Hello, fellow Sega lovers. This is TheFlyingRedJerk with the latest scoop on Sonic Sega All Stars: Subspace Unleashed. I've decided that it's time to see what everyone's favorite echidna is doing and how did the Master Emerald incident first occur. It's also going to revist Knuckles rescuing Sonic from Nack and his journey from the coliseum incident. This is going to fully explain why did Sonic borrow the emeralds and how did Knuckles find the first four shards of the Master Emerald. This will mark the first time that Knuckles ever lost to a certain foe and the first time a Sonic character actually traveled to Japan. Read and prepare to be amazed.
Knuckles is resting next to the Master Emerald in his usual relaxed posture on the peak of Angel Island. He opened his eyes and gazes off into the cloudy sky that looked back at him. He is not only guarding the emerald, but enjoying how peaceful his post was this fine day. The red echidna looked to both sides of himself to double check if there's any intruder around his premiss. He eventually relaxes after realizing that there's no one else in sight and lays against the massive green emerald.
I allowed Sonic to borrow the Chaos Emeralds since he needed them for a fighting tournament that was happening in Station Square. I hope that he doesn't let them fall in the wrong hands too easily like the last time.
Knuckles gets off the Master Emerald and walked towards the edge of the stairs to look off into the distance and saw something unbelievable. A blue object was speeding towards him with a menacing red glare that startles the cautious echidna. Knuckles gets into his fighting pose since he knew damn well that this was not the Sonic that he knows and love. It was none other than Metal Sonic, who is out for blood and thinks of Knuckles as the perfect punching bag this time around.
"Metal Sonic!" he shouted in anger as the metallic doppelganger gets even closer to Angel Island.
Metal Sonic ignored Knuckles and flew into the air to get even higher into the sky. He scans the area with his special red eyes and focused his attention on the large green gem that stood in the middle of the peak. He then dives toward the Master Emerald at high speed, startling the red echidna at the same time because of the robotic hedgehog's decision.
"What in Sam's Hill is that crazy robot doing?" said the confused Knuckles.
He jumps on top of the Master Emerald and jumps towards Metal Sonic with his fists ready.
"I'll make sure that you don't shatter that emerald, you psychotic fake!" he shouts as he prepares to punch the robotic hedgehog's face.
Metal Sonic responds with his usual mechanical beeping and speeds up. Both of them collided due to Metal Sonic's headbutt and Knuckle's punch, but they still crashed onto the Master Emerald. It breaks into twenty four different shards that scatter away from the crater that was caused by the two combatants. Knuckles regained his senses and open his mouth in shock after seeing what he did to the gem that he is born to protect. It was now destroyed and divided into pieces like what happened when Chaos broke out and before he met Rouge. Knuckles slowly grew angry since this was a good sign that he's no longer in "peaceful mode". He turns to Metal Sonic with a fanged glare as the robotic doppelganger prepares to steal as few of the shards. He knocks the robotic hedgehog away with a sucker punch and watch as he flies away from the blow. This wasn't over yet since the sinister robot had a trick up his sleeve. He activates the thruster on his back and flies towards Knuckles for some payback. He knocks him to the ground with the swipe of his metal hands and smashes him with an axe kick.
Knuckles coughed up some spit and gagged for air after enduring such a heavy blow to his back, but he wasn't going to give up without a fight. He knocks Metal Sonic away with a Spin Jump and does a backwards swipe to knock him back. Metal Sonic scans Knuckles and locks onto him with a red target-marker on his eye screens. This allowed him to fire a series of eye beams at the echidna, forcing him to evade every shot. Knuckles lifts some debris and tossed it at Metal Sonic to retaliate against such heavy weapon fire. Metal Sonic does a robotic screech and did a guarding pose to generate a prismic shield to protect himself. This was his infamous Black Shield technique that he did to protect himself from any attack. The boulder was shattered completely after coming in contact with the impregnable shield. He swoops in for another attack, but this think locks himself into a fast paced fist fight with the guardian of the Master Emerald. Knuckles' punches were powerful and clashed against the robotic hedgehog's fists within every attack, overheating overtime. Knuckles recollect the heat into his right fist to do him Deep Impact technique on Metal Sonic's face. He ignited on flames momentarily, but screeched to extinguish them to show how serious he was about completing the mission. Things were getting serious this time.
"You want some of this? Then fight me like a real robot!" shouted Knuckles in a threatening manner.
