The Child That Could Be Chapter 11
By Angnix
(This is a more serious chapter, the story will get funny again in the next chapter, I promise.)
Sonic took control of the Tornado 2 while Tails carefully flew down to the island making sure he didn't touch the ground, the wording of the curse was if they set foot on the island. Tikal held up Knuckles and Tails grabbed onto Knuckles' hands and airlifted him to the plane. Then Tails came back and grabbed Tikal and lifted her up to the plane too. There wasn't much room, Tikal had to sit in the back seat with the lifeless Knuckles on her lap, Tails decided to just let Sonic fly, Tails just took up Sonic's usual position standing on the plane. Tikal was still sobbing uncontrollably, by now she seemed okay again physically.
"Tails, can't you use your machine to bring Knuckles back?"
"Kentlechan smashed it to take the Chaos Emeralds. It would take weeks to rebuild it, and even if the machine wasn't smashed it needs the Chaos Emeralds which we don't have. Besides, nothing physically is wrong with Knuckles, I will try to revive him when we get back."
"That will not work Tails. I know how these curses work. His soul was ripped from his body and it cannot reenter unless the curse is lifted no matter what you do."
"Well, I'm going to try anyway. And you can try to reach Chaos again and tell him what happened and see if he can lift the curse and allow us to help since the Emeralds were stolen."
Sonic landed the plane safely at Tails' workshop. Tails laid Knuckles flat on some blankets and immediately began CPR to see if there was any hope. Tikal right away faced the ocean.
"Oh Chaos in this hour of gloom I summon thee! I the Emerald Guardian have failed in my duties and the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald have been stolen! I also request of you to lift the curse on Knuckles so that his soul may return to his body!"
Tikal stood there waiting for Chaos to appear. She stood there for about 5 minutes and started to get worried.
"Oh Chaos! Where are you? We need your help more than ever now!"
Still no response. Tails couldn't get a response from Knuckles and called 911. Kentlechan tried an ancient magic spell he knew but still nothing. Eventually the ambulance came and loaded up Knuckles, Tikal was staring out at the ocean still. Tails came up to her and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Tikal, are you coming to the hospital with us?"
"I guess so, if Chaos didn't come by now he's not coming at all."
Tikal started crying again as the ambulance sped away, Sonic, Tails and Kentlechan were trying their best not to cry, but Sonic broke down a little, a single tear trickled down his face. The ambulance eventually arrived at the hospital. They put Knuckles on a respirator and tried to shock his heart into doing something. They tested for brain activity but found none. Eventually he did breathe with a respirator and they did get his heart to start, but this was all artificial. By this time Sonic had called Amy, Cream and Big, and he even tried to call Rouge and left a message on her answering machine despite the fact he knew she took the Emeralds. Sonic was wondering if he should go out right away and try to find Rouge and ask her what the heck she was doing or if he should stay longer with all of his friends. But he also wondered if Knuckles would ever feel lonely again if he knew how many people were around him now. Sonic looked over at Kentlechan, he was actually crying!
"It seems like just yesterday I wanted to bite off his head! Now I cry because he is dead!"
Everyone looked up at him; Tails thought he should remind him.
"Um Kentlechan, that was just two days ago."
"Oh, right."
Tikal was straightening out Knuckles' quills. She was still crying and tears were occasionally falling on Knuckles, Tikal would quickly wipe them off.
"I wonder where Knuckles' soul is now. Knuckles was determined to make sure the Emeralds were back to where they belong. I soul like that cannot be at rest."
As if to answer her question a ball of light similar to that state that Tikal used to be in entered the room. Tikal's tears just got bigger.
"Knuckles? Is that you?"
The ball of light headed straight for Knuckles' body lying on the hospital bed. It circled around a couple of time then it moved right too Knuckles, but it stopped when it hit Knuckles' fur. The ball of light lifted up again, then it hit Knuckles again. It did this several time in a row. Tikal started to cry again.
"I'm sorry Knuckles. Only Chaos can lift the curse and allow you to return to where you belong."
Then the ball of light started to circle everyone in the room. Suddenly Knuckles seemed to appear in front of them, but of course it wasn't Knuckles it was just a vision Knuckles was giving everyone.
"I, I can't believe all of you guys are here concerned about me. Thank you all. I will tell you this now even if I cannot live again, I will not leave you until the Emeralds are safe again."
