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She remembers a time when they hadn't been made aware of an alien invasion happening on their world. Of fighting against a parasitic species that had more resources than their small team could.
Of a peaceful time where things had been more relaxed, and all they had to worry about was school and their chores; when they weren't fighting a war that they could so quickly and easily lose at any one time.
She misses those days and how much happier her friends had been back then.
Cassie looks at her friends now and sees pale strangers standing around her.