Knuckles materialized right in the middle of a large highway. There was no cars on it however. Rain stung his eyes as a bolt of lightning tore across the sky. "If I'm going to put a stop to this we need to find all the emeralds." Knuckles spoke, then he turned around, "Heyyy, what's this?"
Bolts of lasers were flareing up in the distance. But the blasts were moving towards him. A bolt came right towards him. Knuckles had nerves of steel, and fists just as hard. He gave a punch that send the blast right back to whatever its launcher was. There was an explosion, that blast hit something. "Hmph, that will teach them." Knuckles chuckled. He turned around, and looked right into two police robots. "There he is, open fire," the mechanical voice said. Both of the robots raised their guns, and let loose laser blasts. Knuckles did a forewards somesault as the blast flew over his head.
"What's going on here?" Knuckles said as he voiced the obvious question. The answer he got was more lasers. Knuckles leapt to the side this time, the lasers missing once again. "Fine, have it your way."
Knuckles charged one of the robots. Both continued to fire, but they couldn't hit Knuckles. Knuckles got right in front of one and then let out one punch. The punch completely crushed the robot. The robot exploded in a dazzle of fire. Knuckles then turned to face the other robot. Knuckles dodged another laser bolt as he prepared to attack. Then a streak of lightning flew down from the storm and hit the robot, destroying it in its entirety. Knuckles put a hand in front of his face to shield it from the blast.
"Well, that's over." Then a new figured stepped into the light. "Its you!" Knuckles shouted. Then his own voice replied, "Yes it is." Knuckles looked into the darkness as Metal Knuckles Stepped out of it. Both of them raised their spiky fists, and Knuckles asked, "What are you doing here?"
Metal Knuckles had his reply, "I'm just collecting something. ('Stealing is more like it,' Knuckles muttered) And I bet it is what you want." Metal Knuckles revealed what was in his left hand, it was a Chaos Emerald. "So that is what your up to," Knuckles chuckled, "Well just enjoy it while you can, but I am going to be taking that emerald now."
"I don't think you will," Metal Knuckles said. He held up the emerald and got ready to attack. Then a bolt of lightning struck the emerald. The emerald glowed and then shot several beams of energy. Two beams severed the bridge they were standing on. Both sides of the bridge blew out, and they're section Knuckles and Metal Knuckles were standing on collapsed. They plummeted towards the ground far below.
The section broke apart, and both of them entered free fall. Above them the emerald fell just behind them. "Look what you've done! Ohhhh, I'll get you for this." Knuckles then let out two quick punches. Then Knuckles let out a quick dash punch. He flew fist first right into Metal Knuckles. Metal Knuckles then activated his jet and flew out of the way. While they fought each other the emerald fell past them and towards the ground below.
Knuckles lost sight of Metal Knuckles, but the rain blurred his vision. Next thing he knew he was being hit hard in the back with a punch from Metal Knuckles. Knuckles fell backwards, away from Metal Knuckles. Knuckles's voice was gruff now, "It my emerald and my way, so get out of down, so take this! Thunder Arrow!" A bolt of lightning flew down and hit Metal Knuckles. There was an electrifying flash as Metal Knuckles flashed in the light. The light faded and Metal Knuckles's eyes went dark. "That was easy enough." Knuckles said and he dived down toards the falling emerald.
Knuckles stopped diving and started to glide, slowing his desent. Knuckles landed on the wet, and dimly lit ground under the high bridge. Ruble fdrom the broken bridge section littered the ground. Finding the emerald in this mess would be a real challenge. Knuckles strolled along. Then he heard a whistleing sound. Starange, what could be making the whistling sound? There was nothing on the ground which could be making tha noise. Knuckle slooked up. His face went into one of shock. Knuckels lept backwards.
A red and fast moving obnject crashed into the ground net to him as Metal Knuckles just missed him with the drill claw. There was a large and deep hole formed on the impact. Metal Knuckles climbed out of the hole, "Think I'm gotten rid of that easily?" "I had hoped so," Knuickles replied. The fight was on. Knuckles let out two more quick punches followed by the dash punch. Metal Knuckles took the hit dead on, and went flying into the nearby bridge tower. Knuckles grabbed the giant piece of rubble next to him, it was ten times his size. Using his powerful arms Knuckles lifted tons of roadway above his head, "Hey Metal," he called. Metal Knuckles pulled his head out of the tower and turned around.
Knuckles's aim was true, and the giant piece of roadway he threw hit Metal Knuckles square in the face. Metal Knuckles was buried in between the piece of roadway and the tower. "That's the last I should see of him." Knuckles said, and he started to turn around. Then there was a large cracking sound as Metal Knuckles picked the debris up. Knuckles quickly faced his opponet again, "Don't you know when to give up?" Metal Knuckles threw the roadway at Knuckles this time. Knuckles avoided it with a punch, the roadway blew apart. "You're just going to have to learn the hard way." Metal Knuckles said, stepping foreward, "You could never beat me, not the Metal Knuckles." Then Metal Knuckles's right arm fell off. Grinning Knuckles said, "It looks like you are in much worse shape then you thought." Knuckles picked up another large piece of debris. Metal Knuckles stopped in his tracks, and raised his remaining arm. Knuckles threw the debris at Metal Knuckles. Metal Knuckles blocked it the same way Knuckles had, with a punch. The debris flew apart again, but this time Knuckles was gone. Metal Knuckles looked around, almost frantically.
There was a voice from above, "Good-bye." Knuckles came down on top of Metal Knuckles with a drill dive. Lightning flashed as Metal Knuckles exploded, leaving debris everywhere. Knuckles dusted himself off and went in search of the fallen emerald.
"This won't be easy," Knuckles said to himself. He started his search looking under large debris. Knuckles sighed, and the rain poured on and on.