Life & Tales of Mordred Hedgehog!

[Klyju]

The Saber-Class Servant, Mordred Pendragon, didn't know what to make of the new Servant her Master summoned a few days ago. It was another variant of hers, an Archer-Class, but this one was different from her and her Rider-Class variant in several ways.



For starters, when confronted with Father, the Archer Mordred never addressed her as such! She always addressed her as "Artoria" or "Arty." When she was questioned about this by Saber and Rider, Archer's response was that "she never even knew Artoria for long, why should she address her as her dad?" Not only that, but she wasn't raised by Morgan Le Fay either, instead, she was raised by another man! How was that possible?!



Secondly, her powerset. When she demonstrated her abilities to Master, she used a strange energy that wasn't Magecraft, but something called "Chaos Energy." Hell, her first attack was always her curling up into a ball before launching herself at an opponent! Not only that, but she demonstrated this "Chaos Energy" by launching bolts of said energy, stating that she learned it from her "Uncle Shads."



Lastly, she was fast, incredibly so. When she competed against the Rider Servants, she did the impossible and won against all of them in a foot race, while debuffed to Hell and back! She almost broke the sound barrier, too! Her excuse was that her dad was the "Fastest Thing Alive," so she learned how to keep up.



She narrowed her gaze at the Archer Mordred from across the cafeteria of Chaldea, watching as her speedy doppelganger scarfed down a mountain of chili dogs with blinding speed. She felt the presence of her Rider counterpart sit down next to her with her own plate of food, looking at the Archer in amusement. "Dang, look at her go!" The tan, bikini-clad Mordred said with a large smile. "Where do you think it all goes?"



"Does it matter?" Saber Mordred said as she chewed on her meal. "She's just another Saberface, nothing more."



"Aw, you gotta chillax, sis!" Rider Mordred said to the knight. "She's pretty cool! She's got those BA energy attacks, the super speed, and check out her threads! She's cool as Hell!"



Saber looked at Rider annoyed before redirecting her attention to Archer, who had finished up her second mountain of chili dogs, but was looking around worriedly before standing up. "Hey, who took one of my dogs?!" She heard the jacket-clad Mordred ask, but her attention was brought to the entrance where Ritsuka walked in through.



"Attention, everybody!" They called out, getting the undivided attention of the Servants in the cafeteria. "We have a new Servant today, and I'd like to introduce them to you all! I hope you can get along with him!"



He stepped to the side, allowing the Servant to step forward. It was an anthropomorphic, bipedal, blue hedgehog with red shoes, gloves, one armored and the other not, and a sword that seemed familiar to the Mordreds and the Camelot Servants assembled. "Hey there!" The hedgehog said. "My name's Sonic! Saber-Class Servant! I just got here, but I'm hoping we can-"



The hedgehog gasped as he saw something. "Mordred?!" He exclaimed, getting the attention of Saber and Rider. "Hey, how's my baby girl doing?!"



Before either two could reply, the Archer Mordred jumped out of her seat and ran to the hedgehog with open arms. "Dad!" She called out, making Saber Mordred spit out her food. "Dad, how have you been?! I've been waiting for you to get summoned soon!"



As the father and daughter reunited, murmurs, whispers, and other comments were heard throughout the cafeteria at the reveal. For the two other Mordreds, however, things were a bit different.



"So that's Archer's dad?" Rider questioned as Saber coughed her lungs out to clear her throat. "Does this mean she's half-furry?"



Saber resumed choking on the air. "...Does this make US half-furry?"



Saber decided she had enough and passed out before Rider could continue asking questions like that.

 

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"Woah…" Artoria Lily said as she looked upon Sonic's sword in awe, especially at the hilt, where a face could be seen on it. "I never thought I'd ever meet a talking sword like you before…"



"Nor I ever expected to encounter a version of Arthur that was a woman," the sword, Caliburn, replied. "Nor did I expect to see so many of you…"



"Indeed," Saber Artoria replied as Sonic chuckled. "Though, to be quite frank, it's rather strange for us to see a version of the Sword of Selection such as yourself. I'm rather envious that Sonic had someone to guide him in his journey to becoming a knight."



"Heh, I'm more jealous that people trusted you right off the bat instead of nagging you like this oversized letter opener!" Sonic said in a teasing voice that signified he meant no offense, which Caliburn was able to pick up quickly.



