Here is chapter 24.
These two days have passed since Knuckles fleeing after learning of what would happen to him in the future. Not content to leave his home, also he left Angel Island. Now it was resting on the branch of a tree in the vast forest of Mystic Ruins. He carried a bunch of grapes that had been collecting and was currently eating them. It was all that was found in that place to eat and although it was not even so much enjoyed.
He began to wonder what he was doing at that time Tikal. He knew that like him, she would be sad. He could not help to recall everything that lived with her in these days together. He hated himself for the pain caused to secure it. But it was better than what he would have been provoked. Surely Kneecaps or any of the other guards was taking care of her and that calmed him a little, because she was in good hands.
Once I finish eating the grapes under the tree and went to the small river that was near to drink some water. He took some water with his hands and drank. Although in the last 23 years he had become accustomed to a home life, still remembered survival methods learned since becoming the first guardian. So you could live hidden for long, without fear of being found.
Suddenly he heard a sound from a clump of bushes. He began to curse for fear that someone had found. He went into attack position. But all that came out of the bushes was a small green frog, yellow eyes and orange stripes.
Knuckles under guard to see it was only a frog. But something about that frog looked familiar. He seemed to have seen her somewhere before.
"Froggy Oh. There you are. I was looking for" said a voice behind the echidna.
The frog jumped and landed on top hat Knuckles. It jumped again landed on his shoulder that he'd be called.
The echidna turned and saw a large purple cat with yellow eyes white, wearing a pants with suspenders brown, a pair of brown and cream-colored gloves sandals. He also wore a fishing rod with a big fish tied into this.
"Go not expect to see you here Knuckles. What brings you here?" said the cat.
The echidna just answered quickly "I just wanted to walk around here, Big. Well, gotta go".
Knuckles and did not want to go there as it had been discovered. Not that Big was to betray him, and he almost never leaves Mystic Ruins, but could not afford.
"Wait Knuckles. Do not want to stay for lunch. Do not mind me sharing this great fish to just capture".
Knuckles was about to reject the offer, but his stomach began to growl. Despite the large amount of grapes you ate, they were not enough to fill your stomach.
"Okay. I accept your invitation to lunch, but once finished I will go".
After that the echidna, the cat and the Frog went to the cat house, where the second of those started cooking the fish.
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Meanwhile in the Heaven II, Tikal had not stopped to mourn. From the morning when he found the letter Knuckles had fallen into a deep sadness. Spectre, Sojourner, Sabre and Kneecaps had decided to leave her alone for that calm down, but as it had been two days that would not stop mourn nor eat, they decided to talk to her to feel better. Incidentally they brought him something to eat.
"Tikal, do not cry. I'm sure he will come back" Kneecaps said as he stood beside her with Sojourner and Sabre.
The orange echidna said nothing and continued to cry. She was very hurt. He had promised he would never turn away from him and now it was gone. The worst part is that nobody knew where he was and he was not willing to return.
Spectre to see her suffer so could not help recalling a similar situation he spent with his wife Kali-Ka in the time it had taken over as guardian.
The echidna black sat with orange echidna and made this look him in the eyes.
"Stop mourn please. I know you are very sad about what happened but mourn not solve anything".
"But I will not mourn. Knuckles left me after all we went through together and the worst is that not even know where he is".
"You must not take seriously what he wrote in that letter. I assure you that back".
"They Have not had a vision in which he returns".
"No. We have not had visions about that".
"Then how do you know he's coming back".
"Before I answer tell you something".
"What?".
At that time Spectre his helmet and his coat is removed. Cybernetic implants revealing all he had in his body and his quills. Tikal and Kneecaps were surprised to see that. Both were aware that Spectre had implants, but had not had the opportunity to see so far.
"Who did that to your body?".
"The Dark Legion did this to me."
Tikal remembered what they told Knuckles and Kneecaps that group and asked Spectre to continue.
"When I took over as curator, was already married to Kali Ka and Sojourner was a baby of two years. During that period the Grandmaster Moritori Rex was posing for my father Tobor, he kidnapped me and gave me the Dark Legion as part of a plot to one of the guards would become part of them. During the time I was captured me while I slept sedated and put these cybernetic implants. When I was forced to join them obviously I refused and managed to send them to unknown dimension. But I could not take my implants. When I got home he was so ashamed of how I looked I decided to use a tunic and helmet to cover me, but despite hiding my appearance I still felt like a monster. I did not want anyone to me saw and ran away from home in the middle of the night without telling anyone they were several weeks in which I was hiding from all No one could find me... not the other guardians, and my wife. But over time I began to feel a great anguish at not being close to my loved ones and finally decided to return. When I got home I was surprised that my wife had committed suicide because of the sadness that was after the leave. Upon learning that I suffered too, as my actions caused his death. And to this day I still feel guilt for what happened".
