Sorry for the long wait on this story. I wasn't trying to gather suspense
on this long wait, with my college and stuff I was swamped with stuff to
do. Well, I finally have time to do this story, so I'm sorry for the long
wait. So, without further or do, I'll present to you Chapter 5 of this
story.
Chapter 5
"I'm doing it! I can't believe I'm doing this!"
"This is incredible! I can't believe I'm actually soaring over the ocean!"
Knuckles looked back at the home he left behind. As he looked, the island grew smaller and smaller. He knows that he can't turn back now, so he looks forward unto his goal, a city of stone and glass. As he glides though the blue, ideas race through Knuckles' head about this amazing city that he heard of from legends.
"What will this city look like? Who inhabits these legendary landmarks? What are the inhabitants like?"
Knuckles close his eyes and imagine a place where the sun shines over the stone monuments and blankets the land with pure light. Where people go through their lives living in a stone paradise.
"Ok, I gotta remember. Look straight, keep straight, and hit the updrafts and glide." Knuckles knows that his paradise is a long journey, but a journey well traveled. Riding the updrafts in the clear blue sky, Knuckles can see his goal across the clear horizon. 'Soon,' he thought to himself, 'soon I'll be near my goal and see the fabled city of legend and soon I'll make a legend of my own.' Knuckles looked down onto the clear blue ocean and see beautiful Orcas swimming in the blue depths. Suddenly the water started to turn darker for some reason. Knuckles looked around for the source of the sudden darkness and looked up into the sky. There dark clouds were gathering above Knuckles head.
"Ok, as long as the clouds don't cause and sudden wind changed I'll be fine."
"Ok, here comes the updraft. Just shift right and hang straight."
Knuckles keep on his straight path toward his desired destination, not being aware of the gathering clouds above. Little by little, the dark clouds gathered together growing in mass and size. Knuckles looked up onto the oncoming danger and hoping that the ominous clouds won't disturb his quest, but the weather doesn't abide by anybody's wishes. The clouds continued to gather above Knuckles head and start to swell with darkness.
"Oh man, it's lookin' bad, real bad!" Knuckles said to himself as he looked up at the darkened storm. Suddenly the storm let out a howling wind that rocks Knuckles tipsy. "Oh man, I gotta make it! I gotta make it!" Then lightning struck overhead the young echidna. Knuckles had to swallow his fear to weather this storm. Knuckles looked forward through the blinding storm and sees his goal ahead. Determined to make it through, Knuckles took one huge breath and pushed through the rain and the wind. Suddenly out of nowhere, an unknown updraft hit Knuckles from below and tossed him up higher in the air. Knuckles tried all he could to gain control, but Knuckles is fighting against a foe he cannot defeat. Try as he might, the storm has overtaken the echidna and tossed him aside like an overused tissue. Tossing and turning in the air, Knuckles tried all he could to regain control, but alas all his efforts were all for not. Knuckles can't do anything but pray that he would survive the onslaught. Knuckles strength was slowly decreasing as he continued gliding towards his stone paradise.
"Mmm, vision getting...blurry. I ...must make i...it. I got to. I...must...m..."
All of Knuckles' strength was completely gone. He felt pray to the viciousness of the destructive storm. The gliding echidna suddenly slowed down in mid air and dropped like a stone. Spiraling out of control and towards the crashing waves, all Knuckles could do was send a silent prayer to the gods in hopes that it will save Knuckles.
'Our father,
Who art in Heaven.
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on Earth,
As...it...is in...He...Heaven'
SPPLAAASSSHHH!!
............................................................................................................
"Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us of our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil,
For Thy is the Kingdom, the power and the glory,
Forever.
Amen."
"Ok, Rouge, time to go to bed."
"Ok mommy. Good thing that we said our prayers before that storm over the sea comes over here."
"Yes, dear, it is good. Now we'll be protected as we sleep. Now sweet dreams."
As Rouge laid her head on the pillow a thought came into her mind. She quickly got up and caught her mother before she went through the door.
"Momma, are we going to do anything tomorrow."
"Well, tomorrow is Saturday. I know what we'll do. After we go shopping we can go to the park and have fun. And maybe you can meet your little friend from school there, too."
