'Don't You Trust Me?'
Chapter 2
((Just to tell you ... Rouge and Knuckles are NOT a couple ... Knuckles DOES NOT have feelings for her! He's mine ... all mine! ^~^' Anywayz ...))
Sonic, Shadow and Tails ran out into the middle streets of Station Square, where Rouge, Knuckles, and Mighty the Armadillo were already. Eggman had apparently not come yet. They'd be ready for him when he did.
"Knuckles! Rouge! Mighty!" Sonic waved as they approached the three.
Knuckles looked over to them and smiled, his bright white canine teeth flashing against the dark tan of his muzzle. "Hey, Sonic!"
Rouge and Mighty waved, also, and the six stood together.
"So ... Eggman's not here yet?" Tails looked around at the peaceful streets.
"Apparently not ..." Rouge shook her head. "Can't he at least be prompt for his attacks?"
It was a lame joke, but jokes were appreciated on Mobius, so the others chuckled.
"I see ya didn't bring that pink thing ... Amy was it?" Mighty looked around, smiling. "Good choice."
Sonic nodded gravely. "Believe me ... I'd rather face the Finalhazard again then let HER come along ..."
((No offense to Amy fans!))
Knuckles shook his head, smiling. His spines waved a bit in the breeze. "So ... how many of us are there?" his eyes scanned over everyone there. "Me, Rouge, Mighty, Sonic of course, Tails ... and Shadow ..."
The echidna and Shadow locked eyes, staring with the deep distrust that was the only mutual thing between the two. Ever since Shadow had joined forces with Sonic and the crew, Knuckles and he had been on tense terms. Knuckles' Master Emerald-guarding instincts still didn't really trust the black hedgehog that he and his friends had fought once, and Shadow still didn't like the look or attitude of the long- red-spined, sharp-toothed, dangerous-clawed echidna that his friends loved so much. And their male pride kept both of them from getting to know the other.
"Shadow ... hello," Knuckles gave an offhanded greeting.
Shadow nodded slightly in return.
"Well," Sonic decided to change the subject, sensing the tension between his two friends. But he was cut off by a whirring sound in the distance.
"Oh great, Omelette's here," Mighty joked at the expense of the 'bad- guy'.
Eggman was less of a bad guy then Shadow was, but certainly not in the same way. Eggman was evil, to be sure, but certainly the most pathetic evil Sonic and his friends had ever come across. He just wasn't a challenge – most of the time. There were those odd experiences, though, when Eggman would actually come up with a good plan to rid the path of the righteous ones standing in his way, but they would always find their way out of it. Defeating the aptly-nicknamed scientist in the process, of course!
"I think it's time we show him why you don't attack Station Square without asking, don't you?" Sonic stood in a ready fighter stance, and Shadow came standing beside him.
"You got it, oh brave blue leader," Sonic's black counterpart replied, with a unanimous nod from Rouge, Mighty, and Tails.
Knuckles smiled, ready and eager for a fight, and stood on the other side of Sonic, flexing his formidable digging and punching claws. While he and Shadow were on shaky terms, trouncing the true opponent was far more important, and so they stood on the same line against the evil.
Eggman's Egg Walker came into view – with a new attachment. It was a hoverer, more powerful than the one he used to be able to fly for a few seconds. This one allowed him to fly over land like the Tornado. He slowly soared into Station Square, armed with lots more than just a hoverer. A large laser was attached to the bottom of the Walker, and it certainly looked dangerous.
No problem! thought Knuckles. I'll just glide up there and smash it to pieces! Then I'll expect Sonic'll jump in there as the blue blur and bust up the Walker. Eggman'll run back to his base with his ... uh ... tail between his legs!
Knuckles crouched, ready to spring into the air, when a black blur sped out in front of him, Homing In on the laser – and consequently destroying it. Knuckles knew Shadow was just doing what Sonic would've done if the blue hedgehog's brain had worked faster – but it still perturbed him. That was supposed to be his move, but no. He clenched his fists in annoyance.
Shadow stood atop the laser's remaining hold to the Walker, waving to Sonic. Sonic, not noticing Knuckles' reaction to the sudden attack, nodded and jumped up. Eggman roared in anger and distress – a sound laughingly familiar to the group – as Sonic repeatedly Homed In on the Egg Walker.
