Chapter 10
The gang was lounging around in the lobby, waiting for Rouge to finish changing. Sonic was getting impatient. Knuckles crossed his arms over his chest. "How long have you been here?" He asked them.
Sonic grinned, "Aren't you at least glad to see us, Knuckles? Some friend you are...Anyway, we just arrived before you and *snicker* Rouge woke up."
"How do you expect to help us find these jewels?" The red echidna asked, looking at the three of them.
Tails shrugged, "We don't know, but we do what we can! What are friends for?" He smiled at the echidna.
Knuckles turned slightly away, "This is my responsibility. I don't want to have you guys involved in it."
Sonic smirked, "Yeah, I understand, you just wanna be alone with Rouge s'more, right?"
Knuckles growled as the others laughed, "Shut up, hedgehog!"
"Do you boys ever stop fighting?" Rouge asked once she came down the stairs.
Amy smiled at her friend, "You know those two..."
Tails than decided to bring back up the task at hand, "So, what are we gonna do about those jewels?"
Knuckles crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes, "You guys aren't going to doing anything."
Rouge shook her head, "Knuckles, it may be wise to let them help us out a bit, what do you say, Tarosamo?"
Tarosamo wasn't exactly sure. If they did come, that would mean more training, more teaching, and he really didn't felt like doing all that. But on the other hand, they could prove quite useful and defeating Sameo might not take as long as he thought. Tarosamo finally nodded, "I suppose that a little more help would be needed."
Knuckles frowned, looks like he was out numbered here. He sighed, "Fine."
Sonic grinned, "Don't worry, Knux, we won't get in your way when you wanna be alone with Rouge!" Sonic ran, for he knew that the red echidna was going to do something to him if he stayed any longer.
"Sonic! Get back here!" Knuckles yelled, chasing at the hedgehog as the others laughed. They soon ran after them.
~*~*~*~*~*~
'Wake up!' Black Light fluttered in front of the sleeping bat. He wished he had hands so he could slap her awake.
"Snoooooooooore...." Was the reply he got.
Black Light frowned, he hated being a butterfly. In fact, he wasn't always a butterfly. He was once a beautiful black panther. Oh, how he missed his formal form. How he missed climbing the tall trees, swimming in the lakes, hunting. He was cursed. Destine to be a butterfly forever. He shook the memory out of his head. 'Slice, wake up.' He tried one last time, feeling out of energy.
Slice stirred a little, opening her eyes. She yawned, "What time is it?"
Black Light shrugged, 'According to the position of the sun, I'll say around 7:30.'
Slice stood up, "Oh...well, I guess we could get going. Come on, butterfly."
Black Light sighed, depressed, though Slice really couldn't tell. He never told Slice about his pass. She doesn't need to know, she wouldn't understand. And Black Light wasn't that conformable in telling her his secret.
"So, how far do you think this jewel is?" Slice broke him out of his thoughts.
'I don't know...' He answered. Slice noticed something was wrong with her insect companion.
"Are you okay, Light?" She asked with concern in her voice. She only known the butterfly for maybe a few days and could already read him like a book, although he is a butterfly.
Black Light shrugged, or what she thought was a shrug. 'I'm fine. Let's just go.'
The bat said nothing and continued her way though the temple. She wasn't too far from the entrance. All seemed calmed enough, nothing too much was happening. She walked, cautiously, expecting anything to happen. After ten minutes and with nothing happening, she loosened up a bit. Unexpectedly, a rumble was heard. Twitching her ears, Slice turned to Black Light, "What is that?"
Black Light said nothing, but stared behind her. Slice curiously turned around to see a large boulder rolling towards her. "That can't be good..." She swiftly grabbed Black Light and dashed away, with the large boulder chasing her. Her feet were moving so fast, jumping over small objects, dodging a few obstacles. Up ahead was a large hole in the ground. Slice, still running, took a deep breath and jumped, using her wings to help her glide over. She landed on the other side. Turning around, she watched as the large boulder disappeared into the darkness of the hole. She sighed in relief, releasing the butterfly. "That was close..."