Now a tear was in everyone's eye. At that the vision ended. The ball of light circled around everyone for a short period of time, Knuckles was giving everyone individual messages of thanks for what they meant to them. This experience greatly lifted the spirits of everyone. Lastly the ball of light reached Tikal.
"Tikal, I do not blame you for what happened to the Emeralds. You tried your best, and Chaos shouldn't have left you in that situation."
"But Knuckles, I was the Guardian and I couldn't fulfill my duty. And now you are dead too, now I am the last echidna! Now there is no hope for the echidna race at all! I am a failure!"
"Please stop Tikal. You are not a failure. A long time ago you saved your people and you helped Chaos return to his normal self. Plus you didn't fail in one thing you tried to do recently."
"What is that?"
"I will leave that for you to figure out for yourself."
The vision ended leaving Tikal wondering what Knuckles was talking about. The ball of light was still circling Tikal. Tikal could feel this pleasant sensation emanating from it. Tikal could not cry anymore but instead the feeling she had made her smile. Everyone else seemed a little happier too now that they knew that Knuckles was still with them. But Tikal was feeling stranger. A light red light started to totally surround her, she didn't know what was happening but she wasn't scared because as the light intensified she felt this pleasant feeling growing stronger. Everyone was now staring at Tikal wondering what was going on. Suddenly the feeling was so strong she now could tell what it was. It was pure tenderness and care, the truest form of love. She could hear a soft whisper.
"Tikal, trust me, let me in your heart."
She totally gave in to whatever was now taking her over. The light totally disappeared, Tikal collapsed, Sonic caught her. Tikal opened her eyes again.
"Tikal, are you okay?"
"Tikal is okay, just not in control of this body anymore."
"What?"
"I'm Knuckles you idiot! She willingly let me posses her."
Everyone looked real confused, especially since she still sounded like Tikal.
"Whoa, uh, wow. Why did you do that?"
"Because of what I didn't tell you yet, I found Rouge before I came here but I didn't reveal myself to her. I couldn't really do anything physical in spirit form, but now I can do some serious damage, I think. That is if I can get used to this girl body."
By Angnix
(This is a more serious chapter, the story will get funny again in the next chapter, I promise.)
Sonic took control of the Tornado 2 while Tails carefully flew down to the island making sure he didn't touch the ground, the wording of the curse was if they set foot on the island. Tikal held up Knuckles and Tails grabbed onto Knuckles' hands and airlifted him to the plane. Then Tails came back and grabbed Tikal and lifted her up to the plane too. There wasn't much room, Tikal had to sit in the back seat with the lifeless Knuckles on her lap, Tails decided to just let Sonic fly, Tails just took up Sonic's usual position standing on the plane. Tikal was still sobbing uncontrollably, by now she seemed okay again physically.
"Tails, can't you use your machine to bring Knuckles back?"
"Kentlechan smashed it to take the Chaos Emeralds. It would take weeks to rebuild it, and even if the machine wasn't smashed it needs the Chaos Emeralds which we don't have. Besides, nothing physically is wrong with Knuckles, I will try to revive him when we get back."
"That will not work Tails. I know how these curses work. His soul was ripped from his body and it cannot reenter unless the curse is lifted no matter what you do."
"Well, I'm going to try anyway. And you can try to reach Chaos again and tell him what happened and see if he can lift the curse and allow us to help since the Emeralds were stolen."
Sonic landed the plane safely at Tails' workshop. Tails laid Knuckles flat on some blankets and immediately began CPR to see if there was any hope. Tikal right away faced the ocean.
"Oh Chaos in this hour of gloom I summon thee! I the Emerald Guardian have failed in my duties and the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald have been stolen! I also request of you to lift the curse on Knuckles so that his soul may return to his body!"
Tikal stood there waiting for Chaos to appear. She stood there for about 5 minutes and started to get worried.
"Oh Chaos! Where are you? We need your help more than ever now!"
Still no response. Tails couldn't get a response from Knuckles and called 911. Kentlechan tried an ancient magic spell he knew but still nothing. Eventually the ambulance came and loaded up Knuckles, Tikal was staring out at the ocean still. Tails came up to her and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Tikal, are you coming to the hospital with us?"
