Sonic Adventure
Prologue: The Coming of Chaos
The seven emeralds are the servers,
Chaos is power, enriched by the heart.
The controller serves to unify the chaos.
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Angel Island. A seemingly normal island. In fact, it would be normal island if it wasn't for two things: the fact that it's floating in the air, and the fact that it holds a power like none other: the Master Emerald. Since the dawn of time, this sacred Emerald has been on Angel Island, keeping it in the air. The Master Emerald is in itself an object of great power, but few know that it holds a power far greater, a power that could destroy the world.
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The rain poured down hard on Angel Island. The only thing louder than the rain was the sound of the thunder. Amidst all this noise, a large aircraft was able to move through the air, seemingly without making any noise.
Dr Ivo Robotnik stood on the bridge of the Egg Carrier, staring out into the night. Bringing himself back to reality he turned around to his fine crew: the E-100 series. There was E-105 Zeta, the chief engineer; E-104 Epsilon, the ship's science officer; E-103 Delta, the ship's navigator; and of course, there was E-102 Gamma, who was second-in-command of the vessel. There was no doubt that Gamma deserved that position. Ever since Dr Robotnik had first activated him, it had been clear that there was something special about him. The fact that he defeated E-101 Beta, who was seemingly superior, was evidence of this. As Robotnik had put it, Beta was now being used for "spare parts."
As the Egg Carrier neared Angel Island, Dr Robotnik directed his gaze to a stone tablet lying before him. The writing on it was in a strange, ancient language, but Epsilon had been able to translate it. In English, it read,
"The seven emeralds are the servers,
Chaos is power, enriched by the heart,
The controller serves to unify the chaos.
Chaos, god of destruction,
Powered by the servers,
Trapped within the controller.
With all seven servers
It is invincible."
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I am Knuckles the Echidna, but just call me Knuckles.
For as long as I can remember, I've been here on this dark island, protecting the Master Emerald. I don't why I was chosen to do this, why it was my fate to be here...forever.
They say a watched door never opens. To apply that to my situation, a watched Emerald is never attacked. So it came to pass that, rather than my countless hours of guarding the Master Emerald, it would be during one hour of rest that the danger would strike.
I don't know for sure what happened, all I know is that by the time I woke up, the Master Emerald had been shattered, and standing between me and the fragments was the strangest creature I had ever seen. Its body seemed to be made of water, its eyes were like green gems, and its shape was unlike anything of this world. And yet, in spite of its strangeness, I couldn't help but feel as if I'd known it all my life, as if it had been standing beside me since the day I was born.
All I knew for sure though, was that this creature was some how connected to the Master Emerald being shattered. So I attacked it, more out of rage than for any real purpose. But its speed and power took me by surprise. I was sent flying to the bottom of the shrine. Knowing I had to be more careful, I dashed back up the steps, but it had transformed into what could only be described as a giant drip. It then vanished, leaving no trace that it had ever been here, none except the shattered Master Emerald before me.
As if on cue, Angel Island started to fall. It was only then that I had fully realised what had happened: I had failed.