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", Sarah "Listener" Rose Abernathy, or Sakura Rose.

Synapse: Sarah, Jane's little sister of 25 years of age, has sought out safety with the Joe's at the Pit. But there's one small four year old problem, she's the only family her daughter has left alive except Abernathy and Jane. And she's expected to work in Intelligence, what's a girl to do? Snake EyesxOc.

The Logical Listener

G. I. Joe: Renegades

Chapter 4

Lady Jaye was amused by Jane's little sister. The woman was completely different than her sister had been. She seemed more lady-like than Jane; she even seemed far more mature than Jane even though she was younger. "I have to ask, why did your sister never mention you to any of us?"

Sarah looked at Sakura and then at Lady Jaye. "My daughter, she wanted to protect my daughter. You see there was a point in time when I wound up in a Cobra Hospital when I was having Sakura. They kept me there five months after Sakura was born, said they had to run some tests on my blood work and everything like that."

"But it wasn't that?"

"No, that's what got my sister and Scarlett believing that Cobra wasn't as goodie-two-shoed as everyone thought. Well that and Mr. O'Hara for Scarlett, but she really didn't like what happened to me either." Sarah sat on the other side of her daughter and ran a hand through the girl's hair as she ate. "Alison, could you watch Sakura for a while, at least that's if you don't mind and the General is done watching her."

Abernathy put an arm around his great-niece's small slender shoulders and pulled her a little closer. "I will never be done spoiling her." He whispered so that only the five of them could hear.

Lady Jaye chuckled and nodded her head. "When the General feels he is done spoiling her, I'll look after her."

Sakura was too busy piling food into her mouth to say anything. She loved the taste of the food, it was better than her mom's cooking. She heard someone say her name in a question and she looked up with large chipmunk like cheeks. "Mmm?" she mumbled through her food.

"Swallow Sakura," Sarah said while narrowing her eyes at her daughter to show disapproval.

Sakura grumbled and swallowed the food and looked at the people around her.

"How would you like to have lunch with me and some of the other Joe's?" Lady Jaye repeated as hse leaned forward to look at the girl better.

"Ok," Sakura picked up a chunk of banana. "Who are the Joe's?"

"A group of people," Abernathy said. "They are a team that works for me."

Sakura's eyes lit up like Christmas lights. After a few seconds passed she started bouncing a little. "Can I boss them around like you grandpa?"

Sarah bit her lip to hold back laughing. "No Sakura, they're older than you so if they tell you to do something and Lady Jaye agrees, I want you to do it. All right?"

The blonde's head bobbed up and down to show that she agreed with her mother. Finally she began shoving more food into her mouth until her tray was bare. Only the banana peel was left behind. "All done," the girl said while getting to her feet.

Lady Jaye watched as the General got to his feet and walked with his great-niece to dump their trays and leave. Sakura turned back and waved at them. Jaye waved back with a smile. "It's good to have a kid around the base; the men are watching their tongues a bit better."

"Oh, they don't really have to. She's heard every word possible at the Air Force base I worked at."

Scarlett walked up to the table and sat next to Lady Jaye. "I think it's sweet that they are being so considerate for the kid."

Sarah wanted to hate Scarlett but knew she couldn't. it wasn't her fault that her and Snake Eyes fell out. "Hello Shana," Sarah whispered while scooping the last bit of cereal into her mouth. "I think I should report for duty soon." Sarah got up, put away her tray and started to leave the mess.

Scarlett felt like something was wrong between her and Sarah and she wanted to know. Getting up to leave Scarlett saw Snake Eyes standing in the distance; she ignored him and continued after Sarah. "Sarah, what did I do wrong?"

Doubting she should tell Shana the truth, Sarah thought of a lie. "Nothing, I just really need to get to know some of the people I'm going to be working with." It was a logical lie she had come up with, and it was easy for Scarlett to believe.

"All right, but if you need to talk sometime, you know where to find me."

"All right, sounds good."

Scarlett knew there was something wrong but she didn't want to openly ask. Fear told her that asking would cause complications between her and Sarah.

Sarah didn't want to tell Shana the truth about what was bothering her. It wasn't really any of Shana's business and it was going to stay a secret.

…

Breaker watched Sarah Rose intently. She was as good as her older sister if not better at what she was doing. Analyzing clearly ran in their family, at least for the two sisters. He was interested in the fact that she was also listening to something with headphones. He started to ask when she yanked off the headphones and looked at him with a large grin. "What is it?" He asked.

"Breaker, I think I found something." Sarah said while handing him the headphones. Her excitement was clearer than day time. "Listen closely; make sure that you catch every sound that comes across the transmission."

Breaker put the headphones over his ears and watched as she flipped the switch. Suddenly a loud and irritating beeping clicked over the headphones. At first it was just an irritating noise, but a sudden pattern emerged from the beeps. "What is it?"

"I don't really know, maybe the transmission is streaming data." She started to type away on her computer and then began editing the audio. "This might take a while…but we might be onto something."

"Sounds good to me." He took the headphones off and watched the slightly older woman work away. He could learn a lot from her. But her logical manor made him a little worried. Most people weren't that logical, and they showed more emotion than she did.

A/N: Keep holding on in there, a few more chapters and you can get back to Demon Rose, trust me. it helps explain an angry middle of the night phone call that happens. anyway r&r please.