Green Hills Zone, Time: Unknown. You walked around Green Hills, gingerly and woefully stepping over corpses of the fallen. You sighed softly. Where is he? He better be okay, or you're gonna give Xenophanes a piece of your mind. Upon walking into the Master Emerald temple, you see him. Knuckles. You smile widely and rush over to him, only to stumble back upon seeing Knuckles mutilated and...dead. Knuckles turned and looked at you. He was missing an arm, his eyes were two pools of black. No sign of the beautiful amethyst purple they used to be. His bright red fur was now muted and desaturated. His jaw was slacked and slightly melted. You gasped softly.