Disclaimer: I do not own G. I. Joe nor any of the characters except my own Oc's of Lt. Col. Jane Abernathy "Demon Rose (or Emily Rose)", Sgt. Henderson "Pile-Driver", Corporal First Class Jana Ling "Amethyst", and Col. Roger Stevenson "Cap". However the last three died before the story but there might be some flashbacks of them.

Synapse: Jane was part of a covert op known as the Demon Unit, but Cobra killed all of the members except her. Soon after the Joe's were cleared her Uncle started up the elite force and now she's a part of it all. Now Jane is brought into a world where people can come back from the dead.

The Demon Rose

G. I. Joe: Renegades

Chapter 3

Jane stared at the note that lay on the table in front of her. Snake Eyes was staring at her intently. He snapped his fingers to get her attention. She looked up as he began signing to her. 'What does that mean?' he asked calmly.

"I don't know, I've only spoken with you and Jinx." She stated, trying to keep her eyes void of emotion.

'You're hiding something again.'

Jane felt her breath catch in her throat. "I would never—" He grabbed her arm from across the table and pulled back the sleeve and stared at the bandages on her forearm. "I can explain."

'Don't bother,' he seemed upset.

She didn't want anyone understanding what she was saying if they were walking by. She yanked her arm away, tore the bandages off and showed him the symbol on her arm. Underneath the symbol were three names in Japanese. She began signing saying: 'Jinx gave this to me because she said I belonged to your family. That's what this means, not that I am loyal to the Arashikage.'

She could hear him breathing. He was breathing heavily, almost angry breaths. 'Why didn't she tell me you were alive?'

'Because I asked her not to.' Jane tensed then closed her eyes. He was mad at her, she knew it. How could she not?

Snake Eyes sat still and tried to breathe normally. He began wondering what had happened to Jane that made her not want him or Scarlet to know she was alive.

"Snake Eyes, please don't hate Jinx." Jane stated before opening her eyes. "All she did was what I asked her to do, nothing more nothing less. I swore her to secrecy and she made me swear to do any favor she asked when the time came."

'Could this be a message from her?'

Jane thought for a moment. "Not likely, she wouldn't have destroyed my room like that." She fell silent for a long time. The ticking of the clock could be heard and for a moment Jane swore she heard someone scream.

Snake Eyes noticed that she was staring off again, but this time it was because she was deep in thought. Anyone could have broken into her room, it hadn't been locked. He knew that. But what he wanted to know was why anyone would break into her room, leave a note with the Arashikage symbol on it and then destroy her room.

"However, that could be an insult towards the fact that I am no longer in the military and no longer have a master." Jane offered. "She did love insulting me."

Snake Eyes had to agree with that. Jinx had no compassion towards how Jane became one of his apprentices. 'I'm sorry,'

"Don't be, I would have suspected something like that too." She smiled softly before getting to her feet. "However, I need to get something to eat. Sitting here in the dining hall with all the scents of food is making me—" her stomach growled "hungry."

Snake Eyes couldn't help but hear her chuckle as she walked away. Her attitude had lightened a little.

Jane grabbed some food and went back to the table she and Snake Eyes had been sitting at. Snake Eyes looked at her. They had known each other for some time, along with Scarlet and Jinx. However, as far as Jane knew Scarlet didn't know Jinx. Why she met Snake Eyes was, in her opinion rather funny but annoying at the same time.

Jane stood on the stage as the song finished. No one was actually there, it was dress rehearsal, and then she heard someone whistle to her. She was startled then she looked out at the seats to see her uncle sitting in the third row. She felt her shoulders drop. He figured out she was in a band, she was seventeen and already in a band. He was her legal guardian and more than likely she was going to be severally grounded and sent into the military. He had been threatening that for some time now.

Jane got off the stage and went over to him. "Yes General?" She asked.

"I knew you had snuck out Jane." He stated while getting to his feet. He was taller than her by at least six inches maybe more.

"Uncle, don't call me Jane…my stage name is Emily Rose."

"And I wonder why that is." He stated while grabbing her forearm. "Do you have any idea why I sent you and your sister to private schools, why you're always under servaliance and why I always have a body guard near you at all times?" He sounded furious.

"It's because of our parents, and what they used to do."

