"Knuckles, please!" Tikal weeped. "I must, I am sorry...Tikal..." Knuckles answered. "No, I can't let you. It's too dangerous!" "I've done multiple things like this in the past; I can handle it." "We're back in the past! You did things like that in the future!" Then there was an explosion, and all the echidnas screamed. "What's that?" Knuckles asked, irritated. He ran towards it, and saw a black hole. Eggman Nega was in it. "Hahaha! I've created a wormhole that will let me steal the Master Emerald!" Nega laughed. "No, Nega, you'll never get away with this!" Knuckles yelled. "No, Knuckles!!" Tikal ran after Knuckles, and her, Nega, and Knuckles went through the wormhole. "Stop it, Nega! You're decaying the present time by destroying the past!" Knuckles shouted. "That's the plan." Nega chuck