REVIEWS!
clownreaper96: I'm not burning myself out, I really love writing both Sonic and Fate so writing this is an absolute joy for me. If I need a break I'll take one.
calderoneric758: No, there won't be any clones of Sonic. He already has Shadow, Metal Sonic and the various other robotic Sonic's, he doesn't need another clone. Also, I am not including anything from Fleetway in this, and honestly I dislike Fleetway Super Sonic and just regular Fleetway Sonic.
Proud Parent: Eggman about to go on the warpath, GET THE ECLIPSE CANON, NEO METAL SONIC, AND THE EGG-DRAGOON!
The Round Table are sadly just, not getting as much content as they should get. Gareth's biggest thing is literally her Lostbelt counterpart, not even herself… Although she got a very nice swimsuit so, yea.
Dis0rd3r: Sonic's timeline is very is very different, everything is different from Fate's world, yet it has similarities that will baffle everyone.
People seem to be underestimating Goetia, not a wise thing to do. Yes Sonic cast is powerful, but Goetia won't underestimate them and will come full force. Eggman may be a genius, but there are ways to deal with his technology…
Eh, Sage could have a holographic form, but it'd just be a hologram. She couldn't see from it, feel from it, anything. Not really a point in creating one.
Lord Metallex: The consequences are coming, and they will be devastating. But most won't start up for a while.
ultima-owner: Eggman really using that absurdly high IQ.
FanficCrossoverMaster15: Yep, it is very concerning.
Shadowfox219: Goetia doesn't need a perfect list of weaknesses, right now he's more trying to understand his enemy. Sonic's abilities are completely unknown to the world of Fate.
Yes I'm, not sure how I'm going to deal with the fact most Singularity's will freak out about Sonic's presence. I'm thinking of him being forced to wear a full body covering cloak.
Other Sonic characters will appear in the Fate world eventually, but right now its just Sonic and the Fate Cast.
That Man: Thanks! I'm not perfect at writing or remembering every correct word (Also sometimes just, accidentality writing the wrong wrong). But I hope my work improves!
The Simulator is going to be fun.
ENDDRAGON369: Wait and see, not sure if my plans will be enjoyed but I have plans. As for the knights of Camelot, we literally know nothing about what happened to Shadow Lancelot, Gawain Knuckles, and Percival Blaze, but it is more likely they're alive then dead.
ArguableReader: Thats good, its nice to know people are enjoying my work!
Sonic twitched, for all the world it seemed like he and the rest of Chaldea were having an ordinary breakfast, but the tenseness in everyones bodies told a different story, and each of them dealt with it differently.
Mashu was reading a book about their next location, France during the One Hundred Year war. She'd explained a bit about it, and honestly he hated it. A war lasting that long, how many had been hurt? How many had died? There was nothing war could be good for, and that was something the hedgehog fully believed.
Artoria was eating, she was demolishing her third serving of breakfast at a speed even he found freaky. Ya can't enjoy your feed if you eat it so fast after all, yet she kept eating as if they were on some time limit.
Cu and Sasaki had taken a trip to the Simulator after a quick meal, both rather relaxed about what was about to happen.
Gareth, Lily and Tamamo were talking… Well, two of them were talking, Lily was focused a lot more on her food.
Roman and Da Vinci were performing some last minute checks on the Rayshift process, while they had confidence Chaos Energy wouldn't interfere with it, they still wanted one last check to be safe.
As for Sonic himself? He was tense yea, but he was also confident they could deal with this. This was a simple mission after all, travel to the Singularity, and find the Holy Grail. Sure he may have to deal with some Servants, but he was confident he and his team could deal with it. The biggest issue he could think of was the fact he was well.. A hedgehog in a world hedgehog shouldn't walk on two feet.
Da Vinci had said she had something to deal with that issue, probably a disguise of some sort. A laugh left his mouth at the image of him wearing a yellow raincoat as a disguise or something else silly like that.
"Is something amusing my counterpart?". Artoria Alter asked and he turned to her with a grin.
"Just imagining whatever disguise Da Vinci made for me, imagine if it was something silly like a raincoat or something!". Sonic laughed, while Artoria went strangely silent, weird. A few staff members took nervous glances at Sonic, still unused to or uncomfortable with his presence.
"They fear you". Artoria stated the simple fact, but Sonic just smiled. "They are the last of humanity, and its fate resides in an alien".
"Eh, not the first time people were afraid of me. I'll just have to prove they've got nothing to fear". Sonic winked, confidence filling him. The blue hero was no stranger to people fearing him, it was just a common fact that came with power, people feared you. He'd just have to show them why there was nothing to fear.
Artoria shook her head, it baffled her how her counterpart acted sometimes. He had power, yet he did not try to force others under him. He had leadership, yet he did not demand obedience. He lived freely and wanted to see the best in others, it was…
It was admirable, and oh so very foolish. It was a life a part of her wished she could've lived, but it was far to late for her, far, far to late...
