SONICALLY FOREVER AFTER

PART 4

Nearly everyone gasped, while Maid Miriam just squealed in joy, hopping out of her chair where she was aligned with other noble Mobians and robots. "Hooded Robin!" She was then pushed back into her seat by Scratch, who was clearly envious.

"Fear not, my Merry Mobians and I are here for you, Maid Miriam!" Hooded Robin then glanced to the side. "Try saying that three times fast with no pause…"

"You think you won, but instead you fell into my trap, Hooded Robin!" Boltlet declared. "I'm the one who organized this contest, because I knew that the only archer that could even compare to me, was you!"

Smirking, Hooded Robin just whistled, making all of his partners arrive onto the scene. "Sounds like a challenge, one that my Merry Mobians and I are up for!"

"Guards! Get them!" Grounder demanded, making several of the robots start going after the group.

Humpty just stayed down along with Sir Ffuzzy Logik. "Sh-should we help, or…?"

The knight merely shrugged. "Normally I would defend royalty… But I know Grounder personally, and he is not such."

Frankly ran right over to Heavy, who just held out his hand, as if offering to shake it. Taking the bait, Frankly found himself flung across the field, and straight into one of the castle walls. "Good work, Heavy!" Bomb complimented, only to be met up with Dynamight.

"Well, blow me away! Someone else with an explosive personality over here?" Dynamight chuckled, while Bomb came up with a quick plan.

"That I am! Which one of us is better at what we do though?" Bomb wondered aloud. "I bet I could blow up way cooler than you can!"

"Is this a contest? Pssht… Watch this then!" Dynamight then detonated himself, exploding and turning into nothing but ash.

"Hm… Yeah, you win! I can't compete!" Bomb replied.

Flying over towards Spike, Charmy slapped the back of his head. "Tag! You're it, big guy!" Visibly annoyed, the badnik chased after the bee, before Ray stuck out his tail to trip him over, causing Spike to land headfirst into a bucket of water.

Knuckles was just watching the others, but noticed someone trying to sneak up on him, and sent an uppercut to Coconuts, who was attempting to ambush him. "Now that's what I call a flying monkey!… Robin, how are you doing over there?!"

"Quite alright, dear boy!" Hooded Robin said while fencing against Scratch with rapiers. "I wouldn't mind having some help here, but you all seem preoccupied. Carry on!" Right as he said that, Vector grabbed a rope from near by, and began wrapping it around Billy the Kit, who was wandering aimlessly.

"How about you go for a spin, buddy?" Vector asked, before pulling the rope, making the badnik spin around in place and drill himself into the ground. The crocodile was then forced to duck by Knuckles, as Aeron was dive-bombing them.

"The most of you seem rather grounded for the most part, how are you gonna handle me?!" Aeron cackled, not seeing Charmy fly right behind him, who was preparing his stinger.

Aeron was met with a sharp pain to his rear as he cried out and began falling out of surprise. "Looks like we don't have to!" Knuckles retorted, as he then narrowly dodged an arrow, which was fired by Boltlet.

"Pity that the sheriff has to fight Hooded Robin… So I'll settle for his close friends instead!" The badnik then took aim, while Knuckles pulled out and flicked a lighter on. Boltlet's arrow went through the flame, rather that, and ignited a fuse.

Said fuse was attached to a cannon near by, Mighty saw the chance, and pushed it in the direction where Boltlet was standing. A cannonball was fired straight towards Boltlet, who didn't see the turn of events coming at all.

"Good show, everyone— Ah!" Hooded Robin then felt the rapier smacked out of his hand, Scratch had cornered him. "I lost?… That can't be right." He then pulled out a booklet. "Was that in the script?"

Smacking away the booklet with his rapier, Scratch just laughed. "Bahahahaaa! Now all of you see here! You're all under arrest, or your favorite outlaw is going to become your favorite kabob!" All of the Merry Mobians knew they couldn't risk it, even if Scratch was bluffing.

Thankfully, Scratch was soon met with a harp being bashed over his head. "You're such a fiend, really you are!" Miriam then took her chair, and knocked Scratch away with it. "Robin, are you alright?"

Needless to say, Hooded Robin didn't expect that. "Er, yes Maid Miriam, I am quite fine." As he got up however, a new trumpet sound was heard, and Knuckles was pleased to see who it was playing it.

