Hi, my name's 9r34p3r (my pen name starts with a 'g' because ff.net won't let me start with a number) and this is my first fic. I've been reading at fanfiction.net for a while and finally decided to make up my own story. I really like Sonic (my fav hero, along side Spider-man), and it's pretty much all that I read on this site (the archives here are HUGE!). One of my fav Sonic storylines has got to be from Sonic 3 & Knux. I decided for a first time that I'd write my own versions of all the cut-scenes that Sonic and Knux encounter each other throughout the game. Later I might go about doing a full story of the game. But for now, I hope you enjoy this version.

Oops, almost forgot, I don't own Sonic, the games or any of the other characters. They're owned by Sega and Sonic Team (damn, I really wish I worked for them).



Sonic 3 & Knux – Encounters

Chapter 1: The Game Begins



Game Scene: Angel Island Zone, Sonic arrives

"It's quiet," Sonic thought to himself, "a little too quiet." He had finally reached Angel Island after an hour-long fight on the wings of the Tornado. After deciding to leave Tails to scout the island from the sky, he had used the power of the Chaos Emeralds to turn Super and rush ahead to start a ground reconnaissance.

The contrast of being in the bright sunlight on the beach to the shadows under the canopy of the jungle meant that the glow he admitted cut through the darkness. "I'd better let up on the Super, don't want to be spotted. Aaarrhhhh!!!" before he could come to a stop, Sonic had felt a tremendous force from underneath him and was now flying through the air and landed with a thud on the hard ground.

"Whow, anybody get the number of that truck? Wha…where are the Emerald?" Sonic had now noticed he was no longer Super and he let go of his grasp on the Chaos Emeralds. He frantically looked around to see if he could spot them, but in vain, found nothing.

"There're right he, little boy blue."

Sonic looked up to see a dark silhouette not to far from him holding the Emeralds, taunting him by waving one of them in an outstretched hand. "You'd better give them back or I'll come blow your horn." Although he couldn't make out any of this guy's feature, he could see that the stranger was about the same height and build as him. "I can take this guy, easy pickings," he thought as a little smirk crept across the hedgehog's face.

"You gotta catch me first, blue boy. Hahaha!" and with that the dark stranger leapt off with a mighty spring and sprinted away among the bushes.

"Hey, get back here, ya chicken-shit!" Sonic shouted, as he watched the sparkle of the Emeralds disappear into nothingness.



Game Scene: Angel Island Zone, after completing the boss

"Well, now we know for sure that Eggman is here, which means that my tracker was right about the Death Egg," said Tails as he flicked his twin tails in disgust at the mere mention of the vile doctor's name. "We'd better hurry and catch up to him before he can launch it again."

Sonic stood in silence with his eyes closed, making no acknowledgement of Tails' comments.

"Hello, Sonic. Earth to Sonic, come in. Yo dude, wake up."

"Wha…oh sorry, dosed off there for a second." Sonic opened his eyes and faced his little furry fox buddy. "Can't help but think about that guy who took the Chaos Emeralds."

"Well that's another thing I've been thinking about. You don't suppose that that guy's working for 'round and podgy'."

"No, I don't think so. He wasn't a robot and Eggman isn't the type of guy to work with any other person unless they're made of metal," Sonic said as he scratched his head at his new found confusion.

"Well, who ever he is, we will probably need to get the Emeralds back from him if we want to stop Eggman."

"Agreed."

"Hey blue boy, up here!"

Both Sonic and Tails looked up in the direction of the voice.

"If want your jewels back then come and get them. That's of course if you're not a coward."

"I'm not a coward," Sonic yelled as he pointed toward the jungle canopy, "you are! Show yourself!"

From an overhead ridge directly above them, a red face with long hanging dreadlocks materialized from the darkness and stared directly at the pair. The head was also attached to a red body, which in turn was attached to two rather large fists with long spikes coming out from their knuckles. "So, I'm a coward now am I?"

"Who are you?" Sonic yelled through his frustration.

"My name is Knuckles, guardian of this island. And I want you to leave here, now!"

"Guardian of the island?" Sonic relaxed at the sound of this, his silly hatred toward this guy he didn't know had just dissolved. "Well then, I'm Sonic, and this is my buddy Tails. I'm sure you know about the Death Egg that crashed here. It belongs to this guy named Dr. Eggman. I can help you. Give back the Chaos Emeralds we can stop him, together."

Tails too had dropped his doubtful opinion about the echidna. "Yeah, we can use all the help we can get."

"Enough of your lies! I know who you are. You care nothing for my island!" Knux's face had now started to glow a brighter red than it normally was. "Now, I don't want to have to tell you again, leave this place!"

The heroic duo had just taken a step back and nearly fell on their arses at the sudden outburst from the guardian. "Dude, what are you talking about. Just take a moment to chill." Sonic's once dissolved hatred was now reforming again, but he himself didn't want to explode as well.

"No. I think it is you who needs to cool off. A cold shower should do it." Knux's sly and sinister tone as he said this brought a shiver down Tails' back.

Sonic on the other hand was a little confused at the comment, but was ready for a move from the red-quilled echidna. He didn't have long to wait.

Sonic didn't know that Knux had pushed a foot button on the ridge he was standing on. The bridge that Sonic and Tails were standing on began to wobble and then gave way before they could get off. All the duo could hear as they fell through the dark tunnel they were in now was the sound of Knux's laughter, echoing in their ears.



Well, what do you guys think? There'll be more on the way. And please, R&R, I'd really like some sort of feed back.