𝑫͟𝒐͟𝒖͟𝒃͟𝒍͟𝒆͟𝒔

(Chapter 6)

Art above is drawn by me (I'm terrible at drawing chao lol)

Angel island

Knuckles' (Boom!) PoV:

Knuckles crawled out of the cave, shaking the water droplets that had fallen into his spines when he did so. He looked down, finally getting a good look at the creature he saved the night before.

It was cyan and yellow, and had an orb that floated around the top of its head. It also sported a pair of light pink wings, which reminded the echidna of a fairy.

It was still sleeping, so Knuckles held it carefully as he started to explore the area. The air had a fresh scent to it, a result of the earlier rain.

I miss my friends. 

The creature in his arms started to squirm, waking up. It squinted, at first not recognizing the red echidna.

"Chao?" Knuckles looked down, and smiled.

"Morning, lil' guy!"

"Chao chao!" It then recognized its saviour.

It flew out of his grasp, and sat down on his head. 

He chuckled and started to follow his sensitive nose, trying to find the scent of any food nearby. The scent of the rain made things a bit difficult, but he eventually caught the scent of his favorite food.

Grapes.

He followed the scent, ending up in a small vineyard. According to his counterpart, there were many vineyards scattered around the island, to satisfy his hunger anywhere. 

Knuckles grabbed a few clusters of grapes, handing some to the cyan critter. It gratefully took them and sat under the shade of a tree. The echidna sat next to it, snacking on his breakfast.

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Sonic's (Modern) PoV:

Crash!

The Egg-Hammer tumbled backwards, exploding.

That's taken care of.

The blue hedgehog shook the debris out of his quills, and stretched. Tails took out his Miles Electric, scanning the damage.

The citizens, mobians and humans alike, cheered for the two heroes.

"What's the status, bud?" He asked the kitsune.

"The damage isn't too serious, and thankfully there are no injuries or deaths."

"Thank Chaos."

"You, however, are in bad shape." The kitsune stated, pointing to the cuts and bruises on his older brother.

"Huh. I did not feel those at all. I guess the adrenaline didn't wear off, yet." Sonic said, then looked at his friend.

"You aren't so good, either." Tails was also bruised, but thankfully there wasn't anything too serious.

"Alright then, we'll go home and get ourselves patched up." He grabbed the foxes arm -careful not to hurt him- and ran in the direction of Green Hills.

Tails cheered as the wind hit his face. Sonic made sure not to run too fast, or the fox would suffocate.

With their speed, it would take a while to reach their house, though. Sonic pulled Tails towards his chest, making sure his face was facing behind them, and increased his speed.

The hedgehog halted, gasping at the sight before him.

"Sonic? What's wrong?" The fox pulled away from his brother's grasp, and stood there, shocked at the sight.