I won't be updating for a while over the summer. So, please be patient. I'll try and get the chapters in when I can.

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Chapter 4
The Plot Revealed

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"Ah, so it was the commander that was shot down," Nell stated as Sami and Eagle walked closer. While Eagle had walked freely right alongside Sami in the forest, now on the base, he was carefully guarded by MPs.

"Is he fully unarmed now?" Nell tilted her head and examined Eagle carefully.

"Well, not quite…" Sami walked over to Eagle. "I'll take that knife in your boot now." She held out her hand.

"So now you ask for it… I guess you're a trusting person if you let walk freely with this." Eagle lifted his boot off of the ground and pulled the knife out and placed it in her hand.

"Think what you will." She took the knife and handed it to Nell.

"Sami, what's going on?" Nell looked at disbelief at her.

"I'll explain everything." Sami moved to go inside the building.

"Take him to the holding cells," Nell ordered the MPs.

"No, wait. He should be in there too." Sami looked back.

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely."

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All three of them entered the interrogation room together. MPs stood guard outside the door.

"Alright, Sam, explain everything." Nell crossed her arms and took a seat across the table from Eagle. Eagle was also sitting, but Sami continued to stand next to the table facing the other two.

"Well, I-" She was interrupted by a MP opening the door.

"What is it?" Nell stood.

"Sonja from Yellow Comet has just arrived, ma'am."

"Well, tell her I'll be out there as soon as I'm done here." Nell sat back down.

"But, ma'am, she says she has information on why Green Earth has been attacking us." Upon hearing this, Nell looked over at Sami, who in turn looked over at the soldier.

"Fine, bring her in here." The soldier turned and left. A couple moments later Sonja entered the room.

"Hello, Nell," Sonja said with a smile. She scanned the room and notice how beat up Sami was. "So, Sami, how many guys were in the fight?" Sami's face turned to give a slightly ticked look.

"Just one, but he's pretty beat up, too."

"Wait, are you talking about me?" Eagle retorted. Sami folded her arms and gave him an evil smirk.

"Ah… now, shall we get down to business." Sonja sat in the only chair left which was next to Nell. "Obviously we all should know about Green Earth attacking Orange Star and what not. So what's the reason why?"

"Because they attacked us first!" Eagle slammed his fist into the table.

"Eagle, that wasn't us!" Sami moved closer to Eagle.

"Right, like I'm going to believe you!" Eagle stood and moved towards Sami.

"Calm down, you two!" Sonja managed to calm them down. "Now, what Eagle just said was true, but what Sami just said also was true."

"What?!" Sami had a look of disbelief.

"Someone attack Green Earth posing as Orange Star. It's that simple." Sonja gave a peaceful look back at her.

"But, but, I saw him! I saw Andy!"

"Eagle, calm down. I still don't have all the pieces, but it's not the Andy from Orange Star." Sonja looked at the others in the room.

"Go on, Sonja," Nell urged.

"Well, um, that's all I know…" Sonja blushed slightly. Nell turned to Sami.

"There was something that you wanted to explain?" Sami was startled.

"Uh, basically all that Sonja just said." She rubbed the back of her next forgetting it was injured. Sami let out a slight grunt. The injury had stopped bleeding and was bandaged along with the rest of her injuries. Eagle's injuries were bandaged too.

"You still didn't explain why you let him keep that knife. You could have been killed by him."

"Uh, well…" Sami blushed a bit. She didn't know quite how to put her feelings into words.

"Come on."

"I, uh, trusted him." She looked down at the table.

"Trusted? You had just gotten out of a fight with him." Nell leaned forward. Sami turned her head away trying to hide the fact she was blushing.

"Wait, you two must have talked after the fighting stopped, and that's how you learned you could trust him." Sonja tilted her head and gave Sami a big grin.

"Yeah, I, uh, guess that's how it went…" Sami gave a short glance over at Sonja. Sonja started grinning from ear to ear. Sami looked directly back at Sonja. "What?!"

"I get it all now." Sami was shocked at Sonja. "Oh, don't worry, I'm not going to say anything…yet." Sonja stood and exited the room.

"Sami, what was she talking about?" Sami turned back to Nell.

"I-I have no idea." She bit her lip. She had just lied, something she didn't like doing, but she had no choice. She couldn't let them know, at least not yet.

"Still, there's no proof to Sonja's story."

"Yeah, but it's the only one that makes sense. It explains what Green Earth saw and what Orange Star did." There was a moment of silence between the three of them. The moment was quickly ruined with the force of rockets impacting the building.

"What the-" Nell and Eagle stood up as the next round hit. Nell headed for the door while Sami followed close behind with Eagle coming last. Another round hit the building, this time with added force. Sami fell backwards, only to be caught by Eagle. He pushed her back up.

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"Nell! Nell! We're under attack!" Andy ran towards the three just as they exited from the room. He abruptly stopped when he saw Eagle, causing Max, who was running behind, to crash in to him. "What-what's he doing here?!"

"Andy, calm down. He's not the enemy anymore." Nell moved to where Andy had stopped.

"Oh, jolly, when did you decide that?" Eagle replied sarcastically.

"Well, the attack is not from Blue Moon or Yellow Comet, and I'd highly doubt that Green Earth would attack us while we have a 'V.I.P.' in our mist. So, it has to be another outside force."

"Yes, perhaps the one behind all this mess." Everyone turned to see Sonja walking up to them from another hallway. Nell nodded back.

"Andy, prepare your units for defense."

"But, they just got done with this last battle, and so did Max's," Andy retorted.

"So, I guess I'm going then." Sami moved to catch up with Nell, but was quickly stopped and pulled back by Eagle. He lowered his voice and began speaking.

"What are you doing? You're too injured to go out there now." His grip had been tight on her arm, he now loosened it.

"I am, but my soldiers are not." Sami pulled her arm out of his grip. As she went to meet up with Nell, Sonja stifled a laugh. "Shut up, Sonja!" Sami barked back. After Sami and Nell had gotten a good distance away, Eagle began walking in the same direction, only to be stopped by Max standing in his way.

"Where do you think you're going, eh?"

"To place a call to Green Earth."

"Telling them that you've been able to fool everybody with that stupid story of yours?" Eagle forcefully held himself back.

"No, to tell them to send troops to help you immediately."

"Why do you care?"

"I'm not letting Sami go out there alone." He was trying to be very forceful, but was wary of ticking Max or Andy off. He moved to get passed Max, but Max held onto his arm with a firm grip.

"Why do you care about her?" Max didn't trust him one bit right now. First, he had attacked Orange Star with this supposed story of them attacking Green Earth first. Secondly, he knew Eagle had done something to Sami in their battle earlier. Thirdly, he had tried to kill her, so, why now would he what to help her? He was shaken out of his thinking by Eagle ripping his arm away.

"Because I do." Max went to pull him back again, but by then he was too far gone.

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