Yami no Tenshi reminded me to work on this fic again, because of that this
part of the story is dedicated to he/she... and I'd love there email so we
could maby chat about stories and matchups.
The Ninjas of Mobius
By Firehedgehog
Firehedgehog@hotmail.com
Chapter Thirteen
Sapphier sighed as he looked over the form of the sleeping echidna, he
was so surprised that Knuckles had found them. He knew Knuckles would
have alot of questions, and to tell the truth he didn't know how to answer
them.
'This is just a big mess, the elders are not happy and if he won't
promise to keep quiet... I really don't want to think about that alternate'
Sapphier thought with a deep sigh, he leaned back in his chair deep in
thought.
He had known the Guardian of the floating island for quiet a few
years, there first meeting had been quite interesting. Robotnik of course had
made Knuckles think Sonic and Tails were evil, after a few adventures
Knuckles had seen the truth.
While he waited for Knuckles to wake up he had chosen to wear his
soft ones clothing, he had worn them for years and he knew Knuckles would
relax more if he wore them.
"..." a voice said, Sapphiers eyes snapped open as the occupent on the
bed began to come to.
"Welcome back to the world of the living Knuckles," Sapphier said
letting amusement show in his voice, Knuckles eyes snapped open and he
rolled over to face the hedgehog.
"Sonic..." Knmuckled said once again in shock, Sapphier sighed and
quickly slapped the echidna who was about to faint.
"Idiot," Sapphier muttered, he was now starting to wonder if he should
of worn his ninja garb.
***
Knuckles stared at the blue hedgehog in shock, one of his white gloved
hands was held against his cheek where Sonic had struck him. Since there
was more light... where ever he was, he could see that the hedgehog had
finally grown.
His blue spines were longer and he was taller also, there was a
calmness around him that hadn't been there before. He looked into the
hedgehogs eyes and had to blink, Sonics blue eyes were turning a soft
emerald green at there edges.
It wasn't noticable yet but after awhile it would be visible, he knew it
was an effect of Sonic using the choas emeralds over the years. He had heard
of this happening from ancient texts about the choas emeralds, it was very
rare... most times Choas emeralds killed those that tried to use them.
"Sonic, where am I and where have you been all this time," he
demanded angerly, he knew that everyone was worried about Sonic and
missed him very much.
"I can't tell you that yet Knuckles, theres a story I have to tell you
first," Sonic said with a sigh, Knuckles frowned and knew that this story
must be important and made himself comfortable.
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Chapter Fourteen
Sapphier took a deep breath as he finished telling Knuckles his life
story, he had told it like a story so that the soft one might understand.
Looking into the echidnas eyes he saw a light of understanding, yet he
also saw a bit of sadness in them.
"You can't go back to knothole can you?" Knuckles asked, Sapphier
shook his head no knowing that he had changed too much to go back to being
Sonic again.
"I missed you when you vanished Sonic.... um what did you say your
real name was again?" Knuckles asked, Sapphier allowed himself one of his
rare laughs and answered.
"My name is Sapphier, its my birth name by the way," he answered
his eyes twinkling, during the story Knuckles had interrupted once to tell
him about the effect of the choas emeralds on his eyes.
"Soooo," Knuckles breathed out slowly, it was obviously a question that
he didn't quite know how to ask.
"Yes?" he asked with with a slight smirk, Knuckles looked slightly
nervous but asked his question.
"Whats it like being a ninja, I heard about them in stories and I bet
half of that isn't true?" Knuckles asked, Sapphier looked at the red mobian in
front of him and wondered if he would be able to give him a tour of the
sacred place.
"It is very different then you think Knuckles, before I go ask
permission to give you a tour of the area will you please tell me why you so
interested in Galeena who you called T'ana-lii?" Sapphier asked, Knuckles
sighed and looked at Sapphier with sad purple eyes.
"I guess I can tell you, you need to know these things before you go
don't you?" Knuckled asked with yet another sigh, Sapphier nodded Knuckles
looked at the ceiling.
"It all started in my childhood, and no I am not going to tell you my
whole life story," Knuckles said seeing Sapphiers face, Sapphier grinned and
made himself more comfy for Knuckles story.
***
Now it is said that Ninjas were not curious creatures like there soft
ones cousins of mobius, that was entirely wrong. This fact was proven wrong
by the crowd listening outside the door, at least ten ninjas were trying here
the conversations inside.
"Quiet, if you'll all be quiet I'll be able to hear and tell you whats going
on," a voice said in a whisper to the others, this ninja was in a red ninjas
garb and still quite young not yet learned all there lessons.
