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. Jake Henderson "Pile-Driver", Corporal First Class Jana Ling "Amethyst", and Col. Roger Stevenson "Cap". The song is "Fear Not My Child" by Carmen.

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 28

Scared, startled, and worried Jane moved closer. "You're Rodger? You can't be…he's dead. I read the reports."

"And you cannot be Jane because they showed me her body!"

Jane flinched. "I am Jane…what do I need to say that would prove it."

"Why did you-correction-how did you earn your code name?"

"Demon Rose, my mother's last name was Rose. But I earned the code name of Demon because of my split personality. At the drop of a hat I could become the most violent and relentless fighter on the planet. I had no control and no matter how hard Sensei worked with me on it I still had little control."

Rodger looked her over, tilting his head from side to side every so often. There were long moments where he would hum something under his breath, a tune that Jane could barely make out, then fall silent.

Finally Jane got it; it was one of the songs he had sung to her when they first met each other.

"In myself I failed the Lord. Then was afraid to try once more. That fire in my soul had fled.
That's when Jesus came and said: My spirit, gives the strength you need, to raise you up and to succeed, and for vision in the night to you I'll give these words of light. Fear not my child I'm with you always I feel every pain and every tear I see. Fear not my child I'm with you always I know how to care for what belongs to me. He said my child don't look behind Discouragement is all you'll find don't watch the waves that roll the sea just focus your eyes on me." Jane's voice failed her and she put a hand on Rodger's shoulder.

Rodger, knowing now that the woman in front of him was in fact Jane Abernathy picked up the tune: "And I will make you strong and then your shattered courage I will mend and if you fall and should get hurt remember these eternal words: fear not my child I'm with you always I feel every pain and every tear I see. Fear not my child I'm with you always I know how to care for what belongs to me I know how to care for what belongs to me."

Jane fell into Rodger's arms and started sobbing. "Everyone's alive, you, me, Jana, and Henderson…we all survived."

"Then what about an escape? Are they coming to get us?"

"I don't know…I don't think so. They had a clone of me."

Rodger didn't care. He could hold her in his arms again and this time he wasn't about to let anyone kill her again. She was like a little sister to her, and he wanted to protect her at all costs. "my little sister, it's so good to see you." He about cried before resting his cheek against her head. "I can't tell you how badly I missed you and the rest of the team."

Jane sat up and tried not to laugh. "Your beard is a little alarming though; it's long enough to be my hair!"

Rodger laughed a little then shrugged. "They only give me food, and that's when I'm asleep."

Jane felt her shoulders grow heavy. It was painful to see her commanding officer like that. "Rodger, I just hope that my niece is smart enough to realize that that woman is not me."

"Why, isn't she just a kid?"

"She might be a kid, but she's Sensei's daughter too."

Rodger looked at Jane stunned. His shocked face turned to humor, he thought she was joking. "No way, I knew Sarah and Snake Eyes had been dating a little bit, but a kid? Wow, that's got to be a shocker to him."

"I wouldn't know, I only just found out myself." Jane moved so that she was sitting beside her commanding officer. "Colonel, maybe we should just kill ourselves. That way whatever information they want from us they can't get."

"Nope, they haven't asked me any information. Instead I was strapped to a table and poked, prodded, and blood samples were taken."

"Then what about me?"

"If they wanted information about what you knew, then you would have already been interrogated. However, they made a clone of you, mostlikely to infiltrate whatever base you're at now."

"Oh no, Flint…I promised him a kiss when I got back. She's going to kill him!"

"Why what did you tell her?"

"That Flint and I hated each other in public."

"Who's Flint?"

"Erm…He's sorta my boyfriend."

"…" Rodger didn't know what to say to that. Last time he had seen Jane she had been dating Henderson. Of course that was because Henderson forced the situation. "All right, tell me about him."

…

Jane sat on the floor while poking it with the spoon Rodger had had. He was curled up on the bed pretending to be asleep and she was waiting for their captors to bring them food. She could hear footsteps drawing close. Pulling the spoon up her sleeve, Jane curled against the wall making it look like Rodger had killed her. They would drag her body out and then she would attack.

Sure enough the guards walked into the cell, guns pointed at both her and Rodger then picked Jane up. She waited for a split second before slamming the spoon into one of their eyes. The other was struggling to pull out his gun when Rodger hit the man in the chest, both arms and then his back. Each strike had been with just the tips of Rodger's fingers, like there was a hidden blade under his fingers.

"Jana taught you the Seven Hidden Blades?" Jane whispered shrilly.

"Only four of the seven. Seems like you missed out a lot being MIA."

A/N: Ok, so they're out...but what now? Wait to find out, i have to...my plot bunnies are running dry. r&r please!