She walked up onto the now blustery deck, she sat down and dangled her feet over the edge, looking as the shape of the fluffy white clouds changed constantly before her, instead of thinking of her newest scheme, she was thinking about the one person who could stand in the way of it.

Knuckles, as I may have mentioned before, is really something. We already know that he is more than powerful enough for every other person here. Well, except possibly Shadow, but I don't think even he would be safe from Knuckles' wrath if the red echidna were to go after him.

Hey, what's that sound?

She looked around, and then saw nothing else.


Shadow was sent out to patrol the decks since Rouge went out there, they had ordered her to return immediately.

Where has that ditz gone to?

He looked around and a bit and saw a fist fly into his face.


Knuckles sat on a crate in the room, along with Rouge.

"You know keeping me prisoner is impossible?" Rouge remarked, Knuckles glared at her.

"If it weren't for Sally, I would have killed you already, but she wants a bloodless mission..." Rouge looked at him, sympathy washed over her momentarily, but soon another feeling washed over her, one that was becoming familiar to her: Resentment.

Rouge got up and walked toward him.

Keep me prisoner, will he?

She lunged forward, bringing a fist up. Knuckles parried her with blow with one of his own, she then planted both of her feet into his chest and backflipped.

"You pathetic echidna, you're such an easy fight." Rouge said as she looked over in his direction, finding him to be gone, she then felt a shooting pain in her back, and she was sent flying forward.


Sally booted the door down.

"Good going, Sal." Sonic said with a wink, they walked down the stairs.

"These bitches better be ready for me.." Sally growled as she run down the stairs, using her almighty karate she made short of the control room door as well.

"Where is the sword of Acorns?" Sally demanded, Zachary gave her a weird look.

"Like I know?" Sally got out her blaster.

"Don't, dear girl. Else, Shadow will come in and dispose of yor carcass."

Sonic shook his head.

"'Fraid not, Shadow is a little tied up right now!"

Zachary looked shocked "Either way, princess, we don't have the object of which you seek!"

Sally readied the gun "Don't give me that!" Just then, Shadow appeared behind her and got ready to strike.


Rouge's head slammed against the wall, Knuckles grabbed her by the throat and banged her head off the wall again.

He is a lot stronger... I'm not gonna last much longer...

Rouge gasped out for breath. She then raised her foot as much as she could, kicking Knuckles in the stomach, causing him to keel over, then she kicked him in the mouth, bringing him to the floor.

He then jumped back up, tensing his fists.

Round two!


Shadow charged up the Chaos Spear and got ready to shoot the princess, Sonic noticed the dark warrior out of the corner of his eye, he pushed Sally out of the way as she Shot the gun, which went into the computer.

"NO!" Zachary cried.

"Evacuate immediately, steering giro's damaged. Evacuate immediately!" Snively grabbed Robotnik and run off with him following Zachary, while Vichima stood there in a trance.

"Come on, Vichima!" The maroon coloured Echidna broke out of his trance when he was called and followed Zachary, Shadow gripped his Chaos Emerald.

"Chaos Control!" And disappeared as well.

Time to go...