Metal Sonic used this as an opportunity to electrify himself for his Metal Overdrive attack since he wanted to prove himself to his rival. He lunges at Knuckles with 25 volts of electricity to tackle his target. Knuckles jumps and glides towards him with both fists outstretched to collide for the second time. This time, Knuckles is one the verge of losing since the power of the electricity flows through his red body during the clash. As he cringes in pain, Metal Sonic charges into his chest and crashed onto Angel Island's peak for the second time. He levitates away to reveal the heavily wounded echidna who wondered when since Metal Sonic had gotten this strong. He scans Knuckle's body to make sure that he doesn't have the energy to stop him this time. He walks slowly towards the first few Master Emerald shards, but was caught off guard by Shadow the Hedgehog's sudden appearance. Shadow knocks Metal Sonic into the distance with a Chaos Punch and levitates towards the crater in the middle to help Knuckles back to his feet.
"I'm honestly not that surprised that the metallic knockoff defeated you that easily, Knuckles," said the brooding hedgehog.
"Thanks for showing up in the first place, Shadow," said the thankful red echidna.
"I guess that he's sent to get the Master Emerald under the orders of Eggman. Sonic's got the Chaos Emeralds safe?" he asked.
"Sure, can you do me a favor and use your Chaos Control to keep these shards away from Metal Sonic?" Knuckles asked.
"With pleasure," said Shadow as he focuses all of his Chaos Energy in his body.
Each of the Master Emerald shards hovered into the air while glowing and encircled the area rapidly. During the entire process, Shadow was straining to use most of strength he had to use the full potential of his powers.
"Chaos Control!" he shouts at the top of his lungs, causing all 24 shards to disappear from sight.
Shadow levitates back to the ground and groans due to using most of his energy. He breathed slowly with his eyes half closed and noticed his friend looking at him in a concerned manner. He eventually got back to his feet and shook of the pain for the sake of not showing any form of weakness around Knuckles.
"These shards are your problem now. I need to report to G.U.N. for the news," said the Ultimate Lifeform.
With that being said he disappears from Knuckles's sight, leaving Knuckles in isolation on the wrecked area. Knuckles rubbed his head since that last attack from Metal Sonic did hurt, especially the electricity.
Thanks to Shadow, the Master Emerald shards are now safe and sound. But, I'll have to recover every single one of them myself to fix it. If only Sonic wasn't having enough trouble.
Knuckles eventually got a shocked expression since he realized that Shadow knocked his enemy towards Station Square. The worst part is that a series of dark clouds along with a fleet of massive warships are seen flying towards the southeast side of Station Square off in the distance. This was the perfect time for Knuckles to track him down and check on Sonic and the others. He looked at the same area with serious expression and started to leave Angel Island behind for more important manners.
"Hold on, Sonic! I'll check you out sooner!" he said while running.
He eventually leaps of the peak and glides in the direction of the commotion to reach his destination soon. In the midst of the situation, a blue puddle oozes out of the crater where the Master Emerald used to be and forms into a familiar creature. It stares at Knuckles as he glides away and glares with its large golden eyes. Knuckles made it to Station Square and noticed the large amount of panicked citizens watching the news on the building's screen. This was a major threat as far as he could tell and notices the screen revealing a masked figure approaching Super Sonic and Alex Kidd on the widened his eyes even more when he realized what Sonic did this time around.
Is that Sonic using the emeralds too soon? It appears whoever this masked freak is asking for them. I hope Sonic just scatter them before anything bad happens.
Knuckles kept gliding to the stadium since he didn't feel the need to be distracted by a simple screen. He gets closer to the stadium and notices a miniature F-1 Tomcat fly past him and apologizing for disturbing the echidna's path of flight. Knuckles knew it was AGES, but wondered what he was up to at a time like this. The next thing that caught his attention was that seven streams of light flew out of the coliseum and separated into different directions into the horizon. This was a good sign that Sonic did exactly what Knuckles hope he'd do, separate them to make sure that the masked figure doesn't steal them. Knuckles noticed a Master Emerald shard on a rooftop and snatched it with haste since he was in a hurry. He arrives at the stadium a few minutes later. Sooner than later, Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Alex Kidd, and Amy escaped exit soon as most of the Station Square Coliseum was engulfed in a purple explosion of subspace. They all panted and stared at the warships leaving the sky for another attack with angered expressions.
"These guys must have given you a hard time. Was it Eggman this time?" asked Knuckles.
Sonic shook his head in disbelief just to let his knuckleheaded friend know that their same foe was up to no good again. Knuckles closed his eyes momentarily while crossing his arms as a response.
