Hey guys, I'm back!
Well, you don't have to worry about me being distracted by Ocarina of Time 3d anymore. I beat it, with all upgrades, optional equipment, and a cow I have dubbed "Edward".
I really hate doing this, but this chapter centers on one character. Plus, there isn't a fight scene. Not to worry, though, I will have everyone return in the next chapter when I get around to writing it.
Shoutout to Starboy34tcoos, lightningNova16, and gh152 the 2nd for the suggestions for the name of the dragon. Gonna go with Starboy's, though. Thanks, everyone!
I don't own RWBY or Sonic.
Mountain Ruins, 3:00 p.m.
Inside the collapsed pyramid, the only sounds to be heard were the faint sounds of the outside battle. However, that relative silence was broken by moans of pain as Silver slowly regained consciousness.
"Ugh, my freakin head…" he groaned holding his head. The hedgehog slowly pieced together what had happened. He looked at the large slab blocking the entrance. He tried using his telekinesis on it, but it wouldn't budge.
"Well, guess I won't be going out that way," he said to himself. He took out Shume and activated the flashlight on it. As he swung it around, he saw a large hole in the floor where there wasn't one before.
"Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained," he murmured. He jumped into the hole, using his powers to slow his fall. As he descended, he slowly formed a plan.
"Tails said that the Chaos Emerald was in the general vicinity. Maybe if I find it, I'll be able to use Chaos Control and get myself out of here!" Silver thanked whatever higher power that influenced Shadow to tutor him on how to use Chaos abilities. He wasn't too proficient at it yet, but he was at least Sonic good at Chaos Control, and he arrived at his destinations in one piece.
Once Silver landed, he was surprised to see the tunnel he arrived at was a long hallway with a similar design to the pyramid on the surface. However, there was a lack of murals on these walls. Also, where there was light in the exhibits above, it was pretty dark down where he was.
"Man, this is spooky," said the silver hedgehog. "All I need is a ghost to give me a warning about something."
"Intruder, turn back now!" an eerie voice wailed.
'Ah, there we go,' thought Silver with small smirk. He really wasn't scared by this voice. "Listen, I don't have time to talk, so I'll just cut to the chase. I really didn't want to enter these passageways, but circumstances forced me to do this. Maybe if you help me find what I'm looking for, I can get out of here quicker, and we'll all be happy. Deal?"
"Now you shall- wait, what?" The voice suddenly lost some of its spook factor as it registered what Silver said. Apparently it was caught off guard by the nonchalance of the intruder.
"You heard me, oh spirit from beyond. I can't get out via the surface, so I came down here, hoping for an exit or a glowing gem. Preferably the gem, but either one works."
"Never! You will die for desecrating these halls with your footsteps, worm!" the voice said, apparently regaining his spook.
Silver sighed and rubbed his temples. 'Now I think I know what Sonic goes through when an enemy calls him anything but a hedgehog.'
"Now, prepare for oblivion, you insignificant human!"
'A blind ghost? Now I've at least heard everything,' thought Silver while sweatdropping. "Okay, first of all, I'm not a human or a Faunus, I'm a hedgehog. Second, this gem probably would have arrived within the past few weeks, and not part of what must be an abundance of treasure-"
"Oh, that thing?" the voice said, now sounding less like a cliche ghost and more like an actual person. "Now that you mention it, a blue gem appeared suddenly in the treasure room not too long ago. It was the most exciting thing that happened in the past two millennia."
"Yeah, I'll bet. Could you help me out?"
As if a switch was thrown, torches on the walls suddenly lit up, transforming the area from dark and gloomy to bright and cheerful.
"Thanks, um…" Silver trailed off, not sure what the ghost's name was.
"What? Oh, right." Ahead of Silver, something caused the dust on the ground to swirl dramatically. After a few seconds, a see-thru Faunus appeared in front of him. "Wow, you really are a hedgehog," the apparition said. He had bear ears and wore what must have been high quality robes.
"Yup. My name's Silver. Let's see, judging by the bear ears and regal clothes, I'm guessing you are King Mogar?"
"Bingo-bango. How come you weren't scared by me?"
Silver chuckled as he put away Shume. "I'm not from Remnant, your Highness, I'm from a world called Mobius. Heck, not only am I from another world, I'm from a completely different time frame. I come from the future, and I've seen and fought crazier things than a ghost king."
"Really? Well, that's very interesting," the ghost of Mogar said, intrigued. "Now, let me show you to the treasure room."
As the ghost led the hedgehog down the halls, they passed a door that was covered in all sorts of chains and locks. There were even a few protective charms on it.
"What's in there?" Silver asked. King Mogar suddenly drifted in front of the door, arms outward in a protective fashion.
