(A/N) Oracle here! This chapter came out to be shorter than I thought it would be. If you're curious, this story was created from a conversation I had with one of my friends in class. Also, do not solve your problems like the characters in this story try to! ^_^ Is not a good idea! Finally, I do not own Sonic or any characters. Would be cool if I did though...

I hope you get some laughs from this story!

Chapter 1

Knuckles, Last of the Echidna

By Oracle

All was at peace on Angel Island. Knuckles had just finished his daily patrol, and aside from a lost animal, the day had gone by uneventfully. Dr. Eggman had gone into hiding since his last escapade. It had involved kidnapping some animals from Angel Island, and using their life energy to power the robots. That had been a few months ago though, and Knuckles doubted that he would dare to show his face again for at least a few more. He had recognized the lost animal immediately, he knew all the animals on the island, and he had taken it back to its home. So, Knuckles was feeling pretty good about himself. As Knuckles climbed up to the top of the shrine, he was looking forward to a nice rest in front of the Master Emerald. Knuckles stretched his arms out, his eyes closed, saying, "Well, Everything is okay down here, how-AW SHIT!" The Master Emerald was gone. Knuckles frantically ran around screaming cuss words at the sky until he noticed something pink where the Master Emerald was supposed to be. Knuckles picked it up. It was in the shape of a heart, and on the back it said, "My love Knuckie, care to dance?"

Knuckles seemed to roar at the sky, crushing the device in his hands. "CAN'T THERE BE ONE DAY! JUST ONE! WHERE I CAN ENJOY MY SOLITUDE IN PEACE? I MEAN DAMN! THAT BAT CAN'T LET ME HAVE A MOMENTS PEACE." After Knuckles finished his rant, he looked more closely at the hole where the Master Emerald used to be. It showed signs of being dragged slightly to the west. Taking a deep breath, Knuckles began to run in that direction, picking up speed until he jumped, catching some thermals and glided after where he hoped Rouge would be, all the while muttering something about damn bats.

Six Hours Later

Knuckles crashed through the ceiling, glass going everywhere, landing directly in front of Rouge, startling her out of her sleep. "Knuckie, what's the big idea? I was sleeping!"

"YOU WERE SLEEPING? I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THE MASTER EMERALD FOR THE PAST SIX HOURS, AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT SLEEP? WHY THE FUCK WERE YOU SLEEPING ANYWAY?"

"Well I have to get my beauty sleep, and handsome, you look like you need it. So, here's my bed, I'll just be leaving now," She said, reaching for the Master Emerald.

To say that Knuckles twitched wouldn't quite capture what really happened; perhaps it would be better explained that his eyelid looked like someone had tried to electrocute it, and his face was growing a deep shade of red. He glared at her hand as it came ever closer to his beloved Emerald. Before Rouge was sure what had happened, he had thrown himself between her and the Master Emerald and backhanded her across the room. "NO! WE ARE NOT DOING THIS AGAIN! UNDERSTAND? NO!"

Rouge got up easily walking slowly across the room to him. "Aw…little Knucklehead is upset." She stroked his chin, "Does wittle Knuckie need a wittle kiss?"

"AGHH! NO TOUCHIE! NO. LEAVE ALONE! DO NOT STEAL EMERALD AGAIN? UNDERSTAND?" With that Knuckles held the Master Emerald over his head and started to run away with it. Knuckles decided to think optimistically. It was only a hundred miles back to Angel Island. It wouldn't be so bad...

Halfway to Angel Island…

Knuckles was in a decidedly better mood. Sure Rouge had been annoying, he had wanting to strangle her, he had nearly vowed to take his gun and hunt her down, but, you know? Rouge was just pushing his buttons, getting his temper up, giving him needless worry. But hey! He had gotten it back…

"Hello Handsome…"

"AGGH!" Knuckles tripped, faceplanting into the asphalt, watching hopelessly as the Master Emerald went flying. He looked up at Rouge angrily. "Didn't I make it clear that I wasn't in the mood for your tricks and your little mind games?"

Rouge kneeled over Knuckles, "Oh but that's the fun part!"

Knuckles got up, deciding to ignore her as he picked up the Master Emerald. He ran away, Rouge following him all the way, asking questions like, "So, going back to your Island?"

"Yes."

"Can I come?"

"No."

"Are you angry at me?"

"Yes."

"Will a kiss make it better?"

A blush started to form on Knuckles face. "No. Go away."

"Ooh! Two sentences this time!"

There was silence for a few more minutes as Knuckles plowed doggedly on.

"How long are you going to keep following me?"

"Till I get bored."

After an hour of this, with Knuckles quickly eclipsing his previous irritation, Rouge flew off into the night, finally leaving Knuckles alone.

Angel Island

Knuckles ran up the steps to the shrine of the Master Emerald, feeling a small sense of relief, which was quickly and brutally evaporated when Rouge landed on to top of the Emerald.

"So, do you think you can move it a little bit this way? It's easier to steal that way."

"WHAT! ARE! YOU! DOING! HERE!?"

"What does it look like I'm doing?"

Rouge threw a smoke bomb at Knuckles face, sending him into a coughing fit. Taking advantage of his distraction, Rouge lifted the Emerald from its resting place and took off with it. Losing whatever control he had, Knuckles screamed bloody murder, quickly gliding after Rouge.

"HEY! GET BACK HERE!"

"Like that'll happen."

"BAT!"

"Well," Rouge said why dodging Knuckles attempts to catch her, "I think it is a reasonable bet that your already questionable IQ drops about points when you're angry…If you even have that many to lose…"

Of course this only served to anger Knuckles further. "ROUGE! GIVE ME THE DAMN EMERALD!"

By now their fight had taken them off Angel Island, and into the nearby city, Knuckles frantically trying to head her off. Before it could go any further, he leaped up and finally managing to get her to let of the emerald. Knuckles landed on the ground watching with no little satisfaction as Rouge sailed into the distance. He caught the Master Emerald in one hand and was about to turn back when an old man walked past him.

"You know, young whippersnapper, you should marry that girl. You wouldn't have to fight so much, and ya could both keep that little Emerald." Then the old man went on his way. Perhaps this was the true final straw for Knuckles, as he blankly watched the old man walk away.

"…"

"…"

"DAMN IT ALL! I NEED A BEER!"

And with that Knuckles marched into a bar, briefly noticing that most of the patrons were animals, although there were a few humans. He bumped into somebody, hearing a distinct, "Hey, Watch it!" but didn't see anyone. He slammed the Master Emerald behind a stool and grabbed the bartender by the scruff of his neck. "GET ME A BEER!" He reviewed the day's events. "AND OPEN UP A DAMN TAB!"

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