Farikh quickly drove the humvee through the gate and stopped in the middle of the field. When he steps out from the car, he can see what much damage that Twilight did to every enemy she met, he was felt disbelieve seeing it. Nevertheless, he need to call her to get her back to her allies.

"Twilight!" called Farikh. "Twilight, it's Farikh, where are you?"

"Right here," replied Twilight as she stepped out from inside the command center, soon Farikh saw that her condition is in fatal state.

When she walks toward him, she suddenly fell to the ground and try to get up with the help of her Scar H. Farikh quickly ran to her in worried, after he gets closer to her he checks her body. To his surprise, she's been shot 13 times, 8 bullets left their holes in her wounds.

"Hold on i pick you up," said Farikh in a hurry.

He then lifted her up and quickly put her in the humvee. When Farikh about to get to the driving wheel, Twilight quickly said something to him.

"Wait! my gun..." said Twilight as she coughed.

Farikh looked at her for awhile as he listen her then he quickly ran back to the spot where he did found Twilight. He then found her M9 pistol left laying on the ground, covered with her blood. He took the gun and ran back to the humvee and then entered the humvee as he then gives the gun to Twilight. He closed the car's door then drive out from the destroyed base. As Farikh drive to the nearest US outpost, he looked at Twilight trying to bandage her own wounds to hold the bleeding. She had to use 2 morphine shots to ease the pain.

As she tried to bandage herself around her body, blood bleeding from her mouth, forehead, and her cheek. Her hands were shaking uncontrollably and her breath were pacing fast. As she bandaged herself, she coughed twice and her blood spit out from her mouth and her blood are on the dashboard. She was very traumatized after the firefight back there, she had trouble to stay calm as she patched her wound. Farikh then use his right hand and hold her left shoulder, he trying to distract her attention so she can looked at him.

"Hey, hey, look at me," said Farikh, she then looked at him in panicked expression and she was breathing fast.

"Calm down, alright, calm down," said Farikh, her breathing then starts to slow down and her feelings slowly turns to calm. "Stay calm, Twilight, just stay calm, you're okay here."

After Twilight looked at his eyes and listening to him, he let go her shoulder and Twilight continues to patched herself up. She heals herself in calm, even if her hands are still shaking.

"I get you to the nearest US outpost," said Farikh as he drive.

Twilight then felt hesitant for a moment. "No," said Twilight as she shakes her head.

"What do you mean no?" asked Farikh in surprise.

Twilight silent for a moment before she speaks. "get me to COP Emerald, i'm not eager to go to the nearest outpost."

"Are you mad?! You won't survive!" exclaimed Farikh in surprise.

"Just get me there," said Twilight as she finished patching herself up and shakes her head. "Don't worry, i'll be fine."

For her struggle to hold her pain, she lay back to the seat to comfort herself as she holds her wound. She then coughed as her blood coming out from her mouth and cleaned it with her hand. Farikh looked at her with worry and discomfort, therefore he rushed the car quickly to that COP as fast as possible.

The night has passed to the next morning. The US soldiers still can't find Twilight's location since she covered and clean up her trails to her main target. Ssgt. Briggs, the tank commander was coincidentally positioned in a small town called Akhtarzi. They were there to asked if they see the soldier they keep looking for but they didn't gain a clue of where she gone, though some civilians said there was a humvee passed by in road A75 but they don't know where it gone. Ssgt. Briggs was sat down on his Sherman tank talking with his fellow man of his tank and other 3 soldiers with them.

"This gonna took a whole month to find her," complained Briggs in peeved.

"Do you think she found The Red Hand? Mohud?" asked a soldier.

"If she did, she supposed to be dead right now," replied one of Briggs tanker.

"Pfft, no way, though she killed 300 man more 2 days ago," said Briggs, chuckled. "She knows how to handle herself."

"You think so?" asked a soldier.

"You folks know she has magic," said Briggs. "She might using it as well if she wants to have a fight."

"Hey, she took your broken drone, right?" asked a tanker.

"Yeah, she might have a use for it, not me," replied Briggs. "Besides, i hate drones."

