A/N: I don't own anything. See chapter one for information.

"Talking"

'Thought'

Chapter 3: The Encounter with the Assassin

After the battle with heartless, the group spread out and search for the clue about the heartless. Thanks to Tails's device, they can now move freely without being spotted by civilian. Nevertheless, they keep their move carefully as they don't want to attract people by their sound of footsteps.

The blue hedgehog, Sonic, now be seen jumping from one building to another building. He actually wants to walk on the main road instead of doing this, but due to his habit, he cannot hold himself for doing it again, although in his thought it was good idea since it will be more safe to search around by jumping around the building.

'Hmm, looks like there is no sign of heartless yet,' Sonic thought as he keeps on jumping while looking down at the main street. He can see people wandering doing their usual stuff and the hedgehog couldn't help but remember of this sight. However, his fur suddenly perked up as he began to feel something approaching him. 'Someone's coming. But why? I thought this bracelet should hide my presence.' Sonic thought as he began to stop his movement in one of the building.

'Come to think of it, Tails mentioned that normal person cannot see our presence while we wearing this bracelet. That means…' His thought was stopped as he turned behind and saw a girl wearing black gothic descend from the sky with white wings on her back. She has a long-blonde hair and its color was golden, makes Sonic couldn't help but blush a bit. What's make more him interested it's that he can see her white panties below her black gothic clothes, and Sonic turned around a bit seeing this embarrassing scene. 'Damn! I really need to strain myself.'

As the girl landed on the top of the building, the girl began to spoke emotionless while grabbing something on her hand. Sonic looked on it and it was some food the girl hold to it. "…who are you?"

"I actually want to ask same thing," Sonic replied casual. "Just curious, did you notice my presence?"

"Yes, I am. I witness your fight against that black creature," the girl said as she take out something from the bag and began to eat it. Sonic assume that she was eating a fish-like things, but he decided to ignore it first.

"Witness our fight?" Sonic asked surprised. "Oh you mean the heartless, huh? Yeah, we did back there. Since you can see our presence, I'm assuming that you're not exactly a normal person, right?"

The girl nodded slightly. "I'm an assassin from outer space. People in this world tend to call it 'aliens'. Are you an alien as well?"

"Ah aliens and assassin huh? Guess it won't surprise me after all," Sonic scratched his head. "Well, I don't know whether I'm an alien or not. You can ask Mikado for more information."

The girl raised her eyebrows a bit hearing the woman's name. "Mikado? As in Doctor Mikado? Do you make acquaintance with her?"

"Why yes, I am. She's helping us while we're on this world," Sonic replied. "That aside, can I…umm…ask you something?" the hedgehog scratch his chin lightly.

"Yes, what is it?" The girl replied emotionless as ever be.

"I don't want to bother…but…" Sonic looked down on the girl's cloth and her skirt, well it wasn't called skirt actually. "Don't you realize that if you jump down like that earlier, your panties might be seen on many people?"

Oh Sonic might want to regret asking those words as the girl now become blushing like a red and began to shake a bit. The hedgehog suddenly feels a déjà vu of this scene. 'Oh boy, please don't tell me I say something wrong here.' Sonic thought in fear as he can see the girl began glaring at him.

"…I hate ecchi," the girl muttered while let out a dark aura. In response, she began to transform her hand into a sword and slashed towards poor hedgehog. Sonic managed to avoid her attack quickly before he turns into mincemeat.

"…Remind me never ask that thing to this girl," Sonic grumbled as he regret asking that word. As he thought, the girl now began to chase him down like a bulldog and slashing him all way down, only for Sonic to avoid it with ease. 'I don't want to make a ruckus here. Guess I'm going for safe road then. But I'm impress for this girl. No wonder she called herself an assassin.' Sonic thought in amazement as he began running…err, I mean jumping to another building while running in full speed as well.

As he keeps on jumping from building to building, Sonic looked on his back and saw the girl managed to keep his pace using her wings. 'Wow, she's fast!' The girl began to turn her hair into many fists and landed straight on poor hedgehog. Luckily, Sonic once again avoid her attack as he came out from the dust created by the girl's hair fists and continue his escape.

"You really interesting one, hedgehog," the girl said as she keeps on relentless attack on Sonic Because of the experience, Sonic managed to avoid all of her attacks, though he knows that he can't keep on running like this.

