A request made by YourNightmare. This was an experiment for me, given that we have yet to see of Perci in the TV series, but I worked with what information I had, so...I hope I predicted her character accurately. If not, oh well, she's still cool. Enjoy!


Chillin' at Tails' hub, Sonic and Knuckles were just relaxing inside on the couch, watching TV...well one of them were. Sonic's arm was slouched over the couch while Knuckles sat beside him, dreamily staring at something he was holding that resembled a red cloth. Sonic cocked an eye brow at his strange behavior towards the object and turned the TV off to face him. Knuckles felt Sonic's eyes on him and slowly turned to see Sonic giving him an awkward stare.

"...What?"

"Knuckles, what's up with you? Why are you staring at this...cloth thing?" He asked, circling his index finger, gesturing to the red cloth.

Knuckles blushed and turned his back to Sonic, holding the cloth in his hands admirably. "Well...it belongs to someone."

Sonic raised a brow and tried looking over Knuckles' shoulder to examine the thing. "Yeah? Who's?"

Knuckles turned to Sonic with hearts in his eyes as he held the cloth to his chest. "The love of my life."

Sonic blinked and gasped, raising his shoulders in shock. "Say what?!"

Knuckles stood up and walked to the center of the room, clutching the cloth in his hand. He turned around and looked to Sonic with a determined look in his eyes. "This is the very symbol of my love for none other than..."

Sonic listened closely as he placed a hand on his lap, letting the other hang over his knee as he leaned in closer to hear him.

"...Perci." He said in a sigh. Sonic blinked and sat back, crossing his arms while keeping a bewildered expression.

"...Perci. You don't mean...the guardian of this village, do ya?"

Knuckles nodded his head violently with a smile. Sonic's expression changed from bewilderment to curiosity. He smugly uncrossed his arms and stood up, placing his hands on his hips. "Uh huh...and how'd you get it?"

Knuckles turned around to look up dramatically, clutching the cloth to his chest. "It all started this morning..."

~Flashback~

Knuckles was in the food court, looking for a good bite to eat when he saw the village guardian, Perci, entering also. She saw a piece of trash on the ground and picked it up, eyeing passing villagers who she assumed might've been the culprit to the littering. Perci loves her village and its people, but her concerns are ignored by them so in turn, she only trusts herself alone to get things done. Of course, the village notices her, but they're usually not as serious about protecting their island as much as she is, which is just something that was passed down to her in the family line. She rarely took breaks from her post, so her being in the food court was unusual, hence the reason Knuckles never saw her.

She walked over to the vendor and asked for some water, which was given to her for free, being the village guardian and all. It was a bit hot out, so she untied her red hair tie, allowing her locks to flow freely down her back. Knuckles stared at her, awe struck by her beauty. She drank the water, placing her hair tie in her pocket, before pouring a bit of it into her hand and throwing it in her face to cool off. Knuckles sat down at one of the tables, still staring at her, and held his head up with his hands, observing the lavender guardian.

"What a beauty. Why haven't I noticed her before?" He sighed to himself.

She began walking towards Knuckles' direction as he snapped out of his daze and started freaking out. He tried finding something to occupy himself with until he picked up a menu and hid his face behind it. Perci walked by, not noticing his shaking figure, until she was out of sight. Knuckles turned around to see she was gone until his eyes caught something on the ground. He sat the menu down and walked to the object. It was her hair tie. He picked it up, observing it and looking around to see if she was still in the area so he could return it. Unfortunately, she wasn't. He looked crest fallen, but smiled at her accessory in hand.

~End of Flashback~

"And I haven't been able to find her since." Knuckles concluded, staring at the hair tie.

Sonic had gotten comfortable during his story, sitting on the couch, arms crossed. He stood and walked over to Knuckles, placing a hand on his shoulder. He smirked and chuckled. "So, you smitten with her, Knuckie? It's like a Cinderella story, ain't it."

Knuckles shot him a glare, not finding his joking about his love interest funny.

Sonic sighed and placed his hands on his hips. "Alright, pal. What's your deal? You're not gonna start a shrine collection, are ya? It might be the only one she's got. Ya gonna give it to her?"

Knuckles looked up, thinking, and then started blushing as he turned to Sonic with worry in his eyes. "U-uh...I have to give it to her?"

Sonic stared at him in confusion, then lowering his eyes. "...No, you're gonna give it to her mom. Of course you're gonna give it to her!" Sonic said sarcastically, waving his arms in distress.

"...you know her mom?"

Facepalm. "Knuckles, are ya gonna give it back to her or not?" Sonic asked, completely fed up at this point.