Black Light stared at her. 'Uh, thanks...for saving me...back there...' He thanked, somewhat ashamed.
Slice shrugged it off. "No problem. You owe me, though."
Black Light said nothing. He was thinking. Unfortunately for him, these pass few days, he found himself falling in love with the bat. Sad thing about it was that she will not be able to love him in return, not that she would anyway. He was mad at himself for letting something like this happen. He's not capable of love; that word shouldn't even be in his dictionary. 'Now what do I do?'
Slice turned to the butterfly, "You said something, Light?"
Black Light eyes widen, he didn't mean for her to hear him! 'Uh, no! Ahem...the jewel is just up ahead, I believe...'
"You've been saying that since we've started." Slice was growing quite annoyed.
'Well, this time, it is—' The butterfly was cut off by an arrow shooting pass him and Slice. 'ACK! Slice, take cover!' The butterfly hid himself behind Slice, grabbing onto her neck.
Slice rolled her eyes, "Whatever." She swiftly ran, dodging arrow after arrow. "Where are these arrows coming from?"
Black Light, still hiding on Slice's back, explained, 'They are coming from little holes in the wall. Watch out, there are thousands!'
Slice groan, "This is just great! Ugh, this better be worth it!" She kept dodging the arrows, coming to a dead end. She skidded to a halt, "Now what?!" Turning around, she stared as one arrow was about to make contact with her face. "Oh no..." But before it could make contact, the floor under Slice's feet opened into a small door, dropping her down. The arrow smashed right into the wall.
"AHHH!!!" Slice continued to fall through a dark tunnel. It was a long ways down before she made contact with the ground. "Ouch!" She yelped, rubbing her sore behind once she stood up. "That wasn't too fun..." She glanced around, but all she could see was pitch blackness. "Light, where are we?"
Silence.
"Uh, Light? Where are you? I hope I didn't squish him...that wouldn't be too good..." Slice glanced around, hoping she could get a glimpse of the butterfly, but she doubt it, considering that she was surrounded by darkness and that Black Light was dark himself.
'Slice! I'm still up here, are you okay down there?!' The butterfly yelled from above. Slice could barely hear him.
"Light! You just left me to still up there?! That's rude!" Slice crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes.
'Sorry, I'll come down there than!'
After a few short minutes, Slice felt something soft land on her nose. "About time, now where are we?"
Black Light thought for a moment, 'I think this is the path that leads to the jewel! Shouldn't be far now.'
Slice rolled her eyes, "Like I haven't heard that one before."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Knuckles finally calmed down and decided not to kill Sonic (yet). The group made their way through the city. Rouge was explaining to them about the party the mayor was throwing for them for defeating Hornrista.
Sonic was more than ready to go, "Great! I've been meanin' to do some partyin' anyway."
Amy smiled at Sonic as she entered dream world, "Oh, Sonic! And we can dance all night long!"
Sonic looked at her nervously, "Or maybe not."
Tails was talking to the mysterious echidna, "So, Tarosamo, what can you tell me about that dragon we saw, Sameo?"
Tarosamo glanced at the kid, Sonic and Amy also turned their attention to Tarosamo, while Rouge and Knuckles just waited patiently, since they already knew about that demon lord. "As I told Rouge and Knuckles, Sameo was placed in the Earth's crust for eternal rest. The Master Emerald was shattered, causing a piece to plummet into the Earth, awaking him. He's very powerful, and will prove difficult to beat. I've been teaching Rouge and Knuckles a few techniques to defeat his demons. He has one demon for each element, fire, water, wind, and earth, among other minor demons. The Master Emerald, if place on or inside his creatures, he increase their speed, strength, and everything else, making it nearly invincible." Tarosamo explained.
Tails thought for a moment, "Hmm...why does he want these jewels, than?"
"He wants the Joya de la Oscuridad, or Jewel of Darkness to take control of the World."
Sonic snorted, "Typical. Everyone's out for world domination it seems."
"What exactly is the Jewel of Darkness, Tarosamo?" Amy asked.
