5 days later

"hey we're here to deliver this casket which contains the body of Colonel Steven Shay, also we're here to take Sabrina Silver" says an Italian navy man

"like damn hell you are, I had the Italian government's word that she wouldn't be touched, the president of these here states said she's an American citizen and if you so much as touch her he will retaliate" says Cat

"we have orders" says the Italian navy man

"ya well so do I, you so much as walk into my house and I will kill you, her mother had post partum for freaking sake, that has an effect on people, your government killed an innocent woman, she wasn't even freaking armed, think about what you're about to try and do, Sabrina Silver was born with the title of princess because her mother was the elected queen of Italia, Sabrina had zero say in being born or what happened period because she was a baby, at the age of six Her mother was stolen from her, she never got to even say goodbye or get closure, that pain caused her to be afraid to love, isn't that pain enough for them, she's been robbed of the freedom to choose her entire life, has Italy really fallen that far" says Cat

"look me and my troops don't agree with it but we have to follow orders" says General Ray

"do you, you following that order on American soil would start a war, I don't think you understand the situation you're in, the California National guard seized your plane, they have this neighborhood encircled, you take her or kill her and they will take you down, so I suggest you lay down your weapons" says Cat

"what kind of sugar obsessed government agent are you" asks General Ray as they comply

"I'm not a government agent, I just have friends in high places, the encirclement wasn't my plan, however you came in uniform in an Italian government plane, tell me what government wouldn't take that as an act of aggression, General Ray you knew her father, he was a law biding American navy man, if he'd been there when she was born he'd have made damn sure she'd been registered, like seriously when she got to university here she freaking tried to register with her Italian hospital issued birth certificate, they straight up told her the birth certificate is a fraud because the person named as the mother is dead so it can't possibly legally correct, how can you possibly stand behind a government that does that, because if they can do it to her they can do It to ANYBODY" says Cat

"you're right we can't possibly follow a government who does that, what do you suggest we do" asks General Ray ripping off his medals

"you either tell your superiors that it wasn't morally right to kill her but you are living in the building she lives in to monitor her OR you defect and become her defenders, defending her from further action" says Cat

"well boys, what do you chose" asks General Ray

"well I've actually met her before, do I agree with everything she says well no but she's honest, just like her father, I feel she should have protection, Gress what do you think, I say yes" says Private Henry

"I say Yes to protecting her, however I have concerns about my family, if I'm working here I want them here" says Private Gress

"if you inform the US government of your intentions they can certainly move your families here, they certainly won't be welcome in Italy after the Italian government hears you disobeyed them" says Cat as she invites them in

"what about your security cameras, my daughter is in a lesbian relationship and she's known to be bold about where she has her fun with her girlfriend" says now ex private Gress

"I have security camera's for security reasons, I can sell you the camera's for your chosen apartments, I can de-list them from my software thing and you could set them up, I only require one camera remain in my possession per apartment and that's the one pointed at the front door of the apartments, that one will be shared" says Cat as Carly walks over to mourn her dad's death for the first time in almost four years

"NOOOOOO. How could you let them in" cries Carly

"we defected Miss Silver, Catarina gave us a choice, kill you and start a war with Americans or defect and protect you, we chose to protect you, thanks to Catarina we realized we couldn't follow orders by a government ordering the death of an innocent child who had no say in whether she was legally registered or not and that if they were successful in making us carry out that order they could make us kill anyone and we didn't sign up for the army or Navy to do that stuff" says Gress

"I'm not a child anymore though" says Carly confused

"the Italian government says otherwise, believe me they still consider you a child, they were furious about being ordered to return your dads body at all, the Italian government isn't what it once was, after world war two they made a pledge to teach about the dangers of the past, they seem to have forgotten about that, they are now teaching kids that they were the victims of that war not active players as they actually were, Gress's youngest is one of those kids, luckily her older sexually active sister was part of the transition and she knows just how wrong the new information is and warned her not to trust what she's being taught about history" says Ray as Cat walks back over

"the hostility is over, here anyway, the CIA got a warning about your families being held against their will, I told them your new situation and they agreed to get them out of there with as much of their personal belongings as they can, though tech and clothes are the main priority items" says Cat

"we were known as the less is enough company, my oldest especially believes in it, one phone and one laptop plus clothes and she was happy, neither of my kids really liked it in Italy after the change" says Henry

"same for mine, honestly both my daughters love your music Catarina, I really hope they get here safe" says Gress

"I'm about to release one I did with Tori and Jade, it's amazing as far as I can tell, probably one of my best but that's just me" says Cat

