ღ♂Ⓗⓘⓢ Ⓡⓞⓜⓔⓞ♂ღ {ⓈⓞⓝⓄⓤⓡⓖⓔ} - Leχıe Gяeч (graded readers txt) 📗

stuffed it into his bookbag. He walked out of his room, closing the door and locking it with his key. He dashed down the stairs and out the door. He ran as fast as he could to school, praying that he wouldn't be late.

 

The instant Sonic stepped foot into the school hallway, the bell rang for first period. On time! He thought. Normally, his teacher came in about five minutes later. So he had enough time to continue reading The Land of Falador.

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The Land of Falador, Chapter II

 

Sir Lancelot looked at the castle from afar. He watched the rain pour, examining the view. 'Scourge, you are indeed a moron,' thought Lancelot. He reached into his holster and pulled his majestic sword out. He looked at it and sighed. The sword was made of steel, and it was covered in rain. It had Lancelot's reflection on it. Lancelot held the sword tight. "I must protect the king," he muttered to himself. "For Falador. . . For Jaria. . . For everyone who is against the Pearl Isles!"

 

He smirked and raised his sword up high. "FOR THE KING!" He yelled, his voice echoing. He slowly put his sword down and sighed. He shook his head, "Nobody would risk their life for Scourge, though," he said to himself. "But they would sacrifice themselves for his father."

 

"What about Scourge's father?" A voice came. Lancelot twitched his ears and raised a brow. "Who dares disrupt me?" He demands. "I did, silly!" The voice giggled. "Show yourself!" Demanded the brave knight. "Uh, I'm up here!" Lancelot looked up. A tiny fairy girl with short brunette hair, glasses and hazel eyes sat on the leaf of the tree behind Lancelot. She wore a cute tiger striped dress, and her wings were the colour of a monarch butterfly. "Hi, there! I'm Tiger!"

 

Lancelot scoffs, "Fairies annoy me." He muttered. Tiger giggled, "If you say so! So. . ." She flew off the tree and sat down on his shoulder. "Whatcha doing out here by yourself?" Lancelot sighed, "Just. . . Thinking, that's all." He mumbled, shaking his head. Tiger frowned, "Ah. The kingdom has gone downhill thanks to that new asshole of a king," she replied.

 

Lancelot glared at Tiger, "Don't talk about my king like that. His father was murdered a long time ago, so that's why Scourge's mum, before SHE somehow died, was ruler of this land. Scourge makes everyone work really hard, and it's tough. We work day and night. I work constantly."

 

Tiger nods, "I see. Well, I only come out at nighttime or when it rains. I'm a water fairy, so yeah." She started to mess with her short, brunette hair. She then straightened her glasses. "Well, let's head back to the castle! I'm hungry! And Scourge is probably in his room as usual, doing something with his girlfriend Launa!" She laughed hysterically, but Lancelot didn't even crack a smile. "Launa is 14. Scourge is 21. See the difference?"

 

Tiger stopped laughing and blinked. "Ohhh. . . I don't know my own age. Anyways, let's go!" She chirped and flew off of Lancelot's shoulder. Lancelot groaned and followed.

 

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The bell rang and everyone got up from their seats. Sonic looked around. "Huh?" He was perplexed. "Have a great weekend, class!" The teacher said happily. "Ma'am!" Sonic called. "Sonic? You should be heading home!" The teacher smiled. "It's Friday!"

 

"Yeah, I know but - "

 

"Toodles!" The teacher turned on her heel and walked out of the room. Sonic picked his book up, shrugged and walked out of the room as well. He walked towards his locker. He opened it and took his stuff out, sighing. 'Did this book make the day go by fast, or is it just me?' He wondered.

 

When he got outside, Sonic sat on a nearby bench, reading the book. He was about to open it until he noticed something odd about the book : the eye on the cover disappeared. "Eh?"

 

"What's wrong?" Someone asked. Manic walked over, lugging his stuff with him. "Nothing," the cobalt blue hedgehog mumbled and got up. He stuffed the book in his bookbag and walked home, Manic watching him from the distance.

 

When it was time to go to bed, Sonic couldn't sleep. He was wide awake, thinking about the book. He had so many questions he wanted to ask the librarian, but he remembered that he stole the book from her. He sighed, "I feel so bad." He mumbled. He reached over to his nightstand and turned the light off.

 

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Everyone sat around the dining room table. Launa was eating strawberry waffles topped with strawberry syrup, along with strawberry 7-Up, strawberry pudding, strawberry cookies and strawberry ice cream. Sonic was just eating a simple chili dog. "Minty must love strawberries," he muttered.

 

Scourge nods, sipping his iced coffee. "Launa from the Ichigo Hills. Ichigo is 'strawberry' in Japanese, so no wonder." Sonic nods and eats his chili dog. "I see." He muffled. Launa smiled, "Strawberries are delicious! You can never have enough of  'em! Want some?" She asked. Sonic sweat dropped, "I'm alright, thanks."

