Okay, I forgot this part in the first chapter, sooo 
*Deep breath* AllcharsinthisstorybelongtoArchie
ComicsorSega, eventhoughIwishtheyweremine!! *gasp!* 



Rebecky-mo aka HENTAIHOG

Old Lives, New Beginnings: Day two-Metal and Memories

	BZZZZZZZZZZ!!! Knux jumped at the sound of his alarm 

clock and quickly shut it off, rolling over to hit the back 

of his couch. *What th-??* He remembered the day before, and 

looked over at his bed. Sure enough, Julie-su was still 

sleeping under the covers, her shoulder bandaged to heal the 

wound she recieved during the attack. Relieved she hadn't woken

to the sound of the alarm, Knux watched her sleep for a moment.

Her position hadn't moved from the night before, but her head 

was now to the side, a hand resting on the pillow, her face 

peaceful and serene. *She's not so bad when she's not mouthing

off* he thought to himself <Yeah, but you like strong-willed 

women>.

	"Okay, whoever's saying that can stop now" he hissed

quietly. He felt his stomach rumble, telling him it was time 

for breakfast. He went over to the kitchen and grabbed some

fresh fruit that he normally picked every second day, and watched

Julie again as he ate, *Hmm, what would she like for breakfast? 

Nuts and Berries, or would she prefer bolts?* He knew better 

than to wake her, so he decided to make whatever she wanted 

whenever she was hungry. Barely three seconds after this 

thought, Julie-su stirred and opened her eyes. She yawned, 

and sat up as much as she could in her weakened condition. 

Julie-su looked around and saw Knuckles in the kitchen, turned 

around and looking busy so she wouldn't know he had been 

watching her "So much for it being a dream" she moaned, feeling 

the sharp pain in her shoulder. "How are you feeling?" Knux 

walked over to the bed, carrying some fruit for her. 


	She gave him a grateful look, then took an apple from 

the selection "It hurts, but it's a little better." "I'm glad." 

He gave her his trademark smirk and went back to the medical 

supplies. He knew her bandages had to be changed, but now how 

could he do it if she was awake and watching him turn red?! "Uhh,

Julie-su? You know those bandages gotta be replaced, right?" 

Choking on the apple, she nodded. "Do you think you can handle it 

yourself?" *Geez, most guys would do anything to see a girl 

naked!* She thought to herself, but she was grateful that he had 

asked. "I think so. I have some medical training from my Legion 

days." Knuckles handed her the antibiotics and cloth strips, 

then turned around so Julie couldn't see him blushing. She 

smiled at him as she removed the used cloth "Geez, you've seen

my body already and you still turn around?" That got him smiling,

although she couldn't tell "Hey, I may be a guardian, but I'm 

still a gentleman." Julie-su winced as she applied the 

foul-smelling paste to her wound "Yuck! What is this stuff?!

It stinks and it stings." "It's a special root found on the

island," Knux explained "It heals faster than anything you

can buy in the city."


	Julie finally wrapped the last of the new bandages around 

her shoulder and upper chest. "Say, is there anything I can wear?" 

she asked. "Oops! Yeah, just a second.." Knux went over to a small 

trunk by the couch and pulled out an old black t-shirt "This 

oughta do" he commented, and threw it over his shoulder to the 

bed. After a few moments of cussing and grunts of pain, Julie-su 

spoke "You can turn around now" Finally, Knux turned around to see

the shirt went to her waist, and was loose-fitting on her feminine

frame. *Not bad..* "You want anything more to eat?" he asked, 

watching her shake her head "Nah-but..how come you have so many

clothes if all you wear are shoes and gloves?"

	The young guardian shrugged "I can't glide in 'em as fast. 

Listen, will you be okay alone for awhile? I wanna do a quick 

patrol of the island." *And figure out a way to get outta going

to the movies tonight* he thought to himself, remembering his 

promise to the rest of the Chaotix. "Sure," she replied "Not 

like I can go anywhere, and you're still the guardian." Knux 

started up the stairs going to ground level. "I'll be back in

a couple of hours." He 

exited the cave and flew up into the mid-morning air, resuming 

his duties for at least a little while.



