Chapter 5 – Sonic's First Day Pt. 1

With the danger about to commence on Prison Island, the people of Station Square were still in the miss of the celebration of the arrival of their chosen one. The crowd was still cheering and chanting "Dragon Warrior" for the blue hedgehog who was announced to be the world's new hero. The hedgehog himself is being carried by the servants into the palace. Once inside the palace, the servants flip him off the carriage and he lands hard on the floor. They leave him inside as they rushed outside while bowing to him and closed the door behind them.

"Hey! Hold on!" said the baffled hedgehog as he quickly gets up and went to the door. "Wait a second! T-there must be some kind of mistake." He chuckles a bit and scratches his head. "Everyone seems to think that I'm the…." But right now, he brings his full attention to the room that the servants have left him in.

There were a number of clear green marble pillars with dragon crafted into that hold the nice cream coloured stone roof. The walls are painted with the same colour as the pillars but the floor itself had more of a darker green flow. The room itself was long with a number of artefacts that are nicely lined up against the wall. At the end of the room was a small pool and around it was a shelf of ancient scrolls and candles that are all lit. On the right side of the pool was a balcony that let's anyone who is in the room to look out through the horizon. To a crazed fan like Sonic, he knew exactly where he is.

"I am inside The Sacred Hall of Warriors," he uttered. His mouth was literally hanging out at the sight of this room like an idiot. After a slight pause, his mouth curved into a smile.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" he shrieks out with glee. He couldn't believe that not in a million years he would be standing in a room like this. He looks around to notice an armour on his right, close to the main door and rushes over to it.

"Sweet! Master Pachacamac's armour! With authentic battle damage from battling tons of villains!" Sonic comments. He then looked to the other side and gasps when he saw a familiar weapon in its display case. He then ran over there.

"It's the Sword of Heroes! Oh, man. It's said to be SO sharp by just looking right at i—OW!" he yelped as he grabbed his finger, pretending to feel the pain. He then ran over to another display case that held...well, nothing.

"Wow! The Invisible Trident of Destiny! If this falls out, it could take forever to find it!" He joked as he continued to look at it. He then went over to the next artefact which it is a bit different from the ones he saw before.

"I have only seen paintings of this painting," he cheerfully muttered, not taking his eyes off it. He then runs around the room, amazed by all the different types of weapons, armours, vases and paintings. For a crazed fan like him, he sure knows a lot about this room and the artefacts' history.

Then, something special catches Sonic's eyes. Located on the far right corner of the room was a priceless round vase. When the blue hedgehog saw that, he gasps and runs over to it.

"No way. No way! The Legendary Urn of Emerald Elite! It is said it contains the souls of the entire army of the Nocturnus Clan that Master Knuckles' ancestor face 4000 years ago," he whisper as he continued to look it with awe. The vase itself with the picture of what appeared to be a Chaos Emerald with a number of echidnas but the gem itself was green and much larger. Sonic assume that gem was the Master Emerald that the two armies fought over for rightful owner of the mystical item. Just then, Sonic thought of something. Like he said before, it contains the soul of what appears to be thousands of warriors inside. He moved closer to the vase and placed his face near the opening.

"Hellooo?" he whispers. Getting no answer, he placed his ear over it...

"Have you done sightseeing yet?"

Sonic's eyes went wide. He did a loud yelp and jumps back out of shock. Did the vase just talked to him? He unease himself and gasps.

"Oh my gosh. I'm SO sorry," he bowed on his knees in apologetic. "I should have come to see you first."

"You do know my patience is wearing thin by the second."

Ok, there's something you don't hear from an ancient relic. Then again, ancient relics don't talk or do anything. They just stand there and do nothing. Sonic stands up from his bowing and moves back to the same spot that he was before.

"Oh, really? Well, um, it's like you're not going anywhere, am I right?" he wonders.

"Would just turn around?"

"Oh, sure," Sonic answered when he noticed the tone in the vase's voice. The blue hedgehog turned around to see Master Espio who was standing on the steps of the Moon Pool and holding his flute in his right hand. By the look on his face, he looks rather annoyed. "Hey, how ya doin?" Sonic said. He then looks away from chameleon and goes turns back to the vase, moving closer to it. "So, how do you, like, get over five thousa-" Sonic then realized who he was actually talking to and who the voice really belonged to. He turned around quickly to see Master Espio.

"Master Espio!" Sonic exclaimed. Unfortunately, this caused Sonic to accidentally bumped into the vase which falls off its stand and breaks into a number of pieces when it made contact with the hard marble floor. Once it was broken, Sonic heard faint screams emitting from the vase. Nice. I haven't been here for more than two minutes and I have already destroyed one of the oldest known to Mobius' history! I am SO dead.

The busted hedgehog looks at the vase, then to Espio. Back to the vase once more and then back to Espio again.