"Espio!" Knuckles exclaimed upon seeing the chameleon.

"There you are, Knuckles, geez!… Anyway, everyone! Bow down to the King of Great Turquoise!" Nearly everyone in the area panicked, and bowed down, even Spike, who still had a bucket on his head.

King Maximillian Acorn stood there wearing armor, then approached Scratch and Grounder, both of them looking somewhat fearful. "I do not recall putting these two in charge while I was gone…" They both tried to smile innocently.

"Milord, I can explain this." Sir Ffuzzy Logik stepped forward. "I do believe that me, these two, the red echidna, and the chameleon that guided thou here are from another dimension. We were all dropped here, and I do apologize for the trouble Scratch and Grounder have caused."

A majority of them that weren't in Hooded Robin's group were rather shocked at this revelation, in which King Acorn thought about it. "I do believe that Espio here informed me of a jewel of some sort. I was going to inquire anyone here possessing it so he could head back home."

Scratch and Grounder just shrugged, while everyone else looked at each other. "Seems like we're just going to have to keep looking, Espio… Hooded Robin? It was actually pretty fun helping you out. What do you plan on doing now that the real king is back?"

Hooded Robin just smiled, holding the bluejay Mobian's hand. "I think it's about time I commit myself to being with Maid Miriam for as long as I like… Also, your highness, I personally would nominate either that egg character or the girl possum as the next sheriff!" Humpty hid himself once again, while Miss Possum's face beamed.

"Consider it done, the old laws that these two buffoons set up will also be removed!" The king glared at Scratch and Grounder, who stumbled to hide behind Ffuzzy Logik.

"One last thing… I never learned your name, dear boy." Hooded Robin directed his attention back to Knuckles.

"It's Knuckles the Echidna! Why?"

"Knuckles… I wish you the best of luck on finding a way for you and your associates back home. If you need any help, feel free to come on by and ask me! I hope we meet again, actually!" They shook hands one last time, before Knuckles and Espio began walking away, still waving to the Merry Mobians.

They didn't even notice Sir Ffuzzy Logik following them, along with Scratch and Grounder clumsily tagging along. "So, where were you the whole time Espio?" Knuckles asked, curiously.

"Stuck in a battle, turns out the king was involved in a war, which is why it was probably easy for the metal morons t—" Espio then saw the robots joining them, "Are they seriously going to join us?"

"Desperate times call for desperate measures! We must all work together to find the jewel and head back home!" Ffuzzy Logik explained. "Come along, my fellow knights!… And two fools. We must find Dragon!" Knuckles could only shrug, giving up on what to do about them.

It had been nearly over an hour, and Sally had grown quite worried over her friends. "Sonic? Tails? Where did you all go?" She sighed lightly, tapping her watch. "Nicole, can you detect anyone else inside of the Mystic Cave?"

The watch booted up, and began scanning the area. "There are at least two other lifeforms inside of the cave. One being a robot from Dr. Robotnik. I'm not sure if finding them is recommended, since I know they aren't members of the Freedom Fighters from what I'm picking up."

Sally could only groan a little. "That's just great… Hopefully that robot is Sir Ffuzzy, because then we can at least easily cooperate!… I'm just hoping nothing bad happens to Sonic and Tails." Holding her head, she sat down on a rock that was close by.

"I am positive those two can handle themselves perfectly, as can the sorceress and the one called Amy." Nicole then followed up those words of encouragement with skeptic assumptions. "However, there is a low chance that Antoine will be safe due to his cowardice."

Feeling her concern grow at that realization, Sally got up. "Antoine…! I was so worried about Sonic and Tails, that I had forgotten about one of my most loyal friends!… Even if he is scared easy." As she got up, she began running into a tunnel. "Either way in that case, we should find out where they could have gone! Either that or find one of the two still remaining here!"

With that boost, Sally made her way through the caverns again, albeit with Nicole's help this time.

BEO THE WOLF

[SKY SANCTUARY ZONE]

"Ohhh… Scare bleu…!" Antoine panicked as he began looking around the whole, unfamiliar area. "What eez zis place? Looks like some kind of palace in ze sky!… Gah! I 'ope I don't fall!" He edged as close to the center of the area, away from anything risky as he could.

"Fear not, sky patrolling is usually 'round for this, sugar!" Antoine jumped upon hearing the female voice behind him, as he quickly turned around, seeing a orange rabbit Mobian standing there. "Sorry 'bout that, didn't mean to startle you!"

