Chapter 13 – Dark Green Hill
"You actually get dizzy from me swinging you Caliburn?" asked Sonic jokingly as he slowly walked over to Nimue's Misty Table, "Huh… Anyways Nimue, is Bedwyr ok?"
"Yeah he'll join us in a second, but he took quite a beating from your Supersonic Airstream… I guess he wasn't ready to handle that as much as I thought…"
"Sorry Nimue for not giving a proper challenge," said Bedwyr as he joined the others, "I guess I still have much to learn huh?"
"Oh don't sweat it," said Sonic with some encouragement, "You did ok. But what was that attack you pulled off right there?"
"I thought your Ultimate Soul-Surge was Misty Torrent, so what was that move?" added Caliburn.
"It was Misty Tsunami, one of the strongest Soul-Surges known," replied Nimue, "It uses the surrounding water in the environment to amplify the Misty Torrent into a literal tsunami, but it was certainly a surprise to see Bedwyr perform that…"
"Correct," said Aquarion, "I didn't think that he'd be even close to performing that… But the technique was quite inadequate."
"Still caught me off guard!" complimented Sonic.
"That's because you had your guard down like a knave," said Caliburn.
"Uh guys," interrupted Tails, "shouldn't we agree on what to do and get going?"
"Now that you have all the Sacred Swords and are able to wield them," explained Nimue, "you should head back to your world where the final battle against the Dark Queen awaits. Even though I can't see beyond Camelot, I still sense that something is wrong… Sir Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Bedwyr, good luck in battle…" With that said Nimue disappeared into the Misty Lake, leaving the group for their last confrontation ahead of them.
"Let's get going to the Deep Woods and reach Green Hill ASAP!" stated Sonic.
"Green Hill?" asked Caliburn and Bedwyr & Aquarion.
"It's one of the most iconic, relaxing, and calm areas in all of Mobius," explained Tails.
"You don't know about Green Hill?" exclaimed Sonic, "Do you at least know about Splash Hill, Seaside Hill, or Apotos' Windmill Isle?"
"Sorry but no," replied Bedwyr.
"Well you must know Angel Island and the surrounding Hydrocity, Mushroom Hill, and Sky Sanctuary Zones," said Knuckles.
"Not at all," responded Aquarion, "but Hydrocity sounds like a fine location."
"We've never known about the world past Camelot," stated Caliburn.
"Whoa that's crazy!" said Sonic, "Be sure to stick around after this is all over so we can show you what Mobius is truly about!"
"Uh Sonic, before you start another adventure be sure to finish the one we're doing now," reminded Tails.
"Of course, off to Green Hill!"
It was close to sunset as Sonic's group made their way through the Deep Woods and eventually got to the edge of the Modern Deep Woods. "Well, here we are! Green… Hill?" said Sonic as they stepped out of the forest. As the group took a look around, they found Green Hill's sky covered in the all too familiar dark aura. Knights of the Underworld were scattered all over the once lush and colorful scenery as flickies and other small creatures ran for their lives. Dark flames engulfed the loops and pathways that Sonic had enjoyed crossing time and time again ever since he first started his heroic tale. When the group looked to where the shining sea once was in the distance, they saw a sinister and enormous castle where the dark aura appeared to emanate from. "No… We're too late?"
"Nimue did say 3 days was an estimate," said Tails, "but I'm sure that we can still stop them right now, especially now that you have the power of Excalibur."
"It's the Dark Hollow all over again, but worse…" said Caliburn, "Sir Sonic, we should go ahead immediately. Call out the true power of Excalibur!"
"SHUT IT CALIBURN!" shouted Sonic, causing everyone to gasp and go wide-eyed, "This has gone way too far. Not only did the Egg-Bastard & Dark Bitch harm my friends, but now they're destroying the homes of everyone! This is the end for them! To fight Darkness, let's use our own!" At this phrase, the Sacred Swords levitated towards Sonic as his Dark power grew while pulling out the Scabbard. With a Dark pulse Sonic shouted into the sky as pitch black armor with deep violet veins covered him. The three-pronged helmet appeared as his quills were covered in more of the black armor with the violet veins leading to a dark seal in the middle of his chest. Caliburn shifted into his black and rigid steel blade form, completing the transformation into Dark Excalibur Sonic. Dark Sonic took off, slashing every Underworld Knight in sight with devastating blows, causing the natural formations of Green Hill to crack and fall apart.
"Sonic!" shouted Tails, "This isn't like you! Why are you using your anger to solve the problem? Sonic?"
"It's no use Tails," said Bedwyr, "The Darkness has consumed him, shaping him into another Black Knight…"
"No, I know he's still in there!"
"I would say to knock some sense into him," added Knuckles, "but Bedwyr and I don't have our Sacred Swords. Like that'd make a difference anyways…"
"I still have my sword though, so I'll do my best to snap Sonic out of it!"
"What?"
"Tails you're crazy!" shouted Bedwyr, "Sonic needed Caliburn and a great deal of strength to defeat the previous Black Knight! Now that the true King Arthur has turned into a Black Knight WITH Excalibur, there's no way that's possible Tails!"
"I still need to do my best! Without Sonic we're finished anyways, so I have to try to snap my brother out of it!"
"Hm… You're a hell of a crazy fox," said Knuckles, "but you have a point… I'll back you up. Bedwyr, please tell me you know how to fight without a sword… At least a Spin-Dash?"
"Sorry but sword-fighting is all I've learned… What's a Spin-Dash anyways?"
"Ugh… Tails, you go ahead while I try to get Bedwyr to learn at least one attack… Just don't get yourself killed ok?"
"Sure Knuckles," replied Tails. As he raised his sword and called out Sonic he said, "I know you're there Sonic! Sorry I have to do this…"
Author's Note: I thought I'd add in another chapter today to keep the pressure going in the story as it nears the climax. Hope this turn in events turns out to be more exciting that the last, so please offer your appreciated input!