"I guess so, if Chaos didn't come by now he's not coming at all."
Tikal started crying again as the ambulance sped away, Sonic, Tails and Kentlechan were trying their best not to cry, but Sonic broke down a little, a single tear trickled down his face. The ambulance eventually arrived at the hospital. They put Knuckles on a respirator and tried to shock his heart into doing something. They tested for brain activity but found none. Eventually he did breathe with a respirator and they did get his heart to start, but this was all artificial. By this time Sonic had called Amy, Cream and Big, and he even tried to call Rouge and left a message on her answering machine despite the fact he knew she took the Emeralds. Sonic was wondering if he should go out right away and try to find Rouge and ask her what the heck she was doing or if he should stay longer with all of his friends. But he also wondered if Knuckles would ever feel lonely again if he knew how many people were around him now. Sonic looked over at Kentlechan, he was actually crying!
"It seems like just yesterday I wanted to bite off his head! Now I cry because he is dead!"
Everyone looked up at him; Tails thought he should remind him.
"Um Kentlechan, that was just two days ago."
"Oh, right."
Tikal was straightening out Knuckles' quills. She was still crying and tears were occasionally falling on Knuckles, Tikal would quickly wipe them off.
"I wonder where Knuckles' soul is now. Knuckles was determined to make sure the Emeralds were back to where they belong. I soul like that cannot be at rest."
As if to answer her question a ball of light similar to that state that Tikal used to be in entered the room. Tikal's tears just got bigger.
"Knuckles? Is that you?"
The ball of light headed straight for Knuckles' body lying on the hospital bed. It circled around a couple of time then it moved right too Knuckles, but it stopped when it hit Knuckles' fur. The ball of light lifted up again, then it hit Knuckles again. It did this several time in a row. Tikal started to cry again.
"I'm sorry Knuckles. Only Chaos can lift the curse and allow you to return to where you belong."
Then the ball of light started to circle everyone in the room. Suddenly Knuckles seemed to appear in front of them, but of course it wasn't Knuckles it was just a vision Knuckles was giving everyone.
"I, I can't believe all of you guys are here concerned about me. Thank you all. I will tell you this now even if I cannot live again, I will not leave you until the Emeralds are safe again."
Now a tear was in everyone's eye. At that the vision ended. The ball of light circled around everyone for a short period of time, Knuckles was giving everyone individual messages of thanks for what they meant to them. This experience greatly lifted the spirits of everyone. Lastly the ball of light reached Tikal.
"Tikal, I do not blame you for what happened to the Emeralds. You tried your best, and Chaos shouldn't have left you in that situation."
"But Knuckles, I was the Guardian and I couldn't fulfill my duty. And now you are dead too, now I am the last echidna! Now there is no hope for the echidna race at all! I am a failure!"
"Please stop Tikal. You are not a failure. A long time ago you saved your people and you helped Chaos return to his normal self. Plus you didn't fail in one thing you tried to do recently."
"What is that?"
"I will leave that for you to figure out for yourself."
The vision ended leaving Tikal wondering what Knuckles was talking about. The ball of light was still circling Tikal. Tikal could feel this pleasant sensation emanating from it. Tikal could not cry anymore but instead the feeling she had made her smile. Everyone else seemed a little happier too now that they knew that Knuckles was still with them. But Tikal was feeling stranger. A light red light started to totally surround her, she didn't know what was happening but she wasn't scared because as the light intensified she felt this pleasant feeling growing stronger. Everyone was now staring at Tikal wondering what was going on. Suddenly the feeling was so strong she now could tell what it was. It was pure tenderness and care, the truest form of love. She could hear a soft whisper.
"Tikal, trust me, let me in your heart."
She totally gave in to whatever was now taking her over. The light totally disappeared, Tikal collapsed, Sonic caught her. Tikal opened her eyes again.
"Tikal, are you okay?"
"Tikal is okay, just not in control of this body anymore."
"What?"
"I'm Knuckles you idiot! She willingly let me posses her."
Everyone looked real confused, especially since she still sounded like Tikal.
"Whoa, uh, wow. Why did you do that?"
"Because of what I didn't tell you yet, I found Rouge before I came here but I didn't reveal myself to her. I couldn't really do anything physical in spirit form, but now I can do some serious damage, I think. That is if I can get used to this girl body."