Knuckles was growing quite impatient, "Could we get going, now?"
"I'll explain more on the way." Tarosamo stated as they started walking. "The Jewel of Darkness is the most powerful jewel ever created, with an incomparable power. If Sameo get the jewel, your world is doom."
Tails quickly caught on to something he said, "What do you mean by 'your' world?"
The echidna glanced around, "To be honest...I'm not exactly from here."
"So, that explains why you just pop outta nowhere when Sameo appeared!" Rouge exclaimed.
Amy than asked, "Where are you from, than?"
Tarosamo sighed, "I'm from a different sector, parallel to your own. Sameo originally came from my sector; he was exile by our lord. They sealed him away, and he landed in the Earth's crust. That was centuries ago."
Knuckles crossed his arms, glaring at the echidna, "So, you've been lying to us from the very beginning, huh? Than how do you know my father?"
"You knew Knuckles' father?" Sonic asked, curious.
Tarosamo nodded to Sonic, than answered Knuckles question, "Knuckles, your father was born on the planet Echidnoplios. The planet was under attack by the time you were born; they fled and landed here on Earth."
"That explains a lot." Rouge commented, looking over to Knuckles, "How do you know all this, Taro?"
"I was Knuckles' father bodyguard and advisor." He explained.
Sonic smirked, "Why did Knuckles pop needed a bodyguard? If he was anything like Knuckles, he's better off without one!"
Tarosamo was quiet for a while, wondering if he should go on. He already disrupted poor Knuckles life as it was, but, than again, he needed to know. "Knuckles' father was king of Echidnoplios."
Everyone gasped, and looked to Knuckles, who was equally shock. Knuckles...a prince?!
Knuckles shook his head, "There is no way that my father could've been a king, of a planet, no less!"
Tarosamo knew Knuckles wasn't going to take it well. He was about to say something when Rouge interrupted him, "You mean to tell me that Knuckles is a prince of an entire planet? Who would've guessed!" Rouge gave Knuckles a once over.
Their little discussion was interrupted once more by a new voice coming in, "Hey! Are you three Knuckles, Rouge, and Tarosamo?"
They all turned around to see a young man running towards the group. "It depends who's asking?" Rouge said looking at the guy.
The man shook his head, "I'm here to tell you about the ball that is in your honor."
"What about the ball?" Sonic asked, he was quiet long enough.
The man looked at him, "You're Sonic the Hedgehog!"
Sonic smirked, "The one and only!"
Amy sighed dreamily, "My one and only!" She threw her arms around him, kicking her left leg up.
"Amy! Not now!" Sonic pulled her off of him.
The man also turned to the small two-tailed fox, "And you! You're Miles Prower!"
Tails blushed as the man said his real name, "Actually, I'm Tails."
"Wow, this sure is an event! Sonic the Hedgehog is actually here! And the boy genius Tails! The ones who stopped Doctor Robotnic from destroying the Earth two years ago! It sure is an honor to have finally met you!" He grabbed both Tails and Sonic's hand, shaking frantically.
Knuckles rolled his eyes; it wasn't like THEY were the only ones who saved the world, "What about the ball?"
The man finally released the two hands. "Oh! I forgot. The ball will be held at 7 o'clock on 22nd street, a block from the large shopping center." With that said, the man ran off to somewhere.
"Well, that was interesting." Sonic said, watching the man disappear from sight.
Rouge looked at her watch, "its 5:34. We have some time to kill. We should come up with a plan in finding the Jewel of Darkness."
Tarosamo agreed, "A plan is needed to defeat Sameo. We can't rush in blind- folded."
"We've been here for two days now, nowhere close to that stupid jewel. What makes you think that they haven't found it already?" Knuckles asked.
"If they found it, you will know." Tarosamo simply stated before walking off.
Amy shuddered, "That echidna sure is weird."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Hmm...They have no idea what's going to happen. While they're in town, partying, Slice is closer to finding the jewel. What will happen? Only one way to find out! Stay tune for Chapter eleven! Review and tell me how you like it so far! Tata!
