Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1994)

Sonic 3 & Knuckles Chapter Thirteen

It was a beautiful day, and Knuckles was lounging under a tree in Mushroom Hill. It was a chance to finally relax after the ordeal with Dr. Robotnik and the Master Emerald. He was watching all the different animals frolic through the forest, and starting to doze off. Just when he was starting to nap, something fell to the ground in front of him, startling him awake.

"What in the world...?"

It was a bomb adorned with Robotnik's face. Knuckles bolted around the tree.

*BOOM*

He poked his head out from behind the tree, looking around to see where the bomb could've come from. That's when the culprit appeared.

"I remember you."

It was one of Robotnik's Eggrobo Badniks. It wasn't armed with a laser gun like the others back in Sky Sanctuary.

"What do want? What are you doing here? Why am I asking a robot? No, wait, I'm not asking a robot. I know you can hear me, Eggman! You always listen in on your important scrap heaps."

Despite all that, the Eggrobo remained silent and flew off.

"Come back here! I guess losing his precious Death Egg wasn't enough to dissuade him. He has to be making another attempt on the Master Emerald."

Knuckles headed for the Angel Island jungle to look around.

"We're still in the sky, which means he hasn't found the Master Emerald yet. If I'm going to put a stop to this, I'll need the Chaos Emeralds."

Knuckles ran off into the forest.

Meanwhile

Sonic was lounging on a deck chair, taking it easy. Tails was nearby in his workshop. Amy Rose was in there as well, listening intently as Tails recounted their adventure.

Suddenly, a strange glow covered Sonic's body.

"What in the world? Tails!"

Tails and Amy rushed out to see what was wrong. In a flash, the Emeralds, both Chaos and Super, went flying off in different directions.

"Were those the Chaos Emeralds you talked about?" Amy asked.

"That was them alright. I almost forgot you had those, Sonic. Do you think there's trouble?"

"They usually disappear on their own at some point, but something tells me you're right. I think we'd better check on Knuckles. No, Amy, you can't come, there's not enough room in the plane."

"Oh, you're always leaving me behind!"

Angel Island

Knuckles was exploring through the jungle. He looked out over the horizon, confirming that the Island was still floating. He then closed his eyes and tried to sense if there were any giant rings nearby. There certainly was, and he followed his instincts to locate it. He came to a large boulder that most likely blocked access. He took a deep breath, and punched the boulder to tiny pieces. Sure enough, behind it was a giant ring.

*FLASH*

"I don't know what I expected when I jumped into that ring, but it wasn't a checkerboard dimension full of spheres."

Knuckles maneuvered through the special area as deftly as Sonic had before.

"So I have to collect the blue and avoid the red? That hardly seems fair to me."

Just like Sonic, he was rewarded with a Chaos Emerald upon completion.

"I wonder if the Emerald itself creates that weird layout. Oh well, best keep moving and find the rest along the way."