Hey everyone! I don't know why.. but I've been acting really lazy with this story. I'm sorry for not updating more sooner. I'll try my best and write this every week maybe. If I can that is.. I still have other storys to write, and I do have a life. Okay, anyways, back to the story...

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Chapter 2

Rouge thought about this for a minute now. He was right, where are they gonna go? They could go to Angel Island, but Rouge has already been there like a million times. She wanted to go somewhere new and exiting. Somewhere she hasn't ever visited. She has always traveled a lot to see lots of new and exiting places. Now ever since she's been with her new family, she was never able to fly freely wherever she wanted. It had been 5 years. But now, she can finally go somewhere again, this time with Knuckles. But where?

Knuckles still stood there waiting for an answer. He never really traveled before. Well, sometimes when Eggman would attack, he would travel with Sonic and friends to stop him but mosty stay at Angel Island to guard the M.E. Speaking of the M.E, he would wonder how it's doing, if it's safe. Tikal did tell him that he could leave to be with his family, and if there was danger he would be there as fast as he can. And if he couldn't make it he could tell Sonic. It is surprising that there hasn't been any attacks lately, but he still has to be cautious. Finally, Rouge said something snapping him right out of his thoughts.

"Well Knuckles, I actually don't really know, but I did want to go somewhere new." She replied

"You know a lot more places than I do, so thats why I'm asking you."

"You know some places other than Angel Island?" She asked.

"Well.. yeah, but none really romantic like.."

"That doesn't matter. As long as it's decent."

"Alright, there is this one place, but I'm not sure If you've been there already" He said

"Well, what?"

"Have you ever been to Africa?" He asked.

"Africa? You've been to Africa?" She asked a bit shocked.

"Yes, but not for long."

"What were you doing in Africa?" she asked very curious.

"When the Master Emerald broke up in pieces, I had to go there to retrieve a piece."

"All the way in Africa!?" She said laughing a bit.

"It's a long story.. so you want to go there or not?" He asked again.

"Well.. hmm.." Rouge once again thought about this. Africa... It certaintly was something new. I never really have heard of any good jewels resting there, and where theres no jewels, no well.. me. It has been 5 years though, and I haven't heard anything yet about any good jewels. So I never know. There might be something juicy there I can snag.

"Alright Knuckles, sounds good to me."

"Ok, you think you can hand me a piece of paper and pen?" Knuckles said searching for what he just asked.

"Why?"

"So I'll know how many days it will take for us to fly there."

Rouge gasped. "FLY!?"

"Yes fly! How else will we get there?!"

"Um, HELLO! This is the year 2007!" She yelled. (Why not use the year we are in now?) "We have traveling electronics!"

"I want to fly"

"Okay, plane it is then."

"No! I want to fly!"

"Knuckles, it would take weeks to get there if we just... fly" Rouge spat.

"Well, I do NOT want to go on a plane! It's way to boring!" Knuckles spat back.

Rouge was going to open her mouth to say somethng else but Knuckles interuppted her. "No driving either, thats A LOT more boring!"

Rouge shot an angry glare at him. There is no she she wanted to fly! She will be extremely exausted. Something then clicked her mind and she smiled brightly at him.

"How about we take a cruise there Knuckles? I mean a cruise is fun, and you would have something to do."

"Like what?" he asked back.

"Well.. you could go swimming, or go partying, and there's plenty of food you can eat..."

Knuckles thought for a moment, then spoke. "Is there... a gym there?" he asked.

Rouge smiled knowing Knuckles would like to train. "I'm sure there is."

Knuckles sighed. "Alright.."

Rouge smiled brightly. She then headed for the stairs. "I'm going to wake up Dav-" She stopped when she saw a glare from Knuckles. "Knuckles Jr..." she finished. She saw a smile on his face. She scowled at him and went up stairs. "If only I didn't lose that bet.." She mumbled to herself.

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The Chaotix Team walked out of the Detective Office with there luggages. They brought it to there red car and placed them in the truck.

"Okay, ready to go guys?" Vector asked his team.

"All ready!" Charmy said happily.

"Ready." Espio said plainly.

"Okay, lets roll!"

"Okay!" Charmy yelled. He got to the ground and started rolling to the street.

"Charmy, what the hell are you doing?" Vector asked to the stupid bee.

"Rolling to Knuckles house! What do you think i'm doing!"

Vector made a evil glare at him. "Get in the car!"

"Tch.. make up your mind then!" He said getting up off the ground. Vector rolled his eyes at him.

They all got into the car and Vector started up the engine. "Charmy, put your seat belt on." He said looking back at the bee. Espio was sitting in the passangers seat and little kids in the back.

"Why?"

"Do you want to end up in the hospital?"

"No."

"Then put it on!"

"Alright, no need to get touchy.. geez.." Charmy placed his seat belt on. He saw that the car started moving and looked out the window. Then something clicked in his head. "Hey! when can I ever drive?"