"Whoa, now, you don't want any part of this, my friend. Let's just say that what this room contains is something that would ruin your day. And everyone else on the planet, for that matter."
"You realize you just made me more curious about the contents of that room, right?"
The ghost sighed. "I just realized that. Fine, I'll tell you, but there is no way I'm gonna open this door. You remember the mural showing the dragon upstairs?" Silver nodded. "Well, that legend is not quite complete. I was never able to destroy it completely, but I was able to contain it and lock it away. That room contains the essence of Dralux, the terrible dragon that almost destroyed Remnant and all its people."
Silver quickly backed away from the door. "Yeah, I'll just take your world on that. I'd hate to be known as the person that destroyed a world."
"Now, this isn't the creature that spawned the Creatures of Grimm that roam Remnant today, but it is the most dangerous. It makes a Deathstalker seem cute and cuddly by comparison," King Mogar lectured. "Please do not spread this information, and if you do, tell only those you can trust."
"I swear that I will only tell my friends," vowed Silver. "They are some of the most trustworthy people I have ever met, I can assure you."
The ghost nodded in satisfaction. "Oh good. Well, now that that's out of the way, let's move on."
As they resumed walking, Silver's thoughts inevitably turned to Blaze. 'If I was knocked unconscious just in that doorway, I very likely could have died without telling her how I felt. That's it, when I get out of here, I am going to talk to Blaze and tell her how I feel!'
"Here we are. Behold, the treasury!"
Silver's thoughts snapped back to reality as he looked at the piles of treasure in the room. The room itself was pretty large, about the size of arena in Beacon. However, the contents of said room took Silver's breath away. There were various things made out of gold, as well as precious gems like ruby, emerald, sapphire, and amethyst. On a wall was a sword made entirely out of diamond, which King Mogar proudly explained was the sword he used to defeat Dralux.
"Now, I believe that this is the gem that you wanted, yes?"
Mogar pointed at a large statue. In one of the hands was the blue Chaos Emerald. "Now, how the heck are you going to get it down from there?" he asked. "I would help, but I'm a ghost, so I really just phase through most of everything." He floated up to the Emerald and tried to grab it, and sure enough, his hand went right through it.
"Allow me, your majesty," said Silver as he started glowing a bright green. Mogar looked at the Emerald with alarm as it started to glow the same hue as the hedgehog. He was even more surprised when it was lifted gently from the statue to Silver's palm.
"Remarkable," gaped Mogar in awe. "Now, before you go, do you think you could do me a favor?"
"Sure, since you didn't kill me when I entered."
"On the surface should be a pendant that has three triangles on it. If you could find it and give it to me, I will part with one of my treasures. Except the diamond sword, that stays."
Silver suddenly remembered the pendant he picked up on the surface. He brought it out from behind his quills and showed the dead king.
"Whoa, that was fast." The king quickly snatched the pendant and placed it over his neck.
"Well, I thought it was important when I picked it up. And didn't you just say that you couldn't hold things in the physical world?"
"Haha, fooled you!" Mogar chortled. "Joking aside, I really do thank you for this. Now, what do you want?"
Silver thought long and hard about it. He didn't really see anything he wanted, but then he thought of Blaze. "Do you have anything that enhances fire powers? One of my best friends is pyrokinetic, and I like her more than just a friend."
King Mogar thought about it, then gestured Silver to follow him. He led the hedgehog to a separate chamber that seemed to contain different weapons and jewelry. He pointed at a necklace that had a flame design with a gold chain.
"If I remember correctly, this necklace will dramatically reduce the energy needed to summon and manipulate fire."
Silver smiled. "This'll be perfect for Blaze!"
"Now remember, Silver, do not tell anyone the exact location of this place. After all, no one likes an apocalypse."
"Right. In that case, someone had better fix that hole I went down in. Don't trouble yourself, your majesty, I'll get my friends to help," promised the hedgehog.
"So, how the heck is that gem gonna help you get to the surface?" wondered King Mogar.
"Like this."
Silver closed his eyes and focused on the Chaos Emerald, which started glowing brightly. When the Emerald reached what looked like an apex, Silver shouted, "Chaos Control!" There was a blinding flash, and when the ghost looked around, Silver was nowhere to be found.
"Oh, that's how." Mogar looked around and shrugged. "Nice guy, that Silver." With that, the ghost disappeared with the lights, leaving the hidden area in darkness once more.
Okay, to those who say that Silver should have been more frightened of the ghost of King Mogar, let me say that after facing down Iblis and Solaris, a ghost doesn't really scare a guy too easily compared to them. Plus, Silver hypothetically could have honed his Chaos skills by using a fake Emerald, like Sonic did in Sonic Adventure 2.
Still waiting for Adam and/or Neo to show up again. I REALLY want to add Neo at least.
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