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Chapter 1
A Meeting of Fate

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"So, we've moved far from Orange Star territory and we've almost completely wiped out the Blue Moon forces. We have come far." Nell stood at the head of the table with Sami, Max, and Andy all sitting around.

"What's next, Nell?" Max leaned back in his chair.

"Well, we're going to get rid of the remaining resistance, then… I don't know."

"What about Green Earth? Why'd they attack us? And are they going to attack again?" Andy was worried. Green Earth was a powerful force to deal with.

"I don't know. I have some intelligence officers searching for the answers, but they haven't come up with anything..." Nell's voice trailed off as a soldier entered the room. "Yes, what is it?"

"Ma'am, there's a huge Green Earth force headed this way!"

"All air units again?"

"No, ma'am. They've also got a modest force of ground units as well."

"What are the ground units made up of?"

"Mainly infantry, but some tanks and recons. They have some anti-air and missiles as well."

"Thank you." The soldier turned and walked back out the door she entered from.

"Dang, to bad my troops are still recovering…" Max's head turned downward.

"I'll go." Sami stood up to walk out the door. "That alright?"

"Yes, Andy will provide backup. You're going for the headquarters, aren't you?" Sami nodded as she walked out.

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"Sir, wait! Are you sure?" The airman could barely keep up with Eagle.

"Yes, I'm absolutely sure. I'm not going to let our troops be destroyed. I will lead the charge." Eagle continued walking, leaving the airman in the hall alone.

"We lost last time. But I will not lose again! I'll show Andy…I'll show him what happens to those that defy Green Earth!"

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Sami walked through the halls of the recently captured headquarters. "So, their commander isn't here…" Suddenly a marine came running up behind her. She turned around.

"Ma'am, there's a communiqué from Green Earth." Sami walked back to the main room.

"Andy! Defy me again I see!" Eagle's voice called from the screen.

"Who are you calling Andy?!" Sami shouted back.

"W-who? Who is this?!" Eagle calmed down a bit after seeing her. "That's defiantly not Andy…"

"You can call me Sami, and, yes, I am the one who took you're HQ here. You got a problem with that?" She tilted her head and put her hands on her hips in defiance. "And you know what, I don't like your tone right know."

"I…I, uh." He didn't know how to respond. "I don't care for yours either!"

"Who are you?!"

"Name's Eagle, like that matters to you."

"So, Eagle, you wanta tell me why you continue to harass us?" He voice turned to a more innocent tone, but it still carried some harshness.

"Like you don't know." Eagle's voice went low and hard.

"Know what?" Sami tilted her head to the other side. "All I know is that you've been attacking us."

"Yeah, after you attacked us!" The anger he felt from the attack on Green Earth came flooding back into his head, but for some reason he couldn't blame her for it.

"What are you talking about?" She crossed her arms.

"Just let your commander know that we will not stand for this!" he retorted. There was a short moment of silence. "Um, by the way, I-I'm sorry for the way I acted before…" His voice trailed off as his face disappeared from the screen.

"D-did he just apologize to me?" Sami was astounded. She gave a weak smile. "Maybe he's not so bad…"

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"So that's what he said." Sami stood across the desk from Nell.

"Hm, well, looks like we're now going after Green Earth." Nell leaned back in her chair. Sami let out an exasperated sigh. She didn't want this war to continue any longer. First having to deal with Blue Moon, now Green Earth, and the only way to get to Green Earth now is through Yellow Comet. And they probably won't like us waltzing though their land.

"So, that's the way it's got to be?" Nell nodded in reply. Sami turned her head and looked out the window.

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Eagle leaned to one side of the chair as he took another drink of his coffee. It was the only think keeping him up at this late hour. He had done all the paperwork and everything else he needed to do. But something was bothering him, and he wasn't going to sleep until he figured it out.

"She's with the enemy. But there's something different about her…" He knew that she had to be part of the cause of the attack, but he couldn't stay mad at her. Why? He didn't know. He leaned back and set the coffee on the desk. "Why is this bothering me?" He let out a sigh.

"Sami…"

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Sami looked around at the empty hallway of the headquarters. "Completely empty…" She moved halfway down the hallway and sat at one of the chairs lining the hall. She sighed and leaned back. "Why is this bothering me…?" She closed her eyes. "What was he talking about? We didn't attack him?" She slowly pulled her glasses off and set them down on the chair next to them. She placed her hands on her lap. She bit her lip.

"He acted all rude, but then apologized to me. What's up with that?" Sami hadn't told anyone about the apology, figured it was better left unsaid, especially when she didn't know why he had done so. "There's something…different about him…" She sighed again and leaned forward.

"Eagle…"