Wow, haven't done something like this in a while. This one is a bit shorter than what I originally wanted, but I really just wanted to introduce the problems here. So it's sort of a prologue, or intro I guess. A HUGE shout out to my editor for helping me with this pushing me to write it.

I OWN NOTHING. STARKID POTTER OWNS ALL. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN STARSHIP YET, GO TO YOUTUBE AND DO SO.

Reflecting back on the day, Taz believed it to be pretty productive. The Starship Rangers rediscovered a planet, fought off a few killer bugs, made new friends, found love, and gained lost confidence. Not only that, but with the help of Bug, they now had a peaceful alliance with the bug world. It might take some work to make the relationship stronger between them, but Taz had a feeling that it wouldn't be too long before the alliance became stable. Si, it had been a good day indeed. One thing they had gained within that day, though, disturbed her, and that was the news given to her by February and Bug. No one had time to think about it in the midst of the rising conflict and battle, but now that it all ended, Taz had time to let the news sink in. The whole of the Galactic League of Extraterrestrial Exploration was behind the mission that brought the Starship Rangers and colonists to this planet and were also the ones behind Junior's evil plan.

"Well everybody," Up said to the rangers gathered on Starship 15A2, startling Taz out of her thoughts, "We have all had a long and eventful day. I order you all to go to your dormitories immediately and sleep in tonight. And if I catch any of you out before nine tomorrow morning, I'll have you clean every inch of this ship until it's as shiny as a child's eyes when it is given a large ice cream sundae with extra cherries." He looked around at everyone's faces with satisfaction before continuing on, "Our eyes deserve a good rest."

Taz watched as Specs, Krayonder, Tootsie Mega-Girl, Mega-Girl, February, and Bug, who had rejoined the Rangers as an ambassador to the Bug World, head off to his or her respective room. Each one of them looked like their eyes were made of lead, the way they seemed to slowly stumble to their rooms. Well, except Krayonder, who, even after almost getting killed, seemed to somehow keep his eyes open and on Specs. The sick burro. Up gave her one of his goofy grins before starting to head off as well.

"Espere," Taz called out to Up, "I need to talk to you."

"Oh, of course," Up stopped where he was at and turned to her, still giving her his ridiculous grin, "What is it that you need?"

"You remember earlier today? What February and Bug said bout de G.L.E.E?"

Up's grin turned into a scowl. "Yeah, those damned G.L.E.E, what the hell would they want with a bunch of bugs?"

"Dat was what I was wondering at first too," Taz replied, "But I think I got some of dis figured out. Obviously dis is a plan to gain more power, de League never really cared for anything besides that. But how much of de League is corrupt? We know Junior was one of de people behind it, meaning his father should probably be part of de plot as well. I know dat Mega-Girl dealt with Junior, so we can converse talk to her and see what she knows as well."

Up shook his head in wonder. "I always thought the G.L.E.E was no good, and now we got proof. Sorta. We can't really take February's word for everything, she's an idiot. But even then, what can we do about it?"

Taz shrugged, "De hell if I knew. I just thought I should tell you what I thought."

"I appreciate it Taz," Up nodded, "But let's both get some shut eye and we'll talk about it more in the morning, get Mega-Girl and the rest of the Rangers as well. With all of our heads together, we should be able to come up with some kind of plan."

Taz snorted at the thought of some of the other Rangers figuring out a plan. Rangers like February and Tootsie couldn't come up with a good plan if they were seconds away from being busted open like a piñata. But some of them, like Specs and possibly Krayonder, if he could get his mind out of the gutter and actually think for once, could contribute something to the plan. And, she hesitated in her train of thought, not wanting to admit it, but Mega-Girl might actually be able to help, besides helping gather information about Junior, she could also help figure out what to do next. Taz nodded, deciding that what Up said seemed like a fairly good idea. "Alright, good night Up."

"Good night Taz, pleasant dreams!"

Taz just nodded in response and walked off. Her room never felt much like home to her, seeing as how often she and Up traveled from one planet to another, and she didn't ever try to make it so. Her walls contained nothing but their gray coloring, and the furniture around her had been kept to a bare minimum. She only kept a bed, a desk which contained a lamp and clock, a small desk chair, and a bookshelf. Her bookshelf had to be the most fascinating thing in the room. Each shelf was crammed with as many books as she could possibly stuff in. No book looked the same. From fantasy to biographies, Taz had it all. And read them all too. She made a mental note to herself to get some new ones at the next planet, or whenever all of this mess came to a close.

She looked at the bookshelf for a while, debating on whether she should read or just go to bed. The idea of sleep won, barely, and she got herself dressed for bed. But when she laid down on her bed, she found that she couldn't go to sleep. Her mind was racing with so many different thoughts about the day. It had all started with a simple colonization mission and ended up being so much more. Who would have thought that it would end up as it did? Though she really couldn't complain. Not if all of this meant that Up finally would get past his accident. A wave of horrible guilt passed through her. She tried to shake it off, close her eyes and forget, but it just seemed to grow.

"It was not your fault," she muttered, "Nothing could have prevented dat." She felt nothing more than hatred for herself. "De hell with it," she spat, looking around her room with a hostile expression, "You could have done somethin, you were weak. You were weak and if you had just noticed the danger..." Her eyes began to sting, and in a desperate attempt to try and get rid of the anger and guilt, she turned around and grabbed the first book she found and sat on a chair. But the lines just seemed to blur together and she couldn't make sense of any of the words. She slammed it down on a desk and stormed out of her room, hoping that a walk would somehow make her feel better.

Each turn she made blindly, all of the walls seeming to confine her and keep her locked in. Every colonist she passed by seemed to look at her with condemning eyes. It was all twisted, and she tried to tell herself that this was all just her imagination, but her emotions and fear had already taken control. Her mind was in a whirl and she couldn't pay attention to anything that was going on around her. Because of this, she didn't see a person standing right in front of her and slammed into them.

"Taz, you alright?"

Taz glared, about to snap at the person in front of her, but her anger quickly drained away as she looked up at Up.

"Up? Of course I am. What are you doin out still?"

Up shrugged. "I just felt takin a little walk. What are you doing out?"

"I," Taz paused, trying to think of something to say, "I just felt like taking a walk as well.

"Hey Taz-" Up started.

"I'm fine!" she suddenly snapped, "Perfectly fine. I'm going to bed now." Without a second glance, she turned around and left.

"Damn it all," she growled, as she entered her room. "I can't keep doin dis. I'll go loco." With a sigh, she laid down on her bed and closed her eyes. "I need to be tough. To be tough is to survive." And with that mantra in her head, she fell asleep.