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b'I\\u2019m hoping for a good explanation of what happened out there today, Kali.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nCaptain Vesper crossed his arms as I joined him on the bridge of the Goshawk, the largest ship in the Maldi exploration fleet. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Because from what I\\u2019ve heard, you abandoned your squad down on Maldi to find the missing explorer.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nI shrugged, gazing out the window into space and the glowing orb of the planet below us. As the youngest squad leader in the fleet, I had trouble fitting in with any of the team and, admittedly, I had a hard time not doing things myself. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I\\u2019ma faster pilot alone than with the rest of them. Besides\\u2014I rescued the explorer before anything bad could happen. That was my mission, right?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153It wasn\\u2019t just your mission.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d He frowned. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You shouldn\\u2019t have left them. You could have gotten into just as much trouble as the explorer you rescued.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I work best alone, okay?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I snapped. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Why can\\u2019t I be doing solo supply runs down to Maldi? I was good at that! I didn\\u2019t have to worry about other people slowing me down.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nCaptain Vesper sighed, looking out at the planet as starships drifted by, delivering supplies to the outpost. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You\\u2019re a brilliant, talented pilot Kali, and you might be right about that. You probably didn\\u2019t need a team with you for that mission. But your team needs you. They\\u2019re waiting on your every word, Kali. They take it all to heart.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I glanced over to him. He smiled. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153If you learn to lead in the small things, you\\u2019re going to be a great captain someday.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nMy wrist communicator flashed red with a high-pitched beep of an emergency alert. I looked down to read: STORM INTERRUPTING SIGNAL. LOST ALL CONNECTION WITH MALDI EXPLORATION TEAM.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Go.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d The captain nodded at me, and I pressed a button on the communicator. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Squad, this is Kali,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I spoke into the device. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Let\\u2019s regroup in the repair bay. I have new objectives from the captain and a plan for us to go over\\u2014together.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d \\u2022 Abby Ciona\\n\\u2022 Would you rather work alone or with a team? Jesus died for those of us with an independent streak too. And when our lives are centered on Him, He helps us see that leaning on others to build His kingdom together is exactly what we are designed for. How are we to work as a team? \\nDon\\u2019t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nProverbs 3:13-26'