NAP: Freelancers in King Arthur's Court 12

(Act 12)

The vampire looked at his friends, then at the king before sighing.

Batula: Listen, Arthur...I have been a vampire of honor, have fought to protect your kingdom, and even vanted to ensure ze safety of your daughter, but...

He clenched his fist a bit.

Batula: As much as I vant to do so, I'm afraid I must decline on marrying your daughter, Sarah. And besides, I hardly know her.

Arthur: It's not a question of familiarity, it's a question of victory!

Katey frowned to him.

Arthur: Huh?

Katey: No, father, 'tis not.

Psycho: And besides, (points to Rouge) he's already got a girlfriend.

Nack: (twitching) W-wha-AUGH!!

Arthur: (concerned) What's wrong with him?

Psycho: Ah, don't worry about it. It's one of those love triangle things that you don't understand.

Mr. Bump: And besides, he's not your knight in shining armor...(points to Team Black Knight) they are!

The black knights looked seriously to him.

Arthur: It seems that I owe you more than one debt of gratitude, sir knights. Reveal thyselves so that we may all know thee.

The helmets were removed, showing the familiar blue bunny in blindfold with the other two revealing to be two familiar faces with strange devices on their necks, both smiling a bit.

Psycho: What the-!?

Princess Sarah: (with deep voice box) Hello, father.

Merlina: (with disorted voice box) Hello, sire.

Sir Justice: (Harvey voice/smirks) Surprised to see us?

Arthur: Sarah?! AND Merlina?! You're part of Team Black Knight?!

Princess Sarah: It's a long and complicated story, father.

Psycho: AUGH! Figures.

The collars were removed quickly.

Merlina: (normal voice) Oh and sorry about these.

Princess Sarah: (normal voice) We had to make sure no one would recognize anything, especially our voices.

The crowd, meanwhile, applauded with delight.

Princess Sarah: (smiles) It's as if you said, Chris and Merlina: All that was needed was voice changing collars and black armor.

Sir Justice: The name's Sir Justice, not Chris anymore.

Arthur: Sarah...daughter...thou hast won the right to choose.

The hedgehog smiled with delight before hopping down to Batula and Kane's arms.

Bedevere: (shouts) God bless this day!

The two hedgehogs smiled to Arthur with his grinning blade before both hedgehogs kissed with the crowd cheering.

Miss Calamity: (sighs) I love endings like this.

Psycho: AND we got rid of Sedusa's ugly look alike.

Just then, the grunting fat man was dragged before tossed to where the heroes glared at him.

Arthur: As for you, Egg Face, you're banished from Camelot forever. If I were you, I wouldn't stop until I reach the edge of the Earth. After all, the Earth IS flat. (to Sonic) Not really.

Sonic: Right. Merlin proved that.

Arthur: (smirks) And if I were you, Eggman, I'd say you should probably make it to either Cincinnati, St. Louie, Station Square, Cucuamunga, and all those other places in the undiscovered world.

Belasco: Are you serious!? I'll fall off the Earth if I try going there!

Arthur: (smirks) Then you better get started Egg Butt.

Trails: He-he-he-he.

Belasco was let go as he shouted.

Belasco: Don't think you've seen the last of me. When the time comes, I will bring forth my own army of the demonic dead. DEMONIC DEAD!!

Quickly, he left the crowd who tossed fruit at him.

Sonic: Yeah, that's what baddies usually say, Eggman!

The crowd continued cheering with the hedgehog of the past smiling to his friends, shaking each hand.

Kane: You are great knights.

Mr. Bump: We had great teachers.

Arthur: Hey, Sir Justice?

The rabbit turned to him a bit as he sighed.

Sir Justice: I have done dark deeds in the past, but most of them were to survive. I have no one and nowhere to go to and-

Arthur: Hang on, rabbit. Let me say something before you keep ranting and going on long.

Nack: Better do as he says, Sir Justice. Psy ain't good at holding on to long monologues.

Psycho: (panics) Yes, please! Make it stop!

Mr. Bump: (holding Fredbear) You're freaking out Fredbear!

Sir Justice: (holds his arm) Okay, okay! (in pain) Go on, Artie.

Arthur: It's Arthur. And listen, you've proven yourself. I'm giving you one last chance to be a knight at the round table. Besides, I could use a replacement knight.