"Damn it, just when I thought I actually shut you up, you talk again." Vector said.

"Well soooooooooorry! I didn't know my voice was that annoying to you.."

"Very much annoying.."

"So can I?" Charmy asked changing the subject back to what he wants to do.

"Hmm... how about when Espio get a girl, then maybe you can." Espio raised an eyebrow at Vector.

"Hey no fair! We both know that Espio can never get anyone!" Charmy complained.

Espio looked back at Charmy. "I can too could get a girlfriend! I just.. never had any time to actually spend time with one.." he replied.

"Hahaha! Yeah right! Your a chicken! Your afriad of girls!"

"No I'm not!

"Yes you are!"

"Oh, yeah and what about you? I don't see you with anyone?"

"Tch.. I can get a girl whenever I want to. Unlike you, I'm not afriad of girls.

"Oh, please Charmy! You can't get a girl because your way to young." Vector said.

"Hey! No I'm not! I've seen plenty of movies where young kids get a girl!" Charmy complained.

"Yes, at the age of 10. Your only 6." Vector replied.

"I'm 11!" he yelled.

"No your not.."

"Yes I am! Right Espio?"

"Espio tell him his correct age." Vector said to him.

"11." Espio said.

"What?"

"He's 11."

"Ha! told you! So that means I can get a girl!" Charmy said happily.

"Okay, okay, okay, so your 11, big deal! Your still way to immature to get one."

"Oh yeah? And what about you Vector? I dont't see with anyone?!"

"I'll have you know that I'm very close of getting one." Vector said stopping because of a red light.

"Ha! who would ever like you? your way, and I mean WAY to ugly! I mean look at you! Your mouth is so big and wide, how could you kiss anyone with that mouth. And what about those stubby legs you have. You can't even run with those." Charmy started laughing. "And don't even get me started about your eyes."

"Shut up! You shouldn't be talkin kid! You don't even walk at all! And what about you and flowers, eh? Every flower we practically go by, you always run to it. Your a freaken sissy!"

"Hey, what do you expect, I'm a bee! And bee's love flowers!"

"Pfft, whatever sissy.. and just to let you know, I AM close to having a girlfriend."

"Really? who you going out with? A dirty homeless girl?" Charmy laughed.

"No! You should already know who I'm talking about you stupid piece of shizle!" Vector yelled.

Espio raised an eyebrow at him again. "Shizle eh? Thats new.."

"Heh, yeah, I've heard a gang say that word like after every sentence, so I thought HEY! thats new, why not say it?" Vector smiled.

"Yeah, whatever. So who's this girl your going with?" He said going back the subject.

"Argh.. I'll give a hint. The first letter of her name is V"

"Vanessa?" Espio randomly said.

"Wtf!?"

"Vaper?" Charmy continued.

"No! What kind of name is that anyway!?"

"I read it on a phone book..." Vector's eyes went down half way and frowned.

Espio still kept going. "Victoria?"

"No"

"Vicky?" Charmy said.

"No."

"Vivy?"

No"

"Vaporeon?" Charmy asked.

"Thats a Pokemon, from that episode you watched yesturday!"

Charmy blinked a couple times, then smiled. "Oh yeah! Vaporeon! Vaporeon!!" Charmy said trying to sound like the Pokemon.

"Whats the second letter?" Espio asked still curious.

"Jeez Espio, I thought you were the smart one."

"I don't know everything in the world."

"You act like you do."

"Well, I'm not, so what is the second letter?"

"I'll tell you later."

"Why?"

"Because we're here." Vector said turning in the parking lot. Espio then became silent.

"Horaay! We're here! I can't wait to see what that kid looks like! We could be playmates!"

"And that does worse for me..." Espio mumbled knowing he'd have to take care of him too.

Charmy saw Espio mouth move. "You say something Espio?" he asked.

"No." Charmy shrugged and unbuckled his seat belt.

They all got out of the car, and walked up to the door. Vector knocked three times, waited for the door to open. The door opened reveiling Knuckles, who had an confused look on his face once he saw who was at the door.

"What are you guys doing here?" Knuckles asked.

"We're here to watch your son. Did you forget already?" Vector said laughing a bit.

"No! I didn't forget! It's just you guys were suppose to be here tommorrow!"

Silence..

"Um... oops.." He said sweatdropping. He then spotted a figure coming in behind Knuckles.

"Who's at the door?" Rouge asked. Rouge blinked a few times when she saw the Chaotix team at the door. "What are you guys doing here? Your not suppose to be here until tommorrow?"

"Uhh.. sorry, we forgot.." All three of them sweat dropped.

Rouge sighed. "I guess you guys can come in." Both Knuckles and Rouge walked to the side to let them inside. Vector looked around for the child.

