Darkness…that was all he could see, and yet it was a blessing that Knuckles was even conscious. The echidna felt a dull numbness throughout his body, and he could still feel pain in his chest and head, though less intense than it once was. Slowly…his memories of that दिन returned to him, and he remembered having a depressed feeling…one so powerful that not even he could escape it. He fell victim to his own weariness…a weariness of the reality that was his life of isolation on एंजल Island…a life with seemingly only one purpose: To guard the Master Emerald. All he could remember at...

Knuckles opened his eyes and it was daylight. He glanced over at the Master पन्ना that shined brightly both from the suns rays, and the eternal glow that came from within. It was a different kind of दिन to him; somehow, it just felt different. It was as if something about that particular day, made it different from all of the others that the echidna had lived through. Rising to his feet, an image of the Master पन्ना froze in his mind. He stood there for a few minutes, remembering something from his past. Already the दिन was different; he drifted into the world that was his memories, seeing...

Amy and Knuckles had grown close to each other again, and it made Knuckles feel good whenever she was around. However, one thing that he had admitted to himself in his दिल was that he never spent enough time in Amy’s world. He was unsure of himself, and was equally unsure of the rest of Amy’s kind. He had had a hard time just being accepted द्वारा Sonic and Tails, though Tails came around to the idea quicker because of his childlike innocence. He had only been to Amy’s world a few times before, and he usually avoided people every time. Her world was strange to him, and even as he grew...

It was morning yet again for एंजल Island and all who inhabited it. The birds began to sing their habitual songs, bringing new life to the island as it awoke from its nightly slumber. Every creature began to stir, including Amy Rose, who still lay peacefully beside the Master पन्ना and सुरक्षित from harm. Her eyes fluttered open as the faint glow of the morning sun crept above the horizon and shown down upon her and the great jewel. She rubbed the sand out of her eyes and turned to look for Knuckles. She expected him to be where he was before, sleeping beside her and keeping her safe. However,...