Just a quick note, this will be the last chapter for a while... HELL NO! I'm not discontinuing this! I just have to work on other stories as well. The Symbiote of Yokai, The Italian Dragon Emperor, my Ben10/Rosario rewrites... I got much more to offer than just Sonic, ya know. If your a fan of those series', why not go check them out after this one?
In other news, this story is now in the Sonic games archive for experimental purposes. I wanna see if I can get more viewers this way and if not, I'll put it back. This story has 3116 views... lets get it to 4000? Shall we? In any case, you know the Yellow Drill, we answer questions/comments and then we begin:
From Phantom Super Sonic:
Can you Put Sir Percival,Sir Lancelot,Sir Gawain,Merlina,Shahra,Chip and Caliburn in the story as well,also Put Sonic's transformations such as Super Sonic,Fleetway Sonic,Darkspine Sonic,Werehog Sonic,Eco Sonic,Ultra Sonic,Polar Sonic,Lunar Sonic,Hyper Sonic and Mostly Excalibur Sonic because Want to see Arthur Pendragon and Wielders of Holy Swords reactions including Kiba who hates Excalibur Swords ,also give Sonic the ability to use magic since he has shahra's ring,absorbed magic from the world rings, and used magic when in Excalibur mode
Give Sonic new transformations:Angel,Fallen Angel, and Devil
Also give Sonic a dragon Sacred Gear and have the dragon be Dragoon from Beyblade
Bakuganman: Firstly, those storybook characters are from Sonic's dimension's version of those stories. They will be referenced, but may or may not make actual appearances. This includes the items from those stories. Secondly, Super Sonic is definitely making an reappearance, but he won't getting a Sacred Gear or use magic for he won't need it. The Chaos Emeralds are more than enough, especially once power-hungry beings of the DxD universe discover their power. I will say its nice to hear Dragoon from Beyblade again, haven't heard it in quite sometime (then again, haven't watch the show since the Cyber-Beyblade stuff) but this is a Sonic Xover with High School DxD.
And lastly... turning into Fallen Angels, Angels, and Devils? What is this, Ben 10?
From SuperSaiyanFever:
Even if the rumors didn't stop some of the braver humans from trying to scope out Rias's home base (the old building that belongs to her club), I'm pretty sure there are some magical wards in place to alter their cognition and make them leave it alone if them get too close. Only those who can resist mind control can press through. Since Sonic has resisted the effects of Dark Gaia's energy running through him (it affected his body but not his mind) as well as mind control from the Overmind without realising either was trying to hijack his brain, it would stand to reason that he'd pass through such a ward without knowing it tried to steer him away. I think anyone can utilize Senjutsu, but they have to train specifically to do so. Given how he relies on speed in battle, it's unlikely that Sonic will even attempt to learn how to use it.
Bakuganman: Huh... good point. It was never established to have wards except on the "Forbidden Room", though even I can't deny that possibly. Sonic will also only use his Speed, though he will use the super power of *cough* via borrowing power from the ORC as shown in the intro chapter.
From Captain Imagiant:
(AN: Another essay)
Bakuganman: Bullet points.
1) Sona: Perhaps she should take a chill-pill once in a while but then again, she has high standards due to her upbringing. Not defending her, nor disagreeing with you, I just don't know how else to answer this.
2) Devils Beliefs: Again, I think your overthinking it. At the end of the day, DxD is just a story, written in Japan.
3) The article you found: I haven't looked at it, but I'll give it a once-over when I get a chance.
4) Slavery?: ... yeah, you're definitely trolling/overthinking or just don't understand the context. Stray Devils are clearly described multiple times to be Devils who abused (or went mad with) their power and killed whoever reincarnated them. They also kill humans and other beings once they break free, so destroying them prevents more issues. And I can already predict your gonna bring up Kuroka as a counter (as she is/was a Stray herself), that is also a different context. The only reason she killed her master wasn't because she lost control, but because said master was experimenting on her and Koneko, her sister. Kuroka was pardoned for her 'crimes' afterword, so...
5) Culture and Politics: Declaration of Independence is an American thing. Again, DxD was a story created in Japan back in the early 2000's. If they have something similar to that, I don't know. The Underworld and most of its people were killed off prior to the start of the series due the a 3-way war, so I guess that's why it's so small.
From psytoro7:
'Don't give him that look! He can't be a hero everytime!'
so true.
also, am i the only one that thinks the chase theme of Radical Train from Sonic 06 will fit the chase in the next chapter?
Bakuganman: I listened to Radical Train while reading over Sonic's eventual game of tag *nudge, nudge*. It doesn't exactly resonate with my vision, but I can see how it could with another person.
From Guest:
Great chapter as always loved Sonic's boredom runs through Kuoh Town. Loved the references to Archie Comics Characters. Can't wait for the ORC to "chase" Sonic around. A bit of a couple of spoiler questions.
Will the Special Zone and Feist be making an appearance in regards with the Chaos Emeralds?
Do you plan on fully converting the other villain's from Sonic's world like say Mammoth Mogul, Ixis Naugus, Scourge and the Destructix, The Deadly Six, etc.?
Final question will we see full use of the Roboticizer and Legionization, not just referenced, but see actual use with like say Khaos Brigade?
Bakuganman: Special Zones' and Villains of Sonic's world won't make an appearance (at least, for now). At this point in the story, its mostly world building for Sonic, as he's adjusting to the DxD universe.
From Throwing the Shade:
You had me at the theme song
Bakuganman: Well, hopefully that means your invested ;)
Chapter 6 - It Takes an Occult Research Club to Catch a Hedgehog (Part 3):
After Issei left to hang out with his friends, Sonic (still in his "disguise") went for another run, this time to check out that school. While he was running around campus, he was singing to himself:
"Trouble keeps ya running faster!... Save the planet from disaster!"