"Really? Wow! Thanks mommy!"
Rouge jumped up and gave her mother a kiss. She quickly went into her bed, egger to begin the new day tomorrow. As Rouge's mother walked out the bedroom door, she blew her daughter a kiss and closed the door.
"Goodnight, Rouge."
"Goodnight, mommy."
The next day came like every other day, but today was different from the others. It was Saturday, the day that Rouge gets to go to the park and meet her friends. In the mourning, Rouge was ready to go as she burst through her parents' doors in an effort to hurry to her destination.
"C'mon, wake up! Today's Saturday! Lets go, lets go!"
"Mmm...Rouge? Why are you up so early?"
"You remember your promise, don't you mommy? Today's Saturday! Lets go! I wanna meet my friends! Lets go!"
"Ok, ok honey. Just let mommy and daddy get up first so we can get ready, ok?"
"Ok mommy. I'll wait for you."
After hearing this, Rouge skipped out of the room and closed the door. The father slowly woke up after hearing all of the commotion.
"Wha...what was that?"
"That was our little alarm clock. C'mon, let's get up."
She gave her husband a kiss and walked to the bathroom. In Rouge's room, Rouge was already getting her clothes ready for today.
"Oh, this'll be so much fun! I'll meet all of my friends and go to the park all day!"
Later on after a little shopping, Rouge and her parents continued down the sidewalk. Before they turned the corner, Rouge saw something that caught her eye. It was the park, the place that she so desired. She quickly stopped her mother in her tracks and pointer her finger towards the park.
"Mommy, you promised."
"Oh, I did, didn't I? I think we got some time, don't we dear."
"I think we do have some time," father said as he looked at his watch. "Well, let's go. I'll get you some ice cream while we're there, ok?"
"Ok, let's go mommy and daddy!"
Rouge grabbed on both her parents hands and drugged them to the park. The park was a very beautiful and vast place in the city. It might not seem much to an adult, but to a child it's paradise. The green trees, the warm breeze, and the fun play parks attracted children of all ages. As Rouge walked into the park, off in the distance she sees one of her classmates. She was a young girl with pink hair and a red dress. She was wearing a red headband on her head and red running boots. As this girl turned around, she sees Rouge and gives out a wave.
"Rouge! Over here!"
"Hi Amy! I didn't know you were here!"
They both walked up towards each other and gave each other a hug. They're best friends from school and are never seen apart.
"Hey Rouge, do you wanna get some ice cream with me?"
"Ok. Hey daddy, can I get some ice cream?"
"Well, alright. Go on."
"Lets go Amy!"
Rouge grabbed Amy by the hand and rushed to the ice cream vendor where they got to pick their favorite flavors of ice cream and enjoyed it under the warm sun. ............................................................................................................
"It says in legends that a brave echidna crossed over the seas from atop the highest peak on Angel Island. There he saw a city of glass and stone that stretched to the sky..."
"Someday, I will see what's on the other side. Some day."
"Wake up, Knackuleous. It's morning. Time to get up."
"Mmm...Mom?"
"Mom?"
....................
'Wait, where am I?'
'Oh, so weak...how did I get here?'
....................
'Yes, now I remember.'
'The legend...'
'Where am I?'
'What is this I'm laying on?'
....................
'Sand. Is this sand?'
'Thank the gods that I'm able to feel sand.'
.....................
'So weak...'
'Must see where I am.'
'If I can open my eyes...'
There laid the echidna prince, helpless and weak from the dangerous storm. He was slain by the howling winds and was put to rest on the beach shores. There the sands and ocean waves caressed his lifeless body. No signs of life were present within that vessel, until...finally, movement. Knuckles' eyes slowly opened and went into focus. Knuckles finally gained enough strength to lift himself up off the sand and look toward the ocean.
"Wow. I survived the storm. Thank the gods that I'm safe, but it seems that I've been blown off course. So, where am I?"
Knuckles looked along the beach and onto the ocean. All he could see was sand and surf along the horizon.
"It looks like I've been blown back to Angel Island. I can't believe it. All that I did and I didn't even make it."