	As much as he enjoyed the feeling of gliding and tried to 

concentrate, his mind kept wandering back to his den, where a very 

enigmatic echinda rested. She still hadn't told him anything about 

herself; then again, he'd never asked her either. *I have another 

24 hours with her*, he thought *maybe in that time..wait a sec, 

WHY do I wanna know all about her??* <'Cause you're alike, and you

wanna know more> that annoying little mosquito voice nagged *Oh, 

shut up!!* He landed in Rainbow Valley, walking over to Espio's 

until a familiar scent caught his nose. Stopping for a moment, 

he sniffed again and smiled "You can come out now, Espy. I know 

it's you" 


	After a moment, a sigh rose up from one of the tree trunks,

and Espio came out of his camoflage mode "I still wanna know how 

you do that. And don't say 'echinda trade secret!!' he snapped 

seeing Knux's grin of amusement. "Chill Espio, no one's 

invincible. Um, about the movies tonight.." The purple chameleon 

smiled "Yeah, it's gonna be great!" Knux fought groaning-this 

was gonna be harder than he thought. "Actually, I don't think I 

can tonight. My-my mom wants me to go over" he stammered. Espio 

frowned, then grinned "Aw, that's okay. You two need some 

quality time together. I'll explain to the guys later" The

echinda breathed slighty. It worked! "Cool! Well, see ya!" 

he yelled, again taking to the air. He didn't really like lying 

to his friends, but if they found out Julie was at his house, 

they'd think something was going on. <And you don't want them to

know that yet...> *KNOCK-IT-OFF!!* The sun was already beginning

to set, this day seemed awfully short. *Maybe 'cause you slept

til noon, Knucklehead.* He had finished his rounds, and 

surprisingly, everything was quiet. Knux headed back 

home *Wonder what Julie's doing-I'm doing it again!!* 

He cursed to himself and decided to go over to Angora Falls to

see if a cold shower would bring back him back to his senses.

********

	After she was sure Knux had left, Julie-su hopped out of 

the bed, *I said I wouldn't leave, I never said I wouldn't look 

around, so..* "Ohhh, boy.." The ex-Legionnaire stumbled in the 

sheets, almost landing on her face. "Real graceful, Jules." she

muttered to herself. *Glad Knux wasn't here to see that. He'd 

probably wanna help me up.* <So? You enjoyed being in his arms 

before.> *There's that voice again!* She shrugged it off, and 

after gaining her balance, began to look around the den. For a 

hole in the ground, it was pretty homey. There were two other 

doors in the room; one locked, the other turning out to be a 

small bathroom, complete with shower. *So much for my theory on 

him bathing in the river* she chuckled to herself, then turned her 

attention to a small bookshelf by the couch, full of science 

books and classic novels "Darles Chickens, Snakespeare, wow. 

Never thought him to be an english buff." 


	She picked up a larger book, only to find it full 

of photographs. One of the first on the page was one of two

red echindas, one child and an adult with a short white beard.

*This must be Knux and his dad. Talk about hereditary looks, 

he's the splitting inage of his father. I shouldn't be looking 

at this. Still..* she brought the book to 'her' bed, and looked 

at the others on the pages. Many of them were of him and his 

father when he was training, and one was of Princess Sally and 

Knuckles when they were younger. *Looks like they're having fun..*

Looking at all of the guardians memories gave her a twinge of envy.

If only she could..        


	"Hey, Jules! I'm.." Knux jumped down the last two stairs 

to see a startled and guilty-looking Julie-su with his personal 

photo album. "..what are you doing?" His guest had the face of a 

child with her hand in the cookie jar. "I didn't think you'd mind."

she muttered. Knux didn't seem too upset over it, he just wished 

she'd asked first. "It's cool. I haven't checked those out in 

awhile; whadda ya think?" Julie looked at the picture of him 

as a four-year old "I think you were cute back then.." "Wha-? 

You do?" Knux asked "Yep.." a wicked smirk hit Julie's face 

"Wanna tell me what happened to change that?" The guardian groaned

"I asked for that, didn't I?" He picked up the album and put 

it back on the shelf "Sorry about the joke, Knux. Seems you 

had a really nice childhood." Knux went to the kitchen and heated

the oven to make an early dinner "Wasn't the worst. 

Training was hard, but I had my dad around.. "He didn't really 

wanna talk about this, but since they were on the subject.."What 

about you, Juie-su?" What was your childhood like? Must have been 

strange growing up in the Legion." 


	A silence covered the room, and Knux looked over at her. 

Julie was sitting up in the bed, picking at the lint of his sheets 

as if they were of great importance. "I'm..not really the person 

you should be asking." she replied quietly. He popped in the 

chicken and set the timer, walking back towards her. "Julie, why

won't you tell me anything about you? You can trust me, you 

know." She sighed *you have no idea how much I want to..* 

If she told him the truth, the question on her mind was 

'would he trust her, and believe the story'? That small voice

in her head was telling her to go for it, so finally "It's not 

that; it's just..I can't tell you."


	 A look of understanding and disappointment crossed 

Knuckles' face. "That's alright. You don't have to until 

you're ready, so..." "No! That's not it at all! I can't 

tell you because...I'm not so sure of my past myself." Her

host brought over their dinners, and he sat on a chair nearby.