Sonic ran up and down, and left and right all over the campus... but why are there so many girls bathrooms at this school? He's only seen like 7 boy ones throughout the entire property... maybe less. Did this dimension have a bigger female population than males or something? Sounded like a generic Harem anime...
After running across a wall, Sonic ran up to the top of the main building, checking out the view. This school was seriously a huge property, he'd argue it was about a quarter away from being the standard size of a certain scientists' base layout. And those were massive!
After getting a good look, he jumped down and dashed off. He followed the path this time around, as before he was just exploring randomly. In doing so, he ended up going through some wooded area. Nothing he hasn't done before:
1) A valley/planet of mushrooms.
2) A jungle with giant alligators and frogs that can summon rain.
3) "Blows up?!"
4) And ancient ruins with allot of references to snakes.
That's just naming a few.
The Hedgehog ended up at a VERY old building... he didn't know why, but he got a weird vibe from it. It kind of reminded him of some of the many haunted houses he's been in over the years, but it felt different if that made any sense.
"It's quite a sight, isn't it?" Said a female voice from behind Sonic that startled him. Issei said the campus would be empty! Turning his neck to face whomever spoke, he saw a girl (another good catch, Sonic couldn't lie) who had long red hair. She had a hand on her right hip, with the other hand just hanging down. She also radiated confidence and pride, which Sonic couldn't help but notice.
"Sure, it still needs a fixer-upper, but it does provide us with privacy" the girl continued. Sonic just stared at her. "Oh, excuse me, I'm rambling. My apologies. Your not from around here, are you?" She asked, though Sonic detected a hint of sarcasm in her voice, as if she knew he didn't belong here.
"I just go where the wind takes me" Sonic said, keeping his cool.
It was then the girl smirked. "Clearly, considering how quickly you outran those Fallen Angels." That got a reaction from Sonic. How did she know about that? "I must also thank you. You also saved a potential client after falling into a fountain. My question is, why?" Asked the girl. Potential client? What was that supposed to mean?
"Don't ask me why, I don't need a reason" Sonic answered.
"Oh?" Said the girl, looking a bit amused by his answer. "I just got my own way" Sonic continued, still remaining as calm as possible. Ok, so this girl must've seen him 'drop in', but not much he could do about it now.
Wait a second... Fallen Angel? THAT'S what those guys' were? Weird... didn't they have pitchforks, not light spears? "Oh, and thanks for telling me Devils chased me last night... I seem to be a magnet for this kinda stuff" said Sonic.
The girl frowned slightly, but recovered. "Common mistake. Fallen Angels are simply that, Angels that have fallen. Now Devils," the girl explained to him, then a visible and powerful aura began surrounding her. Sonic's quills tingled at this, which they hadn't done in a long time. Who was this girl? "I'm Rias Gremory, and I'M a Devil myself. This is my territory. And you..." said the girl, giving her real name and what she was. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew at Sonic as this 'Devil' flared her power, blowing off Sonic's disguise.
"Your a Hedgehog, who appeared out of nowhere" the girl, Rias, had finished; her power dispelling.
"Finally! Someone gets it right on the first try for once!" Sonic said, still keeping calm and making a joke that Rias could probably understand. She just said it was a common mistake to label Fallen Angels as Devils... seriously though, where were the pitchforks? "So your a demon, huh?... Gotta say, your better-looking than one who shatters the planet everytime he wakes up" Sonic continued.
Rias did find that first comment flattering... but how did the Hedgehog know about him? The Time of Awakening wasn't scheduled for another several million years, something that all Devils prepared for... no, not to help the demon, but rather evacuate the Underworld before he wakes up. Devils were Devils, not embodiments' of pure darkness that sleep in the center of the earth waiting to wake up and destroy everything! Thankfully though, this generation of Devils wouldn't live long enough to see that reign of destruction.
"Heh. Flattered. Still... interfering with a Devils client is unacceptable, and trespassing on ones territory isn't exactly welcomed either" said Rias.
"Look, Miss... Rias, was it? Doesn't matter if I was wrong or right. And I didn't save any client of yours, the only person I saved was..." Sonic started, but then started to put the pieces together. "Oh him? Listen, you don't want his soul. He's not a bad person... little rough around the edges, but not bad" he said.
Rias once again frowned, as someone didn't NEED to be evil to be a Devil, but recovered just as quickly. Some things just couldn't be fixed due to a millennia of stereotypes. "That was such a broken system, we don't do those things anymore. Back to you though, Hedgehog. There IS a price to pay for intervening with our business" said Rias.
"In other words, your just mad I did your job faster than you could?" Sonic said, a little cockily. Rias couldn't exactly deny that, but it was still aggravating to hear. She kept her head on straight, staying professional.
"You have 2 options, but your lucky you got caught by a Gremory, so I'll give you a third" said Rias as her family, as well as being a high-ranking family, was also famous (or infamous, depending on who you ask) for their compassion and understanding. It was also around this time, 3 more people (Sonic assumed they were Devils too) seemingly appeared out of nowhere. One was a small white-haired girl (Koneko), another was a girl with long hair (Akeno), and the third was a guy that was pretty handsome (Kiba). They all eyed him and once again, Sonic was surrounded.
"Do I have a choice?" Sonic 'asked' while looking around at the newcomers, but Rias ignored his question.
"You can join my peerage. I'll even let you chose your type" she offered. He should consider this an honor, since Devil 'Kings' usually chose what Piece a servant was to become provided they had said Piece available. She could make Sonic a Knight, he certainly had more than enough speed for it. Then again, he knocked back 4 Fallen alone despite him not being a supernatural creature himself, so he could be a good Rook. Pawn would also be a good choice because again, his speed could be used to enter the enemy's base and Promote himself.