The gang was lounging around in the lobby, waiting for Rouge to finish changing. Sonic was getting impatient. Knuckles crossed his arms over his chest. "How long have you been here?" He asked them.
Sonic grinned, "Aren't you at least glad to see us, Knuckles? Some friend you are...Anyway, we just arrived before you and *snicker* Rouge woke up."
"How do you expect to help us find these jewels?" The red echidna asked, looking at the three of them.
Tails shrugged, "We don't know, but we do what we can! What are friends for?" He smiled at the echidna.
Knuckles turned slightly away, "This is my responsibility. I don't want to have you guys involved in it."
Sonic smirked, "Yeah, I understand, you just wanna be alone with Rouge s'more, right?"
Knuckles growled as the others laughed, "Shut up, hedgehog!"
"Do you boys ever stop fighting?" Rouge asked once she came down the stairs.
Amy smiled at her friend, "You know those two..."
Tails than decided to bring back up the task at hand, "So, what are we gonna do about those jewels?"
Knuckles crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes, "You guys aren't going to doing anything."
Rouge shook her head, "Knuckles, it may be wise to let them help us out a bit, what do you say, Tarosamo?"
Tarosamo wasn't exactly sure. If they did come, that would mean more training, more teaching, and he really didn't felt like doing all that. But on the other hand, they could prove quite useful and defeating Sameo might not take as long as he thought. Tarosamo finally nodded, "I suppose that a little more help would be needed."
Knuckles frowned, looks like he was out numbered here. He sighed, "Fine."
Sonic grinned, "Don't worry, Knux, we won't get in your way when you wanna be alone with Rouge!" Sonic ran, for he knew that the red echidna was going to do something to him if he stayed any longer.
"Sonic! Get back here!" Knuckles yelled, chasing at the hedgehog as the others laughed. They soon ran after them.
~*~*~*~*~*~
'Wake up!' Black Light fluttered in front of the sleeping bat. He wished he had hands so he could slap her awake.
"Snoooooooooore...." Was the reply he got.
Black Light frowned, he hated being a butterfly. In fact, he wasn't always a butterfly. He was once a beautiful black panther. Oh, how he missed his formal form. How he missed climbing the tall trees, swimming in the lakes, hunting. He was cursed. Destine to be a butterfly forever. He shook the memory out of his head. 'Slice, wake up.' He tried one last time, feeling out of energy.
Slice stirred a little, opening her eyes. She yawned, "What time is it?"
Black Light shrugged, 'According to the position of the sun, I'll say around 7:30.'
Slice stood up, "Oh...well, I guess we could get going. Come on, butterfly."
Black Light sighed, depressed, though Slice really couldn't tell. He never told Slice about his pass. She doesn't need to know, she wouldn't understand. And Black Light wasn't that conformable in telling her his secret.
"So, how far do you think this jewel is?" Slice broke him out of his thoughts.
'I don't know...' He answered. Slice noticed something was wrong with her insect companion.
"Are you okay, Light?" She asked with concern in her voice. She only known the butterfly for maybe a few days and could already read him like a book, although he is a butterfly.
Black Light shrugged, or what she thought was a shrug. 'I'm fine. Let's just go.'
The bat said nothing and continued her way though the temple. She wasn't too far from the entrance. All seemed calmed enough, nothing too much was happening. She walked, cautiously, expecting anything to happen. After ten minutes and with nothing happening, she loosened up a bit. Unexpectedly, a rumble was heard. Twitching her ears, Slice turned to Black Light, "What is that?"
Black Light said nothing, but stared behind her. Slice curiously turned around to see a large boulder rolling towards her. "That can't be good..." She swiftly grabbed Black Light and dashed away, with the large boulder chasing her. Her feet were moving so fast, jumping over small objects, dodging a few obstacles. Up ahead was a large hole in the ground. Slice, still running, took a deep breath and jumped, using her wings to help her glide over. She landed on the other side. Turning around, she watched as the large boulder disappeared into the darkness of the hole. She sighed in relief, releasing the butterfly. "That was close..."
