Hello my lovely readers! I saw all of the reviews for this story and I just had to sit down and crank out a chapter before I had a wanted poster with my face on it and an angry mob searching for me! I hope you enjoy this chapter. I'm sorry its so short!

When I wake, I am still dizzy. I keep my eyes closed and listen intently to get a grasp on my surroundings making sure to keep my breathing deep and even. The first thing I hear is the tires spinning across dirt underneath me. We may be still in the desert. I hear the creaking joints of the car as we pass over pot holes and bumps in the track. Finally, I listen to the noises that the people in the car with me are making.

"Like I said," Paris was saying, obviously irritated by the tone of his voice, "she was terrified of that man. Who knows what he would have done to her if I hadn't have interrupted."

"Fear and opposition don't necessarily go hand in hand," I hear June say. "To some it fuels them, to others it drives them closer to their abusers. We cant know for sure what this girl thinks of her leader or even of us."

"She's right, Eden," Day says. "It was a stupid call for you to bring her and it's pointless arguing for her sake now. We're going to take her to see the Elders and then we'll deal with her after her trial."

It doesn't take long for me to realize that they are talking about me. I am to be brought to Colonies and tried before some people that they think are fit to judge me. Despite myself, I have to agree with Day and June. They're right. Paris- or Eden- doesn't know what I'm thinking and sure as hell doesn't know me well enough to make calls on my thoughts and feelings on any subject.

But if it's a trial they want, it's a trial they'll get. And now I know that I am the key that the Republic needs. I am being taken inside of the enemies lines and if I pass as one of them through this trial and stick close enough with June and Day, I can find out whatever I want to find out and use it to my advantage.

The car hits another pot hole and I jerk involuntarily. It wont be long before they realize that I am really awake. I try to calm my breathing down and get a sense of my surrounding a bit more before I officially come-to.

I open my eyes to see Paris sitting across from me in the vehicle. It doesn't take me long to notice that I am on a bench in the car while Paris is sitting on the floor. He squints at me to make sure I really am conscious and then grins. "Morning, sunshine!" he says cheerfully.

I sit up quickly and regret the choice to move just as fast. I groan and grab at my head as the room spins wildly out of control.

"Welcome back," June's voice says from somewhere I can't focus on yet.

"Just let me go," I say weakly.

"Not until you meet with the big guys," Paris says.

I shoot a glare at him. "Who are you?" I ask.

"My name is Eden."

"I thought you said it was Paris."

"I lied."

We stare at each other for a few more seconds. He has blond hair and eyes like Day who is in the front seat driving the bus and seemingly ignoring the conversation going on behind him. Day is handsome, with the face of someone that you could easily trust your whole life with- and watch helplessly as it is ruined by the same pretty face. It pains me to admit that Paris has the same look about himself: handsome. Maybe they are related. They must be. I want to ask, but save the question for a better time. Eden winks before June steps into my view.

"Look," she says, "we just need you to answer a few questions before a council and then, depending on how you answer, we'll figure everything out."

My vision finally stops doubling and I can take a good look at her. Surprisingly, she does look a lot like me. Uncannily so. Maybe I have been brought into a world where there are nothing but look-alikes running about, impersonating people that are from the Republic. I quickly dismiss this when I remember that June was originally from the Republic- Day as well. The similarities between us are very startling, but I could think about that later. "Are any of these outcomes from the trial in my favor?" I ask.

June smiles, not kindly, and says, "We can only hope."

"And if they are in my favor, you guys will take me back to the Republic?" I ask, not breaking my gaze with June. She's used to being in command, being above everyone else around her. I was not about to show her that she was the dominant one. Not with me she wasnt.

"It's really not that simple." Paris says.

I open my mouth to argue with him, but Day cuts me off.

"We've made it to the first checkpoint," he says. He turns and looks back to study me. "You should be grateful for the courtesy we're granting you, Rose," he says, not unkindly. "Welcome to the Colonies."

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