Peerage? Sonic had no idea what that was supposed to mean, but it sounded like she wanted him to join her forces. "Sorry lady, my souls already sold to the wind. Door number two?" Sonic immediately denied her.
"You are to deliver our to-be client, Issei Hyoudou to us, then agree to stay out of our business" said Rias, using a slightly more serious tone. Normally; a Devil would request a trespasser to leave and never return (or just kill them. That was always an option), but there was something about this blue invader that Rias wanted to know more about. He interested her.
Sonic wasn't gonna do either one. He couldn't just surrender Issei like that! But he couldn't leave either... literally! Plus, being a club member meant Sonic had to stand around... yeah, no thanks. He'd rather go for a refreshing swim. "Ok... what's the third?" He asked.
His response was Kiba summoning a sword in his hand out of nowhere, Akeno's fingers sparking with electricity, and Koneko taking a battle stance. Sonic saw each one.
"I REALLY... don't recommend that one" said Rias, slyly. Sure she was nicer than most Devils, and was interested in the Hedgehog... but that didn't mean she wouldn't defend her territory if necessary. Sonic was still trespassing regardless. Sonic pondered about this. He couldn't leave this dimension for obvious reasons, he won't leave Issei as he promised to help Sonic, and he most certainly wasn't gonna be tied down.
Might as well have a little fun with it.
"... ok, fine. I'll get ya client and keep my quills out of it" Sonic said, using sarcasm but this was lost on Rias.
"I'm glad you see it our w..." Rias began, but stopped when she saw Sonic hold up a finger.
"On one condition" said Sonic, his tone becoming more cocky. Rias mentally sighed, there was always something it seemed. It was expected with mortal races at this point, but allowed Sonic his request.
"Very well, what is it?" Rias asked. Sonic grinned right at Rias, but didn't say anything. She eyed him closely; what was he up too?
(AN: Optional music - Green Forest, though let it play for 4 seconds before you read Sonic's next line to get the full effect.)
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Sonic: Gotta catch me first!
ZOOOOOOOOOOM!
Sonic dashed off in a flash of blue so quickly, wind blew in his wake; making shirts' flutter in the breeze, and the girls' skirts go up and they covered themselves with one hand for modesty's sake. Each member was surprised at the speed he burst off at without a running start. The only one who didn't cover for modesty or look surprised was Rias. She just sighed with her eyes closed. "... ok" she said, then her wings came out. Bat-like wings as opposed to the Fallen Angels black-feathered wings. "He wants to play games...?" She continued, not exactly thrilled to do this.
But, if it'll get rid of him...
Sonic ran off through the wooded area towards the main school grounds. As he ran, he looked behind him and sure enough, the ORC was following him via flight, slowly catching up to him. With a smirk, he told them: "Alright bats, let's party!"
ZOOOOOOOOOOM!
He dashed off again! The ORC sped up themselves, while Sonic leapt from tree-to-tree and landing back in the ground, doing expert-level parkour. There was no need for this, as the ORC wasn't attacking him at the moment, so it was clear he was just showing off. They had to admit though, he had to have excellent hand-eye coordination to pull all that off with that level of speed.
Seeing the fence of the main school, Sonic sped up again and jumped over it. He was over the hill on the side of P.E. track, but did what's called a 'Drop Dash' to charge up in midair before blasting off in a ball down the hill and across the track.
Each Devil flew over the fence to follow him, but Kiba retracted his wings and pulled out a sword. "Sword Birth!" He called out, stabbing the ground with it as he landed. As he did, different types of swords spawned somehow in Sonic's path in wide groups. Much to the ORC's surprise, the Hedgehog nimbly evaded each one Kiba had summoned, before barreling through the final 4 that were in a straight line without slowing down! The still-spinning rodent then Boosted off after he was done.
Koneko teleported in front of the ball-formed Hedgehog, but the blue rodent didn't stop! She didn't do anything either other than just stand there, as he kept rocketing towards the girl...
BONK!
He bounced off of her, still spinning as he then bounced off the ground twice in an out-of-control fashion. "WAH-WAH-WAH! OOF!" Sonic said, before flailing in the air and crashing on the concrete like his Classic self did when he tried 'a new trick' after the Generations incident. He began getting himself up, holding himself up with one arm, rubbing his noggin. "Owwwwww, watch the hea... WAAAAAAAH!"
POW!
Sonic just barely avoided an overhead punch from Koneko, which also shook the ground and made a small crater where part of the track USED to be! Even then, Koneko started thrusting some kicks and even a few punches at Sonic. First was a roundhouse kick, then a forward punch, a second punch, another kick, and so on. While they thankfully didn't make contact with the Blue Blur because he darted away, he could feel the power in the blows even as he evaded them!
She was basically a little student of super strength, in an extremely cute package.
After the 7th attack, Sonic dashed away again. 'Ugh... she could give Rad Red and Bat Girl a run for their Emerald Shards' he thought as sped off, with the Devils once again flying behind him. He rushed off towards the main school building, running up the wall in a flash of blue. As he did, he happened to dash in front of the Student Council room window, where 2 members named Tsubaki Shinra and Sona Sitri were finishing up some paperwork. Tsubaki was the one to notice the blue flash, so she walked over to the window to see what it was.
"What in the w...? EEK!" Said Tsubaki, who saw for 4 Devils to zoom upwards the moment she got to the glass! Startled, the poor girl yelped and fell on her butt.
"Tsubaki? What happened?" Asked Sona, getting up from her seat.
