Kiara sat in a ball in the corner of the box with her head tucked into her arms, crying. Bokkun flew into the room, Kiara didn't notice him. Bokkun looked sad and was about to tell her something. "Bokkun!" Eggman yelled and Bokkun quickly flew out of the room. Kiara looked up and rested her chin on her hands.

In the Blue Typhoon

Knuckles stood in the main power room staring at the Master Emerald blankely. Gabbriella walked into the room and looked at him sadly. She walked up to him and put her arms around his waist and set her chin on his right shoulder and looked at the Master Emerald with him. "You ok?" Knuckles asked looking at her through the corner of his eyes.

"Could be better...you?"

"eehhhh...how's everybody else?"

"I haven't seen Chris, Sonic's been quiet and Amy and Tails have been steering the ship, not saying a word." Gabbriella said.

"It's weird..."

"What?"

"The Master Emerald...I don't know...I just seems...different...like it's trying to say something..."

"What!"

"I don't know...maybe it's just me..."

"Maybe...but the Master Emerald maybe trying to contact you. Just listen to it. I'll leave you alone." Gabbriella started to walk off but Knuckles grabbed her by the wrist.

"No...stay here..." Gabbriella smiled. Knuckles sat in front of the Master Emerald and leaned up against it, Gabbriella sat beside him and Knuckles put his arm around her. Gabbriella rested her head on Knuckles chest and Knuckles rested his on her head. They both closed their eyes and fell asleep.

Knuckles' dream

He saw several things that had happened over the past few days, like Kiara's birthday party, when Kiara fought Shadow, when Knuckles found out that Tails liked Kiara, when Knuckles started thinking about Gabbriella and found her, when Loki came around and then all of a sudden he started to hear Kiara's voice, "Daddy...daddy! Help!"

end dream

Knuckles woke up and looked around. It was dark and the only light was the light glowing from the Master Emerald. Gabbriella layed asleep in Knuckles' lap. Knuckles pushed her hair back out of her face and smiled at her. "Knuckles..." A faint female voice said from behind him. Knuckles looked around, but didn't see anyone. "Knuckles...Knuckles..." Knuckles gently picked Gabbriella's head up and layed her on the floor. "Knuckles..." Knuckles noticed that when he heard his name, the Master Emerald gave off a strange glow and then stopped after his name was being called. Knuckles looked at the Master Emerald confused. Knuckles' eyes widened.

in the bridge

Sonic, Tails and Amy are in the bridge, only Tails and Amy are flying. Sonic was watching ahead out the window. Tails watched Sonic close his eyes and walk out of the room. Tails looked at Amy. "Sonic hasn't said much of anything in a while."

"I know, I'm starting to worry about him. Hey!" Amy looked around the room. "Where's Gabbriella? She was here a while a go, wasn't she?"

"She went to go check on Knuckles." Tails said looking back in front of the Blue Typhoon.

"Oh..."

"I wish there were some way to cheer Sonic up."

"Yeah...but he likes to be alone when he doesn't feel good."

"I guess so..."

"So how are you? I haven't heard you say anything about her."

"Yeah well...maybe there was something that I could've done, instead of just standing there."

"There was nothing you could do, not without Sonic."

"The only problem is, will Sonic be ok by the time we find Eggman?"

"I'm sure he will, just like he runs, he heals fast."

"Yeah...I guess so..."

in the bridge on Eggman's ship

Eggman sat in his chair with an evil smile on his face and tapping his fingers together. "Hehehehehehe..." Bocoe and Docoe sat on both sides of him looking at each other.

"I don't see why you're so happy..." Docoe said, "You're plan is going down the drain."

"Kiara doesn't like you anymore and she figured out why you were being so nice to her." Bocoe added.

"That doesn't matter anymore. I have killed one of Sonic's own crew mates, that outta boost his ego down a bit, hahahahahaha...There's no way he will be able to fight me at full strength! Hahahahahahaha!" Eggman laughed. Shadow walked in with a confused look on his face. "Oh, Shadow there you are! I'm glad you're here. Sonic outta come any minute and I need you to be ready."

"Actually...I've been thinking..." Shadow stopped.

