Well, here's the last chapter. Thanks for reading this fic, I really apreciate it!
Cast:
King and Queen: King Max and Queen Alicia (more characters from the comics, tho Max is OOC.)
The Impressive Clergyman: Scratch (from the old cartoon)
As always, I don't own any of this... tho I hope to someday!
Amy had just put on her bridal gown.
She looked beautiful, but she didn't care. She wouldn't be married in this gown anyway.
Antoine walked up from behind and placed a pearl necklace on her neck.
"You don't seem excited Mon Cheri." He said.
"Should I be?" She asked.
"Brides often are, I'm told."
"I do not marry tonight." She replied, calmly and confidently. "My Shadow will save me."
Meanwhile, her Shadow was hidden near the gate with Knuckles and Big.
The time to start Shadow's plan had come.
Knuckles put out his hand.
Big placed his hand on Knuckles'.
Shadow, after rocking back and forth for a moment, throws his limp arm up and his hand lands on top of Big's.
In the chapel where the wedding was to take place, Amy and Antoine walk down the aisle up to a Clergyman… who happens to be a robotic chicken.
Metal stood in the back, watching for any trouble. He didn't know why, but he got the feeling something would happen.
Scratch the Clergyman cleared his throat and began. "Mawige…" He said, with an impediment that would stop a clock. "Mawige is what bwings us togewer today. Mawige, that bwessed awangement. That dweam wiffin a dweam…"
Suddenly, they heard a commotion outside.
Nack could be heard shouting "Stand you ground men! Stand your ground!"
Outside, Nack and his men at the gate are huddled together, terrified by what they see before them.
A large figure in a holocaust cloak, seemingly floating towards them slowly.
"I am the Dread Pirate Chaos." Big said, in a booming, creepy voice. "There will be no survivors!"
Meanwhile, Knuckles was behind him, pushing the wheelbarrow Big was standing in and carrying Shadow on his back.
"Now?" He said, with a strained voice.
"Not yet." Shadow replied.
"My men are here," Big continued. "And I am here. But soon… you will not be here!"
"Now!" Knuckles almost pleaded.
"Light him." Shadow answered.
Knuckles stopped the wheelbarrow and lit the cloak on fire with a lantern.
Nack and his men were horrified to see the figure burst into flames.
"The Dread Pirate Chaos takes no survivors…"
Back in the chapel, Scratch continued the ceremony. "Ven Wuv, twoo wuv, wiw fowwow you… foweva…"
Back outside, Big's cloak is still burning, somehow not hurting him, and he is still scaring the men half to death. "The Dread Pirate Chaos is here for your sooooouuuuls!"
"Stay where you are!" Nack ordered frantically, as his men began running for dear life. "I said stay where you are!"
In the chapel…
"So tweasu youw wuv…"
"Skip to the end!" Antoine ordered, more than a little worried.
"Have you the wing?"
Antoine put the ring on Amy's finger but stopped when he heard the men scream.
"Here comes my Shadow now!" Amy said triumphantly.
Back outside, Big finally had enough of the flaming cloak and pulled it off, stomping out the fire.
"Big, the portcullis!" Shadow exclaimed, as Nack was closing the aforementioned castle guarding apparatus.
Big ran over and grabbed the portcullis before it could close and shoved it back up, much to Nack's surprise.
Back in the chapel, again…
"Your Shadow is dead." Antoine said in a cocky manner. "I killed him myself."
"Then why is there fear behind your eyes?" Amy asked defiantly.
And she was right. It was there.
At the gate, Shadow and his friends surrounded Nack.
"Give us the gate key." Said Knuckles.
"G-gate key? I have no gate key." Nack replied.
"Big, tear his arms off."
Suddenly, Nack's attitude changed. "Oh, you mean this gate key!" He handed the key to Knuckles.
In the chapel… (I've gotta stop doing that…)
"And do you, Pwincess Amy…" Scratch continued.
"Man and wife!" Antoine shouted. "Say 'man and wife'!"
"… man and wife."
"There." Said Antoine, as though all his troubles were over. "Escort my bride to the honeymoon suite." He handed Amy to the King and turned to Count Metal.
As for Amy, she just looked shocked as she was lead away.
"He didn't come…"
Antoine ordered Metal to find the source of the commotion and then stormed off.
Metal took four men with him and made his way thru the castle only to meet up with – you guessed it – Shadow, Knuckles, and Big. Knuckles in front, Big in back, carrying Shadow who is dragging a sword he… uh… borrowed from Nack, though he couldn't even lift it.
Metal and his men drew their swords, and Knuckles did the same.
"Kill the dark one and the giant…" Said Metal, almost recognizing Knuckles. "…But leave the third for questioning."
