A/N: Heh, I'm glad that the first reviewer gave me lots of tips to improve my story :) Hopefully this will clear everything out much more with some more action and dialogue. Also, please notice that other characters such as Sonic, Amy, Tails, Shadow etc. will be included a lot as well, so it's not all about my OC.
As some may believe.
Attack at First Sight.
Knuckles the Echidna could easily be mistaken for wandering in the giant forest located just outside Station Square for the joy of it, but that was not the issue here. Personally if he would be relaxing anywhere, it'd be at the foot of the Master Emerald where he could keep an eye out for giant gem as well, but that was also where he were when it started pulsating with Chaos energy all of a sudden. He knew that it would be most likely that it had detected another emerald nearby and set out to find it.
After half an hour of walking he found himself in front of the forest, where he could feel a light tuck in his chest that was so familiar when he was close to an emerald and knew this had to be the place for its location. He brought out his shovel-claws just in case he needed to dig for the Chaos Emerald and began his search but stopped in his track upon feeling a bug collide into his forehead. The red Echidna huffed in mere annoyance as he quickly brought his hand out and crushed the fly in his grip, thus continuing his quest as if nothing had occurred.
Knuckles walked among a variety of large and tall trees and lots of fresh plant vegetation surrounding him, his violet eyes scanning the environment and his senses heightened to detect the Chaos Energy that seemed to be closer for each step he took, guiding him as a radar. He was certain that he could feel the Emerald when he reached a clearing from where a huge oak tree dominated the space. Whether it's stuck in them trees' branches or hidden in the dirt underground, I'll find that Chaos Emerald.
Just as he approached the large tree, something began to rustle in the branches above him. It continued to move until the tree tops went silent once again.
On pure reflexes, the Echidna leapt backwards just as a fast figure dropped down from the trees, aiming straight for his head. The male Mobian stood ready to pounce on his attacker with his metal-claws until he got a good look on the figure. What surprised him most of all was that not only was it a Mobian like himself but a female.
She wore a rich dark green fur, her long locks of equally green hair braided into a big, tight ponytail that swung as she moved. On her slender frame was a dark greyish mechanics suit where the sleeves were rolled up to her elbows, and on her hands she sported white fingerless gloves, and white sneakers on her feet. Rising to her full height as she stood, she narrowed her golden eyes in the Echidna's direction, her long big tail rising as well in a fighting stance.
"What the..," Knuckles said as his eyes were stuck on the Squirrel in bewilderment, trying to comprehend the situation. "The hell was that about! Who are you?!"
The female Squirrel straightened her back, speaking loudly and clearly; "You're trespassing on private property, stranger. I recommend you to remove that red-furred behind of yours off my ground before my patience runs out."
The Echidna was now truly confused as he frowned, his fists still held up in a defensive position. "Now, hold on, what the hell kind of greeting is that-?!"
"That wasn't a greeting because I wasn't trying to act nice," the unknown Mobian spoke. "Turn around and walk away to never return again. That way neither of us will have to worry about getting hurt."
He wasn't getting a very good first impression from this girl judging from her attitude or tone. Knuckles' eyes narrowed in visible irritation. "You know, kid, it actually sounds like you're threatening me. A little tip; if you're trying to act intimidating, ya gonna have to play it way better than that."
Pop.
The burst of a pink bubblegum-bubble echoed from the clearing.
The stranger's gloved hands disappeared into her pockets on her suit, her jaw working on chewing the gum inside her mouth. "Oh. Well, then, perhaps my threats won't sound empty to your ears when my, ahem, assistance is done with you, Red One."
Knuckles chuckled confidently, his mouth curling into a devious smirk. "Bring it, kiddo; 'cause right now yer gonna need every bit of 'assistance' your sorry butt can get."
"As you wish."
Suddenly, loud sounds began to emerge and rip through the air as something inside the forest to appear, and the Guardian was more than ready. Though, he was a bit startled to see the trees starting to bend and actually move. A dozen of them began to twist and turn into something mechanic as their tree-disguises were removed and appeared to be a handful of large and tall robots.
"Please escort the confused Echidna gently out of the woods," the Squirrel's lips curled into a small smile as well. "Unless he proves to be too troublesome, then you are more than welcome to simply throw him out."
