Chapter 20: Kidnapping Sonic

Holding Sonic, the man went straight to Morgan Le Fay.

"What do you want me to do with her?" he asked.

Morgan Le Fay chuckled. "She is a vampire. Leave Sonic here with me; I will deal with her."

Malegant nodded. "Is there anything else you wish for me to do?" He set Sonic on the ground as he asked.

Morgan Le Fay thought about it. "No, not now," he said. "In a few days, we shall attack Camelot, and you will help us."

"Very well." He turned and left to find some way to pass the time.

Back at the castle, the knights and king had just woke up and were shocked to see the queen missing.

"What happened to her?" Shadic yelled.

The knights were unsure of how to deal with the king now; Lancelot was the one who seemed to be best at it.

"I don't know," Percival said. "I woke up and she was gone."

"Do you think it was Mordred?"

"Most likely it was. We have to get her back."

Shadic huffed and crossed his arms. They couldn't very well go running off to Avalon that very second, and he knew it. He sighed and looked at the others.

"Is everyone ready to go to Avalon?" he asked. "We can't go unless we're ready."

"I am," Percival said, and looked at the Cerberus and wyvern. "What about you two?"

The two mythical creatures growled and nodded.

Shadic nodded. "What about everyone else? Even with a wyvern and Cerberus, we're going to need more people."

"Nimue and I will come also," Merlin said.

"Will that be enough?" Shadic didn't want to doubt everyone's strength, but there was no way it was just Mordred and Morgan Le Fay.

"What about the other Knights of the Round Table, Sir Lamorak and the others?" Percival asked. "Where are they?"

"They are on a journey around the kingdom," Merlin said.

"Can we inform them as well?"

The wizard nodded. He cast a spell and in an instant, they were standing in front of him. Shadic came forwards and spoke.

"I am the new King of Camelot," he said. "We have urgent matters to attend to and need your help."

The knights bowed.

"Is this about Mordred?" Sir Lamorak asked.

"It is," Shadic said. "He has kidnapped my mother, Queen Sonic. They are in Avalon and we must get her back."

The knights nodded.

"When are we leaving?" Galahad asked.

Shadic frowned. "We'd have to leave at night. Percival here is a vampire, and so is Sonic. That being said, we'd probably only travel during night. It would also give us cover of darkness too."

Everyone nodded their agreement. It wasn't too much to ask of them.

"Then, we have the rest of today to prepare?" Lamorak asked.

"That's right," Shadic said. "Call me Shadic, by the way. Also, Lancelot and Gawain have been permanently transformed into a wyvern and Cerberus, so they'll help us as well."

"Dad's a wyvern?" Galahad said. "When did that happen?"

"Yesterday," Shadic said. "He asked Nimue to transform him into one permanently, and Merlin made Gawain a Cerberus permanent as well."

Galahad nodded. He knew that his adopted father was a werewolf, but him being a wyvern was new. "Can we see them? That must be amazing."

Shadic smiled and led Gawain and Lamorak outside. They saw the Cerberus and wyvern and gasped in astonishment. "This is amazing!" Lamorak exclaimed. "I guess it's a good thing we're going to travel by night." The wyvern looked at him. It growled and nodded. Lamorak looked at Shadic, large smile on his face. "Are you sure we can't use them to get to Avalon faster?"

The king thought about it. "I suppose we could, if they allow us to ride them." He looked at Lancelot. "Is that okay?"

The wyvern nodded. The Cerberus, however, shook its heads.

"It'll be hard to ride him as he is, in any case," Shadic commented. "I don't see how anyone would be able to stay on him."

The Cerberus growled. Shadic chuckled, and Merlin came up with an idea.

"We could transform the two of you as well," he said. "That way, we don't need to worry about that. It doesn't have to be permanent if you don't want it to be." The two knights thought about it and nodded. "Just let me know once you have decided," Merlin said.

Lamorak nodded and spoke to Galahad about it. Eventually, the two decided on transforming into a kraken and a phoenix.

"I'd like to try out being a phoenix," Lamorak said.

Merlin nodded and turned to Galahad. "And you?"

"A kraken."

The wizard smiled. "Permanent, or temporary? I could allow you to transform at will if you want."

"I would like to do it at will," Galahad said.

"I want mine permanent."

"Very well," Merlin said, and cast a spell at them, causing them to transform. Lamorak felt heat building up in his body, flaring out to engulf his entire form. Looking at his arms, he saw flames licking at his feathers and skin. Blue eyes widened at the sight as the feathers grew longer, arms growing to be shaped more like a wing. They both moved back, Lamorak shifting in slight discomfort. Tail feathers grew longer as well, brushing against the ground behind him. From the knees down, Lamorak changed to a typical bird's legs and feet. His main body changed, ribs and chest feathers moving outward into a different form. The feathers on the top of his head changed to flames as he finished his transformation. Lamorak shook and shifted position, looking around at everyone once he had grown to a much smaller size.

He looked at himself in awe and screeched happily. Galahad looked down at himself, worry starting to build up. He didn't know how a creature like this one would react to being on land.

"Is there a lake I can go to before I transform?" He asked.

Merlin nodded and teleported him to the nearest lake. Galahad waded inside, and felt himself transform. A sensation overtook his legs and he looked down. Tentacles took their place, moving through the water. Galahad closed his eyes, feeling the sensations travel up his body and engulf him. Laying his arms against his sides, the hedgehog waited for the rest of the transformation to happen. The main body of the Kraken formed, expanding and altering his own. His body grew large and became the body of a giant octopus. Once the transformation was finished, the Kraken looked at itself and started to sink into the lake, going underwater. A few minutes later, it came up again and transformed back into Galahad, who walked back to the castle.

"Thanks, Merlin," he said. "I don't know how much use it can be away from water, though. Maybe I should have chosen something else..."

The wizard nodded. "There is a large moat around the castle that you can use."

Galahad nodded and looked at Shadic. "Well, my king, shall we go?"

The king nodded.

"Are you going to practice?" Shadic asked as they walked through the castle.

"I think I got the hang of it," Galahad said, and looked at the phoenix. "Lamorak looks like he's having fun. Can you turn into anything?"

Shadic nodded. "I'm a werewolf."

"When did you become a werewolf?"

"Last month. Your father bit me."

"Why did he do that? I thought he could control it."

"I asked him to," Shadic said. "I wanted to be with my mother when she became a vampire."

Galahad couldn't help but laugh.

"So you became a werewolf? You didn't really think that through, did you?"

Shadic frowned and shook his head. "Apparently vampires and werewolf hate each other and are mortal enemies. I had no idea until I started hating my mother."

Galahad's expression turned to one of sympathy. "That can't be easy for you. Is there any way I can help?"

The king thought about it. "How can you help?"

Galahad shrugged. "I don't know, honestly. Maybe if you wanted someone to talk to..."

"I appreciate that, Galahad."

The knight nodded.

"It's no problem. I like helping people any way I can."

Shadic smiled. "Well, we should head to Avalon now."

Galahad nodded and they walked into the courtyard. The wyvern and the Cerberus roared before following them. Shadic had turned into his horse form to keep up and they were on their way to Avalon.