He looked back a bit, only seeing visions of his dead comrades before the smiling spiritual knights faded.

Arthur: Especially what happened then...

Mr. Bump: Hey! Fredbear and I see ghosts! (waves Fredbear's paw) Hi there dead guys!

Bowser Jr.: I don't even want to know how you did that.

Sir Justice: Me either.

Most: Or us.

Sir Justice: (to Arthur) I have survived by battling and such, but after my condition has worsen...I guess I could consider, once they return to where they came from.

Arthur: (grins) I'll take that as a "yes".

He then looked at his friends.

Arthur: Friends, my kingdom is thine, so what doest thou want? A castle? A dukedom?

Bowser: First off, stop speaking medieval sometimes. It's annoying enough as it is with Princess Luna.

Nack: Secondly, as much as we're tempted with all this stuff...

They looked at one another before turning to Arthur.

Sonic: After all we've been through...we just wanna go home.

As he continued, Dingo shook his empty meat bag.

Sonic: And besides, I ran out of chili dogs today. I don't think I'll be able to survive much longer here.

Dingo: Yeah, me either. Do you know how hard it is for a guy with an iPhone down here when there's nothing to charge the phone up with?

Rouge: Apparently, Merlin failed to introduce you to iPhones before he vanished.

Mr. Bump: Besides, I still have a ball game against Perfecto to go against, even though I'm still not good at hitting a home run against them.

Psycho: (crosses his arms) Personally, I think those guys cheated.

Tron: They ALWAYS cheat!

Calhourn: If that is the case...Sonic, everyone that has belonged to his world...

They looked at the blade with Merlina smiling.

Merlina: It's time.

Most: Right.

As most began departing, Bowser Jr. realized something.

Bowser Jr.: Uh about the kingdom for some of us, how about making it so we DON'T get thrown in prison back where we come from-

Batula: (sweatdrops) Junior, quit while you're ahead.

Back at the well, the familiar figures, the vampire back in normal garb, looked at the well with Arthur, Twigs, Katey, Trails, and Bedevere looking seriously with the blade held by Merlina.

Arthur: Goddess speed, Freelancers.

Mr. Nervous: (sighs) You've given us so much...are you sure there isn't anything we can give you?

Arthur: Well...um...not really...unless it's something useful.

Sonic realized before taking out from his bag a familiar recipe.

Sonic: Here, Wart. A gift for you.

He gave the recipe page to his counterpart.

Sonic: Make sure your cooks have this. So don't lose that copy.

Twigs: (ponders) I don't know, won't the cooks have witch superstition?

Trails: Not if King Arthur says what exact ingredients they need.

Katey: Is there nothing I can say or do to make you stay?

Tails: Sorry, Katey, but we have to go back. (sighs) We have friends and family there.

Nic: And grandparents who would miss us if we're gone too long.

Mr. Bump: Plus Fredbear's friends if we can find them.

Psycho: And folks who I can't remember.

Katey: None of you would forget me, right?

Amy: (smiles) Of course not. You're our friend.

Sonic: And besides, how could I? Heck I may give my own daughter your name in the middle. (ponders) Sonya Katey...I like the sound of that.

Katey hugged her friends, then kissed Tails, making the fox more nervous.

Trails: He-he-he. You better get going then.

Merlina: Thanks for everything.

Bedevere: We'll take care of our kids and ourselves, thanks to you.

Twigs: (waves) Bye...uh be seeing you.

The past ones moved away with Sonic hopping to the well.

Sonic: (to the well) All right, Merlin. We're ready.

Then, the familiar vision of the wizard with owl were seen in the well.

Merlin: Ah, you've done well, brave knights. Thank you, Freelancers.

Archimedes: Eh, I guess you did pretty good.

Bowser Jr.: Yep, you're as stubborn as ever, Archimedes.

Merlin: And now it's time for me to keep my end of the bargain. Behold, your way home.

He finally waved his cane.

Merlin: ALAKAZAM!!

Then, the water instantly vanished, showing a deep hole.

Dingo: Oh bleedin' hell! (frowns) Not another bottomless pit!

Sleet: It's the only way back, Dingus!

Mr. Nervous: Yipes!! (shivers) Are you sure about this?!

Miss Scary: (snorts) Ha-ha-ha-ha. I knew we'd have to find something scary to get home.