As the guards responded to the orders from their master, Knuckles growled and charged at them faster than they could react to. He leapt greatly and whirled in mid-air, bringing his claws down into the metallic surface on one of the robots and effectively destroying it as he dropped down onto ground again. The Guardian barely dodged several of shots from the remaining robots, leaving him to run away in order to avoid the shootings. He approached a tree and swiftly ran along the trunk, doing an abrupt back-flip that caused him to land on top of one of the robots where he forcefully made it shoot onto its fellow allies until they blew up. He then proceeded to raise a fist and violently slammed it through the robot he was sitting upon and fell steadily on his feet as it destroyed itself in mid-air.
Knuckles turned around to see the Mobian girl, who had just sent robots after him, sitting on her big tail and studying him with curious and cautious eyes while scribbling things down on a small note-pad. The Echidna was not amused by this one bit.
"Yo!" he shouted angrily causing the girl to fully focus on him. "What is the big idea! Are you purposely trying to get me killed?!"
Pop.
The green Squirrel tapped the end of her pen against her tanned muzzle, looking her notes over. "My, doesn't this look promising. Remarkable strength that is able to penetrate thick metal with ease, quick reflexes able to avoid several of lasers, including my sneak-attack," she smirked a little at the end. "As well as strong legs that are able to accelerate quite fast and jump greater than expected. If I didn't know better, I'd see you would make for a very dangerous foe indeed, Red One."
"Are ya done testing me, 'cause I wanna have answers! Who are you and why in Chaos are you trying to kill me, never mind throw me out of here!"
"My identity is not important," she said, putting the note-pad away. "Mind you, if you were truly in danger from my robots, I would simply retreat them. All of which could easily be avoided if you would just leave as I told you."
"I came here looking for a Chaos Emerald," the Guardian said firmly. "I ain't leaving 'till I find it and no one is gonna stop me from getting it."
The Squirrel's eyes grew at the Echidna's words, but she appeared as if the issue unfazed her. "Your search will therefore be fruitless, Red One because there is no such thing here. Now that we have that agreement established, now would be a good time as any to leave."
Knuckles folded his arms with a disbelieving snort. "I ain't taking your words for facts. I'm the Guardian of the seven Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald and I can tell when one of them is nearby."
The Squirrel mimicked his snort. "Well, Mr. Echidna, from the looks of it, you don't appear to be such a great Guardian after all if you managed to lose your chaotic gem now, do you?"
In response to this, Knuckles growled annoyingly. "Watch it, Smartass, it's 'Knuckles'."
Another pink bubble-gum bubble emerged from her tanned lips and popped audibly.
"Oh. Seems quite fitting."
The red Echidna leaned in with a raised eye-ridge. "And your name would be?"
"Not important. But I assure you, Mr. Knuckles, there is no Chaos Emerald here. If that appeared to be the case, I would have known, but since it isn't I must say that your hunch did not-."
Gee, if only she wouldn't refer to me like Cream does. Seems kinda weird.
"It ain't a hunch, already, it's a real feeling I get and it's never been mistaken before!" Knuckles exclaimed irritably. "I know it's near and since yer being so damn secretive, why should I believe a thing you say? You attacked me so it gives me less reason to trust ya," while he said this, he noticed that the Mobian girl looked at him oddly with nothing to say that could justify her actions. "I bet yer hiding that Emerald somewhere and I'm taking it whether ya like it or not."
The Squirrel came down from sitting on her tail and took two step closer to the red Echidna before saying; "Believe what you want, Mr. Knuckles. But I won't let you come near my home, or carelessly destroy the forest in the progress due to one piece of jewellery, that may or may not contain unexplainable powers. I'll stand in your way for as long as it's necessary and send as many robots at you as it takes for the message to sink in. You're an intruder in my forest, in my home," she narrowed her bright eyes. "And to be frank, I just don't do intruders."
"So, despite what you think, even if there were to be an Emerald somewhere, maybe nearby that tree over there," Knuckles gestured to the large oak tree in the middle. "You wouldn't hand it in since it doesn't belong to you?"
The Mobian female stiffened noticeably, taking out a control device that was hidden in her pocket. "You won't get near it."
"Try me," the red Echidna said with balled fists as even more robots appeared, ready to immobilize and even kill at their master's command.
A/N: "You won't get near it."
Meaning her house, not the Emerald.
:P
Amberlee thinks Knuckles is willing to destroy her precious, precious home because of the Chaos Emerald.
Knuckles thinks that Amberlee is so secretive and protective of her home because she's hiding the Chaos Emerald for herself, thus trying to attack him and constantly asking him to leave.
Even though she only want to protect her only remembrances of her possible early family.
So, uh, hopefully this cleared out things a bit more. Please read and review, I'll try to make future chapters more exciting and descriptive just for you :D