Chapter 13: Lexa
It felt good to laugh at Blake's stories about Ash and him in boot camp, but when Ash walked in, I don't think she was happy about it. Abby said she needed to examine me, so Ash and Blake went out into the hallway to give us some privacy. Abby was impressed that I was healing so quickly and said it must be because of the gene mutations. When I asked her what she was talking about, she explained that the results of the DNA sample she had taken had shown some abnormalities. Still, it wasn't anything to worry about. She said that she wanted to run a few more tests to see if she could figure out some things.
I asked her if she could find out anything about my parents or where I was from. Still, she said she wanted to figure out what was going on before running my DNA through any databases. I didn't really understand what she was saying except that I wasn't normal, which I already knew, but I trusted Abby. So, if she said she needed to run more tests, that was fine with me.
When Abby finished examining me, she told Ash and Blake they could come back in. They walked in and said they had a plan, which I thought was good until I heard what it was. Their big plan was for Ash to lead a Seal Team into the tunnels and take out Ahmed. It sounds easy enough, but it's not. Ahmed has tunnels all through the mountains, and rumor has it a lot of them are booby-trapped. Unless you know your way around, you are walking into a shit show worse than the one in the valley. I told them it was a bad idea, especially since Ash had never been inside the tunnels. She apparently knew where the camp was because she had made deliveries for Azan, but she had never been inside.
Ash's next plan was equally as bad. This time her idea was that she would report back to Ahmed like we were supposed to do after getting the medical attention we needed from Abby but without me. She said she would tell them that I was in bad shape and had to stay in the hospital. She would continue to work her cover and get the info she needed about the tunnels and Ahmed's group so that she would be able to help Blake and his people take him out. I told them this was a bad idea for two reasons. One, after the way we left, Omar wasn't going to trust Ash, especially if she showed up without me. Two, they wouldn't leave me in a hospital on the military base with even the limited information I knew about their operation. Instead, they would send someone to kill me or bring me back to Ahmed.
Ash and Blake looked at one another and then at me. Ash said, "Ok smart ass, what should we do then."
I smile, "You aren't going to like it, but this is what's going to happen. They will be expecting both of us to return to camp, so we do."
Ash interrupts, "Have you lost your damn mind. No way are you going back there."
"If you are, then so am I, but let me finish, please. It's not like I have anywhere else to go."
Ash says, "I have connections that can get you out of here."
"Maybe, but where would I go? And I don't want to go without you. Besides, who would have your six. Let me finish, please. We know that Azan blew himself up, so Ahmed is going to need to fill his position. If I had to guess, he would probably promote Omar because he trusts him the most. That leaves Omar's spot open, and he will be looking to fill it also. I bet if you asked him, he would negotiate a new contract with you, and maybe with Omar gone, you could take his spot. Also, Ahmed has to have heard about what went down in the valley by now and should realize he can trust me so with both of us there, we can have each other's back. Then once we capture Ahmed, maybe you can pull some strings, and you can show me around the United States."
Blake said, "I hate to say it but what she says makes sense."
"I don't care how much sense it makes; it's not going to happen. Lexa isn't going back there." Ash says.
"If you go, I go!" I say.
At this point, everyone starts talking at once, arguing. Finally, when everything is said and done, we are going with my plan. Now, all we have to do is wait for Abby to discharge me.
