Knuckles couldn't understand.. why was he hesitant to kill the apprentice of Longclaw? And why did he feel so remorseful when Sonic was knocked out...?

Then he immediately knew why. "Fuck me!! I love the apprentice of Longclaw?! FUCK! FUCK! SHIT! My destiny is to KILL HIM!! FUCK!" He shouted, smashing everything in the room

He was mad at himself for loving Sonic... but at the same time he never wanted to stop loving him. His emerald-green eyes reminded him of the Master Emerald, and his carefree personality that he himself wasn't able to have.

"Fuck... I love Sonic... this means I can't kill him anymore and I wouldn't on my life! That would mean opposing my father and disappointing him.. but dad never cared for me at all... he just cared about the Master Emerald... So fine, I love Sonic... better go tell Robotnik I quit.."

And so he marched to Robotnik and Stone's room. "I quit," he said. "You WHAT?!" Dr. Robotnik shouted furiously "did I stutter? I said I quit." Said Knuckles

"Why?!" Asked Stone. "Because I love the hedgehog, and you can't control that and neither can I. I am leaving. Goodbye..." Said Knuckles.

Dr.Robotnik yelled out of frustration. "KNUCKLES!!!!!"