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(Infinite's View)
(4 ½ Hours Later)
THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.
The beat of my throbbing headache reverberates through my ears, waking me up from being unconscious. With my head beating at a nearly unbearable intensity, I groan, rubbing my heavy eyes and attempt to sit up, but my aching back prevents me from doing so. Luckily, I can support my back to being halfway straight with my arms being planted on the soft surface I'm lying on.
With that in mind, I, with my back arched upwards as much as possible, I find myself in an infirmary room. However, this infirmary room appears to be designed and furnished kind of like a master bedroom. The walls are silver with golden strips along the ceiling. A more elaborate and sophisticated medical monitor machine sits next to me, the usual electrodes attached to my bare arm. On the floor is a red, fuzzy, round rug. A flat screen TV hangs on the wall directly in front of me.
"What…What is this place…?" I groan, my back plopping down onto the bed as I let my arms relax. My question might be answered since a doctor, a grayish cat to be precise, enters the room. He has a sincere, yet nervous smile on his face.
"Hello…Infinite, isn't it?" He asks, walking to the monitor. I scoff. "Yes. I suppose you never heard of me and my near-reign on Mobius?" I ask in a soft hum. The doctor nods. "Actually…yes. I was just making sure I wasn't hallucinating, if you know what I mean." He replies. My eyes widen. "You…You know 'bout that?" I ask, trying to sit up. The doctor places his glove on my chest, gently pushing me down on the bed. "Relax. Your body definitely needs it. And about your old ability to create illusions? Absolutely. Us royal doctors received the information from…Eggman? Is that his name?" He asks in a confused, highly inflected hum while he taps on the monitor's keyboard, seeming to record information about my current state.
"Eggman?! He gave you all my medical information?!" I shout, snapping up into a sitting position (not without a howl of pain of course.) The doctor scoffs. "Infinite, please. Relax." He huffs out, turning to me. I scoff back. "How CAN I if Eggman gave complete strangers to us MY medical info?!" I boom out. The doctor shakes his head, seeming a bit disappointed. "Infinite. Don't label us as strangers. Yes we just met, but we're the royal family's doctors. We know how to take care of people."
"Royal? Are you actually considering me a true royalty?" I ask with a small grin on my face. The doctor raises a black brow. "Considering? Why should I consider a murderer as royalty?" He asks. I frown. "I took over a forest planet's capital. I'm their king." I scowl. I narrow my eyes. "So…what am I doing in this infirmary room? Did the spirit finally leave?" I ask. The doctor turns to me, plucking off the electrodes. "Yes. Your friend did most of the work though." He replies calmly.
Luna.
"Where is she?!" I ask firmly, staring at the doctor's eyes, which happen to be back on the monitor. He, without locking eyes upon mine, shakes his head. "Not sure. She left after-." He begins, but the stalls. I turn my body so my bare feet are over the edge of the bed. "After what, doctor. What did that cat or I do to her." I ask. He shakes his head. "The king himself will explain the whole situation."
"The king?! Why would he want me in his palace?!" I shout out. A chuckle comes from behind me. The doctor and I turn around to see a red fox in purple gowns and a golden crown at the now opened, glass door. Two royal guards stand beside him. He smiles.
"I believe I can answer that." He chuckles, walking to me. "You must be Infinite." He hums, standing at the dark oak end posts of the bed. I scoff. "Yeah. I am. Where's Luna? What did I do to her?!" I shout, turning my body towards the king. The king's eyes sink. "We…We don't know. We haven't seen her since…"
"Since what."
"Since the spirit that possessed you forced you to kill Luna's mother." He sighs. A small gasp exits my mouth. "I…I killed her mom? Then why am I NOT in prison?! I thought this wouldn't go unpunished and-!" I begin, but the king places his hand on my shoulder. "No. Rust's guards explained everything that happened. It wasn't your fault that you were possessed, thus it wasn't your fault that you HAD to kill Penelope."
"Where's is he."
"Rust? Oh. Your friend killed him before running off somewhere. It's been around 5 hours since the whole incident ended." He says, pulling his hand back to his side. "Now, I suppose you plan on finding her?" He asks. I nod. "If I can leave now, that is. I need to see if…if she's alright." I whisper. I never liked checking on upset people before, but Luna…I'm not sure if I can take another moment of her being upset, especially after what happened. The king turns his head to the doctor, who nods. I stand to my slightly weaker legs and grab my mask and sword, which were under the bed. The king, as I begin to walk out, catches up to me.
"Infinite, would you like two of my guards to help find your friend?" He asks. I shake my head. "No. Luna, hopefully, wants me right now, and that's what I'll deliver to her." I reply, my voice now deeper thanks to my mask. I turn my head to the king. "You have my thanks. Farewell, your majesty. Until we meet again."