Black Light stared at her. 'Uh, thanks...for saving me...back there...' He thanked, somewhat ashamed.
Slice shrugged it off. "No problem. You owe me, though."
Black Light said nothing. He was thinking. Unfortunately for him, these pass few days, he found himself falling in love with the bat. Sad thing about it was that she will not be able to love him in return, not that she would anyway. He was mad at himself for letting something like this happen. He's not capable of love; that word shouldn't even be in his dictionary. 'Now what do I do?'
Slice turned to the butterfly, "You said something, Light?"
Black Light eyes widen, he didn't mean for her to hear him! 'Uh, no! Ahem...the jewel is just up ahead, I believe...'
"You've been saying that since we've started." Slice was growing quite annoyed.
'Well, this time, it is—' The butterfly was cut off by an arrow shooting pass him and Slice. 'ACK! Slice, take cover!' The butterfly hid himself behind Slice, grabbing onto her neck.
Slice rolled her eyes, "Whatever." She swiftly ran, dodging arrow after arrow. "Where are these arrows coming from?"
Black Light, still hiding on Slice's back, explained, 'They are coming from little holes in the wall. Watch out, there are thousands!'
Slice groan, "This is just great! Ugh, this better be worth it!" She kept dodging the arrows, coming to a dead end. She skidded to a halt, "Now what?!" Turning around, she stared as one arrow was about to make contact with her face. "Oh no..." But before it could make contact, the floor under Slice's feet opened into a small door, dropping her down. The arrow smashed right into the wall.
"AHHH!!!" Slice continued to fall through a dark tunnel. It was a long ways down before she made contact with the ground. "Ouch!" She yelped, rubbing her sore behind once she stood up. "That wasn't too fun..." She glanced around, but all she could see was pitch blackness. "Light, where are we?"
Silence.
"Uh, Light? Where are you? I hope I didn't squish him...that wouldn't be too good..." Slice glanced around, hoping she could get a glimpse of the butterfly, but she doubt it, considering that she was surrounded by darkness and that Black Light was dark himself.
'Slice! I'm still up here, are you okay down there?!' The butterfly yelled from above. Slice could barely hear him.
"Light! You just left me to still up there?! That's rude!" Slice crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes.
'Sorry, I'll come down there than!'
After a few short minutes, Slice felt something soft land on her nose. "About time, now where are we?"
Black Light thought for a moment, 'I think this is the path that leads to the jewel! Shouldn't be far now.'
Slice rolled her eyes, "Like I haven't heard that one before."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Knuckles finally calmed down and decided not to kill Sonic (yet). The group made their way through the city. Rouge was explaining to them about the party the mayor was throwing for them for defeating Hornrista.
Sonic was more than ready to go, "Great! I've been meanin' to do some partyin' anyway."
Amy smiled at Sonic as she entered dream world, "Oh, Sonic! And we can dance all night long!"
Sonic looked at her nervously, "Or maybe not."
Tails was talking to the mysterious echidna, "So, Tarosamo, what can you tell me about that dragon we saw, Sameo?"
Tarosamo glanced at the kid, Sonic and Amy also turned their attention to Tarosamo, while Rouge and Knuckles just waited patiently, since they already knew about that demon lord. "As I told Rouge and Knuckles, Sameo was placed in the Earth's crust for eternal rest. The Master Emerald was shattered, causing a piece to plummet into the Earth, awaking him. He's very powerful, and will prove difficult to beat. I've been teaching Rouge and Knuckles a few techniques to defeat his demons. He has one demon for each element, fire, water, wind, and earth, among other minor demons. The Master Emerald, if place on or inside his creatures, he increase their speed, strength, and everything else, making it nearly invincible." Tarosamo explained.
Tails thought for a moment, "Hmm...why does he want these jewels, than?"
"He wants the Joya de la Oscuridad, or Jewel of Darkness to take control of the World."
Sonic snorted, "Typical. Everyone's out for world domination it seems."
"What exactly is the Jewel of Darkness, Tarosamo?" Amy asked.