Knuckles slumped down unto the wet beach sands with a melancholy look on his face. With all his efforts and trials he didn't even make it past the storm and was tossed back to his starting point.
"I'll never see that fabled city. I'll never create my own legend. I might as well turn around and go home."
As Knuckles turned around, he noticed a shadow that he never seen before now. Knuckles followed this strange shadow to the source, a huge rock face.
"Wait a minute. I never saw this on Angel Island. I wonder why it's here? Well I'll never find out if I stay here."
Knuckles gather what strength he got and started to climb the rock face. Little by little Knuckles climbed up wondering why this was on Angel Island and wasn't noticed before. "Hmm, maybe a fissure occurred when the storm started and caused the rock to move or something," Knuckles said to himself. Knuckles climbed higher and higher, and he can see the sun peaking above the rock.
"Just a few more feet and I'll be home."
Knuckles finally reaches the top of the huge rock. Exhausted he laid down on his back and breathed in hard. Knuckles looked up at the sky wondering how far he actually went until he was overshadowed by another object. He looked down to see what was this strange shadow that blankets him.
"What is this? I never saw this on the island before. What is this object?"
Knuckles followed the shadow to its source. When he looked forward he saw a monumental stone monument that stretched from the ground to the sky. In the distance he sees other monuments just like that one which each had its own length and width. Knuckles looked closer as the sun rose higher giving Knuckles a better look at the distance objects. As soon as the objects came into better view, Knuckles' face lit up. There it was. The large stone monuments of legend were here. The legendary city of stone and glass was right in front of Knuckles. He made it.
He did it. Knuckles has made it to the legendary city, the city of stone and glass.
From Moegedow:
Sorry about the long wait folks. I had a bunch of stuff to do with college, my website, and other stuff. I hope this chapter makes up for the long wait I put ya'll through. Chapter 6 will be up, so keep posted until then. Now, I got a fanfic section on my website and I don't have any to post there. So if you have a fanfic to share that has anything to do with Nintendo, Sega, or DBZ send me an e-mail with your name, the name of the fanfic, the URL where the fanfic is located, and a brief description of the fanfic. I'll post them up as soon as possible, so send them to me when you can. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for Chapter 6.
Moegedow
Chapter 5
"I'm doing it! I can't believe I'm doing this!"
"This is incredible! I can't believe I'm actually soaring over the ocean!"
Knuckles looked back at the home he left behind. As he looked, the island grew smaller and smaller. He knows that he can't turn back now, so he looks forward unto his goal, a city of stone and glass. As he glides though the blue, ideas race through Knuckles' head about this amazing city that he heard of from legends.
"What will this city look like? Who inhabits these legendary landmarks? What are the inhabitants like?"
Knuckles close his eyes and imagine a place where the sun shines over the stone monuments and blankets the land with pure light. Where people go through their lives living in a stone paradise.
"Ok, I gotta remember. Look straight, keep straight, and hit the updrafts and glide." Knuckles knows that his paradise is a long journey, but a journey well traveled. Riding the updrafts in the clear blue sky, Knuckles can see his goal across the clear horizon. 'Soon,' he thought to himself, 'soon I'll be near my goal and see the fabled city of legend and soon I'll make a legend of my own.' Knuckles looked down onto the clear blue ocean and see beautiful Orcas swimming in the blue depths. Suddenly the water started to turn darker for some reason. Knuckles looked around for the source of the sudden darkness and looked up into the sky. There dark clouds were gathering above Knuckles head.
"Ok, as long as the clouds don't cause and sudden wind changed I'll be fine."
"Ok, here comes the updraft. Just shift right and hang straight."
Knuckles keep on his straight path toward his desired destination, not being aware of the gathering clouds above. Little by little, the dark clouds gathered together growing in mass and size. Knuckles looked up onto the oncoming danger and hoping that the ominous clouds won't disturb his quest, but the weather doesn't abide by anybody's wishes. The clouds continued to gather above Knuckles head and start to swell with darkness.
