All original Sonic the Hedgehog character are (c) to Sega/Sonic Team, other characters and creaturesare (c) to me. Carmen Segado and Alexis Echidna Jr. are special guest characters (c) to their original owners.

Sonic Adventures:

Kiroshioneze Attack

The Chaos of One

Epilogue

Though Chris has left the planet, the Metorix have been destroyed, and Dr. Eggman's ship has exploded, this is only the beginning.

Sonic really has only been training for the many years he's been alive, and now, the beginning of a new war has come.

The world he lives on is changing, changing back to an old culture that once roamed the planet of today.

Sonic may not realize it, but him and his friends are now in the greatest danger of all time, and what lies beneath the planet is more than secrets of the past, they're hidden truths of their futures.

He and his friends alone won't be able to stand a chance, especially in this turn back to the past that returns now.

Sonic and friends, you need help, and you need it fast, help is there, you need to find it though. The only hopes are you and your findings and changes, protect one another, and save one another.

He's back, and so is the culture with him…

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It wasn't long before I found Team Chaotix, who had something of mine that I've searched for a long while, finally, it's regained. Though everyone was separated, it wasn't long after that the Chaotix decided to visit Knux, I happened to follow them to see what they were up to, but instead of helping myself and them at the same time, I discovered that what I did, led them somewhere else, a new change, this was a settled up trap…

Chapter 1:

When Peace Turns To Curiosity

There was peace at the city, and everything was at normal, yet the sounds of everyday life were about. What really was good was the fact that no more harmony was to be disturbed, especially for our sacred heroes of the world. Or, was there still a sense of disturbance that couldn't be tracked?

They all went their separate ways, figuring they didn't need one another anymore, although, they still lived in the same city together, just in various places, except for a few that needed to be elsewhere, one place was Angel Island.

Knuckles only sat in silence, only thinking of the memories that were the past, the past of misery that they're finally out of. Nothing came to him of danger, not even his rival coming to bug him of some sort of displeasing helloes, which was sometimes what Sonic would do without warning. His heart only beat like a steady wave of the ocean in the summer breeze below him, and his eyes lie underneath his lids at rest, he of course was nearly at rest, until the sound of a stick broke.

His eyelids flew open, his eyes looking right at the stick that broke in front of him, it didn't move. He kept his eyes straight at it, trying to see if it would vibrate to signify of a intruder standing on it, he seen no vibration, and closed his eyes again.

Crack! This time he looked at the same stick and noticed it was cracked again, at this point, he stood up and crossed his arms in annoyance. He then knew exactly who it was, and like anyone else, he finally then spoke with a look of irritation.

"Alright now, I know you're here, you can stop playing hide and seek." Knuckles spoke staring at the broken twig and above.

A figure then appeared out of camouflage, and stood with a small grin, of course, Knuckles knew the only person he knew that could do such a thing was Espio himself, but why alone?

"Don't worry, I wasn't gonna harm you even if you weren't invisible." Knuckles laughed, "But why are you here alone."

"Actually I'm not alone, Charmy and Vector are hiding behind those bushes over there." Espio pointed out, seeing Vector's green face nearly turning red.

"You weren't supposed to let him know we were here!" Vector cried out.

Knuckles laughed a little, even though he haven't seen these guys in a while, he still felt a little troubled, he then noticed a small scar on Espio's left arm. About when he was about to ask where he got it, Charmy loudly spoke a comment that stopped Knuckles from asking.

"We found a Chaos Emerald, and we thought we'd let you have it to guard." Charmy thoughtfully said to him, "At least no we know that that bad man Eggman is gone."

"Don't count your eggs before they hatch Charmy," Knuckles advised, "Means we heard he was missing and could possibly be dead doesn't mean he's dead for sure, he may still be out there watching us all."

"That is true, he could still be planning something." Vector agreed, "But why are you here alone?"

Knuckles only sighed, "Isn't every Guardian suppose to be alone?"

"No way man, you need to keep in touch with you r friends, like us!" Charmy cheerfully told him, "Not everyone should be alone."

"Also, why do you want me to keep this Emerald?" Knuckles asked holding the red Chaos Emerald he got from Charmy.

"Because you just need it you know." Vector said, "Besides…"

"Now hold it, what if Eggman were to appear?"

"Then you can always tell him that it's fake." Charmy laughed.

Knuckles only shook his head only in shame, he was about to try again about the small cut, but again was interrupted by Vector.

