"But I..."

"No buts Lt. you've been through a lot yourself lately so just let the normal base personnel do their jobs your only job is to get better"

(Sighs) "I understand sir"

"You know I've heard you never willingly give up without a fight"

"Well while I'm technically under Presidential command only depending on the situation I still have to obey base commanders and honestly it would be stupid for me to patrol right now anyways. My body is still trying to cope with the whole we're free concept and I've been on an emotional roller coaster since we were freed. First I thought my injuries were more serious then they actually were considering how weak I was feeling, then I was starting to realize that we might actually be free after five long hard years, then there's the fact that I finally used my true identity for the first time in five years even without Presidential orders because it had been my decision three days before we were freed that I would do so to rally the group for another escape attempt, and then right after patrol when I was still at base camp, eating and seeing friendly uniforms it finally hit me that we are well and truly free from that place. I am physically and emotionally drained from all the revelations at once"

"I see your point Lt. just make sure that you're ready when the transport plane gets here"

"No problem sir seeing as how I don't have any belongings due to being a POW, uh sir you wouldn't happen to have a spare uniform on you would you?"

"Sorry Lt. but what you have is what you get, even though you do indeed have orders to see the President once you're back in the states, I just got the call two minutes ago right before you voluntarily entered my offices"

(Sighs) "I understand sir, just wish there had been a uniform oh well it is what it is"

"Well part of your orders are to go straight to them once the plane lands I think they said something about what you're wearing being proof of what you guys have been through over the past five years for the UN"

"Oh that makes sense actually OK I see where they're going with this"

The next day she was finally leaving the place of five hard years and about fifteen hours later she was in Washington DC and headed to the White House courteous of a Secret Service escort

"No offense ma'am but you look pathetic"

"I know but I was also a prisoner for five years and this is the only clothes I really have on me no one had a spare uniform I'm afraid, and I'm one of the lucky ones I'm mainly malnourished others have injuries which could force them into medical retirement"

Finally Kerenai was in front of the new President who was actually female

"Madam President it's nice to meet you"

"Same here I've heard stories about you from both my successors but never expected to meet you in real life, when the hit on my computer activated I was shocked for about five seconds and then realized you would have to be brought in to be debriefed and get new orders from me"

"Indeed Ma'am first off you should know that it was pretty much routine, except for the occasional escape attempts we were forced to make weapons for them that we deliberately sabotaged on occasion but not too often so that they wouldn't get too specious"

"So what has the past five years been personally?"

"Hard I hated every minute of making weapons for the enemy to take down my country and I sometimes thought about revealing myself without Presidential permission due to the fact that as I was considered dead I was no longer under yours or the previous President's jurisdiction"

"And apparently once you were freed you revealed yourself anyways"

"I was going to do it that day anyways as a way to gather the troops and try and get us to escape"

"Well I think for now you need a break and talk with your family about what happens next and once you do let me know so that I know where you fall under my jurisdiction"

"I already know where I want to go ma'am I do need permission from my family first though since I'm a minor and to be honest it would be good to spend a month with my family again"

"Why would you need your families permission because you're a minor?"

"I'm going full Navy, but I will also make sure my other qualifications are kept up in all my other areas that I'm qualified for"

"I can make sure you do that all before you're in the Navy if you're sure about this"

"I am I guess I can wait until I'm eighteen to fully become Navy because honestly to re qualify I only need a month in each area"

"True enough"

They continue the debrief where Juliet gives a more detailed account of the past five years which really was routine and the President told her what had been going on in regards to both the country and the EDC kids for the past five years including the fact that after she had been declared dead after losing contact with the transport plane all EDC kids from the age of ten and up were fully cleared to know about her. Suddenly they heard an explosion which sent the Secret Service into action

"Kerenai you need to leave Madam President you need to head to the bunker"

"Maybe I could help at the scene of the explosion, know where it was?"

"We think it was the FBI" (Federal Bureau of Investigation) "Building"

"Right I'll head there then"

As it turned out the Secret Service was correct in what the target was, seeing as how she knew first aid Kerenai helped tend to the wounded until emergency services could arrive to take over and she overheard the director read a note aloud

"Attention to all affected I am a bomb maker and this is but the first attack of many I target government buildings whether they're Federal or not. I am back in action after the work of a kid took me down several years ago signed Mathews Grazing"

Juliet walks over to the director

"Sir did I just hear the name Mathews Grazing?"

"I didn't realize you were close enough, look this is a private matter not something a civilian should get involved with"

"I'm afraid that's not possible sir, if that's who I think it is...we've got problems like you wouldn't believe, problems that only I can help with"

"Sorry miss but that's not possible, um what is your name?"

"Juliet Kerenai sir, and yes I am the same Kerenai who was supposed to die at her school a little over five years ago, you should be getting a Presidential notice of my survival seeing as how I was under orders to continue faking my death when it was discovered I survived, though I doubt it was supposed to last this long but hey, that's what happens when you're a POW to the Quintessons"

Suddenly the director's phone beeped telling him exactly what Kerenai just told him so he allowed her help seeing as how he had read the case file of the last time that name had been heard