We'll be together again someday

A Wild Win

At the tournament building Knuckles and Chris were now in the ring.

"Keep away from me!" Knuckles said.

Chris roared as he charged at Knuckles who leapt out of the way.

"Please, Chris! I don't wanna fight you!" he said.

Scarlet now sat in the announcer's booth, with Tails by her side.

"I don't understand, Tails. Why is Knuckles running away?" she asked.

"Knuckles probably doesn't want to fight 'cause he's afraid that Chris is gonna get hurt." Tails said and Chris continued lunging repeatedly at Knuckles, who continued dodging.

"Let's go, Knuckles!" Chris said.

"No!" Knuckles said.

"Why won't Knuckles fight?" the crowd asked.

"Quit running away!" Chris said.

"I won't! Cut it out!" Knuckles said.

"Come on and fight me!"

"I'm not gonna fight you!"

"Hey!"

"That Chris Thorndyke certainly is brave." Scarlet said.

"Especially when the other guy's running away." Tails said.

Chris finally paused.

"Why don't you just forfeit so I can win?" he asked.

"Okay... but look who's in the next round!" Knuckles said.

Chris looked at the tournament bracket.

"I'd have to fight Amy or Rouge?!" he said worried. "Rouge would do anything to win that Chaos Emerald, and if Amy gets mad enough, she'll knock me out of the stadium! There's no way to win!" he said to himself and gulped then suddenly feigns injury. "My appendix! Get me a doctor!"

Elmer raised Knuckles' hand in victory.

"Knuckles moves on!" he said.

'If it were Sonic he would automatically forfeit from the big brother in him.' Knuckles thought.

A few minutes later Chris and Chuck were standing together outside the ring.

"I think you made a very wise move, Chris." Chuck said.

Chris nodded.

"Yeah."

"I see you have your mom's acting talent." Nelson said.

Chris rubbed behind his head.

E-77 Lucky and Mr. Stewart were next in the ring. Scarlet approached Mr. Stewart with a microphone.

"Mr. Stewart, how would you rate your opponent?... Ah! Franklin! What are you doing here?" she asked.

Mr. Stewart freaked out.

"I just look like me!" he said and ran out of the ring and past a security guard.

"Ooh, my cover's been blown!" he said.

Elmer lifted Lucky into the air by its arm in victory.

Then Mr. Tanaka walked into the ring to face Emerl wearing cultural clothing and carrying a long wooden stick.

"Brake yourself, my little friend! I am going to stick it to you!" he said and leapt into the air with his wooden sword, and attempted to slam it upon Emerl, but the robot copied his skill and caught the other end of the stick. "Oh no..."