After
finnely deafting Eggman the group had finnely been able to seetle
down and enjoy the kind of things that normal people took for
granted. Of course somethings stayed the same, Knuckles still had to
guard the master emerald and so still lived on angel island. Sonic
still ran around the whole country but was now taking swimming
lessons. Rouge was still obsessed with jewels, but instead of
stealing them she bought them with the monney they all had now. 7
years had no passed and for a while no-one had been in contact with
each other for a while, exept Sonic and Tails who lived quite close
to each other.
So Sonic , being Sonic, phoned every one and asked
them to go to a re-union to see what everyone was up to. Everyone
exept Knuckles that is, who didn't have a phone or electricity for
that matter on his floating island in the sky. So Sonic borrowed the
tri-tornado from Tails and flew over there.
At
the party Knuckles arrived last with Sonic, as , unlike the rest he
had to fly to Sonic's house where everone was gathered. As Knuckles
entered he saw vagualy familar faces, but the group had changed so
much. When they arrived Sonic got everones attention and as they saw
Knuckles they all gasped. Knuckles had changed a lot over a time
period of seven years. Out of all the gang he had been the least seen
and that was why his appearance supprised everyone. He was no longer
thin and stick like but bulging with muscles. His dreadlocks had
grown longer and some were rapped up in decorative bands. His spikes
now curved over into claw shapes and they looked extremly powerful.
He had also changed his boots into black ones which looked much
better than his old ones. Amy stared at Knuckles and eventually broke
the silence, saying
"Knuckles? Have you been doing body building
or something? You look amazing!". Knuckles blushed a little. He
felt a little uncomfertable at the rest of them staring at him, right
now he wished he wore clothes.
" Yeah you look tougher than a
boxer! How didja get like that?" Said Vector who now whore a
leather jacket. Knuckles blushed alittle more and said vagualy while
looking down at himself
" Well I didn't think id changed that
much, you forget I have no photographs or mirror on angel island".
Sonic walked forward with a peice of paper and handed it to Knuckles.
Knuckles stared at the photo which was taken after their final deafet
of Eggman and stared at it for a few seconds. His eyes skimmed across
until he came to himself. His eyes widedend and everyone watched for
his reaction. His mouth opened and twitched a few times. Everone
puzzled at what the guardian was thinking, suddenly and unexpectantly
he burst out laughing. As he did his musclar chest heaved up and down
and the girls stared at him almost longingly.
"Oh my god!"
Said Knuckles when his voice came back under his control " I used
to be like that! Look at me! Im a scrawny runt!" He said , laughing
and poking the picture. The party went on for a while until Knuckles
realised someone was missing.
"Weres Rouge?" He asked Sonic.
" She couldn't make it, she in another country right now and
her flight isn't until next week. I even told her you were coming
and when she heard that she sounded really dissapointed that she
couldn't come". Knuckles eyes widdened for no reason and he
said
" What! She was?" Why do I even care? He thought to
himself.
Soon the party ended and a few days later Sonic went to
visit Knuckles again who was back on the floating island. He invited
him to a picinic on the beach because he wanted to show of his new
swimming skills. Knuckles vagualy agreed and once again everyone was
there , except Rouge. Sonic challenged Knuckles to a swimming contest
and they jumped into the ocean ready.
Haha, no contest!" Said
Sonic, as he got ready. He was right, because Knuckles performed like
an olympic athelet and Sonic did a slow doogy paddle. When Knuckles
came out the water he shock his dreadlocks all of the place to get
the water out. He then pulled them out of their binds, so that his
hair flowed in the sea breeze. Everyone gasped at this new side of
Knuckles, he looked trully mysterious and buetiful. Knuckles stood on
the egde of the cliff while the sunset. His hair flowing in the
breeze. He heard a soft thunp as something landed and a small gasp as
who ever just landed saw him standing there. He turned. To see none
other than Rouge the bat.
Rouge stood wide eyed at Knuckles as
Knuckles stared at Rouge. Her figure had improved even more and her
eyes were still the heavenly blue that knuckles had always adorded.
She now had a body fitting blue tank top and black baggy trouser, her
clothes exposing her slim stoumuch. The rest of the gang watched as
the two stood their , frozen. Finnely Rouge decided to speak up
"
Knuckles I can't belive it!... You look so different!" She said
in awe. She walked right up to him and placed a hand on his chest
feeling his improved muscular figure. Knuckles froze at her touch and
was a little uncomfertable at first, but then seettled down.
"Its
good to see you Rouge"
"You to Knuckles"