"Coffin's are all stable, Chaos Energy is accounted for… We're ready to begin the Rayshift, is everyone ready?". Roman asked the gathered mobian, human, and Servants. The staff of Chaldea were doing quick check ups over all the Rayshifting technology, and Sonic smirked.
"Yep! Just waiting on whatever thing Da Vinci wanted to give me". Sonic looked over his Servants, they were ready but he see many of them were tense, this was going to be their first proper mission.
"Well since your so eager to receive it, here ya go!". Da Vinci handed Sonic a wristband, it was coloured black with some cyan crystals across it.
"Neat, whats it do?". Sonic noticed two buttons, and was about to press one of them.
"I wouldn't do that till you enter the Singularity. That wristband is called the Disguise Band, it produces a constant hypnosis spell around you, so any ordinary human that sees you will instead think your a human". Da Vinci explained and the hedgehog looked at the wristband, quickly putting it under his right glove.
"Thats great Senpai! Now we don't have to worry about normal people seeing you!". Mashu cheered, that was a problem prevented before it could an issue!
"Ah… Inhumanity needs to be hidden yes? Give me a minute". Tamamo waved her hand over her tail and ears, and before everyones eyes, they had disappeared. "Ugh, lets hurry up, I feel naked like this!".
"Well, now thats everyone's ready, please get into your coffins". Roman requested, everyone giving their agreement verbally or physically.
After a few seconds, they were each in their own Coffin. Sonic was tensed, he didn't like tight spaces on a good day. At the very least, he didn't have to worry about exploding like last time.
"Rayshift process in one, two, three…!". Romani pressed the activation button, and a blinding light filled the Rayshift chamber.
"Please… Come back safe".
Sonic's senses returned to him in a blur and he leaped into a combat pose, before relaxing as the familiar feeling of sunlight and the sight of his new friends around him.
"Ugh, feels like I just crashed into the ocean or something…". Sonic did a quick run around the group, checking up on everyone. All of them were ready, if a bit disoriented.
"Checking the time axis… huh?". Mashu attempted to check something with a phone like device, but was distracted by something else popping out of a hollowed out section of her shield. "F-Fou!? What are you doing here?".
"Little fella must've snuck into your pod, guess we've got a stowaway huh?". Cu smirked, looking across the grassy field they found themselves in. This was much more preferable to Fuyuki.
"He should return with us when we Rayshift back, Senpai… Senpai? What are you… looking at…". Mashu trailed off, following Sonic's gaze upward.
"So, I'm guessing thats not natural for your world ether?". Sonic asked despite already knowing the answer, his fists clenched.
"Communication established! Not the best quality, but we've got video feed to… Huh? What are you guys looking at?". The voice of Dr Roman was heard over Mashu's communicator, and she raised it up, showing the sky. "Oh… Oh my lord".
It was massive, a circle of light in the sky encompassing the near everything they could see. Sonic had seen some big things, but this had to be one of the biggest.
"I-is it Magecraft? But its so large, at worst as big as South America! Records show no such thing existed during this time period, in the mundane or moonlit world!". Roman's near panicking voice of the communicator was not welcome, so Sonic decided to do something about it.
"Panic later! Start researching it now, we'll begin the search for the cause of the Singularity, you guys researching that big ring!". Sonic slipped into that familiar leader mindset he'd used so many times, they needed to deal with the Singularity, recover the Holy Grail here, and figure out what that band of light is.
"Y-yes of course, y-you need to find the Ley Lines, that will allow us to set up a summoning circle and send supplies to you. While your doing that, Da Vinci and I will investigate the Band of Light". Romani's panic had faded away, determination replacing it. With a click, the communicator was turned off.
"I-it's so big… What kind of power would need to be used to make that? Even Merlin couldn't…". Lily stared up nervously at the light, but a comforting hand on her shoulder helped her relax.
"Calm down princess, we need to stay calm and focus. Thats what Sir Lancelot taught me to do in these sort of situations!". Gareth spoke, she was nervous as well, but she'd fought on the frontlines unlike Lily, she had to be steady here.
The group began walking, they had no idea where they were, so they'd need to actually find some locals to ask for directions. After a few minutes, they came across a scouting party, dressed in armour and wielding weapons.
"A scouting group? Senpai, lets go talk to them!". Mashu was about to rush forward, but was beaten by Sonic rushing forward at immense speeds. His eyes narrowed at the sight of the soldiers damaged armour and weapons, these guys had been fighting a lot… And losing.
"Hey! You lot okay?". Sonic spoke in a language familiar to the soldiers, who in their eyes saw instead of a talking blue hedgehog, a blond man in armour (Da Vinci would later explain she went with blond instead of blue to fit in better). The soldiers tensed, but hearing their familiar tongue calmed them.
"Wish we could say we were, damn dragon attacks have increased. What group are you apart of, soldier?". One of the men asked, and Sonic quickly had to think of an excuse.
