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Burner the Echidna: Thanks, I'll try and keep it so it continues to get better. Tell me how I do.
Nightw2: That last chapter was meant to be informative. The chapters should be getting longer now. I apologize for short chapters because I know some people don't like short chapters.
Sonicron: I think descriptions are my weak point when it comes to writing. Thanks for the pointers. As for updating, it depends on how fast I can do it for my other stories. Glad you like this one.
Whinnie: Glad you like the pairing. I chose Knuckles and Tikal because I find interspecies relationships a tad odd. It just leads to difficulties, especially regarding what the children would look like. (Knuckles/Rouge, an Echidna with bat wings? Weird!). I accept the Sonic/Sally pairing though. I'll update as fast as I can.
On that subject, sorry for this delay, trying to work on more than one story is difficult.
AttackBack on Angel Island, Knuckles sat back in front of the Master Emerald. Now that Tikal had returned, things were going to change dramatically, although he was unsure how. His head was filled with different emotions, mostly joy about the return, but also surprise. He seemed convinced that none of his people will return, and Tikal's return came out of the blue. There was also the matter of Chaos, why didn't he return as well? He must have had his reasons for not coming back. He couldn't help but think about Tikal's return, was there a secret reason as to why she came back? Maybe she… as soon as this thought went thorugh his mind, Knuckles slapped himself.
"Grrr, why am I thinking like this?" Knuckles asked himself in frustration. Tikal was standing on the edge of the island looking out at the sky. She thought back to where she was before coming back, up in the heavens with Chaos. Effectively, she was a goddess but she didn't like the idea. She said it was too much of a responsibility. She looked down on the battles between Soinc and Eggman and observed how helpful Knuckles had been. She had seen into his heart and knew that he longed for someone to return. She made arrangements for Chaos to assume her role as well as his, making him the god of balance. She then returned to Angel island for the purpose of being by Knuckles. She also cared about the planet and wanted to help protect it. And, although she never said this, she felt something for Knuckles, though she couldn't put her finger on it. She looked over to Knuckles who had quelled his thoughts and had fallen asleep. Tikal walked over to him and admired him sleeping in front of the Master Emerald. She did not know how he could sleep while sitting but it didn't matter. Looking around, Tikal saw a patch of grass that was thicker than the rest of the grass. She tried lying down on it and found it quite comfortable. Within a few minutes she was asleep.
The next morning, Sonic was having a morning run around the forest. All seemed quiet at the moment, though he didn't take much notice as he was moving so fast. As he was running, his thoughts turned back to Tikal. He had always hoped that someone would return to Knuckles, though he felt a little guilty about the remark he'd made. After all, she'd only just returned. In truth, he was happy for Knuckles. All he wanted was for his friends to be happy. Amy proved to be difficult though. He saw her as a friend even though she was extremely irritating. Thinking of Amy reminded him of his origional love, Sally Acorn. She had disappeared a few years back and hadn't been seen since. He still had feelings for her. He always ran through the forest though he wasn't sure why, perhaps he hoped to find her someday. As he was running he passed the lake which he usually passed. He stopped at the lake and went up to it. It was here that He and Sally had revealed their feelings for each other.
Flashback
It had been a month since Robotnik's last defeat. Once again the mad scientist had escaped but now mobius was free from his rule and Sally's mother took her rightful place as queen. Sally had gone out for a walk and had invited Sonic to join her. Along the way, they passed the lake. The sun was setting and the reflection was in the water. The lake was surrounded by flowers of different kinds. Sally was awestruck by the beauty. They went up to the lake and sat at the waters' edge.
"Beautiful place isn't it?" Sally said.
"It was your idea to come here." Sonic pointed out. Sally just laughed and looked at the sun.
"Well, at least Dr. Robotnik is gone." Sally said.
"Sally, I've just come up for a new name for that creep should he show his face again." Sonic said.
"Really, what?" Sally asked.
"I came up with the name Eggman." Sonic replied.
"Fitting." Sally remarked. She then noticed Sonic looking very quiet.
"Are you ok?" Sally asked. Sonic turned and looked at her.
"I'm fine." Sonic replied. Sally saw right through this lie and glared at him.
"Soinc, something is on your mind. Can you tell me what it is?" Sally asked. Sonic took a deep breath and looked at Sally.
"Sally, I've known you for so many years but I haven't revealed my true feelings for you yet." Sonic said. He blushed as he said this.
"What does that mean?" Sally asked. Sonic hesitated in his reply.
"Sally, I… I… I… love you." Sonic finally said. Sally blushed and smiled.
"And how long have you been keeping that a secret from me?" Sally asked, flirting a little.
"Since I first met you." Sonic replied, blushing even more. Sally moved closer to Sonic.
"You knopw, I've been keeping a secret from you as well." Sally said.
"Which is?" Sonic asked. Sally took a deep breath.
"I…love you too." Sally replied. Sonic's heart skipped a beat. He dind't think Sally loved him back. Sally placed her hand on Soinc's cheek.
"Our little secret." Sally whispered into Sonic's ear before they kissed.
End Flashback"The lake's as beautiful now as it was then." Sonic muttered. This flashback made him miss Sally a lot more. She was last seen walking through the forest Sonic was in now. He once debated the idea that Eggman had captured her but passed it off as he had never seen her whenever her aided any of Eggman's bases and she wasn't in any of his robots that had been destroyed. But now he thought about it, there was one of Eggman's robots from that period that was still active, Metal Sonic.
"I wonder if…" Sonic began to think to himself. His thought pattern was interrupted by a girl's voice.
"Hey Soinc!" The voice called. Soinc turned around to see who it was, it was Amy.
"Amy! What are you doing here?" Sonic asked.
