Chapter 46 - The Next Guardian issue # 46 A friend indeed!

The Next Guardian Issue # 46: A friend indeed!





Ekyt jumped, landed, jumped again, flipped, his arms out, his coat slowing his decesnt off the cliff. Today he and Knuckles were working on new skills. Air-fighting seemed a little far-fetched, until you considered that Robotnik was almost always in a hovercraft.

Knuckles glided toward him and free-fell next to him, dreadlocks slowing his fall. “Good so far kid. Now, duck the attacks!” Knuckles attacked and Ekyt dodged the best he could. Out of ten, he dodged eight punches. He looked down and saw thorn bushes. He swore to himself and grabbed a vine. He hung there, until the vine snapped.

He landed on the edge of the thorn bushes, which tore his arm up. “Man, how am I still alive. With all these injuries, you think I would've just bled to death!” “You're alive because of me, knucklehead!” Linda-Su, who was watching the session, shook her head. She bandaged up his arm. “You go through more bandages…Geez, hold still!” Ekyt was squirming again. You would think after their little heart-to-heart chat he would be a little less goofy around her. No such luck.

“Sorry, I'm still a little…you know. Thanks for your help last night. Calming me down. I was murdering myself because I didn't know how to say the three simple words you said: I Love You!” He looked away, his bright-crimson neck giving away his embarrassment. She sighed inwardly. “Okay, go play some more.” She said mockingly. He thanked her and dodged up the cliff at a sharp angle.

“Where ya been?” Knuckles asked jokingly. “Funny, Knux. Let's do this again.” Knuckles shook his head. “Slow down. We need to fix your jumps.” Ekyt let his hands fall to his sides. “Knux, I'm a human. Unless you can get something to compensate for my poor aerodynamics, then I'm a land creature.” Knuckles looked him and down. “The coat helps…Let me see your shoes.” Ekyt kicked them off. Knuckles looked at them. “Hmmm…yeah, could work. Gotta ask Rotor. C'mon.” Knuckles moved away quickly toward Knothole. “That made sense.” Ekyt mumbled to himself.

Rotor looked at the shoes carefully. He took some notes. “Give me two hours.” He took them into his lab and closed the door. Ekyt decided to visit Tails. Hand't seen him in a while…

“Yeah, things are going great…” The little brownish-orange fox looked down. “Something's wrong.” Ekyt said. “Amy?” He nodded. “What happened?” “Well, after you rescued her, she kind of developed a crush on you.” “Ah. I've got an idea. A friend owes me a favor. You save her, she goes back to you. As for me, you know I'm taken.” he said with a wink. “A friend? What do you mean.” “We'll stage a fight, with me as the prize. You win, you set me free, Amy goes to you.” Tails thought about it. Then he grinned and said something beyond his eleven years: “For never having a girlfriend, you sure know how to make sure women get what they want!” Ekyt just raised his eyes comically. Then he went to find this “friend” but not before warning the rest of Knothole.

“So you'll do it, Star?” (From Violet_Rose- surprise- toldja they'd appear sooner than you thought! The hedgehog smiled. “Certainly. I owe you. So, I capture you, Tails challenges me, pulls off some brave stunt, wins, and sets you free.” She smiled. “Tricky little devil, but what about Linda-Su. I think she should arrest you.” “Good idea. Aren't you gonna ask what's in it for you?” Ekyt asked, his face revealing nothing. “Okay, I'll bite,” she said, “What.” “How about an all expenses paid date with Sonic?” Star's eyes lit up. “That's incentive to lose a fight. You've got a deal.

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