Chapter 5 Surprises
Authors Note: Wow I didn't update for a LONG time.... Oh well! Anyways, this is the last chapter of this story, but don't worry, I have more stories coming up! I don't feel like talking about them right now, so read about them at the bottom of the chapter.
Disclaimer: This is kinda strange if you think about. Everyone on this site knows that none of the authors own Sonic or any related characters, yet people still put it at the top of their stories... Oh well, it's just so we don't get sued.
Okay, you've heard enough out of me, on with the story!
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Knuckles lay in his bed one gloomy Sunday morning, simply thinking. The last few months had been quite eventful indeed. Not only had Rouge gotten pregnant, but so had Joan and Marie.
"God," Shadow had commented when he heard the news, "with three kids between us, none of us will get any sleep!"
Then; to Shadow, Tails, and Knuckles teasing pleasure; Sonic and Amy had gotten engaged. It took he three an hour to stop laughing when they heard the news.
Finally, last on the list of exciting things, Tails and Cream started going out. This brought many "Awes!" from the girls and hysterical laughter from the guys.
"Finally, sweet revenge..." Sonic had muttered when Tails wasn't listening.
Knuckles smiled as he looked at his wife's sleeping silhouette, which was now wider than it once was.
"Any day now..." he whispered.
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Later that afternoon, around 4:00, Knuckles was preparing dinner while Rouge was resting on the couch. Suddenly, just as Knuckles was checking the steaks, Rouge yelped out in pain. (A/N I don't know how this actually works, I know they have contractions, then they go to the hospital, that's about it. So forgive me if this isn't accurate)
"Rouge, what's wrong?" Knuckles asked as he spun around.
"The- the baby!" was all she was able to utter.
"Oh God..." Knuckles muttered as he turned off the stove and grabbed his keys.
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Knuckles paced anxiously back and forth in the lobby.
"Oh God, oh God, oh, God..." he whispered continuously.
A black hedgehog with teal stripes approached him. "You okay bud?" he asked.
Knuckles looked up at the hedgehog and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine, it's just my wife is having a baby."
The black hedgehog smiled. "First time?"
Knuckles nodded in response.
The hedgehog chuckled slightly. "I was the same way," he explained, "My wife's having a baby too, her third."
Knuckles smiled at him, before saying, "Good luck"
"By the way, my name's Rex."
"I'm Knuckles," Knuckles replied, shaking Rex's hand.
Rex looked him over, "You look kind of young too be married," he commented, "or to have a baby for that matter."
Knuckles smiled, "Yeah, I'm only 19," he replied, "My wife's 20"
At that moment the doctor came into the lobby. "Knuckles?" he asked.
"That's me," the echidna replied.
"Congrats, it's a girl..."
Knuckles smiled. He was the father of a sweet baby girl.
"...and a boy."
Knuckles jaw dropped. "I beg your pardon?" he said.
The doctor smiled, "Twins," he replied.
Awestruck, Knuckles walked into the hospital room, and sat down in a chair next to Rouge's bed. She was holding two babies. She smiled at him, "Meet your kids," she whispered.
He gently took the baby boy in his arms. He was red, and had a body build like an echidna. He had two dread locks on each side of his head, and one in the. All five of them were down to his shoulder and curved outward. He had large bat ears, orange wings, and a white guardian ring on his chest. His eyes were shaped like his fathers, (you know, one big thing. If you don't know what I mean too bad) but they were green in color like his mothers. (A/N Okay, as far as I know, Rouge's eyes are green, but I've read fanfics that say they're blue. In my stories, they're GREEN) He didn't know why, but somehow, looking at this child reminded him of his father, even though they looked nothing alike.
He looked over at his daughter that Rouge was holding. She was a white echidna. Her eyes were like Rouge's (you know, two separate eyes) but were purple like her father's.
"Well, what are we going to name them?" Knuckles asked, "We're not just gonna call them 'kid'."
Rouge smiled, "I know. Well, for the girl I was thinking of Kninal." (A/N pronounced Nee-nal)
"Huh?" Knuckles asked confused, "I mean, it's a pretty name and all, but how did you think of it?"
Rouge smiled, "Well, my mom always wanted two daughters. She said she wanted one named Rouge, me, and one named Kninal. But she only ever had one daughter."
Knuckles nodded, "How about a middle name?"
Rouge thought for a minute. "Christina."
"And is there a hidden meaning behind that name as well?"
"No, I just like the name. Now, what about our son?"
"Rocky," Knuckles replied, "Rocky James."
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Later on that week, Knuckles took another visit to his father's grave.
"You were right Dad," he said to the grave, "I do make a decent father. Thanks for always being there for me." He looked up at the sky and then he laughed. "To think," he said, "someday, one of my kids might come to my grave for advice, then it'll be my turn to listen."
With that, he turned away from the grave, but not before taking one last look at what it read on the tombstone.
He was a good friend,
a good father,
and a good person all together.
He won't easily be forgotten.
James Rocky Echidna
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The End
Okay, you should've figured out why Knuckles named his son Rocky James Echidna... If you didn't, read the tombstone part again. Okay, that's it for this story. As for new stories.... my next fic is going to be a songfic titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" it's about how Sonic realizes that he's always given all the credit for saving the world, and how he changes it. This will be in the General section, and will either go up later today, or tomorrow. Then, my fic after that will be the sequel to this fic, called "More Than Meets the Eye" that will go up today, tomorrow or the next day. This will be in the romance section. The more reviews I get, the sooner my new stories go up, so R&R!
