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Part 3~
The left half of Knuckles head was pressed against the cold, metal door, listening for the gaurds. I had regained my normal breathing, but my heart was beating as fast as when Knuckles and I had been running earlier. None of this really seemed real, almost like a nightmare of some sort. But I knew too well it was real, and that we might not escape this hellish base. My eyes closed as I leaned my head back as I remembered why we were here, why we were running.
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I was alone, sitting on my couch listening to the sounds coming from the new, though I was barely paying attention to what was happening. My head turned towards the television and my ears perked up at the word "terrorist". I payed attention to what the reporter was saying suddenly.
"Reports indicate that the leader of the gang of terrorists, Ivan, is demanding the seven Chaos Emeralds by Six o' clock pm today, or he will kill the fifty hostages he has located in his underground base." The reporter said, fixing her stack of papers and looking down, a strand or two of brown hair falling over her face.
Not long after the reporter had informed me of this news, I recived a call from the President. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails would all be there with me, the only good part about this whole damn mess.
The four of us arrived at the White House soon after. The President handed a large, black briefcase over to Sonic, stating it held the seven Chaos Emeralds in it. This wasn't the ideal way to save everyone, but it was the only way we could save the hostages right now.
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"Raine, hide!" Knuckles called out, snapping me out of my flashback. My head snapped up as I gave Knuckles a scarred and worried glance. "Now would be nice!" He yelled again, clenching his fists. It was easy to find the only hiding place, seeming as the closet was small; A wooden crate rested in the opposite corner of me. I stood up, running the small distance to the crate and yanking the lid off, jumping inside it as the door flew open, sending the red echidna back a distance. I imediatly silenced my gasp by placing a trembling gloved hand over my mouth, biting on my lower lip. My eyes began to water up as I thought. "Reports indicate that the leader of the gang of terrorists, Ivan, is demanding the seven Chaos Emeralds by Six o' clock pm today, or he will kill the fifty hostages he has located in his underground base."[i]"Please...Don't hurt him..."[i/]
"Where are they?!" An unfamiliar voice demanded Knuckles. "How the hell should I know?" Knuckles replied, obvious anger and a hint of fear in his voice.
"You flithy liar!" The second unfamiliar voice spat out, signifing that the room held two of the terrorists, both male. I heard a thump as Knuckles flew against the wall. I couldn't take anymore of this.
"Enough!" I cried out, jumping out of the crate and running next to Knuckles. "He doesn't know where the Chaos Emeralds are!" I yelled it with such confidence, completely differant from how I felt; Scarred and weak...

TO be continued.