Episode 16

Previously on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius...
Sonic travelled to Station Square to do his Christmas shopping, while TodStar and Shahra had a little time alone in the Great Forest. Or so they thought... "If it isn't my boyfriend and seldom-seen cousin." Someone who TodStar called Lily attacked them.
Meanwhile, both Shadow AND Knuckles had crossed paths with two Mobians who looked and acted similar to them: Lancelot and Gawain. "LET'S GO!" "BRING IT ON!"
Back in Station Square, Sonic met a young Overlander called Hope, who Eggman captured almost instantly after he arrived! "Sonic!" "Hope!" Before Sonic rescues his new friend, Eggman offers the Blue Blur another choice: "Either help Station Square and defeat my Egg Santa, OR you can try to rescue your friend." "I'll come get you, Hope. I promise."
Can Sonic keeps his promise? Who is this Lily that is attacking TodStar? And who are the knights that are fighting Shadow and Knuckles? Find out next on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius!

Chapter Sixteen: Enter the Knights of Mercia! (Part 2 of A Mobian Christmas)

In Station Square, the Egg Carrier had just left the city with it's present, but fortunately, Sonic was there to help!
"Don't worry, folks!" He told the panicing citizens as he revealed a Chaos Emerald and the Sword of Acorns. "I've got this." Sonic then attached the Chaos Emerald to his gauntlet, that started to glow almost instantly...
Soon, golden armor started attaching itself to Sonic, and the Sword of Acorns changed slightly, and it also gained marks of light on it. As Sonic gained a red cape and a gold helmet, he realized how much power he now wielded. "Whoa..." He was once again Excalibur Sonic! "Ha! Let's do this!"
As Excalibur Sonic lunged at Egg Santa, murmurs from the Overlanders started to be heard...
"Isn't that Jules Hedgehog?"
"It can't be. He's supposed to be dead!"
"Whoa. Did Sonic just become a knight, Mommy?"
"I think you're watching too many cartoons, dear. Come along." Whatever missiles were thrown at Excalibur Sonic, he sliced them with his indestructible sword!
"C'mon, is that all you got?" He teased, but as Egg Santa heard that, it suddenly grew to ten times it's original size! "Whoa."

Back in the Egg Carrier, Dr. Eggman was cackling away at Sonic's misfortune.
"Overwhelmed, Sonic?" He asked, not expecting an answer. "I CERTAINLY HOPE SO! Speaking of Hope..." Eggman then turned his attention to the Overlander girl that he captured.
"Sonic'll come for me. Just you wait!" She said while struggling to get out of her chains.
"Oh, I'm counting on that, young lady..." Eggman replied. "...but first, I feel compelled to tell you a secret..." Eggman then whispered something into Hope's ear that made her gasp.

At that moment, Shadow was still fighting Sir Lancelot, the knight that resembled him.
"Lancelot! Stop this senseless fight!" Yelled Shadow.
"Not until only one of us is left standing!" Lancelot replied. Lancelot then took a stab (literally) at Shadow, but missed, thanks to Chaos Control. "Hmph. It seems you and I have more in common than I thought."
"What do you mean by that?" Shadow asked.
"CHAOS PUNISHMENT!" Yelled Lancelot as he warped closer to Shadow using a technique similar to Chaos Control.
"What? That power..." Before Lancelot swung his sword, Shadow escaped it using Chaos Control. This actually kept going for a while until Shadow spotted the Egg Carrier flying over Mercia.
"The doctor..." Shadow said quietly.
"Hold on a moment... isn't that the same monstrosity that attacked Mercia all those years ago?" Lancelot asked as he saw the Egg Carrier.
"I'm not sure..." Shadow replied. "Rouge, Omega, come with me!"
"Wait. Where are you going?" Lancelot asked again as Rouge and Omega ran to Shadow's side.
"To stop Dr. Eggman. Chaos CONTROL!" Shadow replied before using the Chaos Emerald powering Omega to travel up to Eggman's ship.
"We shall meet again, Shadow the Hedgehog..." Said Lancelot, staring at the Egg Carrier as it flew away from Mercia.

