Before I begin this next story-arc which is based on Sonic and the Black Knight, I would like to point out a couple of things for clarity. First, the location of the story will not take place in the same realm as the game but in Albion which is the equivalent to England in Sonny's/Sonic's world. Though more specifically, the Kingdom of Camelot which retains a medieval society despite the rest of the world being made up of modern democracies.
Chapter 85: Summoned
It was Summer Break, but Sonny was forced to do make-up classes because of his recently bad grades. What bummed him out further was that Miles and Amelia weren't around to keep him company as they had both been invited by Professor Pickle to assist him with investigating the ancient ruins of a city called Avalon in the Kingdom of Camelot, a medieval nation in the country of Albion which was Professor Pickle's original home before he moved to Spagonia. So one afternoon Sonny resorted to calling Rouge Baxter who immediately answered.
"Hey, Big Blue, what's up?" Rouge said smoothly over the phone.
"Hi, Rouge, I was wondering if your dad had any available G. U. N. assignments," Sonny replied nervously.
"Getting bored with summer school already? It's only been a week."
"Yeah, but you know me and Sonic."
"True." There was a pause on the other end and then Rouge replied, "Well, according to the latest reports, G. U. N. still hasn't found Dr. Eggman and – ooh, the monarch of Camelot has gone missing."
"Really? Can you let your dad know that I'm interested in taking on the mission?"
"Can't do. The Commander just assigned Shawn, Blake, and Chuck to investigate."
"Aw, come on. Why does Chuck get to go? He's not even a full-time agent."
"Well he doesn't have summer school like you and I."
"What about Silva?"
"He's stuck doing summer school too."
"That's a bummer."
"Sure is. But if you want to hang out sometime, I could—
"No, Rouge. You don't have to jeopardize your school work for my sake."
Rouge huffed on the other line. "Fine. But call me if anything comes up."
"Will do."
After Sonny hung up, he let out a deep sigh and walked over to the kitchen to make dinner. Instead of making one chili-dog, he accidentally made two. Unhinged, Sonny was about to eat them both when the floor suddenly disappeared underneath him and he found himself falling into a void of white light. Then when the void ended, he saw the ground coming toward him and called forth Sonic in his mind. Once Sonic took over, he somersaulted midair and landed on his feet. He saw the chili-dogs falling, and immediately caught them before they hit the ground. Once this was done, Sonic found himself standing in the middle of a gravel road with green pastures on either side.
"Sonic?"
Upon hearing a female voice in a British accent, Sonic turned his head. He noticed a teenage girl standing behind him wearing a magenta-colored dress and cloak with Celtic embroidery. She had baby-blue eyes, pale skin, pointed ears, and a long braid of magenta-pink hair that ran all the way down past her back.
"Merlina?" Sonic said with disbelief. "What are you doing here?"
"I'll explain later," the girl said and got in front of Sonic.
Beyond the girl called Merlina, Sonic noticed a tall figure clad in black armor riding an armored horse of the same color. He then looked behind and saw several bat-like creatures blocking their way. Before Sonic had the chance to say anything, Merlina waved a gold-colored staff with a turquoise orb on it in front of her and a dust-cloud appeared. It covered both Merlina and Sonic completely and then once the dust-cloud settled the two found themselves in a misty forest.
"We should be safe for now, but let's keep moving," Merlina said and walked into the mist. "The Black Knight is probably looking for us as we speak."
"Yeah, about that," Sonic said as he scarfed down the two chili-dogs. "How is the Black Knight still around when I defeated him before?"
"The Black Knight you saw just now is different from the previous one," Merlina responded. "He is not an illusion, but a real person who has been corrupted by the Scabbard of Excalibur."
"Excalibur? So am I in the world of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table again?"
"No, we're in your world in the Kingdom of Camelot which lies in the country of Albion."
"So how did Excalibur get here, or you for that matter?"
"When my world came to its natural end, my spirit and a few others came to this realm and possessed the bodies of certain individuals."
Sonic made a small chuckle. "Huh, that's funny because the same thing happened to me and my friends when our world ended and reformed."
"Well, that would explain why you look different from what I remember," Merlina said and giggled a little.
"Who's your current host?"
"Merlina Camelot, who goes to the same school as your host Sonny Hedge."
"How do you know who my host is?"
"I asked Merlina to find out."
"Oh, so you and her are connected?"
"Yes, since the beginning of this year when she started having unusual dreams."
"Of your memories?"
"No, of this world's future."
"Then she's a sorceress like you?"
"Sort of. Because of our connection, she shares the same magical abilities I have but doesn't know how to use them like I do."
Before Sonic could reply, he felt his foot suddenly fall into liquid water. Surprised, Sonic immediately took his foot out and shook it violently. Then Sonic noticed he and Merlina were standing at the edge of a great lake that was covered in mist.
"What is this place?" Sonic asked.
"He's here, I can feel him," Merlina suddenly muttered.
"Who is?"
"The Sacred Sword Caliburn."
"No way!" Sonic exclaimed. "Where is he?"
"He's underneath that tree across the lake," Merlina said pointing to a large tree that was partially visible through the mist. "But first you'll need this."
Merlina waved her staff over Sonic's hand. There was a flash of light and then a metal gauntlet with gold plates appeared. It covered Sonic's hand like a glove and settled.
"Thanks, Merlina," Sonic said and took off along the edge of the lake towards the tree.
To be continued…