The Son I Created

What Happened?

Sonics pov

I couldn't stop blaming myself for what happened. It was my fault.

You may say it isn't but... It is.

We never been nice to him. Much. He may have been dim witted but he was cute in a typical way.

OKAY YES I HAD A CRUSH ON HIM BUT I WAS TOO STUBBORN TO SAY IT!!

We had another battle against Eggman, me, Tails, Amy, and Sticks held them off as best as we could.

They were vandalizing and burning the village. It was not a pretty sight.

We did what we could to keep them from doing anymore damage but... Knuckles he...

He did more damage to the village as much as the other robots did.

We tried to tell him but he wouldn't listen.

He always loved action as much as I do.

Though chasing a beebot trying to destroy it made things worst.

But by the time we got his attention when I destroyed the beebot, I scolded him when I pointed to the damage he and the robots did.

He made an excuse about the robots causing damaged but I, I was so harsh on him when I said he did most of the damage.

Why did I say that?

We gave him a lecture when we arrived at Tails workshop.

We were sitting on the couch as we lectured him to never cause damage to the village. If anything, we were too hard.

The one verse I regret saying was this.

I told him that he shoulda been more useful on the team.

Knuckles was hurt. The team wasn't happy about my response.

I wouldn't be too. Knuckles took it too personal when he left.

Needless to say I deserved that lecture.

Last time he was... like this was when, Amy told him he was dumb.

He had a plan to prove he wasn't. It wasn't much of a plan but he stopped Eggman anyways.

Though he kinda gotten a lecture from my older brother 'Manic' about how he shouldn't involve me in it when I got hurt.

Knuckles maybe strong but Manic is stronger. BUT THATS BESIDE THE POINT!!

I... *sniffs* I shoulda been more sympathetic towards him.

Yet I let my cockiness get in the way.

Knuckles was deeply hurt by what I said. In fact I may have said some hurtful things in the past.

We heard Eggman was planning to wipe out the village with his new robot.

Tails had to go get Knuckles immediately. Knuckles wasn't interested at first but in order to prove me wrong he needed to be proven.

That night came and we came to stop Eggman. I swear he is more awful than anyone.

We arrived as we usually did. Eggman commanded his robots to attack.

Typical.

The timer of the robot was gonna wipe out the village.

Tails tried to stop it but the wires he cut but the timer was going down.

He tried to shoot at me but I dodge it as usual.

Knuckles, he... he had an idea. He told me the idea was to knock the machine into the ocean and knocking Eggman.

His plan worked. The machine reached the bottom of the ocean. Only to be 20 feet below.

Eggman was frustrated and he tried to kill me.

Knuckles got in of the way and pushed me away.

Saving my life. My heart shattered when I saw Knuckles was shot in the stomach.

I was in tears. My friends saw it happened. Amy she was more furious.

We knocked him off his eggmobile. Saying he'll have his revenge.

But if anything. Sometimes I shoulda let Manic kill him while he had the chance.

He was laying on his side. I couldn't pick him up so I laid his head on my lap.

He did really good tonight. I was proud of him. I didn't know what to do.

I feel so responsible. I tried to act like my stupid cocky self. Saying I coulda handled it.

But I... I couldn't.

Knuckles was dying. He sees the night sky and our sad faces around him.

I said I was so sorry and didn't know. He forgave me.

But he thought this is how it ends for him. I told him no it wasn't.

He also said 'No one needs him' but it wasn't true.

I told him it's not true and I had something to tell him.

I wanted to tell him 'I love him'. But I was too late.

He died on my lap. I was heartbroken. Everyone else was and I... I was more heartbroken.

I felt like it was all my fault. After the news, everyone regretted everything especially me and Amy.

I couldn't stop blaming myself. Eggman was arrested for murder.

It wasn't enough. I feel like calling Manic and tell him to kill him! I could do it myself but I'm not capable of murder.

Not ever....

A week after his funeral, it happened....