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Reunited Chapter 2 Revised

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- The Chaotix Ruby (TC Ship): Main Hallway -

Knuckles walked into the small room, now labeled as his. The Echidna sighed and looked around.
“Hi Knuckles!” said a voice. Knuckles jumped very slightly. Amy walked into the room, carrying a small suitcase. “Guess we’re room mates!” The Echidna cracked a small, weak smile, his stomach doing a weird sort of flip. “Can you help me with my things?” asked Amy.
“Sure,” replied Knuckles, following Amy out of the room.
They walked down to the cargo hold where Tails’ plane, the Blue Storm, was landed. Tails was there with Cream. He dragged two more small suitcases out and set them aside, then picked up two others and started leaving, Cream following, carrying one suitcase. They spotted Amy and Knuckles.
“Oh, Amy your things are right there,” said Tails, nodding toward the two suitcases. “I’ve already locked down the Blue Storm.”
“Alright, thanks Tails.”
“No prob,” replied Tails. He gave Knuckles a look, then left with Cream.
The Echidna tested both suitcases, taking the heavier of the two. Amy picked up the other.
“Thanks Knuckles, you’re sweet,” said Amy, smiling at him. Knuckles swallowed as those strange emotions rose. He quickened his pace a bit, blushing almost invisibly. Amy giggled slightly and followed Knuckles back to the room. He dropped off her suitcase next to the other.
“I’m going to go check on the Master Emerald,” he said, still blushing.
“Alright,” said Amy.
Knuckles walked toward the safe. He punched the password into the keypad, then walked in as the door opened. The Master Emerald stood inside, glowing brightly.
“Wonder if I can still do this,” murmured Knuckles. He closed his eyes, holding his hands toward the Emerald and concentrated. “I must remember…. The servers… are the seven Chaos, our hearts intensify their power…. The Controller… serves to unify the Chaos…. Master Emerald, I need your help. Show me Sonic the Hedgehog.”
The Master Emerald began glowing even more brightly. An image of a very familiar-looking blue Hedgehog appeared. He seemed to be in some kind of alley, cornered by a group of individuals, seen only as shadows in the image. After a moment, the image switched to a group of Hedgehogs, a blue one leading, breaking into some sort of warehouse. It then switched once more to an image of Sonic, surrounded by more shadowy figures, each pointing a gun towards him.
Knuckles struggled to keep the connection, but soon his strength gave out. The image disappeared. Knuckles sat back, breathing heavily.
“Oh Sonic…” he whispered.


- The Chaotix Ruby: Espio’s Room -

“Knuckles, we’ll get nowhere with the police on just your word,” said Espio, looking worried. “I believe that you saw that, but if the Ramparts are as numerous as you say then we’re going to need more than just the Chaotix to take them down, which means we’re going to need help.”
“So we call up everyone,” growled Knuckles. “Come on Espio, even Eggman might help Sonic if it was something like this. We have to help him!”
Espio gave Knuckles a sympathetic look.
“Knuckles, this was what I was talking about,” he said quietly. “You have to deal with things like this in police work. We’ll help Sonic, I promise you. But we have to take it one step at a time. It’s a game of chess. Think of rescuing Sonic as the opponent’s king. You wouldn’t only strategize about the king. You would worry about all of the other pieces as well. We’ve got to look at our options, Knuckles.”
The Echidna slammed his fist into the steel desk, behind which Espio sat, making a spider-web crack in its service.
“Dammit, Espio, we have to help him!”
“We will,” said the ninja gently. “But not yet. We’ll worry about Sonic later. Knuckles, this murder is connected. I promise you it is. I’m sorry, but I can’t put everyone else at risk by going straight for Sonic.”
“You damn well should be sorry!” shouted Knuckles. He turned and stormed out. The ninja heard a hollow sound indicating that Knuckles had slammed his fist into the wall of the ship. “DAMN IT!” he heard the Echidna bellow, tears creeping into his voice.