"Oh man, it's lookin' bad, real bad!" Knuckles said to himself as he looked up at the darkened storm. Suddenly the storm let out a howling wind that rocks Knuckles tipsy. "Oh man, I gotta make it! I gotta make it!" Then lightning struck overhead the young echidna. Knuckles had to swallow his fear to weather this storm. Knuckles looked forward through the blinding storm and sees his goal ahead. Determined to make it through, Knuckles took one huge breath and pushed through the rain and the wind. Suddenly out of nowhere, an unknown updraft hit Knuckles from below and tossed him up higher in the air. Knuckles tried all he could to gain control, but Knuckles is fighting against a foe he cannot defeat. Try as he might, the storm has overtaken the echidna and tossed him aside like an overused tissue. Tossing and turning in the air, Knuckles tried all he could to regain control, but alas all his efforts were all for not. Knuckles can't do anything but pray that he would survive the onslaught. Knuckles strength was slowly decreasing as he continued gliding towards his stone paradise.
"Mmm, vision getting...blurry. I ...must make i...it. I got to. I...must...m..."
All of Knuckles' strength was completely gone. He felt pray to the viciousness of the destructive storm. The gliding echidna suddenly slowed down in mid air and dropped like a stone. Spiraling out of control and towards the crashing waves, all Knuckles could do was send a silent prayer to the gods in hopes that it will save Knuckles.
'Our father,
Who art in Heaven.
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on Earth,
As...it...is in...He...Heaven'
SPPLAAASSSHHH!!
............................................................................................................
"Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us of our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil,
For Thy is the Kingdom, the power and the glory,
Forever.
Amen."
"Ok, Rouge, time to go to bed."
"Ok mommy. Good thing that we said our prayers before that storm over the sea comes over here."
"Yes, dear, it is good. Now we'll be protected as we sleep. Now sweet dreams."
As Rouge laid her head on the pillow a thought came into her mind. She quickly got up and caught her mother before she went through the door.
"Momma, are we going to do anything tomorrow."
"Well, tomorrow is Saturday. I know what we'll do. After we go shopping we can go to the park and have fun. And maybe you can meet your little friend from school there, too."
"Really? Wow! Thanks mommy!"
Rouge jumped up and gave her mother a kiss. She quickly went into her bed, egger to begin the new day tomorrow. As Rouge's mother walked out the bedroom door, she blew her daughter a kiss and closed the door.
"Goodnight, Rouge."
"Goodnight, mommy."
The next day came like every other day, but today was different from the others. It was Saturday, the day that Rouge gets to go to the park and meet her friends. In the mourning, Rouge was ready to go as she burst through her parents' doors in an effort to hurry to her destination.
"C'mon, wake up! Today's Saturday! Lets go, lets go!"
"Mmm...Rouge? Why are you up so early?"
"You remember your promise, don't you mommy? Today's Saturday! Lets go! I wanna meet my friends! Lets go!"
"Ok, ok honey. Just let mommy and daddy get up first so we can get ready, ok?"
"Ok mommy. I'll wait for you."
After hearing this, Rouge skipped out of the room and closed the door. The father slowly woke up after hearing all of the commotion.
"Wha...what was that?"
"That was our little alarm clock. C'mon, let's get up."
She gave her husband a kiss and walked to the bathroom. In Rouge's room, Rouge was already getting her clothes ready for today.
"Oh, this'll be so much fun! I'll meet all of my friends and go to the park all day!"
Later on after a little shopping, Rouge and her parents continued down the sidewalk. Before they turned the corner, Rouge saw something that caught her eye. It was the park, the place that she so desired. She quickly stopped her mother in her tracks and pointer her finger towards the park.
"Mommy, you promised."
"Oh, I did, didn't I? I think we got some time, don't we dear."
"I think we do have some time," father said as he looked at his watch. "Well, let's go. I'll get you some ice cream while we're there, ok?"
"Ok, let's go mommy and daddy!"
Rouge grabbed on both her parents hands and drugged them to the park. The park was a very beautiful and vast place in the city. It might not seem much to an adult, but to a child it's paradise. The green trees, the warm breeze, and the fun play parks attracted children of all ages. As Rouge walked into the park, off in the distance she sees one of her classmates. She was a young girl with pink hair and a red dress. She was wearing a red headband on her head and red running boots. As this girl turned around, she sees Rouge and gives out a wave.
