Chapter 15
It was the next day and a peach echidna was sitting by a stream on Angel Island. A spear lay at her right side, within arm's reach. It was a perfect day until she heard a rustle of foliage behind her. The female echidna clutched her spear and spun on her heel to face the intruder. The sharp tip was an inch away from Rouges face.
"Woah! Take it easy, girl!"The white bat exclaimed.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" her voice was harsh but underneath it you could faintly hear a gentleness.
"M-My name's Rouge and I'm here to see Knuckles. And you are?"
"I am Princess Tikal of the Echidna tribe of Angel Island. What is your business with the Guardian?"
"He's an old friend of mine."
Tikal looked into the startled bat's soul and removed her spear from the close proximity of her face. "I believe you. Make quick of your business before my people find you." The peach echidna dashed off into the forest before Rouge could protest.
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Knuckles was sitting on the second step to the shrine of the Master Emerald when Rouge glided into sight.
"Oh no," he grumbled,"here comes Batgirl."
"Hello, Knuckles," She greeted when she landed.
If I ignore her, maybe she'll go away, the echidna spoke to himself.
"It's not courtious to ignore a lady. I came because I have to tell you something," the bat blushed at this and piqued Knuckles's interest.
"What?"
"I," she started and then whispered,"love you."
Knuckles caught the last part and went into a frustrated state. (Shadenny: I think that's an understatement.) He balled up his fists and Rouge was afraid that he'd lash out at her. He would've if it weren't for the fact that Knuckles saw a gleam of sappire. He relaxed and walked over to Tikal's hiding place. She ran off but, Knuckles grabbed her arm and turned her to face him. Once again, he was trapped in her crystal gaze.
(P.O.V: Tikal)
He kept looking at me as if I were something special. True that I am a Princess but, so what, that's not important. I eyed the white bat, Rouge, her eyes gleamed with- what? Jealosy? Anger? Rage? Maybe all three together?
"Why so far from your tribe?" The guardian asked me. He had a glint of desire in those violet windows to the soul. So what, I have dozens of suitors claiming their love for me, why should Knuckles be any different. "Spying?" His voice called me out of my thoughts. It struck me odd, he was the only one of possible and current suitors whose name I could remember.
"Break it up! I saw him first!" Rouge exclaimed.
I chuckled lightly. "Actually I saw him first over a year ago by the Anthus River. Startled him quite a bit."
"I'd prefer not being considered HIM," Knuckles was slightly agitated.
"Would rather have us call you HER?" Rouge snapped.
"No," he muttered. "I think you out stayed your welcome, Batgirl."
Rouge was obviously hurt. She had confessed her love for the Guardian and he tossed it away. I was quite frustrated myself. Here I have all these suitors to chose from, and I'm fighting for a single guy, for whom someone would probably put their life on the line for him. I watched in shock as a white glow encompassed her.
(P.O.V: Rouge)
I was so angry at Knuckles! He was gawking over this echidna girl when he should be confessing his love for me. I felt a warmth around me and wanted more, but it could never compare to when he saved me after our battle in space. I could've died but he rescued me. They vanished from my sight and I found myself home. I ran straight to my room and destroyed all the pictures I had scrapped of him. I then flung myself onto my plush bed and cried my eyes out.
(normal P.O.V)
Meanwhile at Station Square hospital, another was confessing his feelings toward another(Shadenny: guess who?). Shadow stood by Jenny's bed, she had recovered quickly and was resting.
"This is my fault this happened to you. If I hadn't stalled, if only I were faster in my actions, then you wouldn't have suffered, wouldn't have nearly left this plane of existence." Jenny chose this moment to wake up and Shadow didn't notice, he was so lost in his emotions. "What I'm trying to tell you, even though you might not be listening, is that I love you." He bent his head downward and gagged on his last words.
Jenny was smiling up at him in amusement. "I came to love you, too, Shadow the Hedgehog. I was an admirer even before I knew you were real. Think you could forgive yourself?"(Shadenny: She's talking about his guilt.)