Sonic: I hate to say it, Mr. Nervous, but trust Merlin.

The good guys looked back at Arthur with his comrades.

Arthur: Hope we meet again...Sonic and friends.

Batula: (bows) Arthur...I hope to see you again as vell...

Finally, they each jumped in before the vampire and the reluctant Mr. Nervous being pulled in jumped in with the latter screaming in fear. Just then, everything flashed. When it died down, the familiar figures awoke, noticing most of them at the baseball benches while the familiar figures not at the benches awoke, noticing themselves near the fence.

Sonic: What the-!? (notices) Huh? Wha?

Amy: (gasps) We're home!!

Tails: (smiles) Looks like we made it.

Tron: (happily) We're home!!

Mr. Bump, meanwhile, looked a bit weary as he with the ones on the bench awoke, noticing Buster's group who splashed them with water earlier.

Buster: About time you guys awoke!

Mr. Bump: Uh...guys? What just happened?

Babs: After that earthquake, we found you guys knocked out and you were pretty knocked out until now.

Mr. Bump: (worried) I hate to ask: What inning are we in now?

Buster: Honestly, the 9th inning. And Perfecto's gonna strike the last player that's gonna go up next.

Mr. Bump panicked as he screamed.

Mr. Bump: 9th inning?! (groans) Oh poopity poop!

Bowser Jr.: (dryly) What? Then how come I don't see earthquake signs? Parts of this place should be cracking and ruined right now.

Hampton: It only opened up to where you and the others were knocked out.

Plucky: I haven't seen a big knock out since Elmyra's dental appointment.

Foghorn Leghorn: (approaching) About time, I say about time y'all woke up! Bump, yur up!

Mr. Bump: (gulps) This is not good.

Bowser Jr.: (anger mark) Don't tell me you forgot what happened in Camelot!

Mr. Bump: We were there?!

Bowser Jr.: (annoyed/dryly) Oh I forget: I'm speaking to you in moron mode!

Mr. Bump: What? I'm sorry. I can't understand your moron mode talk!

Bowser Jr.: (face faults) I give up!

Miss Calamity: Mr. Bump, if you hit that homerun, I will officially be your girlfriend again.

Mr. Bump: (eagerly) All right! (snatches a bat) Let's get to it!

Mr. Nervous: Wait, wasn't earlier the 9th inning?!

Foghorn: Sadly, the earthquake messed up the results, and it got so bad, Perfecto demanded a rematch WITHOUT that darn earthquake.

Miss Scary: (to her comrades) I bet Merlin used that earthquake to mess up the results on purpose.

Bowser Jr.: He-he-he-he. Score one for Team Bowser Jr.

Plucky: Just try swinging and NOT strike out. Or at least just get a hit.

Nic: Hey, it wasn't his fault that the ball came out of nowhere.

The crowd applauded a bit before out came Mr. Bump just as Sonic's group arrived to the area.

Sonic: So what did we miss?

Foghorn: Sonic, Nack, Rouge, where the heck, Ah say where the heck were you?!

Tails: (rubs his head) Long story: They were at Mystic Ruins with me while I was fixing my machines. Sorry about that.

Foghorn: Ya gotta warn me BEFORE the game next time!

Sonic: We'll try. (glancing) Looks like Bump's up next.

Foghorn: Yep. An' he done need a lil' ol' lesson fro' yours truly.

Nack: (pauses) You know what? I think we should each wait and-(notices) Is this score right?

He pointed to the score with all 0s on ACME's team.

Psycho: Aw crap! This is what happens when we don't make it to the baseball game earlier.

Mr. Messy: Good luck!

Mr. Rush: Just remember, Mr. Bump: It's only a game.

Larry: You do remember about what I said earlier about Dad and the others claiming your room, right?

Mr. Bump: No, I haven't. But THIS time, I'm confident.

He grinned, placing the helmet with Fredbear inside his helmet.

Mr. Bump: AND I brought my lucky charm.

Foghorn: (approaching) Bump? Y'all remember the things Ah done taught ya, right?

Mr. Bump: Right...uh...they were 3 to 4 things, right?

Foghorn: Yup. Go fo, I say go for it, kid.

The crowd applauded a bit with Mr. Bump swinging the bat a bit while Roderick glanced.

Mr. Bump: Okay, big puff chest...eye on the ball and...(worried) I'm gonna die!!

