When things couldn't get any worse conclusion:The Reasoning by Steffie Author's notes:I've decided to tie some loose ends in some of the comics(Knuckles) and my stories :) Knuckles etc (c) SEGA Kragok etc (c) Archie Lupe-An and everybody else you don't know are (c) Steffie/Lupe-An(me)Please don't steal my characters or my storyline. Enjoy ^_^ ____________________________________________________________________________ "So,tell me why Knuckles won't be such a threat..." Gala-Na insisted. "Well,aren't you curious HOW Knuckles got these powers?" Locke and Dimitri asked in unison. "A little,but he does have enough power to destroy at least the universe..." "But he was born with these powers...without them,Knuckles would die and won't you be accused of murder?" "He was BORN with these powers?" Gala-Na asked while the echindas connect him to the syphon. "Seventeen years ago...",Locke began,"I had a nightmare that might've been induced by the Ancient Walkers or I've seen the future...",He paused to see if Gala-Na was paying attention,"I saw Knuckles fighting some robot that looked a lot like Robotnik and before I could see who would win...my dream ended in a flash of light..." "Then my grandson asked me for advice",Athair spoke,his voice sounding ghost-like,"I told him he saw the future and it might have some hope if he's prepared for it..." "Athair told me to reconcile the past with present into the next generation..." Locke whispered. "Say what?" Sonic asked,scratching his head. "It means that I must use forbidden technological and biological enhancements on me so that Knuckles would be more than just a normal child...",Locke anwered the confused hedgehog,"After Lara-Le laid Knuckles' egg,I gave it a radiation bath by the full power of the chaos emerald.I knew it was a success after he had hatched.His hands have protruding knuckles,unlike us whose knuckles are normal...I had to choose between sacrificing a world or siring a son to save it...." Gala-Na didn't know what to say.She looked at the police and nodded.They unhandcuffed Knuckles. "Next time,Knuckles",Gala-Na warned the echidna,"if you do anything nasty like taking over the world,don't expect me to give you a mild punishement." "Gee,thanks!" Knuckles grumbled.Gala-Na and her troop walked towards their aircraft(it was nearby Echidnaopolis).Everyone watched the aircraft take off into the sky. "Man,that lady thinks you'll destroy this planet!" Sonic said to Knuckles while he twirled his finger next to his temple.Suddenly,Knuckles' fur and eyes turned back to their normal colur. "Dude,you're back to normal!" "Thank goodness!",Knuckles sighed happily,"Where's Remington?" Everyone looked around them.He's not with them. "I'll look for him!" Kragok volunteered. "Why you of all people?!" Julie-Su demanded. "I know what's his problem..." "How...?" "Everyone,stay here...this conversation's private..." *The edge of the Floating Island* Remington sat at the edge of the Floating Isle,confused about everything.He can't believe Kragok's his father and Lily-Na isn't his mother.He wiped a tear from his eye.He didn't hear Kragok stroll up to him. "Hey." Kragok interrupted Remington's thoughts.Remington swiftly turned behind. "What are you doing here?" Remington growled. "We need to talk...father to son..." Kragok answered with a bit of confusion in his voice. "About what?" Remington growled again.Kragok sat next to him.Remington backed a way a bit.He looked straight into Kragok's face.Remington's eyes widened,he doesn't have that evil grin nor that sly look.Instead,he looks like a kind,honest man. "So,any questions you want me to answer?" Kragok asked in a friendly tone. "Only one for now...how many children do you have from the oldest to the youngest?" "Well...",Kragok blushed,"Six.You're the first,Lee-An's the second and a few weeks ago,Lupe...your mother...gave birth to quadruplets." "But what about those kids who raised their hands when Mammoth Mogul asked who's their father?Aren't they also yours?" "They're the quadruplets from the future.They visited our time to find out how I died in their time." "Strange...looks like I have a lot of catching up to do." "True,Remington.Maybe we should tell everyone who you really are?" "Yeah..." *Later on,Kragok told the whole group everything.They're all surprised* "Anyway,I have to be going.Mom's worried about me.Dark Legion Quadruplets,wanna come with me?" Lara-Su said before she opened a time portal.Matthew and his siblings waved goodbye before they leaped into the time portal.Lara-Su ran up to Knuckles and Julie-Su and gave them both a big hug.After she's done,she waved sadly goodbye after she leaped into the time portal.The time portal shrunk until it made a strange,"PING!" sound when it vanished. The whole group waved goodbye to the future children.Sonic and the Freedom Fighters went home as well.Everyone went home.The quadruplets forgot the time machine... *A month later* Kragok,who finally won Knuckles' trust,asked him to revive his daughter whenever he's not busy.He told Knuckles what had happened to his oldest daughter and explained that the only way to save her is Knuckles' ability to heal people.Knuckles and the Chaotix visited Kragok's apartment.Mighty,who's still scared for Kragok,rapped nervously on the door. "Yes?" Lupe-An answered after she opened her apartment door. "It's us,Mrs. Kragok",Knuckles said.Lupe-An let them in. Knuckles,Vector,Espio,Mighty,Ray,Remington and Julie-Su looked awed when they saw Lee-An in her life-supporter tube.They watched Kragok wiping the dew-like substance off the glass while he stared sadly at his daughter. "Kray?" Knuckles asked. "Oh,you're here." Kragok replied after he swallowed the lump that's in his throat. "Okay,how do I heal her from inside this 'tube'?" Knuckles asked while he tried to see the girl through the tube's dark glass.She looked at least ten years old.Her waist-lengthed hair's floating around made her look strangely...older.Suddenly someone took her out of this tube.Knuckles looked above him.Kragok was on top of the tube and opened the hatch.He effortly detached the tubes that was her life-support from her mouth and nostrils.Knuckles helped Kragok carry her to the bedroom.Following them were the Chaotix and Lupe-An.Her babies are sleeping in the bedroom as well. Kragok covered his daughter with a sheet after he laid her on the king-sized bed.Lupe-An stood next to Kragok and gripped his hand.Knuckles rested both his hands on the girl's head.Green energy formed around the girl while she's been healed.Finally,the green energy disappeared.Lee-An opened her eyes and looked at her parents. "Mommy?Daddy?Is that you?" she asked,her voice scratchy.Lupe-An and Kragok hugged their daughter while they whimpered,"Thank you,Knuckles!".Knuckles smiled,knowing his powers can be used for good after all. The Floating Island's finally at peace.The Dark Legion's no longer a threat to society,the dingoes finally got homes.Everything's perfect.Many ask themselves if the Mammoth Mogul fight was a waste.If you ask Remington,it's the best thing that had ever happened to him... When things couldn't get any worse,it can only get better. THE END Next story:K20YL:What went wrong??