Okay... If you didn't hate Mechalis (That bastard who brainwashed Knuckles in Chapter 2) already, YOU'RE GOING TO DESPISE HIM by the end of this chapter.

Also; Quite a Bit of Drama in this one (Specifically the second half).

A 'Miles' in His Shoes

Side Chapter K2- Memory Flow

Knuckles was ready. He was fully prepared to defeat Sonic once and for all. However, little did he know that it wasn't even close to time to initiate the plan. So, he decided to think over thoughts for a while. Was he really Sonic's prime enemy? Was he being used as a pawn? Is his life…. A lie? Well, he wasn't quite sure, until he removed a curtain from his new resting area and saw something. Something horrifying.

"Hey, that emerald looks….familiar." the amnesiac echidna thought to himself. He didn't know it, but that was the Master Emerald, being drained of its energy. And right next to the Master Emerald was a jar that was labeled 'Knuckles' Altered Memories'. Knuckles gasped in horror, and realized…. Foximus WAS using him as a pawn. And now…. His memories….his REAL memories…. Were gone forever. Lost in the wind…Or rather, lost in a near-demented fox's laboratory. But then, an idea sparked in his nearly-lost mind. He remembered when Metal Sonic shot a laser at his head. IF he could find Metal Sonic's training area, and stand in front of him when he shot a laser, he might…..MIGHT….regain his memories.

So, Knuckles looked around, trying to find Metal Sonic, but there was no such luck. Until… he saw a panel beneath his feet. He stomped on it, and suddenly… "WHOOOOOOAAAAAA!" Knuckles fell through, and landed, luckily enough, right in front of Metal Sonic's training target.

"NOW, WITH THIS MASTER EMERALD BLAST, I SHALL DESTROY YOU, SONIC." Metal said to himself as He fired at the cardboard Sonic (which Knuckles was in front of), his eyes fully closed. And with the Master Emerald Blast beaming straight into Knuckles' noggin, Knuckles started remembering his memories…. Sonic, Tails, Eggman, Shadow, Angel Island, Chaos, Biolizard, The Time Eater…. they were all returning to his knowledge.

Then, Metal Sonic noticed Knuckles. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! GET OUT OF HERE! I COULD HAVE KILLED YOU!"

Knuckles smirked as he said in his now-confident voice, " Okay Metal, calm your jets, I'm going."

Metal was confused. Knuckles (Or at least his amnesiac form) never sounded this confident. What was going on?

Knuckles, now getting out of Metal's training facility, walked towards the exit, thinking about his return to Angel Island, until he felt a cold, soulless claw touch his shoulder.

"Aaaaaand, where do you think YOU'RE going?" Mechalis said from behind him.

Knuckles, pretending to still be his amnesiac evil form, said "I'm going to go get us some new 'recruits'." And he started walking off, until Mechalis stopped him one last time, to tell him something BIG.

"Knuckles, before you go, do you know who…..Amy Rose is?"

Knuckles' heart started racing, and he replied; "Yes, Metal Sonic told me about her. Pink hedgehog, Obsessive love for Sonic?"

"Yep. And tonight, you'll be going after her. Capture her, and bring her here. We'll be mechanizing her tonight. And by the way, IF YOU DON'T COME BACK WITH HER, OR IF I DON'T SEE YOU COME BACK, I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN, SKIN YOU ALIVE, MURDER YOUR SKINLESS BODY, AND FEED YOUR ROTTING CORPSE TO THE DRONEDIGGERS!"

"Oh, crap…B-b-But how will I know where she is?"

"Luckily enough for you- she's right out there, in Tails' workshop, looking for Sonic. Now take this sack, and bring us back a pink hedgehog, or else….."

"Yes, sir….." Knuckles said reluctantly, and he left the lair, sadly heading towards Tails' old workshop.

"There's a good echidna….." Mechalis said as he left for his combat chamber, to train with the Slicers and Crabmeats.

