Much to your surprise I still don't own Sonic. I still need girlfriend ideas for Shadow. we can't leave the poor guy alone can we? Come on fan girls what do you think?

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At the capital in a government building Rouge sat outside her boss's office in a chair. He'd called a meeting with her. Rumur had it she was getting a raise. It had been long expected after the part she played in the ARK incident. Rouge thought that was a stupid name for what happened. After all she was certain Professor Gerald had meant fully for it to happen, but that was the name for it at the office so she'd adapted to using it. She had been sitting there for a full hour when suddenly the door to the waiting room opened. In stepped Rex, Rouge's fellow spy and fellow bat. He was a flirt and was especially fond of Rouge. Who, on the other hand, hated him with a grueling passion. Two soldiers followed him, carrying a limp body between them.

" Knuckles?! Rex, what the hell did you do to him?" Rouge cried jumping up from her chair.

" He wouldn't let us claim the island. If he'd backed down I wouldn't have pulled the trigger." Rex said leaning in a relaxed fashion leaning against the wall. " You men may go. Leave my hunting prize, the savage. Thank you." He added nodding to the soldiers. Knuckles moaned and rolled over on the floor leaving a bloody spot on the floor.

Rouge sighed with relief he wasn't dead. Though he wasn't in a very good state he was a live and that was good enough.

" Rex get a doctor. If he dies you'll be arrested for assault! You weren't authorized to use force. You were directed to claim the floating island only if it was uninhabited!" Rouge growled angrily.

" Fine, I'll get a doctor. But the island is still our country's and this is still mine!" HE took the master Emerald from the pocket of his tux. He grinned at her shocked expresion as he walked from the room. She stood transfixed until her boss walked into the room from his office.

" What the..."

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Rouge sat at Knuckles bedside in Eggman's house. Knuckles had been in a coma for three days. The shot wouldn't have been so bad but by the time Knuckles recieved any decent medical help he'd lost a large amount of blood. He was in such a bad condition he had to be given the most developed medical technology. Which was he was immedietly sent to Eggman's.

Knuckles awake!

Huh, where am I?

In the realm of the gods. All will be explained if you follow orders!

I can't even see you. Everything's black!

Hush and listen: Gather the seven chaos plus the master of all. Bring them to the shrine and place them around their leader.

Why should I?

You'll meet your parents.

Fine.

I thought as much. When your friends leave the room where your mortal body lies you will awake in the true world.

"Hey Rouge they brought back Shadow. Come see!" Sonic called.

"I'm coming!" Rouge cried hustling in to the next room.

Knuckles awoke to an empty room. He got up and left.