Hiya, folks. Sorry 'bout the cliffhanger last chapter...I just couldn't resist that, hee hee!
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Disclaimer: Sonic I don't own
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Claimer: Raven, Fount of Light, and other made-up (by me) stuff I owns!
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Knuckles groaned, his head still spinning from being tossed onto his head by the evil, lunatic Ultimate Life Form.
'When I get my fists on him,' Knuckles growled to himself as he opened his eyes, wanting to see how the battle was progressing before getting back into it.
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Therefore, finding himself both at normal size and lying on the metal floor of a metal corridor was rather surprising.
"What the heck?" Knuckles wondered, scrambling to his feet.
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And if he didn't know any better, the echidna could have sworn he was back inside the space colony ARK. Except that this part of the ARK was a lot cleaner and newer-looking than the parts he'd seen on the ARK before…
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From behind him, Knuckles heard laughter. It sounded like a couple of kids, two at least. Confused, Knuckles went to investigate.
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Along the wall, the control panels were blinking with bright green 'status-ready' lights. That too was weird - barely any of the panels that Knuckles had seen before had been functional. Most had been cracked and broken.
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The sound of laughter grew louder as Knuckles reached a five-way intersection of the corridors. The only trouble was, he couldn't tell which hallway the kids were in. They were heading his way, though, so Knuckles opted to wait.
"I wonder what kids are doing on this abandoned station," the echidna thought aloud to himself, "And how did I get back up here, anyway?"
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"Hah hah, can't catch me Little Brother!"
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"Can too can too if ya just stop runnin'!"
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Two very young hedgehogs ran into the intersection. The one in front skidded to a hasty halt when he spotted Knuckles, but the second hedgehog didn't stop in time and collided with the other, knocking them both down.
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"Ow! Get offa me, you're a big fatso," complained the first hedgehog.
"I am NOT! You're older than me and that makes you way more fatter so there hah!" declared the second hedgehog as he got up.
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What was really freaking Knuckles out was how eerily familiar these two hedgehog kids were. The older one - who was older by only two or three years by the looks of it - was a very light gray hedgehog with surprisingly bright blue eyes. His little brother was a very dark gray, almost black color, and had orange eyes.
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"Why'd you stop anyway huh?" the dark gray kid demanded of his older brother.
"Just stand still and look, silly!" declared the light gray kid, pointing right at Knuckles.
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"Who's he?" wondered the younger kid, "He doesn't look like one of the techni- um, techni - uh, tech-guys but maybe the Doctor hired a new guy and that's him?"
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The older kid rolled his eyes.
"Stop runnin' your legs an' your mouth and ASK him! Didn't you learn any manners?"
"I learned that slurping soup gets me sent to the gym faster," grinned the younger hedgehog.
His brother considered this, and then they laughed together.
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"So," said the older hedgehog next, "Who are you, huh? You're not a'posed ta be here if you're not register personnel!"
"Yeah tell us right now or we'll tell on you ta the Doctor!" added the younger hedgehog, grinning from the safety of being directly behind his brother.
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"I'm Knuckles," Knuckles told them - it wouldn't hurt to tell a pair of kids the truth, he figured - "Who are you two supposed to be?"
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"Why don't you know that? Everybody knows who we are!" said the light gray hedgehog.
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"I'm not everybody," Knuckles retorted, earning a giggle from the dark gray hedgehog, "And I'm in a hurry. Are you going to tell me your names or not?"
"Ooh ooh I will! I will!" said the younger hedgehog as he jumped out from behind his brother's back.
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The next words to come out of that hedgehog's mouth left the echidna completely flabbergasted.
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"My name's Shadow!" said the small dark gray hedgehog, "And this is my super-cool Big Brother Raven! Hiya!"
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When Knuckles could speak again, the only thing he could think to say was, "Are…you sure?"
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The young brother hedgehogs Raven and Shadow blinked back at him.
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"What kinda dumb question is THAT?" Child Raven finally demanded, "C'mon, Shadow, we gotta get back to the lab before the Doctor finds out we ran off."
"Okay Raven," Child Shadow replied, "Last one there is a ugly fatso slug monster!"
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Both hedgehogs bolted down another corridor. Leaving behind them a completely stupefied Master Emerald Guardian.
