.:He tilted his head, confused:.

"Like, I can't make out any plant life, which means that there probably not much animals there either, I just hope whoever's there is ok..."

.:He whimpered at the thought:.

Sonic gave the plane more gas, putting on the head piece. "C'mon!" He shouted, wind making his ears go flat. He took the plane in for a landing.

Shell watched Knuckles for a moment before curling her tail back into a tight coil. "Better hope that beacon works."

Knuckles lay down near the cavern entrance, dismissing the yellow emerald. "I... *yawn*...I do, I sure do..."

.:he jumped off when they reached ground, looking around:.

"I'll stay on watch, you need to rest. Don't worry I'll be fine."

"You're injured... I'm not getting much sleep ta'nite anyway..." Knuckles said.

Sonic hopped out and led him through the valley between two jagged mountians.