Hey again people. Well only two reviews. Come on guys please send in reviews. It kinda tells me if anyone out there likes the story or at least has read it. Other wise I'll just have to remove it since there wouldn't be any point to continue and finish it because it just looks like no one reads it. Well hopefully more will come with this chapter.

BTW to Jacon Yeah I suppose you're right about that but I'm not counting the biolizard as one since he was a prototype and still unfinished. Like Shadow was.

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Prison Island

"For being the military's best base of weapons and defense your robots sure do suck," said Metal. He had arrived only a few minutes ago and was already attacked by many guard bots. However they were lesser models compared to Metal's design. His targeting systems locked on to the robots closest to him. His CPU told him the best method of where and when to attack. He jumped up away from a laser bolt that shot from behind, which took out the robot in front of Metal. He curled into a spiked ball and started a dive to the robot on his left, and then using a homing attack he took down the rest. The other robots started firing their guns at him but Metal was far to fast for them. He literally disappeared and reappeared to the left of them. He landed on his feet as if coming out from a fast dash. He looked back and the robots were sawed in half.

"Humph, I can beat the greatest military robots but I can't defeat a simple hedgehog!" he muttered. Then started picking up and absorbing the Chaos Drives for his extra battery. "Finally 100%! But I need something better then these piles of junk."

Then he heard a thunderous roar and a huge crash of water.

"What the hell?" he shouted. "Sounds like it came from the beach."

He went right through the jungle and when he reached its limits and saw the sand he looked up and saw a giant wave.

"CRAP!" he yelled and dashed above the water.

'To close he thought' he thought. But what could make a wave that big comes here in the middle of the ocean. His CPU immediately told him that the island was actully Angel Island. BEEP BEEP.

His scanner detected three power sources from the island.

One was incredibly powerful much more then what he faced with Sonic.

He calculated only a 50% chance of defeating that opponent if that reading of energy was his max.

The second energy source was strong but was slowly dropping. He immediately knew this source to be Knuckles the guardian of the island, the first power was slowly beating him down along with Knuckles' own fatigue building. He calculated 75% chance of defeating Knuckles if he chose to.

The third was the lowest power of all. He found it to be an inanimate object, which probably meant that it was the Master Emerald that was now absorbed which exclaimed why the Island fell.

"Heh well this is good," he finally said. "Might as well check it out, and maybe test this new battery."

He flew off to the island with out even a look back. At the destruction he had made.

Angel Island

Knuckles landed on a rock and looked around for his opponent. Not realizing that the rock he stood cracked and out from under charged Shadonic giving the surprised Echidna an uppercut.

"ERRRRAAA!" he shouted and tried to return a punch of his own but the Hedgehogs new speed was too much for him. He disappeared and reappeared hitting him with another kick to the head sending him near edge. Knuckles struggled to his feet and got on his guard again. He was really beat up but he refused to stop fighting. He heard laughing but could not find the source of where the laughter.

"What's the matter can't find me," he laughed again. Knuckles was looking in all places and every direction. "Come on I'm over here!"

Knuckles couldn't find him though, he was getting angrier and though he would not admit it a little scared. It became clear to him now that Shadonic was just toying with him while he was giving his all. The laughter came back and Knuckles felt a glow of energy behind him He turned around and saw Shadonic, his hand was charging another Chaos Beam aimed directly at Knuckles and the shrine. His strength left him; he knew what was going to happen.

"So this is my fate," he said to himself memories flashed through his mind. His mind now focused on the girl he had just met, Julie-Su. She was a pretty pink echidna who came to the island when it still was settling down in the Mystic Ruins. She had a dark past and spoke little of it.

Angel Island (3 weeks back)

"So this is the Master Emerald," she said to herself. The guardian was nowhere in sight. "No wonder he wants this so much, he could literally destroy everything with this."

This though was the last thing she wanted. She was tired of working in this legion, all her life fighting and killing people for more power. Just for her boss, she was sick of it. However she knew if she rebelled or quit they would come looking for her. So she went on with it.

