Dangerous Romance
By: Megan
©2002
Author's note/Copyright: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, etc. are
property of Sega. They are not my characters. But Bubbles, Jojo, Mirah,
Pebbles etc. are mine, and they may not be taken without permission.
Also, do not take my storyline idea, for that is also copyright.
Many of the items and the people in here are depicted as how I wanted
it, such as the Hidden Temple. As far as I know (and I could be wrong)
it doesn't have a roof, and it isn't as large as I make it in this
story seem. Also, the storyline sometimes switches off. Sometimes it'll
talk about Rouge and Knuckles, other times it'll be about the Emerald
and everyone trying to get it back. Sorry if anyone gets confused.
I want to thank my sister, Hannah, for giving me the ideas for some of
the scenes in the story. Without her, a lot of the good parts in this
story wouldn't exist! My friends for putting up with having to listen
to how progress of the story is and cheering me on throughout the
whole ordeal. Thanks to everyone who reads this!
Prologue
--------
Knuckles clutched the windowsill that had a collection of dust and dirt,
built up from over fifty years of neglect, and held his breath
unwillingly, praying for the safety of his friend, Sonic, and his new
ally, Shadow. Just minutes before, both Knuckles and Sonic had been
running up the artificial Hidden Temple with Master Emerald in hand,
hoping to stop the Chaos Emeralds and the Ultimate Life form from their
path of destruction that Professor Gerald had set many years before to
destroy earth and save the planet. But all they succeeded in doing was
moving the Ultimate Life form just outside the space colony, ARK, and
have it still pull it on the crash course to earth. The only way to
stop it was to hit its swollen spot numerous times to the point where
it just died.
And that's just what Sonic and Shadow were doing at this point. But to
the spectators, all they could see were gold and white blurs, streaking
across the life form with such force and ferocity beyond their wildest
dreams. They were all communicating with the two hedgehogs, encouraging
them and giving them tips the whole time. Before long, the had noticed
the large warning sign displaying that they had only a few minutes
until the space colony crashed into Earth, crushing them all. Knuckles
urgently called over the intercom that they had a limited time, and to
hurry and work as fast as possible without losing their lives.
Their minds were so focused into the struggle, there wasn't any noise
made, and everyone was dead-set on watching and waiting. After a few
minutes, they realized the battle was over, and peace was restored.
But where was Sonic and Shadow? There questions were answered when
Sonic appeared through the door to the observatory, tired and
misty-eyed. Rouge was the first to ask what they all already knew.
"Where's Shadow?" she winced, everyone staring at Sonic for an answer.
But all he could do was shake his head and hold out a worn wristlet,
still hot from the fire and energy that had surrounded him almost the
whole time of fighting. After a few moments of silence, Knuckles turned
away and walked to a nearby window.
The fight was over, and everything was returned to normal. Just getting
back to the regular schedule is all Knuckles had in mind. Or maybe
going to sleep for a very long time. That's all he wanted, besides the
normal routine back, is to catch up on some shut eye. Knuckles closed
his eyes, feeling remorseful that he wasn't with everyone else,
mourning over the loss of Shadow. He was an okay guy for a little while,
and he had some potential to be a Freedom Fighter with the rest of them.
But fighting that Biolizard to save everyone at the cost of his life,
well, Knuckles was pretty grateful.
Being half-zoned out, he didn't even look up when he heard someone
approach him. It was Rouge, still holding the scorched wristlet and
looking at something far off in space that Knuckles could not see.
Seeing the sadness in her eyes, he decided to start a conversation, maybe
to cheer her up a little more. "So what's next for you Rouge? Out to look
for those jewels you love so much?" he smiled.
"Nah, I'm through with that business. Too much work, for too little pay."
She paused for a few seconds, blushing and drawing invisible circles on
the ledge of the window without looking back up. Knuckles could tell that
she was hiding something, but couldn't figure out what. "Besides, I've
got something better on my mind besides jewels. It'll all work out,
you'll see."
Knuckles shrugged and chuckled. "If you say so . . ."
Both looked for something else to say, to keep the conversation going,
but they could only smile.