He pointed to the now destroyed priceless artefact. "Um…, someone broke that." He then bent down on one knee. "But, don't worry. I'm going to fix it. Do you have any glue or some tape or something to hold?" he asked the chameleon but the master stood there; motionless and silent. The vase debris screams again as Sonic carefully moves the pieces. While trying to pick up the pieces, he knocks over the stand beside him and it falls onto his head.

"Ow! T-that's got to hurt," he hisses, rubbing the sore on his head. Espio cracks a smile.

"So you're the legendary Dragon Warrior, blue hedgehog?" the purple chameleon asked. This causes the blue hedgehog to stop his work for the moment. He stands and turns his attention back to Espio.

"Uh...I guess so? I mean, that's what Master Eggman told me an-"

"Wrong!" Espio barked at the blue hedgehog which caused him to jump. "You are NOT the Dragon Warrior. You will never BE the Dragon Warrior until you have learned the secret of the Dragon Scroll." He points his flute upward to show him a dragon on the ceiling with a single scroll in its mouth. Sonic looks at it with amazement.

"Holy Fudge sticks." Sonic couldn't believe what he is just seeing. The ultimate artefact is there: The Dragon Scroll. No-one knows what it contains but only the eyes of the Chosen One can witness the secret of it. And since he is chosen to be the Dragon Warrior, looks like he was going to get it.

Just one question that remains: How was he supposed to get up there? Sonic looks back to the chameleon. "So,.. is there like a trampoline or a ladder or a rope for me to climb or something?" he asked the master. Espio chuckles a bit while twirling his flute.

"You think it's that easy? That I'm going to hand you the secret to limitless power?" he bitterly said as he stops twirling his flute.

Sonic was taken back. "Well,…uh, when you put it that way? Uh, no I guess?" The purple chameleon steps down from the Moon Pool and approach the blue hedgehog.

"One must first master the highest level of Kung Fu. And would clearly be impossible if that 'one' is someone like you," Espio explains as he halted in front of Sonic.

Sonic points to himself. "Someone like me?"

"Yes! Look at you! Those messy quills…," he whacks Sonic on the head with his flute which causes him to yelp in pain. The hedgehog was about to tell him off but the chameleon pressed on. "…those skinny arms….," he wracks Sonic's fragile arm, causing them to bruise very easily.

"Hey those are sensitive parts, you know man?" he whined, rubbing his stinging arm.

"...and this ridiculous belly...," Espio disgustedly pointed out, poking Sonic's belly with his flute.

"Hey, knock it off," he begged as rub his belly.

"...and not to mention, the lack for personal hygiene," Espio finished. Sonic was now offended and started to get a little angry.

"Now wait a minute. That's a little uncalled for. Especially for a guy like me," he fussed at the chameleon about insulting his hygiene.

"Don't stand that close...I can smell your breath from where I'm standing," Espio pointed out as he motioned him to stop. Sonic then pointed his index finger at him.

"Listen here, Espio. I don't care what you say but Master Eggman told me that I was th-" Before he could finish it, Espio grabbed the finger that Sonic was pointing at him with, with the use of his two fingers. The expression on Sonic's face went from peeved off to petrified in a split second. By the look of the hold that Espio secure him, Sonic couldn't believe what he is witnessing. He gasps when Espio's pinkie was held up in the air.

"The Khan Finger Hold? Not the Khan Finger Hold! Anything but that please!" Sonic was now scared to death. And on his knees.

The master couldn't help but put a sly look on his face. "Oh. So, you know this hold?" Espio asked the scared hedgehog.

"DevelopedbyMasterMonkeyKhaninTheThirdDynasty," Sonic quickly answered; adding a couple of nods in the end. "YES."

"I guess you know what would happen when I flex my pinkie?" Espio threatened to flex his pinkie at any minute. Sonic was literally wetting his pants.

"No no no no no no!" The blue hedgehog is now pleading for mercy.

"You know the hardest part of this? The hardest part is cleaning up afterwards...," Espio chuckles.

Sonic tried to get out of his hold while avoiding not to be pulverise by the old but successful technique that he has heard so much about. "Please! Take it easy, will ya?"

With the hedgehog in his hold, Espio takes a step closer; looking all serious up in his face. "Now, listen to me, hedgehog. Eggman may have picked you as the Dragon Warrior but when I'm through with you, you're going to WISH HE HADN'T. Are we clear?" Espio said while holding Sonic's finger.

"Oh yeah, we're clear. We're clear. We are so clear. No problem, right?" Sonic shakily asked.

"Good," Espio chuckles again. "I can't wait to get started." The master just have to hope that it won't be a problem.

Author's Notes: Oh boy, looks like Espio try to find a way to get Sonic to quit on his first day. Gee, I wonder what he has in stores for Sonic? You guys would probably know what would happen. Check out the next chapter and don't forget to review. Ok! So, that's five chapters down, many more to go! I manage to finish updating the second part as well so it would be uploaded as well. Other than that, don't forget to review and comment and read my other stories.

Until we meet again,

TheDragonLord2912

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