Chapter Two "Jewels and Her Ship"

Chapter Forty-Five "Double-Crossed"

The soldiers were getting worried and speaking with each other.

"Should we back him up?" whispered a soldier.

"Orders are not to interfere no matter what, we have to obey orders" whispered the other soldier back.

"The fox that was going crazy on us collapsed sir, and now the foxes are taking him back to the rest, General Tai's over there" said the soldier.

"Orders say not to do anything but to get the prisoners inside the base, but we can't do that if it's General Tai's business" said the other soldier.

Lex was looking at Melody who had a troubled and upset look on her face.

"Get out of my way" said Spike.

"Or what?" replied Lex.

"So…were you only using me for information Lex? Waiting till I got the chaos emerald? so the time when you told me to always be loyal was all for your own gain…the day you helped me get into the base just cause we wanted to see if we could do it…the day you saluted me and gave me the rebel's leader position…and when you said you liked me for who I was…was all a lie" said Melody.

"Sorry Melody but those are the breaks, I didn't want to be the one to fool you but it's my job" said Lex.

"Then why did you ask me to marry you?!" said Melody.

"Because that was the only way you'd come after me, if I was merely a rebel you wouldn't come to this base to try to find me, if I meant something to you you'd come, but it doesn't matter you won't shoot me" said Lex.

"Why not?!" said Melody.

"Because you won't have time to" said Lex grabbing something from his belt and throwing it near Melody.

It was a grenade; Melody couldn't take cover in time.

Spike reacted quickly enough to strike Lex down.

The smoke cleared and Spike was angrily holding Lex in the air.

"Didn't I tell you to get out of my way?! Nobody messes with me!" said Spike letting him down and looking around for Melody.

"Hey, where'd you go?" said Spike.

Melody was standing there with a look of anger in her eyes.

Spike could swear she had the same dark look on her face that he saw Blake wear and the one that he had been seen with.

"I'll never trust anyone again…" said Melody.

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