Authors Note: Wow I didn't update for a LONG time.... Oh well! Anyways, this is the last chapter of this story, but don't worry, I have more stories coming up! I don't feel like talking about them right now, so read about them at the bottom of the chapter.
Disclaimer: This is kinda strange if you think about. Everyone on this site knows that none of the authors own Sonic or any related characters, yet people still put it at the top of their stories... Oh well, it's just so we don't get sued.
Okay, you've heard enough out of me, on with the story!
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Knuckles lay in his bed one gloomy Sunday morning, simply thinking. The last few months had been quite eventful indeed. Not only had Rouge gotten pregnant, but so had Joan and Marie.
"God," Shadow had commented when he heard the news, "with three kids between us, none of us will get any sleep!"
Then; to Shadow, Tails, and Knuckles teasing pleasure; Sonic and Amy had gotten engaged. It took he three an hour to stop laughing when they heard the news.
Finally, last on the list of exciting things, Tails and Cream started going out. This brought many "Awes!" from the girls and hysterical laughter from the guys.
"Finally, sweet revenge..." Sonic had muttered when Tails wasn't listening.
Knuckles smiled as he looked at his wife's sleeping silhouette, which was now wider than it once was.
"Any day now..." he whispered.
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Later that afternoon, around 4:00, Knuckles was preparing dinner while Rouge was resting on the couch. Suddenly, just as Knuckles was checking the steaks, Rouge yelped out in pain. (A/N I don't know how this actually works, I know they have contractions, then they go to the hospital, that's about it. So forgive me if this isn't accurate)
"Rouge, what's wrong?" Knuckles asked as he spun around.
"The- the baby!" was all she was able to utter.
"Oh God..." Knuckles muttered as he turned off the stove and grabbed his keys.
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Knuckles paced anxiously back and forth in the lobby.
"Oh God, oh God, oh, God..." he whispered continuously.
A black hedgehog with teal stripes approached him. "You okay bud?" he asked.
Knuckles looked up at the hedgehog and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine, it's just my wife is having a baby."
The black hedgehog smiled. "First time?"
Knuckles nodded in response.
The hedgehog chuckled slightly. "I was the same way," he explained, "My wife's having a baby too, her third."
Knuckles smiled at him, before saying, "Good luck"
"By the way, my name's Rex."
"I'm Knuckles," Knuckles replied, shaking Rex's hand.
Rex looked him over, "You look kind of young too be married," he commented, "or to have a baby for that matter."
Knuckles smiled, "Yeah, I'm only 19," he replied, "My wife's 20"
At that moment the doctor came into the lobby. "Knuckles?" he asked.
"That's me," the echidna replied.
"Congrats, it's a girl..."
Knuckles smiled. He was the father of a sweet baby girl.
"...and a boy."
Knuckles jaw dropped. "I beg your pardon?" he said.
The doctor smiled, "Twins," he replied.
Awestruck, Knuckles walked into the hospital room, and sat down in a chair next to Rouge's bed. She was holding two babies. She smiled at him, "Meet your kids," she whispered.
He gently took the baby boy in his arms. He was red, and had a body build like an echidna. He had two dread locks on each side of his head, and one in the. All five of them were down to his shoulder and curved outward. He had large bat ears, orange wings, and a white guardian ring on his chest. His eyes were shaped like his fathers, (you know, one big thing. If you don't know what I mean too bad) but they were green in color like his mothers. (A/N Okay, as far as I know, Rouge's eyes are green, but I've read fanfics that say they're blue. In my stories, they're GREEN) He didn't know why, but somehow, looking at this child reminded him of his father, even though they looked nothing alike.
He looked over at his daughter that Rouge was holding. She was a white echidna. Her eyes were like Rouge's (you know, two separate eyes) but were purple like her father's.
"Well, what are we going to name them?" Knuckles asked, "We're not just gonna call them 'kid'."
Rouge smiled, "I know. Well, for the girl I was thinking of Kninal." (A/N pronounced Nee-nal)
"Huh?" Knuckles asked confused, "I mean, it's a pretty name and all, but how did you think of it?"
Rouge smiled, "Well, my mom always wanted two daughters. She said she wanted one named Rouge, me, and one named Kninal. But she only ever had one daughter."
Knuckles nodded, "How about a middle name?"
Rouge thought for a minute. "Christina."
"And is there a hidden meaning behind that name as well?"
"No, I just like the name. Now, what about our son?"
"Rocky," Knuckles replied, "Rocky James."
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Later on that week, Knuckles took another visit to his father's grave.
"You were right Dad," he said to the grave, "I do make a decent father. Thanks for always being there for me." He looked up at the sky and then he laughed. "To think," he said, "someday, one of my kids might come to my grave for advice, then it'll be my turn to listen."
With that, he turned away from the grave, but not before taking one last look at what it read on the tombstone.
He was a good friend,
a good father,
and a good person all together.
He won't easily be forgotten.
James Rocky Echidna
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The End
Okay, you should've figured out why Knuckles named his son Rocky James Echidna... If you didn't, read the tombstone part again. Okay, that's it for this story. As for new stories.... my next fic is going to be a songfic titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" it's about how Sonic realizes that he's always given all the credit for saving the world, and how he changes it. This will be in the General section, and will either go up later today, or tomorrow. Then, my fic after that will be the sequel to this fic, called "More Than Meets the Eye" that will go up today, tomorrow or the next day. This will be in the romance section. The more reviews I get, the sooner my new stories go up, so R&R!