Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Sonic characters.

A huge island floats over the ocean. This is Angel Island, home of the Master Emerald. A lone figure sits on the steps of a shrine, with a gigantic green stone glowing at the top. The figure is a young man, in his late teens, with bright red hair grown in dreadlocks. He wore a red sleeveless shirt with a white crest on it, and a pair of red jeans. On his hands are two large white gloves, with spikes on the knuckles. This figure is me. My name is Knuckles, and I am the guardian of the Master Emerald.

As far back as I can remember, I've been living here on this dark island, always guarding the Master Emerald from anything that could harm it. I don't know why I was given this job, why it was my fate. Destined to be here...forever.

I heard a huge crash. I looked back, and the Master Emerald was in pieces. Coming out of it was a monster, made of blue liquid with glowing green eyes. It didn't take long for me to put two and two together.

"What did you do to the Master Emerald?!" I shouted, infuriated. The creature did not answer. "Answer me!" I screamed. I ran up to it and tried punching it in the face, but it swung on if its powerful arms and struck me hard. I went flying of the edge of the shrine, and landed on the hard ground below.

"No fair!" I protested. I ran back up to the top of the shrine, just in time to see the creature transform into a puddle and slip away.

I felt the ground shake beneath me. I knew all too well what was going on. Without the Master Emerald's power, Angel Island would fall into the ocean.

I looked at where the Master Emerald had one stood. Now, only the base remained. I wasn't sure how far the pieces may have been flung, but I knew I had to find them.

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