NEXT CHAPTER!! I'm on a roll here! I hope you guys read Meeca's and Blackrose's POVs! The story seems a little wack at the moment, but that was until this chapter! NOW ON WITH THE SHOW!!!

I could soon feel my mind slowly slip back into consciousness as a major headache bagan stampeding into my head. With a small groan I groggily sat up and glanced around while clutching my head. Everything was blurry as my eyes were still refocusing, how long was I asleep anyways? I looked up to see a sky bloodied supposedly by a late sunset. I tried to stand up, but only to flop back down. I must have been out for a long time if I can't stand up for more than three seconds. After many attempts and many fails, I finally managed to walk my limping from tree to tree and taking a break every few steps, I made my way through the forest. It was weird…I felt like all the energy was drained out of me and I felt like passing out again. But my stubbornness got in the way and I continued.

After an hour I was exhausted and the sun completely set by now and the world was covered in a starry speckled blanket. There was no moon tonight and that made everything worse. So, lessee here, shall we? I was exhausted, might as well be blind, lost and my friends were nowhere in sight! As I was mentally ranting on I saw a small green light meaning someone was here, and that meant directions, and that meant getting out of this forest! I would have leaped for joy, but there was the fact that oh…I don't know, maybe that I WAS TOO WEAK TO WALK ON MY OWN!!

I headed straight for that almost enchanting glow at the end of the forest, no stopping this time. Man…if I'm dead I'm suing that stupid green whatever it is! As soon as I was about to pass out I came to a huge clearing. In the center was a large temple like thing with a LOT of stairs. I went around the front, but I realized that there was someone there. So I still climbed the stairs, but I just managed to maneuver myself so I was out of sight. The only problem was my tail, which would have stuck out like a sore thumb…the only way to not be seen that was possible was to climb around the back. I was no natural climber like Meeca, but I've dabbled a few times. I tip-toed around so whoever was up there wouldn't detect me, but me just appearing up there might get their attention…Oh, well! I found a small gap in the stone and soon I was up and climbing. After about half an hour I finally got to the top, and that's without stopping. So in reality it took an hour to get there. I peeked over the ledge to see a large green crystal, and behind it was a red echidna that appeared to be asleep and climbed all the way up so I was now standing close the colossal jewel. I got an anime sweatdrop as I thought of how I could have just taken the stairs! I took my mind off how brain-dead I can be and returned to the giant green gem that floated before me. I blinked a few times in sheer amazement and the emerald started to spark purple electricity and I began to feel increasingly weak. My body soon started to give off sparks of purple static as the small jolts leaped and pounced over my body. My breathing became labored as I struggled to keep my mind awake. I squeezed my eyes shut out of the pain that surged throughout my body, but I managed to crack one open. I realized that this rock was feeding off of me! I now know to stay far away from this thing, but I couldn't move a single muscle in my body.

" Hey! What are you doing to the Master Emerald!" A gruff voice shouted. But it seemed faint as my mind was going blank. I still fought to keep myself from passing out a second time.

But…oh the pain…I couldn't take it! It was too unbearable for any being. I screamed at the top of my lungs and for the first time since I was ten I cried. Not even Blackrose and Meeca had seen me cry, and I'm glad they weren't here right now. By now I was lifted from the ground and was clutching my aching head. I could feel every last ounce of energy drained from me and just when I thought I was going to die…everything vanished, the pain, the static, the feeling of getting drained, all of it…gone. I was dropped to the ground so I was on my hands and knees panting and hot wet tears streaming down my face and onto the stone floor. I was in terrible shock with small bolts of static still emitting from my body, eyes wide and my fur was sleeked from the sweat. I was too weak to fight on and everything faded to black as I collapsed to the ground, my head hit the ground when I did but I was too relieved that I was alive and I wanted to sleep. But before I was completely out of it, I felt a hand shake me by the shoulder and another to pick me up bridle style joined that one. Then I conked out completely, no pain, no fear, just to sleep…

Knuckles POV

I had just gotten through another day of having to work with Sonic to fight Eggman again, and wanted nothing more than to rest. I sat by the Master Emerald that I guarded so seriously, that was my sworn duty and nothing else mattered to me than to see that it was safe and sound. But…for some awkward reason…I had the feeling that someone else could use it's power.

That's stupid! I'm the one and only guardian here! Always has been always will be. I thought while shaking my dreadlocked head. I soon fell asleep with my traces of doubt in my mind, but that was soon disturbed…

After not very long, something awoke me from slumber and I turned around to see the Master Emerald surrounded in a purple electricity field. I tried to advance, but the field kept me at bay. I shielded his violet eyes with my arm as I squinted to see a figure levitating above the ground, surrounded in the same electricity.

I shouted harshly out to her, but she didn't seem to hear. I slightly regretted thinking she was any kind of threat after seeing that she was in MUCH pain. Soon the fiasco stopped and all was silent, the girl was dropped to the ground on her hands and knees. I began to walk over to see if she was okay, but she collapsed and I heard a terrible crack signaling that she had clearly broken something. I walked over and shook her slightly by the shoulder. I had the chance to take a good look at her to see she had silvery fur with traces of purple and that she had a long bushy tail. I lifted her up bridal style and took her to a near by cave so that she was far away from the Master Emerald, but close enough for me to keep an eye on her.

DONE!! Okay, there's chapter two people! Hoped you liked it! If you want to know where Meeca and Blackrose were during all of this, go and check in a little while. Now, review please! And be nice!!!

PEACE OUT DUDES!!!