"Why so?" asked a soldier.

"The last time i used it, it hit my head hard and cut my hairs off until bald."

The soldiers and the tankers laughed for his reason of dislikes, it would be more funnier if they see it by themselves.

"Yeah, yeah, let's just get on with it," said Briggs, annoyed.

While they were talking, a soldier behind them was looking to their right. At a glance he saw a men keep running towards them, like in a hurry or panicked.

"Hey guys," said the soldier. "There's someone coming at us."

Everyone looked at the men who is running at them. When he gets closer to them, they quickly noticed that he had an AK hanging on his waist. After he reached them, in surprised they quickly aimed their weapons at him.

"Stop right there! Drop your weapon!" shouted Briggs, fiercely.

The Taliban quickly grabbed and throw away his rifle and raise both hands in the air as he kneel down. "Take me in, Americans! Take me in!"

The soldiers were confused to see how the Taliban quickly gave up and why. But they not sure whether he is already unarmed or not. And it's very surprising for them that he can spoke English.

"Someone check him, i don't want to get blow up on the way back," ordered Briggs.

A soldier walked to him and checked every part of his body, thankfully no bomb was found.

"He's clear sir, that's odd," said the soldier, not believing that is the first time a Taliban gave up to them without any surprises to kill them. Sometimes a Taliban walked towards them alone only to suicide bombed himself to kill the soldiers.

Briggs then lower his gun and stepped forward, he then looked at his face.

"Wait, are you Mohud Syahrar?" asked Briggs as he recognized his face in doubt.

"Yes, i gave up, take me in, please!" said Mohud, panicked.

Everyone very surprised to hear that. Everyone didn't believe what they saw. Briggs was in awe as he left his mouth open.

"Fuck me," said a tanker. "That's weird."

Briggs then saw a desperate expression in Mohud's face. He then asked him in confused.

"What the hell happen to you?"

"There was this soldier, she killed everyone inside my base of operation, she destroyed them all. She spared me but i don't know why, the only reason i want you to imprison me is only to hope that she won't hunt me down!"

When they heard the word 'she', they were amazed.

"Where's your base?"

Squad Bravo 2-7 and Hunter 2-1 were waiting in their COP, hoping there are news about where's Twilight gone. Colonel Marshall was there as well waiting. Until they received a call from Ssgt. Briggs, the tank commander. Briggs got some surprising news for them. Everyone was gathering around the radio station to hear the news.

"So what you got, Briggs?" asked Colonel, as he hold the voice-call radio and raise the volume of the radio loud.

"We found the base where's Mohud is hiding, it's to the north of A'zamza'i, near the mountains," replied Briggs.

"Really?" asked Foley, shocked with his foundings.

"Yeah," said Briggs.

"Did you already check that location?" asked Rendor.

"I already asked the soldiers near Spin Buldak to check that location, the enemy hideout is already devastated."

Everyone was taken back hearing that. "Devastated, are you sure about it?" asked Mccord.

"Yeah, got reports that some buildings inside the enemy base were destroyed and burned to the ground," replied Briggs. "And also there were some bodies were burnt by some sort of flamethrower to death, some got stabbed by what we know some sort of a bayonet. And there were a lot bodies they found inside were riddled by their own bullets and blown by RPGs."

Everyone astonished by Briggs's founding. But it's weird for them if a lot Talibans were died by their own weapons.

"Excuse me? They were killed by their own weapons?" asked Jeremy, making sure he wasn't misheard.

"Yeah, i guess there were some sort of sorcery there," replied Briggs.

"Did you guys found Mohud, the Red Hand?" asked Colonel.

"Apparently, Mohud is already with us," replied Briggs, awkwardly.

They then quickly dumbfounded hearing that.

"What the hell he just said?" asked Cpl. Dunn, disbelieve.

"Mohud is with you? Are you sure about it?" asked Foley, making sure if Briggs really got him.