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Disclaimer: Sonic I don't own
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Claimer: Raven, Fount of Light, and other made-up (by me) stuff I owns!
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Knuckles groaned, his head still spinning from being tossed onto his head by the evil, lunatic Ultimate Life Form.
'When I get my fists on him,' Knuckles growled to himself as he opened his eyes, wanting to see how the battle was progressing before getting back into it.
.
.
.
Therefore, finding himself both at normal size and lying on the metal floor of a metal corridor was rather surprising.
"What the heck?" Knuckles wondered, scrambling to his feet.
.
.
.
And if he didn't know any better, the echidna could have sworn he was back inside the space colony ARK. Except that this part of the ARK was a lot cleaner and newer-looking than the parts he'd seen on the ARK before…
.
.
.
From behind him, Knuckles heard laughter. It sounded like a couple of kids, two at least. Confused, Knuckles went to investigate.
.
.
.
Along the wall, the control panels were blinking with bright green 'status-ready' lights. That too was weird - barely any of the panels that Knuckles had seen before had been functional. Most had been cracked and broken.
.
.
.
The sound of laughter grew louder as Knuckles reached a five-way intersection of the corridors. The only trouble was, he couldn't tell which hallway the kids were in. They were heading his way, though, so Knuckles opted to wait.
"I wonder what kids are doing on this abandoned station," the echidna thought aloud to himself, "And how did I get back up here, anyway?"
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.
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.
"Hah hah, can't catch me Little Brother!"
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.
.
"Can too can too if ya just stop runnin'!"
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.
.
Two very young hedgehogs ran into the intersection. The one in front skidded to a hasty halt when he spotted Knuckles, but the second hedgehog didn't stop in time and collided with the other, knocking them both down.
.
.
.
"Ow! Get offa me, you're a big fatso," complained the first hedgehog.
"I am NOT! You're older than me and that makes you way more fatter so there hah!" declared the second hedgehog as he got up.
.
.
.
.
What was really freaking Knuckles out was how eerily familiar these two hedgehog kids were. The older one - who was older by only two or three years by the looks of it - was a very light gray hedgehog with surprisingly bright blue eyes. His little brother was a very dark gray, almost black color, and had orange eyes.
.
.
.
"Why'd you stop anyway huh?" the dark gray kid demanded of his older brother.
"Just stand still and look, silly!" declared the light gray kid, pointing right at Knuckles.
.
.
"Who's he?" wondered the younger kid, "He doesn't look like one of the techni- um, techni - uh, tech-guys but maybe the Doctor hired a new guy and that's him?"
.
.
.
The older kid rolled his eyes.
"Stop runnin' your legs an' your mouth and ASK him! Didn't you learn any manners?"
"I learned that slurping soup gets me sent to the gym faster," grinned the younger hedgehog.
His brother considered this, and then they laughed together.
.
.
.
.
"So," said the older hedgehog next, "Who are you, huh? You're not a'posed ta be here if you're not register personnel!"
"Yeah tell us right now or we'll tell on you ta the Doctor!" added the younger hedgehog, grinning from the safety of being directly behind his brother.
.
.
.
.
"I'm Knuckles," Knuckles told them - it wouldn't hurt to tell a pair of kids the truth, he figured - "Who are you two supposed to be?"
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.
"Why don't you know that? Everybody knows who we are!" said the light gray hedgehog.
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.
.
"I'm not everybody," Knuckles retorted, earning a giggle from the dark gray hedgehog, "And I'm in a hurry. Are you going to tell me your names or not?"
"Ooh ooh I will! I will!" said the younger hedgehog as he jumped out from behind his brother's back.
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The next words to come out of that hedgehog's mouth left the echidna completely flabbergasted.
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"My name's Shadow!" said the small dark gray hedgehog, "And this is my super-cool Big Brother Raven! Hiya!"
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When Knuckles could speak again, the only thing he could think to say was, "Are…you sure?"
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The young brother hedgehogs Raven and Shadow blinked back at him.
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"What kinda dumb question is THAT?" Child Raven finally demanded, "C'mon, Shadow, we gotta get back to the lab before the Doctor finds out we ran off."
"Okay Raven," Child Shadow replied, "Last one there is a ugly fatso slug monster!"
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Both hedgehogs bolted down another corridor. Leaving behind them a completely stupefied Master Emerald Guardian.