"Not a soldier, just a guy trying to survive this war. Where you guys from?". Sonic asked, and the soldiers all gained a visibly depressed aura. That wasn't good.
"We're all thats left of the our towns soldiers, the rest have perished under the dragons claws. You and your friends are lucky to have survived this long alone, come, we'll bring you to our town". The head soldier offered, and Sonic nodded.
Sonic's Servants quickly arrived, and after a bit of talking, they and the soldiers were now walking back to whatever town they'd come from.
"Senpai, you speak french?!". Mashu asked quietly, being careful to avoid the soldiers noticing them using a different language.
"I travel a lot, had to learn a lot of different languages. Just glad it translated into this french stuff". He replied, a frown on his face. These soldiers while they were willing to help, they seemed… Lost, already accepting defeated. "The soldiers talked about dragons, and those things are never easy to take down".
"Dragons shouldn't exist in this time period, and if they were actual dragons, none of these soldiers would be alive. Probably wyverns instead". Cu spoke, his body tense and ready for battle. Whether dragons or wyverns, both were dangerous. "But the mana needed to achieve that… Only one thing I can think of that'd work for it, well two actually… Sonic, you sense any Chaos Energy here?".
Sonic shook his head, there wasn't even a hint of Chaos Energy in the air. Cu's frown grew.
"Holy Grail without a doubt then, even without its wish granting abilities, it has enough mana to achieve summoning wyverns. So we've got some bastard attacking french soldiers with Wyverns, but who…". Cu stared into the sky, wondering what the hell was going on.
"Excuse me? We've yet to receive any news recently, but whats been happening in the war lately?". Mashu asked a nearby soldier, who quickly tried hiding his gaze from what it had been on before and answered.
"We've been fighting off the dragons, but most of our towns have already been destroyed… God, I can still remember the smell of burning flesh…". The soldier's gaze was locked onto something only he could see.
"But what about the treaty that King Charles was meant to sign with Phillip III?". Mashu asked and the soldier gave her a truly confused glance.
"I don't know what information you've been given, but the king is dead, burned by The Witch's flames". The soldier explained, and Sonic could tell from how Mashu tensed, that was not good.
"The Witch?". The hedgehog asked, and this time the soldier couldn't hide the disbelief in his voice.
"Jeanne d'Arc, she was burned by the English and resurrected as a demonic witch. She's lead her horde of dragons to raze town after town…". The soldier trailed off, and walked further then the group, obviously no longer wanting to talk.
The group was silent, trying to digest the information. Sonic had no idea who this Jeanne woman was, but she was obviously important.
"So I'm guessing this Jeanne is important". He asked aloud, and Mashu nodded, about to explain before someone else beat her to it.
"A holy woman and believer in God, I've met her in a previous Holy Grail War and… This isn't fitting her at all, that woman didn't have a single mean bone in her body". Tamamo explained, while she hadn't interacted with that woman a lot she was aware that this 'Witch' could not be the Jeanne the kitsune had met before. "It may be another situation similar to Artoria, a corrupted state of an ordinary Heroic Spirit?".
"They did seem rather tense around me". Artoria nodded, the soldiers had been the most tense around her with many uttering 'Witch' under their breaths. "It is not impossible for Lev to have used the same corrupted Grail Mud that corrupted my Saint Graph on Jeanne d'Arc".
"So another corrupted hero… Are we going to deal with one of those every Singularity or something? Because I'm already getting tired of it". Sonic frowned, he didn't like this, it was an insult to the heroes who had fought for their own beliefs and goals.
"Lets get to the town first, then we can plan our next move". Mashu said, the group nodding and going silent. After a few more minutes, they arrived at what might have once been a town, but had been turned into a miniature fort.
Looking about, Sonic's frown got worst. The people here were hurt, most of them looked like they hadn't eaten in days, and the smell of something rotting filled his nostrils. Most hadn't even reacted when the group entered with the soldiers, the few that did notice didn't seem to care.
His fist clenched, this was unforgivable! This wasn't like Eggman trying to conquer the world, this? This was trying to make people despair, a goal to only cause despair, and he wouldn't let it last.
"Cu, Sasaki, Artoria. I want you guys to hunt something in the forest, edible, if you can bring back some fruits as well". His Servants turned to him, some of them approving, others not so much. Lily and Gareth's eyes seemed to actually be sparkling.
"S-senpai, while I agree helping is a good idea but… Once we fix the Singularity, history will revert to how it should be. Helping these people now is just a waste of time and resources". Mashu felt guilty to be the one pointing this out, but she felt someone had to.
"Maybe, but I can't just leave people in the here and now. Let future Sonic worry about it!". He winked, it may be foolish but Sonic wasn't afraid to admit he could be fool sometimes.
"Tamamo, I'll need you to help prepare the food. Lily, Gareth, can I trust you two to patrol?". Nods were his answer, and Sonic finally turned to Mashu with a grin. "As for us? I think its time for a run!".
Mashu smiled, it may not be the wisest choice but something within her fully approved of it.