YAY! I got TWO, count them TWO good reviews! - I am sooooo happy!!

KittyhawkTheEchidniaBat-572 Thank YOU for the nice review, I'm glad you like my story!

ShadowandKnucklesgirlforever uh . . . no this won't be a Tikal/Knuckles sorry, she's taken care of him since he was little and is more of a motherly figure to him, and I just don't think it's appropriate in THIS story. Although I do like Tikal/Knuckles relationships! Thanks for the nice review, it's a definite boost in my confidence!

Spark: OK CG owns nothing in this story 'cept me . . . TT

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Shadows of ferns, bushes and trees loomed all-around Knuckles, he couldn't pick one thing out from the other. Though the stars twinkled above him, they shed no light to lead his way. The moon was no where in sight. He decided to start walking but tripped over a tree root, when he looked back it was reaching for him! He yelled then ran, for the first time since he was a child Knuckles was scared.

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Tikal paced ceaselessly in front of the Master Emerald shrine, looking out to the forest every so often.

"Where is he?!" she asked Chaos.

"He probably just fell asleep under the stars" Chaos consoled her. They heard Knuckles yell. "Or not."

"I'm going to go find him!"Tikal shouted as she ran to the mess of trees.

"TIKAL, WAIT!"Chaos yelled, but knew what her reply would be so he sat atop the stairs of the shrine.

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Tikal ran wildly through the underbrush, if anything happened to Knuckles she could never forgive herself. 'Did he go this way this morning? Or that way?' she thought. Something glowed to her left, the spirits must be with her tonight. She ran that way. Soon she saw a break in the trees up ahead of her.

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Knuckles heard something coming twords him, he poised himself to attack, as Tikal ran into the tiny clearing. Relief washed over him. Tikal looked over to him, and wrapped her arms around him.

"Thank God your safe"She said, beginning to cry. Soon she regained her composure. "Chaos and I were worried sick!"

"I'm sorry"he said forcefully "I was trying to catch fish and lost track of time"

"Catching-come on lets get back"She said letting go of him.

When they returned, Chaos was glad to see them both OK.

"You found him!"said Chaos

"He wasn't too hard to find"Tikal responded.

"I'm sorry I made you worry" Knuckles said innocently, yawning.

"We'll talk about it in the morning, you should go to sleep"she said. Knuckles marched off.

"And again I ask, what are we going to do with that boy"Tikal sighed.

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Well, I have something to tell ya all, I'm heading down to Florida on vacation on Sunday until the twenty-second I think. So probably no chappys until then . . . sorry! But Please Review! Reviews make me happy!