Tobin's POV
"You are Hope Solo!" I kept repeating, and Hope kept denying it.
"Just keep your mouth shut. Theres someone here" Hope growled, and I kept quiet.
When the footsteps stopped, I turned to Hope.
"You're Hope" I said.
She grabbed my shoulders.
"Yes. I am Hope Solo" She said.
"Kelley thought you were..." I start, then bite my tongue.
"She thought I was dead?" Hope asked, then sighed, looking down.
"Yeah" I say.
"Well I guess we have to go show her I'm alive" Hope smiles.
"Really? You'll stay with us?" I ask, jumping to my feet. Eli jumped at the sudden movement, resting a hand on his gun, then relaxing when he saw I was just excited.
"Yes, until trouble comes back. Then I'm gone" Hope says.
"There won't be any trouble once we get back to base alive" I say, and she nods.
"Then we better head back?" Eli asks, staying well out of Hope's reach.
"I guess so, eh buddy?" I nod to him, and Eli walks a good four feet away from Hope to get to the door.
"Listen, kid, I'm sorry about almost killing you back there" Hope says, and Eli just waves it away.
"Its no big deal. As long as you weren't going to actually kill me" He smiles, and so does Hope.
But she probably would have killed him if I hadn't mentioned Kelley.
We make a long trek back, and not seeing the driver in his normal waiting spot, we decided to walk it all the way back. I am so excited. Kelley will be thrilled to have Hope back.
Inside the underground city's gates, I really started to shiver. The first snow was already going on outside, and I didn't have a jacket on.
Right away, Red Guards grabbed my arms and wrenched them behind my back.
"Tobin!" Hope yelled, but I shook my head at her.
"Don't!" I yell. "I wasn't allowed to go anywhere, and I did, so I deserve this"
Eli just looked helpless back behind Hope.
"But Tobin-" Hope started.
"Cram it, Hope. I brought this on myself, and I'm glad I did. It was worth getting you back. Eli, take care of Hope" I say, and wince as I'm put in a car and driven off.
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"You've been causing us a lot of trouble lately" James said, shaking his head.
I just sat there, staring.
"Sir, I'm a free spirit. I cant be held prisoner here, while my friends are still missing out there" I say, and he smiles, shaking his head. I can still see that he is angry, but not as angry as when I almost killed Tyler.
"I see" He says, and he starts pacing. "Do you realize how valuable you are to this operation?"
"Uh..not really Sir" I say.
"Well, without you, it would be very hard to continue. People look up to you, Tobin. We can't afford to lose you" He tells me, and I roll my eyes when his back is turned. "These people, everyone out there, they watch you and want to be like you, Tobin"
"Why me?" I blurt.
"I'll tell you why. You're a World Cup soccer star, Olympic Gold Medalist, and by far the best and creative Women's Soccer player we have ever seen" He says, and I shake my head.
"So why am I here right now? You need to tell me this, Sir?" I ask.
"All I am saying is you have to be careful. We cannot lose you" He says.
"Can my ban be lifted?" I ask, hopeful.
He sighs.
"I guess so" He says, and I thank him, and pause for a second.
"Is Alex around here?" I ask.
He frowns.
"You didn't find them? They were the search team that went looking for you" He says.
"Shit" I mumble under my breath.
This is getting very, very bad very, very fast
