Well here it is, the long awaited sequel to "Don't Turn Away"! Okay, so it
wasn't "long - awaited" so to speak, but. . . Oh well, you get the point.
Anyways, I'm determined to make this fanfic longer than the other one by at
least a few chapters, so let's cross our fingers for the goal, shall we? Oh
yah, and all you new readers who clicked on this fanfic without reading
"Don't Turn Away", GO READ THAT ONE FIRST! After all, this is the sequel,
is it not? Anyway, enough chitchat. READ ON!
Disclaimer: Ya'll know the drill. I don't own any Sonic characters except the ones I make which are not to be used without my permission blah, blah, blah. . .
~*~ Chapter One:
It was autumn for Station Square and its surrounding areas. Leaves of all colors floated in the air as the strong breeze blew them off the trees. Numerous people crushed the leaves, going in and out of stores and such. This was the same for the Mystic Ruins, where a two-tailed fox and his hedgehog friend worked on a big, blue airplane, given the title, TORNADO 2, which would be upgraded to the Tornado 3 soon. Tails and Sonic were both dressed in overalls, so as not to get oil and other things onto their shiny fur. Even weeks after the robotization incident occurred, Tails still believed that Eggman was out there somewhere, alive and well and planning his next attack on the human (or animal, in this case) race, and so set himself on preparing a bigger, and certainly more improved, model of his prize airplane.
"Tails, are you sure this is necessary?" asked a very disgruntled teen hog. Sonic was more prone to running than working on machines. More so was he yearning to be with his girlfriend, Amy. Unfortunately, she was out shopping at the Station Square mall center.
"Yes, Sonic, I'm completely certain that he's out there, making another plan to take over the world!"
Sonic sighed. Sometimes, Tails set his mind to something so much that you could never get him to change his mind, no matter how much you tried. Not even his best friends could do that.
"And what if he's not out there after all? What if he's dead?"
Tails spoke easily as he continued working. "There's always some kind of evil out there, Sonic. If he's dead, then surely there will be a new enemy for us to defeat."
His companion sighed again. "I wonder what Knux is up to."
~*~
Meanwhile, a red echidna and a white bat enjoyed the scenery of the Fall Season. Rouge and Knuckles were sitting down on the steps of the Master Emerald shrine. Over the course of a few months, they had grown very fond of each other. Now they were a couple, and a very close one at that. Rouge had decided to stay on Angel Island, to protect the Master Emerald with Knuckles, partly because she had tried to steal it once, and wanted to protect it so that no one would steal it again; and partly because she loved Knux too much to leave him for long.
For Knuckles, it was a wonder how much change had gone through him while Rouge was there. Unlike before, there was only a stern, unfeeling echidna who would not let anyone even a step toward the emerald. Some of that firmness still stood out in him, but much less than before. All of his friends noticed this, and were glad to see that he had lightened up. That did not mean that he wasn't lenient when it came to his duties, though. On some occasions, Rouge noticed, the full nature of his former stature stood out more than ever. It was these times when Rouge decided to leave him alone, as did the rest of their little gang. This was rare, however. Today they just stared up at the sky, looking at the clouds and imagining what they looked like. A childish game, they knew, but to them it was fun. They did this almost every day, excluding the days when Knux was particularly harsh, and the rainy or snowy days. Playing this pastime soothed both of them. They laughed together and pointed at the ones they were looking at, sometimes fighting over what one of them looked like. However, none of these fights was serious, better described as playful, and they always managed to laugh about them in the end.
"Hey Rouge, that one looks like you." The red echidna pointed at a cloud that looked vaguely like Rouge. She shot him a glare, and swatted his arm playfully. He snickered.
"I think it looks more like you, Knux." She grinned as she looked up at it. What she saw wasn't much different from her boyfriend's discovery. It was just that the cloud had shifted and now looked more like him.
Knuckles poked her in the arm lightheartedly. "It does NOT!"
She smirked at him. "Really? Look up."
So he did. It surprised him so much how Rouge was always right about those things. He looked over at her. She was grinning at him innocently. He chortled.
"Alright, you win."
"For the fourth time today." She said, smiling again. Her brilliant smile made Knuckles' heart flutter. It always did.
Rouge's ears perked up suddenly. Knuckles noticed this.
"What's wrong? Hear something?"
As hunters, they both knew that each being had a different rhythm to their step. Rouge, with her ears, could pick up this beat, and it seemed familiar, but she couldn't place it. She shook her head.
"It's nothing, probably just Sonic."
Knuckles, however, kept his guard up. Rouge could see it in his eyes that inside he was still the fierce hunter she had known when they had first met. Her eyes sparkled at the memory.
~Flashback~
"Who are you? And what are you doing on MY Island?" Asked Knuckles intensely.
"Rouge the bat, treasure hunter. I came for the jewel, and I'm not leaving without it."
"Too bad, bat - girl, that Emerald's mine."
"I'll fight you for it." She challenged, a smirk crossing her face. This was going to be easy, or so she thought.
"Fine with me." Was the echidna's reply, a sneer crossing his face.
The battle ensued for about an hour or so, when they both tired out. (Insert "Enter Knuckles"/"Enter Rouge" scene here)
~End Flashback~
"Rouge? Hey, Rouge!"
The white bat blinked several times. "Huh?"
"I said, Sonic's here."
"Oh! Hi, Sonic!" she grinned sheepishly.
A smirk was plastered on the blue hedgehog's face. "Glad to see you've come back to earth."
She managed a small glare his way. "Yeah, yeah. So spill, why are you here?"
"He was planning on taking us to the beach, then lunch, then to chao world, which you would have heard had you been listening." Knuckles smiled. She rolled her eyes and grinned too.
