A day passed by. April was feeling better and more assured. With Jesse’s great help the ‘Past’ became more and more clearer to her. She still was the same April, but kind of asocial and sad all the time. Now, she saw the world through Jesse’s eyes. She was acting the way he would do it, the way he wants her to do. Stellar didn’t like those changes, but couldn’t understand what come to her. She just hoped that it was going pass soon - she really missed the old April.

"Try to understand, Stellar," Jesse was explaining her the situation, "We have sent your sister as an agent to the Star Sheriffs. By the accident you’ve met her during her mission. She was playing the role of a different person then."

"You mean our father didn’t know about that?" the girl was surprised.

"He knew it of course. That’s why he didn’t pay any attention to her abnormal behavior. All this matter is really complicated…"

"From my point of view it’s even more complicated then it is."

Jesse gave her an upbraiding look.

"Then the Outriders first come to your Universe they’ve made a few mistakes of which they are still regretting now. People like the Star Sheriffs just can’t forgive them for that. They will never rest until all the Outrider Civilization will be destroyed. All what the Outriders really want is a peaceful living on a good planet. I’ve made one experiment on a distant planet where in one settlement the Outriders and the humans are living in harmony. But one day the Star Sheriffs came and killed all Outriders. They didn’t even stop knowing that some humans will be injured."

"Then how come they are not ordered to seize their attacks on the Outriders? Why are the officials supporting them?"

"Why? Because somewhere at the high ranking places, there are stupid people ruling, not willing to share the galaxy with another hi-tech civilization. Instead of working together for both benefits, they prefer to spend an enormous resources in weapons. And those who understand it that it’s not a right way for the two cultures, they are now outlaws."

Jesse explained everything good, but in Stellar's voice still remained confused. She then decided that later she would find out what she need to know and she didn't waste her friend's time any more.

A day earlier Trail Boss Jesse Blue ordered his troops to respect former Star Sheriff April Eagle like him. Now, she become second in command, and if any Outriders was giving her a hard time, he personally was going to deal with them. Stellar got the permission to move freely around the base and out with an escort. She wasn't allowed to touch the weapons though. (While April was unconscious they moved to a new secret Outrider base.)

Jesse asked April to come to his office to take her into the details of ‘their project’, and minutes later she came in.

"How do you feel? Better?" April only nod and prepared to listen what he have to say to her, "Then I would like you to walk around the base and take a look what else should be done. Nemesis gave me several battalions, enginery and facilities." Jesse already told April the story of how the poor Outriders had to fight not to be destroyed by the rancorous humans, plus he added some colorful episodes compared to the story was told to Stellar.

"While you were on a mission, the Star Sheriffs found a way to blow up my base. I've spend few months to build it! Don't know how they managed, but I don't want this happen again. I don't want to loose anymore! April, please, think of something new! You'll have all information available including the latest, and all the resources you need." Saying that Jesse Blue was thinking fast what he should erase from the information he promised, "Try to find their weak spot! Starting from this moment everything and everyone here are at your disposal."

"Alright Jesse. Send the data to me and I'll start working immediately."

"Here is part of the information." He gave her a folder with some blueprints in it, "Those are the Remrod plans. I don't want you to show them to anyone else. I've paid too much for them." He remembered how he forced April do prepare those plans for him during an interrogation on subconsciousness level. He spent a lot of time trying to find a right key for her blocked part of memory. Good thing he was paying attention on the special psychology curses in the Cavalry Command Academy.

Without saying a word, April took the folder and left to start examine them. Soon Stellar came to visit her. Since April was feeling better she got nothing to do. That's why she came to her, hoping that April would think of something interesting to do. When she without knocking walked in her sister's office, April hid some papers fast under her working desk and watched Stellar in silence.

Stellar felt herself very uncomfortable.

"I wanted to see how are you." She said, blushing more from the coldness of the reception.

"I'm feeling fine. Thank you."

There was a silent pause for a minute or so. Each girl waited then another one will continue. Then April decided to end this nonsense.

"Listen, Stellar! Jesse gave me a very important job and I want it to be done perfect and as soon as possible!" she stopped watching her sister's reaction.

Stellar felt offended, but was trying not to show it.

"April," Stellar walked to her table at the window, "Sine we came here you are not yourself any more. What happened to you? There is no joy and life in your eyes. Before…"

"Before it was another time." April cut the discussion. "Now it's more serious than ever. Has Jesse told you what we are working for?"

"Yes, he did."

"Then don’t take my time. You should understand that the destiny of whole civilization depends on what I’m doing."

Stellar was standing in front of her sister and kept her head down. She never thought that her twin sister one day would talk to her like this.

