Here's Chapter 2…my chapters may be short, but then again, that's not a bad thing, is it?
The Realization
Candina and Bobby flumed to Third Earth that same day, after notifying Mark and Courtney. Courtney seemed a little insecure about having Candina tag along, but after the incident on Eelong, she wasn't going to risk going to another territory. At Third Earth, they found Patrick at the library, behind one of the computers. "Patrick, we need your help right away," Bobby informed him after getting his attention.
"Bobby! Long time no see, my old friend. What help do you need?"
"The rules have changed after the fall of one of the territories, Veelox. Saint Dane's next target may be my own territory, Second Earth. What happened on Second Earth may not have an effect on Third Earth, like what we did on First Earth about the Hindenburg. Do you have anything regarding the war in Iraq?"
Patrick seemed puzzled. "War in Iraq? Never heard of it…but I'll see what I can find." In a few seconds, piles of information popped up on the screen on the war. As Patrick skimmed through all of it, Bobby saw that his face formed a confused expression. He waited impatiently for a few seconds as Patrick finished. "Th-th-the war…" Patrick stutters. It…it…it's not over yet. The computer says that scientists and historians say it may be the next World War." Bobby suddenly turns pale, stunned. "But the tide is turning to the favor of the US. It suddenly had an increase in supplies. There's some good news."
A wave of relief swept over Bobby. However, the fact still puzzled him. "Why would Saint Dane target my territory if the war was turning to our favor? Then again, Saint Dane had the knack of making people believe something is going their way, but it ends up leading them to Saint Dane's own liking," he wondered out loud to Candina. This matter was too big for him to grasp. The two of them flumed back to Second Earth to see if Mark and Courtney were any better at solving this mystery.
"Hmm…I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for this," Mark pondered.
"Well, how is the U.S. winning?" Candina offered.
"Patrick said something about an increase in supplies. Maybe that has to do with something," Bobby thought.
"With all these weapons, there must be money behind it. But I thought the US was in huge debt. We're trillions of dollars in debt!" Mark exclaimed.
Courtney answered, "Can Saint Dane have anything to do with the sudden abundance of arms?"
"Of course!" Mark yelled, making everyone jump. "Saint Dane somehow found the money to buy all these weapons, and the most likely way he could have got all the money was from borrowing from our Allied countries! Then you know how we're all gonna pay back the debt!"
Bobby gasped. "Our taxes! They would boom tremendously! Soon enough, the people would run out of money. Many will get laid off from jobs because prices would go up to gain money to pay off all the taxes! Soon, people would be homeless, and the US would fall!"
Courtney spoke up, saying, "If Saint Dane reached to such a high authority, how are we supposed to stop him?"
"There's only one way," Candina quietly answered. "We would need to spy."