(A/N:Sorry for the late update. But I'm working on my other stories, & my computer's hard drive blew. I'm just thankful I save all my stories to floppy disks. Anyway, now that my brother brought his computer up, on with the fic.)
Zoro opened his eyes to find himself standing in front of a tall broken temple. He looked in front of himself to see a flight of stairs going up the temple. He looked up to see where the steps lead & saw something shimmering at the top.
"What's up there?" Zoro asked himself. He walked towards the altar & started up the steps. "This temple wasn't here before." Zoro thought to himself. "How did it get built & age so fast?" Zoro reached the top & saw something that amazed him. A huge emerald sitting on a short pedestal sparkling so bright, it nearly blinded Zoro. He stared at its beauty.
"The server's are the 7 chaos." A female voice said, sounding like it came from inside the emerald. Zoro jumped at this.
"Th-that voice." Zoro said. "It came from inside the crystal. B-but, how can that be?" Zoro then thought of something. "Maybe there's somebody in there." He then ran up to the emerald & pressed himself against it & put his ear to it. "Hello!" He shouted. "Can you hear me in there?"
"What are you doing?" Came a voice from behind Zoro, he turned around & found himself face to face with a short red bipedal echidna wearing red shoes with yellow on the sides, & white mittens with spikes on the knuckles, it also had a crescent moon shaped piece of fur on his chest. He pointed at Zoro. "Get away from the master emerald!"
"Master Emerald?" Zoro asked. He then looked back at the big green emerald, then at the echidna & pointed at the emerald. "You mean that emerald?"
"Yes." The echidna said. "I am Knuckles, guardian of the Master Emerald. The emerald you were leaning against."
"But there's somebody in there!" Zoro said. "I heard it myself."
"A likely story." Knuckles said. "Just what I'd expect from somebody who'd try to steal it."
"Steal it?" Zoro asked. "But I'm no thief, I'm just a swordsman."
"Liar!" Knuckles shouted, sounding kinda irritated. "Now you will pay for this." Zoro frowned. Then he drew a sword.
"Alright, Knuckles-for-brains." Zoro said. He then drew his other sword. "If that's the way you want it." He then drew his 3rd sword & clenched the handle in his teeth. Then he got into his battle ready position. "Then that's the way it's gonna be." He then saw Knuckles staring at him like an alien spore was growing out of his head. "What?" he asked.
"What's with the 3rd sword?" Knuckles asked.
"Haven't you ever heard of the art of Santoryu?" Zoro asked. "3 Sword Style. & here's a taste of its power!" Zoro charged at Knuckles, who snapped out of his trance by Zoro's fighting style, then raised his fists.
"Well, here's a taste of MY power!" Knuckles said. He then charged at Zoro, both fists ready for a pounding.