Screw the two reviews. I'm bored and I really need to get this off. This chapter Knuckles realizes something. Yep.
Rouge and Knuckles were looking for the Master Emerald in Station Square. So far, it seemed to be nowhere. Knuckles couldn't sense a bit of it, and it hadn't been in Angel City or Metropolis either. So it wasn't in any cities… it had to be somewhere else. 'Dammit… all these years I've guarded the Master Emerald… and all for this? Am I that much of a failure?' Knuckles thought to himself. He had just left the Casino, which didn't have the emerald. He saw Rouge fly overhead, and she saw him. He looked at her, and she shrugged and shook her head. 'Shit…' She flew off and Knuckles just kept running. He soon got tired of this and walked up to the nearest building and started climbing. When he reached the top, he walked to the edge of the roof and looked over the area. 'If only it shot a beam of light into the sky…' He shook his head and winced. 'Dang it! What am I saying? I will find that emerald… if it means my life.' He jumped off the edge and started gliding, towards another building. After about a minute, he connected, and took two minutes to climb it. When he reached the top, he noticed a beam of light off to his left. He automatically knew it. "THE CHAOS EMERALDS!" He quickly ran as fast as he could and jumped off the building.
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(Back about 20 minutes earlier)
The figure raced forward on his hoverboard, jumping hydrants and benches and other small obstacles that would prove an annoyance to simply move around. He got out his box of Hot Tamales and ate a few. As he chewed, he winced a tiny bit. "Damn, that one burned!" He raced on, occasionally doing kickflips over the things he jumped over, and grinding benches along the way. He stopped in front of a gas station. He hopped off his hoverboard, picked it up, and flipped a switch. The light blue faint glow disappeared, and the faint buzzing faded. He laid it against the wall and reached in his pocket to pull out a map. He unfolded it and looked at the red dot on the map. "Hmm…." He looked a ways over to his left at a tall office building. "Yep. That's it." He put the map up and grabbed his hoverboard. "First, I'll get some Pepsi. Gotta love Pepsi. Then I'll plant the bait." He reached in his other pocket and pulled out a large red gem. He then reached in his jacket pocket and pulled out a large green one. When he did, a high static gust started around him, causing a strong gust of wind. He quickly placed them in their pockets and walked inside the gas station. As he poured his fountain drink, he noticed two figures walk in the door. He put the lid on the drink and turned to them. One was green and gray with very long spikes, and a damn lot of them. The other was blue with two tails. 'Thystan. And Frynic.' He pretended to look at nearby chips as he watched them out of the corner of his eye. They walked over to the candy section and picked out a lot of Cherryheads. A lot, maybe 20 boxes. Couldn't count. Just then, the figure's cell phone rang. He reached in his pocket and grabbed it. Across the small screen read 'Mastermind'. He rolled his eyes and picked it up. "What do ya want?" he said, half annoyed.
"Draith. Have you set the bait yet?" Draith took a drink of his non-payed for Pepsi.
"No, but I'm right next to the spot. Stopped to get a little drink. I'm not exactly in a hurry, it's only 2." The voice on the other end grunted.
"Dammit, Draith! Stop wasting time! Hurry and set the Chaos Emeralds!" He hung up. Draith shut his phone as well.
