The four humans looked at this new guardian uneasily. The thought of another guardian wondering around with them and possibly taking the playfulness out of Star scared them all more than a little. Faux just sat there and absored all thier thoughts.

I am not here to take away her playfullness, he told them, however that could be a side effect. If it is I apologize, but if I do not show her who she is, then she will not be able to protect you. He ruffled his fur slightly and lower his head a little.

"And just how do you plan to teach her?" Susan asked sounding a tad bit motherly. She and Marcus still stood near the door. Galen got up and went around the back of the couch, leaning on it a sort of protective matter. Faux looked at them carefully, somewhat unsure how to answer.The reteaching had never really been discussed with anyone outside of the council. He looked at the floor for a moment then looked up slowly.

Basically, she has all of the knowledge in her mind already, he started, I just have to find that part of her mind and carefully remove the blocks. Marcus shrugged.

"Doesn't sound that hard," he made his way back around to the larger of the two gray couches and sat. "How long is it going to take?" He leaned back and put both his arms on the back of the couch while putting his right foot up on his left knee.

It depends on how well the Elders blocked her memories, he answered carefully, but it hasn't ever taken longer than a month. The least amount of time it's taken has been a week. He turned to look at the smaller cat, it all depends on her mind. Galen looked from one feline to the other, still unsure.

"Forgive me for being rude but why does a guardian have to do it? Why can't any normal telepath do it?" Galen basically glared at Faux, he had just gotten his dear friend back and he was going to do everything in his power to protect her.

Because, Galen, in that young mind is every life she's ever lived and every death she's ever experienced, he looked to Star, and depending on how many times she's restarted the cycle, that's a lot of pain. We do our best to keep the members of our race happy and free of past life pain. How would you like to wake up one morning and suddenly realize that you were once crushed under a thousand pound boulder? Galen softened his visage. Faux had a point, but Galen wouldn't so readily admit that.

"All right," he said standing up strait, "I'll be in my ship if anyone needs me." He walked passed Susan and out the door. Dureena got up and followed calling him back. Susan looked after them then went to sit next to Marcus.

"Some poeple," she said with a sigh. She too was a little worried about Star going through this 'reteaching'. "So when will you be doing this?"

Mostly when she is resting, like she is now, but first I need to map out her mind and find the memories. He walked over to the sleeping kitten, and she needs to know who I am and why I'm here before I can do that. He hopped up on the couch next the kitten and curled up. But it has been a long and tiring journy and I need to rest first. Susan nodded her consent and went into the bedroom area of the quarters, Marcus in tow. They were both more than a little worried about what was going to happen and it showed on both thier faces as Susan slid the fogged glass door shut behind her. What would the little kitten do when she found out that one of her adoptive 'parents' was once very, very close to death?

Dureena caught up with Galen when he had to stop and wait for the turbo lift. "Galen, what's wrong with you?" She said angrily, "All he wants to do is let Saff-" she stopped quickly. When she started there was a note of saddness in her voice. "I mean Star remember who she was."

"Why? So she can remember all the pain that we put her through?" Galen said not looking at Dureena. "So that she can remember that one of her closet friends was infected with the plague?" He looked at her angrily now, "That one of her guardianees was a little too close to death? That a friend of mine nearly killed her? That a Phsyco did kill her? What if she was better off not knowing what happened?" The turbo lift arrived, Galen got on hurriedly. "You know, more than a few humans believe in Rencarnation. they belive that our subconsious keeps those past life memories a secret because it would put too great a strain on our minds."

"Galen, I'm sure that Faux know what to let her remember and what to keep hidden," Dureena replied.

"Then she's only have of who she could be," He replied, "Docking bay." The lift started moving. "If she's not allowed to remember her mistakes, how can she learn from them?" His eyes were looking forward but he didn't see the grey turbo lift door. He was seeing the small abandoned mining planet where he had made the mistake of trusting Elizaar. The mistake that had killed Isabelle. He shook the memory off and looked at Dureena.

"Galen, I know that you care about her, but you can't condem someone who wants to help her take her rightful place in life," Dureena comforted. Galen's shoulders sagged and he looked at the floor.

"Why must everyone believe there is a greater purpose in life?" He asked queitly as the lift stopped and the doors opened. He got off then looked back at Dureena with a profound sadness in his eyes. "I refuse to belive in a universe where a master plan would require that she be taken from me!" He turned and headed across the dark docking bay to his ship. Before Dureena could follow, the turbo doors closed and the lift started moving. Dureena couldn't have known that he was talking about Isabelle and not Saffire. She decided to head back to Marcus and Susan's quarters.

Star woke up a half hour after Faux had arrived. She yawn and streched then looked around. When her eyes passed over the autumn brown form next to her, the kittens heart filled with a little anger and a lot of fear. She growled and roared as loud as she could (which was, at most, cute) at the intruder. Then slashed a claw at him when he mearly looked at her. The claw sent him jumping off the couch but he quickly turned to look the little kitten in the eyes. Susan and Marcus, after hearing the 'roar', quickly came out of thier room, marcus with his Denn-bok fully extended and Susan with her PPG. The two cats stood looking one another in the eye. Finally after about five minutes both cats looked at the two humans.

Sorry, they said in unison. Marcus and Susan just looked at eachother then back to the cats.

"Is everything okay here?" Marcus asked, putting his Denn-bok away. Susan threw her PPG on the bed behind her.

It is common for young guardians not to recognize fellow guardians when they first see them, he answered, I merely had to tell her who I was and what I was doing here. Of course, she had a bit of an argument about it, but she believes me now. Marcus and Susan looked at each other again then back to the felines. Susan moved into the kitchen area.

"How are you Star?"

I'm alright, the smaller cat said as she jumped off the couch and ran after Susan. I'm a little hungry though, she commented jumping onto a bar stool then onto the little breakfast bar. Marcus moved into the living area and sat on the sofa behind Faux. This guy says that he's going to make me remeber things, she looked over her shoulder at Faux then quickly back to Susan. Is that true? And if it is why do I have to remember?

"Well it's true," Susan started as she dug around in the fridge, "And it would be helpful to remember."

Why?

"Then you can help me and Marcus with different things,"Susan answered as she pulled a drink out of the fridge. "I'd like you to talk with him while me and Marcus go to the Zocalo. Star sighed heavily.

If I have to, she agreed, but only if you bring me food back. Susan was about to respond when the door chimed again. She looked at Marcus and he got up to answer it. Before he got there though, Dureena let herself in.

"That man is a pain!" she said as she went and sat at the breakfast bar. "Hey kiddo," she said to Star.

"Hi Dureena," Susan said to her, we were just about to go to the Zocalo and give the cats a chance to talk." Dureena looked at Star then to Faux then back to Susan. "Wanna come with us?"

"Umm, sure," Dureena answer with a shrug. "You guys have fun," she said to the felines. With that the humans left. Susan threw a look over her shoulder to Star that said 'be good' and then it was just the cats. Star jumped off the counter and went over to Faux. She sat in front of him.

What can you make me remember?