I walk down the hallways to collect Alexandria. The cells pass by besides me, the various prisoners glaring at me. I just ignore them and keep walking.

"Alma!"

I turn at the shout, looking into one of the cells. It was out dates, divided into four partitions. One was empty, and I assumed that that one was Lune's.

"What is going on?" Jay finally says.

I smile. "Simple. It was an act. We needed to find some way to infiltrate the ball, and the answer was you guys. I'm sorry, but this is war, and people have to be willing to take the consequences. If you decide that you will join us then Alexander might let you guys off the hook. But for now we have more important fish to fry."

Nodding to them, I walk towards Alexandria's cell. She was enclosed in a floating bubble, unconcious. I push the bubble out of the cell and down the hallway, turning into the interogation room.

As I enter, the door closes behind me. I steer the bubble over the the chair, then go and sit down next to everyone. The bubble pops, and Alexandria wakes up.

"Don't move," Alexander says. "We have guns trained on you from every corner of the room. Just answer our questions and you won't get hurt."

He starts to question her, but she answers his questions with no's. With every question Alexander get more frustrated, until finally he throws down his clipboard and stands up.

"If you don't start talking," he says breathing hard. "Then we will have to use force."

She stares at him blankly. "Try me." 

Alexander straightens. "I'll give you one more chance. Tell us what was in the data base and where the missing persons' files are. We'll start with that."

I stare at him and scoff.

He inhales sharply and chucks the clip board across the room, making a dent in the wall. He storms out, slamming the door.

The rest of them sit in shock.

Alexander comes in a little later, more calm. "Sprocket, I would like to talk to you please."

Outside I can't hear them arguing, but I can see what they're saying.

Alexander: ...she'll crack, just help.

Sprocket: ...why am I the mean one now?

Alexander: ...no matter, and some of my soldiers will help us. Everyone has a weak spot and she's not going to coorperate any other way.

I see Sprocket sigh and walk back in with Alexander. 

Alexander orders for everyone to clear the room.

I look back at the window right before it is drawn to see Shadow's desperate face and Trillian slightly holding her back.

I look up at Alexander and Sprocket.

"Tell us," Sprocket growls with a hint of regret in her voice.

"Nah, I'm good," I scoff.

Something hits me. 

Guys, Alexander andnElliot are dead. I guess because you have shadow, you are alive. But remember that. Also, I am leaving.

I sit out on the deck of the airship, waiting for them to finish the interrogation. I hear a flapping sound though and look up. A bird is perched on a railing. Reaching up, I grab the letter tied to its foot.

on minute later i am rushing into the interrogation room. "Guys!" I yell, "Elliot and Alexander are dead!" 

"No," I say, smiling. "Autumn is. I'm just the queen of Villepaix."

"Just?" she asks, raising her eyebrow.

We both laugh.

I look at her wings. They're a beautiful brown with white speckles.

"But you're a Resistance general, right?" I ask.

She nods, and then she looks around. "So what are we going to do?" 

I am about to start the interrogation when Trillian bursts into the room.

"Guys! Elliot and Alexander are dead!"

I blink, and Mina sits down. We had left Alexander back at the base, after we had all been resurected. I guess that shadow couldn't revive anyone who had been dead twice.

I turn to the rest of the group.

"What are we going to do?" I ask. "We have no leadership like Alexander anymore. It's all up to us."

I turn to Alexandria. She stares up at me defiantly.

"Why did you start fighting for their side anyways?" shadow finally asks. "What do you have to fight for anymore? Poe is dead, as well as Elliot. Did you agree with their plans anyways? Or were you just being a servant? We can give you so much more."

I look to her to see that her eyes are shining. She takes a deep breath.

I guess its up to you again Alexandria. Also guys, I think we should hold a meeting to decide what we are going to do. Maybe we could go back to the whole Constitution thing. 

Gared, what do you mean? 

I give Sprocket a flashy smile. "That's not in your place to ask."

Suddenely, the cat stands up, cocks a gun, and points it to my head.

"I'm done with this, Sprocket," she growls. "Let's kill her and be over with it."

Sprocket grits her teeth a little bit. "You know we can't do that, Mina."

Mina turns to me. "Speaking of which, I think it's time we told her."

"Okay, maybe later when Shadow is here," Trillian replies. "But right now, Sprocket was trying to get a valid question out of her."

The cat hesitates but puts her gun away, folding her arms and glaring at me. "So tell us, hero."

I look up at all of them. "I'm hired and chosen for a place in whatever, 'side.'"

"Then why not give up now?" Trillian asks.

I shrug. "I'm fighting for the side 'till I either win or die, right? Isn't that an army's logic?"

Mina looks at me with a fake sweetness. "You can join us, and I won't blow your head off."

"I'm not conerned about that happening," I reply snarkily.

Mina inhales sharply but then laughs and shakes her head. "Your choice."

One more lock on the bonds...got it.

I slowly open the metal while the three argue before me. Now's my chance.

I leap from the seat and launch at Sprocket, taking her own knife and stabbing her in the leg. Mina aims to shoot me, but I pull Sprocket in front of me and no shots are fired.

I bolt for the door, but other agents have come. They surrond me, and one shoots me with a dart. Everything fades.

~~~~

I wake up in a room, strapped down with stronger bonds (good job Resistance, you finally caught on), and a steady IV flows. I look around, and I come to the comforting view of a gun in every corner of the room.

Sprocket walks in. "Last chance. And you know it."

Well, seems as though I'm not getting out. But I'm not joining them either. The comromise: Spy. Pretend. Okay, I've made up my mind.

"Fine," I say, pretending to give up. "You win. I'll join." 

I walk up to the resistance HQ, the dirt still falling off of my uniform.

I walk in almost unnoticed. When Elliot died, I got some of his powers, which managed to keep me safe.

I walk into the intercom room, and grabe a mic.

"Hello resistance. This is Poe Allen. You have fiv minutes to surrender Alexandria, or I flood this area with Scions and vampires. My soldiers have you surronded." I say, summoning some scions. Ah Elliot. How do you get killed in a dance party?

I know that Alexandria joined, but she is a spy... So who will win. 

I walk out of the room to where the others are waiting. They all look at me expectantly.

"She says she's joined our side, but I don't believe her. I think she is lying to get information. That is what I would do."

Sighing, I turn away. "Is she of any use to us anyways? Elliot is dead, as well as Poe. Does the other side even have a leader? I think our next shot is Catastrophe. Maybe we could just keep her in a coma for the whole war."

Mina shakes her head. "I still think we should kill her. Introduce her to shadow, see if that changes her mind. If not, murder her."

I prevent myself from nodding. That was what I wanted to do, but I knew that I had to be better that Elliot. After all, we were all about giving people second chances.

"What do you guys suggest?"