'Oh oh' the red garbed one thought with a large sweatdrop, it had just
heard the sound of the door breaking from the press of ninjas outside.
"Ahhh," everyone yelled as the door gave way and they fell to the
floor inside, they were met with the amused eyes of Knuckles and Sapphier
laughing with amusement.
"Were in trouble, aren't we?" the red garbed one asked with a nervous
laugh, Sapphier only nodded as he continued to laugh.
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Chapter Fifteen
"And this is the training area for children below five, that is tha age
many things of great importance is taught," Sapphier told Knuckles, it was
two days later and he had finally gotten permission to give the soft one a
tour.
After Knuckles first day Sapphier had once again began to wear his
ninja garb, this annoyed Knuckles to no end because he found it quite hard
to tell the ninjas apart.
He was starting to wish the ninjas wore name tags, there robes while
they had many shades of colors were almost impossible to tell apart.
Yesterday he had met with Galeena, he also found out why she had
reacted so strangely to knothole. She was blind, and she had been blind since
she had been very young.
To his sadness she remembered none of her past, so he had told her
what he remembered but she asked him not to call her the name she had
those years ago.
It burdened his heart to see her yet not as he remembered, but he
knew that time could do that to anyone. It was even more possible with full
blown amnesia, after that initial conversations she had told him some very
humourous stories about Sapphiers childhood.
Knuckles found that he had fallen deeply in love with her, but he
knew his feelings would never be returned. How could they when they were
so different, she was a ninja and would never leave then when they had
raised her after saving her life.
But he had learned much about them from her, it had been quite a
shock when Sapphier once Sonic had come in his ninja garb emotionless and
seemingly gengerless.
He also had the paranoid feeling Sapphier loved to frighten him, he
didn't know how many times Sapphier had appeared out of the shadows
making his heart skip a beat.
"And heres our last stop, the cafeteria," Sapphier said in a monotone
voice, it was just in time as Knuckles stomach growled in hunger.
'This is so embarrising' he thought and he was served a wonderful
soup, he idly wonedered if he could get the recipe.
As he ate he also wondered if he could visit here after, there was
something soo mysterious about these ninjas. And there was also something
else he considered and it made his heart ache, he would be able to see
Galeena again.
"Knuckles, when you are done eating it is time to meet the master of
the ninjas," Sapphier said, Knuckles paled slightly and swallowed deeply.
From what he had heard so far from his stay was that the master of
the ninjas was the most dangerous and cunning of the lot.
"Great," he said in barely a whisper, he only hoped it wouldn't be his
death sentence.
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Chapter Sixteen
Sapphier was glad that his ninja garb hid his face, that way Knuckles
wouldn't see his lips twitching into a smile. He had watched the meeting
between the two from the shadows, he doubted Knuckles had ever been that
scared in his life.
He himself knew that the master was having a great time, the master
was geeting gold and couldn't travel as well as the younger generation so
this was a treat to meet someone.
'Of couse I doubt Knuckles thought it was a treat' Sapphier thought
with amusement, at the moment the two were heading to a room he had left
out of the tour.
The room held a knife that had the creat of the ninjas on it, the
mobian ninjas gave them to anyone who was welcome in there bases and
would give protection to.
Unknown to knuckles he had just been giving the greatest of honours,
in ancient times many great hearted and good souls had been granted this
knife... Knuckles was the only person since Robotnik came to recieve one.
Finally it was the time to give knuckles the knife and he did so,
Knuckles took the knfe and looked at its design in awe.
"Its beautiful," Knuckles said with wide eyes, Sapphier allowed himself
to nod... not that the echidna noticed.
"It is Knuckles and remember you must remain quiet of what you
have seen, but you do have a reason to visit another other then me here," he
said, his blue eyes danced as he remembered how Knuckles had looked at
Galeena.
Galeena had also looked at Knuckles that way, she had only admitted
to Sapphier that she had fallen in love with the guardian of the floating
island.
"And that is?" Knuckles asked clearly confused, Sapphier pulled the
face part of his garb down and grinned broadly at the confused soft one.
"Because you love Galeena, and I know her heart belongs to you," he
whispered, before the surprised and confused mobian could do anything
Sapphier cheerfully pulled his face garb into place.
Then before Knuckles could reply he gave Knuckles a map to get back
to knothole and find the way here again, then he led him outside and after
waving closed the door.
'Sometimes I love being me' he thought happily, Sapphier then forced
himself back into being the perfect ninja again.
TBC
To tell the truth I wrote this chapter all in one day, it might be written in a
rush but I had to write it all down before my writers block for this story
returned. Warning I don't know when the next part will be, it could be to a
few months to half a year... but for all i know it could be a week.