Return of the Knight of the Wind

Chapter 4 – The New, Old, and Disturbing…

Author's Note: First of all, I need to thank SonicFanaticInc for the book cover that displays my O.C. She drew it for me as a birthday present based on my likes almost a year ago and I've always thought what kind of back story he could have. After playing Sonic and the Black Knight this idea for a sequel stormed in my head, so when I finally made an account, this was the first story I wanted to try so I could develop the drawing into my own O.C. with abilities, a story, etc. Thanks SonicFanaticInc! :)

I'd also like to thank ShadowEmpress76, Disasterous Sonic, BlackSandHeart, and Gnat1 for reading and reviewing.

With that said, I hope you enjoy this longer chapter!

As the Egg Knights and Paladin closed in on the trio… "ULTIMATE SOUL-SURGE!" As the trio turned to the direction of the voice they found a gigantic cyan energy wave approaching rapidly.

"Tails!" shouted Sonic as him and Knuckles got into Flying Formation.

"Leave it to me!" replied the two-tailed kitsune as he flew the trio onto the large rock. By the time the cyan wave passed by, all of the Egg Knights and the Egg Paladin were demolished into nothing but a puddle of water.

"Perfectly executed, your skill is improving Sir Bedwyr the Second."

"About time… You gave me… Credit… Aquarion!"

As the trio turned to the voices they saw a blond-haired, yellow eyed turtle-mobian wearing an aqua shirt with deep blue arms and legs. His chest had a blue X with the symbol of the Virgo on top that was puffing from pushing his strength to its limit. Instead of having a turtle shell he had a shield with the same design and pattern, and in the other hand he held a sword with a golden flare style and a double tip. As he approached Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, his shield transformed into his missing turtle shell and the sword was enveloped by two golden spirals.

"That was a close one, are you guys unharmed?" asked the turtle-mobian.

"Yeah, thanks for the help! Who are you?" responded Sonic.

"My name is Sir Bedwyr II, Knight of the Sea and current heir to the throne of Camelot… But just call me Bedwyr instead of all that royalty crap…"

"Fool!" interrupted Aquarion. "Do you not realize who you are speaking with?"

Bedwyr studied Sonic for a moment, gasped and said, "My apologies for not recognizing you sooner, oh Knight of the Wind and eternal king of Camelot Castle!"

Tails & Knuckles slowly turned and stared at Sonic, who was somewhat surprised and uncomfortable in saying, "Well do you guys believe me now?"

"Today has been a sad day in science, regenerating robots, kings from the Middle Ages, and magic swords… And now Sonic is a King from the past… Oh boy…"

"Ugh, I hate to admit it… But I guess you were somewhat right Needle-Mouse…"

"I told you that wasn't a story... Although I had no idea that Camelot was beyond our present day Deep Woods…"

"Knave! (Both Sonic and Bedwyr looked at Aquarion) Go ahead and explain to him the whereabouts of his sword! A Knight without his sword should be wondering about such a dilemma shouldn't he?"

"Oh yeah!" responded Bedwyr. "After the issue with the Dark Queen and your disappearance, Sir Bedwyr the First, one of the older original Knights of the Round, returned Caliburn to Nimue (the Lady of the Lake), who left him in his original resting place near the mountains of the Misty Lake to await the Knight of the Wind's return. Is that correct Aquarion?"

"Poor grammar for a king to be, but very well… Where has Sir Sonic gone?"

As soon as Aquarion finished his sentence a signature Sonic Boom replied, leaving the others in his wake. "I can see why he's called Knight of the Wind… See Aquarion, not all knights/kings have to be proper!"

"Well he's an exception. Besides, your manners as a king are yet to be refined…" Only Mobius knows what would've happened if Sir Sonic had ruled as a king… "Onwards Knave! I do wish to meet my other half before the next fortnight if possible…"

"So Bedwyr, what was that thing you did with your shell?" asked Tails as the others ran to catch up with Sonic.

"I guess you could say that's one of my unique magical traits," responded Bedwyr. "I can change my shell into whatever armor/protection I need. I can shorten it into a shield for standard Knight Combat, make it disappear for fast Cavalier combat, or expand it into full body armor for Paladin combat."