- The Chaotix Ruby: In The Master Emerald’s Safe -

“Damn it, damn it, DAMMIT!” growled Knuckles, holding back a flood of emotion. He was sitting with the Master Emerald again. He didn’t have the heart to let Amy see him this way. He was trying to get another image from the Master Emerald, but it came out with nothing. “Dammit! Please Master Emerald, show me Sonic! Show me a way to help him! Something!” still nothing appeared. “Show me the damned Hedgehog!”
Tails walked into the safe, standing a fair distance away.
“Knuckles?” he asked.
“What?” growled Knuckles gruffly.
“Espio told me everything,” replied the young fox. “Knuckles, you can’t blame yourself. The best thing you can do for Sonic now is to take a step back and breathe. Knuckles, we need your help if we’re going to save Sonic.” The Echidna sighed shakily. “Let it out,” murmured Tails gently.
“Damn…” said Knuckles, slamming his fist into the floor of the safe, silent tears streaming down his cheeks. “Dammit…!”
Knuckles broke down there. Tails sat next to him.
“I swore I’d never let anyone see me like this…” choked the Echidna guardian. “Ever….”
“It’s ok,” said Tails gently. “Everyone breaks down eventually. It’s ok to show you care.” Knuckles managed to stop the stem of tears.
“You’re right, Tails… ok… I’ll try to pull myself together and help…. How worried is Amy?”
“Not too,” replied Tails with a smile. “I explained somewhat. Didn’t tell her everything about what you saw, but I said enough.”
Knuckles nodded, shaking off his emotions and standing up, his expressionless look back in place. Tails knew he was still holding back the tears, but left the safe. Knuckles followed.
“Knuckles?” came Amy’s voice from her bed. Knuckles spotted her, sitting up and staring at him. “You alright?” she asked. Knuckles gave her a weak smile. He walked over and pulled her toward him, kissing her forehead lightly. He stared at her for a moment.
“I’m fine, Amy. Thanks.”
With that he quickly left, blushing violently. Tails gave him a little smile once they were in the hall.
“See, it ain’t that hard,” said the fox with a sly wink. Knuckles gave him a warning look.
“One more word Tails…”
“Heheh, that might have worked a few years ago Knuckles, but it won’t work any-“
Knuckles twisted Tails’ left arm behind his back, pinning him against the wall.
“Don’t make me tickle you, kid,” whispered the guardian in Tails’ ear.
“Alright, alright, easy,” said Tails, laughing nervously. Knuckles smiled and let him go. “But y’know,” said Tails. “You do make a cute couple. Rouge’ll be jealous.”
Knuckles shot Tails a look.
“Oops…” murmured Tails. “Knuckles…!” said the kitsune, seeing an all too familiar look in his Echidna friend’s eyes. He took off down the hall, Knuckles running after him.


