As the smoke and fog cleared away, there he stood. The one man who seemed to have thrown it all away. With a smirk, he waved as he walked off towards a familiar floating island.
Rouge sat up in bed. The same dream has been reoccurring over and over again. Knuckles, how she missed him. His charm, his looks, his odd sense of humor. Rouge sighed. But it was too late for reminiscence now; he was gone forever. Never again may Rouge be held in his arms…
Rouge beat her fists on her pillow. Why had I been such a fool! Her thoughts screamed. Oh Knuckles! Why couldn't things had been better!? Why was fate so cruel! I'd kill myself if it weren't for Amethyst!
Amethyst. How could Rouge do this to her only daughter? Despite the abuse, Amethyst loved her father dearly, as did Rouge. Why didn't Rouge see this sooner? Why hadn't she asked him to seek help? Why… why…. Why…
"M-m-m-mommy?" A small voice quivered. Rouge looked up in shock.
"Oh… I'm sorry sweetie… Did I wake you?"
"No… I had a dream that Daddy came back. When will Daddy come home?"
Rouge choked back tears. Why was I left to sort this out? "Honey…. You won't see Daddy… anymore…"
"Auntie Cream says one of her friends came back from heaven... why can't Daddy?"
Rouge took a deep breath. She was about to tell her that Knuckles wasn't in heaven when she stopped. Was she wrong? Was that son-of-a-bitch really in heaven? She didn't know.
"Amethyst... it's late… go back to sleep…"
"What if I dream about Daddy?"
Rouge opened up her blanket, "Climb aboard, then. You can sleep over here tonight."
Amethyst smiled and hopped up next to Rouge. A smile spread on Rouge's face, a smile of maternal love. She kissed her daughter goodnight and lay down onto her bed, praying for a restful night.
Sonic sat on his bed, bent over a picture, which lay in his open palm. Tears slid down his cheek and onto the photo. In the photo, a boy struggled to escape the clutches of a pink girl, who longed to give the boy a kiss smack-dab on the lips. It never happened.
Tail peeped into the room, "Sonic? Are you okay?" Tails' voice was soft, for he understood what Sonic was going through.
Sonic wiped away his tears; "I'm fine…"
Tails frowned at his friend's upset. Sonic was basically his older brother, only much closer. Although he wasn't sure how much closer you can get besides brother to brother, but Tails knew that was how they were.
Tails walked over and sat on the bed next to Sonic. He noticed the picture Sonic held in his hand and understood fully, "You miss her, don't you?"
Sonic gave a weak nod, "I don't understand… how could this have happened? Everything is so… wrong…"
"If it makes you feel any better… I feel the same way…" They both exchanged slight smiles. Then, Sonic shook and tears began to flow again.
Tails put his hand on Sonic's shoulder, "Don't worry, buddy."
Just then, Sonic froze. That phrase, he had said it before. It felt so long ago that he had escaped the clutches of hell thanks to a chao. Shadow's chao.
Sonic felt a pang of guilt. He has been moping about Amy for so long, and the outburst he had towards Shadow. Had they not been friends before? Hadn't it been his chao that saved him? And he had made those accusations…
…But Sonic saw it. He had seen them both making-out in Amy's bedroom. His accusations had been true, and oh so true. Still, Sonic needn't make others sad with his pouting. He shook away his tears and faced Tails; a new smiled on his face, "Say Tails… wanna go out for chili dogs? I'm starved!"
Tails looked up in relief, "Sure thing Sonic!" Then the two bolted upwards and ran out the door, on a hidden quest for a decent meal.
Meanwhile, an idiot is at work, "Hahah! I'm almost done!" Eggman shouted blissfully as he put the final screw into a large machine. Behind him sat a large hole leading into a tunnel, his escape route from the funny farm.
"Oho! It's complete! My life replenisher is complete!" Eggman yelled, stepping back to admired his work. An old machine once used for good to bring back Tails was now to be used for bad to bring back…
"…Knuckles, one of my favorite enemies. Your rivalry with Sonic always came in handy. Since your death I've been thinking, and now I've decided to bring you back!" He hit a switch and after a blue glow of light, a form sitting inside a tank filled with green liquid began to move.
Eggman pressed more buttons, beginning the draining sequence. Then, out popped the form of Knuckles the Echidna. His eyes peered around the room as he pulled all his thoughts together, "What just… happened?"
"Success!" Eggman cheered. Knuckles shot a disturbed look at him.
"Huh? Eggman? I thought I was in heaven... this must be… Oh no! The other place!"
Eggman slapped his forehead, "No… I brought you back to life, Knucklehead."
"Why? Wait who cares? I'm outta' here!" And Knuckles flipped his wrist and began to leave.
"Knuckles!"
As the smoke and fog cleared away, there he stood. The one man who seemed to have thrown it all away. With a smirk, he waved as he walked off towards a familiar floating island.
The End
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