SILVER THE HEDGEHOG: ABSOLUTION

Imperial Dockyards, Fulgora, Sol Empire

Silver had arrived with Blaze and Patch at the Imperial Dockyards, a large assortment of docks that housed the Imperial Fleet and its many ships and boats that were employed in times of war or emergency. Suffice to say, the young Esper was amazed at how many boats were in the dockyards, at least compared to the one in Soleanna.

'Those ships are huge!' Silver thought in amazement, observing each one that they passed.

Blaze and Patch however were not amused by the childlike wonder that their newest Squire had given their mission, especially Blaze. She couldn't understand why her father would simply allow the newcomer into her Order of the Hearth, especially given that Silver wasn't even a Knight yet. But her hands were tied, as the Emperor's word was final, and saying otherwise would be treason, despite all her frustration and anger.

Silver could tell however that his attitude towards the dockyards was not appreciated, and he soon chose to stay quiet so as not to anger his new comrades any further.

"I was only looking at the ships, it's not like I didn't forget there were people in danger..." Silver said under his breath.

"What was that?" Blaze asked bluntly, causing Silver to flinch.

"N-Nothing." Silver replied quickly.

"...That's what I thought," Blaze remarked in a bitter tone.

Silver, Blaze, and Patch eventually made it towards what looked like a beautiful purple, gold, and maroon flagship, one adorned with one hundred and four guns, three masts with two sails on each and a flag on top of each one, one flag being the Sol Empire's emblem, one being the Coconut Guild's emblem and the last one being the emblem of the Order of the Hearth. The figurehead of the bow was what appeared to be a frog's head. The vessel's taffrail was adorned with a dramatic rendering of the sunlight god, Saviturn, riding his companion, the Gaia Phoenix, stretching across the sky, with an ornate figurehead depicting the Goddess of Dreams, Illumina was flying on one side while Saviturn's older brother, Solaris, God of the Sun and Time, floated on the other side.

"Well, well, well! Look what we have here!" A familiar voice called out to Blaze and Silver.

Turning their heads, the two fourteen-year-olds saw another Chevalier Lieutenant in the form of Mighty the Armadillo.

Accompanying him was a Mobian koala with white and black fur, blue eyes, and a tuft of hair hanging down, acting as bangs. She wore a black crop top blouse and black shorts, maroon leather fingerless gloves and boots with faded silver bracers and greaves with armour plating that resembled snake scales, a leather belt with a buckle that resembled a cobra's head that had a purple sash attached to it and a maroon cowl cloak shaped like a cobra's hood with a medallion attached to it that had three distinct emblems on it that were snake-themed.

"I-It's you! U-Um..." Silver blurted out before failing to remember the armadillo's name awkwardly,

"Chevalier Mason Armadillo, but my friends call me Mighty," The armadillo introduced himself. "It's been a while, eh Silver?"

"You know my name?"

"Uh, duh. Antoine and I had searched for you for a month before deciding to throw in the towel. That...and Tangle wouldn't tell me where she sent you."

"You mean that Vati wouldn't tell you since you couldn't catch her for the thousandth time," The koala teased.

"Hey, cut me some slack, Babs! She's hard to track with her swinging on flag poles and stuff,"

"...But you're into that," The older Mobian girl sassed.

Mighty sighed with a smirk, saying, "Guilty as charged."