One of my reviewers asked me why I had Sally's name in the last Chapter. The answer is...there isn't realy an answer, I guess...I just felt like adding her name a few times when people are talking, but she never actualy comes into the story. Either that or the fact that Sonic and Sally are married, so he talks about her sometimes. Anyway, on with the story!
P.S. "..." means words that the person is remembering.
WARNING! WARNING! This chapter has somethings that are slightly random come in. And some O.O.C.'s as well.
"Where are you Rouge?" The words echoed through Rouge's head. She heard the branch cracking. "Oh no." Rouge said. THUD!! Knuckles came running out of the shrine, to see Rouge slowly pulling herself up off the ground. He was instantly speechless. "Ow, that hurt. I didn't think the branch would break under my weight." Rouge said. Tears again formed in Knuckles' eyes. However these were tears of joy, not sorrow.
"Rouge!" He said, wrapping his arms around her. "I missed you so much." Knuckles said happily. A smile spread across Rouges face. "I missed you too." Rouge said, happily nuzzling Knuckles crest. "What took you so long to come back?" Knuckles asked her. "I had work to do and..." Rouge hesitated. "And?" Knuckles asked. "And if I would have stayed here much longer the President's lackeys would have come here, they might have hurt you." Rouge answered. "I can take care of myself, you know that." Knuckles said. "I know, but I didn't want to take any chances." Rouge replied. Rouge once again pushed her lips against Knuckles, and he did the same. "I couldn't bare the thought of you getting hurt and it being my fault." Rouge said sadly. I promise I'll protect you with my life. Rouge thought.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Rouge said, flying up the tree and grabbing the blanket. She carefully unwrapped the small object.
"An...ECHIDNA?!" Knuckles yelled in shock. There in Rouge's arms was a small two year old, female, white echidna dressed in a silver dress with silver bows on her two front dreadlocks. She had beautiful purple eyes like Knuckles. And some how, some way, she had jet black bat wings.
"I found her as I was leaving the island; she was in a boat headed for the main lands. I knew she wouldn't survive on her own so I grabbed her and took care of her." Rouge explained. "I named her after this island; since this is where you, the so called last echidna, live." She said. "Angel the echidna...I like it." Knuckles said, smiling. "That's good, I need help raising her." Rouge said, looking down at Angel. "Are you asking me to become her father?" Knuckles asked in surprise. Rouge simply smiled. A smile spread across Knuckles' face as well. "It would help her to have an echidna as a parent. Alright, I except." Knuckles said happily. "Thank you." Rouge said joyfully.
"Rouge the bat, you're under arrest!" Said a cop that neither Knuckles or Rouge had noticed. Rouge gasped, she was sure she had lost them. "In case you're wondering you did lose us, but we knew you'd come to this island." The cop explained. "We knew you'd come to see the echidna." He said with a laugh. "What did Rouge do wrong?" Knuckles asked angrily, putting his arm in front of Rouge to protect her. "She is a world known thief, she has been sentenced to life in jail." The head cop named Graham said, coming out of his place behind a tree. About thirty-three men appeared from separate trees and lined up in front of the shrine, blocking off Rouge's only escape. "I'm not going to let you take Rouge away!" Knuckles said angrily. Knuckles pulled his left fist forward with great speed. "Ready...aim...FIRE!!" Graham yelled as all the cops aimed their guns at Knuckles, and fired!
"KNUCKLES!!" Rouge cried out in horror. Only four bullets hit Knuckles, one in each arm and leg. I knew this would happen, it's all my fault! Rouge thought, tears flowing down her face. "Interference will not be tolerated, next time we won't miss your heart echidna." Graham said angrily. If they take Rouge away they take away my heart aswell. Knuckles thought. "Maybe you...didn't hear me...the first time; I'm not going...to let you...take Rouge away!" Knuckles repeated angrily, pulling himself off the ground. "Ready...aim...FI-"
"WAIT!" Rouge interrupted. "I'll go with you if you promise never to come back to this island and to leave Angel here so Knuckles can take care of her." Rouge said. "If you agree to my proposal I will come with you, no trouble and no fighting." Rouge continued. "Rouge..." Knuckles began. She isn't acting like herself. Knuckles thought."Fine, we agree to your proposal Rouge the bat." Graham said lowering his gun as the other lowered their guns as well. Graham was about to put the hand cuffs around Rouge's wrists when they heard a familiar voice.
"Rouge isn't going anywhere." The familiar, male blue hedgehog said. "Sonic?!" Knuckles asked. "The one and only, but don't change the subject." Sonic said. "Sorry we didn't get here sooner guys, I didn't realize they had guns on them." Tails said simply, jumping out of the Tornado 3. "Sonic the hedgehog?!" Graham said. "Again the one and only, but that's not the point." Sonic said angrily. "Now, release Rouge." Sonic said.
"I'm sorry mister Sonic but we can't do that." Cream the rabbit said, stepping out from behind the large line of cops. "CREAM?!" Rouge, Knuckles and Tails yelled. "We have orders from Mr. President himself to capture miss Rouge the bat and deliver her strait to him." Cream explained. "I thought it was you." Sonic said. "Cream how could you?" Tails asked. "Miss Rouge is a criminal, so she has to be punished for her actions." Cream said angrily.
"Tails, now!" Sonic said. "But Sonic, you said we wouldn't have to resort to that..." Tails said doubtfully. "I don't care, I can't let Knuckles be hurt like that again." Sonic said angrily. "Now!" Sonic repeated. "...Fine." Tails said. This isn't like Sonic...did seeing Knuckles hurt for so long give Sonic a split personality? Tails thought. Tails pulled out a small remote control from the cockpit of the Tornado 3. He pushed the green button in the center of the remote and a small hovercraft lifted from just below the flouting island. And on that hovercraft was a human, a human that was important to everyone in the U.S.A...
I know that Rouge was a little O.O.C., but after two years of being away from Knuckles she's changed a little. As for Sonic...well you'll see why he's so O.O.C. in the next chapter. Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. Reveiw if you like, thank you.