I have made up a lot for my fic so please if I doesn't fit the Sonic game then I am sorry.

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Sonic19902 – Thank you for all the help....sorry is so out of whack...I don't really know it all that well and have only really seen the cartoons. Okay...my grammar is crap and I haven't got a clue what to do to right it...but I have tried hopefully it is better.

I thought Shadow was he's creation...sorry...but I'm not changing it now...it will stay as it is through the story. Thank you again for all your help and I hope you continue to like the fic.

ShadowXRouge – glad you like it and here is some more.

Chapter 2

Knuckles was bored after those jerks came by no-one else had come leaving him bored and annoyed, he fancied a decent fight, maybe something would come up, he took one more look at the Emerald before walking out of the cave activating the newly installed shield that surrounded it. Once he was sure it was safe he headed back into the forest to get some food. Sitting by the lake with an assorted lunch of berries and nuts, he watched the sun frowning when something blocked part of it's light and headed towards him and that something multiplied.

"What in the hell" he said watching the going down to land before darting off to the area determined to find out what or who they where.

"mission on track, we have landed on the island, waiting for target" said Rica as he sat waiting in his plane looking down at the robots that surrounded it.

"why are we here?" asked Froma shifting nervously "specially after what happened last time"

"Dr Freaky wants the furball and has created something for us to capture him" stated the wolf.

"then why couldn't he do it" moaned Froma.

"because Robotnik is scared of him and will do anything to keep him in his lab instead of talking to him" explained Rica "now be quiet I think our fish has taken the bait"

Knuckles ran quicker when he saw that it was robots that had landed, he became a red burr as his feet pounded on the floor. He took out the first robot out and was on the second before they could react. Rica watched as the Echidna took out the outer ring of robots.

"Project 7 ATTACK" he yelled as he saw Knuckles get distracted by the robots doing a simultaneous attack. Knuckles was lost in the fight ducking and punching, ignoring any pain that he received just pushing it aside as he continued to destroyed robot after robot. He span round quickly and sprang onto the back of one of the robots coursing another one to shot it's ally but when Knuckles it the ground from jumping off the robot he stumbled his eyelids getting heavy, his fist were in pain every time he hit something so he started to use defensive tactics, his head hurt and he really needed to sleep, he stumbled again and was caught by one of the robots, his eyesight going blurry before he saw a blue burr speed past him and a robot blow up leaving Squirrels and Rabbits to run into the forest.

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Sonic urges Tails to go faster to the Island when he had seen an explosion, once they where close enough he leapt out of the plan and hit the ground running, he speed towards the battle seeing Knuckles in the hold of one of the robots and looking worse for wear, not stopping to say hello he attacked robot after robot but understanding why Knuckles hadn't destroyed all of these and why he had allowed himself to be caught.

Rica gasped as the blue burr stopped revealing sonic.

"Not good" he said starting the engine and lifting off.

"but we haven't got the...." Started Froma.

"we need more bots seeing as all ours have gone and we don't know if that thing as worked, I'll just fly a little away before contacting Robotnik for his plan" explained Rica flying away from the Island.

Knuckled saw the plane leave but he couldn't concentrate on it, Sonic came rushing towards him.

"Hey are you alright?" said Sonic concern in his eyes, but before Knuckles could answer his world went black. Sonic watched as Knuckles eyes rolled back into his head before he began to fall, Sonic caught him and lay him down gently.

"Knuckles" said Sonic shaking him as he checked him over for any injures but there were none, he sat beside the prone form looking at the ground something shiny caught his attention picking it up he found it was a syringe of some kind.

"is that it, did they drug you?" wondered Sonic loudly.

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Tails after he had dropped off Sonic raced back home putting a call through for help, he landed and Amy and Shadow where there.

"Shadow?" questioned Tails.

"the only one that could make it" he grumbled as he climbed into the plane, Amy on his lap before Tails speed towards Angel Island once more.

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Sonic picked Knuckles up, surprised at how light he actually was and carried him away from the battle area, the needle safely secures in Sonic pouch he had brought with him.

"I just hope it was nothing deadly" he muttered as he put the Echidna down to check him over again and checking his breathing. "are you just sleeping?" asked Sonic shaking him but Knuckles didn't move. "come on Knuckles" he pleaded but those violet eyes stayed shut, Sonic looked at Knuckle's face to see that it wasn't relaxed but still guarded like he was someone who was guarding something even in his sleep. Sonic watched over Knuckles checking his breathing every now and then, finally the welcome sound of the tornado could be heard standing up Sonic moved to stand in a clearing for Tails to see.

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"Hey Tails, Amy and Faker" greeted Sonic as the people of the plane walked towards him.

"so where's the trouble?" said Shadow glaring at Sonic.

"Gone, we defeated them but they've done something to Knuckles" said Sonic seriously digging around in his pouch pulling out the needle "this was by him"

"where is he?" asked Amy looking at the needle. The blue hedgehog lead them to were he hand left the Echidna to see that he was now curled up on his side.

"He seems to be a sleep but that's all" explained Sonic

"Sedative" muttered Shadow, everyone looked at him "Dr Lazardo was trying to create something that could be put into the blood system and sent the person unconscious for an amount of time before they wake up without any side effects"

"But why? Is Egghead wanted the Emerald wouldn't it be easier to kill Knuckles that have him after him afterwards" said Tails sitting next to the unconscious Knuckles.

"there has to be something else" said Shadow

"and I think that it's on it's way" said Amy pointing to the mass of Robots coming their way.

"Watch out" yelled Tails as something fired through the forest and sinking into Shadow's shoulder.

"great" growled Shadow pulling it out "we have to do this quick" he said seeing the object had been a needle.

"same here" said Sonic looking at the metal point in his own hand. The two hedgehogs speed into battle determined to destroy the robots before the sedative took affect. Amy and Tails followed hoping that Knuckles would wake up soon or be safe.

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The battle raged on with Amy and Tales losing track of Sonic and Shadow, occasionally they would see one of them as a colored blur before a robot would blow up, The Fox and pink Hedgehog carried on fighting cheering as the robots flew away.

Amy and Tails moved around the remains of the robots trying to find Sonic or Shadow but neither colored hedgehog could be seen.

"maybe they're with Knuckles" suggested Tales walking into the forest to where they left the Echidna but they didn't find the red Echidna.

"Knuckles probably woke and took them to spar" said Amy walking towards the cave that housed the Emerald "if we wait by the Emerald then we should find them sooner or later"

Tails followed behind a feeling in the pit of his stomach that something wasn't right.

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