The Child That Could Be Chapter 2
By Angnix
(Just one comment about the review I got on this, geez, I wasn't planning on killing Knuckles! Okay, so he died but was brought back, anyway, here is Chapter 2.)
Knuckles woke up. He opened his eyes slowly; his last memory was trying to find Rouge, landing in the water. He was totally confused, he was able to turn his head slightly, he was in front of the Emerald alter again.
"Was that just a dream?"
Then Knuckles realized that he was very, very cold and very wet, the taste of salt water was still in his mouth, his lungs burned as if they had been exposed to briny water. He then found himself coughing up water.
"What, what happened, did someone rescue me? Was it Rouge, was she really there?"
He tried to get up, but he was very weak and couldn't even sit up, it was as if his body was partially dead. He tried to move his hand, at first it wouldn't respond, it was cold and limp. But slowly he started to warm up a little, he could feel the tingling of the nerves as they responded to the return of blood flow to his extremities. He then slowly dragged himself using his spiked fists to grip the ground toward the little shelter he would sleep in. He wrapped himself up in blankets he pulled off his bed, he was too weak to actually get in the bed. Lying there in a fetal position he passed out again. He started to dream, he seemed to be at the Emerald Alter, but at an earlier time when the Chaos Emeralds were there too. Near the alter was Tikal playing with a group of Chao. Then Tikal looked at him with a deep look of concern.
"Why did you kill yourself Knuckles? The Guardian's duty is not over yet, the Controller brought you back."
"It was an accident, I was tired, I thought I saw Rouge, I wanted to say I was sorry."
"Why do you want to see this Rouge again? She tried to steal the Controller and the seven Servers more than once, she is the type of individual we do not want on Angel Island!"
"You don't understand!"
"I completely understand! You think she may be the cure for your loneliness but she is not! She will just try to steal the Emeralds again!"
"Tikal, what about Venture? He came from the future, he is our child. Now the future is changed, if I don't love Rouge he will never exist, I would be responsible for his death!"
"Knuckles, the future is not determined, the Venture you saw was just from one possible future, he is not a real person but a shadow of an alternate future. You would not be accused of killing him if he is never born."
"I don't care what you say! Venture deserves to be born! I will now make sure he is!"
"I do not want to argue with you Knuckles or make decisions for you, but remember this, you are the Emerald Guardian and you will be until a new one is appointed."
"Then who is the new Emerald Guardian after me?"
"A pure echidna who is the direct descendant of the current Guardian."
"Oh, I see, your problem is that she's not an echidna! Well, I don't care! Plus are there any other echidnas around here? No! They are all gone, I am alone! I have to take what I can get!"
"I'm an echidna!"
"YOU'RE DEAD!"
Knuckles woke up in a cold sweat, he was still angry.
"Stupid Tikal, stupid Emerald, well Emerald you can guard yourself! I am leaving!"
Knuckles who was now completely back to normal constructed a raft and filled a bag full of water bottles and food and then threw it down to the water below. He then glided down to the raft paddling it with a makeshift paddle. He didn't quite know where he was going, but he was very determined to get there. He looked back and saw a sparkling ball of light following him.
"Go away Tikal! Leave me alone!"
"Knuckles you are acting totally crazy, the Emerald will not bring you back again if you die, it is mad at you! But I am not mad at you, I don't want anything bad to happen to you."
"GO AWAY!"
The ball of light just kept following him.
"I told you to GO AWAY!"
The ball of light just kept following him.
"You can't make me go away!"
"Ghawww!"
Knuckles just kept paddling trying to ignore the ball of light that just wouldn't go away. For hour Knuckles just paddled, then he spotted a ship in the distance, Knuckles paddled out toward it. He was surprised to see a familiar face on board, it was Big! He was fishing with his trusty friend Froggy.
"Hey Big! It's me Knuckles! Can I come aboard?"
"Sure, me and Froggy are catching ocean fish!"
Big threw a line out to Knuckles and he climbed up onto the boat, Tikal followed him.
"Ohhh! Is that that pretty ball of light again I saw when Froggy was gone, or am I smoking too much 'nip?"
"You smoke 'nip? You're going to get in trouble for that. Yea, that's Tikal, she won't leave me alone. Anyway I'm guessing your going back to Mystic Ruins."
"Oh yea friend! We will take you there right away!"
As soon as they arrived at the Mystic Ruins Knuckles immediately hoped on the train toward Station Square, Tikal still following him. Several people on the train looked at him and the ball of light strangely.
"What are you staring at, it's just an annoying dead girl."
This comment just made the people stare more.
"Stop staring at me!"
Knuckles raised his spiked fists when he said this, the people immediately looked away. Knuckles just sat there staring out the window at the ocean.
"Rouge here I come."
(Note, the smoking 'nip thing is from Sonic: 25 Years Later. it's catnip of course, in that story Big ends up in prison for many years before learning his lesson then he has to deal with his rebellious daughter smoking it too. anyway hope you liked this chapter.)
