Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ Emerald Quest ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

Declaimer: I do not own Rouge, or Knuckles, or any other Sonic related characters. But I do however own Slice and the gang and Sameo and Tarosamo, and whoever else appears here that are not related to SEGA!

Author Notes: Hey, I hope everyone enjoy this! It started out as something funny, I had to change the titled which originally was "Bat Attractions" to "Emerald Adventure" to "Emerald Quest". It was called "Bat Attractions" at first because, well, bats were attracted to a certain red echidna. Read the fist part and you'll understand. Anyway, than, well, something happened and it turn into a quest. Gosh, I tried to do a humor fic and it turn into a romance fic. My life sucks. -_- Please, Review!

Also, I started this story before "A Valentine's Special", and everyone seems to like that! I'm so happy! ^____________^ So, I decided to continue with this one, in which I had stop. I like it too, not as good, but much longer, and with adventure! Like I said before, ENJOY!

Oh, yeah, one more thing, this was gonna be just ONE story, but well, it's too long, so I just had to break it off in chapters! Well, NOW you can ENJOY!

Chapter 1/??

Emerald Quest

Chapter 1

Knuckles eyes slowly opened. The sun was beginning to rise from the horizon. Once Knuckles eyes were fully open and adjusted, something flew in front of him, causing him to scream out. He fell out of his bed and onto the hard wooden floor. He slowly got up and rubbed his sore head. `What was that?' He wondered to himself.

"Oh! You poor dear…did I startle you?" A feminine seductive voice came from behind.

Knuckles swirled around to come face to face with yellow eyes. "AH! Who are you?"

Standing in front of him, actually, floating in front of him was a…bat. A white bat. The bat giggled, covering her face. "Aren't you cute! My name is Slice. My dear, dear sister Rouge has told me a lot about you, Mister Echidna!"

Knuckles blinked. `Rouge? Sister? Slice??' Knuckles coughed. "Why are you here?" He demanded.

Slice giggled once more. "Oh, silly echidna! Isn't it obvious?"

"Uh…no." The red echidna admitted confused.

The bat grin. "I'm here for…YOU!"

Knuckles eyes grew wide. "What?? Me?!"

"Hehehe! Yep! YOU!" She grins, showing off her fine, sharp, white teeth.

Knuckles was getting a pretty uneasy feeling by now. He slowly begins to back away from the obviously insane bat. Knuckles continue to back up until his back was up against something. Something soft…and warm…Knuckles hands felt behind him, tracing something long and smooth. His hand than grab onto a soft round object and he gulp. He cautiously lifts his head up to see a large female bat grinning down at him. He hurriedly got away.

"Ooo! Naughty little echidna! He's handsome." She giggled. The heavy set bat hug herself as she wink at Knuckles. All color drain from his face.

"What is going on here?!" He was beginning to get frighten, as if he wasn't already.

Slice flew in front of him, with a huge grin still on her face. "Don't worry, cutie, that there is Betsy. She won't bite…much."

Knuckles gulp again. `What have I done to deserve this?'

And just when you thought it couldn't get any worst, it got worst, because just at that moment, four other female bats came swooping in. Knuckles eyes couldn't get any bigger.

Slice smile. "Ah, and these lovely ladies are Daisy, Maisy, Panada, and Orange. Say hello girls!"

Each of the girls giggle as they ran over to the now VERY frighten echidna.

`What in the name of the Master Emerald is going on here?!' He thought as the girls came closer. `What attract these bats to me?? What am I? A bat attraction??'

Just than, five more female bats came into the picture: Safari, Ditzy, Ritzy, October, and November.

Knuckles now just wanted to pull out his dreadlocks. Now he has eleven female bats in his home. "Why me?? WHY??" He yelled to the heavens above with his hands stretch out in an over dramatic fashion.

Than, he heard a familiar laugh above him. He turned to the voice and almost fainted. Right there, right now, was the only bat he knew. Rouge! Rouge was floating in the air over Knuckles, she had her arms cross over her chest and a huge grin on her face.

