Chapter 6:
Betrayed
Knuckles slowly awoken as light shot onto his eyelids. He tried to lift his arms up, but he couldn't. He struggled a little more, but he had lost all control of them. He could move his head and think, and then turned to see Sonic lying on the ground, hands bound and gagged. He was obviously unconscious, probably because of that long fall to the ground. But that should have killed him. Knuckles started thinking the possibilities when he noticed Rouge standing across the room up against the wall.
"Sorry Knuckles." She said as she walked up to him and stepped over him. "But when it comes down to it, Robotnick is more powerful than you'll ever be. And better to be at the right hand of the devil than against him." She added before Knuckles could process what he had just heard.
"I'm sorry I trusted you." He said. "You're just a bat who got lucky." A smirk appeared across his face as Rouge glared at him. She stepped on his throat as Chaos had done, but then backed away as a door in the room creaked open slowly. Robotnick entered first, followed by Chaos, who had Tikal in his arms. Knuckles' eyes shot wide open, and he gritted his teeth. "Hurt her and I'll kill you." He said to Chaos, but apparently Chaos didn't care. With little strength, he threw Tikal over to Knuckles. She was also bound and gagged, but she was in a much worse condition. She had bruises and cuts all over her arms, and up onto her back. She had been tortured for over a year, and now Knuckles was furious.
"Glad to see you're awake Knuckles." Robotnick said in a loud booming voice that hurt Knuckles' head. "Your friend here took a little more of a beating than you did." A smile appeared across Robotnick's face as he pointed to Sonic. "I told Shadow not to over do it, but he never listens." He shook his head as his sentence ended, and then walked over to Rouge, who was still standing over Knuckles.
"Seems to me like you're beat Knuckles." Rouge said laughing vigorously. She tilted her head back as she laughed, but shot her head forwards as Knuckles gave her an evil look. Robotnick turned and left Chaos, Shadow, and Rouge to guard them, knowing that if they moved, they would be annihilated. Knuckles had rolled over to his other side, and was now trying to get Tails to come to.
Tails was too heavily hit to become conscious. A radio sounded, and then a loud voice appeared into the room saying: "Shadow, Chaos, I need to speak with you." Robotnick had called Shadow and Chaos to him, while Rouge stood guard. She was filing her nails, and once the door shut, she looked up to see if they were fully gone. Rouge tossed the nail file to the side as if it were a rag, and then kicked Tails, causing him to roll over on his other side. Then doing the same to Sonic. She stepped over Knuckles, and then squatted down over him, having her hands on her knees.
"So, we've finally caught you Knuckles." Rouge said. "I would rather be on your side, but the thing is Robotnick is going to win no matter what you do. So I'm with him now." Rouge gave a smile to Knuckles, who just looked away from her. She leaned forwards slowly, coming within an inch from his face, and kissed him on the lips. He turned his head quickly and spat to the side to show his disgust. Her love quickly turned to anger as she slapped him and walked away.
"Good thing I'm free now." Knuckles said as he pulled himself straight up with his abs. He lifted his hands up as Rouge stepped back against the wall in disbelief. He held up a Chaos Emerald, and then jumped forwards and jabbed his fists into Rouge's stomach. She fell to the ground in pain as Knuckles tossed the emerald into the air and caught it behind his back. He quickly cut the rope around his feet, and then stood by the door, awaiting Shadow and Chaos' arrival.
Rouge stirred as she realized that she traded places with Knuckles. He was standing by the wall, his arms crossed and his eyes closed. She looked to the side to see Shadow a bloodied pulp on the ground. Tails and Sonic walked up to her, and then alerted Knuckles. He stepped forwards and then kneeled down over her, his face coming close to hers.
"I bet you wish you were on our team now." He said to get back at her. He stood up and then saw Chaos walk through the door.
"So, you've managed to escape have you?" Chas asked crossing his arms.
