Chapter 6: Knightly Clash

BGM-Sonic and the Black Knight OST-Through the Fire

"Ruby, dodge, now!" Sonic screamed, dodging frightening horizontal sword slash from the two knights working with King Arthur.

"Okay, I guess we'll just watch, not doing anything." Yang said, crossing her arms, already looking extremely bored.

"I hope those two can beat them, especially Sonic." Blake said, a little worried for the blue blur.

"Why is that, exactly?" Weiss asked the worried cat.

"Because from what I gather in town while searching for the Blacksmith, it is said that Sir Lancelot is the strongest of the Knights of the Round Table, almost as powerful as King Arthur himself." She explained.

"Guess that is something to be worried about." Weiss said, now looking worried for their favorite hedgehog.

"I'm confident Sonic will take him down, no problem." Yang reassured, having full faith in Sonic's abilities. "As for Sir Arc over there, if he's like Jaune at all, Ruby should beat him easily."

"I hope so." Blake mumbled, watching the fight between Sonic and Sir Lancelot.

"Now we shall see what you can do." Lancelot said, getting ready to swipe at Sonic again with his destructive blade.

The two hedgehogs clash blades at high speeds, hoping either will show an opening to deliver a swift strike, but neither knight lets up for that chance. Sonic decided to deliver a frontal assault at Lancelot, but he manages to dodge it. "You're going to have to do better than that to defeat me." He said, kicking Sonic in the stomach, knocking him afar, then throws some Chaos Spears to deal some more damage.

Sonic quickly got up, blocking all the spears with his sword. "Man, I knew this guy was gonna be trouble!" Sonic said, dodging more of Lancelot's devastating, lightning-fast assaults.

"Your foe is a Knight of the Round Table. Do not let your guard down." Caliburn encouraged the hedgehog as he fights.

Nearby, Ruby is, surprisingly, having a hard time fighting against Sir Arc, who is able to block some of her attacks and get some good hits on her. 'Man, Jaune was never THIS tough back at home.' Ruby thought to herself, but was successful in landing a blow on Arc. He then decided to throw his shield which missed the speedy rose.

"Ha, you missed." Ruby taunted.

A smile then forms on Arc's face, "Did I?" As soon as he said that, his shield came right back, hitting Ruby's head in the process.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow." Ruby said in pain as she holds her throbbing head. Arc comes in for a forward slash, in which Ruby dodges thanks to her speedy semblance. She then finds herself back-to-back with Sonic.

"So, how's your fight going?" Ruby asked the blue hedgehog, all exhausted.

"Not too great, you?" He replied, starting to lose breath.

"Not too great either."

"Are you guys okay?" Weiss asked the two. "Do you need some help?"

"No way, we can take these guys down." Sonic replied, then see Lancelot and Arc right where they are.

"Knave the Hedgehog, eh? It really does fit someone as pathetic as you." Lancelot insulted the blue knight.

"It's Sonic the Hedgehog! And I'm not pathetic!" Sonic exclaimed.

"I don't know. I think I'd have to agree. Knave fits you to a T!" Caliburn agreed with their opponent.

"Oh, shut up!"

"Shall will finish them master?" Arc asked Lancelot.

"I guess we should." He said, as they prepare for one last attack to finish them off for good.

"Do you have a plan Sonic? They're coming right towards us!" Ruby asked, looking worried.

"Why are you asking me, aren't you supposed to be a leader?" Sonic replied back.

"Aren't you? I haven't really come up with anything. Arc is really strong." Ruby replied.

"May I suggest using your Soul Surge?" Caliburn suggested.

"What's this Soul Surge you're talking about?" Sonic asked his babbling sword.

"You gained this ability after the Blacksmith sharpened me up. Just concentrate and wait for the right moment to attack." Caliburn explained.

"Why didn't you tell me this sooner?!" shouted Sonic.

"You never asked. Now hurry, they are getting ready to attack us." Caliburn calmly responded in quick haste.

"Prepare for your end!" Lancelot declared, thrusting himself and Arc right at the speed demons, but in a blazing flash, as if all of time slowed down except for Sonic, he attacks the two powerful knights with a fury of lightning-fast sword swings, faster than they could blink, leaving Ruby to be the one to finish them with a devastating, horizontal scythe swing, bringing the two to their knees, with the blade of Lancelot falling next to Sonic's feet.

"I was far too careless. Tsk…" Lancelot grunted in defeat, trying to tend to his wounds. He then approached Arc to help him escape. "Are you okay Arc?" He asked his pupil.

"I'm fine." He answered while getting up, cleaning himself off in the process. The two take their attention towards Sonic and Ruby as the rest of the Avengers approach them.

"We will meet again, Knave the Hedgehog. Same to you, Sir Ruby." Lancelot said before teleporting himself and Arc to an unknown location

"MY NAME'S NOT KNAVE!" Sonic exclaimed.