"But hey, have you seen a white dog run around?" Vector asked.

"Why would I be looking for a dog?" Knuckles asked in confusion.

"Because originally we would've gave you two emeralds, but a white dog came out of nowhere and took our yellow Chaos Emerald, or I mean your Emerald." Charmy stated.

"Hmm, odd, why would something like that take a valuable gem?" Knuckles questioned to him and the other two.

"Because that wasn't just a pure white dog." Espio started to explain, "That dog had a blue colored stomach and blue markings on it's head, legs and its fox-like tail, this one snatched it from my hands so quick and so close to me, it left a small scratch on my shoulder, and bolted out of sight in less than a second."

That answered Knuckles two questions, Espio's scar, and what kind of a dog it was, this was something not ordinary, although it still didn't answer why it wanted it. Knuckles pictured the strange dog in his head, but yet the only problem was what's the shape of it. For being fast, he though, long legs and a thin middle was part of his answer, but what about the rest. Not wanting to ask, he then moved on.

"I'll look into this, this may be a sign." Knuckles stated as he looked at the Master Emerald, "Can you guys guard this while Espio and I look into this case?"

"What, why us?" Vector asked loudly, "I mean, we are good detectives, but guards, the last time we ever guarded something, we ended up having it stolen right out of our hands by something we don't even know what it was."

"Just try, and besides, the Master Emerald is not going anywhere but down if removed from that altar, we'll be back soon." Knuckles ended and glided into the forest with Espio trailing closely behind.

"Awe, now we have to stay here, I told you we should've brought something to do to keep us busy." Charmy complained.

"Shut up Charmy." Vector told him, "And besides, we need to guard this Emerald, not just roam around it.

So Vector and Charmy finally sat on the steps of the altar, and waited.

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Knuckles followed Espio while in flight, since he figured him and his two other teammates flew here by plane, and of course he didn't know where it was. Dodging branches, jumping over holes, and cutting a pathway out, Espio ran without staggering troubles, his gold eyes pin-pointing the direction he's going, he never took his eyes off the path to look at Knuckles, who was fighting through canopy leaves and some birds who wouldn't move. Greenness was all around, rarely any blue of sky, and the reflection of the river on the sides of their sight, the only thing that surrounded them was trees, bushes, branches, and herbs, this made both of them inpatient to find out what this strange dog creature actually was, the info still frequented in Knuckles head, white dog, blue underside, blue markings, thin in middle, and long legs, all this started to make him actually see blue instead of green.

After moments later, they reached the aircraft, just by a two-tailed logo, this plane was either borrowed, or snuck away from, this was not a unknown aircraft, this was really Tails' Tornado. Knuckles stared at Espio for a while, while Espio stared back while his back turned to him. The aircraft just by where it was at, was about to crash into the tree in front of it, the drag marks were a hint that whoever controlled it was about to get them all killed, luckily, it was only a few inches away from the large trunk.

"Vector told me to take it, so don't complain to me." Espio said as he turned and jumped into the plane, adjusting some controls.

"Want me to push it into the other direction?" Knuckles asked.

"With your strength and with a pathway already made, why not?" Espio nodded.

Knuckles inched between the nose of the aircraft and the trunk, then with a little might, he moved it to a farther part of the cleared pathway, while Espio used the control stick to help turn the plane around so that the nose was facing away from the tree. After the set up was complete, Knuckles hopped into the back and belted himself in.

"I still don't get how you can control this." Knuckles remarked.

"From the city to here, it was Vector who nearly killed us all, he didn't believe I could control a aircraft, but really I can, so just hang on tight and we'll head to the city." Espio informed as he activated the engine. The engine screeched a little, then roared with the propellers rotating rapidly in seconds. The boosters in back ignited, and the leaves stirred around like birds in flight out of fright. Espio then accelerated the aircraft slowly while on ground, and then put full force to it, taking to the air at full speed at the opening. Knuckles belt wasn't secure, so he ended up nearly flying out of the aircraft at full speed.

"Damn it Espio, slow down before I come back to kick your ass to next week!" Knuckles yelled as he held on to the seat of his passenger chair.

Espio only ignored him and kept his speed increasing, Knuckles then himself pulled in and carefully pulled down the pilot shield down, so no wind would take him away. Securing his belt once and again, he then sat with only frustration in his mind, while staring at Espio's back of the head.

"You know, you could've mentioned putting the shield down." Knuckles sighed.