Sonic was airborne now after running straight up. In front of him, also airborne, was Rias and Akeno. They must've teleported upwards beforehand to try and cut him off, but Sonic grinned his signature grin again, already knowing what to do. Zeroing in on one girl at a time, he 'Homing Dashed' into each one, before Jump Dashing away.
This move confused Rias. The Hedgehog used a similar move on the Fallen Angels, and it had more than enough power knock them off balance, but this one wasn't even painful in the slightest. Sonic merely bounced off them... was he holding back, trying not to hurt them? Or was he showing off his skills again? It was hard to tell which, though it also could have been a bit of both.
As Sonic was falling to the ground, he noticed Kiba and Koneko were waiting for him below, sword and fists drawn respectively. They must've teleported as well. Once again, Sonic knew how to get away...
ZWHEEEE!
Sonic: HEYAAAAAAAAH!
STOMP!
Covered in a blue aura, Sonic shot downwards, using another technique dubbed 'Stomp'. Not only did he zoom down too fast for either Knight or the Rook to react, but Sonic also created a decent-sized shockwave. Neither Devil braced for such a maneuver, so they were caught off-guard by the shake of the ground and flinched. "Too slow" Sonic jabbed, having gotten the second he needed to dash off. Recovering, Kiba and Koneko re-released their wings, following their King and Queen after the rodent.
Getting an idea, Rias opened a portal that the entire group followed her in. Maybe they can catch Sonic off-guard by teleporting in front of him? It almost worked for the Fallen Angels, but Raynare gave him too much legroom in Rias' opinion. She'll catch this blue trespasser!
As Sonic ran, he saw a red circle take shape 100 yards in front of him. He knew exactly what to do...
Spinning along the ground, he drifted and made a U-turn; drenching the just-appearing ORC in mud, pebbles, grass, etc. The Devils lifted their hands up in defense in vain. Sonic Boosted off shouting "WOOO!" as soon as he finished drifting, heading back towards the main building. The ORC were dirty, but nothing a quick magic circle raising from below them couldn't fix. Rias didn't normally scowl, but now did as she watched Sonic go. She was beginning to understand the frustration those Fallen Angels felt when they encountered this overgrown hamster.
"Your saying you saw a cat or something?" Asked Sona, after hearing Tsubaki's story.
"I-I-I don't know! It happened so fast, I..." Tsubaki attempted to explain, stuttering over her words, but Sona stopped her with a raise of her hand. She then walked over to the window to close the curtains. Once she had the drapes in her hands...
"We've been working too hard. I'm sure we can finish tomor..." Sona began, but that's when she saw something rush across the front of the school... and a certain group of Devils chasing it. Sona blinked once. "... Rias..." She sighed. She should've known. Of course they were involved.
Sonic Boosted onward. Upon seeing a giant white building, he hit the brakes and stopped. "Aw, sweet! A gym!" He said, rushing inside. The ORC finally caught up, having saw Sonic enter the gym. Not wanting to waste anytime, Rias landed and ran to the doors, her peerage following suit.
"ALRIGHT! THAT'S ENOU...!" Shouted Rias, but she and her servants were all rendered speechless at what they were seeing.
(AN: Pause music)
Multiple Sonics' were all over the place! 30? 50? 100? There were so many, it was hard to tell! Sonic(s) was lifting weights, playing Basketball, jogging around the track, talking in a corner amongst himselves... you name it, and Sonic was most likely doing it.
Sonic #1 (Coach Costume): (blows into a whistle) PUT'CHA BACKS IN IT, SONIC!
Sonic #20 - #30 (Gym Uniform): (all in a tight group, they salute to Sonic #1 while jogging) MONDO, COACH SONIC!
Another scene...
Sonic #3 (Coach Costume): ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
Sonic #9 (Gym Uniform): (is doing push-ups, but stops) *pant, pant* My arms are becoming Jello, Coach Sonic!
Sonic #3 (Coach Costume): QUIT YER WHINING, SONIC! ONLY 7996 TO GO! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT!
Sonic #9 (Gym Uniform): GAH! (resumes his push-ups as soon as Sonic #3 started counting again)
Another scene...
Sonic #5 (Gym Uniform): (is bouncing a basket ball) Heeeeeere comes SONIC! Running down left field and... (avoids Sonic #14)! OOOOOH! Sonic narrowly avoids a steal from Sonic, (evades Sonic #11) OOOOH! HE ALMOST GOT TACKLED BY SONIC! HE SHOOTS! (he makes the ball in the basket, but the score counter was already at its maximum of 999, so there's no telling how many times he scored) HE SCORES!
Another scene...
Sonic #45: (is near a water cooler, holding a cup) So, Sonic? You catch the Superbowl last night?
Sonic #57: (is near the same water cooler, holding a cup) I did, the halftime show was way past cool!
Sonic #66: (walks over) Hey, Sonic!
Sonic #57: Yo, Sonic!
Sonic #45: What's shakin' and bakin', Sonic?
Sonic #66: Couldn't help but overhear your conversation. Did ya see that ripoff Baby Yoda commercial?
Sonic #57: Ugh; tsk, tsk, tsk. Don't get me started on that one.
Sonic #45: That's nothing. Remember that car insurance one we did?
Sonic #66: Oh, yeah! That was alotta fun! Why'd that nice girl never call us back for a sequel?
Another scene...
Sonic #95 (Blue Boxing Gloves): Yer goin' down, Sanic!
Sonic #89 (Black Boxing Gloves): *deeper tone* Not if I take YOU down first, Faker!
Sonic #95 (Blue Boxing Gloves): (has an over-exaggerated expression) *GAAAAAAAAASP!*... Take. That. BACK!
Sonic #89 (Black Boxing Gloves): *deeper tone* Why should I? (smirks) Your not good enough to be MY fake!
