To Shade-the-Hedgehog:Sorry bout that. There were alot of chapters when I first loaded this, I loaded about...25 chapters at once when I first started this. Plus I had some errors that I wanted to fix. I thought it would be best to just re start it all together. But I do have alot of chapters I can upload right now, so you know that you won't have to wait long to see the next one.

Now, I don't own Mattimeo Prower, or his sisters. I also don't own the crystal maze (that is from Sonic 1 for genesis). Well enjoy the next chapter.

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Chapter Two

It's after noon. The sun shines over the beautiful valley kingdom, Altoc. It's previous lord, King Ludgrin Prower, was a cut throat ruler. He was a fox. He terrorized the nearby lands which mostly housed rabbits. If there was ever a reason for the rabbit to fear the fox, it was because of King Ludgrin. But now, a new ruler hails in Altoc. Ludgrin's son, Miles Prower, who is still referred to as Tails by the general of his army, Sonic. His son, Mattimeo "Matt" Prower, is trained by Knuckles the echidna. That is, when Knuckles is not guarding the Master Emerald which is kept safe in a vault. Matt is now 17. He trains with pride every day, as he has just become legal heir to the throne. He has acquired lordship in the kingdom. His training goes well, according to his trainer Knuckles. Today is a rather special day for Matt, his father Tails, and his mother Cream. Matt's two sisters, Cake and Blossom, are returning from a journey later that day. The journey was to go around the world as an educational experience. Everybody is busy preparing for their arrival.

Tails stands outside the training room with Cream at his side. Knuckles emerges from the room. He puts a cloth to his face and wipes off some sweat. "Your son is going to be a great warrior, just like you two," said Knuckles. "Thanks Sir Knuckles, he does take after me in curtain ways," said Tails with pride. "I meant the two of you, he shows Cream's fighting style as well." "I don't have a fighting style," said Cream. "I don't fight." "You train though, and he fights with your style milady," said Knuckles. Cream smiled slightly. "I'm a little…too old to fight." Tails chuckled. "Your only thirty five! That doesn't sound so old! Your still beautiful and in shape, you look the same the day we married!" Knuckles nodded. Even though the two were aging, they still had the looks and strength of a 20 year old fox and a 18 year old rabbit. "Rouge is so jealous of you two," said Knuckles. Matt emerged from the training room. "Hi mom! Hey dad!" "You don't look to tired," said Tails. "Come on! Lets go and help prepare the ceremony room, your sisters will be back soon." Cream, Matt, and Tails left.

The ceremony room was almost ready. It was just about perfect, all that was missing were the guests of honor. Just then Sonic rushed into the room. "Lord Tails! LORD TAILS!!!" he shouted. "Now Sonic, we're friends, you don't need to call me that!" "Tails! The castle is under attack! A computer virus has overloaded our defenses and our robot soldiers are not working! We've been surrounded and most of our men our out on the battle field are injured! You three stay here and keep your guard up! Me and Knuckles will guard the outside room!" "What, attack? Who is it?" "I think it is the Divine Fang, your father's army! He's probably trying to take back the throne!" "…He never was happy about me marrying Cream instead of that fox, Fiona. Is my father leading the assault?" "By what I saw, they have no particular leader out there, but they fight with the style of the Divine Fang. You three stay here and I'll guard the outside." "I will fight along side you Sonic." "You stay in this room, remember that I'm your general, I'll fall before you get touched." He ran out of the room. He was more mature then he was when he was 15, but he was still as arrogant as ever. Tails drew his sword. "There is a secret room behind the altar, hide in there you two. I am the king, I must face the enemy if they should enter the castle and defeat Sonic and Sir Knuckles." "I can't let you do that!" said Matt. "I've improved a lot since I started training! I can help!" "No, you are my heir… You must hide with your mother." Tails instructed Cream on how to open the room, then she entered in. Matt reluctantly followed. The altar closed. Outside the room, a cloaked figure appeared in the hall way as if by magic. It's face was completely covered, but there was something about it's face Sonic and Knuckles could pick out. It's eyes were glowing a mysterious golden color. "Who and what are you!" Sonic and Knuckles shouted in unison. "I am Ephidel," it said. Judging by the sound of it's voice it was male. "I am your-" He pulled out a dagger. "Executioner." Two lighting bolts fired from the dagger and struck Sonic and Knuckles, somehow killing them instantly. Another figure came around the corner, a orange fox with yellow hair. He had long hair that traveled from his head to the middle of his back. His bangs half covered his eyes. He was wearing a white robe. "Excellent work Ephidel my old friend," he said. "I'll take it from here, you just wait by the door." "Yes lord Delta."

