"Where is it" a loud voice boom throughout the hotel.
The loud shout woke Tails from his sleep as his eyes opens; he rubs them, blinks a few times and looks to his left to see Knuckles taking blankets off his bed. Yawning, Tails ignores him and lies back down for a moment before Knuckles grabs his shoulders and starts shaking him.
"Alright Tails, where is it?" Knuckles demanded.
"Where's what?" Tails calmly ask.
"Don't toy with me Tails…where's the Master Emerald?"
"Isn't it in the!" Tails look to see the Master Emerald wasn't there.
Knuckles shakes him again "give me the emerald Tails and quit pretending you didn't take it" snarls knuckles.
It looks like knuckles anger got too him again; it usually happens when the Master Emerald is stolen or someone tries to prove they're smarter than the echidna. Knowing knuckles for a long time, Tails has gotten use to it; sometimes Sonic and he would tease the echidna just for the fun of it. It never gets old to see someone have a bad morning to start.
"Take your hands off and I'll check the video camera" he calmly stated as Knuckles took his hands off his shoulders and watches him go over to a surveillance camera.
The echidna walks over to him just as Tails eyes widen "no, it can't be" he gasps as knuckles rushes over to look at the camera. He cracks his knuckles while gritting his teeth.
"So it was him" he looks at Tails.
"It seems"
"Shadow's going to pay for this" Knuckles snarls as he rushes over to the door and opens it before dashing down the hallway.
"Knuckles wait," Tails quickly got his shoes on before going after Knuckles "That wasn't Shadow"
Down in the lobby
"Give it back Shadow" Knuckles had his grip on the black hedgehog neck.
"Give what back?" Shadow calmly ask as he took a sip of his coffee while sitting on the couch.
Knuckles anger was at the boiling point, he didn't have time for stupid questions "you know what I'm talking about, now give it BACK" he raises a fist in the air.
"Your acting like a child, red mutt, now get your hand off of me before some blood is spilt" taking another sip of his coffee while glaring at knuckles who seem really annoy now.
"That's it"
Knuckles brought his fist down but Shadow block it with his free hand before giving the echidna a punch to the face with his other free hand. He got up and grab knuckles dreadlock and smashes the red echidna face into a glass table.
"I told you to let go but you wouldn't listen" Shadow replies as he sits back on the couch and takes another sip of his coffee.
"Alright Shadow you ask for it"
"Knuckles"
The red echidna look at who call out his name and saw Tails running towards them.
"Not now Tails, I'm busy chatting with Shadow" he gave a look to the black hedgehog before looking back at the fox.
Tails was panting from the running he did to get to Knuckles "It wasn't….Shadow"
"What do you mean?"
Before Tails could say another word, Knuckles cried out in pain as he clutches his chest.
"Knuckles"
Shadow too cries out in pain as he felt some strange energy go right through him.
"Shadow"
Tails looks at both of them with a worried look.
"Guys what's wrong"
"This energy, it seems so familiar…!" Shadow started.
"No kidding, it's him" Knuckles finish.
An explosion was suddenly heard in the lobby as furniture; glass and concrete were sent everywhere. The explosion also sent Shadow, Knuckles and Tails into a wall. They quickly got up to see what made that explosion and standing across a few feet from them was the black and white hedgehog.
"You" Shadow states as he got up from the floor and points at the hedgehog!
"Surprise, I'm back" the young hedgehog chuckles.
"I should've know you would've survive"
"I did Shadow and now, I'm going to crush you and those two idiots" he mention Tails and Knuckles who were getting up.
"I like to see you try," knuckles said "you took the Master Emerald from my Island and you tried to take the seven Chaos Emeralds"
"It was necessary red mutt or should I mention it's been stolen before in the past" the black and white hedgehog chuckles as Knuckles got mad.
""Why you"
"I'll go get Sonic, you two deal with him" Tails shouts as he went to go get some help.
The young hedgehog shakes his head "he doesn't say anything, just goes to get help instead of staying to fight me…weak" he spats at the hedgehog and echidna.
"Don't worry kid, will keep you entertain" Shadow said as he and Knuckles got into combat.
The black and white hedgehog smirks as he raises his right palm at Knuckles and Shadow "Oh, I'm sure the both of you will" he fires a Dark Energy at the two and gets ready for combat.
Round two was about to begin.
Alright, the next chapters will have the fighting scenes again.
So be patient and I'll get the next chapter up, as soon as possible.
Bye for now.