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…that I think it's a great honor to watch over a VVIP like this, even in an obvious political maneuver.

After all, if the higher-ups didn't think that the three of you were good enough to parade around like this, you wouldn't even have been selected for the job. "Oh, really? Then why did they select a bunch of First Privates and a Sergeant who constantly refuses to be promoted for this job, huh? Why didn't they get someone else who's more experienced and more qualified for this than we are?" Ami retorts.

This remark causes both you and Jax to turn and look at her, both surprised and amazed. "Ami, first, why the sudden change in opinion? You were damn happy when the four of us were brought back as a team, and now you're having second thoughts? Secondly, since when did you get so paranoid, and when did you start thinking ahead?" Jax asks, poking her in the side.

"What? Just because I'm a better fighter than you are doesn't mean I can't sit down and think about things sometimes? Besides, I wasn't excited about the mission. I was excited about the four of us getting back together as a team," she says defensively. "Also, that doesn't mean that I'm wrong, you know. Why would they want to pick us anyways, huh?"

This makes him shake his head in response and Jax says, "Sweetie, you're overthinking this way too much. Stop thinking about it and let's just do our jobs. You heard the captain. Intelligence says there's nothing that will attack the President while he's here and we're just going to enjoy a nice paid vacation, as well as a nice little gold star on our CV's for later on. What's the worst thing that could possibly happen?"

And that is a question that you don't want to answer.

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