Shadow smiled and bent his head closer to her face. "As long as we'll always love each other."
"I can live with that," was all she said before (Shadenny: warning; cliche` at hand) true love's first kiss(Shadenny: Told ya. Okay I'm shutting up now).
Sonic happened to walk in on this and stared in utter shock. "What the hell?!"
Shadow and Jenny broke of their kiss and turned their attention to the dumbfounded hedgehog. They blushed a deep crimson each. Sonic regained some composure and began to interrogate them.
"Wha?How?When?" he stuttered.
The hedgehog couple found his speachlessness amusing, that is, until Amy came in.
"SONIC!!" The addressed hedgehog snapped out of his stupor and.....
"GAH!! AMY!" he managed to squeal before the pink hedgehog started to squeeze the life out of him.
"I was wondering where you ran off to and I remembered you saying something about coming here in the morning and I thought after searching the entire city that you were here." Sonic's face was turning as blue as his fur and continuing to purple, so tight was Amy's grip.
Sonia walked by and was alarmed at the sight. She was forced to pry the hedgegirl off Sonic so he could breathe. After that difficult task, Sonia had to perform C.P.R to get Blue Boy back on his feet.
"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING??!!! THIS IS A HOSPITAL FOR CRYING OUT LOUD?!!!!"
"Whoops! I guess I squeezed too hard this time."
"That's an understatement," The other for hedgehogs replied simultaneously.
"Well if Sonic would say he loves me, as I know he does, then I wouldn't nearly suffocate him."
Sonic was shocked to no end. {How? Who? What? Where'd she get that information?! I only told Knu-} "KNUCKLES!!" His outburst surprised everyone in the room as he stormed out. "I'M GONNA KILL THAT ECHIDNA!!!!"
Jenny shrugged, "He'll get over it."
Sonia shook her head sadly. "I hate being the oldest." she muttered.
Everyone turned her direction. "What do you mean 'oldest'?"
The blue hedgegirl smiled slightly. "Didn't you know? Sonic's my triplet brother. Well quartet, we never did find out about our other brother."
"Then why was he hitting on you last night?" Trillias stood in the doorway, in human form.
Sonia shrugged. "He's an idiot who can barely tell one girl from another, for appearance only."
Jenny smirked at this comment. "You cannot believe how many fan fictions I've read that ALWAYS play Sonic as the idiot."
Everyone had a couple laughs at this. Sonia examined Jenny's medical report with glee.
"Looks like you can go home, Jenny. Everythings fine, but I'm no doctor so you have to get permission from him." She turned to leave.
"Sonia," Jenny called and halted the nurse from leaving,"who were your other brothers?"
"Well, there's Sonic, as you know, Manic, I've known him forever, and our missing brother was named Eclipse. He had a wierd birthmark, a gold star in the crest of a silver cresent moon."
Trillias paled. "That was no birthmark, that was the crest of the Dark Princess. Her lover, the Dark Star Knight, bore that mark in token of his devotion to her."
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Shadenny: YAY! Another chapter done! Guess Silver's not the Ultimate evil after all.
Silverstreak(SS): WHAT D'YA MEAN I'M NOT THE ULTIMATE EVIL???!!!!!!!!!
Shadenny: ^_--; Calm down.
???????: That's right, I am the Ultimate Evil. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Shadenny: Who are you? You have no permission to be here! I only invited Silverstreak and My darker half.
Star Princess (SP): That's right! Leave now, DSK!
SS: Who?
Shadenny&SP: You'll find out later.
SS: Okay.
Shadenny: Okay! That's all the time we have for today! BYE!!
SS&SP: BYE!!
Questions: What will happen to Rouge? Will she recover from heartbreak? Will Sonic stop barging in on important events? Will he kill Knuckles for exposing his deepest, darkest secret? Will Shadow and Jenny ever get some "alone" time? Will Eclipse ever appear or is he long gone from this world? And when will I learn to shut up? Find out next chapter, maybe.