"Yes, I have." Knuckles answered with a toothy smile. Knuckles crossed his arms in the same manner as Chaos' to mock him, and then He felt a pain in his stomach. Tikal had given him a punch into his stomach, which caused him to fall to the floor on top of Rouge. Sonic and Tails looked in disbelief as Tikal gave them and evil smile.
"You think I would actually side with you?" She asked as she walked up to Chaos and kissed him. Sonic and Tails' jaws dropped instantly as Knuckles stirred to see the last of the kiss. He lifted up Rouge and untied her, and then got in his position to fight.
"I can't believe it Tikal. You sided with Robotnick on this one?" Knuckles yelled across the room as he became more infuriated.
"Chaos just destroyed Robotnick." Tikal answered. Rouge stepped forwards and then went for a flying kick as Knuckles grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
"Don't do anything stupid." He said into her ear so Tikal and Chaos would not hear them.
"Why do you think I would tell Robotnick how to resurrect Chaos? Chaos was no gift giver as the legends say. He was the god of disorder and destruction. He was kicked out for trying to over throw Talbot, the leading god. The only thing they could not take was his powers of Fire and speed. So they sent him to earth and made him mortal. He learned tricks, and deceived my father," She paused for a second to let it absorb into their minds. "Chaos taught himself how to transport people and himself, but would allow my to live." Tikal hugged Chaos, and then stared at Knuckles.
"I don't believe this could happen." He said. Rouge turned to Knuckles and looked him directly in the eye and said: "Believe it or not, we have to stop Chaos." Knuckles nodded to agree, and then walked forwards to the center of the room. Chaos did the same, but Knuckles was nervous, as Chaos wasn't.
'How could she do that?' Knuckles asked himself in his mind. 'She betrayed us for this guy? And why have we not heard of him anytime before? Did he just suddenly appear?' He couldn't believe what he had heard. He would have to go up against Chaos eventually, but he did not expect Tikal to be on the opposing side.
"Lets go." Chaos said as they met. They both jumped at each other, rage filling their bodies, and clashing as they tried to ram each other. The fight had Started with Knuckles and Chaos.
Betrayed
Knuckles slowly awoken as light shot onto his eyelids. He tried to lift his arms up, but he couldn't. He struggled a little more, but he had lost all control of them. He could move his head and think, and then turned to see Sonic lying on the ground, hands bound and gagged. He was obviously unconscious, probably because of that long fall to the ground. But that should have killed him. Knuckles started thinking the possibilities when he noticed Rouge standing across the room up against the wall.
"Sorry Knuckles." She said as she walked up to him and stepped over him. "But when it comes down to it, Robotnick is more powerful than you'll ever be. And better to be at the right hand of the devil than against him." She added before Knuckles could process what he had just heard.
"I'm sorry I trusted you." He said. "You're just a bat who got lucky." A smirk appeared across his face as Rouge glared at him. She stepped on his throat as Chaos had done, but then backed away as a door in the room creaked open slowly. Robotnick entered first, followed by Chaos, who had Tikal in his arms. Knuckles' eyes shot wide open, and he gritted his teeth. "Hurt her and I'll kill you." He said to Chaos, but apparently Chaos didn't care. With little strength, he threw Tikal over to Knuckles. She was also bound and gagged, but she was in a much worse condition. She had bruises and cuts all over her arms, and up onto her back. She had been tortured for over a year, and now Knuckles was furious.
"Glad to see you're awake Knuckles." Robotnick said in a loud booming voice that hurt Knuckles' head. "Your friend here took a little more of a beating than you did." A smile appeared across Robotnick's face as he pointed to Sonic. "I told Shadow not to over do it, but he never listens." He shook his head as his sentence ended, and then walked over to Rouge, who was still standing over Knuckles.
"Seems to me like you're beat Knuckles." Rouge said laughing vigorously. She tilted her head back as she laughed, but shot her head forwards as Knuckles gave her an evil look. Robotnick turned and left Chaos, Shadow, and Rouge to guard them, knowing that if they moved, they would be annihilated. Knuckles had rolled over to his other side, and was now trying to get Tails to come to.
