Kagome: I'm back with chapter five of this…still…unnamed story! I just checked the reviews and printed them all off. Now I'm back home and starting chapter five. If it takes a while for this story to get online, I'm sorry! I'm gonna have a problem between my laptop and the library computers. My memory stick screwed up and now I can't open or save stuff; only delete. I don't have a floppy drive on my laptop and the library won't let me use data CDs. Basically, until I fix the problem, this fic is stuck this computer. Gomen! I had to print off the reviews, so I'm suffering too! As soon as I fix this, I will post the chapter. (Note: this is only one day after chapters 3 and 4 went online.) I'm really glad no one has flamed me yet!

Wishes of Eternity: I liked it too. That's Rouge for you…I think…

Wishes of Eternity: Yeah, that was funny! But you know what's funnier, how much it hurt! After all, she did kick him where it counts! Since Sonic is technically and anime, Knuckles and Rouge are my favorite anime couple!

metaldragon75767: Thanks. I didn't really like the last chapter, though. Yep, KnuxRouge are the best!I'll get your stories next time I go to the library. They sound great. I forgot the floppy at home, so I couldn't read them, but I can't wait until I get to.

Brackish: Well, it did just go online a little over a week ago, and this is my first fanfic, so it's no big deal.

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

Shadow was utterly bored. Nothing had happened lately. Not even in the world of the treasure hunters. No Eggman-at least not since the Emerald incident. Even the tv was boring. With nothing better to do, Shadow closed his eyes, starting to fall asleep.

"In tonight's news…Government officials…" The newscaster started on the tv. As Shadow went to turn it off, the man finished. "…are still looking for Rouge the Bat, who went missing early last week."

Hmm…Shadow thought, slightly glad something was finally happening. Maybe it would've been a good idea if we had told them that Rouge was with us.

Not two seconds later, Knuckles walked in.

"Your girlfriend's on tv." Shadow informed Knuckles.

"G-girlfriend?" the echidna blushed. "I don't have a-"

"She was last seen around Station Square with Eggman. Could she be in some plot…" At that point, Knuckles turned off the news.

Lies! He said silently.

"The government's searching for her," Shadow explained. "Looks like-"

"Hey, you two!" Chris said, as he walked into the room, completely ruining Shadow's train of thought. "What's up?"

"Rouge…" Knuckles started, unsure of how to put it. "The government…"

"The government is searching for the bat, thinking she went missing on her last assignment." Shadow put it simply. "They also think she's teamed up with Eggman."

"They'll probably come here looking for her." Chris added.

"Hey, boys!" Rouge walked in the room, making it go dead silent. "Huh? What's going on?"

"Nothing." Knuckles responded, hoping Shadow or Chris wouldn't tell her, knowing that if Rouge found out, she would likely leave. "Everything's fine."

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Standing on the balcony to her room, Rouge wondered what was going on. Knuckles was acting more weird than normal.

Bam!

Rouge quickly turned around, after hearing the gun shoot. Being caught by surprise, Rouge slipped and fell off the building. However, this time Knuckles wasn't around to save her. All she could see was a dark figure looking down at her.

The bat gasped, the image clear in her head, although she didn't have a clue what it was about. Before she had any time to think about it, her favorite echidna walked by, seeing a terrified Rouge.

"Batgirl?" He asked, trying once more (this time…slightly…louder) "ROUGE!"

"What!" Rouge asked.

"Are you alright?" Knuckles asked, part worried, part curious.

"I-I'm fine! I just…"

"A memory?" Knuckles guessed-and hopped, receiving a nod from Rouge.

"That's great!" He cheered. If Knuckles started dancing around, there'd only be one surprise to it; that it was Knuckles! Then, he realized Rouge wasn't nearly as happy as him. "What's wrong?"

"It wasn't exactly something I wanted to remember." She closed her eyes, recalling it in her head. "I don't know how old that memory is, but…there's a chance it might be linked with the cause…"

"Uh, hey Rouge?" Knuckles asked, remembering the news report. "Do you have your cell phone on?"

"No, the battery died." Rouge said. "Why?"

"Oh, no reason…Just-"

"DINNER IS READY!" Ella called up.

"…hungry…" Knuckles said, heading for the kitchen like a hypnotized deranged monkey -err echidna…. (inside joke)

At dinner, it seemed no one was aware of what Knuckles knew, the government looking for Rouge.

"Shadow." He whispered. "Did you guys tell anyone?"

"No." Shadow explained. "See, then it'd get to Rose 1, and she'd blab."

"Thanks, buddy." Knuckles responded.

"No sweat, just don't call me 'buddy' again…"

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, which Tanaka answered.

"I'm looking for Rouge." Topaz said. "Is she here by any chance?"

"Huh?" Rouge asked, heading for the door.

"Rouge!" Topaz exclaimed.

"Um…" Rouge didn't know who she was, let alone what to say.

"She's your partner…" Knuckles explained to Rouge, than turned to Topaz. "Rouge got amnesia."

"What's going on?" Rouge asked.

"We've been looking all over for you!" Topaz explained. "You were missing and-"

"The government was looking for you." Shadow told the bat.

"Do you have your cell phone on?"

Wait…Rouge thought. If my phone was on they could've reached me. Did Knuckles know?

"Knuckles?" she asked. "Did you know about this?"

"Yes…" Knuckles sighed. "…but I didn't want you to find out."

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1 RoseAmy. Ya know, Amy Rose…

Kagome: So, what's the chance you think Knuckles will survive Rouge's wrath? I thought of putting the government in when I realized that Rouge never came back. She could have died on her mission. I still have to decide how Rouge lost her memory. Well, I'll think about it as I fall asleep. Oyasumi!