Sonic #95 (Blue Boxing Gloves): (shakes fist) I'll make you eat those words! (He and Sonic #89 jump at each other)
It suddenly all stopped, and only one Sonic was walking towards the still-stunned ORC with a towel hanging on his neck, holding a bottle of water. "Whew... that's a workout" he said, wiping his brow. He took a few big gulps from the bottle, releasing a loud refreshing "Ah"; then zoomed off out the gym doors, leaving behind the towel and half-empty bottle.
(AN: Resume music)
Once Sonic left the gym, the Devils STILL tried keeping up with him. They were persistent, Sonic'll give'em that. "HA!" Akeno said after building up sparks on the tips of her fingers and waved her hand, trying to strike the Hedgehog with some lightning. Multiple times.
ZAP!
Sonic quick-stepped to the right.
ZAP!
He quick-stepped to the far left.
ZAP! ZAP, ZAP, ZAP, ZAP! ZAP!
The Hedgehog quick-stepped to a center, then diagonally 5 times in an X-like infinity formation; rushing off after finishing. Even though Akeno's attacks missed, blackened grass and cracked concrete marked where she struck. This caught Akeno by surprise, it's like he knew where the lightning would hit! No one had avoided her thunder before, she was called the "Thunder Priestess" for THIS reason (and another reason she wasn't willing to discuss)! She couldn't deny that this Youkai or whatever he was, was impressive. It's nothing the ORC had ever seen before.
And off topic... she found that gym thing pretty cute.
Rias tried her own magic, her families feared and respected Power of Destruction. No matter how fast this creature was, even he'll cower before it and beg her for forgiveness. Her eyes glowing, a glyph opened ahead. Sonic cocked an eyebrow and looked back, the Devils chasing him were repositioning themselves. But why? Also, that redheads eyes were glowing, so she was the one who summoned the circle... it made his quills tingle again.
But... if they weren't teleporting with that circle, then what was...?
FLOOSH!
Sonic: WHOA!
Sonic slid without thinking, and in bullet-time fashion, he BARELY avoided the magical flames. Once he avoided the surprise attack, Sonic Spin Dashed forward, Boosted...
SHATTER!
And tore through the magic circle like it was tissue paper, continuing to run after he was done. This shocked the entire ORC. The Power of Destruction was one of the most powerful and most feared techniques in the Underworld! Yet this Hedgehog blew through it with speed alone! Just what was this creature?!
Sonic had to admit, not many things freaked him out except water, but that was something else! This Rias girl had incredible power, so much so that he really had to dig deep into his gift of speed to pull THAT off. Crazy bitch! Was she seriously trying to kill him?
Rias was stunned at first, but then looked upset. He thought he could get away with denying her power? He had another thing coming!
Vanishing in a magic glyph again, she was now standing on the ground a good distance away from Sonic with a small patch of crimson fire in each hand. She tossed each one at the incoming Hedgehog, but he just avoided both shots by quick-stepping left and right, again the shots barely missing him. Rias then put both of the 2 fires in her hands together, and blasted away!
Sonic's eyes widened in shock!
(AN: Pause music)
FLOOSH! BOOM!
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A cloud of smoke covered the area, and there was no reaction. She did it! She had gotten...!
ZOOOOOOOOOOM!
A certain Blue Streak ran past Rias, but the scene slowed down to show they're reactions. Rias looked at him in shock, sure she had gotten the better of Sonic.
Sonic himself... he just winked as he went by, which she saw.
Time resumed as normal, the other 3 Devils continued to follow after him; but Rias stayed put, still in shock with widened eyes. After a few seconds, she recovered... with a mad look on her face. That blue weasel made lite of her power AGAIN! How DARE he! She turned back around, released her wings, took flight and just when she was about to toss a crimson fireball at him again...
"Rias..." said a stern tone, directly behind the redhead. Turning her head, she saw a fellow Devil with her own wings out, which got Rias to straighten her act seeing who it was. It was the girl from the Council room, Sona Sitri.
"Um, uh, S-Sona" said Rias, not expecting to see her here. How much racket did they make to get her attention?
"Mind explaining?" Sona asked with her arms folded.
(AN: Resume music)
Akeno, Koneko and Kiba were now the only ones chasing Sonic around campus. They passed by a sitting area, to which Koneko picked up a bench. Throwing it hard and fast, she tried knocking Sonic down. All the Hedgehog had to do however was Spin Jump, and the bench was cut in half. While Sonic was airborne, Kiba dove at him and swung his sword. Yet all Sonic had to do was kick it away, once again surprising the Devils. It kinda made a little bit of sense though, his legs must be pretty strong to achieve this type of running speed, so they also must be physically tough.
Though it surprised them even more when Sonic landed after kicking the sword, he started running backwards... keeping the EXACT same speed! "Huh? Wait a minute. One, two... aw, where's fire princess?" Sonic joked, pointing to each Devil he counted, then asked were the other one was.
They gave him no answer, other than getting another bench thrown at him (by Koneko), which he ducked from. "Not much of talkers, are ya guys?" Asked the Hedgehog, flipping himself back around and continued running. As he passed an entrance to the main building in a blue flash, the Devils also just passed it.
(AN: Pause music. Also for this next scene, imagine that shopping trip from that Sonic Shorts 3 Flash animation from Sonic Paradox.)
Sonic however, dashed backwards with a wide-eyed look of realization on his face. Turning his neck to look at the door, there was poster on it that said:
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Free Sample from Cooking Class - Chili Dog
HAAAAAAAALLELUJAH!~
"... no. No, no, no, no Sonic... ya gotta focus, ya gotta focus here" Sonic said to himself, then he darted to the side.