"What are you going to do?" said the concerned echidna.
"Me and Tails would have to head northeast to catch up with Aiai since he flew in that direction," Sonic remarked.
"Now that you mentioned it, I did see something flying out of the coliseum soon as AGES flew by me. Where are Amy and Alex Kidd going?" he said.
"We might as well head to Morning Land since one of the emeralds flew in that direction," said Amy
Tails is in the middle of building an emerald tracking device at the moment and will send us the program on our way," said the young boy.
"We should be fine since Omochao is willing to be our guide for the mission," said Amy as a blue mechanical Chao appears with a green shard in his hand.
"I believe this belongs to you, Knuckles," said Omochao.
"Thanks a lot. Now I need to head north in hopes of running into more of those shards," said Knuckles before he starts to climb the nearest building.
After reaching the top, he waves his friends good bye and glides north to recover more of the missing shards that Shadow hid from the devious Metal Sonic. Knuckles glided for a good twelve hours, searching for and wide for another piece of the Master Emerald. He eventually reaches Japan, where he might run into Akira and a few others to ask about any shards. He lands onto the nearest Japanese fishing docks to look around. He heard a noise and hides behind a wall as the person gets even closer, breathing silently and avoiding from being discovered by him. It was one of Zeed's agents patrolling the docks since they must be hired to search for the emeralds while their boss is with the Legion of Subspace. The next thing that was heard was the man being snatched away and killed in the shadows, making him suspicious and want to see what went wrong this time. Knuckles turns from the corner see Joe Musashi standing on the edges of the dock, sheathing his bloodied kunai. Knuckles thought this was the perfect opportunity to ask the ninja some questions.
"Long time no see, Joe. I wonder if you've seen a green shard around here," he said.
"No," said the noble ninja, "I've been assassinating most of Zeed's agents before I head to Yuria to get one of the Chaos Emeralds."
This alone cause Knuckles to get into his boxing pose and prepare to attack. As always, he's judging anyone who knows any knew of the Chaos Emeralds other than him and his friends as an enemy. Joe quickly decided to answer him since he didn't want to cause a ruckus in this area.
"I know about the location because one of Zeed's men was communicating with him on a transmitter. He also mentioned that they are planning to occupy Morning Land later this week," Joe replied.
"That's great and to think that such an honest person like you was after the Chaos Emeralds. I might as well go to Yuria while you go to Morning Land, though we do have to do a little treasure hunting here first," said the hotheaded echidna.
One of Zeed's men spotted them talking and stood with a frightened look as they looked back at him. Then he begins to run away with a shining gem in his head to avoid being hurt.
"That's the shard!" Knuckles and Joe shouts in unison before they started chasing the runaway agent.
The agent turns the corner and ran to a boat that was getting ready to take off. A few Killers, the most common grunts of the Golden Rhinos, stood to the side and started shooting at their partner's pursuers. Knuckles dodged every bullet and Joe jumped to throw kunais at both grunts' chests. They collapsed allowing the echidna and ninja to catch up with the agent. Knuckles punches the ground to make the agent lose his balance and Joe tackles him head on with a kunai in his hand. He made sure to threaten the goon very well since this is one of the many methods a ninja must do in order to get information.
"Tell me where Zeed went and fast!" he said blankly.
"He left the base with most of his men to join a group called the Legion of Subspace a few days ago and told us to look for the Chaos Emeralds in this area!" said the panicked agent.
Knuckles snatched the Master Emerald shard from him with smug grin on his face.
"Tell Zeed that the ninja is dead on his tracks!" Joe replied.
With that being said, the agent was set free and he quickly ran onto the ship before it took off with the rest of Rokkaku and Zeed's men. Joe turned to Knuckles with a look of gratitude as he looked back at him.
"Thanks for helping me catch that agent and I'm glad that you found what you are looking for. I'll follow them with my motorboat so that I can reach Morning Land soon," he said.
"You're welcome, Joe. I'll head further north to head to Yuria since Sonic should be there getting the next emerald if what that guy said earlier was true," said the red echidna as the two shook hands before departing.
Knuckles jumps into the air to glide north as Joe jumps off the dock, presumably to get on his motorboat to follow Zeed's ship.
Hopefully, Sonic and the gang are alright and manage to find Aiai. It probably already happened since it been a while since I first left Station Square anyway. I wonder what that metallic freak is up to now since I know that his creator is up to no good as usual.
