Chapter Thirteen
They all stood together once more with the portal long since vanished. They were all looking out from a hill into the distance, all with questionable expression on their faces.
"Erm...sorry I'm stumped as to how the hell building can be in the skies and not on the ground." Knuckles muttered with a confused frown at the the city in the distance.
"Maybe they are like future building and can hover?" Silver said as he took a guess.
"I don't remember this zone." Zonic muttered with a deep frown.
"I honestly don't care where we are right now, this is better than being on that ship." Sonic said as he rested his head on Shadows shoulder while being side hugged by his boyfriend.
"At least that city isn't all the way up into the sky, well not from here it doesn't look like it is." Zhadow commented as he grinned with excitement in exploring this zone as he too cannot recall this location.
"Advanced technology, so we must be in the very distant future. It's the only explanation for a city in the skies unless that is Angel Island Knuckles turned into a city." Shadow casually said as he grinned.
"Hey Knux, did you turn your island into something you can profit from?" Sonic joked as he was feeling much better but kept leaning his head on Shadows shoulder, glancing over at his echidna friend with a teasing grin.
"Oh shut up hedgehog or I'll get Zhadow to send you back on that ship." Knuckles semi serious said with a devious grin back at Sonic.
"Let's go and find out where we are and how that city can like float!" Sonic slightly called out as he lifted his head up and freed himself from the side hug Shadow was giving him.
With that said the group took the walk along the dirt path down the hills and towards the city. The closer they got the more they could see and the city was only a mile or two above the ground. They stopped right near it and looked up.
"And how do we get up there, none of us have wings?" Knuckles questioned with a puzzling expression.
"Seriously, you ask that while I am here?" Silver said with a roll of his eyes then activated his telekinesis powers.
A light greeny blue aura surrounded the group and slowly they began to ascend up towards the city. They touched down on hard concrete floor then Silver cancelled his telekinesis, making the glowing fade.
"Wow very high tech and future like." Sonic commented with an excited grin.
"And what gave that away, the fact it's in the sky perhaps or the fact there are hover cars going about?" Shadow said sarcastically while rolling his eyes.
"Aw someone is just upset because his little pirate game is over." Sonic teased with a fake sympathetic tone.
"Zhadow open up that portal to the ship so I can shove Sonic through it." Shadow said with a devious smirk at Sonic but was only joking and did not want to do that.
"Like I said babe, we can play your pirate game when we get home. As for right now let's go get ourselves a hover car and go nuts." Sonic grinned with a wink at Shadow then led the way into the city.
"That...actually sounds fun." Knuckles muttered as he walked behind Sonic with Silver walking beside him.
"Yeah but I can't drive." Silver said with a small frown and did not want to go crashing into anything.
As they walked further into the city they all noticed people walking around stop and look over at them with some fear in their expression. This was making most uncomfortable and question quietly to themselves why they were.
"Your highness, why are you out in the city and not in your palace!?" Someone called out as they rushed over, making all stop and look at him.
"Right and who are you talking to babe and why does this version of you look very important?" Sonic whispered over to his boyfriend before this worlds Shadow reached them.
"How the hell should I know and why is he stopping in front of Silver?" Shadow whispered back then all looked at this worlds Shadow and a nervous looking Silver.
"Are you talking to me?" Silver asked as he took a step back for this Shadow was getting far to close to his personal space.
"Of course my Lord and you should really be at the palace." This worlds Shadow respectfully said with a slight bow to his head.
Sonic put a hand over his mouth to stop himself from laughing at this little fact.
"Right, ok, well I'm not..." Silver began to say and was going to explain he wasn't clearly this worlds Silver but this worlds Shadow took a hold of his wrist and brought him a little closer.
"Chaos control!" This worlds Shadow called out and he and Silver vanished.
Sonic finally let his laugh out and almost fell to the ground while doing so.