By: Megan
©2002
Author's note/Copyright: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, etc. are
property of Sega. They are not my characters. But Bubbles, Jojo, Mirah,
Pebbles etc. are mine, and they may not be taken without permission.
Also, do not take my storyline idea, for that is also copyright.
Many of the items and the people in here are depicted as how I wanted
it, such as the Hidden Temple. As far as I know (and I could be wrong)
it doesn't have a roof, and it isn't as large as I make it in this
story seem. Also, the storyline sometimes switches off. Sometimes it'll
talk about Rouge and Knuckles, other times it'll be about the Emerald
and everyone trying to get it back. Sorry if anyone gets confused.
I want to thank my sister, Hannah, for giving me the ideas for some of
the scenes in the story. Without her, a lot of the good parts in this
story wouldn't exist! My friends for putting up with having to listen
to how progress of the story is and cheering me on throughout the
whole ordeal. Thanks to everyone who reads this!
Prologue
--------
Knuckles clutched the windowsill that had a collection of dust and dirt,
built up from over fifty years of neglect, and held his breath
unwillingly, praying for the safety of his friend, Sonic, and his new
ally, Shadow. Just minutes before, both Knuckles and Sonic had been
running up the artificial Hidden Temple with Master Emerald in hand,
hoping to stop the Chaos Emeralds and the Ultimate Life form from their
path of destruction that Professor Gerald had set many years before to
destroy earth and save the planet. But all they succeeded in doing was
moving the Ultimate Life form just outside the space colony, ARK, and
have it still pull it on the crash course to earth. The only way to
stop it was to hit its swollen spot numerous times to the point where
it just died.
And that's just what Sonic and Shadow were doing at this point. But to
the spectators, all they could see were gold and white blurs, streaking
across the life form with such force and ferocity beyond their wildest
dreams. They were all communicating with the two hedgehogs, encouraging
them and giving them tips the whole time. Before long, the had noticed
the large warning sign displaying that they had only a few minutes
until the space colony crashed into Earth, crushing them all. Knuckles
urgently called over the intercom that they had a limited time, and to
hurry and work as fast as possible without losing their lives.
Their minds were so focused into the struggle, there wasn't any noise
made, and everyone was dead-set on watching and waiting. After a few
minutes, they realized the battle was over, and peace was restored.
But where was Sonic and Shadow? There questions were answered when
Sonic appeared through the door to the observatory, tired and
misty-eyed. Rouge was the first to ask what they all already knew.
"Where's Shadow?" she winced, everyone staring at Sonic for an answer.
But all he could do was shake his head and hold out a worn wristlet,
still hot from the fire and energy that had surrounded him almost the
whole time of fighting. After a few moments of silence, Knuckles turned
away and walked to a nearby window.
The fight was over, and everything was returned to normal. Just getting
back to the regular schedule is all Knuckles had in mind. Or maybe
going to sleep for a very long time. That's all he wanted, besides the
normal routine back, is to catch up on some shut eye. Knuckles closed
his eyes, feeling remorseful that he wasn't with everyone else,
mourning over the loss of Shadow. He was an okay guy for a little while,
and he had some potential to be a Freedom Fighter with the rest of them.
But fighting that Biolizard to save everyone at the cost of his life,
well, Knuckles was pretty grateful.
Being half-zoned out, he didn't even look up when he heard someone
approach him. It was Rouge, still holding the scorched wristlet and
looking at something far off in space that Knuckles could not see.
Seeing the sadness in her eyes, he decided to start a conversation, maybe
to cheer her up a little more. "So what's next for you Rouge? Out to look
for those jewels you love so much?" he smiled.
"Nah, I'm through with that business. Too much work, for too little pay."
She paused for a few seconds, blushing and drawing invisible circles on
the ledge of the window without looking back up. Knuckles could tell that
she was hiding something, but couldn't figure out what. "Besides, I've
got something better on my mind besides jewels. It'll all work out,
you'll see."
Knuckles shrugged and chuckled. "If you say so . . ."
Both looked for something else to say, to keep the conversation going,
but they could only smile.