Chapter 13: Run Into Again

Knuckles sat protectively on the steps to the master emerald, ready for anything to come his way. He knew a fight was coming, but from what, who, and when? What he didn't realize was, an entire army was on its way not for his destruction…

Sonic and Sarah were racing the clock, mostly Sonic the one moving and Sarah flying behind. He was farther than he thought, and came to…a grassy, dim lit meadow. He had to stop quickly to catch where he was, but the sight he saw wasn't what he was expecting. He saw the black hedgehog from earlier, but he was with a girl. She seemed so happy, cheerful and overjoyed, but he couldn't look at her, just walking forward again, not paying much attention. She would skip around him, but it seemed to make him more agitated, like her presence was even annoying.

"Hey!" Sonic shouted out, making Shadow spin around.

"Well…if it isn't the blue hedgehog that protects the humans." He had to regain his voice after the first word. He sort of squeaked…(looks around)…so he cleared his throat.

"I told you." Kyra smiled, her kiss taking affect to the loved hedgehog.

"Shut up." He blankly put.

"What are you doing out here?" Sonic demanded, his eyes still angry and concerned for his echidna friend.

"I didn't know wandering around was a bad thing." They seemed to be in a word battle, but Sarah just strolled over to Kyra, smiling about how you could make an evil hedgehog's voice crack.

"Well…if you must know…"

"Don't you dare tell her." Shadow's eyes went stern as he side glance to the gray hedgehog.

"Tell what?" Sonic was walking slowly to be close to the group now.

"That I…" Kyra began, but couldn't as Shadow smacked his hand over her mouth. He immediately pulled it back in disgust as she let her tongue fall out.

"That was freaking gross." He whipped his hand around to get the drool off.

"I…"

"Ah da da! Come!" He cut her off again, picking her up and carrying her away. He still went straight toward the sinking sun, traveling again.

"Ok then…it must have been really embarrassing for him to act like that." Sonic laughed hard at all the images in his head.

"Who was that again?"

"Shadow. I just kind of…know him." Sonic grabbed her arm once again. "We still have a mission to attend to." He sped away, a totally different direction then what he was originally going. The trees swept by, the ground a blur of water paint. The coast came near and Angel Island could be seen in the sky. The red echidna waited and lived there, forever an outcast from the world to keep a single gem safe from harm.

…But for the master emerald. To break apart the very energy that the green jewel held inside would soon die, sending the island to the ground and destroying Knuckles' way of life and everything he knew.
For making like...3 more chapters, I'm kinda sad I didn't many reviews. Thanks to the people who did, though, you make me happy! I though this chapter was funny, and I wanted it to be. Why else make Shadow act like a kid . Well now...back to writing and typing. Did u like how i began and ended in one paragraph split?