Knuckles thought for a moment before nodding. "Yeah. I'll even clean it and make it look brand new...shiny." He said with twinkles in his eyes.

"Yeah, well, good luck to ya. She's tough on the outside, bein a guardian and all, so I'd be careful how you approach her. I'm out." Sonic warned before heading out the door.


Knuckles made his way to the food court, hoping he'd find her there. Sure enough, she was lingering around, seeming like she was looking for something. Her hair tie was still missing, so she must've figured she'd lost it there. Knuckles beamed at the sight of her but also blushed. He was pretty shy around pretty girls, so this was a bit nerve-wracking for him.

He walked towards her as she turned to notice him heading her way, wearing a big stupid grin on his face. She frowned, not wanting to be bothered with love-crazed guys right now. He got closer and she just turned around, walking in the opposite direction. Knuckles froze, confused as to why she'd ignored him. Surely she saw him coming towards her. He quickly walked to catch up to her, finally having the guts to speak up. "U-u-uh, hey, wait up! Perci, I-I have something for you!"

Perci hesitantly stopped, wearing a scowl and then a fake smile as she turned to face him. "Oh, hello...dude." She raised a brow as she realized something. "Wait, how do you know my name?"

Knuckles blinked. Didn't she remember him? "Uh...don't you remember me?"

Perci looked up, searching her brain before her eyes widened in realization. "Ah! You're one of Sonic's friends, right?"

He nodded violently, making his quills bounce with him as Perci stared at him awkwardly.

"...Uh..." he shifted his weight awkwardly, holding the hair tie behind his back and looking down bashfully. "I-I...uhhh..."

Perci stared at him as her patience was growing thin. She placed a hand on her hip and lowered a brow. "Look, I'm sorry, but I don't have time right now. Whatever it is, can it wait?" She said kindly as not to offend him.

He looked up and realized it was now or never. He pulled out the hair tie, folded neatly and cleaned, and held it out to her while looking away. "...I cleaned it for you. You dropped it earlier and...I was just returning it."

Perci blinked at her accessory and then looked up to Knuckles who was still looking away bashfully. She smiled sweetly and took her hair tie, placing it back in her hair. Knuckles was still looking away when her head popped up in front of him, causing him to jerk back, not used to having a girl so close to his face. She giggled at his reaction.

"You're sweet. Knuckles, is it?"

He nodded slowly as he recomposed himself.

"Well...thank you. You didn't have to do that for me, but I appreciate it. Actually..." she looked away solemnly as she held her arm. "It's kinda nice to be treated like this...I never really get this kind of treatment from the villagers so...yeah...thanks." She ended with a smile as she looked up to him and slightly blushed.

Again, Knuckles was won over by her beautiful features, despite her tomboyish style. He kinda liked that in a girl. Hearing that he'd done something not a lot of people do for her made him feel even more confident that he could definitely win this girl over. He cleared his throat, finally having the confidence to talk to her normally.

"Well, you should definitely be treated better. After all, you are the guardian of this village. You deserve a lot more credit than what you're given." He said, meaning every word.

Perci couldn't help but blush more at his kind words, as she's never been told things like that. He touched a small part of her heart that she kept guarded due to independence.

Knuckles noticed her blushing figure and decided to make a move. "So...you wanna...grab a bite?" He asked, pointing to the food court.

She was about to answer, but stopped, remembering something. "Oh, I'm...I'm sorry, but I'm currently on duty right now and I honestly shouldn't be away from my post for so long, so...I can't. I apologize. Maybe...next time?" She said hopefully, feeling regret in rejecting him so soon.

Knuckles looked down in disappointment before looking back up in hearing the last part. "Ah, uh, yeah, sure. Maybe sometime...I can keep you company at your post? I used to be a guardian myself too, ya know." He slightly boasted, looking at his fingers in admiration.

She giggled, but smiled at his request. "I'd like that. A lot. I guess I'll...see you later?" She said while slightly turning away.

He nodded. "Until then, Perci. Keep track of that band of yours." He said with a wink.

She smiled softly before turning to leave.

"Oh, and Perci..."

She looked over her shoulder. "Yes?"

"...I think you look a lot prettier with your hair down...just sayin."

How many more times could this echidna make this girl blush. She smiled to herself, holding her arms and biting her lip as she giddily speed walked away. Knuckles was a bit confused at her reaction, but shrugged it off. He was quite proud of himself, seeing as he had a conversation with her without spazzing out.

He folded his arms and sighed. "Yeah...that girl's a dream come true."

The End


Eeeeek! I so ship KnucklesXPerci now! I wasn't sure if she was some kind of spiny mouse or echidna...anyways, hope you guys liked this one! I know I did, not to toot my own horn or whatevs.

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