By Angnix
(Just one comment about the review I got on this, geez, I wasn't planning on killing Knuckles! Okay, so he died but was brought back, anyway, here is Chapter 2.)
Knuckles woke up. He opened his eyes slowly; his last memory was trying to find Rouge, landing in the water. He was totally confused, he was able to turn his head slightly, he was in front of the Emerald alter again.
"Was that just a dream?"
Then Knuckles realized that he was very, very cold and very wet, the taste of salt water was still in his mouth, his lungs burned as if they had been exposed to briny water. He then found himself coughing up water.
"What, what happened, did someone rescue me? Was it Rouge, was she really there?"
He tried to get up, but he was very weak and couldn't even sit up, it was as if his body was partially dead. He tried to move his hand, at first it wouldn't respond, it was cold and limp. But slowly he started to warm up a little, he could feel the tingling of the nerves as they responded to the return of blood flow to his extremities. He then slowly dragged himself using his spiked fists to grip the ground toward the little shelter he would sleep in. He wrapped himself up in blankets he pulled off his bed, he was too weak to actually get in the bed. Lying there in a fetal position he passed out again. He started to dream, he seemed to be at the Emerald Alter, but at an earlier time when the Chaos Emeralds were there too. Near the alter was Tikal playing with a group of Chao. Then Tikal looked at him with a deep look of concern.
"Why did you kill yourself Knuckles? The Guardian's duty is not over yet, the Controller brought you back."
"It was an accident, I was tired, I thought I saw Rouge, I wanted to say I was sorry."
"Why do you want to see this Rouge again? She tried to steal the Controller and the seven Servers more than once, she is the type of individual we do not want on Angel Island!"
"You don't understand!"
"I completely understand! You think she may be the cure for your loneliness but she is not! She will just try to steal the Emeralds again!"
"Tikal, what about Venture? He came from the future, he is our child. Now the future is changed, if I don't love Rouge he will never exist, I would be responsible for his death!"
"Knuckles, the future is not determined, the Venture you saw was just from one possible future, he is not a real person but a shadow of an alternate future. You would not be accused of killing him if he is never born."
"I don't care what you say! Venture deserves to be born! I will now make sure he is!"
"I do not want to argue with you Knuckles or make decisions for you, but remember this, you are the Emerald Guardian and you will be until a new one is appointed."
"Then who is the new Emerald Guardian after me?"
"A pure echidna who is the direct descendant of the current Guardian."
"Oh, I see, your problem is that she's not an echidna! Well, I don't care! Plus are there any other echidnas around here? No! They are all gone, I am alone! I have to take what I can get!"
"I'm an echidna!"
"YOU'RE DEAD!"
Knuckles woke up in a cold sweat, he was still angry.
"Stupid Tikal, stupid Emerald, well Emerald you can guard yourself! I am leaving!"
Knuckles who was now completely back to normal constructed a raft and filled a bag full of water bottles and food and then threw it down to the water below. He then glided down to the raft paddling it with a makeshift paddle. He didn't quite know where he was going, but he was very determined to get there. He looked back and saw a sparkling ball of light following him.
"Go away Tikal! Leave me alone!"
"Knuckles you are acting totally crazy, the Emerald will not bring you back again if you die, it is mad at you! But I am not mad at you, I don't want anything bad to happen to you."
"GO AWAY!"
The ball of light just kept following him.
"I told you to GO AWAY!"
The ball of light just kept following him.
"You can't make me go away!"
"Ghawww!"
Knuckles just kept paddling trying to ignore the ball of light that just wouldn't go away. For hour Knuckles just paddled, then he spotted a ship in the distance, Knuckles paddled out toward it. He was surprised to see a familiar face on board, it was Big! He was fishing with his trusty friend Froggy.
"Hey Big! It's me Knuckles! Can I come aboard?"
"Sure, me and Froggy are catching ocean fish!"
Big threw a line out to Knuckles and he climbed up onto the boat, Tikal followed him.
"Ohhh! Is that that pretty ball of light again I saw when Froggy was gone, or am I smoking too much 'nip?"
"You smoke 'nip? You're going to get in trouble for that. Yea, that's Tikal, she won't leave me alone. Anyway I'm guessing your going back to Mystic Ruins."
"Oh yea friend! We will take you there right away!"
As soon as they arrived at the Mystic Ruins Knuckles immediately hoped on the train toward Station Square, Tikal still following him. Several people on the train looked at him and the ball of light strangely.
"What are you staring at, it's just an annoying dead girl."
This comment just made the people stare more.
"Stop staring at me!"
Knuckles raised his spiked fists when he said this, the people immediately looked away. Knuckles just sat there staring out the window at the ocean.
"Rouge here I come."
(Note, the smoking 'nip thing is from Sonic: 25 Years Later. it's catnip of course, in that story Big ends up in prison for many years before learning his lesson then he has to deal with his rebellious daughter smoking it too. anyway hope you liked this chapter.)