Session 7 – Goal: Humbly asked Him to remove the shards embedded deep in our soul.

"For today's step, I've brought Reverend," said the Director.

"Hello, Knuckles," said Reverend. "Today you will humbly ask God to remove your shortcomings."

"Oh," replied Knuckles. "I'll begin then. Dear God, you better stop making me all pissy."

"Humbly," repeated Reverend.

"Dear God, I'm sick of these bad aspects of my personality. You better do something about it."

"Knuckles, you have the wrong idea about what being humble means," said Reverend.

The Director got out the dictionary, "Humble: Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful."

"So you see, you must talk to God with respect," said Reverend.

"How can I respect someone I don't see," retorted Knuckles.

"It is not that hard to show some courtesy when talking to others, Knuckles."

"Who says I have to?"

"The step does," cut in the Director.

"Fine, GODMAKEALLTHISSTUFFGOAWAY."

"That wasn't humbly," replied the Director.

"GODMAKEALLTHISSTUFFGOAWAYWITHHUMBLEONTOP."

"That's not sincere," said Reverend.

"Also, you need to state 'the stuff' that you want gone from you," said the Director. "Your specific shortcomings."

"...What were my shortcomings again?"

"I've prepared a list," said the Director. He handed the sheet to Knuckles.

Knuckles looked at the list, "Why are there 50 shortcomings on here! You haven't even known me long enough to have this much on me."

"I played out some situations in my head and thought of more ways your personality would annoy me, as well as the rest of the world."

"I won't accept this paper," replied Knuckles.

"Whatever, anyway, let's get you acting humble towards God," said the Director.

"I don't humble myself towards anybody," said Knuckles, crossing his arms.

"I figured so," replied the Director. "So I brought one of your friends in."

Cream the Rabbit entered the room.

"Cream," said the Director, "give Knuckles some tips on how to have some respect for all things, even things he can't physically see."

"I just always think about flowers whenever I talk," said Cream.

"You heard her, Knuckles. Flower it up," said the Director.

"I won't do it."

"Then you won't get past this step," replied the Director

"I don't care, I'll quit."

"Oh please no!" shouted Cream. "Please just go along with it, Mr. Knuckles."

"No."

"Please, Mr. Knuckles, do it as a repayment for punching me so many times in the past." Tears formed in Cream's eye.

Knuckles glared. "So I think of flowers, right?"

"Yes!" responded Cream.

("This Cream girl is pretty good,") thought the Director. "Let's try this again, Knuckles."

Knuckles pictured flowers in his mind. "God, please remove my flowery shortcomings."

"Which are..." continued the Director, handing Knuckles the list.

Knuckles pictured more flowers as he read from the list. "-sigh- Which are...being too stubborn, being too red, having too little patience, giving the Director grief..."

"C'mon, finish the whole list," commanded the Director.

Knuckles gritted his teeth. "Not being civilized, having legos for shoes, hurting innocent bystanders,..."

Many shortcomings later.

"...turning into some mega freak who eats emeralds, needing to picture flowers to get something done, ...wait, how is that one there when you made this list before this meeting?"

"Just finish your list," replied the Director.

"I'm done," said Knuckles.

"Oh. Well while you were reading your list I made another list of your shortcomings."

"Reverend!" called Knuckles.

"Director, Knuckles has had enough," said Reverend.

"Fine," pouted the Director.

"And?..." continued Reverend.

"And he passed his step," finished the Director sadly.

Step Seven Complete.

1 Hour later.

"What are all of my friends doing here?" asked Knuckles.

"I invited them over to read the 2nd list of shortcomings I made of you," said the Director.

"Why? The step is over!"

"You didn't read the second list and I wanted it to go to good use."

"'Good use' isn't getting people together to make fun of me!"

"We're going to have an intellectual discussion about you."

Rouge is seen in the background reading from the list and laughing hysterically with everyone else.

"See!" said Knuckles. "I'm going to tell Reverend on you."

"He's already gone, Knuckles," smiled the Director.

"GAH!!!!!" yelled Knuckles, as he ran out the room.

"Did you all see that?" said the Director.

"Yeah," said Amy. "That looked like something Knuckles would do," she laughed.