Chapter 6

Acing the test

Shadow looked at the door. It was a heavy oak wood. There was a golden knocker about six feet up. Shadow felt amazed. The enormous door made him feel miniscule. He entered the armory, and the enormous door closed behind him.

"whoa" was all Shadow could mutter out. The Armory was an immense room, with high arc welding. The ceiling was glass, and painted so as Shadow stepped across the sunlight, he was lighted up in deep hues of blue, red, yellow, and green.

"Who is he?" a voice called out.

"I don't know." A second said.

"Could he be the chosen one?" a third asked.

"One of them." The first replied.

"Well then let us step up and show ourselves." The second said.

"Yes you should." Shadow said, pulling out a blaster. One person revealed himself. His voice was scraggy, which matched his appearance. He wore a hat with holes in it. His coat was old, and battered with mud and dust. He had old rotten teeth, and had shrunken in eyes. He had a scar across his right arm. His left arm was holding a scroll. He, the first voice, stuttered out a hello, and crept backwards. He lit a candle, and placed it on an old metal candelabra. The second appeared. She was a young woman. She appeared, and the room glowed with her confidence and grace. She had long, golden hair, and a silver dress. She curtsied and said hello. The third was clad in armor. He was about Shadow's height, and had a presence of power. His armor was bronze, and studded with diamonds. He waved in a kind gesture, and stepped back. The two lighted their candles at the same time. They then joined the scraggy man. Their candles went into the candelabra, and stood together. The scraggy man opened the scroll and they said in unison

"the day of reckoning is near,

The team of the chosen is here,

The flames of present and past,

Have joined together at last,

And the hero of dark and the hero of light,

Will clash and bleed and fight all night,

The team of present and the team of past,

Will join together and meet too fast,

And the candles of gone and the ones here today, will follow to the present and there they shall stay." After they said that they blew out the candles. Shadow ran after them, but they were gone. He picked up a candle and lit it. At super speed, he lit all the candles within milliseconds. But they were no where to be found. That is when Shadow saw the whole room. It had weapons hanging on the walls, and tons of blocks of bronze. A furnace was in the room, near the back. As he looked around he saw an antechamber, which lead to a small room. Inside the small room, there was no light. As he entered, the door closed behind him. He felt a bump, and was out cold.

Moments later, he awoke strapped to a table.

"Where am I?" Shadow asked.

"You are here." A voice said.

Who are you?" Shadow asked.

"I am me." The voice replied.

"What do you want?" Shadow asked.

"The same thing as you. I WANT TO GET BACK TO THE PRESENT!" The voice yelled.

"What?" Shadow asked confused.

"We are in the past dummy! It's 1493!" the voice said.

"Oh." Shadow said looking down.

" How long have you been here?" Shadow asked.

"for 15 years I have been stuck in this mud hole!" The voice yelled angrily.

"Well who are you?" Shadow asked.

"I am the armor. You have come to joust I assume." The armor said stepping out of the shadow. He was tall, with a frowning face and a long nose that had been broken. His white lab coat had ridges in the breast pocket. He pulled one out and had an eyedropper. The eyedropper melted the chains, allowing Shadow to move. He rubbed his wrists, feeling the blood flowing back into them. His legs were freed next and he looked up at the tall man.

"What is this test so I can joust." Shadow said.

"You must get a dragon, tame it, and joust with it. These idiots just use horses for work and riding." The armor announced.

"Where are they?" Shadow asked.

"They are within the confines of Finn forest." The armor said.

"Fine. I'll do it." Shadow sighed. He got up and began to leave. As he reached the door, The armor said

"Don't forget. You must have a dragon in 3 hours or you can't compete for another ten months, and we can't return home."

"Fine." Shadow said. With that, he left.

As he exited from the immense moat, He saw a flying purple creature in the sky. He used the chaos emerald he always carries, and ran back in the castle. He used chaos control to stop time, and he ran at super speed off of the moat that was angled. He flew in the sky for a moment, and landed just as time restarted. He looked at the figure that was on the creature. The person had a big black cape that ran length-long to his feet. He wore a black mask that covered his face. His black hair was shoulder length.

"He told me you would come." The person said.

"Who?" Shadow said. His heart was pounding hard in his chest. The figure semi-walked, semi-glided to Shadow.

"Dr. Eggman." The figure said. He flipped Shadow in the air, and used a power that came from his hands, throwing Shadow into the woods.

Shadow landed in the middle of a dense forest. The tree's were so tall, they blocked out the sun completely. Shadow's leg hurt and his arm was bleeding. Fighting the pain, Shadow climbed up the thickest tree nearby. He reached one of it's highest branches. The branch had a large nest, which was full of eggs.

"Mm breakfast." Shadow said. Just as he was about to eat some food, The egg cracked open. The creature turned toward him and frowned. He looked at the fork and knife, and breathed fire at Shadow. Shadow dodged the flames and looked at the dragon. "I'm calling you Bakin, You sad excuse for a breakfast burrito!" Shadow said as he jumped on the dragon. He smacked the dragon on the head and kicked his sides. The dragon calmed down, but glowered forward as he took off. As he flew, he flipped over and shook. Shadow held on and pulled up. The dragon flew forward, and crashed into another dragon's backside. "Hey you idiot what are you doing?" Shadow yelled. Two dragons were ahead of him, and both had passengers. "Hey back off you jerk!" Sonic yelled.

(What happens next? CLIFFHANGER! HAHAHA! Any way, I want to know how long I should make my story. Let me know ok?)