- The Chaotix Ruby: Main Hallway -

“Gotcha!” said Knuckles, tackling Tails as he rounded a corner. He started tickling the fox, having the advantage of being stronger than the teen. “Say it,” he said with a laugh as Tails tried in vain to escape.
“Alright, alright!” Tails cried through the laughter. “I take it back! You win! You win!”
Knuckles laughed and let him up. They then headed towards the control room. Abruptly, Knuckles punched sideways, seemingly at thin air. Espio came into view with a grunt, slamming against the wall roughly from the force of the punch.
“That’s for taking that picture, and sticking Amy in my room,” growled Knuckles. Espio rubbed his arm where he had tried to block the punch. He smirked at the Echidna, but changed the subject, as Knuckles looked ready to throw another punch.
“Charmy’s just boarded,” the ninja said. “You may want to keep an eye on him, Tails, he’s become a bit girl crazy. He may make a move on Cream.”
Espio glanced at Knuckles, smirking slightly, but said nothing. The Echidna got the message though.
“Espio-“
“I didn’t say anything,” said the chameleon, still smirking. Tails shook his head, smiling, and went into the control room. Knuckles gave Espio one last glare, then followed the teenage fox into the room, the ninja following behind.
Knuckles saw the now pre-teen bee, known as Charmy, hovering next to Cream. Tails walked over to him.
“Find yourself another girl, Charmy, she’s mine,” said the fox, putting an arm around Cream’s shoulder. She gave him a light peck on the cheek. Charmy snapped his fingers.
“Darn it… there goes another one….”
“Since when you into girls, kid?” asked Knuckles, walking over.
“Hey, Knuckles!” said Charmy.
Knuckles laughed and treated his little friend a rare high-five.
“Where ya been lately?” asked Charmy.
“Around,” replied the Echidna with a shrug. “GUN’s really been moving in. It’s been hell out there since they came over from the human world. There’ve been three attempted attacks on the Master Emerald this week.”
“Them’s the breaks,” replied Charmy. “I’ve been cooped up in the old TC base waitin’ for Espio to send me out. They’ve got the entire forest monitored. I hear they even captured that spider.”
Knuckles sighed.
“I wouldn’t be surprised. Eggman barely escaped from the area. I’ve really had my hands full protecting the Emerald.”
“That would explain the scars,” said Charmy.
“Mm hm,” replied the Echidna, subconsciously touching the scar running from his right temple part way down his cheek. He folded his arms over his chest. “So squirt, what’s up with the sudden interest in girls? I mean I know you’ve always been, well, you know. A bit perverted. But girl-crazy?”
Charmy shrugged.
“I dunno. I like ‘em now. Can’t seem to catch one though. ‘Course there ain’t much choice where I’ve been. Not unless I’m into datin’ Flickies or GUN soldiers, which I ain’t.”
Knuckles laughed.
“Just the age I suppose. Hormones. I’m having a bad case myself.” Charmy smirked.
“You still don’t have a girl? I mean come on, Rouge has been into you for years now!” Knuckles gave a wry laugh.
“Ah yes. Rouge.”
“There’s another?”
“Well over the years there’ve been several,” replied Knuckles with a sigh, “Including a few Echidnas when they still inhabited Angel Island. ‘Course I was just a kid then.”
Charmy smiled.
“I know that look you gave me when I mentioned Rouge, Knux. You’ve already got your eye on someone. Am I right?” Knuckles chuckled.
“You’re good. But I wouldn’t say I have my eye on anyone.” At that moment, Amy walked into the room, wearing a nightgown that went just down to her knees. She glanced around, blushed when she saw all the boys, then turned to Cream.
“Hey Cream, did you find anything that’s not yours in one of your suitcases? I think I have some stuff of yours….”
“Actually, yeah, I did find a few things,” replied Cream. She left the room with Amy.
Knuckles realized with distain that his face had gone red again. Charmy chuckled.
“Guess that counts her out for me then. Dang, I just can’t get a girl. Think you could hook me up with Rouge?” The bee laughed as Knuckles gave him an incredulous look.
“No offense, but Rouge would eat you alive if you so much as looked at her wrong…” muttered Knuckles.
“Yeah, yeah. Ah well, maybe I can find someone in Mobius. There a lot’a hot girls there?”
“I wouldn’t know,” murmured the Echidna. “I haven’t been there since the Master Emerald moved. Even before that, I was never in the city much.”
“Hm,” murmured Charmy. “Man I hope so.”
Knuckles shook his head, chuckling.
“You really have grown up kid. You make me feel old. Heh, how times change.”
“Indeed they do,” said a nearby voice.
“Hiya, Espio!” said Charmy without even looking around. Espio came into view beside Knuckles.
“How long have you been standing there?” asked Knuckles.
“You don’t know, treasure hunter?” asked the ninja with a smirk.
“I wasn’t paying a lot of attention, sue me,” growled Knuckles.
Espio chuckled.
“Not long. I came in with Amy.” Knuckles was inwardly relieved. He just realized how much he had been talking with Charmy. It was odd. He somehow felt he could confine in the kid now. He never used to talk to him too much, he had been a bit loose-tongued last time they had seen each other. Knuckles thought about how far apart everyone had grown over the years. How much things had changed. He still remembered the carefree days, when he could afford to leave Angel Island for days, weeks even, at a time. When Sonic was still there, zooming around freely. When everyone had still been together and Eggman was still plotting his “ingenious” schemes of world takeover.