The four men rushed for Knuckles and company, but before the first one could even hit the ground Knuckles was done taking out the forth.
As soon as he was done with them (which wasn't a long wait) Knuckles turned to Count Metal and raised his sword and said…
"Hello… my name is Knuckles the Echidna… you killed my father… prepare to die."
Metal stared back at Knuckles. He readied his sword, got into a fighting position and…
Ran away.
After taking a moment to be shocked and confused, Knuckles ran after him.
Metal ran down the hall and into another room, closing the heavy door behind him.
Knuckles came to the door and found it locked tight. He tried forcing it open… but was not quite successful.
"Big!" He shouted, as he threw himself at the door. "I need you!"
I can't leave him alone." Big called back, still holding Shadow up.
"He's getting away Big, please!"
Big finally gave in and leaned Shadow against a suit of armor. He walked down the hall to where Knuckles stood and with one move knocked the door down.
Knuckles thanked Big and ran after Metal.
In another part of the castle, Amy walked down the hall with the king and queen.
"That was a strange wedding." Said the old king.
"Yes…" The queen agreed. "A very strange wedding."
The queen walked on ahead but Amy stopped and looked at the king. She gave him a quick but affectionate kiss on the cheek.
"What was that for?" The King asked, though he certainly didn't mind.
"Because you've been so kind to me." Amy replied. "And I'll never see you again… because I'm killing myself once we reach the honeymoon suite."
The king smiled and patted her hand. His hearing wasn't as good as it used to be. "Won't that be nice." The two continued walking and he chuckled proudly, "She kissed me!"
Meanwhile, Count Metal was still running, and Knuckles was still right behind him.
As for Big, when he returned to the suit of Armor where he left Shadow he found that the black hedgehog was nowhere in sight.
Metal ran into a dining room and pulled a dagger out of a sheath on his leg.
Knuckles ran in, sword still drawn and ready for action, only to have the dagger thrown right into his stomach. Knuckles, in shock and in pain, grasped the dagger sticking out of him and slid down to the floor.
He looks down at the wound and sees the blood pouring out of him.
"I'm sorry Father…" He whispered, trying to keep himself from blacking out. "…I tried…" Tears roll down his face. "…I tried…"
Metal looked down at Knuckles, amused at the pain the echidna must be going through.
"I remember you now." He said, coldly. "You must be that echidna brat I taught a lesson to all those years ago. Simply incredible. Have you been chasing me your whole life, only to fail now? I think that's the worst thing I've ever heard… how marvelous."
At that very moment, Amy said goodnight – and goodbye – to the king and queen and shut herself in the honeymoon suite.
She walked over to a table and opened a small box, revealing a razor sharp dagger. Tears formed in her eyes as she pointed the dagger at her chest. She was about to pierce her own heart when she heard a familiar voice.
"There's a shortage of perfect breasts in the world." Am whirled around to see Shadow lying on the bed. "It would be a pity to damage yours."
With a smile Amy ran to Shadow and smothered him in kisses. "Oh Shadow!" She cried happily. She kissed him more, but Shadow never moved. "Shadow, why won't you hold me?"
"Gently." Said Shadow, still being smothered in kisses.
"At a time like this that's all you can say? 'Gently?'"
She pulled his face closer to hers and kissed him on the lips, but he obviously didn't enjoy it. "Gently!" Amy let his head go and it fell back and hit the wall. "Ow."
Back with Knuckles, the brave echidna was trying to stand up again.
"Good heavens." Said Metal, in a sarcastic tone. "Are you still trying to win?"
Knuckles pulled the dagger out of his stomach, though not without some difficulty, and covered the wound with his left hand. He finally managed to stand, but had to lean against the wall behind him.
"You've got an over developed sense of vengeance." Said Metal. "It's going to get you in trouble some day."
Metal took out his sword and plunged it towards Knuckles' heart, but Knuckles pushes it to the left with the Emerald sword, so that it pierced his left shoulder instead.
Knuckles didn't seem to feel it. He just stood looking at Metal.
Metal pulled his sword back and tried again, but this time got Knuckles' right shoulder.
Knuckles finally found the strength to stand on his own. Though he was injured, weak, covered in blood, Knuckles still advanced toward Metal.
Much to the Count's surprise.
Metal tried to attack again, but Knuckles was able to block. "Hello…" He said, almost too softly to hear. "My name is Knuckles the Echidna… you killed my father… prepared to die…" He lost his balance for a moment, but was able to grab the table and right himself again. Metal attacked once more, but this time Knuckles parried with renewed strength. He began again, this time a little louder. "Hello… My name is Knuckles the Echidna. You killed my father… prepare to die."
Metal continued attacking, but Knuckles fought back, somehow no longer hindered by his injuries.