'Looks like I have to resolve this one way or another. Otherwise, this will keep on forever,' Sonic thought as he began to stop and turned around facing the girl who is now began to dashed on the poor hedgehog. He summoned his keyblade and at that moment, his blade now began crossing with the girl's blade. However, the girl transformed another hand to another blade and now she got two-blades on her sleeve. Now this makes Sonic wonder whether he can survive this one. "Sorry, but I haven't answer your question earlier," Sonic said as he began hold his keyblade on his chest. "My name is Sonic. Pleasant to meet you."

The girl replied still glaring at him. "Konjiki no Yami, or Yami as people called me here in this world." With that, the fight begun as Sonic and Yami cross their blade one on another.

Meanwhile, we now turned the attention to one poor boy. He had spiky-red haired one and had golden eyes on it. He's wearing what it looks a casual one since today is Sunday and that means no school for him. Beside him was a pink-haired girl wearing casual clothes with gray skirt on her hips. She's now keep hugging on the boy's arm. "Oy, Lala, can't you let go of me? I can't move freely here."

"Hai~!" The girl named Lala said happily as she began to let go her grip. Yup, this is Lala Satalin Deviluke, the princess of planet Deviluke and the fiancée of Yuuki Rito, the boy she just hold on earlier. "Ne, Rito, where are we going?"

"Shopping of course! Don't you remember Mikan asked us to do that? Honestly, you can be clumsy sometimes," Rito replied slight annoyed.

"Ah yes, I forget that we have to do shopping. Ehehe, sorry about that," Lala responded in clumsy way. As the couple began to walk towards the shopping district, they notice on one particular scene as they saw Yami doing something…weird according with Yuuki's eyes, but in Lala case, she can see Yami attacking something blue on her eyes. "Hey Rito, is that Yami-chan?"

"You right, it is Yami-san! But what is she doing right there?" Rito asked. Lala surprised that her fiancée cannot see that Yami Is attacking a poor hedgehog there. She can assume either is Rito's blind or only Lala can see the hedgehog.

"In any case, let's go and help Yami-san, Rito!" Lala then grabbed on Rito's hand and running at full speed, making poor Rito dizzy. Just for information, Lala had enormous strength and speed as well, making her dangerous even though sometimes she always acts clumsy.

Back to the fight, Sonic can feel that this girl, Yami as he remembers is worth on his term. Judging by his scout, she can transform any part of her body into some weapon, and that is one thing Sonic might find it challenging on him. On the other hand, Yami feels that this hedgehog, Sonic was no ordinary one. Every time she tries to attack, the hedgehog blocked or avoids it, and even he can counter attack on her. As a result these two ended up in stale mate. "Hey Yami, I think we should finish this already." Sonic began to disarm his keyblade as he's already tired from his battle against heartless.

"..Why are you disarm your weapon?" Yami said emotionless as she still on fighting stance.

Sonic began to sit casually, not wanting of another fight. "I'm already tired actually, and if I'm going to be serious before the fight started, I could end up kill you in process." Yami was surprised. She was fighting him all this time and he said that he wasn't serious at all? "I know you might be surprised, but trust me; I don't want to kill a beautiful girl like you."

Now she began to blush. Sonic said that he doesn't want to kill a beautiful girl like her? This cause Yami began to tremble a bit and makes Sonic backed away a bit, not wanting on another rampage from her side. "Umm…Yami? Sorry if I say something like that, but just spare me alright? I don't have any strength left here." Sonic said while chuckled a bit.

"…it's alright. You're not my target actually. It's against my principal, and plus, you're interesting one to watch," Yami replied as she lowered her stance and returned her weapon form into normal parts on her body. Minutes later, she walks towards the tired hedgehog and give a fish-like things food on him. "Here. You must be hungry."

"Umm…thanks," Sonic take on her offer and began to eat it. He can feel a sweet sensation on her tongue and it was delicious as well. "This is good! What is this food called Yami?"

"…Taiyaki," Yami replied with emotionless eyes as well. The two of them began to eat casually before Sonic began to ask something.

"Just curious, you said that I'm not your target. Who is your target actually?" Sonic asked. Before Yami was about to reply, two more people coming on the scene. Lala carrying Rito by grabbing on his shoulder and fly to where Yami and Sonic was using her wings on her back.

