The Reasons We Fight

The Next Move

Once Niko left, Sapphire was quick to getting her data. She started with Platinum's dog tags, shoving them into a socket on the side of the computer. As she did, the screen came to life, and dozens of numbers, facts, and pictures appeared. She tried to scroll through them all at once, finding the amount of information Platinum had managed to store remarkable. After searching for only a little while, she found the truth that was hidden from her for so long: The Director's true intentions.

If Platinum was right, which she probably was, the Director had broken some of the highest laws, and committed some of the worst crimes. However, what she really couldn't believe was that the Insurgents, the entire organization, had been for Allison. He had been apparently wasting away, trying to get her memory right. That's why he needed her for surgery when she was smaller... She couldn't believe it. He had lied to her and the other Insurgents for years now. Who knew what else he was hiding? Infuriated, she yanked Platinum's dog tag out of the socket and plugged in Allison's dog tag.

Within Allison's dog tag, Sapphire was able to pinpoint the exact memory unit Allison's main memory cell had been kept in, and where it was. 'Memory is the key,' she thought to herself. Allison's memory unit was the key to the entire Insurgent project. She shook her head and slid that dog tag out before slowly, hesitantly putting her own in, curious as to what Platinum had hidden in it.

Turns out, it wasn't much. Nevertheless, what it was helpful. While there was some info on the Hesitance in Platinum's dog tag, there was much more on her own. She read it and sighed, trying to deny the reality that was true:

The Insurgents had been the bad guys all along. Moreover, she needed to put an end to the Director's operation.

Meanwhile, Niko rode off on his motorcycle towards the Insurgents hideout and begins tyo questions his existence. After a little soul-searching, he begins to wonder after being gone for so long, will Sapphire remember him. Suddenly he sensed Sapphire and realized she was in trouble.

"Sapphire!" Niko shouted as he sped off. He had to help her whether he remembered him or not.

Sapphire panted as she leaned back against a wall, shotgun tight in her grasp. Leave it to the Director to crash the Mother of Invention after he found out was she knew. She closed her eyes and listened to the dangle of the three sets of dog tags around her neck as she reloaded, forehead heavy with sweat from behind her helmet. The suits were supposed to keep moisture out, but ever since the MOI crashed, they hadn't been working the same.

Once the Director found out how much people were finding out, he ordered P.H.I.L.S. to crash the Mother of Invention, the Insurgent's main base. This forced people to evacuate immediately and report to the other, smaller Insurgent place scattered throughout the world. Many people died, but many also survived. The Director had gone into hiding, and Sapphire had somehow stricken up a deal with the Hesitance, taking in some of the more injured Insurgents. They also agreed to help Sapphire find the Director. It was amazing how quickly respect for that man could turn into hatred for his actions.

Insurgent base Sigma had bonded with a large Hesitance base, one that had been renamed the Insurgency. This was where most stayed, and most died. Many were still loyal to the Director, and were doing their own manhunts for those who opposed him. One of those manhunts was going down just then. A few Insurgents, codenames Obsidian and Cobblestone, had assaulted the base with other loyal Insurgents, and had caught them by surprise.

Niko walked up to the base to sense Sapphire was still in trouble. He ran inside, snuck around, and found Sapphire. He nodded and turned into his demon fox form and bowed so she could get on and grabbed her with one of his tails and looked at her.

"Which way?" Niko said through telepathy.

"Why the fuck are you here?" Sapphire asked instead of answering Niko's question, nervously checking the entrance of the small office room she was in that had apparently formerly belonged to Platinum. She was careful to keep her balance, though rival Insurgents started flowing into the room suddenly.