"Well I guess he won't be getting it then, and neither will you bud!" came a calm voice from behind.

She turned around and saw Knuckles standing there ready to attack or be attacked. She tackled him and they both fell down the shrines stairs. Knuckles had gotten up rubbing the pain in his head. He looked around and saw the other lying there.

"Well that was a stupid move boy," he kneeled down and removed the hood covering the hidden face. Knuckles was surprised at what he saw in front of him. "Or girl!"

She was no human but an echidna just like him minus the spurs on his hands. This was the first time he had seen anyone else like him. She was knocked out so Knuckles took her to a more comfortable area away from the shrine. He knew Chaos could take watch for a little while; she needed help even if she tried to take the Master Emerald. There tied to two large trees, laid a hammock. He laid her down then took a bottle and filled it with water from the stream from nearby.

He then sat on a low branch of one of the trees and watched her. He stayed there for half an hour until she stirred in her sleep.

"Uh where am I?" she asked.

Knuckles didn't answer but instead walked up to her and handed the bottle of water to her.

"You!" she cried. She tried to jump up but her head hurt too much, she felt too dizzy and she fell back into the cot.

"Here drink this, it'll help," he said. "And I guess I don't have to tell you not to get up like that since you already know what'll happen."

She took the bottle warily, but soon she finally drank from it.

"What happened?" she asked.

"Well you tried a great Superman dive on me and hit your head on that rock over by the shrine," he told her. "You knocked yourself out pretty good. So I brought you here."

"Why did you help me," she asked a little shocked.

He pondered her question for a while but could not find the right answer, so he just simply said

"I couldn't just let you lye there on the ground like that."

"I see," she said. "I'm Julie-Su."

"Well you answered my first question," Knuckles said. "Now, why were you at the shrine and what were you going to do with the Master Emerald?"

"I was going to take it of course!" she spat. "My boss for some reason wants it."

"Whose your boss?" he asked.

"It doesn't matter I failed the mission anyway," she said. "If you want to go ahead and kill me."

"I'm not going to kill you," he said with some sympathy. "You better rest now, I bet you're tired and your head hurts."

She winced again finally remembering the pain in her head. She lied back down but didn't fall asleep. Knuckles continued to watch her; she was very pretty when he saw her there.

'Whoa Knuckles,' he thought. 'Don't think like that remember what she tried to do!'

He then finally noticed something different about her from him. One of her dreads (A/N or hair what ever) was mechanical.

"So is that some new kinda hair do?" he asked.

She didn't answer but took one hand and placed it on her cybernetic lock. A look of sadness was in her eyes. Knuckles saw this and didn't press the question or any other questions further. He felt sorry for her for some reason, he had only known her for about and hour and a half yet he felt pity for her. She seemed hardened on the outside yet on the inside she was delicate and fragile.

"By the way I'm Knuckles," he spoke again. She didn't answer Knuckles looked and found her sleeping finally. He smiled to himself took a blanket and put it on top of the sleeping girl.

Some days passed and they finally started to grow used to each other's company.

Knuckles was glad that she was staying at an apartment in Station Square for now and safe from this.

"Good-bye Julie-Su," he whispered, and closed his eyes waiting for his death.

"Fool," Shadonic said. "You thought you could defeat me, you're finished you and this whole island!"

Knuckles heard a beam of energy fired, he heard an explosion, but felt no pain. He opened his eyes and found Shadonic gone. He looked and found him getting up in a crater in the side of the mountain.

"What the heck?" he stammered. He looked up and saw flying above Metal Sonic. "Oh great, just great."

"Finally he shut up!" cried Metal. "One can only take so much of your voice!"

"RAAH who are you?!?" Shadonic yelled furiously.

"Heh," He laughed. "I'm the one who's going to destroy you."

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Well now Knuckles' got two problems. What's gonna happen next, will Metal's abilities be enough to defeat Shadonic? Wait and see. AGAIN I urge you to REVIEW!!!!!!!!! I need to no if someone out there is reading my story and likes it. So please if you read REVIEW help me make the story better. Thanks again Bye

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