After finish counting that, he relocated his tunic and helmet before continuing "Well, the point of telling you this is that I do not want you to have the same fate as did Kali-Ka and do not want Knuckles suffer the same thing I suffered for the decision he made. I do not want another generation through the same thing. So I will use a skill that I possess only to know where Knuckles and bring it back here".
Spectre closed his eyes and began to concentrate trying to feel the energy of Knuckles. Finding your energy reopened his eyes, but instead of seeing their companions, what he saw was what he saw Knuckles. He was seeing through his eyes. He could see who was accompanied by a purple cat and a green frog. The three were eating. For energy felt knew I was not in Angel Island, but had not yet gone far. I was in Mystic Ruins. After that his vision returned to normal. He watched Sojourner and Sabre. These he passed Chaos Emeralds had fetched an hour ago and gave them to Spectre. He took them, shouted "Chaos Control" and teleported.
A few seconds passed and a bright light appeared. Spectre were, who brought Knuckles. But he also inadvertently brought to Big and Froggy.
"But what the hell! Why did you bring me back?" Knuckles said Spectre looking into her eyes.
"I brought you here for her" said the black pointing to the orange echidna echidna.
Knuckles turned and saw Tikal. He was surprised to see her. It was very sad and shocked by what he had just witnessed. He could not stop looking at her, he could see in his eyes the suffering that had happened. He wanted to approach her, but she was still afraid of hurting. But if he did this, he approached he began to embrace him. He loosens the embrace and wanted to flee the scene, but could not. Would not.
Seconds passed, and he could not resist his impulses and hugged him back as he let out a tear. He could not deny that he was a fool to leave. After a few seconds of being embraced they looked into his eyes and began kissing passionately.
After a minute they were separated by a few seconds to catch some air.
"Tikal, sorry. I did not provoke pain".
"Do not say anything. What matters is that we are together again".
"But I gave up when I promised not leave you. How can you trust me after that".
"Because inside me you did it to protect me and also because I know you suffered like me".
After that they approached each other and turned to kiss again.
The only others present were watching the happy couple.
Spectre suddenly began to feel a strange sensation before his eyes and began to spend several horrific images of great destruction. He could see a large robot and Chaos were the cause of this. He could also see an explosion caused by a bomb that was hidden underground. When he finally returned to Sojourner, Sabre, Knuckles, Tikal, Kneecaps, Big and Froggy were actually watching.
"What did you see father" said Sojourner.
"I saw destruction. Chaos had to do with that" Spectre said.
"Chaos causing destruction. But how?" Tikal asked.
"I do not know. I could not see much".
"Then we'll do" asked Knuckles.
"We have to wait and see what will happen and be prepared" was all he said without showing any emotion.
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In Space Colony Ark, Silver and his team woke up after being asleep for several. They were surprised to see that they were locked inside a cell, which had a very reinforced iron door.
"How did we end up here?" Jacques asked.
"What it was what happened?" Ray asked.
"It must be that gas started coming out everywhere what knocked us all. And someone brought us here" said Hershey.
"And how to get out of here" asked Rutan.
"Shadow can get us out of here with the help of his Chaos Control" Belle said.
"Wait a minute. Where's Shadow?" Mighty asked.
"Rouge is not here" Geoffrey said.
Hearing this Silver became concerned and putting a face would be said "Mom and Dad are gone! I gotta get out of here and find them!".
He went to the cell door and tried to hit open, but his punches to no avail. He kept trying, but could not. The others watched him very surprised.
All were observed by Scourge and his group from some screens.
"It seems that our friends want to leave his new home" Nack said.
"For he will have to get used to, and that will never come here" said Dr. Finitevus.
At that time Snively took control and pressed a button which caused the electrified door.
When she happened to Silver stream, they watched as it stopped.
After that the three failed to see the screen and began to observe another that led to a room where Scourge and Fiona were injecting a solution was to continue sleeping.
"Even when we have to provide them with this" Fiona asked.
"Until we can brainwash them and make them work for us as Chaos" Scourge said.
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