"Hey, where's the kid?" he asked.

"He has a name, and he's in the Kitchen." Knuckles replied to him. They all walked into the big kitchen and the first thing they saw was the Knuckles Jr, sitting on the table eating dinner. Vector was the first to greet the child.

"Hey there little guy! Whatsup!" He said to the little white echidna. Vector was a little shocked at how much he's grown. He like another Knuckles, but white.. and he had beautiful purple eyes.

Knuckles Jr just stared at him with an evil look on his face. His evil glare looked just like Knuckles. Knuckles jr got out of his chair, still looking at Vector with that evil glare. Just standing there.

"Umm.. can you talk?" he asked the little guy. Knuckles Jr didn't reply, just stared at him. "What wrong with him?" Vector asked Rouge.

"Oh, thats just the look he always gives when he about to attack someone." Rouge said plainly.

"Oh... Wait wha-" he stopped when he saw Knuckles Jr, jumping on him, beating him on the head.

"Ow.. OW.. OW!" He yelled after each hit Knuckles Jr kept giving him. Vector then ran around the Kitchen screaming.. "Get this kid off me!"

Charmy was laughing his head off while everyone else stood there smiling.

Rouge then stepped up and stopped Vector. She grabbed the white echidna, who would let go. "Knuckles Jr, let go.. Let go!.." She kept saying it while trying to pull him off Vector. "LET GO!" she yelled a little, and finally, He let go of him.

"Ow.. nice to see you too.." Vector said. Charmy still kept laughing.

Rouge put him down. "Now Jr.. what did I tell you about attacking people?"

Knuckles Jr sank down a bit still having his pissed off look on his face. "Never attack anyone unless there evil"

"Thats right.."

Knuckles Jr. spoke up again. "But mom look at him? Didn't you tell me that ugly ones are always the evil ones?"

More Silence came...

Charmy then blurted out with laughter. "Hahahahaha! He called you ugly!"

Vector turned to Rouge who was smiling apolegetically at him. Vector just sighed and let it go.

"Hey, lets all go in the living room." Knuckles said.

"Alright, you boys go ahead while I take care of Jr's plate." She said taking the plate Jr just had. Everyone else walked into the living room to relax.

Everyone sat down on the couch, not really knowing what to say really...

Charmy who hates being in slience spoke first. "Sooo, Knuckles Jr was it? Well, my name is Charmy!"

Knuckles Jr stared at him. "Hi.." he said, as if he were shy.

"You already know the Vexster!" Charmy said smiling.

Knuckles Jr, shot an evil glare at him. "Yes, yes I do" Vector never noticed the evil glare. He just smiled brightly at him with his eyes closed.

"And this is Espio.." he said pointing to Espio.

Knuckles Jr. made a confused look at him. Espio just stared back at him waiting for whatever he wanted to say to him. And he did. "Why are you purple?"

Everyone turned to look at Espio. Espio looked back at them all.

"Now that he mentioned it, why are you purple Espio?" Charmy asked.

Espio look to Charmy, to Knuckles Jr. who had the same confused look on there faces. "I was born that way!" He spat.

"But thats a girlish color.." Charmy said.

"Now you tell me this!" he yelled.

"I never really noticed.." he said shrugging. Rouge walked holding drinks in her hand handing them all drinks. They all took the drinks, but Charmy and Espio didn't even realize they did since they were talking to talking to each other. Knuckles was the first to take a sip.

"Charmy! We've been together for a long time! How could you not notice!" he yelled.

Knuckles then spit out his drink causing everyone to stare at him. "How old did you guys say you were again?!"

They both stared confused.

"I'm 21" Espio said.

"And I'm 11" Charmy continued.

"And you've been together for how long?"

Espio got where he was getting at. "It's not like that! I meant as a team!" Charmy was still confused so he kept quiet.

"Are you sure?" Rouge said, not even knowing how this conversation even started.

"Yes!"

"Alright, alright" She said laughing.

Everyone then looked away from each other drinking.

Rouge then looked at the time. "Whoa is it already 9:00? It's way past your bed time Jr." She said.

"Do I have to.. I'm not even tired!" he yelled.

"Yes! You have too! Now up the stairs." Knuckles turned his head away from her, got off the couch and headed up the stairs with Rouge behind him.

"Holy crap!" Vector said. "We forgot to bring in our luggages. Be right back!" He said bolting out the door the his there car.

Knuckles, Charmy, and Espio sat in slience.

"Sooo... where are we going to sleep?" Espio asked.

"Who says your sleeping here? Knuckles spat.

Espio didn't even say anything to that. But Charmy did.

"Well why not? I mean we ARE staying here to take care of your kid right?"

"It's funny how thats coming out of a mouth of someone who is a kid himself."

"Hey! I'm not a kid! I act really mature at my age."

Knuckles scoffed. "Right..."

