Chapter Four: Big Adventure Begins
It has been a couple of hours since Scourge had interfered in the wedding ceremony. Knuckles was helping Sonic wake up. Sonic has been unconscious for a while, because of Scourge's guard hitting him in the back of the head with a staff.
"Sonic! Wake up!" Knuckles called. Sonic groans, and slowly opens his eyes.
"God help this headache, I have!" Sonic groaned in pain.
"Oh, thank goodness!" Aleena thankfully stated.
"Wait! Amy! Where is Amy?!" Sonic asked worriedly.
"Oh. Well, about that, Scourge captured her." Jules told him. Sonic stood up as fast as he could.
"Captured?! Scourge?! He captured Amy?! When?! Where?!" Sonic asked, very worriedly.
"We have no idea, Sonic. He killed most of my guards, held most of us captive, and captured Amy. He never said where he was going." Knuckles explained.
"Not a word at all?" Sonic asked, as a sad tear fell from his eye.
"I'm sorry, Sonic. She's gone." Jules stated. Sonic sobbed uncontrollably.
"No! No, she CAN'T be gone! He must have taken her somewhere! She's still out there!" Sonic yelled, and hoped.
"I'm sorry, Sonic! But there's nothing we can really do, if we don't know where she's been taken!" Knuckles explained. All of a sudden, one of Knuckles' remaining guards barged into the room.
"Your Grace! Sorry for the intrusion, but it's about Scourge!" he called.
"And what about Scourge, Silver?" Knuckles asked.
"I know where he is going!" Silver replied with confidence. Sonic's eyes were open wide with shock.
"You do?! Where, Silver?!" Sonic asked impatiently.
"He's returning to his castle in Antitropolis." Silver explained.
"And how do you know this, Silver?" Tails asked.
"Scourge thought he had killed me, but I just regained conscious when I saw him and his guards capture Amy. I followed them to their ship to hear every word they were saying. Lucky for me, I was never spotted. So as soon as I heard where they were taking her, I had to come back and tell you." Silver finished. Sonic placed a hand on his shoulder.
"You're a brave man, Silver. I thank you for this." Sonic thanked. Silver bows.
"Thank you, Sire." Silver replied.
"But Sonic, even if we know where she is, how are we going to help her?" Jules asked.
"Well, it's a risk I'm willing to die for!" Sonic replied, with determination.
"What are you saying, Sonic?!" Aleena asked worriedly.
"Well, I'm going to find her!" Sonic replied again.
"Sonic, don't be ridiculous! We have nowhere near enough guards to help us fight off Scourge's guards!" Knuckles told him.
"He's right, Sonic! We're outmatched in this situation!" Tails added.
"Well, we'll have to find some new guards then. A woman like Amy is worth the risk!" Sonic demanded.
"Sonic, have you gone mad?! You'll be killed!" Jules snarled.
"Please, Sonic! Think about what you're doing! You're our only child, and if you die, nobody will continue the family legacy!" Aleena pleaded.
"I get it! Alright?! But Father, remember what you told me? About being a King everyone can be proud of?" Sonic asked.
"I do yes, but this is different!" Jules snapped.
"NO, IT'S NOT! This is what you've always taught me! Take charge of Mobius! Lead Mobius, defend Mobius, that's what you told me that I should do, and now I'm doing it! But now you're stopping me from doing what you've taught me all my life, Father?! You are a hypocrite!" Sonic snapped back.
"Sonic, he didn't mean it like that! We just want you to be safe!" Aleena pleaded.
"I will be, Mother. I promise, I will save Amy, and I will come back in one piece. But I have to do this. Either way, it doesn't matter if I die, or don't save Amy, the family legacy will never continue, unless I rescue Amy. Please, Father, I have to do this! You know how much she means to me!" Sonic stated, as another sad tear flows in his eyes. Jules slowly nodded.
"Alright, son. If this is what you have to do, then so be it." Jules stated, as a sad tear fell from his eyes too. Sonic bows to him.
"Thank you, Father. Silver, get a ship ready! We're ready for sail!" Sonic demanded.
"Right away, Sire!" Silver called.
"Well, if you're going, then I'll go too. You know, because you'll need someone who can help mend your weapons." Tails insisted.
"Fair enough, Tails." Sonic smiles.
"Well, I guess I have no other choice in this." Knuckles added.
"Nope! You're coming with us, Knuckles." Sonic teased. Knuckles pouted.
"Right, should we get going to the dock then, Sonic?" Tails asked.
"Indeed!" Sonic replied. After that, they all left for the dock.
