SuperSonicSpeed: I'm here! Late! But here!

Shadow: You rushed.

Sonic: Yeah!

SuperSonicSpeed: Ehehehehe... I don't own the characters. START!

Sonic watched as Lancelot began putting on his armor, getting ready for the upcoming trainees.

"Shiny!"

Lancelot looked at Sonic and smiled,

"Very." He began putting on the gauntlets, "And one day, you'll wear armor as well."

Sonic nodded and jumped off the bed.

"Ready to go?" Lancelot opened the door.

He saluted, "Yes Sir Knight."

Lancelot chuckled and gave a serious face, "Back to guard position and set to march."

Sonic followed each instruction and began marching out the door. As Lancelot closed the door, he heard an 'oof' from down the hall.

"Sowwy my liege!" Sonic bowed.

The king was surprised, "There is no need to-"

"A knight must always pwotect his king."

Lancelot smiled, 'He also doesn't interrupt the king when addressed.'

"He's learning quickly." The king looked over to Lancelot, "I'm impressed."

"Yes," Lancelot knelt down to Sonic's level, "Why don't you find Gawain and anno- I mean, play with him? I'm sure he'll want to see your new sword technique."

Sonic nodded excitedly and ran at a normal pace, "UNCLE GAWAIN!"

Lancelot and the king began laughing.

"Have you found someone to bare you an heir?" Lancelot asked as they quieted down.

The kings eyes saddened, "I'm afraid not. But I..." The king hesitated, "I did have an offer."

Lancelot gave a confused look, "Offer? What Is it my king?"

They both looked out the window and saw Sonic chasing around a butterfly. He stopped and pointed one finger out and waited. His patience was rewarded when the butterfly landed on his finger. After observing it, he let it go and began looking for Gawain again. The king looked at Lancelot,

"Your son seems to possess qualities that a king should have."

Lancelot didn't seem surprised, 'I was right... He has been observing him.' Lancelot looked back out the window, "Sonic is a free spirited kit, born to be a Knight, you and I both know that. The law states that a blood-relative takes the throne, not the son of a knight. Forgive me my liege, but I must decline your offer. Please understand this decision."

Lancelot bowed and began to walk away, 'Besides, if I did take the offer, I wouldn't be able to be around him as much anymore and teach him what I know. A pampered life, isn't always the best life. Especially when you don't know how to defend yourself.'

The king let out a short sigh, 'My offer still stands Lancelot. I'll ask once more once the kit has grown.' He casually walked towards the throne room.

Outside

"I win!" Sonic laughed as he sat on Gawain.

When he saw Lancelot coming, he gave him a pleading look. Lancelot just shook his head,

"Looks like you're losing your touch."

"Says the Knight who tripped over the king's robes."

Sonic's ears perked up, "Is that true daddy!?"

Lancelot flushed, "It was when I was first starting..."

Flashback

"I knight thee, Sir Lancelot, Knight of Camelot. May you prosper in our lands." The sword tapped Lancelot's shoulders lightly, "You may rise."

The crowd cheered along with Percival and Gawain. Lancelot stood and bowed, "I give you my thanks, your majesty."

Both turned towards different people and Lancelot never noticed he had accidently stepped on the king's robe. When the king gave a harsh tug without looking, a thud echoed down the hall.

Gawain was the first to burst into laughter, "It seems our new knight needs some training on reflexes."

Lancelot was happy the helmet covered his face.

End Flashback

"To this day, I bring it up whenever he gets too cocky." Gawain ruffled Sonic's quills, "It keeps him in check."

Lancelot scoffed, "Are we hear to talk or to train?"

Gawain shrugged, "What? I'm just being and honest knight."

"Need I bring up what happened to you when we first entered the village of-"

"NOT INFRONT OF THE KID!" Gawain yelled in horror, "Let's go! Circle! NOW!"

Lancelot smirked at his victory when he felt a small tug on his leg. He looked down to see his son holding his wooden sword behind him and looking at the ground, randomly kicking up some dirt.

"What is it Sonic?"

"I was hoping," Sonic looked up, "Can I twain with you and Gawain today?"

Lancelot processed what he heard and hugged his son, "It would make us very happy."

Sonic smiled and ran into the circle. Percival and Gawain looked at Lancelot who only nodded and took his position.

"GO!"

Sonic was surprised when they started. Each one clashed with speed and accurate precision. Lancelot broke from the group and jumped towards Sonic who raised his sword to defend like his father normally did. Lancelot disappeared behind and lightly tapped the back of Sonic's head.

"Still slow."

He disappeared again leaving Sonic to look around, 'Where'd he go?'

Lancelot appeared in front of him and poked Sonic's forehead, "That's two."

Sonic understood the little game his father was playing, 'I need to avoid one more poke. But where is he?'

Lancelot appeared on his left side, 'I win this one.' Lancelot was about to poke him but Sonic was no longer in front of him, "What?"