Meanwhile, within the Great Forest, TodStar and Shahra were still struggling to combat the continuous Spin Dash attacks from someone that TodStar called 'Lily.'
"You'll have to fight back with punches eventually, Toddy-dearest!" Said a female voice.
"First of all: I know how you fight, Lily." TodStar replied. "And secondly: You've lost the right to call me that!" Lily came at TodStar with another Spin Dash, but TodStar took advantage of his flaming hand, and released a burst from it, blocking Lily's attack. Lily then broke free from the fire and landed on a brach to reveal herself to TodStar: A light blue hedgehog with red quills hanging behind her (like Sonic's quills). She was wearing a red sports bra, tight brown short-shorts and yellow boots with a white stripe down the middle.
"C'mon Toddy, I just wanna talk..." She said to him with a sweet voice and the 'puppy dog' look on her face that made TodStar squirm.
"(Man, I hate it when she does that to me...)" He thought. While TodStar's head was turned, Lily caught a glimpse of Shahra... which made her smirk. Lily jumped down below, just before TodStar heard screaming.
When TodStar jumped below, he saw two Amys holding each other's arms and staring at each other!
"Uhh..." Was all TodStar managed to say.
"TodStar! I'm the real Amy!" They both said when they saw the green echidna, but he couldn't tell which one was Amy and which one was Lily in disguise. She had Amy copied perfectly! Then he got an idea...
"Sorry, Amy..." He said as he prepared a Chaos Spear. "Chaos Spear!" He threw the Chaos Spear, which only hit one of the Amys, as a shield appeared before the other one. "I knew I could count on you, Shahra." TodStar said while giving a thumbs-up. The Amy that fell to the ground was shaking from the Chaos Spear until she collasped and revealed her true form... Lily.
"Sorry Lily, but now that you're unable to move, maybe you can answer some questions..." TodStar told her as he got closer to her, but Lily grabbed TodStar's leg and her entire body slowly turned purple for a brief period as it slowly morphed into a familiar shape. The purple colour eventually faded, and what was left was an exact replica of TodStar!
"Not today, Toddy. Chaos CONTROL!" She replied with his voice as she used Chaos Control to escape.
"Who was that, TodStar?" Asked Amy as she approached TodStar.
"Uh-heh... old girlfriend..." He replied while scratching his head.

Back on Angel Island, Knuckles and Sir Gawain were getting tired from their fight with each other.
"*pant pant* Wanna call a truce?" Knuckles asked his armored look-alike.
"*pant* Very well." Gawain replied. "This *pant* is getting tiresome. *pant*"
"So, where'd you come from? And why do you look just like me?" Knuckles asked again.
"Such irony, as I was about to ask you the same thing." Said Gawain. "However, I shall answer you... I am a Knight of Mercia. Or at least I was..."
"A what?"

At that moment, Excalibur Sonic was floating in front of an enlarged Egg Santa that was about to terrorize Station Square.
"Man, this is gonna be tougher than I thought..." He said, but then a purple cat in armor struck the robot in the stomach!
Right after that, a silver hedgehog in armor used some kind of mind power to throw his sword where the armored cat struck with her sword.
"Now is your chance!" He yelled.
"Huh?" Asked Sonic.
"Attack the monstrosity, Sir Knight." The cat said.
"Oh. Got it!" Sonic replied. Excalibur Sonic then lunged at the robot, using the same technique he used to waste the Egg Drill just recently. Egg Santa was destroyed in seconds, and the Overlanders were chreering!
"Three cheers for the Knights of Mercia!"
"Knights of Mercia? Who are you guys?" Sonic said as he lifted his visor. The other two lifted up theirs aswell, revealing the faces of a female purple cat, and a young silver hedgehog.
"I am Percival, Knight of Sol Grail." Said the cat, introducing herself.
"And I am Sir Galahad." Said the hedgehog, while bowing.
"We are Knights of Mercia." They said in unison.
"OK..." Sonic replied while removing the Chaos Emerald from his gauntlet. "But if you're from Mercia, what're you two doin' way out here?"
"It all started fifthteen years ago, when that menace attacked Mercia, and destroyed our castle..." Said Galahad.
"Eggman..." Sonic growled.
"The very same." Percival replied. "After that horrifc day, all of the Knights of Mercia agreed it would be wise to disband until this threat of the Eggman Empire was eliminated..."
"But we were wrong." Added Galahad. "Now that the Knights of Mercia have disbanded, chaos and carnage has increased in Mercia."
"So... you want me to help you get your band back together?" Asked Sonic, to which they both nodded. "Sorry, but I've got enough on my plate as it is."
"Very well." Said Percival.
"But Percival, we cannot leave without achieving his assistance. Those were our orders!" Galahad told her.
"Orders? From who?" Sonic asked.
"From our King." Percival replied as she pulled down her visor. "We must leave Galahad, for we may find the other Knights of Mercia if we keep up a fast pace."
"Grr. Very well." Grumbled Galahad as he pulled down his aswell.
"Fare thee well." Said Percival as she and Galahad left Station Square.
"Later." Sonic called out to them before racing off in the direction of the Egg Carrier. "I've gotta get Hope back!"

END OF CHAPTER

Emerald Count:
Metal Sonic - Purple Chaos Emerald
Sonic - Blue Chaos Emerald
Omega - Yellow Chaos Emerald
Shadow - Green Chaos Emerald
Cosmo - Grey Chaos Emerald
TOTAL - 5 Chaos Emeralds