"Right, let's go before the day's gone by."
~*~
WELL! I've got the first chapter posted! WOO! WOO! I never actually thought I'd get this far, writing a sequel. Anyway, please review! Ciao, till next chappie peeps!
~Rainie~
Disclaimer: Ya'll know the drill. I don't own any Sonic characters except the ones I make which are not to be used without my permission blah, blah, blah. . .
~*~ Chapter One:
It was autumn for Station Square and its surrounding areas. Leaves of all colors floated in the air as the strong breeze blew them off the trees. Numerous people crushed the leaves, going in and out of stores and such. This was the same for the Mystic Ruins, where a two-tailed fox and his hedgehog friend worked on a big, blue airplane, given the title, TORNADO 2, which would be upgraded to the Tornado 3 soon. Tails and Sonic were both dressed in overalls, so as not to get oil and other things onto their shiny fur. Even weeks after the robotization incident occurred, Tails still believed that Eggman was out there somewhere, alive and well and planning his next attack on the human (or animal, in this case) race, and so set himself on preparing a bigger, and certainly more improved, model of his prize airplane.
"Tails, are you sure this is necessary?" asked a very disgruntled teen hog. Sonic was more prone to running than working on machines. More so was he yearning to be with his girlfriend, Amy. Unfortunately, she was out shopping at the Station Square mall center.
"Yes, Sonic, I'm completely certain that he's out there, making another plan to take over the world!"
Sonic sighed. Sometimes, Tails set his mind to something so much that you could never get him to change his mind, no matter how much you tried. Not even his best friends could do that.
"And what if he's not out there after all? What if he's dead?"
Tails spoke easily as he continued working. "There's always some kind of evil out there, Sonic. If he's dead, then surely there will be a new enemy for us to defeat."
His companion sighed again. "I wonder what Knux is up to."
~*~
Meanwhile, a red echidna and a white bat enjoyed the scenery of the Fall Season. Rouge and Knuckles were sitting down on the steps of the Master Emerald shrine. Over the course of a few months, they had grown very fond of each other. Now they were a couple, and a very close one at that. Rouge had decided to stay on Angel Island, to protect the Master Emerald with Knuckles, partly because she had tried to steal it once, and wanted to protect it so that no one would steal it again; and partly because she loved Knux too much to leave him for long.
For Knuckles, it was a wonder how much change had gone through him while Rouge was there. Unlike before, there was only a stern, unfeeling echidna who would not let anyone even a step toward the emerald. Some of that firmness still stood out in him, but much less than before. All of his friends noticed this, and were glad to see that he had lightened up. That did not mean that he wasn't lenient when it came to his duties, though. On some occasions, Rouge noticed, the full nature of his former stature stood out more than ever. It was these times when Rouge decided to leave him alone, as did the rest of their little gang. This was rare, however. Today they just stared up at the sky, looking at the clouds and imagining what they looked like. A childish game, they knew, but to them it was fun. They did this almost every day, excluding the days when Knux was particularly harsh, and the rainy or snowy days. Playing this pastime soothed both of them. They laughed together and pointed at the ones they were looking at, sometimes fighting over what one of them looked like. However, none of these fights was serious, better described as playful, and they always managed to laugh about them in the end.
"Hey Rouge, that one looks like you." The red echidna pointed at a cloud that looked vaguely like Rouge. She shot him a glare, and swatted his arm playfully. He snickered.
"I think it looks more like you, Knux." She grinned as she looked up at it. What she saw wasn't much different from her boyfriend's discovery. It was just that the cloud had shifted and now looked more like him.
Knuckles poked her in the arm lightheartedly. "It does NOT!"
She smirked at him. "Really? Look up."
So he did. It surprised him so much how Rouge was always right about those things. He looked over at her. She was grinning at him innocently. He chortled.
"Alright, you win."
"For the fourth time today." She said, smiling again. Her brilliant smile made Knuckles' heart flutter. It always did.
Rouge's ears perked up suddenly. Knuckles noticed this.
"What's wrong? Hear something?"
As hunters, they both knew that each being had a different rhythm to their step. Rouge, with her ears, could pick up this beat, and it seemed familiar, but she couldn't place it. She shook her head.
"It's nothing, probably just Sonic."
Knuckles, however, kept his guard up. Rouge could see it in his eyes that inside he was still the fierce hunter she had known when they had first met. Her eyes sparkled at the memory.
~Flashback~
"Who are you? And what are you doing on MY Island?" Asked Knuckles intensely.
"Rouge the bat, treasure hunter. I came for the jewel, and I'm not leaving without it."
"Too bad, bat - girl, that Emerald's mine."
"I'll fight you for it." She challenged, a smirk crossing her face. This was going to be easy, or so she thought.
"Fine with me." Was the echidna's reply, a sneer crossing his face.
The battle ensued for about an hour or so, when they both tired out. (Insert "Enter Knuckles"/"Enter Rouge" scene here)
~End Flashback~
"Rouge? Hey, Rouge!"
The white bat blinked several times. "Huh?"
"I said, Sonic's here."
"Oh! Hi, Sonic!" she grinned sheepishly.
A smirk was plastered on the blue hedgehog's face. "Glad to see you've come back to earth."
She managed a small glare his way. "Yeah, yeah. So spill, why are you here?"
"He was planning on taking us to the beach, then lunch, then to chao world, which you would have heard had you been listening." Knuckles smiled. She rolled her eyes and grinned too.
"Right, let's go before the day's gone by."
~*~
WELL! I've got the first chapter posted! WOO! WOO! I never actually thought I'd get this far, writing a sequel. Anyway, please review! Ciao, till next chappie peeps!
~Rainie~