Now he spoke clearly. "Hello. My name is Knuckles the Echidna. You killed my father, prepare to die!"
"Stop saying that!" Metal shouted, now on the defensive.
Knuckles forced Metal back, fighting with more skill than ever before. He pierced Metal's left shoulder, then his right.
"Hello! My name is Knuckles the Echidna! You killed my father, prepare to die!" Metal had been backed against a table and Knuckles slashed his face, just as Metal had done to him all those years ago. "Offer me money." Knuckles demanded.
"Yes." Metal replied, afraid for his life as oil ran down his face from his wound.
"Power too, promise me that." Knuckles slashed the other side of Metal's face.
"All that I have and more. Please…"
Offer me everything I ask for…" Knuckles backed off a little.
"Anything you want." Metal growled, but when he saw Knuckles back off he attacked again.
Knuckles grabbed Metal's sword-arm and ran him through. "…I want my father back you son of a bitch."
Metal twitched a second, but finally fell down dead.
Knuckles looked down at Count Metal's dead body and sighed. It was over.
"For you Father…" He whispered, before leaving to find the others.
Speaking of the others, Amy and Shadow were still lying on the bed in the honeymoon suite.
"Oh Shadow." Said Amy. "Will you ever forgive me?"
"What horrible sins have you committed lately?" Shadow asked with a smile.
"I got married. I didn't want to, it just all happened so fast."
Shadow shook his head. Or as much as he could anyway. "It never happened."
"What?"
"It never happened."
"Yes it did Shadow, I was there. This chicken guy who talked funny said 'man and wife.'"
"Did you say 'I do.'?"
"Oh… um, no. We sort of skipped that part."
"Then you're not married. If you didn't say it you didn't do it." Amy smiled, relieved to hear such good news. Shadow though, frowned and turned to the door. "Wouldn't you agree you Highness?"
Amy turned to see Antoine standing in the doorway.
"A technicality I will soon remedy." Antoine replied, drawing his sword. "But first: to the death!"
"No!" Shadow replied. "To the pain."
Antoine blinked confusedly for a moment. "I'm not familiar with that term."
"I'll explain it. And I'll be sure to use small words so you can understand you warthog faced buffoon."
Antoine was genuinely shocked. "That may be the first time anyone has dared insult me."
"And it won't be the last." Shadow sneered. "To the pain means the first thing you lose will be your feet below the ankles, then your hands at the wrists, then your nose…"
"And my tongue I suppose." Antoine interrupted. "I killed you too quickly last time, a mistake I won't duplicate tonight."
"I wasn't finished! The next thing you'll lose will be your left eye, followed by your right."
"And then my ears, I understand, let's get on with this!"
"Wrong! Your ears you'll keep and I'll tell you why…
"So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish… Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out 'Dear God, what is that thing?' will echo in your perfect ears. That is what 'to the pain' means. It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery. Forever."
Antoine's eye twitched in fear of Shadow, but he still tried to look superior. "I think you're bluffing." He said boldly.
"It's possible Pig, or whatever the heck you are. It's conceivable, you vomitous mass, I may be lying here just because I lack the strength to stand. Then again… perhaps I do have the strength after all." Shadow, gently moving Amy aside, slowly sat up. He placed his feet on the floor and stood to his full height, pointing his sword straight at Antoine's heart. "Drop… your… sword." Antoine, more out of fear than obedience, threw his sword to the ground. "Have a seat." Antoine sat down in a nearby chair. Shadow turned to Amy, but kept his sword pointed at Antoine. "Tie him up." Amy was only too happy to do just that. She got up, grabbed a rope, and began tying it around Antoine, securing him to the chair. "Make it as tight as you like." Said Shadow.
"OOOPH!" She tied it tight alright, and the noise Antoine made lead Knuckles right to the honeymoon suite.
"Where's Big?" Knuckles asked, not seeing the large cat anywhere.
"He's not with you?" Shadow asked. Knuckles shook his head. "Well, in that case- whoops!" Shadow's strength gave out and he fell to the floor. Amy ran to him.
"Help him up." Said Knuckles, as he finished tying Antoine up.
"Why does he need helping?" Amy asked worriedly.
"Because he can't stand on his own."
"I knew he was bluffing!" Said Antoine. "I knew he was…" Knuckles pointed his sword at Antoine's throat. "…bluffing…"
"Shall I dispatch him for you?" Knuckles asked.
"Thank you, but no." Shadow replied, as Amy helped him up. "Whatever happens to us, I want him to live a long life alone with his cowardice."
"Hey Knuckles!" A voice called from outside.
Knuckles went to the window and looked out, followed by Amy and Shadow.
