Ten Bear and Minh ran, panting as they went along, still unable to stop crying. Ten Bear's knife was in his hand, it's blade red with blood. Minh had the purplebelly officer's gun in his hand. The sounds of gunfire echoed across the rainforest.

Ten Bear and Minh ran, panting as they went along, still unable to stop crying. Unable to clear the image of Rabbi Benjamen's hole-riddled body. Or the Alliance officers, clutching his bloodied neck, squirming on the floor.

Ten Bear and Minh ran, panting as they went along, still unable to stop crying. Finally, they reached the edge of the village, and then stopped. Both couldn't stop shaking. Nor could they loosen their grips on their weapons. After a while, they manage to achieve both objectives. After regaining some sense, Ten Bear wiped the blood off of his knife with the ground, and Minh hid the gun in his pocket.

Ten Bear looked at Minh. "What just happen?" He knew what had happen, but he still couldn't believe it had.

Minh looked back at him. He knew what had happen too, but he too couldn't believe it. "Well, apparantly, the Alliance sends an IAV Carrier to New Inca, deploys about a thousand troops, they open fire, kill a Rabbi and a dozen others, and conquer Daves Dock. The question now is what to do." He paused. "What do we do now?"

Ten Bear looked at his village. "I guess we fullfill Rabbi's last wish and warn them."

The pair walked, very slowly, and very painfully as the fatigue from the running was still with them. When they reached the first house, they were overrun by the frightened, sleep-deprived villagers.

The Mayor, Joseph Asagai, of Nigerian descent, spoked first.

"What has happen? Where have you two been? What are those noises coming from the East?"

Before either of them can speak, their parents come forth. Ten Bears mother, Adsila, slaps him across the face, as Minh's mother, Ai', followed the suit.

"What were you thinking?! Do you know how worried I was when I found that you weren't asleep in