Launa giggled, "Theres plenty more!" Sonic sighed and picked at his plate. "So, how did I get here?" He asked. Scourge shrugged, "I don't have the slightest idea. Maybe Launa's eye on the cover was sending you dreams about this place, or you're trapped in a dream."

 

Sonic widened his eyes, "I can't be! I have to go home!" He cried, standing up. Scourge scoffed, "That's not my problem right now. My real problem is my people are suffering."

 

Sonic frowned, "But can't you see?!" He yelled. "I'm sick and tired of this place! I'm sick and tired of Launa and her bubbly personality! I'm sick and tired of your ignorance! I just want to go home! Take me home right now!"

 

Scourge chuckled, "You're such a child, Sonic. You need to stop reading so many legends." Sonic slowly sat back down on his chair in silence. Launa looked down, not saying a word either. So the three hedgehogs ate their meal quietly. When they finished, Sonic got up and went to the restroom.

 

He locked the door and looked into the mirror. "I want to go home," he whispered. "I just want to go home. I miss my family so much." He felt anger inside, along with confusion and hopelessness. Suddenly he heard a knock on the door. "Make sure to wash up. We're going out." It was Scourge's voice that made Sonic's ears twitch. "I'm not going anywhere."

 

"I guess you want to stay here for the rest of your life? There are so many empty pages in my book that are DYING to include new characters." He smirked. Sonic shivered. He didn't understand, but didn't like the sound of that. Quickly, he unlocked the door. "I sent Launa to find some clothing for you," Scourge said. "You should change out of those strange looking clothes and wear whatever she has."

 

Sonic looked at his t-shirt and jeans. "What's so weird about my outfit? Since when do boys care about clothing?" Scourge rolled his eyes. "The people hate outsiders. I want you to dress like us so you won't be taken away from here."

 

Sonic nods, "Alright then. . ."

 

"So wash up, make sure you look clean and don't do anything stupid." And with that, the emerald green hedgehog walked away. Sonic closed the door and sighed, "I hate it here. It's cold, the people are creepy and I'm feeling homesick. I'd rather be taken away from this place than live with a sarcastic guy and his annoying friend."

 

He took his clothing off and turned the shower on. He then started to wash his quills, getting ready to go wherever Scourge leads him to. . .

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When Sonic finished washing up and getting ready, he followed Scourge out of the palace. "W-Where are we going?" Sonic asked. "To Axahan River," Scourge said. "Why?"

 

"Because we're going to find a way to transport you home." Scourge replied. Sonic nods, "Alright." When they walked out of the palace, Scourge started to sing a strange song.

 

It sounded so familiar to Sonic, he listened closely. 'He's singing a song from the anime Princess Tutu,' Sonic thought.

"Yonde iru koe saa me o samashite Nakigao nugutte mabushii hikari kigi no utsuyu Umareru

Dare mo shiranai himitsu no mizube de Odore inochi no Pa kitto (Pas de Deux) Kyou mo yume miteru

Sore wa yasashiku hageshii nagare ne Doko made tsuzuku rabirinsu~ Watashi wa yukou Nigirishimeru yume

Yonde iru koe watashi ga hitsuyou? Kanashii mayou no tobidatsu tori yureteru hana Sasayaku

Sayonara namida anata wa suteki yo Odore inochi no Pa kitto (Pas de Deux) Ashita o yume mite

Watashi ga yuku wa sono te ni watasou Egao hitotsu de hora ne konna ni atatakai

Dare mo shiranai himitsu no mizube yo Odore inochi no Pa Kitto (Pas de Deux) Asu o yume miteru

Sore wa yasashiku hageshii nagare ne Shiawase sagasu rabirinsu Watashi wa yuku no yo."

 

Sonic smiled and clapped. "You're good," he said quietly. Scourge looked down, "Nah, I'm not that great. Anyways, let's keep going. Jaria River is a few feet ahead."

 

Sonic nods, "Alright. So when we get there, what should we do?" He asked. "You Möbians ask so many questions," muttered Scourge. "Eh?! How did you - "

 

"Launa told me. Remember that she was watching you." He said, "Which is NEVER a good thing, unless you're her ally." Sonic shuddered, "She's a yandere?"

 

"Not necessarily a yandere, but more like creepy." Replied Scourge. "Lets just shut up and continue." He walked a bit faster, making Sonic worried. He was stuck in a weird book with weird people, weird personalities and weird foods. He didn't like it here so far.

 

They finally reached a beautiful river with clear water. Sonic knelt down and gazed into the water. He could only see his reflection. Scourge knelt down next to Sonic and dipped his finger into the water. The clear colour changed into black. "Woah!" Sonic exclaimed. "How did you - "

 

"How should I know?" Scourge scoffed, "This is Falador. Anything's possible, Blue." Sonic snickered, "Blue? What kind of a nickname is that?" Scourge rolled his eyes. "It's better than calling you a moron or dumbass, right?" Sonic nods. "True. . ."

 

Scourge looked up