New Beginnings
Chapter 2
Before I knew it, Rouge and I approached Emerald Beach. The sight was breathtaking, the sand glistened under the moonlight and the moon was reflecting off the water perfectly. "Knuckles." Rouge said to me, drawing my attention from the sea. "I brought you here to tell you something. Something that has been plaguing my mind for the last two years." This is weird. Why, of all people, would she trust me . . . unless . . . Nah! "I wished-" "Go on." Someone cut her off, and her eyes widened. I felt a chill go down my spine at the sound of that voice. "No . . . Cant be." "Oh but it is!" I turn around, only to face an echidna, almost a copy of myself, except black and with dark red eyes. "Death Fist." I state, "So we meet again, BROTHER!" He yells. "BROTHER?!" I hear Rouge shout. "Not my birth brother, I was born a single child." I say calmly. "Allow me to continue." Death says, "The Master Emerald requires balance, Light, and Dark, thus, The Master Emerald was created, with another Gem, and another guardian." "The Chaos Onyx!" I called. "Exactly brother. Now, if you love birds-" He smiled at me and Rouge. "-don't mind, I will be taking my leave now." I felt my cheeks burn slightly as he left, I noticed a gem in his hands, 'How odd' I turned to face Rouge, whom was also blushing, but still in that shocked stage. "There is something about him, I have a feeling we should do some research on this Chaos Onyx." She says finally. I nod. "Come to my house Rouge, I have plenty of books there." Wait, was I willing, to let an Ex-thief, into my house? Gah! I already said it, no use taking that back now. I start to walk back to the train station.
We arrive at the station just as the PA calls "The train leaving for the Mystic Ruins will leave in two minutes." I climb up the wall to the tracks, only to find Rouge already in the car. "Hurry up Knuckles." Quickly I get in the train, only to have the door close right behind me, almost cutting off one of my quills.
"So Rouge, what have you been doing the past two years?" I ask her. "Oh I went out to explore the world." She replied calmly. "Doesn't sound like much." "No, it doesn't. In truth, I was searching for someone . . . Someone to call . . ." She stopped there, and I knew what she meant, She was looking for someone to love. My heart sank, but rose up again as I looked to her left hand briefly, no indication of a ring or anything. You would think she would have rings just for the heck of it, considering she was a jewel thief. "Ya know, Rouge? Maybe . . ." I hesitated as she looked at me. "Maybe we could start over." I saw her smile. "Maybe." She replied. I too smiled. "Rouge the Bat? Would you like, to have dinner sometime?" I asked. "I would love to." She smiled with a blush. Thank you god. And at that moment, the train stopped, the doors opened, and we walked towards Angel Island, together.
Chapter 2
Before I knew it, Rouge and I approached Emerald Beach. The sight was breathtaking, the sand glistened under the moonlight and the moon was reflecting off the water perfectly. "Knuckles." Rouge said to me, drawing my attention from the sea. "I brought you here to tell you something. Something that has been plaguing my mind for the last two years." This is weird. Why, of all people, would she trust me . . . unless . . . Nah! "I wished-" "Go on." Someone cut her off, and her eyes widened. I felt a chill go down my spine at the sound of that voice. "No . . . Cant be." "Oh but it is!" I turn around, only to face an echidna, almost a copy of myself, except black and with dark red eyes. "Death Fist." I state, "So we meet again, BROTHER!" He yells. "BROTHER?!" I hear Rouge shout. "Not my birth brother, I was born a single child." I say calmly. "Allow me to continue." Death says, "The Master Emerald requires balance, Light, and Dark, thus, The Master Emerald was created, with another Gem, and another guardian." "The Chaos Onyx!" I called. "Exactly brother. Now, if you love birds-" He smiled at me and Rouge. "-don't mind, I will be taking my leave now." I felt my cheeks burn slightly as he left, I noticed a gem in his hands, 'How odd' I turned to face Rouge, whom was also blushing, but still in that shocked stage. "There is something about him, I have a feeling we should do some research on this Chaos Onyx." She says finally. I nod. "Come to my house Rouge, I have plenty of books there." Wait, was I willing, to let an Ex-thief, into my house? Gah! I already said it, no use taking that back now. I start to walk back to the train station.
We arrive at the station just as the PA calls "The train leaving for the Mystic Ruins will leave in two minutes." I climb up the wall to the tracks, only to find Rouge already in the car. "Hurry up Knuckles." Quickly I get in the train, only to have the door close right behind me, almost cutting off one of my quills.
"So Rouge, what have you been doing the past two years?" I ask her. "Oh I went out to explore the world." She replied calmly. "Doesn't sound like much." "No, it doesn't. In truth, I was searching for someone . . . Someone to call . . ." She stopped there, and I knew what she meant, She was looking for someone to love. My heart sank, but rose up again as I looked to her left hand briefly, no indication of a ring or anything. You would think she would have rings just for the heck of it, considering she was a jewel thief. "Ya know, Rouge? Maybe . . ." I hesitated as she looked at me. "Maybe we could start over." I saw her smile. "Maybe." She replied. I too smiled. "Rouge the Bat? Would you like, to have dinner sometime?" I asked. "I would love to." She smiled with a blush. Thank you god. And at that moment, the train stopped, the doors opened, and we walked towards Angel Island, together.