Knuckles kicked the door to Tails' workshop, much to Amy's surprise, and let me tell ya', the surprises…..were FAR from over.

"Oh, hi Knuckles! How are you?" Amy asked in a cheerful tone.

"FAR from good, Amy." Knuckles said, depressed.

"Knuckles, what's wrong? What's going on? Wait a second…. Amy then looked behind Knuckles, and gasped at the bag in his hands. "Wait…I've seen a bag like that before… Isn't that the kind of bag people use when they kidnap people?"

"Amy….I'm sorry." Knuckles said, and he leapt towards Amy, with the bag forced open between his hands.

"EEEEK! What's going on?! Knuckles? Are you….POSSESSED?! First I can't find Sonic, now Boxing Gloves here is trying to kidnap me! How can today get any worse?!

"Amy… you're making this harder than it needs to be… Just get in the sack, and I'll explain when Sonic defeats Foximus."

"F-f-f-fffffffffffffffff-fffffff-Foximus?! Who's that? What have I been missing out on?! JUST TELL ME KNUCKLES, GODDAMNIT!"

"I-I-I'm sorry, Amy." And the bag was cast over Amy, and she was captured.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! Sonic, SAVE ME!"

Sonic then came up through the elevator that Eggman had built. "What's going on, Am- WHOA! Knuckles, what are you DOING, man?!"

"Sonic….Eggman….Amy, even… Forgive me. I have been forced against my will to capture an innocent soul. I promise you… I will ensure that Amy returns. She will NOT fall before Foximus. I swear upon my life!"

"Knuckles, this is MADNESS! I'd rather die than sacrifice a pal of mine to the enemy, let alone 2 or 3 of them! GIVE AMY BACK TO ME! SHE'S ONE OF THE ONLY ONES I CAN TRUST!" Sonic cried out in agony and frustration, as tears welled in his eyes, before screaming out, "THIS ISN'T FAIR!"

Eggman then came up and held Sonic back, and said "We WILL get her back, Sonic. I swear upon my last 5 days as your assistant, that by the end of this week, everything will become like how it used to be."

As Knuckles left the workshop, Sonic started to cry. For once, something was backfiring out of control, and he couldn't do a thing about it. Not even the slightest thing… except train. Train with Eggman, Train for the showdown….against his best friend. Sonic realized then and there, that without Tails by his side, Sonic's world was crumbling before him. And what could he do? NOTHING. He then left with Eggman, and went down to the Training room, to prepare…Prepare to destroy his best friend….the love of his life, presumably…. And possibly even destroy his reputation of staying with his pals until the end…. He was no longer who he was before. He was becoming a villain himself, something he tried to avoid becoming… And after that, he began to train…

Foximus' Lair, 6 PM

"Here she is, Mechalis. Ready to be finished off…" Knuckles said sorrowfully.

Mechalis then replied, "Whoa, didn't think you'd pull through," He then rubbed his hands together and tossed the sack into a mechanizing chamber. "Now, we have Espio, Big, Cream, Vector, AND AMY! We're on a roll today! Soon enough, Sonic's whole cast of friends will be at our disposal. And then… We'll be one step closer to becoming Metal Sonic's superiors, Knuckles!

"Wait, what?!" Knuckles cried out.

"Don't you see, Knux? I'm using Sonic's friends not only to improve our army, but to improve my overall status in the league before tomorrow. If it works, I'll be the master of this pitiful scrap heap. And I will be treated horribly NO LONGER! But, the chances are unlikely…. However, get me one last guy, and I'll let you be my second-in-command. Just in case."

"Forget it, Slice Dice. I'm not interested." Knuckles said, and he slowly moped towards his room, sniffling all the way there.

"Hey, why are YOU crying? You sad because of Sonic's friends becoming our slaves? Why?! You don't remember them, remember?! YOU LOST YOUR MEMORIES!" Mechalis yelled.

And as Knuckles left for his bed pod, he sighed and whispered, 'If only you knew…'

To Be Continued…..