It was the next day and a peach echidna was sitting by a stream on Angel Island. A spear lay at her right side, within arm's reach. It was a perfect day until she heard a rustle of foliage behind her. The female echidna clutched her spear and spun on her heel to face the intruder. The sharp tip was an inch away from Rouges face.
"Woah! Take it easy, girl!"The white bat exclaimed.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" her voice was harsh but underneath it you could faintly hear a gentleness.
"M-My name's Rouge and I'm here to see Knuckles. And you are?"
"I am Princess Tikal of the Echidna tribe of Angel Island. What is your business with the Guardian?"
"He's an old friend of mine."
Tikal looked into the startled bat's soul and removed her spear from the close proximity of her face. "I believe you. Make quick of your business before my people find you." The peach echidna dashed off into the forest before Rouge could protest.
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Knuckles was sitting on the second step to the shrine of the Master Emerald when Rouge glided into sight.
"Oh no," he grumbled,"here comes Batgirl."
"Hello, Knuckles," She greeted when she landed.
If I ignore her, maybe she'll go away, the echidna spoke to himself.
"It's not courtious to ignore a lady. I came because I have to tell you something," the bat blushed at this and piqued Knuckles's interest.
"What?"
"I," she started and then whispered,"love you."
Knuckles caught the last part and went into a frustrated state. (Shadenny: I think that's an understatement.) He balled up his fists and Rouge was afraid that he'd lash out at her. He would've if it weren't for the fact that Knuckles saw a gleam of sappire. He relaxed and walked over to Tikal's hiding place. She ran off but, Knuckles grabbed her arm and turned her to face him. Once again, he was trapped in her crystal gaze.
(P.O.V: Tikal)
He kept looking at me as if I were something special. True that I am a Princess but, so what, that's not important. I eyed the white bat, Rouge, her eyes gleamed with- what? Jealosy? Anger? Rage? Maybe all three together?
"Why so far from your tribe?" The guardian asked me. He had a glint of desire in those violet windows to the soul. So what, I have dozens of suitors claiming their love for me, why should Knuckles be any different. "Spying?" His voice called me out of my thoughts. It struck me odd, he was the only one of possible and current suitors whose name I could remember.
"Break it up! I saw him first!" Rouge exclaimed.
I chuckled lightly. "Actually I saw him first over a year ago by the Anthus River. Startled him quite a bit."
"I'd prefer not being considered HIM," Knuckles was slightly agitated.
"Would rather have us call you HER?" Rouge snapped.
"No," he muttered. "I think you out stayed your welcome, Batgirl."
Rouge was obviously hurt. She had confessed her love for the Guardian and he tossed it away. I was quite frustrated myself. Here I have all these suitors to chose from, and I'm fighting for a single guy, for whom someone would probably put their life on the line for him. I watched in shock as a white glow encompassed her.
(P.O.V: Rouge)
I was so angry at Knuckles! He was gawking over this echidna girl when he should be confessing his love for me. I felt a warmth around me and wanted more, but it could never compare to when he saved me after our battle in space. I could've died but he rescued me. They vanished from my sight and I found myself home. I ran straight to my room and destroyed all the pictures I had scrapped of him. I then flung myself onto my plush bed and cried my eyes out.
(normal P.O.V)
Meanwhile at Station Square hospital, another was confessing his feelings toward another(Shadenny: guess who?). Shadow stood by Jenny's bed, she had recovered quickly and was resting.
"This is my fault this happened to you. If I hadn't stalled, if only I were faster in my actions, then you wouldn't have suffered, wouldn't have nearly left this plane of existence." Jenny chose this moment to wake up and Shadow didn't notice, he was so lost in his emotions. "What I'm trying to tell you, even though you might not be listening, is that I love you." He bent his head downward and gagged on his last words.
Jenny was smiling up at him in amusement. "I came to love you, too, Shadow the Hedgehog. I was an admirer even before I knew you were real. Think you could forgive yourself?"(Shadenny: She's talking about his guilt.)