Knuckles sighed heavily.
“What’s’a matter?” asked Charmy.
“Just…thinking,” replied Knuckles. “You know, about the old days. Before GUN, before Sonic left. It all seemed so simple back then.”
“Heh, simple,” agreed Espio. “Carefree. I remember actually staying at base for days, Vector waiting at the phone, for work. Now we get fifty calls a day. Each case more gruesome than the last.”
Knuckles nodded.
“I remember being able to leave the Master Emerald for days and not worrying about it being stolen.”
“Times have certainly changed,” repeated the ninja, closing his eyes for a moment to remember when there was actually such a thing as peace. “Oh how they’ve changed….”
“Espio… I was thinking… you don’t think Shadow-“
“We’ve had no word from him in two years, Knuckles. He’s gone. Eggman hasn’t even seen him.”
“You’re still in contact with Eggman?” asked Knuckles. “Tails lost him two months ago.”
The ninja coughed slightly at this.
“Well there is that. We did too. But before that we’d been keeping tabs on him. I hope he hasn’t finally been captured.”
“Feels weird talkin’ about Egghead like this,” said Charmy. “I remember kickin’ his butt before!” Knuckles laughed.
“Yeah, I do too” said Knuckles with a small smile. “But now we’re all just trying to survive. Eggman knows there’s a price on his head, as there is on all of ours. GUN’s taken over. That’s the hard truth.”
Espio nodded.
“If we get through this… when we find Sonic…” said Knuckles. He was refusing to show any emotion at the mention of his friend. “Well, you remember what Sonic and Tails both said right off.”
“That we should all stick together,” confirmed Espio. Knuckles nodded.
“I think we should try it. Find out where Eggman is, find Shadow, maybe even that other guy - hat was his name…? – Big, that’s it.. If we got rid of GUN’s satellite, Tails could even contact Blaze.”
Espio put his hand on Knuckles shoulder.
“There’s a lot of ‘ifs’ to consider, my friend. The old days may well be over. But… we’ll wait and see.” Knuckles stared into the chameleon’s eyes for a moment, nodded, then started for the door. “Knuckles,” said Espio. The Echidna turned. “Don’t try to look for Sonic again. We’ll find him. And when the time comes, we’ll need you and the Emerald for it. But now isn’t the time.”
Knuckles winced visibly and left the room. He knew Espio was right. He knew it wasn’t his fault that Sonic was in this mess….
“But it’s my fault he left… “ whispered Knuckles. He walked back down the hall, but instead of turning into his room, went out another door onto the ship’s sky deck. He jumped onto the wing of the ship and sat down.
“Knuckles?”
The guardian turned at the voice. His stomach did another one of those weird sorts of flips as he saw Amy there. She was sitting on the fin near the Echidna. She was still in her nightgown, but had a long bathrobe wrapped about her.
“Oh… hi Amy…” said Knuckles, blushing again.
Amy smiled and climbed up to sit beside him.
“What’cha doing out here?” she asked.
“Thinking…” murmured Knuckles.
“About Sonic?” asked Amy, her voice turning quiet.
“How’d you-?”
“Sorry… but I eaves-dropped. I know all about what you saw. It’s not your fault.”
Even though he had heard it already that night, hearing those words from Amy just seemed to make it sink in. It wasn’t his fault.
“I know,” he said, surprised to find that he really did know. “It’s just… well….”
“You feel like it’s your fault he left,” finished Amy.
Knuckles looked at her.
“Yeah…”
“I feel the same way Knuckles,” the pink Hedgehog admitted, staring up at the stars. “I feel like it’s my fault that Sonic left in the first place.”
“But why?” asked the Echidna.
“I had been annoying back then. You’ve got to admit that.”
Knuckles was silent. Indeed, she had been annoying.
“Yes well-“
“Well… anyway, I feel just as responsible as you, Knuckles. And I know Tails does….” Knuckles was slightly shocked. Now that he thought about it, he could understand why Tails would think that. He had just never stopped to think about it before now.
“Wow… I didn’t realize….”
“It’s ok,” said Amy gently. “We all know you care about him. I mean, you two have known each other since you were both just kids, right?”
Knuckles nodded.
“Yeah…” he glanced up at the stars for a moment, then back to Amy. “Thanks.” Amy smiled and put her head on Knuckles shoulder. The Echidna hesitated for a moment, then wrapped his arm around her slim frame. Amy sighed in contentment and snuggled closer, laying her head on Knuckles’ chest. The Echidna guardian breathed deeply, feeling her head on his chest and taking in her scent. She smelled of roses. He held her a bit closer and sighed.
They sat for several minutes in peaceful silence. For the first time in years, Knuckles felt at peace. Nothing could ruin this moment. Nothing.
FLASH!
The bright light made the two both start. Knuckles jumped to his feet as Amy lifted her head. He caught the figure of a bee running back into the ship.
“CHARMY! YEAH YOU’D BETTER FLY AWAY YOU LITTLE INSECT! I’LL TEACH YOU TO TAKE PICURES OF ME LIKE THAT!”
Amy laughed as Knuckles charged after Charmy. She smiled contentedly, looking up at the stars, then got up and returned to her room.
Chaotix Reunited
Chapter 2

