~ Chapter 2 ~

                                    

                                          
At Egg Factory, Knuckles walks past a couple of robots. Y/N decided to come along because she wants to hang out with him. As they turned a corner, Knuckles and Storm bump into each other (literally). Y/N quickly caught Knuckles before he falls onto the floor.
                          
"You okay, Knuckles?" she asked, helping him up.
                          
"Yeah... Thanks, Y/N."
                          
After a moment to take in what just happened, they point to each other.
                          
"Ah!"
                          
"It's you!" Knuckles exclaimed.
                          
"I'll make sure to pay you for this!" Storm glared.
                          
"Hah! I let you get away last time, but definitely NOT today!"
                          
"Why wait 'til later, you little punk? I'll pay you back tenfold, NOW!"
                          
Knuckles starts to wind up a punch when Y/N noticed a robot behind him.
                          
"Wait! Knuckles!"
                          
But it was too late as Knuckles hits the robot behind him instead. As it falls down against Knuckles, he props it up.
                          
"Em, sorry."
                          
"Wa-hahahaha! What're you doin', you clumsy fool? Was that supposed to be some kind of punch?" Storm laughed.
                          
"Who are you calling him clumsy?!" Y/N growled.
                          
Storm begins to wind up a punch of his own.
                          
"Nice try, buddy!"
                          
Knuckles dodges to the side, making Storm hit the robot by accident. Storm walks closer to the robot. Y/N sighed, shaking her head at their stupidity.
                          
"Sorry there! It wasn't my fault! If he hadn't jumped out of the way just now, I would've clobbered--"
                          
The robot's arm comes off in Storm's hand, right before it blows up.
                          
"--WHAT?!" Knuckles shouted.
                          
"You're blaming him?! Oh, that's it!"
                          
Y/N was about to give Storm the piece of her mind when the speaker stopped her.
                          
"The race is about to start! All participants, please get to your positions now."
                          
"Gah! The track then; we'll settle this there!" Knuckles declared.
                          
"Looking forward to it!" Storm grinned.
                          
"Good luck out there, Knuckles." Y/N patted his shoulder.
                          
Knuckles nodded and headed towards the race with Storm.
                          
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Y/N smiled as Knuckles made it to the finish line first place after three laps before Storm as he came second. She had been watching him race against Storm as she cheered him on.
                          
"Great job, Knuckles! I knew you can do it!"
                          
"Yeah! Thanks to Tails' invention, it really paid off." Knuckles smiled.
                          
"I bet Storm is already having a taste of defeat."
                          
"Hehe. He sure is."
                          
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The airship is flying near a couple of mountains. Inside Jet's room, Jet is holding his control box. He started thinking about his encounter with Y/N again as he wondered how she's doing and is looking forward to seeing her again. He started to daydream of himself and Y/N together riding in their hoverboard as they soar through the night sky where the moon shines before them. As Storm runs to the door from outside, his feet thump loudly on the floor; reaching the door, he abruptly flings it open.