Later, nighttime fell. Sarah and Lucas sneaked through the corridors to Carter's room. They both scanned the place frantically for anyone else but spotted no one. Lucas banged on the wall to summon Daisy, and as she heard his signal, she hurried from behind a corner over to Carter’s room.

“Thanks, guys,” Daisy said.

Inside his room, Daisy hugged Carter.

”Sorry to bother you. But I needed to see you after the day I had!”

“It must have been a pain dealing with that jerk!”

“Carter, Favian isn't a jerk! It's like what Róngyù said. We’re all under serious pressure. Just today, he helped me with some scared children!”

Carter took a deep breath.“Fine, red, for you. I’ll give the guy a chance. But sometimes I think you're too nice!”

“Thank you!”

Daisy kissed Carter good night. But as she enjoyed his taste in her mouth, she kissed him again. And again, his taste was too much to resist, and she went in for more! As her kisses became more aggressive, Carter realized where things were going and got into it. The couple tumbled back to Carter's bed, and he lay on her. But as they were about to begin making love, Daisy transformed into Damara.”No!” And sent Carter flying off of her at the door!

In the corridor, Favian and Yara walked by Carter's room. They talked business but stopped as they saw the door vibrate, sharing a look of bewilderment!

“Sir, isn't that General Carter’s room?” Yara raised her ears to listen and gasped with shock!”By the lawgiver, I think I hear a woman in there!”

As he heard Yara, Favian immediately considered busting down the door to see what was wrong. But he ultimately decided against it. Favian was too proud to admit it openly, but Carter had proven himself to be a diligent general with the day’s work. He assumed there had to be a reasonable explanation. And, if not, the mission took priority. They couldn’t afford any more delays. However, afterward, he would report Carter if anything remotely obscene surfaced.

Favian took a deep breath.”Yara, let's pretend we didn't see or hear anything for now!”

“If you say so, General Favian!”

Inside, Daisy held her chest like she had a stroke, breathing heavily. But as Carter saw her, he got off the floor and angrily stomped over, sitting beside Daisy.

“Red, even though I don't personally believe in them. I’m trying my best to respect your religious beliefs. So how about you throw me a bone and don't tempt a man!”

“I’m so sorry! I didn't mean to lead you on! Daisy cried. “I’m garbage!”

Daisy quickly fell on the bed, balling her eyes out. Carter watched with extreme concern, pulling her up and trying to shake her out of it.

"Daisy, enough! I don’t care anymore!”

“But look what I did!”

“You slipped up one time. In a lifetime of being a saint!”

“It’s unforgivable!”

Carter angrily stood up.“I’m in a time loop! I don’t know how many times we’ve had this conversation!”

“What are you talking about?”

“It’s like the talk we had before you got kidnapped! Unless you’re perfect. Unless you sacrifice more than everyone else, you’re never happy!”

“Carter-“

“Why do you always do this to yourself?"

"Because wrong is wrong. If you lie, then it's always okay to lie. Breaking a promise once makes it easier the next time. And now more than ever, I can't afford that!" Daisy took a pillow off the bed and walked from Carter to a corner.

"What are you doing?"

"Finding a nice corner. I can’t risk anyone asking questions about Damara wandering the corridors at night! And I don’t trust myself to sleep in the same bed with you!"

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"Daisy, stop. I'll take the corner, and you can have the bed!"

"Carter, there's no way I'll ask you to do t-"

"You're not asking me. I want to do it," Carter interrupted.

Daisy looked at Carter in shock."I don't deserve you!"

Daisy dashed over to Carter, hugging him. She soon took the bed as Carter occupied the corner. Daisy blew him a kiss goodnight as they drifted off to sleep.

In the morning, in outer space, an army of satellites was adrift in the void. They floated around light years apart, casting a vast net around the border to the western planets. But each one soon surged with incredible power. It spread out from them, racing across space. The energy from each satellite quickly collided and merged into one another, forming a colossal wall, standing as a guardian for light years of space!

On planet Aqua, Favian watched Eugene and the other scientists work with bated breath. Eugene and his staff typed like there was no tomorrow on the computers, trying to manage the celestial project. But Eugene quickly finished his work.

Favian hurried over to him."Well, doctor, how is it?"

"The guardian barrier is fully functional, General Favian. The only thing that can pass through it now is United Planets ships. Or an object of astronomical force!"

"Thank you, Dr. Parker. You have earned the gratitude of my people and all the people of the western planets!"

