Robert Fox's Log -- July 1, 20XX

Well, I've been rescued by Sonic The Hedgehog. Nice guy, if you ask me. After a while, Miles Prower ("Tails" as he likes to be called) and I chatted about the theoretical usage of a Chaos Emerald to increase intelligence. We figured that intelligence is the capacity for knowledge -- not the knowledge itself...
But I'm getting ahead of myself here.

"Your name is Kaira, huh?" Robert asked Knuckles' girlfriend. "Seems pretty odd for an echidna, if you ask me."

"Well, I was an orphan, and my adoptive parents were humans. Does that help at all?"

"Sure."

The two, along with Sonic, Tails, and Knux, were sitting near Tails' workshop in the Mystic Ruins. It was just a friendly meet and greet, but apparently Knux got the wrong idea when he walked by the two.

Tails was lucky to have an ice pack handy. The punch that Knuckles gave Robert knocked the scientist out cold, with a black eye. "Knuckles! Why did you do that?"

"He was looking at my girlfriend!"

"And how do you know he wasn't making conversation with her?"

Knuckles became deathly silent.

"Now run off somewhere. It's gonna be a while before Robert awakes."

Robert awoke with a terrific headache. Tails was standing near him with an open first aid kit.

"Ugh.. what happened...?" Robert asked the two-tailed fox.

"Knuckles punched you. You got a concussion and a black eye."

"So that's what it was... urgh... What's that sound?"

There was a deep rumbling noise outside the workshop, then Dr. Eggman's voice called out:

"Sonic! Give me back my hostage, or you will all die!"

Sonic was perplexed. "Hostage? Oh, you mean the scientist! Never, Eggman!"

Eggman got really angry at the infernal hedgehog's refusal. "Very well then. Prepare to die!"

Dr. Eggman sat in the cockpit of the EGG COBRA. This was a machine that consisted of multiple intertwined titanium strands connected to a central device. According to Robert, the central device was the weak spot but it was pretty hard to get to...

"Let's get that egg!" Sonic yelled as he, Tails and Knux ran out the door

A-N: People complained that Kaira's name was too complex for an echidna, so I'm bringing in an explanation for that name.

All characters (c) their respective owners. Story (c) 2004 TGAE.