Rouge grin at the corner echidna. "Wow, Knux, looks like you've done it this time! Now this is very interesting. The all powerful treasure hunter and guardian of the Master Emerald is cornered by a bunch of female bats!"

Slice glared at Rouge. "Rouge…" She hissed.

"Nice to see you too, sis. How are things?" Rouge floated down next to Knuckles.

Slice kept her eyes narrowed on her sister. "What are you doing here?"

Rouge just shrug. "Maybe the same reason as you, maybe not. You'll just never know." Rouge remark.

Knuckles prayed to the gods above that Rouge was going to save him from these psycho bats.

"The echidna is ours, Rouge. Not yours. You left the clan six years ago. You are no longer needed here."

Rouge only smile. "Yeah, I know. And you know what else? Since I left the clan, life has been a treat! All the beautiful jewels, gems, and emeralds I find every single day, the beach houses, the FREEDOM, its great!"

Slice growled.

"That's not very lady-like, sis." Rouge mock.

Betsy stepped forward. "Me take care of Rouge."

Rouge sweat-drop. "Ehehe…no need for violence, Betsy…" Betsy took a few more steps closer to Rouge. "You know what? That's my cue to leave!" With that, Rouge hurried to the exit of the small house, than remember she was forgetting something and ran back to grab Knuckles than zoom out.

Slice face turn blood red as her blood started to boil. "ROUGE!!!!!!!!!!" Her powerful voice echoed throughout the whole world, shattering at least fifty thousands windows and other countless things.

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Rouge and Knuckles landed on a small island in the middle of Nowhere. No, for real, that's the name of the island. "Nowhere Island". No, not the "nowhere" where Courage the Cowardly Dog lives…Anyway…

Knuckles plopped down on the soft white sand. He chances a glance at Rouge. "Uh, thanks, for, uh…getting me out back there."

Rouge grin. `Well, I guess that's a start. I mean, come on! Knuckles thanking someone?? Please! That's unheard of!' "No problem, Echidna. After all, you did save me from falling into the lava pit back with the ARK incident."

Knuckles grinned as he placed his hands behind his head and stared up into the soft blue sky, "Guess we're even than."

"Guess so. So, uh, why are we here?" Rouge asked, looking around the small island.

Knuckles got up from his laying position to also have a look around. "I dunno, I was following you."

Rouge raised an eyebrow. "But I was following YOU."

Knuckles shrugged. "Oh well…this is what I get for following a bat…"

Rouge `hmhp' and stuck her tongue out at the red echidna.

Knuckles grin. "So, mind telling me the story behind the female bats back there?"

Rouge eyes narrowed. "Fine. I guess I should. I owe you that much." She said, her tone emotionless. "Well, as you should know by now, Slice was, is, my sister. Gosh! How I hate her!" She took a deep breath. "Well…it all started…" Suddenly, everything faded, signaling a flashback as Knuckles looked around wondering where all the fog has come from. `Weird…'

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Twelve years ago

Five-year-old Rouge laughs happily as she painted something. She got up and ran to her mother, a white bat with rose color checks and eyes. "Mama! Mama! Lookie what I drew!" She showed her the picture of a green emerald.

Her mother looked at the picture and smile. "It's pretty. Think you can steal one?"

Slice, who was eight years old at the time, strolled into the room with headphones on her head. She looked at the picture Rouge had and laughs. Taking off her headphones, she turns to Rouge. "What's that? Come on, Rougie-kins, you are never going to become a treasure hunter like us!"

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Seven years ago

Ten-year-old Rouge sat lounging on the beach. It has been a very uneventful treasure hunt once more. She could still hear her sister Slice and the rest laughing at her. A silent tear rolled down her face. She angrily wiped it away. She'll show them, she'll show them all! She will become the best treasure hunter that anyone has ever laid eyes on! And whoever stands in her way will perish!

She got up with determination in her eyes. Yes, she shall show them-oof! And with that, she found herself face first in the sand as her foot got tangle in…the sand.

