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"