Chapter 3
Captured
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story
Rouge awoke slowly one Saturday morning. She was extremely tired, but she still had to move quickly. She and Knuckles were celebrating their two year dating anniversary, and she wasn't going to be late. (A/N I know that's a big time lapse but oh well) Rouge had long since forgotten that dream of hers, and never had another like it. "I can't wait," she whispered.
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Meanwhile, on Angel Island, Knuckles wasn't tired at all. Instead, he was extremely nervous. He was meeting Rouge at the park at 10:00, then they were going to a 1:00 movie, and then to dinner. Knuckles had gotten reservations at the most expensive restaurant in town, because it was a very special occasion. Knuckles planned to propose to Rouge. "I just know she'll say yes."
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Rouge stood in the park, waiting for Knuckles. A few minutes later she saw him enter the park. He ran to her and caught her in a huge embrace. "I missed you," he whispered.
Rouge smiled, "I saw you just yesterday,' she replied.
"I know," Knuckles whispered, "but I still missed you."
They separated from the embrace and decided to take a walk around the city. As they walked by Rouge's apartment building, Knuckles pulled out the box with Rouge's ring in it. 'Maybe I should just do it now,' he thought. "Rouge," he said nervously, "there's something I want to tell you."
Just after Knuckles said that, Sonic ran past them, screaming, "Chili dogs!"
The wind from Sonic's sprint caused Knuckles to drop the box he was holding, and rolled into an alley.
"Uh, I'll be right back," Knuckles blurted out. He dove for the box and shoved into his pocket where Rouge couldn't see it. He got up and turned around, only to see Rouge smiling at him.
"So, what did you need to tell me?" she asked.
"I love you," he whispered running his hand through her hair.
"I love you too," she whispered back. They leaned toward each other and their lips connected in a passionate kiss.
"We'll always be together," he said with a smile after they separated.
"Not on my watch!" a mysterious voice yelled from the shadows.
Suddenly, Rouge remembered the dream. "Knuckles!" she shouted, but it was too late. He fell to the ground with the dart in his back.
The mysterious figure approached her. It punched Rouge in the face, knocking her out cold.
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Rouge awoke in an apartment with pink walls, and she knew exactly where she was. "Amy!" she called from the couch she was laying on. Amy walked in and saw Rouge awake.
"Oh you're up! Is there anything I can get you? A cup of tea? Another blanket? A-"
"Knuckles," Rouge whispered cutting her off.
"Wha?" Amy asked confused.
"Knuckles!" Rouge was shouting now, "Where is Knuckles!?"
Amy stared at her. "I- I honestly don't know. I found you out cold in the alley, alone. The side of your face was swollen, so I knew you'd been hit. Until now i thought....." her voice trailed off.
"You thought what?" Rouge asked.
"I thought Knuckles-"
Rouge interrupted again, "You thought Knuckles hit me didn't you?"
Amy nodded, "It seemed likely, I knew you today was your two year dating anniversary, so who else would you be around? Plus, you know how Knuckles loses his temper sometimes...." She trailed off again.
Rouge glared at Amy. "Knuckles isn't the one who hit me." she said angrily.
"Ha!" she heard a familiar voice say. She knew it was Tails. She looked up to see him, Sonic, and Shadow sitting at the kitchen table. "Told you it wasn't Knuckles!" Tails said to Sonic.
"Alright," Sonic mumbled, "you win, I owe you five bucks."
Rouge stared at them disgustedly. "So," Shadow started, "what really happened?"
She told them everything, leaving out the part that she had dreamt the whole scene two years ago. "And then I woke up here," she said, finishing her story.
"What do you think that thing did with Knuckles?" Amy asked.
Rouge thought for a minute and then remembered something. "Tails," she asked, "did you brig your laptop?"
"Never leave home without it ," Tails remarked as he pulled it out from under the table.
"I put a tracking sensor in Knuckles glove. We can use the laptop to find his location."
"Great idea!" Tails exclaimed, "What's the sensor number?"
