*One of them feels a soft presence and a hand gently grasp his/her own, gently tugging the selected hero in a certain direction. A soft voice (I'm thinking Althaea, who can be like a ghost when she wants to due the addition of invisibility powers in the Boom universe... And notices a lot) tells them "help him..."*
(This gave me an idea...for a certain ghosty echidna... :D)
While his friends were debating over the whole situation of Sonic having left Eclipse behind, Knuckles stayed on the sidelines, content in just examining the snow on the ground. All the sudden, though, he was left more confused than usual, having been dragged a bit further from the group by nothing!
When he looked again, though, he could now see someone who looked a bit like him...but also, not really? And she was orange! And ghosty looking...weird. Also, she was tiny, compared to him. Who wasn't, really...
"Hello, ghost girl!" Knuckles cheerfully greeted the figure.
"Oh good, you can see me...!" She replied, relieved. "I need to tell you something very important. I saw your friend, trapped in the snow and ice, and with broken leg, nonetheless! Such a poor...um...lizard...thing? Not the point, you have to help him! You and your friends! I sense great dangers ahead if it is not done in time..."
Knuckles only stared, blinking slowly.
"Your lizard friend is in danger! He needs help! And the baby too!"
More silence.
"...I'll give you a cookie."
"I LOVE COOKIES!!"
"Knux?" Sonic, along with the others, turned to the echidna. "Who are you talking to?"
"The ghost girl! She's got cookies! But we have to rescue Shadow and Eclipse first."
"Rescue...?" Tails repeated, growing slightly worried.
"What ghost girl?" Sonic questioned. "There's no one there..."
"Huh? Yes there is! She's right-!"
But there was no one beside him.
"Oh. That's weird...maybe I need to change out my contacts." Knuckles said.
"You don't wear contacts...?" Rouge narrowed her eyes.
"I don't?"
"Forget that!" Amy cut in. "Eclipse and Shadow probably need our help, even if they are too stubborn to admit it!"
"I don't like this..." Sticks muttered. "I don't like this at all..."