After a few minutes, Eggman waved a fist in furious defeat, and flew limply back off to the deserts. Sonic and Shadow jumped down, grinning and laughing.
"Best record yet!" Sonic laughed.
"Beat last time by at least a minute!" Shadow smiled.
Mighty, Rouge, and Tails were smiling. The speed of their comrades never failed to surprise them. They hadn't even had to make a move this time.
Neither had Knuckles, but that was different of course.
The hedgehogs approached the rest, and Sonic put his hands together and shaking them over his head in a broad grinned victory gesture.
"Hey! This calls for a victory treat!" Sonic declared.
"Why? You didn't have to do anything!" Mighty joked.
"Didn't do anything? Are you kidding?" Sonic's eyes widened in mock shock. "It was a complete strain to defeat that much of an egg – I mean – man!" everyone laughed, and decided to go back to Sonic and Tails' house for a while.
Knuckles walked with the rest of the group, as far away from Shadow as he could get.
"What's up with you, Knux?" Mighty looked beside him at his echidna friend, slightly concerned.
Knuckles shook his head. "Nothing, it's nothing!" he put on a grin and raised a spiky fist. "We sure got Eggman, today, didn't we?"
Mighty smiled, reassured. "Yup ... but it was mostly Sonic and Shadow – Eggman didn't even get to fire the las –"
"I know, I know," Knuckles cut his friend off, "we're all grateful."
"O ... K ..." Mighty raised an eyebrow, but soon shook it off.
Knuckles looked up at the setting sun, and snorted in annoyance. He couldn't even trust that stupid black hedgehog to wait for more than a few seconds, could he?
End of Chapter 2
Hope you liked that second chapter .... the battle with Egg's Benedict didn't take that long ... but oh well! That's not really the concern of the story! This chapter was in the P.O.V. of Knuckles mostly ... so no offense to those millions of Shadow fans out there! Believe me, I'm one of 'em!! ^_____________^ Knux 'n' Shadow are my faves!
NEway ... read and review please!
Chapter 2
((Just to tell you ... Rouge and Knuckles are NOT a couple ... Knuckles DOES NOT have feelings for her! He's mine ... all mine! ^~^' Anywayz ...))
Sonic, Shadow and Tails ran out into the middle streets of Station Square, where Rouge, Knuckles, and Mighty the Armadillo were already. Eggman had apparently not come yet. They'd be ready for him when he did.
"Knuckles! Rouge! Mighty!" Sonic waved as they approached the three.
Knuckles looked over to them and smiled, his bright white canine teeth flashing against the dark tan of his muzzle. "Hey, Sonic!"
Rouge and Mighty waved, also, and the six stood together.
"So ... Eggman's not here yet?" Tails looked around at the peaceful streets.
"Apparently not ..." Rouge shook her head. "Can't he at least be prompt for his attacks?"
It was a lame joke, but jokes were appreciated on Mobius, so the others chuckled.
"I see ya didn't bring that pink thing ... Amy was it?" Mighty looked around, smiling. "Good choice."
Sonic nodded gravely. "Believe me ... I'd rather face the Finalhazard again then let HER come along ..."
((No offense to Amy fans!))
Knuckles shook his head, smiling. His spines waved a bit in the breeze. "So ... how many of us are there?" his eyes scanned over everyone there. "Me, Rouge, Mighty, Sonic of course, Tails ... and Shadow ..."
The echidna and Shadow locked eyes, staring with the deep distrust that was the only mutual thing between the two. Ever since Shadow had joined forces with Sonic and the crew, Knuckles and he had been on tense terms. Knuckles' Master Emerald-guarding instincts still didn't really trust the black hedgehog that he and his friends had fought once, and Shadow still didn't like the look or attitude of the long- red-spined, sharp-toothed, dangerous-clawed echidna that his friends loved so much. And their male pride kept both of them from getting to know the other.
"Shadow ... hello," Knuckles gave an offhanded greeting.
Shadow nodded slightly in return.
"Well," Sonic decided to change the subject, sensing the tension between his two friends. But he was cut off by a whirring sound in the distance.
