"nah uh. Mr. Alexander was very nice and funny. He even gave me Ice Cream." Lucille giggled. Thinking back to all the funny stories Colonel Alexander shared with the her and her Nanny. Emma smiled at Lucille. "Yes, Colonel Alexander was very kind and accommodating. I was informed he was the architect of our escape." Emma stated as she stroked the still sleepy Lucille's hair.<br/>______________________________________<br/><br/>During the Five days, Things were quiet along the African Front. The Federation base waited for their next commanding officer while the Zeons were being strangely quiet about something. "BIG SISTERS!" little Lucille squealed with delight. She had sat patiently through her lessons with Emma Grooms and wanted to play. In Order to keep the Young girl from getting into places she shouldn't. Acar granted permission for Both Catrina and Jillian to act as her "escort". The Little girl threw her arms around the two MS Pilots. Hugging both tightly. "I missed you, Big Sisters." She cooed. To her, they were her "Big Sisters." Lucille had grown up as an Only child. Her parents being so busy with their respective lives that she rarely got to see them. Though Lucille knew they loved her very much and she them. It still felt awkward for her to be around them. Emma Grooms was really the only person that knew Lucille Washburn as the Girl and not the Field Marshal's Daughter. So for Lucille to have met Jillian and Catrina. It was a great blessing.<br/><br/>Crates and new personnel were filtering into the African Zeon base. Something big was going on, but none of the "Regulars" were let in on the secret. It had many nervous. When compared to other parts of the war. the African was relatively small potatoes strategically. They wondered if that meant that this part of the world was about to heat up.<br/><br/>Back at the Federation base, a woman stood. Looking at the berths of the 432nd with a critical eye. puffing away on a cigarette. Her mind mulled over the events of five days ago. A cloud of smoke lazily escaped her lips as she pulled back a few loose strands of blond hair behind her ear.