"I don't understand. How could you not know your own life?" 

Well, he wasn't yelling at her to stop lying, so that was 

a start. *Then again, I have even scratched the surface* 

"Ever since I was ten, I've had no memory of my life. I woke 

up on a table, with doctors saying I'd been in an accident.

Nothings come back ever since." *So that's why!* The guardian

thought to himself, feeling triumphant that she was finally

trusting him "Amnesia? What was the cause?" Well, they say I

had been hit in the head during a sparring match in training,

but I find that hard to believe." Now Knux was really 

interested; "Why? Wasn't there proof?"


	Julie nodded as she finished the plate of food 

"Plenty, but none of it was for thier story." "What makes you

think they're lying?" The ex-Legionniare closed her eyes, as

if trying to remember "I had a feeling right from the start, 

so that night I checked out the personal files on the main 

computer. There was nothing about my past in it except my age,

name and the fact I was in training. There would have been alot

more, like my parents names, siblings, stuff like that. Plus,

there was other more frequent evidence." Knux took away the 

dirty dishes and placed them in the sink. "What else could

there be?" 


	*I'm beginning to see why she had that sad face looking

at my photos. She has no memories of her own.* Knux thought,

feeling sorry for her. It had been hard growing up himself, 

but to not know who you were..? He had no clue how that could

possibly feel. Meanwhile, Julie-su continued with her story,

"actually, it was more physical proof. Since the 

'accident', I was able to tell that people were lying to me." 

"Lying to you?" Another nod from the injured echinda "Everytime I

passed someone, I could always see the same look, the one that 

said they knew something I didn't want me to know. After awhile of

that, I trusted very few in the Legion and befriended even less of

them." 

	Knux watched Julie's eyes sadden with every word. "So why 

did you go back? Why did you betray my--err, the Chaotix's trust?" 

<Smooth Knux, make her feel guilty now!> Surprisingly, she didn't 

hesitate in her answer "Honestly..I was scared. After you brought 

me down to Robotropolis, I realized that the Legion was no better

than that idiot Robotnik. Both of us were wanting to force things 

on people that wanted nothing to do with it. However, that only 

made me more confused because I still thought of myself as a 

Legionnaire. I guess I went back because that was the only 

identity I really had." Slowly, the guardian began to see her 

point of view *Just like me wanting to stay solo after the 

Chaotix came into the picture* "It can be hard to change the 

only life you've known" he mumbled quietly. Out loud he asked,

"So, after you went back, what happened?"


	"Well, at first I was happy about it..until this strange 

feeling came over me, and what Princess Sally said about Robotnik 

dawned on me. I shook it off for awhile, but when I gassed the 

Chaotix, I practically fell apart knowing I was doing somthing 

incredibly wrong. The only problem was how could I fix it?" 

"Definitly a problem, especially with Enerjak and Kragok breathing

down your neck." Knux mused, trying to figure out what she thought

up. "Not to mention a few thousand Legionnaire around me" Julie-su 

smirked "I knew I had no chance doing it out in the open, so I 

asked Kragok to tie them up in the desert, hoping Vector would 

slither out of his ropes again. Plus, I left a few helpers around." 

"Wha-? Helpers? There was no one out there.." Julie-su got a 

confused look "You never found the canteen, spike and hammer?" 

Knux snapped to attention "YOU were the one who hooked us up?!?"

To his surprise, she actually began to blush "Yep, little old me. 

Strange, huh?"


	The guardian sighed "And after you helped us, you still 

got arrested." Suddenly, he felt bad about not getting the whole

story earlier. Julie-su shrugged "No big deal. The only regret 

I have is never finding out from someone the truth about me..."

She looked down. *I've been talking for two hours hours! I'm a 

really polite guest..* Then she felt someone take her hand. She 

looked up to see Knuckles with her hand in his, "I promise I and 

the Chaotix will help you Julie-su. This isn't fair for the Legion

to do this.." *Why I am making a promise I can't nessacarily 

keep?* <You wanna make her feel better,of course!> For the 

first time since the voice began, Knux actually agreed with it's 

reasoning *I do wanna make her feel happy again, like she has a

new home* Julie blushed harder, placing her other hand over his

glove "I can tell you're not sure if that's that's possible, 

but it's for a good reason you're lying. Thanks..."


	He grinned "Hey, nothing's impossible anymore. If my 400 

year old ancestors can still be around, and Sonic can knock me down, 

it's definitly possible to help you regain your memory. We just need 

to figure out how!" The two began thinking of ways to recall 

memories and Julie couldn't help but smile <Still think it's 

impossible for you to be together?> Her inner voice chuckled, 

and Julie can't help but reply *Like he said, 'nothing's 

impossible anymore'...*