DreamWatcher

Chapter 24:

Time Guardian

Author's Notes: WOOT! Update!!! Yea, it's a short chapter. I want to finish it since I'm almost done, but damn, do I not wanna do this fic…Well, enjoy.

"What you see is what you believe

But what about the man behind the mask?

What mysteries does he hold?

What can he do to support such a cause?

Does he have magic? Does he have truth?

Does he have fire? Does he have hope?

An answer is given when you ask him

Then you'll know who he is…"

Normal POV

"NO WAY!" cried Sonic.

Yes, the special guest turned out to be someone they never expected.

"It's…It's…" Bean pointed with shaky hands.

"JEREMIAH" came various shouts. (Author's Notes: Awww, come on, like you didn't see this coming!)

There stood Jeremiah, the Egyptian priest that Locke spoke of. Dressed in a traditional Egyptian clothings, armed with a tall gold staff (taller then even he was), decked with gold jewels around his arms, neck, and ears, he was certainly ready.

"The talk show host?" Cream gasped.

"Yep." Jeremiah smiled, his warm smile that always made the viewers and audiences smile back. He was a master of warm smiles. He made everyone feel welcome.

"But you're a talk show host!" Sonic cringed.

"Yea, in my spare time." Jeremiah answered, "More or less, you could say it's a "disguise" to who I truly am: An Egyptian priest."

"So, that excuse of your father being sick is just some stupid shit you made up to leave to do good, right?" Vector came.

"My father IS sick." Jeremiah gasped, "He has Alzheimer."

"…Oh." Vector cringed.

"Man, ya got a lot to explain." Mighty gasped.

"Yes…I suppose I should start from the top." Jeremiah nodded. He sat down on the nearby couch, resting his staff next to it.

"Well, for one thing, I am more then just a simple priest." Jeremiah started, "Though I thought that was all I was going to be if not for a destined day in my childhood."

"What? What happen?" Ray asked.

"He is a Time Guardian." Locke came. Everyone was shocked and confused. Just what is a "Time Guardian?"

"When I was only a little child, living in Egypt, I was called upon by a deep voice." Jeremiah continued, "That voice told me that I was to be the next Guardian of Time and Space. I would be trained in that way by the previous Guardian. That deep voice later turned out to be the God of Time, Kronos."

"K-Kronos!?" Tails gasped, "But he's just a God in Greek mythology."

"Heh." Jeremiah smirked, "Not really. The man is very real. So's Father Time. The two work side by side."

"You've GOT to be kidding me." Rouge groaned, "I think you're just making this shit up."

"Sure, Rouge." Jeremiah sighed, "I'm sure the Emperor ruling over an entire island would hire a psycho."

"Please, go on." Charmy urged.

"Thank you, Charmy." Jeremiah smiled.

"WOW, you know my name!" Charmy gasped.

"Uhh…yea." Jeremiah cleared his throat, "I know a lot about you guys."

"Are you a stalker?" Rouge gasped.

"WHAT-NO!" Jeremiah cried, "Now let me continue." Everyone pretty much nodded in agreement.

"The Time Council is a group of top Time/Dimension travelers who sends a Time Guardian per galaxy. They can alter the flow of time and dimension at their will. As a Time Guardian, I am to make sure that the galaxy I watch is doing a-okay. I must keep an eye on the flow of time and gateways to different dimensions. Nothing bad can leave me. If even one mistake occurs in the flow of time and space, consider this planet doomed, more then likely."

"Wow." Everyone murmured.

"So…our lives depends on you…technically." Vector pointed.

"Technically." Jeremiah repeated, "My powers are still limited, even with what I can do."

"Which is…other then traveling through time." Bark came.

"I can also stop time, slow time, fast forward time, rewind time, etc." Jeremiah answered.

"Slow time, you mean like bullet time ala the Matrix?!" Bean gasped.

"Yes." Jeremiah groaned, "Everyone I talked to mention the Matrix."

"So, you're here to help us because of your really, really, powerfully powerful magical powers?" Sonic completed. Jeremiah nodded.

"That and the Time Councils has a personal issue with Mammoth Mogul." Jeremiah added.

"How so?" the others asked. Jeremiah sighed and continued his story.

"Mammoth Mogul is over a millions years old." Jeremiah started.

"WHOA, fine time he needs to head to a retirement…several retirements." Bean gasped. Jeremiah cleared his throat, annoyed at being interrupted.

"His intentions are simple as any villains you see on TV, total world domination. Seeing as he hates humans and all."

"Why does he hate humans Mr. Jeremiah?" Cream sat next to the young priest.

"I'm getting to that." Jeremiah smiled, "You see, Mammoth Mogul has been around since the very last years of the ice age. He saw his people getting killed by humans who were slowly dominating the planet. His family, his friends all killed by the hands of humans."

"Awwww, humans STILL cause a lot of problems today!" Piper cried out, "They can't do anything right!"

"Piper, that's enough." Her mother backed her away.

"Mammoth Mogul didn't really do much. What could he do? The humans outnumbered him. He was the last of his kind. Soon, a deep voice reached him like it did to me. Kronos summoned him to be the next Time Guardian. He told Mammoth Mogul of his job and he accepted. Little did Kronos knew that his new powers granted to him would cause such chaos to this galaxy."

"…What did he do?" Tails asked.