"Yeah, he just surrendered to us directly, he quickly dropped his weapon and quickly kneel down and raised his hands," explained Briggs. "No bomb was armed on him and he asked us to take him in, he did said something about a soldier killed every Talibans in that hideout and burned the buildings to the ground."

To everyone, Briggs's evidences was much more crazier than expected.

"He had to ran away from there for kilometers non-stop until he reached us, hoping she won't hunt him down, since she decided to let him go. He also said that she was using sorcery to kill them, controlling the enemies weapon that were lay on the ground and shoot them with it. My best guess is must be Cpl. Twilight"

Colonel Marshall was staring at everyone in silent, he was speechless hearing it, after silent for a while, he then talked again to Briggs.

"Do you have any idea where she might be?"

"Mohud said she was still at that hideout last night," replied Briggs. "Now? She's nowhere to be found."

Everyone were disappointed that Twilight is still not found. "Alright, let us know if you got something," said Colonel.

"Alright, sir, Briggs out."

Foley, Rendor, and Marshall then walked together and sat down near the COP entrance. While Mccord and Ramirez were having a guard duty near the entrance and Yorker and Zendel were playing chess behind the three of them. The rest of the squads taking a break at the garage, cafeteria, and barracks.

"Twilight killed those bastards alone? Damn, that's crazy," said Colonel Marshall as he shakes his head.

"Well that is sure one rare soldier to be found," said Rendor.

"Such a shame she's using it to kill them," said Foley.

Rendor and Marshall were puzzled of what he meant.

"What do you mean using it to kill them?" asked Marshall as he leaned forward at Foley.

"She did said her magic was supposed to be used for her 'Magic Of Friendship' stuff, i don't know," replied Foley with a huff and shrugged his shoulders.

"Yeah, you're right, she did said to me she really not sure want to use her magic for that," said Rendor.

"And she has decided to use it for the sake of revenge for Dolker," said Marshall, he then folded his arms. "Well, you guys know what war has made us to be."

"Yes, sir," said Foley.

Farikh and Twilight nearly reached COP Emerald. Farikh then looked at Twilight, her condition is getting much worse. Her blood is coming out from her bandaged wound. As the situation is getting intense, Twilight then started to say something.

"Farikh..." she called in low and weak voice.

Farikh quickly looked at her as he drive.

"I'm... gonna get some rest now..." said Twilight, she then slowly closed her eyes and turned her head right.

"Hey, hey! Don't die now!" cried Farikh as he shakes Twilight's shoulder, she didn't wake up but she's still breathing but her breathing is starting to get weak.

Farikh then quickly gassed the car to its maximum speed. As he drive he looked at her, the blood has already changed the color of her kevlar vest and her uniform, blood dripping to the seat.

"Don't you give up on me, young lady.."

Suddenly, Foley, Rendor, and Marshall heard something from a distance. The three then get up from their seats also with Yorker and Zendel looked out from the COP entrance. Ramirez and Mccord then saw and at the car running fast at them, it was a humvee. The humvee ran at the gate then quickly stopped right in front of the gate and someone stepped out from the humvee. They saw a Taliban stepped out from the humvee, with his weapon hanging around his shoulder. The soldiers then drew their weapon and aimed at him. That Taliban was Farikh.

"Dropped your weapon!" shouted Colonel.

"Hands in the air now!" Shouted Ramirez.

"Wait! Don't shoot!" shouted Farikh, as he throw away his weapon to the left and lift his both hands in the air quickly.

"Not until you kneel on the ground!" shouted Yorker.
Every soldiers quickkly ran out from the barracks, garage and cafe hearing those loud noises. Turns out there was a Taliban right in front of the gate. They all also aimed their weapons at him.

"Listen!" shouted Farikh. "This soldier needs help!"

"We're not helping your soldiers!" shouted Rendor.

"This soldier is from yours not ours," shouted Farikh as he pointed the girl inside the humvee. "She needs help, she's going to die!"

"What she-?!" asked Colonel, startled. "Laner, check the car!"

"Yes, sir!" said Laner, he quickly ran into the humvee that Farikh brought, but then he was shocked who was in the humvee. "Fucking hell, IT'S TWILIGHT!"