"I know, but I thought you were gonna do it since I was already in." Espio laughed a little.

"You have most of the controls!" Knuckles complained, "I'm only a passenger, I can rarely do anything except help you in a few odds and ends, but not like that…"

"Hold on a minute." Espio noticed a small reflection fly across the shield, then looking over his left shoulder, a red aircrafts that was smaller flew beside theirs, and Tails sat inside of it, glaring at them.

"Looks like we're busted." Espio said.

"No Espio, you're busted." Knuckles laughed.

"Espio you thief!" the intercom went on with Tails voice speaking, "Exactly why did you steal my Tornado!"

"Because I needed Knuckles, so Vector, Charmy, and I went to get him." Espio replied.

"Where are they?" Tails asked furiously.

"Back at Angel Island," Knuckles replied while trying to pull himself up a little, "I told them to sit by the Master Emerald and keep watch."

"Okay, you guys get that Tornado safely onto the ground at my place, and I'll be back, Tails out." The intercom then went dead, with Tails turning his aircraft around, headed to Angel Island. Espio sighed with relief.

"Well, at least we didn't get hit hard."

"You mean you, cause I had nothing to do with this." Knuckles told him, "But lets get back to the city and look for that dog you described."

"Right."

Quickly Espio activated the boost packs, and lowered the craft more closer to the ocean, Knuckles held tight to the seat because of the speed went fast enough for him to take. The waves rising as it flew across, soon then back behind the craft the waves fell, and peace was at the ocean again.

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"I'm bored." Charmy complain as he yawned.

"Be happy that you have company Charmy." Vector notified him, "Cause usually lonely people have the most difficulty being alone and complain a lot."

"Like Knuckles?" Charmy asked.

"Um, sorta, only he doesn't really care for people, but, no more of that…"

"Vector! Charmy!" a voice yelled out of no where, scaring the two harshly, both fell down the stairs of the altar, heads banged, and their body weakened some. After the tumble, Charmy ended underneath Vector's back, which didn't even notice until Charmy stung him. Vector cried loudly, clinching his back in pain, Charmy then scrambled out of the way and sat, wheezing for air, moments then Tails stood behind Charmy, arms crossed, and his two tails ruffed up with great irritation, rage building up, his blue eyes turning dark in the midst of madness and stress, ears lied back behind his head, and a grimace on his face.

"Why in hell did you have to take my Tornado just to get here?" Tails scowled at them.

"Because we needed Knuckles urgently, and you weren't home." Charmy coward as Tails stood behind him, "It was all Vector's idea!"

"What? You were in this too!" Vector debated, "So was Espio!"

"Not really, at least he was being consistent instead of fighting with one another. Unlike you two."

"Well he went with Knux, so he's the one you should be complaining to." Vector told him, towering over, his jaws nearly clamping Tails in them.

"You can stop blaming it on him, he's doing something important, and I'll take care of you while you're here with me." Tails said while coarsening up his arms while staring angrily at Vector. Charmy again scrambled out of the way between the two and hid behind the stairway of the altar, and only watched with his head barely above the side.

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The craft landed peacefully by Tails house, and all engines, boosters, and shield generators shut down. The pilot shield slowly opened and Espio and Knuckles jumped out and onto the ground with a small thump of their feet landing. Espio rose a little and stared at the coastline of the shore, which didn't look far to travel fro where they were. His fist clinched, and his gold eyes nearly turning a dark brown from frustration. Knuckles rose also, staring at Espio's backside, wondering why he's even staring at the Oceanside. Knuckles soft violet eyes soon started to fade to dull lavender. Knuckles then became annoyed and set his hand on Espio's shoulder.

"Can we get on with this case?" Knuckles asked?

Espio looked at Knuckles hand, then turned and walked away, "Let's do so, it's starting to get dark out."

Knuckles then followed him, his face slowly descended to a small frown, wondering if anything was wrong with Espio, of course, he thought, he must be angered about the dog, but why? After moments of thinking, Knuckles regained his mind, and looked to his right, before he took another step, he froze, and his whole face went pale instantly. Espio noticed the silence of his footsteps and turned to see him, seeing his face told him only one thing, he found it; he found the dog that roamed here. Espio approached him cautiously, and then looked at the same direction Knuckles stared at, his thought was wrong, it wasn't it; it wasn't the dog at all.

I stayed at the island, and that was a mistake, I should've followed them, but I learned from it, and stayed with the three until I showed up once and again into another one's sight…