Transferring Power

Knuckles was flying around, being lead by the reaction of the Master Emerald. Its signals then stopped. He knew he was where he needed to go. He saw Sonic's body lying on the ground. He quickly rushed over.

"Sonic! Are you okay? Wake up! Say something!" No response.

"He can't say anything, you fool! He's dead, just like you will be in a minute!" Metal said in a dark, devilish voice, walking from behind a boulder. "And you're emerald is the last thing I need to become the most powerful being."

In a furious voice, Knuckles replied, "You bastard! I WON'T let you get away with this and I WON'T let you take MY emerald!" He dashed straight for Metal.

He gave a right jab, missing Metal's head. After a series of punches, each missing Metal, Knuckles jumped back and took a quick rest.

"You look tired. Too bad exhaustion won't save you in this fight. I am Metal Overlord, and I show NO MERCY!"

Metal dashed to Knuckles, punching him in his stomach. Knuckles quickly recovered and jumped into the air.

"DIE!" Knuckles yelled, as a huge ball of energy from the Master Emerald headed for Metal.

"Fool." Metal whispered. Snickering to himself, he pointed his finger into the air. A small energy beam came out of his finger, went straight through the huge ball, and headed for Knuckles.

He quickly used chaos control and teleported behind Metal. Unfortunately, Metal sensed this and turned around quickly, sticking his sharp fingers out. He stabbed Knuckles in the chest. Knuckles fell face first into the dirt.

"I win. So, I will be taking my emerald now and leave," Metal said, urgently.

"You'll never wield the true power of the emeralds," Knuckles said, smirking. "The legacy of Sonic WILL live on!" Knuckles tightly gripped the emerald, making it glow. A glowing energy flowed from the emerald, along with Knuckles's spirit. "We will kill you," he muttered. Then, his head fell, unconscious. Knuckles had died. The Master Emerald was nothing but stone now.

"Darn it! Oh well, I don't need that emerald. I AM THE STRONGEST! I AM THE MOST POWERFUL BEING ALIVE! LET ME SHOW YOU ALL MY REAL POWER!" Metal powered up with enormous energy, destroying everything in the area, including Sonic's body and Knuckles's body.

Amy was feeding Amic a bottle of milk.

"A baby like you needs your milk, don't you?" Amy said in a childish voice. Tails was in the garage, looking for the Chaos radar.

"Where's that radar? I need it if I want to find Sonic and the emeralds! Amy's worried sick about him!" Tails searched constantly for the radar.

"Tails, didn't you leave the radar in the plane last time you used it?" Amy guessed.

"That's right! It must be in there!"

Tails ran to the landing road used for the plane. Amic was left in his crib. But, what Amy and Tails didn't know, was that at that moment, Amic was glowing bright green.

"Amic, when you learn of the danger that can possibly control the earth, I want you to go and search for a highly trained ninja that controls the power of Chaos Rings. His name is Espio. His friends are Charmy and Vector, but stick to Espio. When he sees you, tell him Knuckles sent you. I am you new conscience now. The future lies in you, Amic. I believe in you. You now hold the power of the Master Emerald." Knuckles was in his spirit form. Knuckles and the power of the Master Emerald possessed Amic. When Amic heard him, somehow, he understood. But all he could do was laugh.

Espio, Charmy, and Vector were in their small penthouse, but it had a lot more furniture in it. Espio was meditating.

"Espio!" Knuckles called in his mind. Espio was confused.

"Is that you Knuckles?" he asked.

"Yes, it is, but I only have enough spirit energy to say a few words, so listen carefully. Years from now, a boy is going to come to you. His name is Amic. I want you to train him and help him harness the power of chaos hidden deep inside of him."

"But why me?" Espio complained.

"Because you have the power of the Chaos Rings. Let's keep this conversation between us, ok? I have to go. Promise you'll do this? The Earth's future rests in his hands." Knuckles left.

"Don't worry, Knuckles. I promise." Espio smiled, and continued meditating.