"If you don’t have anything to do, ask Jesse, he’ll think of something." April went softer on her seeing how disappointed Stellar was.

"Can I help you? I know a lot. I’ve got the best education a girl can have."

"Stellar, please, try to understand, I’m not the one who makes the decisions here. If trail Boss Jesse Blue will allow, I’ll be happy to work with you. If not - it’s also all right with me, I’ve used to work alone. Stellar, go to him."

Stellar hid a grouch on her sister, trying to look imperious like always. Not saying a word more she walked out of the office. April took out the blueprints and like nothing happened continue working time after time putting marks at the edges.

Two hours passed and her sister hadn't come back yet. Without noticing it first, April started to worry about her. She forced herself to sit down and worked for some time more, telling herself that it was just not a needed curiosity, but soon she couldn’t fight herself any more and dialed a number on a vidcom.

In a few moments the screen lightened up showing another office a similar to her. Then Jesse walked at the vidcom camera sight.

When he saw the girl, he smiled at her and turned something at his console.

"So how’s it going? Got anything?"

"I found Remrod’s weak spot."

Jesse motioned to her to say not a word more.

"Better come here now."

"Okay, Jesse." April turned the screen down, took her notes and walked out of the room.

The lift took her a few stairs up, then she walked through the hallway and stopped at the door to Jesse’s office.

Jesse smiled to her when she entered.

"I knew that you were going to pull it! But I had never expected that you would find a solution that fast!"

April: "You know, I have a feeling that I have already seen those plans before. Maybe you showed it to me before?"

Jesse Blue: "That’s right. That how it was."

April: "Well… anyway. From what I understood here, the Remrod’s crew consist of three people, but the ship plans definitely says that for the more effective piloting should be a four-pilot crew. I wonder how they manage not to crash the ship. If we’ll give them a good thrashing, they will not be able to handle the controls. Then it will be no problem to destroy them once and for all."

Jesse Blue: "I don’t want to waste Remrod." Jesse Blue interrupted her.

April: "Me too. It deserves to be spared. It’s amazing how these humans thought-of of something incredible like this."

Jesse looked at his assistant with a mixed feeling of surprise and pride. She was plumping her own work, and in the same time her plans matched exact with his.

"So what do you suggest then? Unless they are cornered they will not surrender."

"Oh! I thought of it, too! But there are two lapses in the Remrod’s construction. Anyway what a strange name for the ship. Don’t you think it’s not sounding right? Well, anyway, if we’ll just bang up a little the armour at that spots, then the ship will loose it ability to transform. If they still try to change the phase, the Remrod will loose control. It will be fatal to the Star Sheriffs and in the same time easy for us to repair the ship. Here, look at it." She unfold the blueprints before Jesse Blue and showed him what she meant.

April: "But you have to be precise! Or you’ll damage other parts of the ship as well. I have something in mind… If you want I can work out whole plan."

Jesse Blue: "Yea… you better do that. You have all the authorizations you’ll need!"

"Thanks Jesse!" and happy April hopping ran out from his office. She already saw in her mind the most powerful Outrider base. Only some small details need to be clear out, then she can start the modeling.

When Jesse was sure April could not see him, a sly smile formed on his face, but he didn’t laughed.

In her office, the girl walked to the window and gazed in to it not really seeing anything. She was so deep in her thoughts that when the vidcom signal sounded, she almost jumped of surprise.

Jesse appeared on the screen.

Jesse Blue: "I forgot to tell you that Stellar is now under your command. I guess your plan will include the central base, so give her an opportunity to work on new defense and fortification systems."

Not really wanted to April nod in approval. Trail Boss’s call made her forger what she was thinking of and now she was trying hard remembering it. Few minutes later she gave up and went to see her sister.

There was a big change in Stellar’s room. A big black desk with a computer terminal appeared in the middle of the room. And there she was, sitting there, working on something. She looked other April and went back to what she was doing. April walked behind her and stood there for some time watching over her sister’s shoulder. But she couldn’t understand Stellar’s patternless writing.

"If you don’t mind?" saying that Stellar even didn’t stop working.

April: "Maybe you will explain me what are you doing?"

Stellar: "I’m trying to remember the array of formula to use the solar power."

April: "That’s been done before. There’s nothing new about it. Look over reference-book."

"You don't understand!" Stellar grew angry, "A set of force-fields bring the star energy in to a focused beam. This beam will be direct to the power storage centers, or if needed to the long-range guns, which I also hope to reconstruct."

April: "It was Jesse who told you what to do?"

Stellar: "No. He asked me to think what I can do for a new base."

"Alright, Stellar, continue that project. I already know how we will use that gun of yours, " April cheerfully smiled to her sister and left.