Trying to calm down and look cool, he just scoffed. "Eet's nothing, I was not afraid!… And, who might vou be?"

"Bunnie! Welcome to the Sky Sanctuary! Don't think I've seen your face before!" She greeted. Bunnie notably was wearing a green dress that only covered her lower-half and the left-side of her arm, Antoine merely saw it as a questionable fashion choice and made no comments on it.

"Miss Bunnie, would vou 'appen to know ze whereabouts of a Princess Sally?" Bunnie shook her head, making Antoine bite his nails a little. "W-well, 'ow about a… Annoying, blue hedgehog?"

"I haven't heard of any princesses here, sorry sugar! I could take you to the king, and he might know!" She gently grabbed him by the arm, Antoine didn't protest at all, if it meant he could go home safely and not be stuck there.

"Ze king! Of course he would know!" However, Antoine did not realize that this was King Acorn that they were seeing at all… But someone much more different, when they arrived at the rather large palace.

Inside a dark throne room, sat an elderly wolf. Not recognizing him at all, Antoine quickly protested. "Who eez zis? He eez not King Acorn!"

"King Acorn? Why, he's King of the Great Turquoise! Sky Sanctuary is ruled over by the great hero, Beo the Wolf!" Bunnie explained, shocking the coyote further.

"B… Beo ze Wolf?" Antoine began stammering at the sight of the old king. "Ze one who fought ze great evil Robotnel, who terrorized ze Marble Garden Zone? I… I thought zat was just a fairy tale, zat my mommy would tell me, as I 'oped to become just like him!"

"Fairy tale? Did she only tell you the part where he ridded of Robotnel? Because it went much further than that!" Bunnie went on.

"Eet did?" Piquing Antoine's curiosity, he wanted to know more. "I never 'eard what after zat… Would vou mind telling moi?"

A deep, old voice bellowed from the old king. "I most certainly willing to tell my tale to any generation that wishes to pass it on, fiction or otherwise…" He then got up from his throne, and walked over to the two, nearly tripping on his cape. "Oof! Er, you didn't see that…" He chuckled, as he went to peer out the window. "But yes, I remember it all like it was yesterday, such events that stick out forever…!"

"It was a cold, rainy evening, after I had defeated Robotnel and sent him packing, it turned out a new threat was on her way…"

A large, fat troll with an orange mustache, red and black eyes, and green skin was crawling back to a watery cave. "You! You were supposed to win for mommy! Why are you back here, dragging mud into this house?!" Another, larger troll shouted.

"But mommy…! I was attacked by the grrrrreat Beo the Wolf! I couldn't take over Marble Garden because he showed up along with all of the best men— Oww!" The bigger, female troll then began smacking him over the head with her umbrella.

"I'll eat up your excuses later when I meet this 'Beo' myself! Tell me where to find him! I'll give him the same kind of punishments I give you!" She stomped outside the cave, going through a watery labyrinth of some kind. "He may have been able to defeat my baby… But let's see how he fairs, against Momma Robotnel!"

As she ran off into waters, Beo continued. "Robotnel and his mother lived underneath a lake, you see. There was a deep cavern hidden away, most would give up trying to reach it, which made her home a perfect spot to kidnap victims."

Momma Robotnel made her way over to a lone, rather big raccoon Mobian, and then knocked him out with a frying pan, then leaving a small, decorative invitation behind. "She had kidnapped one of the most loyal captains, and left a note of ransom, demanding everyone to give up Marble Garden… Of course, it was more of an invite for me to come and save the captain!"

Finding the piece of paper, the younger wolf crumpled it up, and withdrew his blade. "With my newly gifted sword from defeating Robotnel, I had set off to face his mother! As Marble Garden depended on my bravery! No normal man was capable of going through that lake… But I was prepared." He then took out some scuba gear and began putting it all on. Goggles, a snorkel, flippers, before diving into the lake.

"Of course, I didn't realize just what kind of trickery she had up her sleeves compared to how simple her son was…"

((Funny how you mentioned Bunnie, Pancham, because I planned on including her here, albeit in a different dimension.

Beowulf may not fit in compared to the very… Friendly tale, but that's why we're toning it down, and it gives me a reason to bring in Momma Robotnik kind of.

No song this chapter, the next one does though.))