A/N So, here's part two of Unconscious.
On a side note, this Fanfic is coming close to surpassing my first...Anyways, enjoy!
After watching the G.U.N. team get taken out one by one by Relic and the Freedom Fighters with little trouble, (but with many laughs), Knuckles and Shadow stepped out of the shadows of the trees and went to join the other Mobians, grumbling light-heartedly about how they couldn't conduct their plan, which had taken the better part of a half-hour to concoct. The others were startled when they saw the uncanny duo enter the Zone, but quickly curiosity overcame surprise and went to meet them. Their confusion mounted even further, due to the fact the Shadow carried the fake Master Emerald.
"Um, Knuckles…" Relic started. "Why does the edgy hedgehog have the Master Emerald?" She glared at Shadow suspiciously.
"No need to worry, Relic It's all good." He nodded goodbye to the hedgehog. "See you, Shadow."
Shadow nodded back, and strode to the shuttle, put the emerald inside, and quickly retrieved the troopers of Spider Troupe. Having done this, he took them inside the shuttle, and then, waiting on the ramp, muttered something into a commlink. A moment later, Rouge the Bat swooped down from the tree she was sleeping with. She yawned, then fluttered her fingers at the guardian, and walked up the ramp. A minute later, Omega shambled out of the forest, followed by Fixit.
"Fixit!?" Relic gasped. "What were you doing with that giant death machine?"
"We played holo-chess. I won. We will rematch later." Fixit said nonchalantly.
"Don't push your luck, inferior robot." Omega replied."
Everyone still wondered were the two extra Team Dark members came from.
"If you weren't with Shadow, why did you—" Sally started.
"Ah, yeah. We knew the emerald was fake (but still real), so we agreed for only one of us to go, since Knuxs here would be forced to fight us all, and lose, inevitably."
Knuckles mumbled something about being able to take them all on any time.
"So, Shadow sent us scouting. Now, if you'll excuse us, we must be going! It's getting late, and the commander expects us back within a few hours! So, ta-ta!" With that, Rouge and Omega entered the shuttle, and, Shadow in the cockpit, neatly launched the ship and flew off.
"Well…Looks like we didn't need that air support at all." Sonic said. He then turned to Knuckles. "Well, guess you don't need help. Anyways, Sally, we going now or what?"
Sally was about to answer when Sky Patrol began to sink slowly to ground level. She spoke into her commlink, and after a moment, replied. "Um…Rotor just realized that we didn't restock on rings, and our reserve energy supply needs to recharge, so…"
"So, your stuck here. How unfortunate. For me." Knuckles growled. He was no longer feeling happy about seeing his friends. While he had come along way from kicking people off the island immediately, he didn't have to show them around.
"Knuckles…" Amy began.
Knuckles silenced her before she could say more. "You guys are confined to Launch Base Zone. Amy, you can come and stay with Relic. I gotta be somewhere during the nighttime. So…Relic! You think you can keep an eye on them? I'm gonna activate a force-field around the Zone.
"You have a—Is it—" Relic started.
"No, it's not of the Ancients. I had it built after…err…incidents happened."
"Phooey."
"Hey!" Sonic this time. "How come Amy gets to go with you?"
"Wassamatter, shaggy? Jealous? No, that's not it. Uh, she already knows where I put the Master Emerald—"
"Which Shadow just took-Oh wait…" Sonic trailed off, remembering that the emerald was fake. As the others looked at him as if her were dumb, he sniffed and turned away with an injured expression.
"Don't worry. I don't really want to go anywhere right now." Amy huffed. "Since your being so RUDE!"
"—And I don't wish to give any of you a vacation here. Once your reserves are ready, get off my island."
"Knuckles…" Sally tried one last time. "Remember all those times we used to spend together on the island together? Wasn't it fun? C'mon, just once more, for old times sake."
Knuckles looked confused.
"Um…I never met you until after Robotnik came here…"
Sally realized her mistake, and, a little sadly, corrected it by saying that she was thinking of someone else. Oh Knuckles...I wish I could tell you…but would you be able to cope with it?
"Still," Knuckles continued. "No leaving the Zone. If you do…You'll regret it." After saying this, he jumped and flew off, wind under his dreadlocks. "If you need me," he called back. "Send Amy. She knows where I'll be."
"Wait, Knuckles! Don't leave me with—" By the time Relic spoke, Knuckles was gone. She looked tentatively at the Freedom Fighters. "So…" she ventured. I assume you have sleeping quarters in that flying fortress of yours?