Down below was Big, holding four horses by their reins. "Oh, there you are." He said cheerfully. "Knuckles, look what I found in the prince's stables: four white horses! And I thought, 'there are four of us!' If we ever find the lady. Hello Lady!" Big waved and Amy waved back with a smile. "So I took them with me, in case we ever bumped into each-other. I guess we just did."
"Big…" Said Knuckles, impressed. "You did something right."
"Don't worry. I won't let it go to my head."
It wasn't very far to the ground, so Big held out his arms and Amy jumped down, landing safely in the giant cat's arms.
"You know," Said Knuckles, as he helped Shadow get ready to jump next. "It's very strange. I've been in the revenge business so long… now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life."
"Have you ever considered piracy?" Shadow asked. "You'd make a great Dread Pirate Chaos."
Knuckles pondered this for a second, then smiled and nodded.
As soon as they were all safe on the ground, our heroes got onto their horses and rode away from Station Square Castle.
"They rode to freedom," Sonic narrated. "And as dawn arose, Amy and Shadow knew they were safe."
They rode a long distance, coming to a beautiful hill just as the sun was rising.
Amy and Shadow rode alone to the top of the hill and gazed into each-other's eyes.
"A wave of love swept over them. And as they reached for each-other…"
Back with Sonic and the kids, Sonic closed the book.
"What?" Tails asked.
"Yeah, why'd you stop?" Said Cream.
"It's kissing again." Sonic replied. "Charmy doesn't want to hear that."
"Aww…" Cream and Tails whined.
"Um… I don't really mind so much anymore…" Charmy admitted timidly. "So, go ahead and finish… please?"
"Are you sure?" Sonic asked with a smile. Charmy nodded. "Okay then." He opened the book again and read.
Since the invention of the kiss, there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure…
Amy and Shadow reached for each other and kissed each other passionately.
…This kiss left them all behind.
"The end." Sonic finished and closed the book. "Okay guys, time to get some rest."
"Okay Sonic." Tails replied.
"Good night Sonic," Said Cream. "Thank you for the story!"
"You're welcome Cream. Night guys!" Sonic turned to leave.
"…Hey Sonic?" Charmy called, causing Sonic to turn his head towards the young bee. "Do you think… you could come back and read the story to us again?"
"Yeah, that'd be great!" Tails agreed.
"Oh yes, can you please Sonic?" Cream asked excitedly.
Sonic looked at their smiling faces and couldn't help but smile as well. "…As you wish."
Sonic turned out the light and left the three children to sleep and dream… perhaps they would dream about fighting and monsters, about pirates and revenge, about miracles… and about true love.
The End.
Cast of characters:
Westley: Shadow the Hedgehog
Inigo Montoya: Knuckles the Echidna
Prince Humperdink: Antoine D'coolette
Count Rugen: Metal Sonic
Miracle Max: Vector
Valerie: Rouge the Bat
Vizzini: Robotnik/Eggman
Yellin: Nack the Weasel
The impressive clergyman: Scratch
The albino: Grounder
The king: King Max
The queen: Queen Alicia
The ancient booer: Espio
The Storyteller: Sonic the Hedgehog
The sick kids: Miles "Tails" Prower, Cream the Rabbit, and Charmy the Bee
And Amy Rose Hedgehog as the Princess Bride!
There it is. Hope you enjoyed reading this story as much as I did writing it!
Oh, and here's a sneak peak of more Sonic the Hedgehog parody-ness!
Sonic X-men
The Commander of G.U.N. has ordered an attack on Prower's Schoolfor the giftedand kidnapped all the young mutants! And to top it off, hehas also captured Proffessor Miles Prower in an attempt to destroy all mutants!
With Sonic the Hedgehog (also known as Cyclops) also held captive by the Commander, Shadow the Hedgehog (also known as either Wolverine or Project Weapon X) must leada team of mutants known as the X-men!
Amy Rose Hedgehog: able to telekinetically move any object.
Tikal(AKA Storm): Able to control the weather.
Rouge the Bat:Able to absorb the powers and life-force of anyone she touches.
Knuckles the Echidna(AKA Ice Echidna):Able to control ice and freeze anything.
Chaos(AKA Nightcrawler): Able to teleportfrom one place to another in the blink of an eye.
Espio(AKA Pyro): Able to control fire, but not his temper.
But these sevenmutants alone won't be enough. They'll need the help of their former enemyIvo Robotnik. Also known as Magneto.
But the Commander has help of his own, in the form of a mysterious mutant. Hername is Bunny Rabbot... But her enemies call her Lady Deathstrike.
Can Shadow lead this team to victory and save mutant kind? Or will the Commander's promise to reveal the secret of his pastcause Shadow to change sides?
Well, that's that. Tell me if I should write this fic or not, and tell me what you think of the casting.
Thanks for reading!