Chapter 1: A new hero arrives!

A young boy knelt on the floor he finished tracing the transmutation circle along with several alchemy symbols in the circle. The boy was no older than 10. He had blonde hair and cyan blue eyes. He was wearing light brown pants and a dark green button up shirt. He was also wearing black sneakers. He grinned as he set the chalk down. He got up and dusted himself off. "Now all I have to do is place dad's watch in the center and I'll be able to bring him back." The boy said to himself picking up an old broken wrist watch. Don't worry dad I'll bring you home. The young boy thought. He took a deep breath and started the ritual after placing the watch in the center. He saw the energy flowing through the circle. It all seemed to be going well until the energy reached the edge of the circle. The energy surged and hit him. He screamed as the energy enveloped him. He disappeared and reappeared. He was falling through a black and dark purple space. He looked up as he fell and reached out a hand. He felt like everything was about to shatter. He felt like he was going to shatter. Then the reality around him shattered. He was falling through a black void then everything went white. He was breathing hard he felt a warm breeze on his face. He heard the wind in the grass then he heard a voice. "What in the world?" The voice said. The boy on the ground opened his eyes and saw a red echidna standing over him. The young boy screamed and tried to get up but be felt a stabbing pain in his left leg. "Don't move kid you're hurt." The echidna said he then rolled the boy's pant leg up revealing a badly mangled leg. "How bad is it?" The boy said unable to see the damage because the echidna was blocking his view. "It's best you don't see the damage." The echidna said he then picked up the young boy. The echidna then started walking to a temple like structure in the distance. "So what's your name?" The boy asked the echidna. "I'm Knuckles." The echidna said. "What about you?" Knuckles said. "I'm Nathaniel." The boy said introducing himself.