"Dang, he could at least be more polite. Can't someone enjoy some soda?" He paid for his drink, flipped the switch on the hoverboard, and hopped on and headed towards the building. As he sped towards it, he shifted his foot back towards the tail of the board, onto a small button. He ducked down as he approached the small restaurant by the building and kicked hard on the tail, releasing the button. The board shot into the air, and as it descended towards the restaurant's roof, Draith shifted onto the button again. When he landed, he bent way down and rested his hand on a switch, a one different from the power switch. When he reached the end of the restaurant roof, as he was going in the direction of the building, he pulled the switch towards him, threw himself back as hard as he could, and released the button by kicking the tail. This produced a massive spring into the air. He was ascending 221 feet per second, quickly approaching the top. He took a drink of his Pepsi and leaned forward as far as he could, holding the nose. This caused him to flip forward. At 1,023 feet, he stomped a button in the center of the board, causing a large pulse under the board, sending it even further into the air. Finally, it reached the top of the building. He prepared for landing, but took a drink of Pepsi as he did so. This wasn't smart, as the landing came sooner than expected. The board hit the very edge of the roof, causing him to fly off the board onto the roof. He stood up and walked to the edge, watching his board fall. "Damn, no!" It soon hit a balcony of the building, not that many floors down. "Ahh, that's good. I'll get it after I plant the cheese." He stood up and grabbed his Pepsi (which, by miracle, hadn't lost a drop during the fall) and walked to the middle of the building. He kneeled down and pulled out one Chaos Emerald. He set it on the roof and pulled out a piece of paper that had a letter written on it. He put the letter on the side of the Chaos Emerald, then quickly pulled out the other emerald. The static gust formed again, and he put the emeralds together, the paper in the middle. He then grabbed his Pepsi and ran towards the edge of the roof. He jumped of to the balcony that contained his hoverboard, reclaimed it, still on, and jumped the balcony.
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Knuckles quickly climbed the building, as fast as he could… resulting in him getting there quickly. He ran to the Chaos Emeralds , which now had stopped glowing, for they had gotten used to each other. He picked them up and noticed a letter fall from them. He picked it up and read it.
Dear whoever may find this,
These are just some presents I've left you. You will need them if you want the rest… and your Master Emerald. Sorry to say, even they may not help you get it back! HAHAHA! And remember, there's no piss in hell for you! Good luck, Knuckles, dear boy!
Yours,
Mastermind
This both confused and pissed dear old Knux off. "WHO IN THE DAMN DIDDLY TWAT IS MASTERMIND?" Just then, Rouge flew up beside him.
"Where those Chaos Emeralds?" Knuckles nodded and put the letter in his pocket. Rouge didn't notice this. "So, that's good. We found two Chaos Emeralds… 5 more and the Master Emerald to go!" 'I hope I sound interested enough… I'll be glad when he's back to normal… then I can have him.' Rouge smiled at this thought. Knuckles noticed.
"What are you so happy about?" Rouge looked up and blushed.
"Oh… nothing." Knuckles smiled and looked at her. His face straightened. He looked really closely at her. He felt something… something, warm… 'could I have feelings for her too? Damn, this is kinda sudden but… she's beautiful!' He continued to stare in his serious state.
"What are you looking at me like that for?" Knuckles snapped out of it and gave her a sort of 'hey, sexy' glare. He walked over to her and grabbed her hands.
"Thanks… for trying to help. You know, you didn't have to." Rouge, confuzzled, looked at his hands, then realized what was happening. She looked back up at him seductively (which is gonna happen a lot in this story. Seriously. One of those 'dammit, overused' moments).
"Yes I did. You know you needed me." He continued to stare in his almost hypnotized state.
"You know…" he grabbed he lower back with his right hand. "I think I did." They looked and goggled a few seconds longer, then kissed. A big long one, like in the movies. I know, big fluff moment. They finally (after, like, literally 17 seconds, no less) broke free and just… stared, again. "Let's go. It's getting old up here." Rouge nodded.
"I guess so." They walked, holding each other by the waist, towards the escape exit door, entered the building, and took the elevator down to the first floor. While going down, Knuckles looked at her again.
"Lets go to the beach. I think I'm done for the day." Rouge flinched.
"What? You're not going to look for the Master Emerald?" Knuckles shook his head, still smiling.
"Nope. I'm done." She was confused.
"It's not like you to just… quit! Why?" He frowned, but quickly smiled and closed his eyes.
"Cuz you're here. That's all I want right now." Rouge smiled.
'Now that's the way I likes it!' "Till sunset? Then to my place?" Knuckles laughed.
"Actually, that's what I had in mind." She smiled even bigger and resten her head on his shoulder, as they continued down the elevator shaft.
Yeah. So Knuckles wakes up. If I were him, I would have dug into that shit in the second chapter. Lol, no, I'm no perv, and Rouge is hott. Yup.
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I tried to shoot myself with one of these, and it backfired and hit the person in front of me.