"Tell me later, Shadow, I think I see something! Yup! It's the Blue Typhoon! Sonic's coming."

on the Blue Typhoon

Knuckles stood in the control room looking out the window, there was a look of hope and sadness on his face. Tails and Amy were still flying the ship and Sonic was standing on the other side of the room with his eyes closed. Chris looked around the room at everybody and then out the window. 'Please be ok, Kiara...' Chris thought. Chris looked at Tails, he looked really upset. Knuckles looked at Eggman's ship and clenched his fists. Without saying a word, Knuckles turned and walked out of the room. "Knuckles!" Chris ran out after him and stopped him in the hall. "Where are you going?"

"I have to pay Eggman back." Knuckles said not even turning to Chris. "He stole Kiara from me and now..." Chris heard Knuckles start to cry. "...now I'll never see her again..." Chris knelt down.

"But that doesn't mean you have to go fight him alone. I'm sure Sonic isn't too happy about it either and I'm sure he'd like to get at 'em. I know I would." Chris winked.

"But I...you can't...I'm doing it on my own." Knuckles said looking at him. There were tears streaming down his face. "I can't risk your lives."

"Knuckles..."

"Stay here." Knuckles turned and almost ran into Gabbriella.

"You're not going anywhere without me. I have a bone to pick with Eggman too and I'm not going to sit here and watch you fight him and sit helplessly here." Gabbriella stepped closer to him. "I made an oath to you and I intend to keep it and there's nothing you can say to keep me here. If you go, I go."

"Gabbriella..." Knuckles started.

"I'm coming with you and if Kiara is alive, we're bringing her back together." She grabbed his hand. "We started out that way and that's how we'll finish."

flashback - 10 yrs earlier on Angel Island

the day Knuckles and Gabbriella met

The moon was rising and Gabbriella sat right beside the water of the lake. Tears were running down her face as she watched the moon. "Beautiful, isn't it?" A male voice said from behind her. She turned around, startled at the unfamiliar voice. She couldn't tell who it was, he was hiding in the shadow of a tree leaning against the bark.

"Who are you?" Gabbriella asked.

"Nobody. Just a guy who loves to look at the moon."

"Not to offend you but I'm not really in the mood to talk to anyone right now."

"Oh...I won't bother you..." He walked over towards the moon and looked at it, about a few feet away from her. It was something about him, she couldn't figure it out, it was if...she'd known him all her life.

"Do I...know you...from somewhere..." Gabbriella asked.

"I wouldn't think so...not many people do."

"Well I must know you from somewhere."

"I doubt it. I would have recognized your face if we did." Gabbriella didn't say a word, but she didn't take her eyes off him, she couldn't.

"If I guess, will you tell me who you are?"

"You could try." He said smiling. Gabbriella thought for a minute.

"Are you...the...chef?"

"I can't cook."

"...servant?"

"You could say something like that."

"...butler?"

"Not likely. I don't take orders well."

"A commoner I've seen in town."

"Yes and no."

"So...you're servant and a commoner?"

"Something like that." He laughed.

"Is something funny?" Gabbriella was getting angry.

"It's nothing...I didn't know princess' were so curious..."

"I just...don't understand.."

"I'm really more of a protector."

"A guardian?"

"That's right."

"Guardian of what?"

"Now that I can't tell."

"Why not?"

"It's a secret."

"How am I supposed to know if you're really a guardian or not?"

"Well..." He thought for a minute. "...you could trust me..."

"Could you at least tell me your name?" Knuckles gave her a funny look. "I won't tell anyone, I promise."

"My name is Knuckles and I'm a guardian whose family was chosen pacifically to protect an ancient relic and it was handed down to me. My father guarded it and so did my grandfather and even my great-grandfather."

"An ancient relic?"

"You're just filled with questions..."

"Well...I'm curious..."

"I can tell." He laughed again.

"Tell me about this...ancient relic..."

"I really can't, I need to be going." He bowed slowly to her.

"Wait..." Knuckles stopped. Gabbriella stood up and finished her sentence, "...will I ever see you again?"

"If you like." Knuckles bowed to her once again. "I come here every night when the moon comes up and I'm always in the same spot." Gabbriella smiled as he walked away and she turned back towards the moon.

end flashback

There ya go, another chapter down! Yay! Sorry it's getting so long, I never thought it would be this long, haha. I guess I don't know my own imagination, haha. But, hopefully there are only a few chapters left, so see ya then.