Yay! Chapter 2! XD And I even made a cool little preview (which I think got a little cut-off.. drat...). No, this chapter has no title. Why? Because my chapter titles always sound dumb and this is a really short chapter anyways ^^''

Ok. Anyway, the ongoing story here is that this is a Sonic Fanfiction that takes place five years after Sonic Heroes. GUN has invaded Sonic's world and taken over and the friends (Sonig, Knuckles, Tails, Amy, Espio, ect.) have all gone into hiding to escape. Knuckles is laying low with the Master Emerald, Sonic ran off with a mysterious new Emerald, Shadow has disappeared, Eggman's gone deep into hiding, Team Chaotix has split up and gone into hiding, Cream, Amy, Cheese, Tails and Vanilla rabbit have all been hiding together, Rouge's lifestyle really hasn't changed, and there hasn't been any word from Big.

In the last eppisode Knuckles learns of a murder that took place near the city of Mobius. It seems a gang of Hedgehogs were the culprits and that a fast blue Hedgehog recently joined the team. He joins Team Chaotix and the four friends are soon joined by Miles "Tails" Prower, Cream the Rabbit, and Amy Rose. Then Knuckles faces his greatest challenge yet; hormones.

In this chapter, Knuckles finds out Sonic's in danger. He's cheered up by Amy and caught by surprise by Charmy and his camera. Oh dear. XD Read to find out what I'm talking about!


Also, in Knuckles' conversation with Charmy, Charmy mentions a "spider". That's out of a previous story of mine. Basically, there's a giant spider that makes its home in a certain clearing of the woods where the Chaotix previously based themselves. So yeah, that's what that's about. ^^'

[Chapter 1]
[Chapter 2]
[Chapter 3]
[Chapter 4]
[Chapter 5]
[Chapter 6]
[Chapter 7]


Sonic characters (c) to Sega and Sonic Team
Noctus Echidna (c) to Me ( :icondarthregina125: )
"Chaotix Reunited" storyline, idea and actual story (c) to me ( :icondarthregina125: )

Thanks to [The Spriter's Resource] for the sprites and background used in the preview image. :)
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lol! i love the part with Charmy,Cream and Tails