"Okay,I'll put him down here." Rarity said, levitating him to a small bed,suited for smaller animals

"Okay,he should be safe here." Twilight Sparkle said calmy

"So,what do we do now?" Applejack asked,a confused expression on her face

"We need to go to Canterlot to ask the princess what to do with him." Twilight sparkle said,calm as all ways

"But how do we know he's not violent,he could be an evil little monster,and he could hurt Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash said,concerned for her friend

"Don't worry Rainbow Dash, there's not much he could do in his current state." Applejack said,referring to his injuries

"And also,there's that big metal monster that was attacking the poor little guy." Pinkie pie said,looking at Knuckles

"And it also dropped this." Rarity said,levitating a shard of the master emerald in front of the others

"It must be important to that monster,but more so to this furry little guy." Twilight said, pointing to Knuckles with her hooves

"You know,I can probably find the shards of this jewel and restore it,but I will need help….." Rarity said,levirating the shard of the master emerald over to Twilight Sparkle

"OOOH,I CAN HELP!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed,jumping around Rarity with her usual stature

"Good idea Pinkie Pie,and I'm sure that Spike would love to volunteer as well." Twilight Sparkle said,knowing that he would never pass up a chance to be with Rarity

"Good,good,his digging abilities will come in handy while searching for the shards of that jewel." Rarity said,flicking her hair

"Okay,and I'll need someone to go to canterlot with me." Twilight said,looking at Applejack and Rainbow Dash

"Oh shoot,I'll go Twi." Applejack said to her friend with a smile

"And I'll stay here with Fluttershy and make sure he won't hurt her." Rainbow Dash exclaimed

"Its settled then,lets go!" Twilight Sparkle said,she,Applejack,Pinkie Pie,and Rarity left Fluttershy's shack,and headed down to ponyville to get their supplies.

Rainbow Dash walked over to Knuckles,then bent over to the echidna and examined him,then poked him to see if he was awake.

"Rainbow Dash,be careful….umm…if you want to….that is….." Fluttershy said quietly

"Don't worry Fluttershy,I'm just checking to see if he was awake." Rainbow Dash said,still poking him,he didn't move an inch

"Well….umm…okay then,I'll go some medical herbs to help heal him. Fluttershy said,walking into another room. Rainbow Dash looked closer at the red echidna

"You can't possibly be that dangerous." She said,looking at him,wondering how such a small creature could stand his own against that giant metal monster.

After about three minutes Fluttershy came back with many medical items. She started tending to his wounds,cleaning and disinfecting his injuries before wrapping him up tightly with bandages. Fluttershy then put the medical equipment away

"It will take a few weeks for his wounds to heal." Fluttershy said,nervously

"I hope it happens soon,I wanna see what this guy is made of,if he was able to fight that giant metal monster,he should be pretty strong." Rainbow Dash said,looking at Knuckles

"Yeah…." Fluttershy said,looking down on the little red animal. About thirty minutes later,Rainbow Dash was getting restless

"Fluttershy,how many days has it been?" Rainbow Dash asked,bored out of her skull

"Umm….none." Fluttershy said,a little annoyed. Rainbow Dash moved frantically around the shack for the next three minutes,until Fluttershy finally said

"Its okay,you can go if you like…" Fluttershy said,nervously

"Really,gee thanks,BYE!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed,speeding out of the front door before Fluttershy had a chance to respond.

"Umm….uhhh….." Fluttershy said,long after Rainbow Dash had left. She then turned to Knuckles and sighed

"Looks like its just you and me huh…." She said,calmly.