Delta entered the ceremonial room. Tails was standing there, ready to fight. Tails held the sword firmly in his hand. Delta cast a spell with his mind and froze Tails in place. He cast another spell which threw aside the altar. Cream stood there. Matt quickly dived out of sight, remembering he was told by Cream to hide if the room was discovered. Delta dashed forward and at Tails. He pulled out his own sword and stabbed Tails. "Nooo!" Cream pulled out her own sword and thrust the sword at Delta. He dodged it. He raised his sword to slay Cream, but Tails stabbed Delta. Cream took the opportunity and stabbed Delta as well. The robed fox yelled in pain and slit Tails's throat with amazing speed. He punched Cream and she flew into the altar on the other side of the room. Delta rushed out of the room. On the way out he said to Ephidel to finish the job. Cream got to her feet. Ephidel appeared behind her and took out his daggers. "Hi sis, long time no see, bye." He jumped into the air and slashed Cream down her back and down her front side with terrible power and speed, as if he split in two and each half took one side and one took the other. Cream fell limp onto the floor. Ephidel vanished. Matt emerged from a hiding spot in the secret room when the noise died down. He gasped when he saw that his parents lay there, dead. He began to twitch slightly as his strength left his body. Tears began to appear in his eyes. "Ahhhr!" Matt ran out of the room with his hand on the hilt of his own sword.

It didn't take long for Matt to catch up with Delta and Ephidel. They entered a room. Delta sat down in a chair and Ephidel stood at his side. Matt stayed out of the room, keeping enough sense in his anger not to do anything stupid. These guys beat his mother and father, they were very dangerous. "Ephidel, you have not brought any quintessence. I can't extract it from Tails and Cream. I'm dying. I can't heal myself without the spirit energy of others, and I can't take yours my friend so don't suggest it. I can't become king of Altoc now. But I have another plan, yes. I will send a message to myself in the past and to you in the past, in the days when the Divine Fang was in it's infantry. Cream and Tails are kids at that point, six and eight, perfect for assassination. I want you to rally up our men and leave. I'll die here after my message has been sent by magic, you'll know when. Pick up my body then, but before you do anything, kill the young lord outside the door eavesdropping on us, I can't stand spies." "Yes lord Delta," said Ephidel. Matt's pulse left his body, he fled from the room, knowing that me couldn't win. Somehow he just knew he had to get away, despite his skill. He thought of what they had said. They were going to kill his parents in the past, but he could stop them. Tails once told him that he had a time machine of sorts in a room which could only be found in the art gallery, which by good fortune wasn't that far off. He dashed into the art gallery and closed the door and locked it. He hid behind a giant painting of a bunch of crystals and diamonds. Ephidel entered the room. He looked around a bit and left to a different room. Matt got out from behind the painting. He noticed that the painting changed.

It was now a giant field of crystal-like plants and such. He turned the painting over and looked at the back. There was a pattern that wasn't there before. It was a bunch of birds and fishes in a unique order, and in front of the pattern was a maze of crystals and red orbs. At the center was a bunch of diamonds guarding what looked like a Chaos Emerald. He looked at the front again. It changed. It was now blank. Matt put his and onto the surface, but felt nothing, his hand melted into the painting. He withdrew his hand. He placed it back on the painting, with the same results. Matt walked into the painting and found himself in a field of crystalline plants. He saw a shrine in the middle of the field. Matt walked towards it. He saw that there were nebulae in the sky, great clouds of colorful cosmic gas among all sorts of colorful moons. He walked into the shrine, and had to cover his eyes as it was extremely bright in the room. There was a crystal-like machine in the center of the room. The rabbit-like fox approached the glittering machine. He found a control panel. Knowing his father's mind he figured out how to operate the machine and set to a time in the past, subconsciously knowing what time in the past Delta's message would arrive. He stepped into the machine. Everything became black, then he saw birds far off in the distance, but they seemed extremely large. They changed into fish, then back. This continued. Then he saw the crystal maze and was absorbed into it. He began to bounce off of the walls. Soon he figured out how to move into the maze and towards the diamond cage he remembered from the painting. He thought he was hearing an elegant music coming from nowhere. He saw the red orbs and figured best avoid them. He entered the room with the diamond cage. He jumped off a wall and into the cage, and in doing so changed the color of one of the diamonds. He repeated this until each diamond disappeared, revealing what looked like a Chaos Emerald. Matt grabbed it. The world around him began to spin rapidly, then everything went white. Next thing he knew he was in the middle of a field. He got to his feet. "I've done it, this is the day when Dad and Mom found out they loved each other, they must be six and eight now. Freaky, they are somewhere right now having tea and Cheese and Chocola will knock over that box and spill Mom's drawings out." He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Here I go!" He ran off into the distance, allowing the winds of fortune to carry him to his parents, just as a younger Ludgrin Prower approached the residence of Cream, her mom, and her dad.