Prologue
A flicky flew and alighted on a nearby tree branch. Its chicks were there. It started feeding its young, as Knuckles woke up. He was at Angel Island, watching over the Master Emerald. He knew that was his destiny, so he didn't mind the boredom that came with the job.
Suddenly, the Master Emerald started pulsing with light. Knuckles turned his head to look, then his whole body. The Master Emerald was changing!
The Master Emerald was covered in a white glow, and its figure started to change. It stretched out vertically. The white glow faded, and in the Master Emerald's place was a sword.
"What the…?" Knuckles said. He decided that the Emerald had changed for a reason: for someone to wield it. He decided to take it to Sonic, then took the blade and ran towards the edge of the island. He hesitated, then leaped off towards the sea below.