Part 1: Boys Only

The morning sun falls through the window and onto the display cabinet.
The badges stand in line, upright, like little toy soldiers.
Just like the Scout motto says, "Be prepared!"
Scout Leader: ... In a word—
Scout Leader: It's against the rules.
The child standing before the Scout leader doesn't respond. She's enraptured by the badges—the representation of a Scout's honor.
Every child who enters this room is attracted to them, but none more so than Eagle.
Her eyes are glued, sparkling with eagerness.
Eagle: ...
Scout Leader: Are you listening?
Eagle: S-sorry, sir, I ...
Eagle: I didn't catch that.
Scout Leader: I said that girls aren't allowed to join the Scouts. It's against the rules.
Scout Leader: Go home, kid.
Eagle: Please, just let me show my skills. Maybe then you'll change your mind. I've been working so hard and—
Scout Leader: No need to step forward.
Eagle: Yes, sir.
Scout Leader: Listen, kid, no girl has ever joined the Scouts, and no girl will ever join the Scouts.
Scout Leader: Let me see ... You applied 10 days ago, and a month ago, too. Didn't they tell you back then that girls weren't allowed?
Eagle: Yes, sir, they did ...
Scout Leader: Well, then it seems you're the problem. You don't remember what people tell you.
Scout Leader: You've got a short attention span—maybe even some kind of attention deficit. I'm afraid that doesn't meet the Scout's standards.
Eagle didn't expect such a simple mistake to lead to such irreparable consequences.
Eagle: But sir, you haven't seen my survival skills presentation—
She won't let this chance slip away from her like this. Not again.
Scout Leader: I don't need to.
Scout Leader: Look behind you. There's a whole line of people waiting to speak to me. A Scout must always "help others," remember?
She doesn't need to turn back to know that there's an orderly line of boys behind her, each with their eyes fixed on her.
She lowers her eyes and obediently recites the section of the Scout Oath.
Eagle: "... help other people at all times ..."
Scout Leader: Exactly. If you really want to be a Scout, you should start acting like one.
Eagle: But sir—
Scout Leader: You're also forgetting another law: "A Scout obeys orders." Something you're failing to do right now.
Eagle: ...
Eagle: Understood ...
Eagle: Sorry, sir.
Eagle: It's okay, it's okay ...
She whispers to herself, playing as her own comforter.
Eagle: What would Father do if he was rejected?
???: ... Mission ... Find the missing ...
???: ... Chemical plant ...
Fragments of a conversation drift through the partially opened door ahead.
Eagle halts, subconsciously holding her breath to better hear it.
As she carefully draws nearer to the source, the voice becomes clearer.
Scout Leader: His name is Xavier.
Scout Leader: I repeat, Xavier was last seen near the chemical plant. Your next mission is to find Xavier and take him back.
Scout Manual, Essential Virtues, Article III: "Be acute and seize opportunities."
Eagle: ...!