He had a look on determination on his face and knew that it was his responsibility to take care of the Master Emerald at all cost, making sure no one steals the shards. Within the next few days, he arrived in the midsection of Yuria to glide over the nearby villages. Many of the villagers were wondering who he was and watched with amazement since he's obviously out of place in such a medieval country.
"I honestly don't see why they see an echidna like me that interesting since they see many fire breathing creatures in this country," he said sarcastically.
Knuckles notices a few plateaus in the distance and figure that this would be the best location to look for Sonic and the next Master Emerald shard. He glides even faster to reach the area and noticed a purple weasel on a hovercraft. It was Nack the Weasel, who had already defeated and kidnapped Sonic. This shocked Knuckles since he let him down for the first time to the likes of that weak rascal.
What is that bucked tooth vermin doing with Sonic? Who cares, all that matters is saving Sonic.
Knuckles speed up to deal a heavy punch to his Marvelous Queen, allowing Sonic to fall down and catching Nack of guard. Soon as Nack escapes, he talks with Sonic and the gang about how they were and agrees to help them find the emerald. An hour later, Knuckles is seen flying away with four pieces of the Master Emerald thanks to NiGHTS finding a new piece for him. He departs back to Japan to find more evidence and hopefully a new piece of the Master Emerald.
"Score one for the big guy! Only twenty pieces left to go and I might as well stop by Akira's to ask him a few questions," said Knuckles happily.
He sped up his flight to feel the G-forces pressing on his face and fly even further past the clouds. He looked both ways to make sure that Metal Sonic was nowhere in sight to stop him since he never forgets anything that happens to him. He flew past the same docking area that he met Joe and Zeed's agents and flew through the busy streets of the Japanese city. Most of the citizens were watching him fly by since they new that this visitor is much different than the legendary Joe Musashi. Knuckles few in the same direction for a few days and made it to Akira Yuki's hometown. He notices him hitching a ride in a red Ferrari next to his pal Jacky Bryant. Knuckles decides to drop in front of them, prompting Jacky to brake since he knew who that was. The blonde man wearing a black and red jacket steps from the driver's seat as his Japanese comrade gets out the other door. He looked friendly as always since he talks with anybody he knows well, especially Akira and anyone else he had raced in the past.
"Hello, Knuckles! That last time we seen you was in the first All Stars Racing Tournament," he said.
"Something troubles you based on your sudden appearance. What seems to be the problem?" asked the noble fighter.
"Remember that tournament that you and Axel fought in? It was under attack by Eggman and a massive ship fleet and the coliseum was swallowed in subspace," said Knuckles frankly.
This caused Akira to walk even closer to the echidna in his vibrant white gi and stood above him. Jacky knew that this was serious business and got back into the driver's seat and let the two talk alone. Akira closed his eyes momentarily and took a deep breath before explaining what needed to be done.
"I guess we might as well join you on your quest. Though, we do know a few more people to recruit before we leave Japan," he said.
"Who are they and where are we going?" asked the impatient echidna.
"Now it's not the time, hop on and we'll get there," said Jacky as he starts the engines.
Both warriors hopped back into the Ferrari, Akira sitting next to Jacky and Knuckles standing on the back of the vehicle, as it drives down the road to their next destination. In the central downtown area, a young boy wearing a brown jacket with a bandage on his face walked the streets. He was suddenly ambushed by a few Yakuza thugs that jumped out of the alley.
"You stepped into the wrong neighborhood. Now it's time for you to die!" said one of them.
It was the 18 year old martial artist Ryo Hazuki who appears to had run into the Yazuka. Looks like he would have to fight his way out of this one like he did in the past.
"Don't underestimate me because I'm a teenager," he said belligerently while getting into his fighting stance.
There you have it. Metal Sonic crashed into the Master Emerald purposely so that it would be easy for him to give the shards to Eggman, which occurred during Alex Kidd and Sonic's fight. He had bumped into AGES like Opa Opa did later and witnessed Aiai fly out of the stadium. He traveled far and wide to retrieve the shards in which he found back at Station Square. He stopped by Japan to get some information and retrieve another shard with the help of Joe Musashi. He later traveled to Yuria to save Sonic while Joe followed Zeed's goons to eventually run into Alex Kidd and the gang. Knuckles decides to go back to Japan to join forces with the Virtua Fighter duo to not only find a few more shards, but recruit more fighters from Japan (including Ryo Hazuki and a few others). This arc is going to very exciting and stay tuned to find out what happens to the 18 year old martial artist.
