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Sector Two.
    â€œWell?” he repeated.
    Jonah looked around the room, confused. The commander was watching intently.
    â€œHow did I do what?” Jonah asked.
    Lieutenant Potts sat back, shaking his head in exasperation. Samantha the Bravest and Most Daring Adventurer folded her arms, staring at him suspiciously.
    â€œHow did you steal the List?” she said. “How did you know where it was?”
    She looked a lot like Alex, now that Jonah took abetter look at her. She had the same wispy blond hair that fell well past her shoulders, and equally big, round ears. He thought maybe she’d take pity on him, since he knew Alex, but apparently not.
    Jonah wasn’t exactly sure what to say. He was being accused of stealing something he’d never seen on a ship he’d been on for a day from a bunch of people who terrified him. Erna the Strong was waiting by the door, ready to take him back to the brig.
    â€œI didn’t steal anything,” Jonah said. “I’ve only left Squirrel Street once so far. And then Alex and I ran into a screaming monster, so I wasn’t in a rush to leave again.”
    The commander tapped a finger on the table. She seemed to like doing that.
    â€œIs it possible he could have found the List without knowing where it was?”
    Samantha seemed to think about that. “I guess. I found it by accident.” She paused. “But it would have taken him a while.”
    â€œIs there any chance he could have slipped away for that long?” the commander asked Lieutenant Gordon, who had hurried along behind Jonah and joined the meeting.
    Lieutenant Gordon shook his head. “I don’t think so. When we lost Kyla the Courageous and Daniel the Ninja, he was sent back to his room. But the guards were still at their stations. He couldn’t have left.”
    Lieutenant Potts snorted. “How convenient.”
    Jonah put up his hand.
    The commander looked at him in surprise. “Yes?”
    â€œCan I speak without being sent to the brig?” Jonah asked.
    â€œThat depends,” she replied.
    Jonah lowered his hand uncertainly. “Can I just say that I hoped Samantha would find the List and prove that I’m not an Incredible Space Raider? I don’t want to be here either. I want to go home.”
    Everyone looked at the commander. Lieutenant Gordon rubbed his forehead.
    The commander stared at Jonah for what seemed like a very long time. Her lightning-streaked hair was tied into a ponytail this time, revealing her sharp cheekbones.
    â€œYou can’t go home, Jonah the Now Incredible,” she said finally. “Not until our mission is done.” She looked around the room. “We can’t blame him for wanting to go home. But in the absence of proof, we have to assume he was recruited for the ISR.”
    Lieutenant Potts looked like he was going to object, but he thought better of it.
    The commander turned back to Jonah. “I don’t think you stole the List, Jonah. You don’t seem . . . quite capable of that. No offense.”
    â€œNone taken,” Jonah said.
    She nodded. “However, if you are the right recruit,then you are also a special recruit. We don’t know why that is, but perhaps we’ll find out soon. For now, we’re in a serious situation. You can return to training and be granted some information about our mission. You are still, however, on brig duty.”
    â€œWe can’t give information to a possible spy,” Lieutenant Potts said.
    The commander straightened and looked at him. Jonah heard Erna the Strong shift behind him. Lieutenant Potts shrank in his chair.
    â€œI believe I just said Jonah was a member of the ISR,” the commander said quietly. “Didn’t I say that?”
    Everyone in the room nodded.
    â€œI thought so,” she continued. “Does that mean you’re questioning my judgment, Lieutenant Potts?”
    â€œNo,” he said quickly,