"Everyone clear on the plan? We've only got one shot at this." Regris' voice filled the bridge, crackling over the comm system. He was in one of the four ships we had headed for the CD station.

The Maji were divided between the four ships, the aim being to have us spread out enough that we could do the most damage. I took a deep breath where I stood in the cargo hold. Looking around me, Kala and one other Maji stood nearby. This was it. Everything came down to destroying this damn station. If we failed then my father's part - leaking all of the evidence he had on RI - would be for nothing. They'd just keep making it. This way, it would be a heck of a lot harder for them to start over with the eyes of the universe watching them.

"Phoenix in position." Kade's voice was focused, in control of his element. He'd pilot the ship as close to the station as possible while angling the cargo hold towards it. The closer we were the less energy we had to use. At least that was what Kala said, which I was inclined to believe considering how my last escapade had gone.

"Falcon in position."

"Viking in position."

"Alright kids, let's get this done." I could hear the resolution in Regris' voice. He wasn't looking forward to this any more than the rest of us. Sure, we were destroying a factory of CD. But we were also freeing countless people from torture and giving them a quick death. I didn't think any of us would be sleeping after this - if we survived at all.

An alarm sounded twice in the cargo hold, that was all the warning we got before the outer door of the Phoenix began to open. A shield wall kept the vacuum of space at bay and our oxygen in, but it allowed us to see what we were doing. But as the door opened fully with a loud thud, I decided I would rather it had stayed closed.

The station sat before us, tiny windows letting out minuscule amounts of light. We were so close and yet I could still understand why it was so well hidden out here - it looked like the space around it, dotted with stars. The memory of what had happened the last time we were here filled my mind, causing my heart to beat rapidly in my chest. I could do this. I had to do this. A hand squeezed my shoulder. Turning my head just enough, Lenna smiled encouragingly at me.

"You can do this."

I forced air out of my mouth. "Yeah, right."

"Alright. On the count of three."

My heart started hammering harder in my chest. Was this what having a heart attack felt like?

"One."

My hands shook as I raised them towards my view of the station. I couldn't hold them still no matter how hard I tried.

"Two."

Licking my lips, I glanced at Kala. She looked determined, her jaw set tight, but I could see the fear in her eyes, too. She caught my eye and nodded. We can do this, it said. Yeah. Right. We can do this.

"Three."

Gritting my teeth, I drew on the sensation that constantly sat under my skin. The feeling that never let me forget how different I was. The feeling that made me remember how much power I really had. Slowly at first, and then all at once, I felt the power under my skin spark to life. My breathing became labored; my hands shook harder than before; my eyes zeroed in on the section of station we were tasked with taking out. All I could see was metal beginning to bow and crack. All I heard was the sound of the station whining as it was pulled at certain points.

I saw a crack in the wall first, then another. Beads of sweat began to fall down my back; down my forehead. Was I still breathing? I wasn't sure. My lungs seemed to contract and release too quickly to be able to call it breathing. Groaning, my fingers clawed at the air around me, like they were trying to physically grasp the metal. Squeezing my eyes tightly shut, spots danced behind my eyelids.

"It's working! Keeping going!"

Regri's voice sounded far away, like he was speaking through jello.

I was gritting my teeth so hard I was afraid I was going to break them. Metal snapped against the the unseen force, the sound reverberated in my skull. I felt it in my bones. My whole body shuddered along with them station.

"A little bit longer!"

I tried to swallow the saliva in my mouth but my throat wouldn't work. I couldn't do it much longer, pain was blooming in my head like I had been hit with a sledgehammer. Something wet dripped down onto my lips. Was my nose bleeding?

Loud crashes and hissing filled my ears. The station's atmo was being released into the vacuum of space. Metal crunched against metal, making me grind my teeth together along with it.

A thud beside me caused my heart to skip a beat. The floor under my feet even shuddered. What was that? That was on the Phoenix.

"TJ! Look!"

Lenna's voice was so loud, like she was screaming right into my ear. My eyes snapped open, what little breath was filling my lungs froze. The station - what was left of it - floated in space in front of me. Beside me, laying on the floor with blood oozing out of her nose, ears, and eyes, was Kala. Lenna had her head in her lap but it didn't look good. And then, just as I was about to release my hold on the scraps of metal, everything blew up in our faces. Literally. The last thing I remembered seeing was a flash of red and orange light.

The first thing I heard was the beep of a heart monitor. Next, was the sound of my friends speaking. They were whispering, trying to keep their voices down, but were failing. They were arguing, again.

"You were supposed to make her stop, Len. What if-."

"I know, Kade. But it all happened so fast I didn't...I was so focused on the station and then Kala..."

"Guys, keep it down."

"I think we should call Tarkir."

"And tell him what, Kam? That his daughter is unconscious and we don't know when or if she's going to wake up?"

"Well, yeah."

"He's busy though, you got that comm from the GPF, right? He's starting phase two."

"Well yeah but-."

"You guys are always so loud." I groaned, my throat rasping the words out.

Five heads spun in my direction, they all moved so quickly I got dizzy. Was the whole room moving or was that just me?

"TJ!" Axon grinned wide, relief plain as day on his features.

"I told them to shut it but you know Kade." Lenna's smile was more subdued, but she squeezed my hand when she sat down on the bed beside me. I didn't have the heart to tell her that it hurt. Everything hurt. Breathing felt like I was inhaling razor blades.

Both Kade and Kam crowded the other side of the bed. It was then that I realized I wasn't in my own bed. The room around me was a light gray color, monitors and other medical equipment surrounded me. The stupid heart monitor beeped by my head. "Where am I?"

"You're on the Falcon." Kam said as he took my other hand. "Our medical bay was...well, we actually have a medical bay."

Kade brushed a piece of hair off my forehead. Even that hurt. "How do you feel?"

I closed one eye, looking at him with the other and trying to decide if I should tell the truth or not.

He gave me a knowing look, "TJ, really. We need to know. Regris will need to know."

Scrunching up my nose - and then instantly regretting it - I sighed. "Everything hurts. But I'm okay." Turning my head, I searched Lenna's eyes. "How's Kala?"

Her eyes looked over me, at Kade and Kam, before meeting my own again. I didn't need her to say it to know what the answer was going to be. Swallowing, I asked the question I was afraid to ask. "How many?"

"Four, but a few were touch and go there for a bit. You included."

Nodding my head, I shut my eyes and tried to keep my breathing steady. Four. We had lost four people pulling my stupid stunt. This was all my fault. If hadn't-.

"Hey, stop. I know what you're thinking." Kade's hand brushed my forehead again until I opened my eyes. "None of this is your fault. That station is destroyed because of your plan. Those Maji are free because of you. Kala and the others...they gave their life so that others will have one. It wasn't your fault, they knew the risks."

Yeah, they did. So why did I feel like the world was crashing down around me?

"Hey," Lenna squeezed my hand again. "We're in this together remember? We'll get through this."

Taking a deep breath, ignoring the tears I could feel rolling down my cheeks, I smiled. "Yeah, we will." Because with the five people in this room, I knew I could get through anything.