A desolate wasteland. Only a few trees and spots of grass lay there, everything else being a barren desert. But for a certain red echidna, it was home.
Knuckles the Echidna stood on top of a rocky hill, his eyes closed. His attire consisted of a pair of red shoes, with a yellow band and metal plates on the top, and a pair of spiked boxing gloves. He also had a white cape and turban, the former fluttering in the breeze. It had been five years since he was defeated by Sonic the Hedgehog, yet he still hadn't gotten over it. How could he have been so foolish and arrogant to look away from his opponent without making sure he was dead?
Knuckles was brought back to reality, however, by an incredibly powerful energy that he suddenly sensed coming to Earth. He looked up to the sky; whatever it was, he wasn't going to let it interfere with his plans.
An old farmer rode down a mountain road, his truck full of this month's harvest. He smiled as he thought of what the money he could get for it would allow him to buy, but was cut off when he saw what appeared to be a meteorite crash near one of his fields. He immediately did a U-turn and drove out to see what it was.
As he stepped out of his vehicle, he grabbed his shotgun, just in case, and gasped at the object: it appeared to be a giant metal tennis ball, with a small red window on the front. Before he could decide what to make of it, the folds opened up and revealed themselves to be a door.
What seemed to be a green hedgehog climbed out. He wore what appeared to be a kind of black armour, with brown shoulder- and crotch-guards. A pair of red trainers adorned his feet, as well as a small computer that sat on his face. White gloves and two gold earrings completed his outfit, with his hair being the most remarkable part of him: it shot directly up, then seemed to collapse forward. There was no way anything on Earth could have replicated it.
"H-hey!" shouted the farmer. "You're on my property!" The alien glanced at him, then slowly rose into the air. He turned and began pressing buttons on his facial computer, before smiling, having located his target.
"Are ya deaf!?" called out the agitated countryman. "Get off my property!!"
"What gives you the authority to tell me what to do?" asked the foreign hedgehog, lowering down. "I'll stay here if I wish, and what exactly are you going to do about it?"
The farmer, temper rising, fired his gun at him. But, without having to exert himself, the emerald-coloured creature caught it and, with a chuckle of sheer sadism, flicked it back at such a speed that it peirced straight through the famer's head, killing him.
The hedgehog returned to the air, and immediately flew in the direction his computer had indicated. An extremely high power level was found in that direction; it had to be Faker.
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Knuckles once again awoke his thoughts, this time sensing the power heading directly towards him. The sound of something landing and a cloud of grit being thrown up immediately caused him to turn around and face the creature, the same hedgehog that killed that innocent man.
"Who are you?" demanded the red demon, but the green alien was unimpressed.
"Sorry," he apologised. "I was looking for someone called Faker."
"Well, you just found trouble!" cried Knuckles before unleashing a blast of energy from his hand. To his horror, once the smoke cleared, the creature was standing unharmed.
"Excuse me, but was that supposed to be an attack?" he asked. Knuckles, who had just used his strongest move, was stiff as a board with fear, and said nothing. "Allow me to show you something. I call it 'Watch The Birdie.'" tuanted the alien, before extending his hand and gathering green energy into it. Knuckles could only stare as he took aim.
"Now, watch the birdie!" he laughed, but Knuckles was saved by the creature's computer suddenly springing to life, and alerting him of another power.
"What?" he shouted, seeing the power come up on his screen. "That power... it must be him!" and immediately, the powerful monster flew off, leaving Knuckles alone. Knuckles sighed in relief, and realised that Faker could only be one person if this stranger claimed he was so strong.
Knuckles flew after him, heading straight to the Kame House, where Sonic was planning to reunite with his old friends.
Okay, so that's the story started. I'll bet that no one can guess who the stranger is, but it's obvious who he's supposed to be. Anyway, if you want to give some suggestions on who should be who, leave them in a review. I already have plenty of ideas, so I may not go with them, but only one way to find out. Thanks in advance.