"Aw, come on! One bite never killed anybody" Sonic told himself, then he darted back over to where he was standing previously.
"Now's not the time! I'm being chased by literal demons from Hell" Sonic said, then darted back to the other spot.
"DUDE! Your the Speed Demon himself! You'll be in and out by the time they come back this way!" Said Sonic, darting back one more time.
"Well... I guess one quick, juicy Chili Dog wouldn't hurt..." Sonic said, and just when he was getting ready to hypersonic-dash inside...
ZAP!
Concrete was cracked by a blast of electricity directly in front of him. "... I'll take a rain check" Sonic decided, looking at the fourth wall, then running back the way he came. Good thing he did, or a mass of birthing swords might have skewered him from below.
"So a Youkai is trespassing on your territory, and despite it saving a potential client, you thought flying around the school blasting at it was a good idea?" Sona said in a monotone matter, trying to understand the situation. Rias has just told her to entire story and while it's true this 'Youkai' was on Devil territory, that's still no excuse to start blowing shit up while chasing him down. Sure the schools empty, but what if on the odd chance someone saw them?
"It's... not a Youkai. I know that sounds strange, but Koneko doesn't sense anything from him, not even demonic power" said Rias.
"Not even her?... Odd, considering what she..." Sona began, but Rias gave her a look that said 'don't go there', letting Sona know it wasn't necessary to bring up. Still, the Sitri had a hard time believing this Hedgehog Rias spoke about wasn't a Youkai.
"... Rias. As your friend... I think you should take a few days off. Your clearly stressed out lately, and that Youkai certainly isn't helping" Sona suggested.
"Were you not listening? That thing isn't a Youkai, and it's running around my territor..." Rias tried to explain, but Sona cut her off. "I'll write you a pass. Say you caught the flu or something, so why not go back to the Underworld and..."
ZOOOOOOOOOOM!
Sonic flew past and in-between the conversing Devils, making their hair and skirts flutter in the breeze. Sona, the only one of the two that were surprised, grabbed her skirt with one hand, and the side of her head with the other to hold onto the glasses on her face in case they to decided to go flying along with her short hair. "Excuse us!" Said Akeno; as she, Kiba and Koneko flew by as well.
Sona just looked wide-eyed at the other ORC members as they chased whatever that thing was; then she looked back to Rias, who had a "see?" expression on her face. Sona knew when to admit she was wrong... that thing was DEFINITELY not a Youkai. Not even a Nine-Tailed Fox, the highest class of them, could ever HOPE to achieve that speed.
"... you need some assistance?" Sona offered, her normal persona restored.
"No thanks," Rias assured Sona, her wings coming back out. "We can handle it" she continued, taking off after Sonic with her peerage again.
"At least leave HALF the school intact!" Sona called out to Rias with a hand cupped on the side of her mouth.
XXX
POV - Issei:
Meanwhile, while Sonic was playing tag with the ORC; Issei has just left his friends' house early, and arrived at the park... at the fountain, where he almost died. It's not that Issei wasn't having fun at the 'party', it's just he couldn't focus. His life had just taken a sharp supersonic turn... literally and figuratively.
One minute, he was on his first date. Then, he was about to be murdered during said date, only to be saved by an anthropomorphic Hedgehog that could run back and forth to point A and B before he could blink. What's more, his friends didn't remember anything! And to top that off, Issei even pretended to drop off some homework for Yuma's class, claiming she left it at his house after going on a date with him, only for 2 things to happen:
A) The teacher to look at him like he was crazier than usual.
B) The same teacher laughed at him, saying "not even a hooker would date you!" (Not those exact words, but it was implied)
As he stared into the flowing water of the fountain, Issei flashed back to everything he's been through so far. The date with Yuuma, her transforming into a demon before his eyes, buildings rushing past him... and meeting Sonic.
'Is this all real... was I really about to die?... Is it all in my head?' Issei thought to himself, trying to wrap his head around everything. Was all that really just a fantasy he made up in his head? No one reacted to Sonic, no one remembered Yuuma, and her contact info simply ceased to exist.
He closed his eyes and shook his head back and forth. 'There's no way! It can't be! I FELT that spear! The Hot Dog guy handed Sonic the dog, and I FELT the little guy pick me up and drop me off! HELL! We even shared a drink!' Issei thought, remembering everything. No way! It couldn't be all fake! He could remember how hot that spear was... it was so hot, it was like it cut into his very soul! And if the Fried Dog clerk wasn't proof enough, Issei saw things blur by as Sonic dropped him off the minute he left the schools front gate!
If it was all in his head, how could someone explain covering that distance in less than 2 seconds?! Kuoh Academy wasn't THAT far sure, but it was still a good walk away from his house. Then there was the soda can thing. If Sonic wasn't real, why was there no mess on the floor when he tossed the soda can? If no one caught it, wouldn't the force of hitting the floor cause it to explode?
"Issei?"
The suddenly cheerful voice caught Issei off guard and caused him to jump out of his skin. Turning around to the sound of the voice...
...
...
...
"...Y... Yuuma?" Issei couldn't believe it. She was back! But why wasn't she at school?... Ok, it was a huge property, so maybe he just didn't see her. That was a reason, but then why didn't anyone know who she was?
Yuuma, in her school clothes again, ran over and hugged Issei tightly, her chest squishing into his. Yup. This was real. "I was SO worried about you! I'm sorry I didn't stay at the hospital with you, I was scared, I panicked and left; but thank God your ok!" Cried Yuuma, some tears coming down her cheeks. Now Issei was REALLY confused. Hospital? He was in the hospital? For what?
"Hospital? What are ya talking about?" Issei asking, slowly returning the hug (he wasn't sure what else he could do). Yuuma looked up into his eyes, tears staining her cheeks.