"Oh my chaos this worlds Silver is like a king or something, this is so funny!" Sonic laughed out and just couldn't stop.
"Yes ok Sonic calm down, we now have to hunt for this palace to get our Silver back. So suck it up and let's get going." Shadow half seriously said but on the inside he was cracking up as well.
With that said they all pressed on and going further into the city, hoping this palace was located in the middle.
"What I don't get is how come this worlds Shadow didn't question why there were two that looks exactly like him." Zonic said as they kept walking along the sidewalk.
"Probably far to distracted with seeing his so called king." Knuckles sniggered as he also found it highly amusing this worlds Silver was like royalty.
"That makes sense, what doesn't is how the hell did Silver end up as king?" Sonic said then began to laugh once more, having to be supported by Shadow as they walked.
With Silver...
"My Lord you have a meeting in forty minutes with the king from our neighbouring kingdom. Then after you're scheduled to sentence the prisoner for his crime and after that you are to listen to your citizens requests in here." This worlds Shadow said as he stood next to Silver who was sitting on a throne chair made of gold.
"Come on guys hurry up and get me the hell out of here." Silver thought as he looked up at this worlds Shadow who he assumed was some kind of royal advisor.
"Right and is there anything I need to do now?" Silver asked with hope that there wasn't.
"No my Lord." This worlds Shadow said with a smile at Silver.
"Well in that case I wish to be alone until this meeting starts." Silver said as he put on a serious tone and gave this Shadow a semi firm expression at him.
"Of course my Lord, I shall leave you to your contemplation time and I will make sure no one disturbs you." This worlds Shadow respectfully said with a bow then calmly walked away and out of the throne room.
"Ok guys we have forty minutes before I end up screwing this place and possibly start a war or something." Silver sighed as he sat back with worry in his features.
With the rest of the travellers half an hour later...
"That is the palace?" Knuckles said as they stood together and looking in front of them at the independently floating building that could be passed for some large mansion without gardens and a gate.
"And how do we get across the, I don't know, mile long stretched?" Sonic said with a small frown and crossing his arms.
Shadow sighed and shook his head then called out chaos control to warp them all to the front entrance. They made it and now all were slowly walking inside.
"Wow, this worlds Silver seriously knows how to live. This place is like huge on the inside and has so many weird looking things on display." Sonic said as he looked left and right while all were going down a corridor together.
"Maybe we should split up then regroup at the front entrance in half an hour." Zonic suggested as he too was looking about.
"Ok sure, dibs on having Shadow on my team." Sonic cheerfully said then quickly linked Shadows arm.
"Fine then we will go together." Zonic rolled his eyes then lead his team away when they came to the end where there were two different ways to go.
"Ok babe let's go find Silver before they realise he is not from this world." Sonic said with a grin as he and Shadow took the left, leaving Zonic, Zhadow and Knuckles to go right.
"We should tell him to say he comes in peace and all that jazz." Shadow said with a smirk as the two kept linking arms while walking down the corridor.
"Y-yeah babe, we totally should but aren't you the alien hedgehog so shouldn't you be the one to say you come in peace?" Sonic teased with amusement.
"Sonic, we both know I do not come in peace so I cannot say that." Shadow lightly chuckled back.
With Silver...
"Oh chaos Sonic is the one who rules the neighbouring kingdom." Silver thought as this worlds Sonic was being escorted towards him by this worlds Knuckles, both stopping and taking a seat up the large table in this meeting room.
"Afternoon Silver, good to see ya." This worlds Sonic said with a grin at Silver.
"And it's nice to see you too." Silver replied with an anxious smile at this worlds Sonic.
"Maybe I won't accidentally start some kind of war." Silver thought as this worlds Shadow closed the double doors and approached the table, sitting next to this worlds Knuckles.
Who were both sitting at the opposite end to Silver and this worlds Sonic.
"Hey Shadow, how's the missus theses days?" This worlds Knuckles asked in a quiet voice.