"What!?" asked Foley loudly.

Marshall, Foley, and Rendor quickly ran to the humvee and looked inside. Twilight was suffering serious wounds, Marshall quickly touch her neck and he can feel that she's still breathing, she was unconcious.

"She's still alive! We need medic, NOW!" shouted Colonel in worried.

The medics quickly come to them and sees her condition.

"Damn, this is worse than i though," said a medic after putting her on the stretcher

Farikh, Foley, Rendor, and Marshall quickly escorted the medics to bring Twilight to the health center. All the soldiers in the COP were in shocked seeing her critical condition as she was brought to the health center.

"Oh god, no, Twilight.." said Zendel, he then gone speechless as he looked Twilight were brought by them to the health center, he was left standing there in horror along with the rest of the soldiers and member squads back there who were also in speechless. They can't believe what they saw. As they carried Twilight to the health center, Colonel asked Farikh.

"Where the hell you found her?" he asked quickly.

"No, she did found me in Jaldak, she asked me to escorted her to Mohud's hideout so i bring her there," said Farikh quickly. "After she fought the Talibans mercilessly, she was already in this condition when i about to get out from there."

"What!?" asked Colonel in disbelieve. "You didn't even helped her."

"She's the one who decided to this by herself," said Farikh. "She don't want me to get involved with this!"

Twilight did opened her eyes a little. Her sense of hearing was fading. She can heard the soldiers who carrying her said that she will be alright. Once reaching the health center, everyone quickly get the equipments for surgery. And, Twilight closed her eyes at last, she's near death.

"She's going to die! She's going to die" shouted Rendor, after he noticed she closed her eyes for the last time.

"Get defribilator, now!" shouted a medic as he pointed the thing he needed.

The health monitor started to change its tone.

"Twilight! Twilight!" called Farikh, Twilight heard it until the sounds she heard quickly faded.

"Twilight!"

*beep* *beep* *beep* *beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep*

Location: Deserts, unknown region and country

Twilight slowly opened her eyes, she can heard she was breathing heavily and she can see that she was lay down on the ground, her face facing towards the ground. She then slowly stand up with the support of her Scar on her right hand. After she stands up, she then looked around her. She sees that she was on deserts, no buildings were around. There were only wreckage of destroyed vehicles with the flames still lighted and corpses of soldiers spread around the deserts. The day was dark as midnight. The only person who was still alive in that desert is only Twilight.

After looked around her, she then aimlessly walked forward. Nothing new she saw on the way, she saw only the same thing back there, destroyed vehicles and corpses. She kept walking forward, until the scenery in front of her change. The clean view starting to covered up by grey mist. She then turned around to look back, the mist covered the whole view giving zero visibility to Twilight. She then slowly lift her gun and randomly aimed at the mist in front of her. Not even a light she saw in the mist.

She then walked forward, slowly and steady. As she walked, fear starting to crawl on her head until she had to fixes her glasses on her eyes. Knowing she is lost in the mist, she calmed herself down and sighed. Suddenly, she heard a whooshing sound from behind her. She quickly turned around and looked behind her, there's nothing she saw there.

She then turned around again, she then saw a shadowy figure in the mist. A black figure of an average men, but his eyes were red and his eyes has an evil expression. The black figure stepped forward at her, but then she pulled the trigger at him. The figure screamed in pain, his screamed was monstrous, she had to ran away from him before that figure found her. She kept running until she stopped for tiredness.

She then quickly towards the mist as she quickly turned around many times, making sure she didn't get attacked from behind. She then turned around one last time, suddenly she sees someone in front of her. That person was herself, in soldier uniform but fatally wounded and riddled by bullets. As Twilight aimed at her, the other Twilight then grabbed the firing end of the rifle and put it on her head.

"Kill me," said the other wounded Twilight, in cold and rage tone.

Twilight just stay silent, looking at her face, seeing herself now she felt hesitant. She grinned her teeth, shrinking her eyebrows, and sweat streaming down from her head. She saw what she is after seeing the other blooded Twilight, still alive but riddled by bullets as a soldier. With no doubt in mind, she then decided pulled the trigger, and a very bright light coming out from the firing end of the rifle. Blinding her view to white.