"Yeah. You slipped when I... Er... wanted to..." Yuuma tried explaining, her face turning red.
"I... slipped...?" Issei said, slowly. So he fell and hit his head? How fucking embarrassing! If it wasn't his perversion, it was his own clumsiness. This fountain always pumped out water, so Yuuma's story was a possibility.
"When the ambulance showed up, they wouldn't take me at first, but I told then your were my boyfriend so they let me on. When we got to the hospital, I... I just felt overwhelmed!" Said Yuuma, then her head sunk into his chest, crying into it. "I left you! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me!" Yuuma apologized. Issei stopped and thought. So what she was telling him was: he hit his head, she called 911, but left him cause she got nervous? And because he hit his head so hard, he imagined everything? Perhaps that was possible...
Then an image of Raynare flashed into his mind.
Issei backed off, getting out of Yuuma's grasp (as nice and as soft as it was), and looked at her with fear. "Issei? What's wrong?" Yuuma asked, sweetly.
"Who are you, Yuuma?... What are you? Really?" He said, panicking.
"Heh... what are you talking about? Issei, its me. Your girlfr..." Yuuma tried to calm him down, taking a step closer, but that just got Issei to panic more.
"JUST STAY AWAY FROM ME!" Issei yelled. And subconsciously... it happened.
His eyes took on a faint, green hue; and Yuuma felt a manifestation of power coming from Issei himself. It was too small for a human like himself to detect, but she sure as hell could. Dammit! She waited too long! His Sacred Gear was starting to awaken, but its tied to his emotions, so why...? Then she realized: in her assuming she'd kill him easily, then the unexpected arrival of the "Youkai"; she didn't even bother to wipe Issei's memories! FUCK!
Scowling, Yuuma immediately left her disguise and became her true Fallen Angel self, not caring anymore at this point. It was now crunch time, the clock was ticking, so she had to get rid of this kid NOW! Of course, with her transformation, Issei fell back in shock despite already seeing this happen. It was mostly due to the realization that he was not crazy, and this was really happening to him.
'IT WAS REAL! IT WAS ALL FUCKING REAL!' Issei told himself.
Raynare prepared a light spear, holding it above her head, and she smirked. "So... where's your pet rat, now?"
XXX
POV - Normal:
(AN: Resume music)
BOOM! ZAP! BOOM, BOOM, ZAP! ZAP, ZAP, BOOM!
ZOOOOOOOOOOM!
Sonic just ran towards the campus wall, then turned away from it. Making the next attack that was launched at him, which was crimson fire, explode on contact. "You can make it, if you all stick together..." Sonic sang, rushing off to avoid another barrage of attacks from the ORC; consisting of more bolts of lighting, swords and for some reason, a large boulder.
NOW the ORC was getting aggravated, not because this Hedgehog kept running for just about half hour without stopping, oh no... it was because he would run to an exit... but STAY ON CAMPUS! He didn't even TRY to leave! He was toying with them, the blue bastard! Seriously, did he EVER get tired from all that running? Because they were becoming exhausted trying to stay on his tail. They might be supernatural, but that doesn't mean they don't need refreshing once they use up stamina.
The Devils began finding this absolutely ridiculous! And he was speeding up, AGAIN!... How fast WAS this Hedgehog?! More importantly, where did he get all that moxie in his legs if he wasn't a Youkai or some other form of supernatural entity? It made no sense!
Sona just watched from a distance. And pinched between her eyes. They were gonna have to pay ALLOT of Devils to clean this mess up in time for school tomorrow.
As the chase continued, Koneko began slowing down first, which her fellow Devils noticed. The reason was because Koneko was a Rook... she wasn't made for excessive speed for long periods of time. Akeno wasn't doing much better either, for she tried using her magic again... only for a small poof to come out of her fingertips. Being a Queen; she had all the positive traits of Knights, Rooks and Bishops; but that only meant she was powerful, not invincible. Truth was, she had never been pushed to her limits this much before, and was now running on fumes because of it.
Rias was the same way. She had some demonic power left, but she didn't want to run herself dry either. At this point, they needed a miracle to catch or get rid of this annoying blue alien. The fact no one had seen anything or happened to past by the school while they were Hedgehog hunting was a miracle in itself. But if they kept this up, there won't BE a school anymore!
The only one who was relatively fine was Kiba. He was a Knight, having more than enough stamina to keep going. The only thing they lacked was defense. Rias didn't want to put Kiba in this position, but there was little choice left. And as a Devil, she had made a verbal agreement/contract with the Hedgehog and by Devil law, she was required to honor it. In short, if she couldn't catch or remove him now, he'd be off Scot-Free.
Sonic could tell they were reaching their limits. HA! And he wasn't even going his fastest! "Well, its been fun; but Sonic's gotta run!" He said, having enough playing around with these Devils, so he decided to go blasting off. Rias saw him go, then looked right at Kiba, who was also looking at her... it was now or never!
"Kiba!" She said.
Kiba, already knowing what she wanted, retracted his wings and hitting the ground, Kiba took off at a similar speed to Sonic's. The remaining female Devils also landed, catching their breath
"Are you sure... that was a good idea?" Asked Akeno while gasping for oxygen, guessing what Rias' plan was. What can she say? She and her were best friends, and can read each other like books.
"... It's all up to him now" said Rias.
Kiba actually caught up to Sonic and ran alongside him, something that surprised the Blue Blur. Now many can match his speed except an Ultimate Life Form, a firebending cat, a psychic from the future, or a doppelganger of himself from an alternate universe... who also had an unhealthy habit of intense swearing, though Sonic has used the D-word a couple of times himself.
