Knuckles calmly was walking toward the Master Emerald's shrine. He knew he shouldn't have bothered to get up to check whatever the hell that sound was. It was probably just Sonic messing with him. Speaking of Sonic, it had been a bit awkward around him since his birthday party. The red echidna also hadn't seen him the whole month following. Which was weird, because Sonic had a bad habit of randomly appearing on his island just to bother him. So to say he was surprised when he saw a blur of blue pass by the shrine several times, was an understatement. Scratch that, he probably screamed like a little girl. He gritted his teeth, as he came close to the shrine to see the blue hedgehog himself laying on one of the steps.

Making sure to clear his throat extra loudly as he came closer, to make sure that prankster knew what he thought about his tricks. Sonic opened an eye, before breaking out into a smile and giving one of his stupid cliche finger wags. Seriously, Knuckles just wasn't in the mood.

"Hey, Knux! Sorry 'bout that noise…that wasn't supposed to happen, so, yeah. That was totally my fault." Wait. What. Did he just- what. He apologised. Okay, something's definitely wrong with him.

"Well, whatever you did to cause that awful screeching, don't do it again." The echidna said carefully before sitting on the steps beside him.

"Well… I'll try… can't promise anything." Sonic said while shrugging. A.K.A Sonic's 'I'm not telling you what I did… but I might do it again' shrug.

"Well, atleast I know that it was your fault," the hedgehog seemed to smile a 'guilty' smile, "Anyway, you haven't been up here on the island in awhile, still have no idea how you got up here, but, what's been keeping you from coming up here and insulting my emerald and me?"

The azure hedgehog's smile disappeared, and he brought a hand to his throat.

"Oh, you kn… 'ight Knux?" Wait, he just saw Sonic mouth the words but he didn't hear them, so, does this have to do with his mute-translator-thing?

"Uh. Sorry Blue, didn't hear that. Mind saying it again?"

"What, oh yeah um. Just... 'inda… 'ing-kfosjisd. Oh… 'ot no'." Sonic's face grew an irritated grimace as he seemed to be adjusting the unseen translator. "Come-you-thing-work-akdosoundlafianlajfinlajo-," the screech from earlier seemed to rip through the air. The echidna held his hands to the sides of his head to try and block out the sound.

It seemed to abruptly stop. The tempered echidna sighed, it was just one of those days right? The blue blur had a panicked expression, as he looked to the reaction of Knuckles.

"Sorry, Knux, I," he rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, "I don't know what's going on with this thing lately."

"Can't Tails fix it or something?" Green eyes looked to their shoes, "I wish, but he's visiting Professor Pickle right now and-"

"Sonic. I don't think he would mind if you popped in and asked him to fix it." The hedgehog grew a doubtful expression.

"I don't know. Honestly, I don't want to bother him. I probably shouldn't use this right now anyway. I don't wanna mess it up more. That would bite, so bad."

"Then don't talk. It's not like you always are up here just to talk, right? I mean half of the time you wind up sleeping somewhere."

"Well, I-I suppose you could be right- I just,I- you know what, I think I'm gonna get somethin' to eat. See ya later Knux!" the blue blur stood up suddenly, as if provoked by some unknown force and dashed off in a random direction. Knowing well from experience that he wouldn't be able to catch said hedgehog, the echidna only sighed. He wondered if any of his other friends had be noticing Sonic's behavior.

I meant to upload yesterday... oops! Anyway, this was supposed to be a chapter of TF but my brain decided not.

Misa Momments: Thank You! That really means something to me. I'm glad you also like this story too.

Nova2711: Who said I was stopping? ;)

Anyway, sorry 'bout my update times, The Faker will probably be updated after this, if I can write the next chapter. Anyway, Quanty Out!