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Long before N.A.T.H. founds its way to Eggman's old desert base they had no idea of each other. This is the untold story of their formation. Years ago when Knuckles was first chosen to be the guardian of the Master Emerald he did not live alone on the island. The last of an allied tribe with the echidnas was struggling to survive. Knuckles continuously watching the emerald, trying to decipher the faded remains of ancient hieroglyphics. "Who are these two?" Knuckles asks himself "I have to know! I have been guarding this emerald since I was born and the biggest threat was a flicky bird! I have to search the island to find another clue!". Knuckles bored with his position, tries to search the island for some one or something with answers. On the other side of the island the last of the allied tribe Ashura searches eagerly for the lost emerald his tribe raised him to believe to would bring his relatives back to life. He has searched all his life since he lost his relatives to an evil scientist in a red jacket. "Well, off to find that emerald" he gets up from his rest. "I know there will be something out there today I can feel it!". He heads out to find the gem. Hours later Knuckles is unsuccessful in his search. But Ashura's investigation has great results. "Wow" Ashura says in amazement "This is the emerald the Wechnia Gem it has a huge amount of power". Then Ashura hears noise of some one approaching towards him. So he grabs the emerald and starts to run and Knuckles returns to the emerald shrine to find the Master Emerald is not there "No! This isn't right!". He hears ruffling in the bushes he runs and sees a green hedgehog running away with the Master Emerald. "Stop thief!". Knuckles chases him to the edge of Angel Island. "Who are you?" Ashura yells. "I am Knuckles guardian of my emerald your holding!". "Your emerald? This has been part of my tribe's way of life since time began!". Well join the club my tribe has been protecting that emerald for centuries and now I know who they were protecting it from!". "That's enough!" Ashura lunges at Knuckles but he punches him to the side. "Not bad Chuckles but try this!". Ashura runs to the Master Emerald and jumps on it Knuckles angered by the emerald in his possession, jumps at Ashura but he jumps off, lands on one hand behind Knuckles and kicks him in the air. Then he quickly follows him up only to be hit by Knuckles' elbow on his first front black spike bending it forward. Ashura grabs it in pain while Knuckles says "You had enough this is MY EMERALD!". Ashura lets his arms down and replies "For the sake of my tribe I will have that emerald by the time this is over and you will pay for this!" then runs towards Knuckles. "And for the sake of mine I'll make sure you won't!" and he runs to Ashura. Knuckles punches but Ashura dodges. Ashura kicks Knuckles in the face and Knuckles puts his hands together and slams Ashura to the ground. Ashura lands and head butts Knuckles in the chest leaving a white ring. Knuckles flies back and skids on the ground then the island starts to sink. "What's going on!" Ashura yells. Knuckles gets up "The island is falling because the Master Emerald is not at the shrine!". " I dunno what a Master Emerald is but I need that gem!" he runs towards Knuckles again trying another head butt but over shoots and falls off the island into the ocean. Knuckles runs with the Master Emerald and returns it to the shrine and stays to try to catch his breath from the fight. Ashura in the water tries to find something to swim to and finds a small cave island so he swims to it and finds a green gem near the doorway that reads "Wechnia". Ashura sits next to it and starts laughing at himself. "That fool echidna it was down here this whole time". Ashura starts to search the cave and finds many underground passages. After hours of exploring he returns the entrance to try to find a way back on Angel Island but as soon as he looks out he sees Angel Island falling about to crush him under the island. Ashura runs to the Wechnia gem and awaits his doom as the island falls thinking of how powerful he could have become. Then suddenly he hears a warping like noise. He opens his eyes and looks out the exit to see only darkness. "What?" he exclaims "This must be that power… chaos control". For years he tried perfect his chaos control ability trying to return home. Then hears a voice "Hello? Sonic we need your help! Eggman is here and we need you to gather the six rings of order can you hear me?". Ashura surprised to hear another voice replies "This isn't Sonic but I hear you". "This is Tiara Boobowski I can't find where your transmission is from where are you?". "I've been wondering that for years". "There is a bad man going to take the rings of order can you help us we are in Jade gully zone can you help us?". Ashura answers "I am very sorry but I am in some strange area that was near Angel Island I would like to stay posted about the events happening there though". "O.K. I'll try, Tiara out". For days Tiara would inform Ashura of the events happening to her home and the lands near her being destroyed and Ashura can only listen as the terrible events continued. One day Tiara radioed again "Ashura… this is very bad!". "What! What is it?". Eggman has five of the six rings of power, I have the last". "Listen I may have an idea but you will need a Chaos Emerald do you have one?" "No but I believe my father found one the other day while searching the remains of Crystal Frost Zone". "Then get it! It can save you and your father". Tiara walks out to search for her father but he runs towards her holding the Chaos Emerald. Her father yelling "Run Tiara Eggman found us!". Ashura yells through the radio "Hold the emerald with your father and think of my voice and where I am". "OK" Tiara and her father answers. "Alright now focus and say chaos control". "CHAOS… CONTROL!" they yell. Then a vortex opens and Ashura sees the inside of Tiara and her fathers hideaway. "Hurry!" he yells. Tiara runs through the vortex. Then Eggman opens the ceiling and a piece of debris falls on Tiara's father. "Daddy!" she yells then he replies "Ashura close the vortex!". Ashura stares at him in an unsure way. "NOW!" Tiara's father commands. Ashura then closes the vortex and Tiara starts to cry on the ground and Ashura comforts her. "Open it up again!" she commands. Ashura replies "I can't the only way I was able to last time was there must have been someone near using Chaos Emeralds". "Teach me then, teach me to use chaos control so I will never have to rely on anyone else again". Ashura complies and teaches her to use chaos control.