Dateline: June 7, 3236 9:55 am
Knuckles and Sonic sat in the waiting room silently, awaiting the doctor's arrival. They had gotten there over an hour earlier, with Julie in critical condition. Knuckles knew the chances were slim, but she was a fighter, and she would make it. Sonic fell asleep just as the doctor walked in. He tore off the operator's mask as Knuckles perked up.
"Hi, I'm Doctor Loony," the echidna said, shaking Knuckles hand. Knuckles wasn't exactly pleased with having a doctor with that kind of name. He looked at the other people in the room. There was a dingo sitting in another chair across the room, wearing an odd-looking hat and vest. He looked up from the paper he was reading and raised an eyebrow at Knuckles, who returned the expression. "Excuse me," Dr. Loony spoke to get Knuckles attention back, "I have good news and bad news, Guardian."
"What?" Knuckles shakily replied, unsure of whether or not he wanted to know.
"Well, we were able to keep her alive, but she's on heavy life support. She lost a lot of blood."
Knuckles sighed a sigh of relief, "That's great!"
"But, there's bad news," the Doctor also stated, "Since her legs were badly broken, the fractures each, to be exact, she may never walk again. But, that's only an assumption."
Knuckles was just happy she was alive. "She'll pull through," he said, "Can I see her?" The doctor nodded and proceeded to wake up Sonic and tell him the results.
Knuckles opened the door quietly, so as not to wake Julie up. She was sound asleep, an IV in her arm administering some sort of clear liquid, and sensors connected to her chest and stomach, which was covered by a sheet. He knelt down next to her pillow. She looked so beautiful when she was asleep, he had noticed. He wondered how someone who was really nasty when it came to combat could be so pretty in her off time. He pushed her bangs away from her forehead and gave her a quick peck. She stirred a bit, and then weakly opened her eyes.
"Am I alive?" She whispered.
"I sure hope so," Knuckles joked, causing Julie to smirk. "I thought I lost you back there, Julie-Su." She just gazed into his deep black eyes, and, placing her hand on his cheek, kissed him lovingly. When she pulled away, Knuckles was a bit weak at the knees, and a little surprised. She just laughed at him a bit before feeling tired once more.
Knuckles whispered, "Just lie down and sleep. I'll be here when you wake up. I promise." He caused Julie to smile once more before closing her eyes. He kissed her on the fore head once more, and then wished her sweet dreams.
Finally, it was all over. The villains were eliminated, but not with out their losses. But their has never been a battle yet where one side has not had casualties.
But it doesn't matter whether or not you have the most advanced weapons, or the most high-powered machinery. All that matters is what allies you have, and what friendships you form.
"Is it not true
that many bricks make the house.
And is it not true
that with one brick removed the entire house may crumble and fall.
It is the little
things that count."
Alter-Ego, 2001
The End