A few days passed and April's condition was stillunstable. Although it was slowly turning from bad to better a few times each day. However, truth to be told, they were slowly loosing her.

Commander Eagle finally came. He sat at his daughter's side almost two days. The doctors protested for such self-sacrifice, but he would not listen to them. He would simply take tuns with Stellar. It all lasted until he had to go back. At first, he wanted to have her transported back to the main planet of this sector, but the doctors forbid him to do so, strongly emphasing that it would only do her more harm than any good.

Thus, with a heavy heart Commander Eagle left, but he continued to contact the hospital every 3 hours.

Until one morning, the doctor stormed to visitor lounge in such a happy mood.

"It's finally over!" he cheerfully announced, "She's getting better now! She managed to last through it at last!"

The guys quickly got up and started to talk at the same time, asking the doctor for all the details.

"Does Stellar know about it?" asked Saber Rider.

"Yes, of course. She was the first one I've told about the news. We almost lost hope one and even prepared a few doses of the drug for Miss April in case her condition did not improve. But still, it only would have given her a few more days to live. Right now though, she doesn't need it. Her struggle is finaly over. She's a quite fighter. She will sleep the whole week, then we'll have to see from there. Maybe we'll allow her to wake up after that."

"Why not now?" asked Colt.

"We shouldn't risk it. We just have started to learn how this drug works. Although we don't know much about it, but there's one thing we do know. We have to proceed with much caution on this. The drug does have a strong effect on the human's mind. She may lose her sanity when she'll come to. Let her sleep while the hardest period will not end. Dual personality is a serious thing. Two Aprils, if I may say so, are sleeping right now.. but only one of them will wake up - the one you all know in the beginning. The other one, I hope, will vanish forever.

Saber Rider: "I think we should inform Commander Eagle about this good news. Finally, he can stop worry. I'll go… "

"No way, Saber, you go get some rest, I'll go!" Fireball immediately offered.

"Sorry, partner. I can't allow you to argue here, I'll go!" Colt then interrupted them.

As he was about to move towards the door, the other two stopped him by blocking. A fierce fight instantly begun among them. At that moment. the doctor decided to disappear on them when Stellar walked in.

"What has gotten to all of you? Don't you feel any kind of pity for all those patients here who have to listen to that yelling of yours?"

Colt: "You start to sound like a nurse, Stellar. You better don't stay here anymore, or you'll become a cracking bore!"

"Have you already informed your father?"

Stellar ignored Colt. "Not yet."

Fireball then spoke up after a short pause while looking at others, "We were right in the middle of a discussion here to who was going to give him the good news."

"In that case, I'll do it!" and Stellar gracefully left the room.

She only walked a few steps away when she turned around again, "Why don't you guys stay with April for a while. We shouldn't leave her alone for so long."

Without much protesting, all three of them headed towards April's room. Tey didn't know what to expect as they stood in at the door. They hadn't seen her for a long time, and the changes in her shocked them all. During that time, April had lost lots of weight, a fullness under her eyes and her skin had become considerably more white.

All three of them seated themselves in chairs. They knew that she was sleeping and would continue to do so for a long time. They were afraid to disturb her in any way. They even weren't whispering among themselves. In silence, they simply waited around for a half an hour until Stellar returned.

"What's wrong with you all?" Stellar couldn't understand why they were so quiet, "I have told our father that April is going be ok soon. But he couldn't come and asked me to take care of everything!" Perhaps she put too much challenge and force in those words.

The guys gave her a look of concern, but didn't say anything.

"In that case, we're gone." Colt finally said with a hurt tone in his voice.

Quietly, all three of them got up and walked out. Stellar froze for a second, looking them leaving, and then shrugged - they were free to do whatever they wanted. Then she remembered something and jumped up, racing out the room in hope to catch up with them.

"Saber Rider... Wait, I have to talk to you."

The others stopped as well, thinking that she would notice their presents, but she saw nothing but clinic walls.

Stellar quickly pulled Saber back into the room. It was obvious that she didn't want anyone to hear to what she had to ask.

Stellar: "Saber, tell me... Once she regains her consciousness, what will Cavalry Command do to her?"

"What do you think?" Saber asked meaningfully, "You have been lucky, Stellar that you have been acquitted. You were doing what you were told to do and never knew what was going on in the situation. You've helped us, and that proves that you're innocent. We can't say the same about April though... No matter how we much we all love her…"

"But…"

"Don't interrupt me," he abruptly cut her off, "Too many people were hurt by her actions. An entire whole planet is waiting for the jurisdiction for the case as we speak of. They know that we have her. We have already tried to convince them, saying that she was under the drug effect, but they do not want to listen to us. As for right now, they don't believe a single word that we say. To them, it's enough that they have seen her together working with the Outriders. And there is nothing we can change their mind. When we've blew up the base, we didn't know that the ammunition warehouse was located right under the North part of the Santa's main city. There were too many civilian victims. However, they won't dare go accusing us, but the local authorities do accuse the Outriders for it, especially April Eagle since she was their leader. Up to this poing, no one knew that you, or Jesse Blue were on that base. Even if someone saw you, they would have mistaken you for April. As for Jesse, he's too smart to show his face there. I'm sure, it was his back plan. He gave her all the possibilities to be on a view. So no matter what, we'll lose her in the end, and people around the Frontier planets will stop trusting the Cavalry Command." Saber Rider took a short pause to take a deep breath.

Stellar wanted to use it this time so say something, but understood that there was nothing she could say.

Then Saber Rider continued, "Stellar, do you know what a blistering crowd is?! After all, that there are intolerant people that will put their lives just to see the Cavalry Command on its knees. They believe that we build those fortresses and bases just to sell them to the Outriders! Santa's TV-stations showed such a nonensense! A horseshit, as Colt would say. Other stations of the sector are repeating it. Panic begun to rise at the frontier, where the Outrider attacks is a usual thing. People, who had enough courage to stand against the Outriders are now running away, leaving their homes because of that."

"What are they going to do to April?" Stellar cut him crisply.

"We'll do our best to make her disappear for some time. However, it will cause disturbance. The situation threatens to become dangerous. If we won't succeed, she'll be put to trial. And I'm afraid it won't be a fair one either." Saber Rider said while avoiding looking into Stellar's eyes, "Commander Eagle promised to think of something. I don't know what to do!"

He turned from her and walked to the door.

"I would prefer to smoother things over here, then to see all those despite in the people's eyes. We just can't give April to the madding crowd." And he walked away.

This night only by a lucky chance was arrested a man, who later admit that was planning to kill April Eagle.