He felt a poke on his leg and was surprised to see Sonic wasn't around, "Where?"

He caught a bit of what Gawain said, "He's been gifted with..." He felt another poke.

Sonic appeared in front of him, "2 for 2 daddy."

Lancelot smiled, "Let's see who gets the last one." They both blurred, but it was only a matter of seconds when they heard,

"Awww! I was so close!" Sonic pouted as he was picked up by Lancelot.

"Yes it was, I underestimated you." He hugged him, "You have a valuable gift."

"Gift?" Sonic was confused.

"Did you not notice your speed little one?" Percival asked.

Sonic shook his head, "Am I sick?"

Lancelot chuckled, "No son. You should be happy. Not many can acquire such swiftness without spells."

Sonic smiled, "Can I go play with my toys now?"

Lancelot put him down and saw Sonic burst through the wind without hesitation.

"That surely raised the bar in what's expected of him," Gawain looked at him worried, "You know that right?"

Lancelot didn't turn, "I've said it before, the road to knighthood is never easy." He walked off to inspect the trainees.

Percival gave Gawain a worried look, "You don't think he'll push him too hard, do you?"

Gawain sighed, "We both know how he is. He expects more than 100% from everyone."

They observed as some of the trainees became hesitant as Lancelot passed by. Lancelot wrote something down and continued walking.

"He takes this all way too seriously." Percival and Gawain walked to the circle and began to train.

With Sonic

Sonic ran through the hallways and reached his little room without getting caught or seen. He quickly opened his treasure chest and began taking out toys at random.

"Hello little one."

Sonic turned and bowed, "Hello King."

He smiled and gestured for him to rise, "Tell me, do you like being a knight?"

"Yeah!," He began to jump around, "I get to play all day!"

"That's good to hear," The king took out something from his robe, "I want you to have something."

Sonic looked at the pendant that dangled in the kings hand.

"It was given to me when I was a child." He put it around Sonic's neck, "But I'd like you to have it."

Sonic looked at the small gem within the pendant and the carved in symbols. The silver was heavy, meaning it was of high quality.

"Thank you my king!" He hugged him tight, "I'll always have it with me."

"You're welcome." The king returned the hug and stood up, "I should leave you to play."

"Do you wish to play with me?" Sonic looked at him innocently, "Daddy won't be here for a little bit."

The king smiled and played with the kit, time forgotten.

"My liege."

He turned to see Lancelot at the doorway.

"Daddy!" Sonic ran into Lancelot and hugged him tight.

"Lancelot," He stood up, "I was only here to accompany him, nothing more."

Lancelot noticed the pendant around Sonic's neck, "Yeah daddy! We played games and everything."

He smiled as he picked him up, "Is that so?" He looked at the king and sighed, "Thank you for being with him."

The king nodded and hurried to attend a few business matters.

Supper Time

"You should have witnessed the speed he had!" Gawain yelled for the world to hear.

Sonic ignored his crazy uncle and continued eating,

'That feeling is back again...'

He looked around and noticed that shadowy figure again. The yellow eyes flickered to a neon green and back.

Sonic looked at his dad who seemed annoyed by the conversations that hummed around the table.

"Daddy," he whispered, "Can we got to bed?"

Lancelot looked at his son and noticed the terrified expression he had. He looked around to see if he spotted something,

"Is it that shadow again?" he asked.

Sonic nodded and raised his arms to be picked up. Lancelot complied and put him on his lap,

"Supper is almost over, hold on a bit longer. Alright?"

He felt Sonic nod against his chest and looked back at everyone else.

With Mephilis

"Our liege," The shadow bowed, "We have wonderful news for-"

Mephilis raised his hand to halt them, "I know of the kits gift. I have one of my own spying on him to see if he develops anything new." He stood up, "As for you, have you done what I asked of you?"

"Yes your highness, the plan is ready to be put in motion."

Mephilis's eyes lit up with a crazed flame, "Excellent. Let's see how strong these Knight's of the Round table are."

His laughter echoed through the wall of the darkened kingdom as his shadows began to make their way to Camelot.

SuperSonicSpeed: That ends this chapter!

Shadow: Hey! You forgot to answer a question from chapter 1!

Sonic: Yeah! It was from Nova Lioness! Her question was, who's Lancelot's wife?

SuperSonicSpeed: Sorry that took so long Nova! The wife I debated for a while... I thought it would be a hedgehog version of Maria. When I wrote down eyes like his mother's, I realized that I didn't want to change anything that characterized Maria and I really wanted to avoid creating a new character overall. In the end I left it as an open character, so the reader decides who the mom is. I hope this answers your question!

Sonic: Wait, so whose the king?

SuperSonicSpeed: Uh... Well, in the game, Sonic is the one and true King Arthur but there's a little twist that will explain later on who he is.

Shadow: Excuses, excuses.

SuperSonicSpeed: NUH UH! Till next time everyone!