"I'm getting to that." Jeremiah cleared his throat, getting annoyed again, "For a long time, for many years (being a Time Guardian, your lives are extended at great lengths), he got the Time Councils to trust him. When the time came, when he felt his powers had grown enough, he betrayed them and started to alter time in his image. He created countless wars and other little silly matters that the Time Councils could not fix so easily."

"How can they NOT fix it!? The God of Time and he can't undo whatever Mogul did!?" Piper barged in again.

"Even Powerful Gods have their limits." Jeremiah sighed, "Any who, the Time Councils chased after him for thousands of years, but he kept going in different dimensions and different spots in time, so it was hard. One day, a Time Guardian, the one who would later train me, tricked him to one designated time spot where he trapped Mogul. He was in jail for a considerable number of years but we underestimated him. During his time in jail, his powers grew so rapidly that in time, he broke free from his imprisonment. He somehow manage to gain so much power that no other Time Guardians couldn't ! A couple of years and he'll be in the same level as Kronos himself."

"…That's not good, is it?" Vector pointed out.

"Not good at all." Jeremiah gasped, "Right now, he wishes to expand his powers by draining the powers of the chosen ones who wield the powers of light and dark."

"The chosen ones of light and dark?" Bark questioned.

"OH! OH!!" Kragok popped out of nowhere, "I know about! I read it in one of my scroll back in my palace! There are many Chosen Ones in this planet, each given an element like fire and wind and water and stuff. From what I read, they wake up when they are summoned by the higher beings. So far, from what Mogul is saying, it seems the people chosen by light and dark are awakened or will be. The others must be sleeping."

"Who are the others?" Luna came.

"I don't know." Kragok shrugged, "Scroll never told."

"Well, the main ones we need to be concerned about is the wielder of light and dark." Jeremiah came, "Mogul already has one in his wicked tower."

"Who? Rykor?" Ray gasped. Rykor's brothers laughed.

"Rykor…a chosen one, GOD NO" Syntar giggled, "Please, he'd screw it up somehow and not even know it, being in his own little world and all."

"Remington." Sonic gasped, "Rem is one of them, right?"

"Yes." Jeremiah nodded, "He holds the power of light." And everyone stood frozen. Sonic spoke again.

"Ummm…Jeremiah, better check your crystal ball again because Rem as light…no way."

"Yes way, Sonic." Jeremiah came, "he holds the power of light. Mogul will suck his powers dry to the point where he won't have enough energy to live."

"Well, if he's light, who the hell is dark!?" Sonic cringed.

"The one who wields the power of dark is…"

"AMY!" Knuckles cried. He ran after Amy, who was walking, rather, storming off angrily.

The two were on the clean streets of Echidnaopolis. Amy was a good far distant from Knuckles who ran to catch up.

"AMY!" he cried. She kept walking.

"AMMMMY!" She still kept walking.

"AMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY!" Amy groaned and stopped. That was it, she'll speak with him ONCE and for all.

"Finally." Knuckles gasped for his breath.

"Better make it worthwhile or you're wasting my time." Amy crossed her arms. Her cheeks were ruffled from crying.

"Amy, I know you're angry because you saw Rouge kissing me, but that was how it went. SHE kissed me!" Knuckles cried, "I try to pull out! She kissed me! I never kissed her!"

"How do I know it's true, Knuckles?!" Amy screamed, "You kept so much from me already!"

"IT IS TRUE!" Knuckles cried. By then, the people from the streets were staring at the two royal figures before them.

"Amy…please believe me." Knuckles started to cry, "…Please."

"Did last night mean anything to you?" She barely whispered.

"Yes, yes it did." Knuckles nodded, "You know it's what I've wanted for years, Amy." Amy stood silent.

"Amy…I'll go to great lengths to be with you." Knuckles sighed. Amy still stood silent. Then she cried. Knuckles gasped. He tried to comfort her.

"I don't know what to believe anymore!" She cried, "I don't! I don't know who I love! I don't know if it's you or Remington!"

"Amy…" Knuckles gasped.

"I..I wish I knew." Amy sobbed, "But my heart is divided in two. Who do I choose?" Knuckles remained silent. He wanted it to be him, but he wanted Amy to be happy.

"I cannot tell you that, Amy." Knuckles spoke, "That is something you have to decide."

"How will I know?" Amy sniffed.

"Well…I'm not sure." Knuckles stared up, "Maybe when we rescue Remington, we can sit down and talk about it. All three of us."

Amy nodded.

"Yea…"

"Come on, let's go home." Knuckles urged a small smile. Amy, too smiled a little. The two walked home as the crowd of people just stared.

"HEY! This isn't some soap drama you can watch for free, go back to your business, I order you all!" Knuckles shouted. The people groaned and went about their way.

And thus the journey started to save Remington and Rykor and stop Mogul. Naturally, Knuckles and Amy were both shocked to see Jeremiah as the current Time Guardian.

"I knew I felt a magical presence around you." Knuckles smiled, "Whenever I watch your show, I felt something spiritual." Jeremiah warmly smiled.

"LOOK! We're almost there!" Piper cried, "Get ready, everyone, we're gonna do some heavy duty fighting!"

The Black Dragon, the giant jet plane, took them to the tower.

"Brace yourselves, friends!" Big gasped, "We're going to be in a BIG fight!"

To Be Continued…