"Don't mention it, General Favian. It was your advanced technology that made my vision possible!” Eugene nervously chuckled. “There was no telling how long it would have taken if I had to make the hardware from scratch!"

Yara ran over to the two."General Favian, Damara, is outside the door!"

Hastily, Favian left Eugene for Daisy in the corridor.

"Good morning, General Favian!"

"Same to you, Damara. I hope you slept well!"

Daisy sighed."I slept the best I could. So Yara tells me you want a favor!"

“Yes, I do. But as a general, it's shameful for me to ask!”

“What type of favor is this?”

“It all started sometime after you liberated the earth. Several units of nemesis soldiers came to Orion, saying they saw through Mavor's lies and wanted to defect!” Favian ran his hand over his face, stressed. “We ran every check we could, and it seems they told the truth. So Orion put them under my command!”

“This all sounds wonderful! What’s the problem?”

”The problem is their integration has been a disaster! I keep getting complaints of harassment. And the claims keep getting more serious. So many soldiers in this army refuse to accept them. Favian exhaled a mountain of stress. “Damara, I’ve failed to discipline my forces, but maybe the hero of our galaxy will have better luck. Please give them a talk!”

“I understand! And I think you're a splendid general for asking for help!”

Daisy presented Favian with a handshake, and he accepted it with a small smile.

Outside, Carter’s Lieutenant walked through the base, scanning the military personnel hurrying to finish their jobs. Scars from his many years of fighting as a juvenile delinquent, and then, a soldier covered his face and body. Clive, twenty-four, Caucasian, was a tall, muscular human man with spiky white hair and pale purple eyes. But he soon spotted his brother in arms through the chaos. As he saw Carter commanding his soldiers, his mind wandered back to two years ago.

It was a pitch-black night during the siege on darkhold. The only stable source of light was the bombardment from the nemesis forces. And much like the present, military personnel hurried to finish their jobs, racing against time. But the crucial difference was Carter was not in command! Clive looked at his fellow soldiers with agita as panic ran through the army.

"I need orders! Who's giving orders?"

“That's Captain Carter’s job! But there's something wrong with him. It's like he's a dead man!”

“We’re all going to be dead men and women if we don't figure out something now!”

Like lightning, another bombardment hit their camp. It ignited a colossal inferno. The flames rushed the area, consuming all in their path, and the soldiers tried desperately to extinguish them. But as Clive saw his comrades struggle, he hurried to Carter's tent. And he found his friend collapsed on the ground, a dead man, but only dead inside.

"Carter, you need to get out there now! If you don't lead us, we'll all die," Clive said.

"Who cares? nothing matters!"

"Brother, I understand you loved her, but Daisy wouldn't want this. She wouldn't want to be the death of you!” Clive stooped down to Carter. “Let alone the death of all the people that will follow if we fail!"

"Death is the keyword. It makes everything meaningless. I've tried my whole life to fight it, but now it's time to give up!"

Carter started to cry, but as Clive saw him, he looked at him, enraged. He hoisted Carter by the neck and made him look him in the eye!

"I'll say it one more time! She wouldn’t want this! She wouldn't want people to die because of her. She wouldn't want you to give up on all hope!” Clive tossed Carter back onto the ground. “If you loved her, do the right thing!"

"Y-you're right, my friend! But I'm not strong enough to do this alone anymore!"

"Say no more!" Clive extended a helping hand.

As Carter took his hand, he was shakey, falling over himself as he labored to stand. But Clive quickly helped him up, and together, the two walked outside to face the battle. However, as Clive recalled the night, the past faded from his mind. And he hurried over to present-day Carter.

"Hey, Carter! Oh, sorry, I'm supposed to refer to you by your fancy rank now, right?"

The two young men stepped forward and simultaneously swung from the hip as if to land a punch, but their hands slapped together in a gesture of friendship, their forearms bulging, testing each other's strength.

"You got that right, rogers! I won't let anyone erode discipline, let alone my lieutenant. Everyone’s going to earn their keep!"

"You'll go hard even on a friend?"

"Especially for my friends!"

They continued the contest, and Carter had the edge, gradually forcing Clive's arm downward. And Clive cracked a smile as he lost.

"Happy to see you back to normal!"

"Thank you, my friend!"

"I'm going over to the field. I have the itch to get a little training in!"

"Please, do. You could use it!"

"Funny!" Clive gave a fake chuckle.

Later, Clive arrived at the training field. He found massive weights, weighing three hundred pounds each, and swiftly picked up a pair with little effort. But Clive dropped them, seeing a mesmerizing sight. He saw Ros, a beautiful female nemesis.