Tails was too heavily hit to become conscious. A radio sounded, and then a loud voice appeared into the room saying: "Shadow, Chaos, I need to speak with you." Robotnick had called Shadow and Chaos to him, while Rouge stood guard. She was filing her nails, and once the door shut, she looked up to see if they were fully gone. Rouge tossed the nail file to the side as if it were a rag, and then kicked Tails, causing him to roll over on his other side. Then doing the same to Sonic. She stepped over Knuckles, and then squatted down over him, having her hands on her knees.
"So, we've finally caught you Knuckles." Rouge said. "I would rather be on your side, but the thing is Robotnick is going to win no matter what you do. So I'm with him now." Rouge gave a smile to Knuckles, who just looked away from her. She leaned forwards slowly, coming within an inch from his face, and kissed him on the lips. He turned his head quickly and spat to the side to show his disgust. Her love quickly turned to anger as she slapped him and walked away.
"Good thing I'm free now." Knuckles said as he pulled himself straight up with his abs. He lifted his hands up as Rouge stepped back against the wall in disbelief. He held up a Chaos Emerald, and then jumped forwards and jabbed his fists into Rouge's stomach. She fell to the ground in pain as Knuckles tossed the emerald into the air and caught it behind his back. He quickly cut the rope around his feet, and then stood by the door, awaiting Shadow and Chaos' arrival.
Rouge stirred as she realized that she traded places with Knuckles. He was standing by the wall, his arms crossed and his eyes closed. She looked to the side to see Shadow a bloodied pulp on the ground. Tails and Sonic walked up to her, and then alerted Knuckles. He stepped forwards and then kneeled down over her, his face coming close to hers.
"I bet you wish you were on our team now." He said to get back at her. He stood up and then saw Chaos walk through the door.
"So, you've managed to escape have you?" Chas asked crossing his arms.
"Yes, I have." Knuckles answered with a toothy smile. Knuckles crossed his arms in the same manner as Chaos' to mock him, and then He felt a pain in his stomach. Tikal had given him a punch into his stomach, which caused him to fall to the floor on top of Rouge. Sonic and Tails looked in disbelief as Tikal gave them and evil smile.
"You think I would actually side with you?" She asked as she walked up to Chaos and kissed him. Sonic and Tails' jaws dropped instantly as Knuckles stirred to see the last of the kiss. He lifted up Rouge and untied her, and then got in his position to fight.
"I can't believe it Tikal. You sided with Robotnick on this one?" Knuckles yelled across the room as he became more infuriated.
"Chaos just destroyed Robotnick." Tikal answered. Rouge stepped forwards and then went for a flying kick as Knuckles grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
"Don't do anything stupid." He said into her ear so Tikal and Chaos would not hear them.
"Why do you think I would tell Robotnick how to resurrect Chaos? Chaos was no gift giver as the legends say. He was the god of disorder and destruction. He was kicked out for trying to over throw Talbot, the leading god. The only thing they could not take was his powers of Fire and speed. So they sent him to earth and made him mortal. He learned tricks, and deceived my father," She paused for a second to let it absorb into their minds. "Chaos taught himself how to transport people and himself, but would allow my to live." Tikal hugged Chaos, and then stared at Knuckles.
"I don't believe this could happen." He said. Rouge turned to Knuckles and looked him directly in the eye and said: "Believe it or not, we have to stop Chaos." Knuckles nodded to agree, and then walked forwards to the center of the room. Chaos did the same, but Knuckles was nervous, as Chaos wasn't.
'How could she do that?' Knuckles asked himself in his mind. 'She betrayed us for this guy? And why have we not heard of him anytime before? Did he just suddenly appear?' He couldn't believe what he had heard. He would have to go up against Chaos eventually, but he did not expect Tikal to be on the opposing side.
"Lets go." Chaos said as they met. They both jumped at each other, rage filling their bodies, and clashing as they tried to ram each other. The fight had Started with Knuckles and Chaos.