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Six years ago

Rouge hurriedly packed her things. She'll be glad once she leaves this dreadful place. No more Slice tormenting her, no more being made fun of, no more failing, just freedom. Freedom was all Rouge wanted. Once she finished packing she jumped out of the window to the ground below.

"Well, well, well. Look at what we have here, trying to sneak away Rougie-kins?" Rouge flinch as that voice hit her ears and at being called `Rougie-kins'.

The eleven-year-old Rouge turns to her elder sister. "Yes, I was hoping for some peace from you, Slice. But obvious that's not coming fast enough."

Slice smirk, "Got that right, chick. I own you, Rougie-kins. Or have you forgotten that your mother sign the contract for you? I own you since birth!" Sliced held out a piece of paper than putting it away,

Rouge sweat drop, "Slice, you are only three years older than me…"

"Shut up, you can't leave. Not while I'm still standing. Got to get through me and the girls if you want your so call freedom."

Rouge signed, than grinned, "Well, that can be arranged." The ten girls charge at Rouge as she did a round house kick on them, knocking them all unconscious. "Too easy, piece of cake!" (Sonic: Hey! That's one of MY lines!)

Slice growl, "Oh, you think you're tough, now do you? I'll show you tough! After this, you'll be begging for your worthless pathetic life!" She charged with full force at the other white bat that will someday be famous. She jumped in the air with her foot extended to deliver a kick to Rouge.

Rouge dodge the kick causing Slice to make a hole in the ground and getting her foot stuck. "Oh, I'll get you for this, Rouge!" Slice scream trying to free her foot.

Rouge smirk, "Well, you gotta catch me first, hasta la vista, baby!" With that, she grab her bags and ran from Slice, and her once tormented home, never to look back again.

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End Flashback

"And, well, that's how it all begun." Rouge finished looking at Knuckles who have fallen asleep sitting Indian style on the sand with a big bubble forming out of his nose and little `z's around his head. Rouge sweat drop. "KNUCKLES!"

Knuckles fell over, "Wha! I'm up, I'm up!"

The bat sighed. "Knuckles, did you listen to ANY of my story?"

The red echidna thought for a moment, "Uh, yeah, yeah. I heard the part about that Rougie-kins thing. Hehehe…Rougie-kins."

Rouge narrowed her eyes, "Whatever. Anyway, what are you going to do about the Master Emerald?"

Knuckles grin, "Oh? The Master Emerald?" He reached behind his back and pulled out the shinning green emerald, "Never leave home without it!" He said with a cute adorable grin while holding out the emerald.

`He's too cute for his own good…' Rouge thought with a blush than frown, `Not good…' She said out loud, "So, now what? I mean, with your island being invested with…bats."

Knuckles thought for a moment than shrug, "Well, I needed a vacation anyway. Why not now? Yeah, a vacation with my favorite bat." He chuckled at his last comment, not knowing that it made Rouge feel all funny inside.

`What is this feeling I'm feeling? It's all warm and…mushy…' She thought while glancing at Knuckles who was shinning the emerald with his arm.

Then all of a sudden, a gush of wind blew pass them, "Ha, thought you could get away from us, Rougie-kins? Think again, bat-girl!" Came that dreaded voice, that evil voice, that voice that always makes Rouge cling, SLICE'S voice.

Rouge sighed, "What do you want with this Knucklehead, anyway?"

"I would appreciate it if you would not call me that." Knuckles said, annoyed with that little nickname. -_-

They ignored him; Slice was floating down to stand in front of them with her ten bat pals. "Oh, well, I just wanna see that cute wittle emerald and that adorable echidna, is all. I'll give `em back…or maybe not."

Knuckles held the emerald behind him, "There is no way you are getting MY EMERALD! Or ME!"

Slice smiled seductively at him, causing him to gulp. "Oh, is that so?"

Rouge shook her head, "Back off, SISTA! This echidna is mine!" `Uh, that didn't come out the way I intended it to…' She sweat drop.

