Disclaimer: I don't own Ender's Game.

"She's his equal!"

"Are you playing matchmaker again?"

"No! I'm just saying if he's going to command an entire army, he will need someone to lean on, a wing-man, a second in command."

"She will be the end of him!"

"How?"

"She's his biggest weakness!"

"But she is also his biggest strength!"

A blonde girl and a black haired boy walked down the corridor of ground school. An arrogant male voice made them stand still.

"Hey third. Hey Blondie where are you going?" It was Stilson, the school bully.

"Class," the blonde replied simply. The bully was about to reply but a metallic voice was heard over the speakers.

"Cayla. Cayla Parker, go to the infirmary. Cayla Parker, go to the infirmary."

The girl glanced over at her friend who shrugged. Stilson stalked off and Cayla walked towards the infirmary. When she got there the nurse already waiting for her.

"Come in, Cayla. Lie faced down on the bed please," the nurse said smiling.

"Are you taking my monitor away?" Cayla asked nervously.

"Yes, that horrible monitor is coming off today," She said typing something into a machine.

"Have I done something wrong?" the young girl asked.

"It's not my place to tell you but I thought a twelve year old girl like you would like to have her brain to herself again," the nurse faced Cayla again. "Now lie down so we can get the nasty monitor out." The blonde did what she was told this time. She lay down on the bed and the sound of the machine got closer and closer. It pierced straight down onto her neck causing her to to screech.

When Cayla got back to class, she took her usual seat next to the black haired boy.

"You okay?" he whispered to her.

"I'm fine, Ender," she whispered back as they got on with their work.

School had gone fine as no-one saw Cayla had lost her monitor, not even Ender. Her hair was long enough to thankfully cover the plaster that covered the nasty welt that had formed.

When she got home, it wasn't the same though. Her older sister; Emma, hadn't been very kind about it. She had shoved Cayla against the wall, telling the younger girl that she was a mistake and that the government would come for her.

The worst part was that Emma was right.

"I've monitored her while you monitored the boy. She is my responsibility therefore any decisions made about her need to be approved by me."

"She needs to be trained, you know that. Like you said she will be the one he will lean on if something goes wrong. Anyway, those two rely on each other too much. The girl especially."

"So you think separating them will do good for either of them?"

"No, but for a while they need to be apart."

"I'm not understanding. If you think it's bad for them then why do it?"

"It's for their own good."

That night, while the Parkers and Wiggins were having dinner together, there was a knock on the door. Alex, Cayla and Emma's dad, got up and walked out the room to answer the door. "Jenny, I need to speak to you a moment," Alex told Cayla's mum. "John, Theresa, this involves you too." All three adults got up and walked out to join Alex. Emma looked over at Ender and Cayla while Valentine looked confused to why all the adults had to leave.

Peter broke the silence. "What did you two do?" He asked, smirking. Cayla looked like she would burst into tears any second.

"Cay? What's wrong?" Ender asked concerned.

"I'm going to be taken away like you said, Emma! The government are going to kill me, aren't they?" Cayla shouted at her sister. Valentine and Ender glared at Emma who shrugged and whispered something to Peter.

"Don't worry Cay. They won't come for you like Emma said. She's just trying to annoy you," Valentine reassured.

"How can you be sure," the girl questioned. Just then Jenny peered from around the door.

"Cayla please come with me," she said as calm as she could be. The blonde nodded and walked into the front room with her mother. Sat opposite the Wiggins and Alex were two members of the I.F. Upon seeing Cayla, John and Theresa left leaving Cayla, her dad, her mum and the members of the I.F.

"Are you going to take me away?" She asked scared.

"Only if you want to come with us," the women reassured.

"Did I do something wrong or bad that got me into trouble?" the twelve year old asked nervously.

"No," the man replied simply.

"Then why did you take my monitor off?" she questioned.

"To see if you were ready. You are ready, Cayla," the man praised although she didn't see it as praise.

"Ready for what? Who are you?" Cayla asked.

"I'm Major Gwen Anderson and this is Cornell Hyrum Graff. And you are ready for battle school," the women said

"Battle school?" Cayla asked confused.

"It's where everyone who passes our tests goes," Anderson told her.

"We need your help," Graff butted in.

"With what?" the blonde raised an eyebrow.

"You could save the world," he explained.

"If I come to this school with you, will I see my family again?" she inquired.

"Yes, hopefully," Anderson reassured the girl.

"Ender, Valentine and Peter. Will I see them again?" the girl asked sternly.

"Again yes hopefully," Anderson calmly said.

"Will I help anyone besides you and your stupid school?" she spat out.

"You will help Ender," Graff told her. "We will give you time to think, we unders-"

"I'll come with you. For Ender."

That night, after saying her goodbyes, Cayla got into the car with Graff and Anderson. She was off to battle school. That was the last time saw the people she cared about. That final goodbye was three years ago.

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