"Ah, but it would do you good to learn manners from these fine women, Sir Sonic." The sword retorted in jest as the other Artorias chuckled before the Lancer variant hummed in thought.



"I must wonder, however," She began as she crossed her arms under her bosom, "how is it that you came across the need to pull out Caliburn?"



"Well, that's a funny and kinda long story, I already told my friends and family about this," Sonic began to answer, ignoring Archer Mordred's exclaiming "THAT STORY WAS TRUE?!", as he set Caliburn next to him. "The long and short of it is that, in the Camelot I went to, Arthur didn't exist, so that Merlin created a fake one to pull out Caliburn."



"Oh, that can only end so well," the magus in question said in a sarcastic voice. "Surely, there weren't any negative side effects to THAT decision…"



"But the power of Avalon kinda drove him nuts, made him summon Knights of the Underworld, forcing Merlina, Merlin's grandkid…"



"Merlin has a granddaughter?" Gawain muttered in disbelief.



"Merlin got some action?" Saber Mordred followed up in shock.



"To summon me. Bada-bing-bada-boom, I pull out Caliburn and have to fight King Arthur." Sonic continued. "Look, there's a whole lot more to the story, but we should probably do this when we get the time."



"Hold on a second," Saber Artoria Alter interrupted with a growl. "You said that the King Arthur you fought was a fake, right?"



"Yeah?" Sonic asked as the gears began turning in everyone's heads.



"That would mean," Archer Artoria began. "That by pulling out Caliburn from his stone, you would be the actual King of Camelot."



"That is indeed what Sir Sonic is saying…" Caliburn said in agreement before realizing where this was going.



"Then by that logic, you are also a King Arthur, and one of our counterparts." Lancer Artoria Alter said as everyone came to the same conclusion.



"Oh boy, I see where this is going." Sonic muttered.



"All hail Furry King Arthur!" Sir Gareth said to her fellow Knights of the Round Table.



"ALL HAIL FURRY KING ARTHUR!"



"NOOOOOO!!!" Sonic yelled to the heavens as his daughter and her Rider variant began laughing on the floor.

 

[Klyju]

Saber, Rider, and Archer Mordred were heading back to their room in Chaldea, having finished a training session in the Simulator, ready to relax for a bit before Ritsuka called them for the next mission. "Man, I'm beat!" Archer Mordred said as she stretched her arms. "My shoulder's sore from tossing all those Chaos Spears a bunch! Hey, wanna go get chili dogs later? I could go for some."



"You're always in the mood for those things, Archer." Saber Mordred retorted in an annoyed manner. "Those things can't be good for you! They're greasy, sloppy, and runny…"



"Ah, don't be such a killjoy, Saber!" Rider Mordred said as she looked at Archer with a friendly grin. "I could go for some lunch, too! Maybe with a soda float, but what flavor to get?"



"Sounds like a plan!" Archer said before she and the other Mordreds heard a conversation going on from a nearby room. Curious as to what was going on, the blonde trio headed over to the source of the noise, which was coming from the Round Table Knights' Assembly chamber. Walking inside, the Mordreds raised an eyebrow as they saw the other Knights of the Round Table all adoring slips of papers in their hands, while Artoria and her many counterparts were huddled over Sonic, who was holding up a picture album for them to see when he noticed them.



"Oh, hey there, Mo!" The Blue Blur said as he waved over to them, ignoring the look of shock and despair that formed on his daughter's face. "How's it hanging?"



"It's going alright, Sir Sonic." Saber Mordred replied, quickly glancing at her Archer counterpart for a moment before turning back to the hedgehog. "Are we interrupting anything or something?"



"Nah, just showing off the photo album to everyone here!" The Fastest Thing Alive answered before noticing his daughter running towards him. He simply leapt over her, backflipping with the album in hand as he smirked. "Ooh, almost had me there, Mo! Gotta be faster than that!"



"HAND ME THAT ALBUM, DAD!" Archer Mordred screamed out hysterically as she began to race after her father, who cackled as he ran out the room.



"Uh, I'll bite, what was that about?" Rider Mordred asked the room curiously. "I've NEVER seen Archer freak out like that before."



