Notes from the Author:

I never thought how much problems fanfiction could give me from editing my documents. Just uploading the documents and everything is
messed up! Nevertheless, here is the latest chapter.

-HeartofaHero

Destiny Awaits

Chapter 4:
Alone

A hushed sigh escaped her lips, breaking the silence of the room.
Amy was trying all she could to stay on the positive side.
Even though she had been kidnapped before, it had put some damage on her mentally.
The thought of no one coming to her safety, brought disturbing chills down her spine.

'Maybe...no one will come for me...'
...Do not fear Amy. They are on their way...

There was one thing that Amy feared.
Being alone.

Most knew her as a cheerful and chipper girl. Amy would do the best she could to hide any
negative feelings. She always believed that showing it would only cause more damage.
That it would exposed her weakness.

Think of others. Her voice inside told her.
She rubbed her arms, starting to notice the temperature slowly dropping.
Who could she think about now?

"...Knuckles..."
Even saying his name brought an odd taste in her tongue.

Knuckles the Echidna. What could she say about him?
He always acts so serious and was quite short-tempered. Especially when Sonic would tease him
or call him 'Knucklehead'. She found it quite humorous.
There have been many times that Amy and Knuckles would argue with each other.
But even though they annoyed each other, they were still friends.
Nevertheless, she barely knew much about him.

The only thing she knew was that he lived on a floating island.
That and protecting the Master Emerald.
But it always made her wondered.
Why?

What was so important about protecting it?
Why was he given such a task?

It never made sense to her but she didn't think Knuckles would straight out tell her.
It just made he feel...sorry for the red echidna.
To be on that island all alone. Amy knew she would go crazy if
she had to do that for her whole life.

And yet, it was the one thing that she liked about Knuckles.

Knuckles...was independent.

"Aaahhh..." The bored echidna yawned as he used his gloved hand to cover the sound.
Knuckles was at his usual spot, watching over the Master Emerald.
For as long as he could remember, it was his destiny to protect it.
Sure, it was a lonely job, but he was loyal.

Besides, there were some perks.
Angel Island was a beautiful place. There would be countless times that Knuckles
would walk around and enjoy the scenery around him.
It was exotic and full of mystery.

Though peace came with a price.
There were those who tried to get the Master Emerald. Those with minds clouded
with evil. Doctor Eggman was one of them.
He remembered the first time he encountered Eggman.
It would be the first time he would meet Sonic and Tails.
And that's where it all began.

Meeting Sonic and Tails changed everything. It was actually because of them
he got to see the outside world.

There were times that his friends would offer a place for him to stay, but he declined.
His destiny was to stay on the floating island.
Even if it was somewhat lonely, he knew it was what he needed to do.

As eyes were slowly being sealed shut, he was about to take another peaceful nap.
Suddenly, he felt the ground beneath him shake, causing him to sit completely up.

Another vibration caused Knuckles to panic, now standing up on his two feet.
What was going on? Is this what they called an 'earthquake'?
But that couldn't be. The island was in the air!

That's when Knuckles spotted something coming from beyond.
It was a swarm of robots, heading towards him and the Master Emerald.
No doubt they were after the beautiful gem.
Quickly he grit his teeth, exposing fangs as he was ready to take them on.
As each robot came towards him, he started punching them, breaking them into pieces.
They were definitely no match for Knuckles strength.
"Where the hell did you come from!" Knuckles yelled as he continued to fight, only to noticed more were coming.

Sure the echidna was strong, but there was just too many of them.
It was sadly too much for him, the robots now grabbing a hold of him.
"Urrggh!" Knuckles growled as he noticed a figure approaching him.

That's when he recognized him.
"What the hell do you want!" Knuckled barked at him as the other ignored him.
Simply passing by Knuckles, he stared at the Master Emerald, red eyes glowing.
Noticing what the other wanted, Knuckles immediately took action.
"Oh no you don't!"

In one quick swift, he managed to free himself. Gripping onto one of the robot's arm, Knuckles launched it
towards the metallic machine. Dodging, the enemy turned around before charging at the red echidna, attacking him.

Knuckles tried to dodge his every move, but his speed was far too great.
"Damn it..." He cursed under his breath. Knuckles soon punched at his opponent, only to be stunned at the outcome.
The other had caught his hand with his own, soon twisting his hand and soon landing a punch of his own at Knuckles face.

The echidna fell onto the ground, slowly trying to get up. But just when he was about to gain
his balance, the metal enemy curled into a ball and slammed right into Knuckles gut.

Violet orbs widened as he could feel his breathing come to a halt.
He rolled onto the ground, feeling cuts and burns on his body.
Laying on his side, everything was becoming dizzy. All he could see
was the enemy walking towards the Master Emerald. His vision was soon fading.

"...Me...tal...Son...ic..."
Was his last words before he finally knocked out.
Red eyes glowed as he got what he needed and soon departed and left the echidna behind.
Just like how the pathetic creature started out...

...Alone...