"57389," Rouge rattled off the numbers without even having to think. As Tails worked on his laptop, Amy gave her a funny look.
"Why exactly did you put a tracking sensor in Knuckles's glove?"
"Because she was worried something would happen to her boyfriend," Sonic joked in a sing-song voice.
Rouge gritted her teeth and Shadow smacked Sonic in the back of the head.
"Ow!" Sonic yelped in pain, "what the hell was that for?"
"For being so insensitive," Shadow explained.
There was silence for a minute, and then Shadow asked, "Rouge, do you have one of those sensors in your glove?"
Rouge nodded.
"Does Knuckles know the number?"
Rouge nodded again.
"You need to destroy that sensor, because whoever has Knuckles can force him to tell the number. Then they'd be able to track us."
"Good thinking Shadow," Rouge said.
"Yeah," Amy agreed as Rouge stepped on her tracking sensor.
"What if Knuckles takes off his sensor?" Tails asked as he typed.
"He won't," Rouge reassured him, "he never takes off his gloves."
"Hey that's right," Sonic commented, "I've never seen his hands. What do they look like Rouge?"
Shadow smacked him in the back of the head again.
"Ouch! You've really gotta stop doing that! What was that one for?" Sonic complained.
"For being annoying," Shadow said.
"I've got the location!" Tails exclaimed as he printed out a map and handed it to Sonic.
"Great!" Amy cheered, "We'll go as soon as Rouge regains her strength."
"My strength is regained!" Rouge insisted as she jumped off the couch.
Amy gave her a funny look. "Are you sure..." she asked.
Rouge nodded and everyone else got up as well.
"Yeah!" Sonic exclaimed, "Let's go!"
Shadow smacked him in the back of the head yet again.
"Okay, what did I do that time?" Sonic asked, annoyed.
"Nothing," Shadow said, grinning, "it just makes a really cool sound!"
Rouge looked up at the ceiling and whispered," We're on our way Knux."
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My longest chapter ever! Please R&R. P.S. I know that there is humor in there, but I can't have three genres.
Captured
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story
Rouge awoke slowly one Saturday morning. She was extremely tired, but she still had to move quickly. She and Knuckles were celebrating their two year dating anniversary, and she wasn't going to be late. (A/N I know that's a big time lapse but oh well) Rouge had long since forgotten that dream of hers, and never had another like it. "I can't wait," she whispered.
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Meanwhile, on Angel Island, Knuckles wasn't tired at all. Instead, he was extremely nervous. He was meeting Rouge at the park at 10:00, then they were going to a 1:00 movie, and then to dinner. Knuckles had gotten reservations at the most expensive restaurant in town, because it was a very special occasion. Knuckles planned to propose to Rouge. "I just know she'll say yes."
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Rouge stood in the park, waiting for Knuckles. A few minutes later she saw him enter the park. He ran to her and caught her in a huge embrace. "I missed you," he whispered.
Rouge smiled, "I saw you just yesterday,' she replied.
"I know," Knuckles whispered, "but I still missed you."
They separated from the embrace and decided to take a walk around the city. As they walked by Rouge's apartment building, Knuckles pulled out the box with Rouge's ring in it. 'Maybe I should just do it now,' he thought. "Rouge," he said nervously, "there's something I want to tell you."
Just after Knuckles said that, Sonic ran past them, screaming, "Chili dogs!"
The wind from Sonic's sprint caused Knuckles to drop the box he was holding, and rolled into an alley.
"Uh, I'll be right back," Knuckles blurted out. He dove for the box and shoved into his pocket where Rouge couldn't see it. He got up and turned around, only to see Rouge smiling at him.
"So, what did you need to tell me?" she asked.
"I love you," he whispered running his hand through her hair.
"I love you too," she whispered back. They leaned toward each other and their lips connected in a passionate kiss.
"We'll always be together," he said with a smile after they separated.
"Not on my watch!" a mysterious voice yelled from the shadows.
Suddenly, Rouge remembered the dream. "Knuckles!" she shouted, but it was too late. He fell to the ground with the dart in his back.
