Chapter 21: Avalon
Now that most of them were mythical creatures, they made better time than they normally would have. They traveled through Camelot, hoping to reach Avalon in time.
"How long will it take to reach Avalon?" Galahad asked Merlin.
"At this rate, just a few days."
Galahad nodded, and they continued on. Eventually, morning came and they had to stop to let Percival sleep, careful that the sun wouldn't kill her.
"I'm sorry about this," Percival said.
"We understand," Shadic said. "Now get some sleep."
Percival nodded and lay down, curling a little before closing her eyes. Shadic and the other smiled, then looked around wondering what do to until night fell.
We could try to get some sleep as well, the wyvern told everyone.
They nodded, and the group went to sleep. That night, they woke up and saw Percival as a bat hanging upside-down on a tree branch. The bat flew to the ground and turned back to normal.
"Are we ready to go?" Percival asked.
"Yeah, let's go!" Shadic said, and they continued on their way. Soon, they were out of Camelot and came to the ocean.
"Avalon is a day's journey from here," Merlin said. "It is an island in the middle on the ocean."
Galahad grinned and transformed into a Kraken.
"How exactly are you planning on getting us there?"
The Kraken looked at them and dove into the water, grabbing the people who couldn't fly with its tentacles. Soon, they were across the ocean and on the shores of Avalon. It let the others go and dove back into the water to explore. Shadic smiled and looked around, wondering where his mother was being held.
"Where do you suppose they brought her?" He asked.
Let's find out, the wyvern said telepathically. It took to the air and flew around the island. After a few minutes, it landed. I found them, it said. Follow me.
The others nodded and followed Lancelot. Soon, they came to a giant cave and walked inside cautiously. The Cerberus growled, its heads looking around for movement. The phoenix and wyvern were doing the same. The others did the same, paying attention to how the three creatures were reacting to everything as well. Soon, they heard voices and walked further into the cave. The wyvern moved stealthily so that it couldn't be heard. As they got closer, they recognized the voices.
"The queen has gone on a blood frenzy," Mordred said. "She bit us! Why did this happen?"
Morgan Le Fay thought about it. "She is now a vampire queen."
"So, what? We're going to become her vampire minions?"
The witch shook her head. "We will double-cross her," she said. "She is still Queen of Camelot. Take this stake and try to kill her in her sleep. If not, we can always kill her during battle."
Mordred seemed to like that idea, smiling as he took the stake. "Then we go conquer Camelot, right?"
Morgan Le Fay nodded, and the two walked off. The wyvern growled in anger. It walked back to the others and looked at them.
"What did they say?" Shadic asked.
The wyvern growled some more, its eyes flashing golden-yellow. Sonic has become the Vampire Queen, it told them. She's in a blood frenzy now, and the two of them are planning to kill her.
Shadic's eyes widened. "We have to do something! Where is she?"
The wyvern was about to answer when it heard something. It growled, moving towards the entrance of the cave, and flapped its wings a little. The others watched him, readying themselves for whatever he had noticed. A few minutes later, Sonic appeared, blood all over her body. She bared her fangs and hissed at them. The Cerberus growled, looking ready to run at her. The wyvern growled some more, its eyes turning golden yellow. The Cerberus roared as it took a step forwards.
Shadic was beginning to wonder if anyone was going to do anything. They didn't want to hurt the queen, but they couldn't leave her in this state, either. Percival stepped forward before he could say anything.
"My queen," she said. "We came to help you."
Sonic looked at her before blinking. "Percival?" She asked. "What are you doing here?"
"After you were taken from the castle, Shadic insisted we came here. To both rescue you, and stop Mordred and Morgan Le Fay before they came to Camelot again."
The vampire queen nodded. "I bit them," she said, groaning in disappointment. "We have to leave."
The wyvern shook its head. Not until we've dealt with them. They plan to kill you and take over Camelot.
"Why would we have to leave?" Shadic asked.
"Now that I'm a vampire queen, I'm pretty dangerous if I go into a blood frenzy when I don't get enough blood. I could kill anything I see," Sonic told him.
Shadic sniffed. He sensed that her scent was much stronger than before and he growled loudly, then nodded. "We'll just have to be careful."
Sonic looked at the wyvern. "You wanted us to stay?"
It nodded. We should finish this as quickly as possible.
"Alright, then," she said, looking at everyone. "Where's Galahad?"
"He's in the ocean," Percival said. "In the form of a Kraken."
"So most of the knights have transformed," Sonic said. "At least it will help against our enemies."
Percival and Shadic nodded. They looked at the wyvern and Cerberus, and the two creatures growled.
"Maybe you should go first," Shadic said. "Do some damage before we get there."
The wyvern nodded. It growled and flew into the air, flapping its wings to stay aloft. The Cerberus ran in the same general direction that the wyvern went, excited about finally getting to fight someone.