Twilight quickly woke up and opened her eyes. She didn't try to get up but she knows she's in somewhere in the health center. As she looked around by moving her head, she saw Colonel Marshall was sitting next to her while he is reading a novel called 'Fragments Of The Lost'.

"Colonel," she called in low voice.

Colonel Marshall then turned his head at Twilight, hearing her call. "Twilight."

Marshall then turned his body at her and leaned forward. She then moved her back to comfort herself.

"How long i have been slept?" asked Twilight in sleepy voice.

"Three days," replied Colonel Marshall. "And surprisingly you made a quick recovery."

"What do you mean?" asked Twilight, confused.

"Your magic, it's seems heals you much faster than we though," replied Marshall.

"Really? i wasn't aware of that," said Twilight, surprised. "Well, at least i'm still alive."

"Actually, you did died," said Colonel.

Twilight suddenly left speechless and aghast hearing it for a while. Her eyes quickly widen after she heard it.

"I... died?" she asked, slowly.

"Yeah," replied Marshall, nodding his head. "After that you just... suddenly turned alive."

"I... see," said Twilight, awkwardly.

"It's just..." said Marshall. "That was impossible for you to survive that."

"Survive what?" asked Twilight.

"You do know you got shot 13 times, 8 of them got through your body and you still alive," said Marshall. "That's very impossible, even for a girl."

She just then stay silent for a minute. Marshall then asked her again.

"How are you feeling?"

"I feel.... bad..." replied Twilight in regret.

"Bad?" asked Marshall, want to know what she meant.

"This... war.. made us to be monsters... is that true?" asked Twilight, slowly.

Marshall silent for a while thinking for answer before talking. "Yes,.. but only happen to certain soldiers."

"Well.... i'm that monster," said Twilight in cold tone.

After he looked at her emotionless face, he then rubbed his neck before saying something. "I'm sorry."

"What date is today?" she asked.

"9 June, Corporal," replied Marshall. "You will returned home tomorrow, though you need to finish your schooldays."

"Yeah," said Twilight.

"Oh yeah, almost forgot one thing," said Marshall.

"What's that?" asked Twilight.

"It's a beret," replied Colonel Marshall. "But this one is special."

Instead the original tan beret that most Ranger soldiers used, the color of the beret was black with the flash of the 75^th Regiment and with the insignia of her cutie mark in front of the flash.

"Why not a tan one?" asked Twilight in hesitant.

"The higher ups though you need something better than a regular beret," said Colonel Marshall. "So they made this one for you."

"For what?" asked Twilight.

"They heard what you have done back there," replied Colonel Marshall. "You able to locate the Red Hand's hideout, eliminate any Talibans you encountered, destroyed the hideout, and made Mohud surrendered to us."

"It sounds looks like there's much more than that," said Twilight, felt so sure that wasn't all of it.

"Well, they heard how dangerous you are, since you have your, magic," explained Colonel Marshall. "But the higher ups do know you're a tough one and must be not mess with."

Twilight felt eager to take it, but then the Colonel added some words. "They made this one for you with honor,. and they respect you for your service to the country. They also sorry to hear your loss."

"I see," said Twilight, understood.

"The whole soldiers of Rangers will remember you, salute and respect you when they passed you by," said Colonel.

She then decided to take the beret off Colonel's hand, she then looked at it for a while before put it on her chest.

"Just worked here for nearly 3 weeks and suddenly i've been known as a legend," said Twilight.

"Yeah," said Marshall, chuckled of the fact that she did very good job for the past nearly 3 weeks.

Twilight then suddenly cried in regret, the Colonel then started to confused.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't feel i deserve this," said Twilight.

"Why? Because the higher ups though you did desertion?" asked Colonel Marshall. "You did it only for a good reason."

"And it's a worse one," added Twilight. "That i cannot forget."

