles finished.

"He can't be serious! Is he mad? Prince Mephiles probably has a ton of guards ready to kill him!" Tails feared.

"Exactly, Tails! That's why I need your help, to go and rescue him!" Knuckles told him.

"Alright, but we'll probably need one more pair hands to help us." Tails thought.

"Alright, but who?" Knuckles asked.

"Well, we could go and ask Shadow." Tails advised.

"But he's sleeping! He'll probably murder us, for disturbing his slumber! You do know that, right?" Knuckles warned him.

"Any other better ideas, Knuckles? Can't ask our men, they can't fight! And Ray is blind! Shadow is the only one we know who can fight. So it's now or never!" Tails explained.

"Alright. Alright! We'll go get Shadow. But don't blame me, if he gets pissed!" Knuckles warned him.

After that, they both made their ways towards Shadow's hut. When they made it, they saw him fast asleep. Knuckles slowly made his way towards Shadow, and tapped his shoulder. Shadow woke up quickly, and raised his sword at Knuckles.

"Who dares disturb me?!" Shadow yelled.

"Shadow, calm down! It's me! Knuckles!" Knuckles replied. Shadow sighed irritatedly, but relieved.

"Right. What do you men need?" Shadow asked, as he puts down his sword.

"We need your help! Sonic's gone off to fight Prince Mephiles alone!" Knuckles explained.

"Sonic?! Fighting him?! ALONE?!" Shadow asked irritated.

"Yes, sir!" Tails replied.

"I knew that boy was arrogant at times, but this is just taking the piss!" Shadow snarled.

"So, are you going to help us?" Tails asked.

"You're damn right I am!" Shadow replied.

"Right, let's get going!" Knuckles replied.

After that, the three of them made their way towards the horses. They got on the horses backs, and the all made their way towards the castle of Prince Mephiles.

Back into the castle, the four men were still fighting off the guards. They were nearly all gone. Knuckles punched one in the face to knock him unconscious, Shadow kicks one, and used the handle of the sword to hit the guard in the back of the head.

Tails kicked one guard to make his back against the wall. He then picked up a knife, and threw it towards the guard, and the knife nailed him to the wall by the clothing he was wearing. And last of all, Sonic slammed a guards head on the table multiple times, and the guard was now unconscious. Scourge stood up, still holding the cut on his face. He was furious.

"LOXLEY! IF I SEE YOU AGAIN, I WILL CUT YOUR HEART OUT WITH A SPOON!" Scourge threatened.

"Then, it begins!" Sonic replied. After that, Fang comes back into the room, but was then punched in the face by Knuckles, knocking him unconscious.

"FANG! Oh, you know what? Forget this! Scourge, retreat, now!" Mephiles demanded, as he grabbed Scourge, and ran out the room with him. Sonic then turned to face Knuckles, Shadow and Tails.

"Tails, Shadow, you two get out of here now, and fight of any remaining guards! Knuckles, help me get the girls out of here!" Sonic told them.

"Yes, Sonic!" Tails responded.

"Understood!" Shadow added. After that, they left.

Knuckles looked under the table to help one of the ladies out. He grabbed her hand, and helped her out.

"There we go, Madam. Nothing to worry abo..." Knuckles started.

But was then cut off when he saw the woman he was helping. He was helping Tikal, and Knuckles was absolutely starstruck when he saw her.

"Who on Earth is this lovely echidna? She's the most beautiful woman I have ever seen!" Knuckles stated, as his heart pounded, hard.

"Oh, wow! This is one handsome echidna!" Tikal complimented.

They both blushed, but Knuckles quickly took his hands off her.

"Uh! Sorry Madam! You better get out of here, now!" Knuckles told her.

"That's alright. And thank you." Tikal thanked, as she smiled warmly at him.

After that, she then touched his face softly, and then left. As she was running out of the room, Knuckles touched his face. And in the exact same spot where she touched him. He smiled warmly.

"Wow! I think she likes me!" Knuckles exclaimed. With Sonic and Amy, he helped Amy out from under the table.

"Amy, you need to get out of here, now!" Sonic told her.

"Sonic! Where will I find you? Just in case you need warning about what he's up to?" Amy asked him.

"The Sherwood Forest. West side of it. Now please, get out of here! Save yourself!" Sonic told her. Amy then all of a sudden kissed Sonic's cheek.

"Thank you for rescuing me!" Amy thanked, and then she placed a hand on Sonic's cheek. After that, she left the room.

"Wow! She is so beautiful! Why is my heart thumping so hard? Like, naturally? And why does it feel like I've met her somewhere before?" Sonic thought, as one hand was on his face, and one was on his heart. Knuckles then tapped Sonic on the shoulder.

"Sonic! Perhaps we should get going, now?!" Knuckles told him.

"Oh yeah! Yes, let's go!" Sonic exclaimed.

After that, they both ran out of the room, down the staircase, and made their way to the front door, and made their exit.