Chapter Six
Tails was shocked to see Luke in the bed next to him in Cream's house of all places.
Tails slowly got out of his bed, testing if his legs were okay and silently walked out of the room.
Tails walked downstairs to find Cream, Cheese, Vanilla, Sonic and two royal guards siting on the couches in the living room.
'What is going on here?' Tails asked, surprising everyone.
'Tails you're okay!' Cream said, getting up from her seat and hugging Tails.
'Hey buddy, you okay?' Sonic asked as he stood beside him.
'Yes everyone I am okay. Now what is going on here?' Tails asked again as Cream let go.
'The guards are here to take the man in red to the castle for questioning and I am here to help them escort him' Sonic answered.
'Wait, why?' Tails asked, confused.
'Well he was the one who destroyed Knothole; he did injury me and you badly and he nearly killed you' Sonic said, answering his question once again.
'But I think you've got it all wrong Sonic' Tails said.
'Huh?' both Cream and Sonic asked in unison. Vanilla and the guards looked at Tails.
'I know for certain that he did injure you Sonic, but I think that the other charges are false' Tails explained.
'What are you talking about?' asked one of the guards.
'Let me explain what happened on the hill' said Tails as he sat down on the couch, but Tails planned to hold back the part about him being in his dreams as well as Cosmo and himself and the fact he knew his name.
'So you are saying that he didn't commit those crimes, but someone else did.' The second guard said after Tails had finished his story.
'Yes, basically' Tails replied.
'Well that doesn't change anything, he still has to be taken back' the first guard said.
Everyone was silent, until they all heard a muffled shout from upstairs.
'What was that?' Vanilla asked.
'I don't know, let's check it out!' Sonic said anxiously.
Everyone walked upstairs to find out what the noise was when a large thud came from the guest room where Tails was sleeping.
Everyone, except Cream, Cheese and Vanilla, charged inside to see what the noise was.
Luke's entire upper body rose from the bed sheets as he yelled out a name.
He then noticed that he awoke in a bed and he didn't know where he was.
He cranked his head around to see where he was.
He saw an empty bed next on his right and a bookshelf with his hooded robe and his sword on the top of it.
Luke slowly got out of the bed, supporting himself as his legs were asleep, and made his way to the end of the bed, close to the bookshelf.
He slowly stood on his legs, making sure they could support him, applying his full weight to his legs.
They held firm as he stood, but as he took the first step they gave way, causing a large bang to occur on the floor. Luke tried to stand but soon found himself losing conscious.
'Damn! I'm not healed yet!' Luke thought angrily as he lost conscious.
Luke lied on the floor and fully lost conscious as four people charged into the room.
Everyone entered the room to find Luke; everyone except Tails didn't know his name, lying on the floor unconscious.
'He was trying to escape. We must take him at once' the second guard stated.
'Now listen hear, I am okay with you both waiting here, but as long as you are in my house, you will follow my rules so the man stays here until he is conscious!' Vanilla said angrily.
Both guards looked at each other and nodded and walked away muttering.
Luke's body moved a little and his head looked up.
'Not the best place to lose conscious but not the worst so I can't really talk' he said.
Everyone jumped and looked at him in surprise, except Tails who didn't know why but he walked quickly to Luke and was kneeling beside him trying to help him.
'Are you okay?' Tails asked.
'Yeah I'm okay' Luke replied. 'Tails don't mention my name okay?' he added, whispering to Tails.
'Okay' Tails replied, standing up now.
'Do you need anything?' asked Vanilla, coming out of shock.
'Can he get it himself?' Sonic asked rudely.
'Now Sonic don't be rude' Vanilla said, sternly. 'Now, do you need anything um…?'
'Flare please, and may I have a glass of water please?' Luke asked.
'Flare, huh' Sonic said, with a snort at the end.
'An alias. But why?' Tails thought.
'Cream, may you please get Flare a glass of water?' the large rabbit asked.
The little rabbit shyly walked out of the room to get the water.
'So why don't you get off the floor?' Sonic asked.
'My body is injured so I have to wait until it's done.' Luke replied.
'What do you mean?' Sonic asked, confused.
'I can't say' Luke replied as Cream came through the door.
Cream slowly placed the glass beside Luke's head and quickly walked behind Vanilla.
Luke lifted his head enough to reach the glass and drink the water.
He finished and put the glass down and jumped up off the floor, surprising everyone.
Luke started stretching his arms and said 'There we are. What?'
'Uuuummmm…' Sonic replied, confused again.
'Now I must thank you Ms.?' Luke started.
'Vanilla' she replied.
'Vanilla, okay then. I must thank you Ms. Vanilla and your daughter for your hospitality' Luke started as he got his robe and sword from the bookshelf.
'But I must be leaving now' he finished as his gear was attached completely.
'Wait a second, there are two people downstairs waiting for you' Sonic said as he stopped him.
'Okay then, let's make this quick' Luke said as he left the room and went downstairs with the others.
'Ah, you're awake. Time to go now' the first guard said.
'Where?' Luke asked.
'You're coming with us to your court trial. We would have taken you while you were asleep but Ms. Vanilla was kind enough to let you stay here' the second guard said.
'Court huh? Let us go then' Luke said cheerfully.
'What! You're just going with them like that?' Tails shouted.
'Court is where the truth comes out Tails. And maybe I might run into someone there that I am looking for' Luke said.
'Here is the deal' he directed his speech back to the guards. 'I'll go peacefully if you follow these conditions. I keep my sword, you both stand beside me but don't touch me, Tails and the others come with us and that is it' Luke finished.
The guards both looked at him as he smiled at them.
'I suggest you take that option' Tails said, interrupting their thoughts and surprising everyone. 'He can do it that way or no way at all'.
The guards signaled everyone to come with them and as they walked down the road to the court they wondered how he knew the way to it.