"And what was that energy wave you did?" added Knuckles. "A Soul-Surge thing?"

"An Ultimate Soul-Surge," responded Aquarion. "It's an amplified Soul-Surge that only highly ranked Knights can perform. It was inspired by Excalibur's golden Soul-Surge that defeated the Dark Queen in the first place. Anyways Bedwyr's standard Soul-Surge is an Aqua Cannon as he lunges forward with me while his Ultimate is a large wave of pure Aqua energy." "Although that's barely the first time he's been able to completely use it…" thought Aquarion afterwards.

"Whoa… But who exactly is this Dark Queen?" asked Tails.

"She was the granddaughter of Merlin, who made an illusionary King Arthur. As Merlin's illusion was corrupted by Excalibur's scabbard, she took the opportunity to try to create an eternal kingdom of darkness, but Sir Sonic stopped her just as the Dark Hollow (the dark eternal kingdom) was forming."

"No wonder science was a heresy back then, magic, witches, and eternal darkness?" thought Tails after hearing Aquarion's explanation. "This is a lot to take in, even for me! Did that sound like I bragged? Maybe Sonic's personality is slightly rubbing off... There he is!" "Hey Sonic! Wait for us!"

At Caliburn's resting place, Sonic was on top of the rocky hill while Tails, Knuckles, and Bedwyr & Aquarion were waiting at the bottom. Everyone was anticipating the moment of seeing Sonic's sword after hearing of its legend.

"Well this is it," thought Sonic. "I don't know what Eggman is up to with this Knight scheme, but if I want to fight back I'll need you my old friend…" "Here goes nothing!" called out Sonic as he grabbed Caliburn and pulled on its handle. As Caliburn was released a golden light shone upon Sonic as he transformed into Excalibur Form. "Caliburn?"

Caliburn's eyes slowly opened to the sound of Sonic's voice and replied, "Sir Sonic… Is it really you?"

"The one and only Sonic the Hedgehog."

As Sonic and Caliburn came down the others were breath-taken at the sight of the legendary holy sword and golden armor.

"Why are Sir Gawain, the Two-Tailed Blacksmith, a turtle, and a peculiar sword here Sir Sonic?" asked Caliburn.

"Sir Gawain? That sounds noble… But I'm Knuckles, guardian of the Master Emerald on Angel Island."

"A Blacksmith? I'm more of a mechanic… I'm Tails by the way."

"Hey I'm not just any turtle! I'm the next heir of Camelot, Sir Bedwyr II!"

"Peculiar? I am Aquarion, a sword forged with the aquatic strength of the Misty Lake itself!"

"My apologies, it's nice to make your acquaintances, but Sonic, does my awakening mean that I'm needed to defeat the Dark Queen once again?"

"What?" At that moment a dark energy pulsed through the kingdom of Camelot as Eggman hovered past Sonic's group with none other than the Dark Queen Merlina at his side. "Eggman, get back here!" "And ugh, did I just see those two… Snuggled close together?" As Sonic flew up to pursue them, Merlina quickly shot a dark energy ball at him. Sonic tried to deflect the shot, but upon impact he instantly fell to the ground and reverted into his normal form.

"Oh ho ho ho, so long Sonic! I hope you remember the way your world looked because it won't be the same ever again! Right my sweet and lovely Merlina?"

"Exactly most humble and valiant King Robotnik, now show me this Eggmanland kingdom you wish to create…"

Author's Note: This chapter holds a lot of information doesn't it? To stay with the Arthurian theme I chose a name that also was a Knight of the Round. The original Bedwyr (or Bedivere) was one of the earlier characters in legend and King Arthur's marshal, but the most known thing of this knight is that he returned Excalibur to Nimue as King Arthur departed to Avalon. Coincidental?

Caliburn is awakened, but somehow lacks the strength of Excalibur Sonic. As a twist, Eggman has revived Merlina and has her under control? (After hearing so many Sonic couples, why not let Eggman in the fun?) Comment your likes and what can be improved, I hope you enjoyed and look forward to the next chapter!