It is a sunny day in Angel Island, the sun is shining all over the land. The creatures, big and small, enjoyed their lives on this island, but the island belonged to one tribe, the echidna's. This tribe was built with the strongest echidna's around, male or female but that is not their prized possession. The very thing they vow to protect is none other then Angel Island's most fascinating item of all, the Master emerald. The people do not know the origins of this beautiful anomaly but they protect it, however there was one special echidna that had different beliefs.
The story heads to a teenage echidna walking to a "special" meeting called by the tribesman or the most powerful people in the tribe. This kid was named Knuckles the echidna, he felt life a little bit more different compared to his fellow people. He always wanted to use his natural strength to help others, and he felt that the emerald was nothing more then an item possessed by his tribe. The red echidna was not afraid to say what he wanted even if it caused all the people of the Echidna tribe to ridicule him. Did he hold the people's comments on his shoulders? The simple answer was yes, he however never held it against them because it was the way his culture was raised to be. And that very philosophy made the counsel hold a meeting for Knuckles, their next Master Emerald Guardian.
Knuckles walked in with anger in his mind, ready to decimate any person that dared to jester him. The counsel however seemed to be in quite a chipper mood, but they will soon learn what it means for somebody to "ruin" your day.
"Knuckles, good to see you." Said the main tribal leader
Knuckles sat down silently fidgeting with his knuckles while they quietly stared at each other.
"Knuckles, you seemed to be in a bewildered mood. Why is that?" Said the older echidna
"I don't know counsel, maybe it is because all of you have no clue of what a dream is." Said an angered Knuckles
"What makes you think that. Our dream is to protect not only our majestic island but the Master Emerald as well." Said the counsel in defense
"That is probably the dumbest dream I have ever heard!" Snickered Knuckles
"You dare disrespect our treasure! We worked hard for this island to be here and you Knuckles just don't seem to understand the true value of our people." Said the stern counsel
"You condemn me because I want to go outside this puny little island and see what world exists outside of your so called utopia." Said Knuckles
"We held this meeting for you to become our next guardian, you are the only true echidna that is strong enough to guard the Master Emerald and you need to grow up Knuckles!" Said the settled counsel
"And what if I decide that I don't want to be a guardian?" Replied Knuckles.
"Then you simply are not only banned from the island but you shall never be able to come back again." Said the counsel
"You are all pathetic, you know. You expect me to say yes but I will say No, I will not let some rock decide wether I live my life. My name is Knuckles the echidna, not Knuckles the guardian." Said Knuckles in a serious tone.
"That is it, Leave this tribe now and never come back again!" Said the upset Counsel as they banish Knuckles.
From there on Knuckles never seemed to be himself. From the moment he left his small but powerful village, he knew that dangers would arise towards him and it hit him hard indeed. Knuckles started to adapt more of a serious tone for everything in his life, but what truly helped The red echidna when facing this world was a blue hedgehog named Sonic.