"Yami-san! Are you alright?" Lala began to rush on blonde girl, dropping the poor Rito in process as he landed roughly.

"Princess…" Yami saw Lala come down to check her condition to see if she okay. Sonic saw this and decided to leave the scene behind.

'Looks like I'm better off, don't want more disturbance,' Sonic smiled weakly before decided to ditch off. Just as he about to leave the scene, he was suddenly being hugged by Lala in a process. He realized that his back was touching her chest as Sonic began to blush. "H-Hey, what's on the rush here?"

"Wow! A talking hedgehog!" Lala said happily as he began to hug Sonic tighter. This cause the poor hedgehog to suffocate a bit and he decided to let go from her grip by disappear and reappear on another spot.

'Sorry Tails, but I think you should improve this device next time,' Sonic sighed as he needs to take this note to Tails once the group gets reunited.

"Ne ne, are you an alien as well?" Lala asked with sweet tone as she stared down at Sonic with bright eyes.

"Lala, what are you talking about?" Rito responded as he gets on to his feet after a rough landing. Boy how poor luck he had. "There's no one here besides us."

'So that's Yuuki Rito huh? I feel sorry for the boy there,' Sonic thought in sympathy before he decided to let go of his bracelet so Rito can notice his presence. As he put off the bracelet, now Rito can see Sonic perfectly clear. "Yo! What's up? You must be Yuuki Rito, right?"

"W-wow wow wow," Rito backed away a bit as he just saw what it looks like a talking blue hedgehog. "Why I notice your presence now? And wait, how did you know my name?"

"Actually, it will take a long story if we stayed in this place," Sonic scratched his head. "Let's take somewhere safe where no one's around here."

Eventually, Sonic and his new friend decided to take somewhere safe. Of course, Sonic put his bracelet on just in case of safety. This makes Rito cannot see his presence but he can feel that Sonic's there because only Lala and Yami can see Sonic since both of them were technically not a normal person, alien to be precise. Moments later, they arrived at Local Park where Sonic and his group first arrive. Since there's no one around the place, it was perfect spot to have a talk.

"Hmm, I guess this one will perfect," Sonic said to himself before turning towards to other three persons. He let go of his bracelet so Rito can see his presence. Now it was only Sonic, Lala, Yami, and the poor yet lucky boy Yuuki Rito left in the scene. "You must be…umm…Lala Sata…what's your name again? I swear Mikado already explained this before."

"It's Lala Satalin Deviluke, desu~!" Lala corrected with her bright smile.

"Ah yeah, that's the one!" Sonic snapped his finger. "Damn, how could I forget about that important one?"

"Umm…sorry to interrupt," Rito asked while scratching his back. "Just wondering, are you an alien as well?"

"Ah sorry, where's my manner here?" Sonic realized about Rito's presence. "The name's Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog. I'm here to protect your world."

To Be Continued

Lala: Yeah~! Another alien~!

Rito: Lala, calm down a bit…

Yami: You're very interesting one, Sonic.

Sonic: Ah well, I already seen weirder than this.

Rito: By the way Sonic, what do you mean 'protect my world'?"

Sonic: Well, that will be explained in next chapter.

Mikan: Rito, where's the shopping I told you before?

Rito: Mikan! Why are you here? I thought you were home with Nana, Momo, and Celine.

Mikan: Mou, I couldn't help but worried about the stuff.

Sonic: Ah well. Next chapter…Meeting interesting people.

Lala: Be sure to give us a lot of cookies~!

Yami: *sweatdrop* umm…it's actually 'reviews', princess.

Trivia:

1. Yami's code name was Konjiki no Yami, or in English translation called 'Golden Darkness'. In TLR universe, she called Yami because of the code name she obtained.

2. This was takes at the end of the manga of TLR, but not the beginning of TLR:Darkness, meaning that Rito already confessed to Lala and Haruna.

3. Yami's dislike was an ecchi person, meaning that if the person stared at her with ecchi mind or doing ecchi stuff at her, she will muttered, "I hate ecchi..." and began to punish that person whether it was an accident or not.

4. Ecchi: an often used slang term in the Japanese language for erotic fantasy and sexual innuendos. It doesn't have a harsh meaning as hentai.

sonic-elric

01 April 2012

17.00 PM