As Cora was waiting for her father to tell him the news about her promotion, she saw Aleena walking up to her at the docks.

Cora: Auntie Aleena, have you seen my father? I want to tell him that I got promoted to sub captain...

Aleena: Cora.. I have some bad news.

Cora: what?

Aleena: your father was killed during the mission

Cora: what.. no, my father isn't dead. He can't be, but I know he is out there. We have to...

Aleen: Cora, he's gone ... I hate to say it, but he is gone.

Cora cries as she does, and Aleena hugs her, but who is taking it hard is Joey because he just got to see his brother for a little and he was taken away from him like the day when  

Joey: how could this happen...

Steven: it's war, sir. Some soldiers don't make it sometimes... your brother put the squad ahead of himself.

Joey: there could have been another way. There is always another options.

Steven: you know better than anyone that Cross would put his men first or the people that he was protected.

Joey: yes he would. Steven you are in command of his ship.

steven: yes sir.

Ghost: sir...

Joey: did you find him?

Ghost: no sir shadow company, and task force 141 looked all over the lake  and the area we couldn't find him sir.

Joey: then he may still be alive.

Ghost: we both know that no one ca survive that fall and even if he did he wouldn't last a day do to his injuries.

Joey: just keep looking

Ghost: yes sir.

Anastasia: joey we have to accept that he is gone.

Delvagrus: we have to focus on our next step.

Joey: what do you mean?

Anastasia: i think its time to how the world that we are here and we are here to help.

Delvagrus: we want to send the fleet to this island called Menagerie.

Anastasia: the intel we got its home to the people that has animal features. and the docks are massive.

Joey: okay but what good would that be good for us?

Anastasia: if all goes well we will have another base there expanding our forces and operations.

Joey: okay i will send a small team to go there.

Delvagrus: who are you going to send?

Joey: Josh, Britney, Oscar, Austin, and Nina.

Anastasia: okay i will let them know that they will go to Menagerie to make an alliance with them.

As anastasia went to tell the group that they had another mission to go cora was at the Independence looking at the sun set when her mother came up to her and sat next to her.

Miranda: i take it you heard about your father?

Cora: i did why did he do it. there could of been another way.

Miranda: he knew that they were out of time.... he chose his team over him... 

Cora: i can't believe that he is gone.

Miranda: me either sweetie...

Cora hugs her mother and she saw crying because of the death of her father. back to Anastasia were she was talking to the group that was going to Menagerie

  Anastasia: alright everyone joey wants you five to go talk to the leaders of this island to form an alliance with them.

Nina: okay what do we know about this place?

Anastasia: not much but they have a massive port that can make a great base for us and we can use that port to expand out operations.

josh: i see we will get it done.

oscar: anything about cross?

Anastasia: we still haven't find anything yet.

Austin: we can't be down by this he would want us to keep our heads up and to continue the fight.

Britney: okay lets get moving 

as they got ready  to go to Menagerie as they did it was a quite trip because they were still thinking about their brother that gave his live to save theirs

Oscar: we are five miles out.

Britney: okay our mission is to talk to the leaders and form an alliance with them

josh: wait aren't they they ones that we attack their last base?

Nina: yes but we could see if we can form an alliance with them.

Oscar: we can help them as well if they have problems with this atlas that been popping around.

???: unknown Vessel... you have enter restricted waters identify yourself.

Nina: this Nina of the Untied States Navy  we are asking permission to  dock  to talk to your leaders.

??: stand by.

After a few minutes later

???: you are cleared to enter dock 12

Nina: thank you.

As they went to dock as they did they saw a group of white fangs and man and a woman.

Nina: you must be the ones in charge of this place

Sienna: yes i am why do you want to talk so talk..

Nina: we would like to form an alliance with you and your people.

Sienna: how you can be with atlas.

Nina: we aren't with atlas we are part of the united states navy.

Sienna: so your that faction that took out an atlas airship and took  out half of my men and killed Adam.

Nina: i wasn't there when that went down but if you join us you will have better medical, security and an allied that will stay with your people.

Ghira: sienna it would be wise if we agree to their offer it can help our people and we can use the help when atlas or anyone that comes and invade our home.

Sienna: very well i agree to this you can bring your ships and men here but if you try anything we will fight back.

Nina: thank you lady Sienna i promise you we won't let you down or betray your people.