knuckles prime

Injured

Requested by nooneinparticular 

knuckles had been guarding the master emerald when a random robot suddenly appeared on the island

Knuckles suspected it was supposed to be a tails replica

Only it was as big as the tower of Pisa, its paint wasn't compete in parts and his ears were missing

"Heh, Eggmans getting cheap, at least I won't feel guilty turning this thing into scrap" knuckles laughed

The battle was intense

It sprayed poisonous gas from it's tails

Not to mention in had  literal diamonds on its fists

Which even when knuckles avoided the blows the best he could they were still able to stick into his head and jaw

Causing his stamina and strength to weaken

But after an hour or so knuckles soon landed the final punch causing the robot to shut down in crackling electricity

Grunting and gasping in pain he pushed the robot of his island, sending it crashing into the sea

Turning back to where a group of chaos were gathered in worry

"Don't worry...I just...need to lie down..for a while" he gasped, falling to the floor, his blood leaking out slowly and his eyes shut tight in pain

The chaos gather around their protector, trying to wake knuckles up, but it was no use

In their secret language they nodded to each other in agreement

Using all their might they lifted the injured guardian of the floor and to where his friends would be

Meanwhile else where

"Thanks for invite us for tea miss vanilla" sonic thanked, biting into a newly baked cake

"You're very welcome Mr sonic, it's the least I could do for helping cream with her flower collection" vanilla said happily

While sonic and vanilla talked tails was explaining to cream and cheese about his new invention

"And that's basically how it works" as he finished explaining

Cream and cheese clapped her hands in applause

When cheese stopped instantly and flew straight to the front door

"Cheese?" Cream asked as she followed her chao friend

"Chao, chao, chao" he repeated pointing at the door

Worried cream opened the door to see what cheese was so shaken up about

And when she opened the door she instantly knew why

"Mama!" She exclaimed

Vanilla shot straight up walking fast to where her daughter was shouting in distress

Tails and sonic followed close

"Cream what's wro-" she asked before seeing what was at the door

A chao group holding an injured echidna

His eyes were swollen

He had a lump on his head

And his leg looked out of place

"Knuckles" shouted sonic as ran to the group

"What happened to him!" Cried tails coming to sonics side