"Would you two stop arguing. I've just got Knuckles Jr. to bed and I don't want him already waking up." Rouge said coming down the stairs.

"Hmph.. whatever.." Knuckles said. Seconds later, Vector came in with all the bags and set them down in the corner somewhere out of the way.

Charmy decided to ignore Knuckles and go straight to Rouge. "Hey Mrs. Rouge?" He said sweetly.

"Yes?" She asked.

"Could we stay here for the night so we won't have to go all the way back here again in the morning..?"

Rouge smiled. "Of course you can." Rouge knew Knuckles would protest, and he did of course but she ignored him. "How about I show you guys to out guest room." She said walking to the stairs again. All 3 followed leaving Knuckles by himself.

Their Room..

"Well, here we are!" Rouge said opening the door to the room. All three of them walked in and noticed that there is a bunk bed, and a single normal sized bed. Charmy flew in.

"I GET THE NORMAL SIZED BED!" He said flying to it, but Vector grabbed him.

"No, I get the normal sized bed."

"No fair! I called it first!"

"But I'm bigger than you, so I get it." he said and jumped on the bed.

"He's right you Charmy, he could break this bunk bed." Espio said who already took claim the top of the bunk.

"Hey! I'm not that heavy!" Vector yelled.

"Vector, you wiegh a little more than 400 pounds." (A/N: He really does weigh a little more than 400!)

"So? Thats not enough to break a bunk bed."

Rouge just sweat dropped and slowly walked out, closing the door, quietly...

"I'm sure it is."

"No, it's not"

"I think soo.."

"Okay fine then.." He said getting up walking to the bunk.

"Whatareyoudoing!?" Espio said really quickly backing up a bit on his bed.

"I'm gonna prove to you that this bunk won't break."

"Yay! Does this mean I get the single bed!?" Charmy yelled happily.

"Noo, I'm just testing this bed out."

"Aww."

Vector walked up to it and noticed it was kinda dinky compared to him. Since Espio was already on the top, he decided to sit on the bottom. But there was a problem..

"Uhh, Vector? What are you doing? The bed is already at wall. Why are you pushing it?" Charmy asked.

"I'm not pushing it! I'm trying to get in it."

"Vector, just give up, you can't fit." Espio said looking down at him.

"Yes I can!" Vector kept trying and trying and trying, but still could not get in.

"Here, let me help" Charmy said. Charmy flew to him and started helping by pushing as hard as he can so get Vector to fit in. As they both pushed as hard as they can Vector finally got inside.

"Haha! You see! Told ya I'm not that heavy!" Espio just rolled his eyes.

Vector then moved, but realized he couldn't move much. "God damnit." he said out loud. "A little help here someone." Charmy stared and blinked a couple times at him. All he could see was the backside of him. He continued to stare, then made a huge smile that turned into laughter now knowing he was stuck.

"Hey! Don't just sit there at laugh at me! Get me out of here!" Charmy flew to him, took a hold of his back and started pulling, but still was giggling. "Hey stop your giggling! You will never get me out if you keep laughing!" Charmy tried to get serious but couldn't. He just kept laughing. Vector sighed. "Hey Espio, give me a hand here will ya?"

Espio opened his eyes and look back down. He sighed and got off the top bunk and started helping out. They both kept pushing but didn't work.

"Whats taking you guys?!" Vector yelled.

"It's hard to pull you out when we have no full grip on you." Espio said.

"Well pull something! Anything!" Vector yelled. He just didn't care. He wanted out.

Espio looked and saw that there was only one thing he can pull. He took a grip of his tail. Vector obviously noticed.

"Hey, what are you doing?!" He panicked.

"You did say to grab anything." Espio then pulled as tight as he can on his tail. Vector yelped, which made Charmy laugh even more harder.

Vector started sweating as he kept feeling his tail being pulled. He was getting aggrivated. "Shut up you little idiot! And help me get the hell out of here before I slap you silly!" Vector yelled at Charmy.

Charmy quickly shut up. Just just hmphed and started helping out. After what seemed like forever they finally pulled him out. Vector breathed heavily and stood up. He then snapped his fingers and pretended to act normal. "See? Told ya, I wasn't heavy."

Both Charmy said Espio sweat dropped.

Vector then yawned. "Well, we should be getting bed guys! We have a big day tomorrow!"

They both agreed and went on their own beds.

"Good night Vector, Espio!" Charmy said happily.

"Good night Guys." Espio said.

"Whatever.." Vector said closing his eyes, not knowing the glares from Charmy and Espio. They all then fell into a deep sleep knowing that they do have a big day tommorrow.

To be Continued...

Whoa! Long chapter! I never expected to write one this long.. heh, hope you like this Chapter guys! And I promise it won't take long again. Man... imaginning what is goinig to happen next get me really excited and want to write more! Heh, can't wait to show you guys!