"what's the current situation guys?"

"they hijacked the plane at take off the problem is they only speak French so I can't ask if they speak English"

"and I come in how?"

"this is Jean he'll be the translator on both sides he's a member of the French Embassy"

"how did you get here so quickly?"

"I was actually in the terminal headed back to France when this happened"

"okay oh and just so the FBI knows no matter what you hear until I go sniper I"m in charge and would someone inform the EDC I'll need new glasses after this?"

"already done Kerenai"

and so Ariel connects to the cockpit

"this is Ariel Kerenai with the FBI hostage negotiations team can I get you guys anything?"

they wait a minute while translations happen

"they said they want water and to be called Phillip"

"tell him I need something in return and ask if he can speak English that ways we don't have any possible misunderstandings"

a minute later they get a reply

"he says he'll release the injured and that he does not speak English"

(sighs) "this is gong to be a long day. OK tell Phillip that we're going to do what's called mutual exchange that means the injured get released at the same time as they receive the water"

and so after three hours of negotiations it finally ends in a peaceful surrender of the terrorists. After that things remained calm and soon enough it was time for spring season of soccer to start

"okay guys always look at me when you're talking to me or I won't talk back I can't because I'm deaf. Second of all just because you're skilled doesn't mean you're automatically on the team"

and so most of the week passes without incident but on the final day of tryouts Ariel landed in the hospital. Seven hour later

"captain are you alright?"

(sighs) "I'm fine team, I have a question for those who have been on the team as long as I have. Do you guys remember when I got shot?"

"yeah it's how we found out a lot about you that we normally wouldn't have learned"

"turns out the poison isn't finished with me, I now have epinephrine or insulin to those who need it and will for the rest of my life. I can still play soccer professionally I just need the shot on me at all times"

"how will it work?"

"it's essentially an immediate antidote"

"association know about this?"

"yes and I'm under the same restrictions as those needing injections"

"will you be back on Monday captain"

"should be Sean doctors said that if they like what they see I should be out by tomorrow afternoon"

"have they worked out a way for you to get refills?"

"yes but I have to go to a hospital in country if I need refills"

and so the weekend passed and Monday came with the team completed

"okay guys I have two things we need to address first of all is that we have a scrimmage against our sister school this Friday second of all what happened last week could happen again so don't panic if I start coughing up blood, I'll have the antidote on me and its' fast acting"

after practice Mike confronted her about Sean

"now's not the time, I want the team to start bonding before I put that stress on him"

"so Friday?"

"at the earliest"

and so the week passed and by Friday Ariel felt the team was ready for new leadership

"Sean front and center"

"yes captain?"

all Ariel does is take off the captain's mark and give it to Sean with a simple phrase

"you're captain now"

and so Sean proves he's a good leader though at first he wanted to look to Ariel for guidance and how to punish them

"I can't do anything you're captain now Sean"

"okay anyone who disobeys my orders has to run 10 laps each practice for every order disobeyed"

"that's not fair captain"

"fifteen laps"

"but..."

"want to make it 20?"

(sighs dejectedly) "no sir"

"than stop arguing and do as you're told"

after that Sean had no problems regarding his authority over the team. Three weeks later Ariel received yet another phone call in regards to the camp

"hello? Kerenai speaking...when was this discovered?...I see is it something I need to be there for?...OK I'll let the coach know...okay bye"

she hangs up and goes straight to Sean

"captain I need to leave for a bit"

"what's wrong Ariel?"

"apparently there's a water reservoir on my camp property that I never knew about, but it supplies water to the nearby city so..."

"you have some legal issues you need to work out, OK leave granted just remember to e-mail the principal to let him know"

"will do inform the coach once she's back?"

"no problem now get out of here and take care of your camp"

and so Ariel leaves and heads to the camp grounds

"so what's this about a reservoir we never knew about before?"

"this way Kerenai"

an so she's led to the reservoir which was indeed on her property

"why wasn't it discovered before I bought the property?"

"no one knows but the city suspects someone gave the people bad maps and took other measures to keep it hidden"

"how was it discovered?"

"area's in a semi-drought stage, forest fire sprung up water was needed and lo and behold the resrvoir was found"

(sighs) "OK I'm going into town to sort out this legal mess while that happens everyone's on break building will start back up once I have everything sorted out"

"what about those from out of town or worse, out of state?"

"see if people can put them up for now and I also want checks on their hotel rentals to see how much they currently owe"

"why didn't yo bring in temporary living quarters anyways?"

"I tried to just ask any EDC officer but since I couldn't pay asking prices in advance because of how long I estimated I needed them I was turned down"

an EDC officer was there and spoke up

"it's true you should have heard some of the shouting matches she had, anyhow Kerenai Fairborne said they'd like to try something at the nearest base in regards to your issue once you have some time"

"understood now if you'll excuse me I have some legal wrangling to do about this reservoir"

turned out it would take until the next Friday afternoon and during the weekend the EDC seal solution fell through but at least they got closer than last time to undoing it

"okay so we're all agreed about the reservoir?"

"looks like it, though I still think you got the short end of the stick overall Kerenai after all it is your property it's on"

"I'm perfectly fine with having no legal rights to that water, the city needs it most in my mind"

"but..."

"if I ever need water from the reservoir we'll deal with the issue should it come up. I doubt it will be necessary though considering I have use of an underground spring also on my property"

and so Ariel tells the crew that Monday morning the build was back on and then went home and straight to the soccer game

"Kerenai thank goodness you're here they need your leadership skills on the field"

"what happened captain?"

"I think I sprained my ankle on a tackle"

"okay I'm ready when you are then"

and so once Ariel was on the field the team improved. Over the season the team adjusted to Sean's style of leadership and right before the final game everyone but Mike found out why Sean had taken over as captain that season

"Kerenai I've been wondering why did you name me captain at the start of the season?"

"two reasons Sean for one you showed you had leadership skills near the end of last season, second of all I won't be here next year"

"say what now?"

"you heard correctly I'm going to a special school my senior year before I tryout for pros"

"Mike and the coach don't seem too surprised about this"

"the coach told me about the school and I told Mike the day we played those college kids"

"the same day I showed the leadership skills I had gained from helping raise two younger siblings"

"exactly captain now come on we have a game to win"

and win they did once school ended everyone relaxed and wished Ariel luck. She drove to her new school a week before it started so that she could check on her camp and see how much rebuilding was left after an arson attack last fall/early winter