A little while later, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Tikal, Jules, and Aleena made it towards the dock. They see their ship anchored, and made their way towards it. Silver placed the steps in place, so people may board.
"Alright, Sire! Ship is ready for sail!" Silver called.
"Good man, Silver!" Sonic called.
Tails and Silver were already making their way aboard the ship. Along with another two members of the army. A purple chameleon named Espio, a green crocodile named Vector.
"Why can't I go with them!" the teenage bee complained.
"Because you're too young, Charmy, and you'll be killed." Knuckles explained. Charmy pouted at that statement.
"Knuckles, for the love of God, please be safe!" Tikal pleaded, as she embraced Knuckles close. Knuckles returned the embrace.
"I will, my love. Do not worry about me." Knuckles told her. She then looks into his eyes.
"I love you, Knuckles." she tells him.
"I love you too, Tikal. I'll be back before you know it." Knuckles replied. After that, he kisses her lovingly on the lips, and made his way aboard the ship.
"Now Sonic, you have everything you need?" Aleena asked.
"I do, Mother. Don't worry, I am not a child any more." Sonic chuckles.
"And don't worry about Alfred and Angelica, they're safe. They're still at the castle. While waiting for you to wake up, we insisted that they stay with us until further notice." Jules explained.
"Lovely." Sonic responded. Aleena kisses Sonic's cheek.
"Take care, my sweetheart. I love you." Aleena sobbed.
"I love you too, Mother. I promise, I will come back." Sonic promised. Sonic then walked to Jules and extended his hand towards him.
"Well, goodbye Father." Sonic told him. But Jules shook his head.
"Why are you trying to shake my hand, Sonic?" Jules asked.
"Well, it's respect, isn't it? You always told me that." Sonic replied. Jules nodded.
"I did indeed. But this moment is different though, because you're my son, Sonic. So a handshake isn't going to cut it this time." Jules explained, as he suddenly gave a fatherly embrace to Sonic. Sonic returns the embrace.
"Thank you, Father!" Sonic thanked as a sad tear fell from his eye.
"Now go, Sonic! Go and save your Princess! Become the King that I am praying for you to be!" Jules told him. Sonic nods, and quickly ran aboard the boat.
"ALL ABOARD! HOIST ANCHOR NOW!" Vector called. And slowly but surely, the ship started moving. Sonic waved goodbye. Jules and Aleena waved back.
"I hope he'll be safe, Jules." Aleena pleaded.
"He will, my darling. I promise." Jules told her.
"How do you know that?" Aleena asked.
"Because the way he is, he reminds me of myself when I was his age." Jules smiles, and a sad tear flows from his eye as he watches the ship sail away. Aleena also has tears flowing from hers. Jules placed one arm around her for comfort.
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(Aleena singing)
I've prayed you'd be our eyes, and watch him where he'll go
And help him to be wise, in times when he won't know
Let him be our prayer, when he loses his way
Lead him to the place, guide him with your grace
To a place where he'll be safe
.
(Jules singing)
The light you've given to us
(Aleena singing)
I pray we've found your light
(Jules singing)
will remain in our hearts
(Aleena singing)
And keep it in our hearts
(Jules singing)
And help to remind us
(Aleena singing)
When stars go out at night
(Jules singing)
That in our prayers
You're a forever lasting star
(Aleena singing)
Let him be our prayer
(Jules singing)
There's a lot of faith
(Aleena singing)
When darkness fill our day
(Jules singing)
Lead him to a place
(Aleena singing)
Guide him with your grace
(Jules and Aleena singing)
Give him faith so he'll be safe
.
We have a dream of a world with no more violence
A world with justice and hope
Grasp your people's hand
As it were symbol of peace and brotherhood
.
(Jules singing)
The strength that you give us
(Aleena singing)
We asked for life to be kind
(Jules singing)
It is our only wish
(Aleena singing)
Please watch him from above
(Jules singing)
So that he will find his love
(Aleena singing)
We hope the souls will find
(Jules singing)
In and around themselves
(Aleena singing)
Another soul to love
(Jules and Aleena singing)
Let him be our prayer
(Aleena singing)
Let him be our prayer
(Jules singing)
Just like every child
(Aleena singing)
Just like every child
.
(Jules and Aleena singing)
Need to find their place, guide them with your grace
Give him faith so he'll be safe
And the faith that
you have lit within her
I feel that he will save her
.
Within a few minutes of watching the ship sail away, it now disappears into the horizon. But what will happen in this exciting adventure, when Sonic and his men go beyond the horizon?