"Oh great, Omelette's here," Mighty joked at the expense of the 'bad- guy'.
Eggman was less of a bad guy then Shadow was, but certainly not in the same way. Eggman was evil, to be sure, but certainly the most pathetic evil Sonic and his friends had ever come across. He just wasn't a challenge – most of the time. There were those odd experiences, though, when Eggman would actually come up with a good plan to rid the path of the righteous ones standing in his way, but they would always find their way out of it. Defeating the aptly-nicknamed scientist in the process, of course!
"I think it's time we show him why you don't attack Station Square without asking, don't you?" Sonic stood in a ready fighter stance, and Shadow came standing beside him.
"You got it, oh brave blue leader," Sonic's black counterpart replied, with a unanimous nod from Rouge, Mighty, and Tails.
Knuckles smiled, ready and eager for a fight, and stood on the other side of Sonic, flexing his formidable digging and punching claws. While he and Shadow were on shaky terms, trouncing the true opponent was far more important, and so they stood on the same line against the evil.
Eggman's Egg Walker came into view – with a new attachment. It was a hoverer, more powerful than the one he used to be able to fly for a few seconds. This one allowed him to fly over land like the Tornado. He slowly soared into Station Square, armed with lots more than just a hoverer. A large laser was attached to the bottom of the Walker, and it certainly looked dangerous.
No problem! thought Knuckles. I'll just glide up there and smash it to pieces! Then I'll expect Sonic'll jump in there as the blue blur and bust up the Walker. Eggman'll run back to his base with his ... uh ... tail between his legs!
Knuckles crouched, ready to spring into the air, when a black blur sped out in front of him, Homing In on the laser – and consequently destroying it. Knuckles knew Shadow was just doing what Sonic would've done if the blue hedgehog's brain had worked faster – but it still perturbed him. That was supposed to be his move, but no. He clenched his fists in annoyance.
Shadow stood atop the laser's remaining hold to the Walker, waving to Sonic. Sonic, not noticing Knuckles' reaction to the sudden attack, nodded and jumped up. Eggman roared in anger and distress – a sound laughingly familiar to the group – as Sonic repeatedly Homed In on the Egg Walker.
After a few minutes, Eggman waved a fist in furious defeat, and flew limply back off to the deserts. Sonic and Shadow jumped down, grinning and laughing.
"Best record yet!" Sonic laughed.
"Beat last time by at least a minute!" Shadow smiled.
Mighty, Rouge, and Tails were smiling. The speed of their comrades never failed to surprise them. They hadn't even had to make a move this time.
Neither had Knuckles, but that was different of course.
The hedgehogs approached the rest, and Sonic put his hands together and shaking them over his head in a broad grinned victory gesture.
"Hey! This calls for a victory treat!" Sonic declared.
"Why? You didn't have to do anything!" Mighty joked.
"Didn't do anything? Are you kidding?" Sonic's eyes widened in mock shock. "It was a complete strain to defeat that much of an egg – I mean – man!" everyone laughed, and decided to go back to Sonic and Tails' house for a while.
Knuckles walked with the rest of the group, as far away from Shadow as he could get.
"What's up with you, Knux?" Mighty looked beside him at his echidna friend, slightly concerned.
Knuckles shook his head. "Nothing, it's nothing!" he put on a grin and raised a spiky fist. "We sure got Eggman, today, didn't we?"
Mighty smiled, reassured. "Yup ... but it was mostly Sonic and Shadow – Eggman didn't even get to fire the las –"
"I know, I know," Knuckles cut his friend off, "we're all grateful."
"O ... K ..." Mighty raised an eyebrow, but soon shook it off.
Knuckles looked up at the setting sun, and snorted in annoyance. He couldn't even trust that stupid black hedgehog to wait for more than a few seconds, could he?
End of Chapter 2
Hope you liked that second chapter .... the battle with Egg's Benedict didn't take that long ... but oh well! That's not really the concern of the story! This chapter was in the P.O.V. of Knuckles mostly ... so no offense to those millions of Shadow fans out there! Believe me, I'm one of 'em!! ^_____________^ Knux 'n' Shadow are my faves!
NEway ... read and review please!