The mysterious figure approached her. It punched Rouge in the face, knocking her out cold.
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Rouge awoke in an apartment with pink walls, and she knew exactly where she was. "Amy!" she called from the couch she was laying on. Amy walked in and saw Rouge awake.
"Oh you're up! Is there anything I can get you? A cup of tea? Another blanket? A-"
"Knuckles," Rouge whispered cutting her off.
"Wha?" Amy asked confused.
"Knuckles!" Rouge was shouting now, "Where is Knuckles!?"
Amy stared at her. "I- I honestly don't know. I found you out cold in the alley, alone. The side of your face was swollen, so I knew you'd been hit. Until now i thought....." her voice trailed off.
"You thought what?" Rouge asked.
"I thought Knuckles-"
Rouge interrupted again, "You thought Knuckles hit me didn't you?"
Amy nodded, "It seemed likely, I knew you today was your two year dating anniversary, so who else would you be around? Plus, you know how Knuckles loses his temper sometimes...." She trailed off again.
Rouge glared at Amy. "Knuckles isn't the one who hit me." she said angrily.
"Ha!" she heard a familiar voice say. She knew it was Tails. She looked up to see him, Sonic, and Shadow sitting at the kitchen table. "Told you it wasn't Knuckles!" Tails said to Sonic.
"Alright," Sonic mumbled, "you win, I owe you five bucks."
Rouge stared at them disgustedly. "So," Shadow started, "what really happened?"
She told them everything, leaving out the part that she had dreamt the whole scene two years ago. "And then I woke up here," she said, finishing her story.
"What do you think that thing did with Knuckles?" Amy asked.
Rouge thought for a minute and then remembered something. "Tails," she asked, "did you brig your laptop?"
"Never leave home without it ," Tails remarked as he pulled it out from under the table.
"I put a tracking sensor in Knuckles glove. We can use the laptop to find his location."
"Great idea!" Tails exclaimed, "What's the sensor number?"
"57389," Rouge rattled off the numbers without even having to think. As Tails worked on his laptop, Amy gave her a funny look.
"Why exactly did you put a tracking sensor in Knuckles's glove?"
"Because she was worried something would happen to her boyfriend," Sonic joked in a sing-song voice.
Rouge gritted her teeth and Shadow smacked Sonic in the back of the head.
"Ow!" Sonic yelped in pain, "what the hell was that for?"
"For being so insensitive," Shadow explained.
There was silence for a minute, and then Shadow asked, "Rouge, do you have one of those sensors in your glove?"
Rouge nodded.
"Does Knuckles know the number?"
Rouge nodded again.
"You need to destroy that sensor, because whoever has Knuckles can force him to tell the number. Then they'd be able to track us."
"Good thinking Shadow," Rouge said.
"Yeah," Amy agreed as Rouge stepped on her tracking sensor.
"What if Knuckles takes off his sensor?" Tails asked as he typed.
"He won't," Rouge reassured him, "he never takes off his gloves."
"Hey that's right," Sonic commented, "I've never seen his hands. What do they look like Rouge?"
Shadow smacked him in the back of the head again.
"Ouch! You've really gotta stop doing that! What was that one for?" Sonic complained.
"For being annoying," Shadow said.
"I've got the location!" Tails exclaimed as he printed out a map and handed it to Sonic.
"Great!" Amy cheered, "We'll go as soon as Rouge regains her strength."
"My strength is regained!" Rouge insisted as she jumped off the couch.
Amy gave her a funny look. "Are you sure..." she asked.
Rouge nodded and everyone else got up as well.
"Yeah!" Sonic exclaimed, "Let's go!"
Shadow smacked him in the back of the head yet again.
"Okay, what did I do that time?" Sonic asked, annoyed.
"Nothing," Shadow said, grinning, "it just makes a really cool sound!"
Rouge looked up at the ceiling and whispered," We're on our way Knux."
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My longest chapter ever! Please R&R. P.S. I know that there is humor in there, but I can't have three genres.