Its a short but very good chapter i promise you!
Rouge was sitting besides Knuckles near the Master Emerald her child wasn`t due for 2 weeks. Ethan was sitting between them he was 4 years old now he was playing with a toy truck Knuckles was trying to get him to pay attention "Ethan!" The little Echidna looked up.
"Now the master emerald makes this island stay afloat the power...Ethan pay attention!" The echidna yet agian snapped when the little boy looked back down at the truck.
"Knuckles leave him alone he`s only four" Rouge said.
"He needs to know this it will either be him or it" Knuckles said pointing at Ethan then Rouge`s stomach.
"Ah Knucklehead hes only 4 he does`nt even pay attention in daycare" Rouge said putting her hands on her hips.
Knuckles sighed "I know i know" he muttered.
"Besides if he is going to be the guardian then..." Rouge suddenly held her hands to her stomach.
"Oh no" She said.
"What?" Knuckles said looking up from Ethan.
"Its coming" Rouge said and Ethan looked over "Mommy wet herself" He said pointing at Rouge and Knuckles picked him up.
Quickly he ran outside and set Ethan down "Dont move" Knuckles said not too worried the Master Emerald would warn him if somthing was about to happen to Ethan and hurried back.
Rouge was screaming and panting and Knuckles looked at her eyes wide "The babies not going to wait!" Rouge almost screeched thankfully she was only wearing a dress.
Ethan listened from outside as more screams of pain was heard and he couldn`t stand it anymore and hurried back inside. When he went Rouge was now panting and Knuckles was holding a baby girl bat her fur was completley covered in blood. She wasn`t breathing and her eyes weren`t opened Rouge sat up despite her exhaustion and looked at her daughter both her and Knuckles had expressions of sadness on there faces "Shes ...dead" Knuckles said in horror.
Ethan ran over and looked at his sister "Who dat?" He asked.
"She is...was your baby sister" Knuckles said.
Rouge looked down tears running down her eyes and Knuckles punched the ground while Ethan just looked confused. Suddenly the master emerald shined a bright light causing all three too look baby was lifted from Knuckles arms and was glowing green before floating back into his glowing stopped a couple of seconds later the baby girl opened her bright blue eyes before closing them and cried. They were all shocked by this miracle even Ethan didn`t say anything. Finally Rouge said "Well i get to pick the name this time and im naming her Sapphire" She was trying to lighten the mood.
Knuckles glared at her "Your still obsessed with gems" He noted.
Rouge shrugged "You named the last one i name this one" Rouge said stubbornly.
Sapphire slept peacefully as her parents argue having no idea how close her daughter will be to the master emerald.