Slice smile faded, "YOUR echidna?" A long pause…than…"Hahahahahaha! I can't believe this! This is too good! Rougie-kins? IN LOVE??? HAHAHAHA!" Slice along with the other female bats minus Rouge fell to the ground laughing.

Both Rouge and Knuckles were pretty much embarrassed by now. Rouge narrowed her eyes, "Hey! Quit it! I didn't mean it like that! I don't love him! He's a smelling ole' echidna who sits around all day watching a stupid rock!" She yelled in one breath, the laughing ceasing.

Knuckles wasn't too happy though, and he felt, kinda…hurt. "It's not some stupid rock, you know! And I don't sit around all day!" He yelled at her, his anger rising.

"Oh, really? Than what else do you do, echidna? From what I see, the only thing you ever do IS sit around all day watching that god-forsaken emerald!" For some odd reason, Rouge was really starting to burn up.

"Oh, yeah? Look, bat-girl, that "god-forsaken emerald" holds the power to OUR future! Given in the wrong hands, this emerald could destroy this whole world! It is my duty to protect it from thieves like YOU!"

"Thieves like me? And what is that suppose to mean, pray tell." Rouge crossed her arms.

Knuckles paused, "Well, uh…" He shut up right there.

"Thought so."

Suddenly laughter started up again, "Hahaha! You two kill me! Y'all even fight like an old married couple!"

Both turned and growled at Slice who only smirked. She held up the Master Emerald, causing both Rouge and Knuckles eyes to widen in shock, "Heh, while you two were having your lovers quarrel, I snatched up the emerald, being the graceful treasure hunter I am."

"WHAT!" Knuckles and Rouge said in unison, they turn to one another and pointed a finger, "This is all YOUR fault!"

Rouge placed a hand on her chest, "My fault? If you were doing your duty, this wouldn't have happen!"

"If you weren't complaining about my guardianship, I wouldn't have to worry about this!" He countered.

Slice tsk, "You two, well, toddles! Gotta run!" She blew a kiss at them than turn to fly off.

"Not so fast, bat-girl number two!" Knuckles charge up and did an uppercut, hitting the emerald, smashing it into pieces.

Slice screamed out, "AAAHHH!! Whaddaya do that for?!"

Knuckles growled, "I really hate when I have to do that, and I did that to stop you from taking the Master Emerald." He sighed, "Now I have to search everywhere for the pieces…again."

Slice grinned, "Oh? Well this is gonna be fun! An actual treasure hunt. Buh-bye! I got places to go, emerald shards to find, and treasures to win!" With that, Slice flew off into the unknown with her bat pals following.

Rouge came up next to Knuckles, "Nice move, Knucklehead!" She frowned at him.

He sighed as he looked at her, "Guess we should start looking, huh?"

Rouge stopped, did he just said we? "We? As in you and I?"

Knuckles rolled his eyes, "Yeah, we. Two heads are better than one, and plus, you know your sister. I'm sure you could be some kind of help."

Rouge `humph', "Whatever, lets just go, okay? We need to get those shards before Slice does, and she also has that radar thingy that signals when you are near an emerald piece."

Knuckles nodded, "Right, c'mon." He started running than stop.

Rouge ran next to him, "What's wrong, Knuckles?"

He looked around for a moment, "Uh…where do we start? This is a fairly large planet and the emerald pieces could be anywhere! It usually breaks off into ten pieces, so that means we have to search at least ten parts of the world. Man, this is gonna take forever! Especially with your sister and her minions trying to get them as well." He sighed.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's just pick a random part of the world and just travel there!" Rouge said pulling out the world map from nowhere. "Hmm…hey, I bet one landed in Paris somewhere! It could be a semi-vacation! Let's go, Knucklehead!" Rouge ran off into the direction of Paris, France.

The red echidna sighed, "Why in the world Paris? Isn't Paris the city of…love?" O.o He shrugged it off and ran after Rouge, into the jungle on the large forgotten island.

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Review! Thanks! Good reviews! No flames, please…this story really takes a turn…you'll see…^_^