Knuckles was growing quite impatient, "Could we get going, now?"
"I'll explain more on the way." Tarosamo stated as they started walking. "The Jewel of Darkness is the most powerful jewel ever created, with an incomparable power. If Sameo get the jewel, your world is doom."
Tails quickly caught on to something he said, "What do you mean by 'your' world?"
The echidna glanced around, "To be honest...I'm not exactly from here."
"So, that explains why you just pop outta nowhere when Sameo appeared!" Rouge exclaimed.
Amy than asked, "Where are you from, than?"
Tarosamo sighed, "I'm from a different sector, parallel to your own. Sameo originally came from my sector; he was exile by our lord. They sealed him away, and he landed in the Earth's crust. That was centuries ago."
Knuckles crossed his arms, glaring at the echidna, "So, you've been lying to us from the very beginning, huh? Than how do you know my father?"
"You knew Knuckles' father?" Sonic asked, curious.
Tarosamo nodded to Sonic, than answered Knuckles question, "Knuckles, your father was born on the planet Echidnoplios. The planet was under attack by the time you were born; they fled and landed here on Earth."
"That explains a lot." Rouge commented, looking over to Knuckles, "How do you know all this, Taro?"
"I was Knuckles' father bodyguard and advisor." He explained.
Sonic smirked, "Why did Knuckles pop needed a bodyguard? If he was anything like Knuckles, he's better off without one!"
Tarosamo was quiet for a while, wondering if he should go on. He already disrupted poor Knuckles life as it was, but, than again, he needed to know. "Knuckles' father was king of Echidnoplios."
Everyone gasped, and looked to Knuckles, who was equally shock. Knuckles...a prince?!
Knuckles shook his head, "There is no way that my father could've been a king, of a planet, no less!"
Tarosamo knew Knuckles wasn't going to take it well. He was about to say something when Rouge interrupted him, "You mean to tell me that Knuckles is a prince of an entire planet? Who would've guessed!" Rouge gave Knuckles a once over.
Their little discussion was interrupted once more by a new voice coming in, "Hey! Are you three Knuckles, Rouge, and Tarosamo?"
They all turned around to see a young man running towards the group. "It depends who's asking?" Rouge said looking at the guy.
The man shook his head, "I'm here to tell you about the ball that is in your honor."
"What about the ball?" Sonic asked, he was quiet long enough.
The man looked at him, "You're Sonic the Hedgehog!"
Sonic smirked, "The one and only!"
Amy sighed dreamily, "My one and only!" She threw her arms around him, kicking her left leg up.
"Amy! Not now!" Sonic pulled her off of him.
The man also turned to the small two-tailed fox, "And you! You're Miles Prower!"
Tails blushed as the man said his real name, "Actually, I'm Tails."
"Wow, this sure is an event! Sonic the Hedgehog is actually here! And the boy genius Tails! The ones who stopped Doctor Robotnic from destroying the Earth two years ago! It sure is an honor to have finally met you!" He grabbed both Tails and Sonic's hand, shaking frantically.
Knuckles rolled his eyes; it wasn't like THEY were the only ones who saved the world, "What about the ball?"
The man finally released the two hands. "Oh! I forgot. The ball will be held at 7 o'clock on 22nd street, a block from the large shopping center." With that said, the man ran off to somewhere.
"Well, that was interesting." Sonic said, watching the man disappear from sight.
Rouge looked at her watch, "its 5:34. We have some time to kill. We should come up with a plan in finding the Jewel of Darkness."
Tarosamo agreed, "A plan is needed to defeat Sameo. We can't rush in blind- folded."
"We've been here for two days now, nowhere close to that stupid jewel. What makes you think that they haven't found it already?" Knuckles asked.
"If they found it, you will know." Tarosamo simply stated before walking off.
Amy shuddered, "That echidna sure is weird."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Hmm...They have no idea what's going to happen. While they're in town, partying, Slice is closer to finding the jewel. What will happen? Only one way to find out! Stay tune for Chapter eleven! Review and tell me how you like it so far! Tata!