"Oh. So you guys CAN run on your own 2 feet?" He taunted, not able to help himself. Kiba's answer was slashing with a sword, but he missed due to a well-timed Spin Jump on Sonic's part. The Blue Hedgehog sped off again, with Kiba matching it.
Sonic tried exiting the front gate, but Kiba managed to barely cut him off, so Sonic ran in another direction with Kiba once again following. What followed were 2 streaks chasing each other all over the school, one tried to escape and the other kept blocking its advance. On the west side, Kiba tried swiping at Sonic again as many times as he could and whenever an opportunity presented itself.
SLASH!
Sonic jumped over to the opposite side of Kiba. Swing and a miss.
SLASH!
A dash backward. Another swing and a miss, though close.
SLASH!
Slowing down, Kiba tried again. A third attempt, and only missed by a whisker due to Sonic running in a semi-circle around him. Up ahead, they approached the P.E track, and Sonic noticed something... it was a sword stuck in the ground! Must've been from Kiba's Sword Birth. Closing in on the blade, Sonic grabbed it as Kiba came up behind him.
CLACK!
Both swords blocked each other. Kiba pulled back and tried again with a left sideswipe.
CLACK!
A right sideswipe.
CLACK!
An uppercut.
CLACK!
Sonic had to jump to counter that one with a downward slash. The force of this attack knocked both participants back, and they rushed at each other again.
CLACK!
Sonic and Kiba locked each other with their swords. "... Not bad... for a rodent" Kiba complimented with a smile. This Hedgehog might be an enemy to his master, but that didn't stop him from admiring Sonic's quick-thinking and resourcefulness.
"Eh, I practice with a letter opener" Sonic said, but was surprised when the sword began to dissolve! Crap! If he lost the sword now... Having no choice, Sonic cut his losses and dashed off, dropping the sword for it was only a hilt at this point. As Kiba rushed past it, the sword vanished entirely.
They now headed towards some large dormitories across from each other, 3 on each side. What happened now was the classic Scooby-Doo chase scene when they would take one direction, but Sonic and Kiba ended up going in several directions. After a few seconds of that, both boys ended up together at the back from opposite directions, then dashed towards the fourth wall side-by-side.
"Your fast, but Gremory Knights are built for speed" said Kiba, running alongside Sonic.
Sonic grinned at him. "Heh. Does the 'S' stand for Slow Motion?"
ZOOOOOOOOOOM!
Sonic ran off again, only this time he appeared to be getting serious. You could even see the streaks of wind as he blew by! Kiba's never run that fast, but he couldn't fail Rias... not after what she did for him. The speed he was going now could just be Kiba's limit, but he had to try!
That... and he'd be lying if he said he didn't enjoy the challenge.
Summoning all the possible strength in his system, Kiba actually had a flashback of some kids telling him to run, which gave the Knight the push he needed to blast forward will everything he had! He caught up with Sonic again and ran past him, which got Sonic wide-eyed, clearly not expecting that. Once Kiba got to the exit of the school, he immediately took a defensive stance with his sword up, intent on blocking the Hedgehog and stopping him.
Sonic however...
BOOM! ZOOOOOOOOOOM!
(AN: End music)
In an instant, the Hedgehog made a sonic boom, blasting towards Kiba. He was ready to block him, but Sonic pulled to the left at the last possible second, not wanting to harm the Knight, and blew past Kiba. Sonic left the campus and off into the distant streets, with no way of pursing him... not even via teleportation, as they had to pick a spot to end up at.
Kiba just stood there, frozen. That was incredible! If that would've hit Kiba, Devil or not, he would have been mowed down like a blade of grass!
"KIBA!" Rias called out to the frozen Kiba, having seen everything. Sona did too, having the same reaction as Kiba. That thing wasn't a Youkai, it was a monster! "Kiba! Are you ok?!" Rias asked her Knight, her and the rest of her peerage having regrouped, but he didn't respond right away. When he did, he had to blink a few times, as if to remind himself he wasn't dead.
"... I... I'm fine" he said, lowering his sword and now appeared to be calm... as calm as you could be when your about to be run over anyway.
Rias was entirely stunned now, and honestly a little scared. That Hedgehog made a boom... a literal sonic boom... in a FRACTION of a second! Humans needed specialized flying machines to do that! Not even pro Rating Game players could run that fast either!... at least, not without some sort of power build-up beforehand. What's more, if THAT wouldn't hit Kiba, his body would have shattered into a million bloody pieces! HELL! Even Koneko was shocked, and she rarely shows emotion! That speed may not have killed her or Akeno due to the endurance of a Queen/Rook, but it definitely would've caused some broken bones and then some!
But did the Hedgehog move aside, or did he miss? It was hard to tell, even with their enhanced Devil vision. "... I'll call in a clean up crew" said Sona, still stunned herself; but she had to get the school ready for tomorrow, so she left.
"Here Kiba, lean on me" said Koneko, offering Kiba support, which he accepted as the smaller student helped him back to the club room.
"... what are we gonna do?" Asked Akeno, speaking to Rias, but she didn't answer. She just stared off into the distance Sonic had run off in. One thing was for sure... that wouldn't be the last they'll see of the Blue Hedgehog...
And that's that. Sonic managed to outrun the ORC... no surprise there, right? He did have a bit of trouble with Kiba though, but I'm pretty sure we all know Sonic only goes all-out when the situation calls for it. Examples include:
"Elise's train is... uh OH! GOTTA SPEED UP!"
"Nothing can contain the 2 of us a max power, not even Null Space!"
"Before that cannon fires... I'll slam dunk it in there!"
"Uhhhh... this might not end well."
But what happened to Issei? Is he ok? Find out in the next chapter of Sonic DxD! Catch ya later!