"Wait they aren't doing this for free right, like you hired them right" asks Carly

"we haven't gotten that far in the talks yet Carly, as of right now the important thing is that their families get here safely" says Cat

"just a heads up my girls are mute" says Henry

"what about Gress's girls" asks Cat

"they can speak but they have anxiety disorders, please tell the CIA the code phrase for them is 'on Italia we sit high', it's the only way they will trust those agents" says Gress as Cat makes the call

"so like how many people are there like you" asks Carly

"we once numbered in the hundreds but when that wannabe dictator took over they either left the service or gave him their loyalty, us three is all that remain of the main force" says Henry

"I'm sorry for what you went through you should know my dad always talked very highly of you guys, he always commended General Ray Louis's command, I guess if it was going to be anyone they'd send to end my life I'm glad it was you guys, I'm glad you saw reason to not kill me" says Carly

"come on now you're like a little sister to me, why would I kill you, my little sister may be dead as is my mom now but your dad always made my mom happy, I was happy to get to know him as more than just a Colonel of an American navy troop core" says Henry

"how's your fiancé" asks Carly

"she's been better, she really didn't want me to obey the order me and my group were given, she wanted me to stay with her and the kids, that the American soldiers would kill me, I had to tell her that if I disobeyed the order the government might just kill me anyway, that if I was given a chance to defect I would and I would try and get them here if I could" says Henry as Cat walks over

"ok they are there now, they took a few thermal images first, your families are in what appears to be a freezer type room, it's not looking good for the young girls, they want to double check for content" says Cat

"at all costs please, we want our families to be here safe and sound" says Gress as Cat pushes a button on her phone

Several hours later as the CIA walks in to Cat's house

"how are they" asks Ray

"scared Mr. Louis, the young ones are hurt, those Italian agents shot at them, we mended them as best we could, luckily Mr. Shay's former troops were in the area to keep that neighborhood safe as it was near their base and the new government actually HAS ZERO authority in that area, they totally relinquished control of Venice to us Americans, we have no idea why though it did make it easier, anyway I assume this is where they're staying" says Agent Joseph

"it is, Catarina said we could stay here free for the first few months if we gave you information on how bad Italy is, what it's like for the citizens there" says Ray

"I mean we saw how bad it was, we were there but if you have anything we can use to put pressure on them we will gladly pay, The Italian government is severely overreaching and the EU has formally asked for Americans for help to prevent another world war" says Agent Joseph

"he was legally elected so I don't know what exactly you can do except accept any refugees that flee Italy, the EU will not support an overthrow of a legally elected official, no matter how bad they are, believe me I had asked" says Ray as Bella and Sabine starling run over to hug their dad

"hey girls, remember auntie Shay" asks Henry as the girls hug Carly tightly

"man they sure have missed me huh" says Carly

"indeed they have Miss Shay, over the few years we've known you you've had a major impact on them, you showed them its ok to be yourself, they learned more under your teaching than they ever have under Henry and I, you'd make a great mom" says Maria

"eep…., I don't know how you think that, I'm literally hiding from my past because my mother had post partum" says Carly

"being a great mother or father has nothing to do with that, I knew an ex military sniper who married an ex con woman who became amazing parents, the women were forced into that life of crime by bad parents, those kids grew up knowing the risk, unfortunately society failed them, made them believe they were born to be criminals and evil, both kids killed themselves to avoid that fate, they were my friends and two of the most caring people I've ever met, when I came out at thirteen as bisexual they had asked their parents if they could throw me a party, believe me that was one of the best days of my life, not only being accepted by my best friends but to be celebrated as well, I finally felt at peace, it was at that party celebrating my bisexuality that I met Henry, it seriously felt like love at first sight, I honestly felt so nervous talking to him, I'm glad I did, two kids later and I'm so happy" says Maria

"how old were you when you had Bella your oldest" asks Carly

"fifteen, it was my choice, Henry was as nervous as ever but he said he intended to join the military and I wanted to have a family with him incase he died in battle and I never saw him again" says Maria

"your parents, were they ok with it" asks Carly

"my bio dad had been killed in a peace mission in Croatia delivering relief supplies after an earthquake shook the country when I was seven, my step dad didn't agree with my choice but he fully understood why I had chosen to do so, all my mom cared about was that I had chosen to do that and that I wasn't forced to do so" says Maria

"and them being mute, is that a birth defect problem or some sort of other problem" asks Carly

"you're pregnant aren't you" asks Henry

"no the tests have been negative but it still scares me" says Carly

"my mom was born with mouth problems, it's genetic so I wasn't surprised" says Maria