Sonic One-Shots! (Three Short Stories)

Reunions

The air was crisp on Angel Island that morning. It was barely 7am but Knuckles had been awake much earlier. He had performed his morning routine of making sure the Master Emerald was secure, checking up on the island's animals and chao, followed by a half an hour of meditation. Currently, he was on his way to get something to eat for breakfast. As usual, he would head over to his grape vine to pick some of the fresh fruit to munch on. He had a woven straw basket clutched in his large, mitted hands as he began to pick the ripe fruit from the coiled brambles. Vines twisted around tall mossy trees and the moist earth while the sunrise peeked through the vibrant leaves. The sound of flickies chirping their morning songs flitted around the forest as he sorted ripe grapes from the spoiled ones. Even though his surroundings were beautiful and calm. Knuckles couldn't help to be a little lonely as strode through the tropical forest with a basket full of the violet fruits. Little did he know that his situation was about to change.

-XxX-

Knuckles had been trekking through the forest about a minute when he saw something rush between a couple of bushes. He quickly whipped his head around repeatedly to see if he could catch sight of the intruder again. Suddenly, he heard a voice not far from where he stood.

"Hey, Knux!"

He felt his stomach drop as he listened to the familiar voice. He slowly turned around only to see the face of his old childhood friend Mighty. Back then, they had other's back through thick and thin. They went exploring through different zones together, destroyed badniks and participated in investigations along with the rest of the Chaotix. Until, more and more people had begun to pose more of a threat towards the Master Emerald and he couldn't afford to go on adventures as often as he used to, especially when Eggman came around. During that time, Mighty would explore new areas alone until he met Ray. The two of them would explore together while they would visit Knuckles as much as possible. Until one day when Mighty was supposed to visit the said echidna but he didn't. Knuckles began to worry that something had happened to him. Multiple times Knuckles could be seen searching for his friend on the surface. The guardian feared from that day on that he wouldn't be able to see his best buddy again. Until now.
The fruit basket slipped out of Knuckles' hands unconsciously as he rushed to embrace his friend. The hug sent the two of them crashing towards the ground as tears of joy flowed from both of their eyes.

-XxX-

Eventually the two of them rose from the grass with soil and tiny rocks caught up in their fur but neither of them cared. They were both glad to have each other back. They made their way to the Master Emerald altar and sat next to the massive, glowing gem. Below, Ray could be seen playing with the Island's animals without a care in the world. Eventually, Ray made his way up to them and took a seat next to his friends breaking the silence with a shout as he too gave Knuckles a tight hug. The three of them sat atop of the altar catching up with each other for the rest of the day like nothing had changed since that fateful day.