Chapter 2
Knuckles was asleep, the dampness of the air meant the island was dew for a downpour.
The emerald he guarded was majestic in all it's size and glory, even in all his lust he never left his post. His mind, his heart and his actions had indeed grown from love to a certain addiction and passion, the one he wanted was all but one but he in his knowledge had to be patient.
It was a moonless night and the wind had picked up, but it was only a breeze strong enough to disturb the guardian from his slumber for he new by the scent and an acute sense of hearing the surroundings were amiss. He brushed it as nothing and relaxed himself to fall into his slumber.
Something ran past.
The blood red echidna was more than awake once he heard this movement.
The shadow of the night ran to the left and then to the right.
"show your self" Knuckles was nerves but his emotionless face said otherwise.
There was a laughter mixed with the element of the wind causing it to have slight echo. The echidna new that it could be a threat to him or the master emerald and started to run in the direction of his foe…or as it his soon to be lover of the night?
While still running his purple orbs caught the shadow and found that it was a sleek female body. He didn't care what sex it was all that mattered was to corner and catch his unbeknownst visitor.
The shadowed figure took flight, the rustle of leaves showed that the bushes were deeply disturbed. "catch me if you can echidna"
Knuckles never let his running pace change he new who his foe was and it was a certain bat that caught his eye.