This chapter is a bit short. It introduces Knuckles briefly, but he isnt going to be back until a few chapters down the line. Enjoy...
Miles away, sat a red echidna, in front of a large emerald. His eyes closed, and arms crossed in an X shape, he sat fighting the elements. The single inhabitant of the floating land mass "Angel Island" he was the sole protector of the Master Emerald. The scarlet echidna shook off the building snow from his head and let out a sigh. He understood how important this job was, but it was also very lonely.
"You there!" Called a voice from the distance. Knuckles looked up suddenly, the only time he did get visitors was when someone was trying to steal the Emerald. Needless to say, he was wary of new people, to a point of paranoia. One could assume he was just trying to make his ancestors proud, and people never gave him much reason to trust them anyways.
"Come out of the shadows!" The echidna yelled into the dark, back at the voice. "Or face my wrath." Knuckles knew that line laid it on thick, but was effective usually in repelling foes without confrontation.
Dr. Robotnik walked up, with his hands raised in the "I surrender" pose, to the base of the Master Emeralds base. Knuckles noticed the blood from the doctors mouth, and ripped clothes. "Keeper of the Emerald, I have grave news… I recently learned of an attempt to steal the Master Emerald!"
Robotnik waited for this information to set in the echidna's skull before continuing. " I was able to fight off the would be thief, but he will be back, and I do not think I can repel another attack. You must be ready for the next attack."
"Who are you?" Knuckles asked, confused.
"That is of no consequence. What's important is that the Emerald is safe. Your foe is a Blue hedgehog, who possesses incredible speed. But you should not worry, he is not as strong as you are. He needs time to recover from his injuries, minor though they were, and probably wont be here for a week or so. You must be prepared for him…"
"I see…" Knuckles said slowly, staring the stranger over. "Well stranger, your injuries will not be in vain, I will defeat this new enemy. Thank you for your help."
"Anything to preserve the proud history of the echidna race." Robotnik said, staggering away. Once he was out of Knuckles eyesight, he walked normally, straightening his clothes and wiping the fake blood from his mouth. "All too easy…" He said with a laugh. Now for phase two…
Back at Sonic's house things were settling down for the night. Amy had left, leaving just him and the fox, who apparently was sleep deprived, as he still hadn't woken up. Sonic made the decision that it would be easier to get rid of him while he was still asleep. He picked up the fox and carried him over his shoulder, heading for the police department. The walk to the city didn't usually last a long time, but he couldn't run and carry the kid at the same time. As he finally approached the police department to dump the kid off, he opened his eyes. Upon seeing where he was, he jumped from Sonic's arms and took a few steps back, startling the hedgehog. They stood outside the front door staring at each other. Sonic took a step forward and the kit took a few steps back.
"What's wrong?" Sonic asked, startled at the fox's reaction. Suddenly he saw something he hadn't noticed before. The fox had two tails. "Oh my god…it's you…" Sonic said, startled. The fox was wide eyed and staring at the building like it was some kind of slaughter house.
No the best place to end a chapter, but I still feel like the ending will leave people wanting more. Remember this was originally a oneshot but it seemed to long, so the chapter openings and closing are a bit odd.