Summary: Written and read by ApocD Rachel Carter led the way through the underground tunnels. Ito was gone; Streis assumed he was being debriefed. Behind them walked a group of at least twenty Pana-wave; they remained silent as they walked; Streis took quick glances back as they walked to make sure they were still there. Soft fluorescents hung from the sides of the tunnels. There were no steps, only a long, slight grade. When Streis could take Rachel Carter's silence no longer, he spoke. ldquo;You going to tell me why you're here? Are you really Pana-wave?rdquo; Rachel Carter kept her eyes forward. ldquo;Yes, Streis, I'm Pana-wave. That's why I'm here. That's why I was on the lunar surface.rdquo; ldquo;And that's why Imaoka just happened to find you?rdquo; ldquo;No. That was a coincidence. We knew there was little hope of me surviving my mission. Imaoka didn't know I was Pana-wave; he just happened to be there. I should have died up there, Streis.rdquo; ldquo;What was your mission?rdquo; ldquo;Sorry, Streis, but that's classified.rdquo; ldquo;Classified? Is that why you killed Imaoka?rdquo; There were several gasps from the group behind them. ldquo;Yes, Streis, that's why I killed Imaoka. He was a liability.rdquo; ldquo;Liability?rdquo; Streis let the word hang in the air. ldquo;He was completely loyal to Pana-wave.rdquo; ldquo;He could have been corrupted, Streis. We couldn't risk that.rdquo; ldquo;Why'd he try to kill you?rdquo; ldquo;Let's just say Pana-wave isn't one big, happy group. I was supposed to die on the lunar surface. By surviving, I threw off the plans, what little plans there were. No one was ready to deal with that; it was easier to get rid of me.rdquo; ldquo;Well, this is quite a group you've gotten yourself involved in.rdquo;