Colonel Marshall then silents his mouth, he know it's been a though day for her. Worse of all, she did died but a miracle has brought her back life.

"By the way, the Talibans feared you," added Marshall. "They called you the Boogeywoman. Plus, we decided to let your hair stay intact as you want."

"Really?" Twilight asked, still crying.

"Yeah," Colonel replied with a smile. "You did a special favor to us, so we granted what you wanted."

Marshall then holded her shoulder and rub it.

"I give you some time alone," he then walked out from there, leaving herself alone in there.

After he left, she then touch her wound and she felt a little hurt. When she looked underneath her shirt, she noticed they have bandaged her fully after she was being surgery. She then closed her wounded body and lay her head back to the pillow. She then grabbed and looked at her black beret with the flash of Rangers Army and her cutie mark. She then lay down, though of what she's been through in silent as she spends the next hour laying on the bed.

In the evening, everyone was sat down on the chairs near the barracks, Farikh and his three brothers were there as well, they were allowed to go in to meet Twilight. After Twilight came at them in good health but her legs still hurt a bit, they all then stand up and looked at her. She wears the black beret that was given by Colonel Marshall. Twilight then stepped forward joining them. Everyone then sat down in glad and relieved.

Twilight sat down on the chair between Farikh and Rendor. Foley, Ramirez, Mccord, and Dunn sat down on the ground. Colonel, Yorker, Jeremy and Laner sat down in front of Farikh, Twilight and Rendor. Zendel sat down on a sandbag behind Foley with the three of Farikh's brother.

"Glad to see you in good shape Twilight," said Rendor happily as he gives her a glass of drink.

"Thanks, i wouldn't be survive without Farikh's help," said Twilight.

"Your welcome, about that..." said Farikh. "You're must be crazy that i have to take you from that hideout until here."

"To be honest, no soldier ever want to do something like that," said Foley.

"I know, it's just..." said Twilight, but then she paused.

"Is... there something wrong?" asked Ramirez.

"About the war make us to be monsters?" asked Colonel.

Twilight then looked at him and nodded.

"We don't know why it disturbed you so much," said Yorker, trying to make it sound clear.

"I just had a lot of nightmares about it," replied Twilight.

But then, Colonel did remembered something but he was very doubt to ask her. But then he asked her with a courage, "Twilight, I want to ask you something. I did see your files, but I found this one that rather disturbs me, called 'The Red Day'. I did asked the doctor who was in charge with file but he still won't allow it, stating not for the government or any group. Can you tell me what is that?"

Twilight felt shocked and silent after he asked that. She only bow her head to the ground as everyone looked at her. 'The Red Day', was something she hate it so much. She took a little time to decide it. She lifted her head at them and decided not to tell them about it.

"I can't," Twilight looked down and shook her head in a mix of angry and sad. "I can't, asked my friends back at home. I can't tell you, because I hate telling you about it."
Colonel was disappointed to hear her answer, but again he was more disappointed to make Twilight angry of the event of 'The Red Day', for everyone they felt sad and understand her feeling.

"Sorry for asking you that," Colonel said to her in apologetic tone.

"It's fine," Twilight snorted. "It's fine."

Everyone then silent for a while, Zendel, Yorker and Jeremy then take their glass and let Zendel spoke. Everyone then start to take their glass and raised in front of them. "Folks, this is for our brothers and sisters, who fought and fallen in battle to serve our country."

"To our brothers and sisters," said everyone.

"And for Dolker," said Zendel at last.

"For Dolker," they then raised their glasses above their heads and then drink it, cheering for what they have been through.

After that, everyone then talked to each other. Farikh and Rendor talked to Twilight about it.

"So, how do you feel?" asked Farikh.

"I don't know..." replied Twilight in unsure.

"You're okay?" asked Rendor.

"I just hoping those days were much better than that."

Twilight then decided to return to her room and get some sleep. At night, she's having a very hard time to sleep. All she thinks about is what she's been through, what she felt, what she experienced before. Those horror of war will keep following her and she don't know when it stopped. She just lay on her bed, crying for her loss.

"I'm sorry Dolker..."