"Rouge! Over here!"
"Hi Amy! I didn't know you were here!"
They both walked up towards each other and gave each other a hug. They're best friends from school and are never seen apart.
"Hey Rouge, do you wanna get some ice cream with me?"
"Ok. Hey daddy, can I get some ice cream?"
"Well, alright. Go on."
"Lets go Amy!"
Rouge grabbed Amy by the hand and rushed to the ice cream vendor where they got to pick their favorite flavors of ice cream and enjoyed it under the warm sun. ............................................................................................................
"It says in legends that a brave echidna crossed over the seas from atop the highest peak on Angel Island. There he saw a city of glass and stone that stretched to the sky..."
"Someday, I will see what's on the other side. Some day."
"Wake up, Knackuleous. It's morning. Time to get up."
"Mmm...Mom?"
"Mom?"
....................
'Wait, where am I?'
'Oh, so weak...how did I get here?'
....................
'Yes, now I remember.'
'The legend...'
'Where am I?'
'What is this I'm laying on?'
....................
'Sand. Is this sand?'
'Thank the gods that I'm able to feel sand.'
.....................
'So weak...'
'Must see where I am.'
'If I can open my eyes...'
There laid the echidna prince, helpless and weak from the dangerous storm. He was slain by the howling winds and was put to rest on the beach shores. There the sands and ocean waves caressed his lifeless body. No signs of life were present within that vessel, until...finally, movement. Knuckles' eyes slowly opened and went into focus. Knuckles finally gained enough strength to lift himself up off the sand and look toward the ocean.
"Wow. I survived the storm. Thank the gods that I'm safe, but it seems that I've been blown off course. So, where am I?"
Knuckles looked along the beach and onto the ocean. All he could see was sand and surf along the horizon.
"It looks like I've been blown back to Angel Island. I can't believe it. All that I did and I didn't even make it."
Knuckles slumped down unto the wet beach sands with a melancholy look on his face. With all his efforts and trials he didn't even make it past the storm and was tossed back to his starting point.
"I'll never see that fabled city. I'll never create my own legend. I might as well turn around and go home."
As Knuckles turned around, he noticed a shadow that he never seen before now. Knuckles followed this strange shadow to the source, a huge rock face.
"Wait a minute. I never saw this on Angel Island. I wonder why it's here? Well I'll never find out if I stay here."
Knuckles gather what strength he got and started to climb the rock face. Little by little Knuckles climbed up wondering why this was on Angel Island and wasn't noticed before. "Hmm, maybe a fissure occurred when the storm started and caused the rock to move or something," Knuckles said to himself. Knuckles climbed higher and higher, and he can see the sun peaking above the rock.
"Just a few more feet and I'll be home."
Knuckles finally reaches the top of the huge rock. Exhausted he laid down on his back and breathed in hard. Knuckles looked up at the sky wondering how far he actually went until he was overshadowed by another object. He looked down to see what was this strange shadow that blankets him.
"What is this? I never saw this on the island before. What is this object?"
Knuckles followed the shadow to its source. When he looked forward he saw a monumental stone monument that stretched from the ground to the sky. In the distance he sees other monuments just like that one which each had its own length and width. Knuckles looked closer as the sun rose higher giving Knuckles a better look at the distance objects. As soon as the objects came into better view, Knuckles' face lit up. There it was. The large stone monuments of legend were here. The legendary city of stone and glass was right in front of Knuckles. He made it.
He did it. Knuckles has made it to the legendary city, the city of stone and glass.
From Moegedow:
Sorry about the long wait folks. I had a bunch of stuff to do with college, my website, and other stuff. I hope this chapter makes up for the long wait I put ya'll through. Chapter 6 will be up, so keep posted until then. Now, I got a fanfic section on my website and I don't have any to post there. So if you have a fanfic to share that has anything to do with Nintendo, Sega, or DBZ send me an e-mail with your name, the name of the fanfic, the URL where the fanfic is located, and a brief description of the fanfic. I'll post them up as soon as possible, so send them to me when you can. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for Chapter 6.
Moegedow