The Lancer-Class Artoria Alter was the first to respond. "Well, we asked Sir Sonic about his history and relationship with his variant of Mordred." The Embodiment of the Wild Hunt answered as a soft look formed on her face. "One thing led to another, and he revealed he managed to bring a photo album along with him."



Before the two Mordreds could ask what that meant, Gareth swung an arm over Saber Mordred's neck to pull her close. "Ooh, just look at this, Mordred! You were so cute back then!" The Human Embodiment of a Cartoon Puppy gushed excitedly as she showed the tomboys a picture of Archer Mordred in her infancy, wearing a lion onesie and tangled up in her blanket.



Saber and Rider felt dread fill their hearts as they realized what was in the album before they heard Gawain chuckle in amusement. "Indeed. You were such a precious and adorable girl back then. It makes me wish we could've given you such a childhood in our world." The Gorilla Knight said in a warm tone, much to the horror of the two Mordreds.



"She was such an adorable bundle of joy, wasn't she?" Sir Tristain, of all people, said in agreement with a calm smile as he revealed a picture of a young Archer Mordred trying to somersault. "It makes me want to write a song about the preciousness of raising a child."



"She was so cute back then…" Lancelot stated as his Berserker counterpart let out a warbled sound of agreement. "I wish I was able to raise Galahad or Mash properly like this. They could've been so cute…" Was all he was able to say before he was struck down by Mash throwing her shield at him, even though she wasn't even in the room.



Hearing the continuous gushing coming from their father and the other knights made Saber and Rider want to curl up and hide under a table, but then they remembered: Sonic ran out into Chaldea with the album. There was a chance he'd show EVERYONE the pictures. There was a guarantee that they'd all gush over the pictures.



Almost immediately, the two counterparts raced out the door, intent on helping their sister capture the furry father before he could embarrass them further.

 

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Saber Mordred grit her teeth as she was knocked back by Sonic's strikes, holding her ground as she pushed against the Simulator floor to try and rush at him again, swinging Clarent wildly as her opponent dodged the attacks. "Whoops, gonna have to be faster than that!" The hedgehog said in a cocky manner as he danced around her swings, blocking some of them with Caliburn.



"Mind your head, Sir Sonic!" The sword cried out as the Blue Blur parried a strike from above. With her guard left wide open, Sonic then slashed at her chest piece before kicking the knight away, forcing her to drop her sword and ending the duel.



"Grr, dammit!" Saber Mordred growled in defeat as her Rider and Archer counterparts walked up next to her, looking just as disheveled as she was. Ever since she found out that Sonic was, somehow, a counterpart to her father, Saber Mordred had repeatedly tried to defeat him, thinking that he fought in a similar manner. Imagine her surprise when she discovered that his abilities meant that his moveset was far, FAR different from what Artoria uses.



As a result, she has failed numerous times in trying to defeat him, and even her Rider variant failed with her Noble Phantasm. Her latest attempt with the aid of her Rider and Archer counterparts just now being the most recent.



"Heh, gotta admit, you three almost had me a couple of times!" The Blue Blur stated as his daughter walked up to give him a high-five.



"You were pretty cool yourself, old man!" Archer Mordred said with a wide grin, ignoring the scoff from Saber as she picked Clarent up from the ground.



"Just you wait, hedgehog." She muttered angrily as she began walking away. "I'll get you next time."



However, as she was about to leave, she was stopped when Sonic moved in front of her, a smirk on his face as he addressed the knight. "Hey, don't sell yourself short, alright?" He said in a reassuring tone. "You did great in that fight! I really mean it when I say that you almost had me."



Saber Mordred blinked at the praise, a strange, heartwarming sensation blossoming in her chest. "I… Thank you." She said.



"You could use some work, but I can tell that you're gonna be a great knight!" The hedgehog continued praising his daughter's counterpart. "Even though you're not the Mordred I raised, I'm still really proud of you!"



Saber Mordred felt her heart skip a beat at the words as a sense of giddiness formed in her heart. Never had anyone said such a thing to her, let alone coming from her father. Even though Sonic clearly wasn't Arthur, it still somehow resonated with the knight's desire for acknowledgment from a parent.



Nervously, she looked down. "Hey, Sonic?" She began. "Can… Can I call you 'Cooler Father?'"



"Sure!" The hedgehog said with a smile. "Wait, what?"