BGM End

BGM-Sonic and the Black Knight OST-Calm After the Battle: Arondight

With the Knight of the Round Table and his apprentice gone to parts they don't care about, the Avengers continued their trek through the Deep Woods, closing in to the Lady of the Lake's home.

"Wow… So he was one of the Knights of the Round Table?" Sonic asked his sacred blade and Blake about Lancelot.

"Yes. And like I said, he's the strongest one of them all, closest to King Arthur." Blake replied.

"That is correct. And just like his master, his apprentice, Sir Arc, was a very tough one to beat. It was mere luck that allowed you both to defeat them." Caliburn said to Sonic and Ruby.

"If you say so..." Sonic shrugged.

"I can't believe that the Jaune of this world was so hard to beat. I mean, the one we know is certainly not as powerful, or skilled enough to pull off some of those attacks." Ruby said, thinking back to her battle with Sir Arc.

"What I want to know is why didn't you both deal them the final blow?" Caliburn asked them.

"If they were from the Underworld or are some Grimm, maybe." Yang answered for both of them. "But these are people, some that we recognize. Killing them would feel wrong, even if they are on the wrong side. As our pal Peter likes to say, 'With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.'" She finger-wagged.

"Such sympathy is an insult to a knight." Caliburn responded.

"Is it really such a big deal?" Weiss asked.

"Yeah, I know right. Besides, we got THIS, didn't we?" Sonic said, holding up Lancelot's sword.

"What is that sword called anyway?" Blake asked Caliburn.

"It is called Arondight, one of the sacred swords of this land. Take good care of it." He replied.

"No problem." Sonic said as they finally arrived at the enchanted lake, the home of the Lady of the Lake.

BGM End

"This looks like the place." Yang said.

BGM-Sonic and the Black Knight OST-Nimue: Lady of the Lake

They all then walk closer to see a familiar, but different pink hedgehog in a dress is waiting for them. "I've been waiting for you all, knights from another world." Niume greeted the group approached her.

"Woah!" Sonic immediately recognized the girl and wants to run as far away from her as possible.

"Fool! Where are you going?" Caliburn asked the startled hedgehog.

"But that's…!"

"Someone you were supposed to meet like a day ago for a you-know-what." Yang teased the hedgehog with a smug grin on her muzzle.

"Guys, this is not the time. Bow your head for the Lady of the Lake." Weiss ordered so they could respectively bow their heads.

"I think I know why you are all here. It's about Excalibur, isn't it?" Niume asked, knowing full well of the dangers happening involving King Arthur.

"Yes, that's right!" Ruby said, quickly getting up.

Sonic also gets up as he grabs her head to her shoulder, "You sure don't waste any time, lady!" He unknowingly flirted with the lady of the lake, causing Weiss and Blake to face palm, while Yang lets out a little chuckle.

"You idiots! Get back down!" Weiss ordered them.

"I agree. Show some respect." Caliburn said, getting the anxiety speedsters to back off and sit next to Nimue.

"I'll tell you how hinder the scabbard's power of immortality. I'm the one who gave it to him, so it's kind of my fault, see?" She said, feeling responsible for putting the entire kingdom in jeopardy.

"It's okay Nimue, we understand." Ruby said, with the rest nodding in agreement.

"I know, but still…"

"Still what?" Yang asked.

"Whoever defeats King Arthur and takes his scabbard...Might end up turning out the same way, right?" Nimue believed.

"I guess…" Ruby responded.

"So I have three tests for you all. Would like to hear them?" Nimue asked them.

"Sure. Fire away." Sonic replied with a thumbs up.

"First, free the innocents from King Arthur's dungeon. Second, offer compassion to those in need. Third, defeat King Arthur's Knights of the Underworld." She explained as they walked out of the lake.

"You have three days...Good luck." She said before disappearing like some ghost.

"I get it. She's only going to tell the secret to a true knight." Sonic understood.

"That does make sense." Blake said.

"Are you all up to the task? This will not be easy." Caliburn asked the Avengers.

"We've tackled MUCH harder tasks before, right guys?" Ruby asked her team.

"Right!"

"Well then, how about you Sonic? Are you up to this?" Caliburn asked him.

"Heh! I'm the world's fastest hedgehog!" Sonic cockily replied with a thumbs up to himself. "Check it out! You will be calling me "Sir" before you know it!" He said as they all head out to do the tests of a true knight.

BGM-Sonic X OST-Sonic Drive

Ruby: Hey, everyone. My name is Ruby Rose. In order for us to learn how to beat King Arthur, we got to complete some tests in three days to prove ourselves. This shouldn't be a problem. But then we saw a little girl crying by her lonesome, saying her family is in danger. Don't worry. We Huntress Freedom Fighting Avengers do this stuff almost every day.

Next time on D-Avengers: Avenging Knights:

The Knucklehead and his Lies

Ruby: Guess, even in this world, Knuckles is kinda dumb.