"I can go wherever I want, it's a free planet after all." Amy replied.
"That's…not what I meant." Soinc said nervously.
"Either way, I'm just going to tag along with you now." Amy added. Soinc gulped.
"NO WAY!" Soninc shouted. With that, he ran away from the forest as fast as he could. Amy just stood at the lake looking at the escaping Soinc.
"Sonic, you meanie. I can't keep up with you." Amy shouted. She started running after Sonic.
Back on Angel Island, Knuckles awoke when he heard birds chirping around him. The first thing he did was look at the Master Emerald to check it was ok. It was still there, and so were the 7 chaos emeralds around the base. Satsfied, he went down the steps to the grond to find Tikal. She was still sleeping on the patch of grass. Knuckles admired her sleeping on the grass. There were no buildings on the island so she obviously had to make do. Knuckles felt a little sorry for her as it was quite a change for her, even though he was not aware of what her life was like when she was a goddess. He looked at Tikal for a few minutes before coming to his senses. For one thing, she'd get worried if she woke up to him staring at her. Secondly, he was hungry. He walked off into the forest on the island and began gathering some food. Tikal woke up while he was gone. She looked around but couldn't see Knuckles anywhere. She got a little worried at first but then realised that he'd be ok on his own, he'd spend most of his life alone anyway. She stood up and went to the Master Emerald. Looking at it reminded her of the times with Chaos. Up until her afther attacked, he was a caring gentle creature who only attacked if the chao around the area were hurt in anyway. Tikal was the only person that Chaos ever trusted. So when her father attacked the shrine and injured buth her and the chao, Chaos lost his temper. He used the Chaos Emeralds to assume his perfect form and take revenge. If Tikal hadn't sealed him away, the world would have been completely destroyed. While she was thinking about this, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and saw Knuckles holding a variety of fruits and berries.
"Sleep ok?" Knuckles asked.
"Yes, thank you." Tikal replied. Knuckles sat down and spread the food he'd gathered out on the ground.
"Want something to eat?" Knuckles asked. Tikal looked at the variety of food that Knuckles had come back with. He had taken a selection of all the different kinds of fruit on the island. After scanning the fruit, Tikal picked up some cherries.
"Thank you." Tikal said as she took the cherries. Knuckles picked up a melon and they began eating. Once they had finished eating, there were only a few pieces of fruit left, which Knuckles threw back into the forest.
"Why do you throw uneaten food into the forest?" Tikal asked.
"It gives the earthworms something to eat." Knuckles replied. Tikal then heard what sounded like an engine. Itt sounded like it was coming to the island.
"Is that an engine?" Tikal asked. Knuckles stood up and had a look around. He saw a large battleship heading towards the island. The front was of a drill like structure and the whole ship was coloured red, gold and purple. The ship was also armed with cannons on all sides of the ship. There was also an emblem on the side, one that Knuckles recognised.
"It's Eggman!" Knuckles said.
"Eggman? I've seen what he's done, but why is he coming here?" Tikal asked.
"I'll bet he's after the Chaos Emeralds." Knuckles replied. The cruiser flew over the island and deployed fighter robots.
"I'll handle this, you get to the Master Emerald." Knuckles instructed.
"Right." Tikal replied. She ran up to the Master Emerald and watched Knuckles fight off the robots. Each one broke into pieces with just one punch. However more robots kept appearing whenever Knuckles destroyed one. Suddenly, a group of tougher robots came and surrounded Knuckles. He fought bravely but was overwhelmed by the numbers. Seeing this, Tikal grew anxious. She wanted to help but she was not sure what to do. She looked back at the battle cruiser and saw the Eggmobile coming down towards where Knuckles lay.
"I must say you put up a brave fight, but now those Chaos Emeralds are mine!" Eggman said evilly. He turned towards the Master Emerald and went over to it, only to be blocked by Tikal. She formed a barrier with her own body, like she did when trying to stop her father. In fact, this was bringing back horrible memories of that incident.
"Who are you?" Eggman asked.
"That doesn't mater, leave this island now!" Tikal shouted.
"Such courage for such a girl." Eggman commented. Knuckles woke up and saw what was going on. He tried to get up but was too wounded.
"But I won't leave until I have what I came for!" Eggman shouted.
"Greed is our greatest enemy." Tikal said calmly.
"What does that mean?" Eggman asked.
"Once greed has started within you nothing will be enough to satisfy it." Tikal replied.
"I still don't quite get it, but I don't care!" Egggman shouted. He used a grabbing arm to grab the Chaos Emeralds.
"HAHAHA! With these, I will be able to create my greatest weapon." Eggman shouted. Tikal turned to the Master Emerald.
"The servers are the 7 chaos…" Tikal began. Eggman realised what she was going to do.
"Oh no you don't!" Eggman shouted. He fired a beam at the Master Emerald and shattered it to pieces. Knuckles had managed to stand up and saw Eggman destroy the Master Emerald.
"EGGMAN! I'll get you for that!" Knuckles shouted. He ran up the stairs to the altar and confronted Eggman.
"I'l love to stay and play but I have other plans, ta-ta." Eggman said sarcastically. He returned to the battle ship in the Eggmobile and fled.
"Are you ok?" Tikal asked.
"I'm fine, but we're all in danger." Knuckles replied. The ground started shaking.
"What now?" Tikal asked.
"Without the power of the Master Emerald, this island will plumit into the ocean. Brace yourself!" Knuckles replied. Tikal nodded and braced herself. Angel Island fell to the surface and crashed into the sea. The impact created a tidal wave that headed towards the main land.
(A/N: Again, sorry for the delay. I'm working on more than one story and it's a little difficult. Read and review for now please.)