Chapter 3
Starting Off
I woke up the next morning, still very tired. I hadn't gotten much sleep last night, because I was thinking at the task at hand. It was still dark when I had gotten up, so I ate a breakfast of toast and eggs. I then went to the Citadel with all my things, where I expected to wait for Faru, or have him already there.
He was already there, but there were two people there. One, I could make out as Faru. The other could only be one echidna, he was blue with dark eyes. He always looked serious and rarely smiled. He was probably one of the most skilled and dangerous echidnas in the city, good thing he was on our side. He was the commander of all the Guardians, Master Kirael.
"Ah, Celeborn, are you prepared?" Master Kirael asked me. I nodded my head "Ah, well, very good, very good. Now, you two are probably wondering what, exactly you are going to be doing. Well, I'll tell you, you are to go into the rebel's hideout, you know where that is, hmm? Yes, you have both been there before. Anyway, you are going to sneak in, and try to see what exactly they are planning to do. Now, you two are probably thinking 'How in hell are we going to do this?' Am I right?"
We nodded our heads. We thought this was supposed to be a job for higher ranked Guardians, not Guardians that have just come out of apprenticeship, like Faru and I.
"Well, this is your first assignment on your own, without your masters, right? Yes, I believe I am. So, it is true that important missions to test Guardians like yourselves get a special weapon. What might that be?"
He went up to the steps of the Citadel and put on hand on the Master Emerald. And two Chaos Emeralds flew his way. The red one and the grey one, he grabbed them both and walked the stairs down.
"These shall be your weapons." He threw the Chaos Emeralds toward us "You can use their power, you have been trained to do that, right? Ah, yes, I am right, of course I am or you wouldn't have passed the test from apprentice to Guardian. Okay, then be on your way, I have other matters to attend to." Master Kirael said, and then left us.
"We get to use Chaos Emeralds? This will be a breeze." Faru said.
"You know, I got very good comments in this portion of the test. And I can do it with flare. Watch." I said back to him. I threw up the Emerald and the tip landed on the tip of my finger "Chaos Control." I said, and I warped to fifty feet in front of me. I smirked and Faru chuckled.
"Show off..." he said, simply and jokingly.
Now, Faru was right. Oh, he was so right. I have been almost formal in telling this story haven't I? I think I have, but that isn't the real me. I am told I am a cocky, show offy person that gives literal meaning to the phrase "to add insult to injury". My thinking is if you were strong enough and skilled enough to beat your opponent on combat, then it is your right to make fun of them. After all, you worked harder then they did to get to the spot you are now, or else you wouldn't have beaten them. So, I'm cocky, is that a bad thing? The best part is that I can be cocky, I'm just that good. People think I am a little bit conceited, too, I don't think so, though.
Anyway, putting my awesome display skill with the Chaos Emerald behind us, we set out to complete our assignment.
Starting Off
I woke up the next morning, still very tired. I hadn't gotten much sleep last night, because I was thinking at the task at hand. It was still dark when I had gotten up, so I ate a breakfast of toast and eggs. I then went to the Citadel with all my things, where I expected to wait for Faru, or have him already there.
He was already there, but there were two people there. One, I could make out as Faru. The other could only be one echidna, he was blue with dark eyes. He always looked serious and rarely smiled. He was probably one of the most skilled and dangerous echidnas in the city, good thing he was on our side. He was the commander of all the Guardians, Master Kirael.
"Ah, Celeborn, are you prepared?" Master Kirael asked me. I nodded my head "Ah, well, very good, very good. Now, you two are probably wondering what, exactly you are going to be doing. Well, I'll tell you, you are to go into the rebel's hideout, you know where that is, hmm? Yes, you have both been there before. Anyway, you are going to sneak in, and try to see what exactly they are planning to do. Now, you two are probably thinking 'How in hell are we going to do this?' Am I right?"
We nodded our heads. We thought this was supposed to be a job for higher ranked Guardians, not Guardians that have just come out of apprenticeship, like Faru and I.
"Well, this is your first assignment on your own, without your masters, right? Yes, I believe I am. So, it is true that important missions to test Guardians like yourselves get a special weapon. What might that be?"
He went up to the steps of the Citadel and put on hand on the Master Emerald. And two Chaos Emeralds flew his way. The red one and the grey one, he grabbed them both and walked the stairs down.
"These shall be your weapons." He threw the Chaos Emeralds toward us "You can use their power, you have been trained to do that, right? Ah, yes, I am right, of course I am or you wouldn't have passed the test from apprentice to Guardian. Okay, then be on your way, I have other matters to attend to." Master Kirael said, and then left us.
"We get to use Chaos Emeralds? This will be a breeze." Faru said.
"You know, I got very good comments in this portion of the test. And I can do it with flare. Watch." I said back to him. I threw up the Emerald and the tip landed on the tip of my finger "Chaos Control." I said, and I warped to fifty feet in front of me. I smirked and Faru chuckled.
"Show off..." he said, simply and jokingly.
Now, Faru was right. Oh, he was so right. I have been almost formal in telling this story haven't I? I think I have, but that isn't the real me. I am told I am a cocky, show offy person that gives literal meaning to the phrase "to add insult to injury". My thinking is if you were strong enough and skilled enough to beat your opponent on combat, then it is your right to make fun of them. After all, you worked harder then they did to get to the spot you are now, or else you wouldn't have beaten them. So, I'm cocky, is that a bad thing? The best part is that I can be cocky, I'm just that good. People think I am a little bit conceited, too, I don't think so, though.
Anyway, putting my awesome display skill with the Chaos Emerald behind us, we set out to complete our assignment.