"She is fine and getting fed up of being pregnant." This worlds Shadow quietly said back with a smile at this worlds Knuckles.
Meanwhile...
"You both just had to get your guns out didn't you." Knuckles grumbled as he and the zone cops were now being held in the dungeon, chained up in the same room.
"They were threatening us so yeah." Zhadow casually said with a look of indifference back at Knuckles.
"The patrolling guards were just asking who we are and why we are here." Knuckles rolled his eyes and was very annoyed by this.
"This is not the first time we have been locked in some dungeon." Zonic casually said with a shrug then reached into his pocket and got a tool to laser the cuffs off their ankles.
With Shadow and Sonic...
"At least we found the throne room but no Silver." Sonic said as he and Shadow stood close to the entrance doors.
"I'm probably about to jinx this but at least we got here without trouble for once." Shadow calmly said as he shrugged.
"Wanna make out on the throne chair?" Sonic deviously asked as he turned his head, grinning at Shadow.
"Race ya to it." Shadow smirked back at Sonic.
"Really?" Sonic asked with excitement.
"No. Now let's leave and continue our search." Shadow answered with amusement in his eyes.
"Not cool babe, I was like really excited with you saying that." Sonic grumbled with disappointment then he and Shadow walked out.
"We do not have the time right now." Shadow softly said as he took Sonics hand into his.
"Yeah I know." Sonic sighed and was so going to get that make out session with Shadow as soon as they did have time.
With Silver...
"And why can't you marry my daughter?" This worlds Sonic asked and was no longer looking cheerful as Silver.
"Oh chaos what do I say, what do I say?" Silver thought and looking very anxious back.
"Erm well she is quite young and er she might not want to." Silver said with some level of fear in his tone and praying to all existing gods out there that he will be dragged out of here by his friends very soon.
"Yes I suppose fourteen is a young age but she is very interested in becoming your wife." This worlds Sonic sincerely said with a faint smile.
"That's flattering and all but I'm not this..." Silver tried to say when the doors burst open and all looked to who was the culprit.
"Hands where I can see them!" Zonic called out as he and Zhadow pointed their guns while walking in with Knuckles following behind them.
"What are..." Silver began to ask but stopped as Zhadow had reached his side and had that gun right against his head making him just stop in shock.
"Up you get your highness, this is a kidnapping." Zhadow seriously said as he grabbed Silver's arm and guided the shocked hedgehog up onto his feet.
"Anyone who dares to follow will be killed on the spot." Zonic very serious said as he kept his gun pointed towards this worlds Sonic as Zhadow lightly dragged Silver out of the room.
"Oh my god I am so glad to see you." Silver said after he was out and in the corridor.
"We need to leave fast." Zonic said as he had backed out while still holding his gun and pointing it inside the room.
"Gladly, that Sonic wants me to marry his fourteen year out daughter." Silver said as they began to run towards the front entrance.
"Seriously? That is so messed up." Knuckles said with some shock then all turned a corner.
"Hey you found...oh crap." Sonic said as he and Shadow were walking towards the running group then gun shots were heard.
"No time just run!" Zonic said with seriousness as he and his group stopped in front of Sonic and Shadow.
"No need to run." Shadow smirked with amusement at the now raised brows.
"Chaos control!" Shadow called out then they all vanished seconds before armed guards turned the corner.
They appeared exactly where they started, on top of that hill.
"Can we please leave before they turn up and drag me back to marry this worlds Sonics daughter." Silver asked with a begging expression to leave right now.
"Say what?" Sonic asked with a tilt of his head and looking a little surprised.
"You heard him Sonic now get with the portal making already." Knuckles said with a roll of his eyes.
"Ok, ok, let's go." Sonic replied then got his emerald out of his quills, with Shadow doing the same.
The couple crossed the emeralds and called out chaos control then a portal appeared. They all rushed inside and as soon as the last person entered the portal fizzed shut.
