Silver was cleaning an empty glass as Knuckles approached the counter. Silver placed the glass away, his hands on the counter. "Hey Knux. What's up?"

Knuckles rubbed the back of his head. "I'm not sure if my Master Emerald is safe. I mean, every day I gotta go and check to see if no one touched it." He pounded his fists on the counter, shaking his head. "It's so annoying, going back and forth just to make sure a stupid emerald doesn't go anywhere..."

Silver patted Knuckles on the head. "I understand how you feel, Knux. It's hard for me to decide whether to stay here, or go back to the future..." He sighed, folding his arms. "Then again, the future I'm from doesn't even exist anymore..."

Several seconds of awkward silence. Knuckles began tapping the counter as he tried his best to go off the topic.

"So, uh, can I have a regular pizza, Silver?" Knuckles asked as he gave Silver a green ten dollar bill. "Keep the change."

Just as Silver was about to take the ten dollar bill, Vector popped out of the cash register, snatching the money and going back in. Silver and Knuckles looked at each other oddly, then at the cash register.

"Does he always do that?" Knuckles asked as he pointed at the cash register.

Silver sighed as he handed Knuckles a regular pizza with no toppings. "He does, every time..."