"That's right, but more importantly you are—"

"General, that's enough." She interrupted him, her eyes shown with a fire that startled him a little. She was like her father, his younger brother. But more importantly she was like her mother too. Smart, courageous, young and somewhat reckless. "I don't want to hear it from you that I am or my sister is important for something."

He closed his eye. That wasn't want he was going to say to her. But she wasn't going to listen to him anymore. She had made up her mind. "Jane," he spoke softly. He had never been one to talk to children, nor did he like having to raise her himself, but there was something about her that always reminded him of Emily. "I only want you two to be safe."

"I am safe, the members of the band are all trained fighters." She glanced back at them and smiled.

"You won't always be protected by me."

"Nor will you be protected by me." She retorted. Her eyes turned back to him. The dark brown almost red color seemed to glow in comparison to her short black wig. "I want you to see the show tonight uncle."

"I can't, there's something's I have to attend to."

Jane let out a sigh. That was always his problem. When she was in the school choir and band he never had time, same with plays and musicals. "You always have something to attend to…take some advice from me General. One day things are going to change, I will always have something to attend to when you want my attention." With that she walked back onto stage and picked up her Electric violin.

"Ja—Emily Rose," He corrected himself, earning a smile from Jane, "I may not be able to come but I know a couple of people who might be able to, so that they can record the show for me. Would that be all right?"

Jane tilted her head sideways and thought. That's going to be the best I can get from him. "Yeah, that's fine… just give them these so that I know who they are." She tossed him a couple of back stage passes. "Only I or members of the band can gives these out, I was saving them for you."

During the concert Jane had looked out into the audience and noticed two people standing where her uncle had been earlier that day. Both wore the back stage passes that she had given her uncle. The one was an oriental girl, a little younger than Jane, possibly younger than her sister. The other was a blonde haired man, around the same age as the Jane if not possibly older. Then her attention turned to someone else. She noticed he also had a backstage pass around his neck, but the members of her band had all agreed not to give out any. Only Jane could. She took a few steps back moving closer to her drummer, known as Pile-Driver. She continued playing the violin. "There's someone with a pass that I didn't give it to them." She whispered. Pile-Driver looked out and then nodded his head.

"Don't worry…we've got your back." He whispered back.

Jane walked back to her spot. At the end of the song, the strange man with the illegal pass started towards the stage. Jane's muscles loosened then tensed as she dodged the bullet meant for her head. She stared at him then took off. There was screaming from the audience as the strange man got onto the stage and took off after Jane. Her band members followed him, as did the two people with the passes. Jane turned left back stage and nodded her head. It was a dead end. Meaning she had no other choice but to fight back. As the man came near her she noticed he was wearing a black trench coat, black t-shirt, black pants, and a black pair of shoes.

"What do you want from me?" She asked, trying to pretend to be frightened.

"Only to get my bounty." The man stated.

He pointed his Desert Eagle at her head. Jane let out a soft, but fake, gasp. She covered her face then, behind her hands grinned. She listened to him slowly squeeze the trigger and she dodged again. This time as she ducked down she started to run forward. Her hands and arms moved out of the way of her face as she wrapped her arms around the man's waist and tackled him to the ground. She hit the man's throat as quick as possible then watched as Cap took the gun from his hands. She looked up and smiled at everyone.

"You little demon you." Amethyst stated before looking back at the two with passes. "Oh, hi, you two must be the people Emily invited."

The girl nodded and looked at the blonde. "I think she's better than her uncle thinks…a little unorthodox but she's good." She murmured in Japanese.

The blonde remained silent as he walked up and took out a pair of handcuffs.

Snake Eyes still remembered the look on Jane's face when he had offered to train her. He had even had Shana ask her too. Shock, surprise, and even a little curiosity. She was good at expressing her emotions; in fact she seemed to give them off to other people around her.

"Snake Eyes, I've always wondered what you were thinking when you trained me." She whispered, forgetting he could hear her. But he let it go. She was trying to understand everything around her. Things had changed for her and something had changed about.

Suddenly the rest of the team joined them. Jane bit her bottom lip with a slight smirk as Tunnel Rat sat next to her. "Hey, um sorry about earlier…ya know attacking you with the towel and all that."

A/n: Changed a couple of details in this chapter. I'm writing it that Jane and Sarah knew Jinx before they met Scarlett. Edited 8/26/11. R&R please.