He looked more worried as he held his bat.

Arthur's Voice: Remember: It doesn't take a sword in stone to make a hero, even though it was technically an anvil.

Mr. Bump looked at the logo marked "Excalibur" on it before smiling.

Mr. Bump: Okie dokie lokie, Wart. (seriously) NOW I'm eager to win.

Roderick: (scoffs) Yeah right, klutz. You're dead, Bump!

Mr. Bump: Oh not this time, Roderick.

After a few moments, the ball was tossed before Mr. Bump swung hard, hitting the ball and accidentally causing it and the bat to fly high in the air. The crowd cheered wildly before Mr. Bump gasped, happily laughing before darting around the bases.

Nack: YEAH!

Psycho: Go, Bump, go!!

Mr. Bump grinned happily, hopping over a few members of Perfecto, landing on the bases before sliding to home, safely on the home plate as the Lakitu umpire looked.

Lakitu: SAFE!!

Mr. Bump got up, hi-fiving his friends with a familiar figure removing her helmet, smiling a bit.

Sally: Nice work, Bump.

Mr. Bump: (shocked) Katey-uh I mean Sally?

Sally: Huh, you look as though you've seen a ghost or something.

The crowd cheered wildly with the team gathering and proudly patting Mr. Bump while Sonic, on the benches, smiled, eating his chili dog a bit.

Sonic: Heh, nice work, Bump.

The crowd continued cheering while Roderick snapped.

Roderick: This is impossible! He was suppose to lose and there was suppose to be a total 0! Ugh, I want the prideful karma that I want and I want it now!!

Finally, the bat of Mr. Bump's landed on Roderick, knocking him down before many more baseballs, some magnitized to the metal bats, came out of Roderick's hat.

Buster: (shocked) Looks like Perfecto's cheating at this game!

Psycho: Oooooh! (glares) You dare to cheat on us?! That does it! Time to take you down. Nack, everyone, shall we give the cheaters their desserts?

Nack: (cracks his knuckles) Can't think of a reason not to!

The hunters and ACME team jumped at the yelping Perfecto team, yelping as they were pummeled. As that happened, only Batula and Tails remained with the vampire, noticing his familiar book appearing before landing on his arms, looked seriously.

Batula: My book...(sighs) Thank you, Merlin.

Tails: Glad this is all taken care of...but there IS one thing that's been puzzling me.

Batula: And zat vould be?

Tails: Whatever happened to the Cyclone anyway?

Batula: Sadly, none of us ever found it and vherever it is...I hope it isn't in ze wrong hands...

Meanwhile, at an early 20th century looking place, inside what appeared to be an outhouse of a sort, the familiar wizard with owl noticed the fly ball approaching before Merlin caught it, grinning.

Merlin: (to Archimedes) Taught them everything they knew. He-he-he.

Archimedes: But you haven't even told them the truth on where we REALLY are.

Merlin: Oh I will...at least when Mr. Bump approach where we're stuck in.

Just then, horn honking was heard outside before grinning.

Merlin: Speaking of which, sounds like my adopted great nephew's soon to be new love has arrived with the twins. And we with my niece DO have a meeting with the maharajah soon.

Meanwhile, at a strange house, a witch woman named Madam Mim looked annoyed, tossing some broken items.

Merlin's Voice: But all in all, I hope nothing horrifying happens.

Madam Mim: OOooooh! RATS! I can't believe Belasco has failed!!

She heard the strange sounds of a familiar machine before glancing outside, noticing a familiar fat man in a familiar looking vehicle approaching.

Belasco: (dryly) Well the "try to marry the princess to steal the kingdom" plan fail, Auntie. Heck, why make me marry a hedgehog I didn't even like in the first place?!

Madam Mim: Nevermind that! That foolish hedgehog and his comrades have been a nuisance for far too long.

She then glanced at the drawing of someone before chuckling.

Madam Mim: Still, I think we should bring our old traitorous comrade to deal with stealing the blade. It may be a while, and the timeline here MAY change depending on someone being stupid enough to change things in the past, but I can guarantee that with your machine and his dark arts with my knowledge...we and Ruber WILL conquer this land and turn it into the dark ages!! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!

She laughed wickedly, tossing down a drawn picture of a strange bald grinning evil man before the scene finally froze.

(ED: My Tomorrow by AiM)