Shadow smiled and bent his head closer to her face. "As long as we'll always love each other."
"I can live with that," was all she said before (Shadenny: warning; cliche` at hand) true love's first kiss(Shadenny: Told ya. Okay I'm shutting up now).
Sonic happened to walk in on this and stared in utter shock. "What the hell?!"
Shadow and Jenny broke of their kiss and turned their attention to the dumbfounded hedgehog. They blushed a deep crimson each. Sonic regained some composure and began to interrogate them.
"Wha?How?When?" he stuttered.
The hedgehog couple found his speachlessness amusing, that is, until Amy came in.
"SONIC!!" The addressed hedgehog snapped out of his stupor and.....
"GAH!! AMY!" he managed to squeal before the pink hedgehog started to squeeze the life out of him.
"I was wondering where you ran off to and I remembered you saying something about coming here in the morning and I thought after searching the entire city that you were here." Sonic's face was turning as blue as his fur and continuing to purple, so tight was Amy's grip.
Sonia walked by and was alarmed at the sight. She was forced to pry the hedgegirl off Sonic so he could breathe. After that difficult task, Sonia had to perform C.P.R to get Blue Boy back on his feet.
"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING??!!! THIS IS A HOSPITAL FOR CRYING OUT LOUD?!!!!"
"Whoops! I guess I squeezed too hard this time."
"That's an understatement," The other for hedgehogs replied simultaneously.
"Well if Sonic would say he loves me, as I know he does, then I wouldn't nearly suffocate him."
Sonic was shocked to no end. {How? Who? What? Where'd she get that information?! I only told Knu-} "KNUCKLES!!" His outburst surprised everyone in the room as he stormed out. "I'M GONNA KILL THAT ECHIDNA!!!!"
Jenny shrugged, "He'll get over it."
Sonia shook her head sadly. "I hate being the oldest." she muttered.
Everyone turned her direction. "What do you mean 'oldest'?"
The blue hedgegirl smiled slightly. "Didn't you know? Sonic's my triplet brother. Well quartet, we never did find out about our other brother."
"Then why was he hitting on you last night?" Trillias stood in the doorway, in human form.
Sonia shrugged. "He's an idiot who can barely tell one girl from another, for appearance only."
Jenny smirked at this comment. "You cannot believe how many fan fictions I've read that ALWAYS play Sonic as the idiot."
Everyone had a couple laughs at this. Sonia examined Jenny's medical report with glee.
"Looks like you can go home, Jenny. Everythings fine, but I'm no doctor so you have to get permission from him." She turned to leave.
"Sonia," Jenny called and halted the nurse from leaving,"who were your other brothers?"
"Well, there's Sonic, as you know, Manic, I've known him forever, and our missing brother was named Eclipse. He had a wierd birthmark, a gold star in the crest of a silver cresent moon."
Trillias paled. "That was no birthmark, that was the crest of the Dark Princess. Her lover, the Dark Star Knight, bore that mark in token of his devotion to her."
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Shadenny: YAY! Another chapter done! Guess Silver's not the Ultimate evil after all.
Silverstreak(SS): WHAT D'YA MEAN I'M NOT THE ULTIMATE EVIL???!!!!!!!!!
Shadenny: ^_--; Calm down.
???????: That's right, I am the Ultimate Evil. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Shadenny: Who are you? You have no permission to be here! I only invited Silverstreak and My darker half.
Star Princess (SP): That's right! Leave now, DSK!
SS: Who?
Shadenny&SP: You'll find out later.
SS: Okay.
Shadenny: Okay! That's all the time we have for today! BYE!!
SS&SP: BYE!!
Questions: What will happen to Rouge? Will she recover from heartbreak? Will Sonic stop barging in on important events? Will he kill Knuckles for exposing his deepest, darkest secret? Will Shadow and Jenny ever get some "alone" time? Will Eclipse ever appear or is he long gone from this world? And when will I learn to shut up? Find out next chapter, maybe.