White Fire 3: Light And Darkness
By: Tidota Eru
Ch.1: From the Grave
It was a cold, starless night. The full moon provided the only source of light for miles around. After burying Knuckles body Sonic and the other's stopped the war between White Fire and the city. Most of them were captured but Black Fox managed to escape. Sonic had regianed his speed and could now run agian like normal. Rouge was off on a treasure hunt, and Amy, Cream and Cheese were going to visit Big. The Choatix stayed in their house waiting for something to pop up. But, nothing ever did. Shadow on the other hand just found himself wandering around the city from time to time. Sometime's he went back up to the ARK just to make sure everything was okay. Everything alway's was.
Sonic's feeling's right now were a mixture of sadness and anger. Eggman was killed at his feet, by his own hands. But, it was just keeping the pain of losing Knuckles alive. The Choatix were in no better spot. The team was doing their usaul thing's. Vector was listening to music, and this time nearly annoyed Espio and Charmy to death when he started to sing. Espio tried hard to meditate, but Vector's singing kept on bugging him, not to metion Charmy was actually starting to sing along.
Espio: Something new better come up soon. Or else I'll be as tone-deaf as those two.
Turns out he got his wish. Cause then unexpectantly the phone let out a loud ring. Vector answered it. After a few minutes of talk Espio started to see fear grow in Vector's eyes. Vector slammed down the phone turning to Charmy and Espio while heading for the door.
Vector: We got to go now!
Charmy: Whoa! Where's the fire?
Espio: What's this all about?
Vector: That was Rouge on the phone. She finished another assignment and went to see Knuckle's grave. Turns out the grave was nothing but a huge mass of dirt when she got there Turns out the body was grave robbed.
Charmy: A grave robber?
Espio: Hold up, why would someone have any reason to take Knuckle's body?
Vector: That's what we're going to find out. You guy's coming or not?
They left, but little that they knew, this would be no normal case of grave robbing. They were in for a surprise.
Ch.2: A Grave's Story
Shadow and Sonic had also heard the news and and met the Choatix with Rouge at the dug up grave.
Shadow: This place is disaster.
The grave was a disaster! It looked like something, literally, popped out of the earth. Shadow along with Espio jumped down to investigate some marks that weren't there before. Shadow traced his finger across one the impressions.
Shadow: These had been done recently. Probally sometime late last night.
Espio: Any theories?
Shadow: Something was in this grave, and it wanted to get out, badly.
Espio: But, the only thing in here was Knuckles. You don't think?
Shadow nodded. There was no doubt about it, Knuckles was alive! The question was now where was he? And, how did he survive?
Knuckles was living in a remote cave in the woods now. He definetly looked more alive than dead. The gash on his arm from his battle last time with Eggman had finally healed. The last thing he remebered was tons of debris started to drop on him. Then everything was black. When he had reawakened he found out there was a fresh smell of dirt and that he was in cushioned box.
Knuckles: A coffin?... Am I dead?
Pinching himself he found out that he was still very alive, but he wouldn't be in a coffin unless... Oh no, the other's thought he had died and buried him! But, Eggman! He was probally still alive trying to destroy his friend's in that Egg Serpent he built.
Knuckles:I got to know if they're all right
It took him awhile but he finally managed to break through to the surface. Footsteps could be heard not to far away, instead of staying around he fled, not knowing that the caller was Rouge who had come to visit his grace. She gasped, Knuckles had heard her and stopped.When Rouge called The Choatix that she figured Knuckles body was grave robbed, Knuckles knew thatnow wasn't the time to show himself, and had remianed living in cave for the rest of his day's.