Shadowthe_hedgehog

No, it made total sense once you said it. You're right- he doesn't target the master emerald. I wanted to think up a way for Ekyt and Shadow to get along without either one being a bad guy for it, and I think this might work!

I was a big Knuckles fan when I was younger, so the echidna history always caught my attention. But you're right, it is definitely wordy!

So, I was thinking the way to go might be for us to each post a chapter talking about our character's back stories. Mine would be about Ekyt training to be a guardian, why he wants to do it, and his interest in Linda-Su.

Good point. Maybe it would be better to have it be an accident or something? For example, Shadow uses Chaos Control, but he hits a warp ring(?) or something, and that messes up his "flight path", and he winds up in the Chaos Chamber. Ekyt jumps him, thinking he's after the Master Emerald. They brawl, both score some hits before the fight gets broken up. Shadow makes some crack about Ekyt being only human or something, so now they both have a reason to be irritated.  Hmm...I think Shadow is more suited for the anti-hero than outright villain. 

I was thinking maybe the Dark Legion put the bounty on Julie-Su's head, since she defected from them. Maybe
Lien-Da wanted to punish her to show what happens when you disrespect the Dark Legion or something.

I think our ideas are definitely compatible! This is going to be fun!

Let's see...what if Shadow was to try to get near the Master Emerald for some reason? Maybe to use Chaos Control? Either way, Ekyt tells him "no way- no one goes near it". From there, it escalates into a fist fight, where both of them use the power of the Master Emerald (Being a human, Ekyt is compatible with the emerald in a different way than Sonic and the others).

As far as the wedding goes...how about maybe Nack the Weasel trying to kidnap Julie-Su (maybe we decide that she has a bounty on her head or something), and winds up taking Linda-Su?

I think we've got a winner here! I think the easiest way to get organized is to make bullet points of our respective ideas, then work out in detail how to tie them together :) This is what I've got:

-Robotnik defeats and captures Ekyt and Knuckles. Linda-Su escapes (maybe she could run into Tiffany here, and Tiffany could help take her away from the Floating Island?).

-Tiffany, Linda, Sonic and Sally counter-attack Robotnik and free Ekyt and Knuckles. They all escape Eggman and retreat to Knothole Village.

-Ekyt and Tiffany are met with distrust. This is where they sort of bond, and they agree to prove themselves to the Freedom Fighters by taking out Robotnik.

-Ekyt gets knighted by the Kingdom of Acorn (while Tiffany is named an honorary Freedom Fighter?)

So, maybe that's one arc. Then we get into including Shadow somehow (I'll leave that up to you). Which leads us to this arc:

-Ekyt is named a full guardian after years of training. The catch is that he has to be related, somehow, to one of the guardians. He doesn't know what to do about that.

-Ekyt proposes to Linda-Su, and the wedding starts getting planned. In the middle of that, Ekyt and Shadow(?) have a disagreement, and get into a fight.

-It's discovered by Knuckles that Linda-Su is related to one of the guardians from a few generations back. By marrying her, Ekyt is going to be allowed to be a guardian. Linda is vaguely worried that Ekyt is only marrying her for that reason. Tiffany reminds her that "Ekyt isn't like that".

-The wedding happens, and then it's crashed by (someone- insert here!).

Or something like that! I'm open to anything, really. Any ideas you've got would be great!

That's hysterical! That would be a riot!

What about something like this:

Robotnik attacks the Floating Island. Ekyt and Knuckles are overwhelmed and captured. Linda-Su escapes and goes to the Freedom Fighters for help. The Freedom Fighters are reluctant to leave their home unguarded, so Tiffany steps up and helps out, and brings Shadow with her. They rescue Ekyt and Knuckles. Knuckles has been unconscious from attempts to probe his mind or something; Shadow saves him. Tiffany saves Ekyt. They regroup with the Freedom Fighters. 

The nice thing is, Ekyt and Tiffany have something in common- neither of them are totally trusted by the Freedom Fighters. Ekyt has Princess Sally and Sonic on his side, but the others are reluctant to accept an "Overlander". Frustrated, he recruits Tiffany to help him take back the Floating Island. Shadow objects, and Tiffany ropes him into helping. They launch an attack, gain ground, and then are nearly defeated by (insert awesome enemies here). The Freedom Figthers show up, and Tiffany is gets accepted after they see her in battle. Meanwhile, Shadow and Ekyt try to bury the hatchet, but it leads to a fight. Tiffany breaks them up, and she has to pick a side (drama!).

Or something like that. That's kind of off the top of my head, but it kind of fits.

I agree -_-' I agree big time!

I had kind of a loose idea floating around in my head. In my old fic, Shadow and Ekyt were rivals. I was thinking it might be fun to have Tiffany try to get them on the same page- and maybe have her help plan Ekyt and Linda-Su's wedding or something? I'm up for any ideas you have!

That's why I hate reading my own stuff sometimes -_-' No matter how good I am about proofreading, there's always a screw-up like that in there!

Actually, it's funny you brought that up. I was thinking that maybe we could work on a co-op fic one of these days!

I feel your pain -_-' I'll spend so long on a story that I'll forget some important detail. In Resident Evil, for example, I'll forget the character lost his knife and then have him stab an enemy. I keep catching that mistake. I don't learn! XD

I think that's probably why I've redone my Naruto stories so many times -_-'. I'll figure out an interesting storyline, kill off a character, then immediately regret it either out of guilt, or because I thought up a really cool idea that only fits that character. These ideas, of course, never occur to me before I kill the character off...

I usually try to compensate by giving that character their own one-shot fic, or write a new story that keeps them alive. I don't know if there's a word for fan fiction guilt...