You are the only one in my heart.

I don't know how to live without your love,

I was born to make you happy.--Britney Spear

Chapter Eight—I was born to make you happy

          Although acting tough, Scarlet's pain is taking over her.  She cannot get down the bed anymore.  Duke knows their time together will not be long.  He once asked the doctor to give Scarlet stronger painkiller, but the doctor says Scarlet will die if she takes anymore.  Scarlet smiles to Duke an says, "I wonder what is keeping Jane.  She should be here now."

          Duke calls and Lady Jane picks up the phone.  "Hi, Duke.  Listen, we are busy right now.  Hawk wonders…" Lady Jane asks.  "I shall be there in an hour."  Duke says as he puts the phone down and looks at Scarlet.  She smiles and says, "go.  They need you."  Duke kisses her forehead lightly and replies, "Sleep now.  I shall return before you awake."

          Duke doesn't return the next day.  Scarlet starts to worry.  She crawls to the wheelchair and gets to a computer.  Hacking into the Pitt's computer, she finds out that Flint and his team was missing in battle.  Lady Jane disappeared with her team while looking for him.  A lot of Joes are missing, the Pitt can hardly hold itself, let alone finding the missing Joes.

          Scarlet swallows her pain and hacks into Cobra's computer.  For hours she breaks codes and sorts clues.   She finally finds Flint and Lady Jane in a Cobra's base in Dakota.  It appears Cobra is doing some life-threatening experiment on the missing Joes.  She tries to contact Duke but the base is under attack by Cobra.

          Flint and Lady Jane can die soon.  Scarlet suddenly has a pain attack and falls to the ground.  She curses herself of being so useless in time like this.  Taking a deep breath, Scarlet picks up the painkiller bottle that says 'no more than five pills per day' and pours the whole bottle into her mouth.  Her pain is gone.

          In the Cobra hideout, Lady Jane watches as Baroness tortures Flint.  Flint is screaming on top of his lung.  Baroness says, "Strong, aren't you?  Well then let's try another way.  I wonder if your girl friend is as strong as you?"  The vipers release Flint as he falls onto the floor.  "No… Jane…" Flint murmurs half-conscious.

          Lady Jane is scared, although she is not showing it.  Road Block tries to stop the viper taking her but got beat up.  Aces, Dusty and Breaker try to help but Lady Jane stops them.  Baroness strips Lady Jane down when the light suddenly goes out.  Baroness screams.  As the light turns back on, Scarlet is point a gun at Baroness' head with Lady Jane in behind, holding Flint.  "Scarlet!"  Aces shouts.

          "Let them out!"  Scarlet shouts.  "Release them."  Baroness orders.  The Joes run away onto a tank air-carrier.  Aces cheers, "That's what I call traveling in style."  The pilot asks, "Where to, ma'am?"  Scarlet doesn't answer.  Lady Jane looks back and sees Scarlet lying on the floor. "Scarlet!"  Lady Jane shouts.

          In the base, Duke and Hawk is fighting hard.  "We can't fight them off much longer."  Hawk says.  Serpentor shouts, "surrender!  Fools!"  Suddenly, the giant F-14 tank air-carrier appears in the sky.  Tanks drop down as the Rescued Joes fight off Cobra.  "Duke!"  Lady Jane shouts carrying Scarlet.

          Duke makes his way to Scarlet as she says,  "I am alright.  Keep fighting."  Soon, the Joes win.  Serpentor shouts, "I shall turn you all to snakes!"  He drops one of the things that they used to turn Cobra Commander into Snake.  The smoke starts coming out.  The Joes run but Falcon got shot in the leg.

          "Falcon!"  Duke shouts.  "No!  You can't go over there!"  RoadBlock pulls him back.  Scarlet struggles up and runs toward Falcon.  Scarlet picks Falcon up, runs and throws Flacon to safety as the smoke engulfs her.  "Scarlet!" Falcon cries.  The smoke is gone.  Duke and Lady Jane run toward Scarlet.

          "Don't!  You will get contaminated!"  Scarlet's skin turns green as she closes her eyes.  "Scarlet…" Duke shouts. Scarlet replies, "I have no regret.  I am sorry I can't die in your arm."  A special pathology unit comes pick her up in a glass case.  "She is already dead.  We'll sterilize her and return the body to you.  " A man in white isolated suit says.  "NO!"  Lady Jane cries.