"Don't be frightened. I can't hurt you. I'm not tangible," Tikal said. "Who might you be?"

i cocked my head to the side, my fear gone, "Kit" i said, "what bout you?" i asked.

She chuckled softly. "You may call me Tikal," She said, dipping her head in greeting. "What brings you to this solitary place? For that matter, how did you know this place existed?"

i shrugged, "i saw knuckles and wanted to find out how to get here, so i asked Midnight to show me how to get here and so yeah, thats how." i said my ears and tail flicking a bit.

(is Midnight a super computer or something?)

"Yes, I suppose anybody seeing a creature of a species that is supposed to be extinct would try to find where said creature came from, but Knuckles never wanted anybody rambling about the location... I'm afraid some information may have slipped," Tikal said with a sigh. "Either way, I suppose it can't be helped. You are fortunate to have arrived in Knuckles' absence,"

(Midnight is an AI system, realy advanced)

"how am i 'fortunate to have arrive' without knuckles?" i asked my head cocked to the side.

"Because, He's rather... protective over the Master Emerald, and considering the fact that you touched it not a minute ago... yes, he wouldn't be happy and you would have a concussion," Tikal replied.

"i once had sonic at knifepoint and punched him in the gut, and he's the fastest thing in the world." i said my ears flicking.

"Sonic's a gentleman, so he probably didn't want to hurt you defending himself," Tikal replied. "Knuckles, on the other hand, has no problem hitting a girl,"