Time stops for who? Chapter 1
(I don't own Gi Joe or anything but these stories I wrote for fun
To catch up:
(Duke had gotten married to a lady named Racquel and had 2 sons but he soon later divorced. Lady Jaye and Flint had gotten married and had 2 girls. Scarlett had married Snake eyes but his life was cut short and is buried in Arlington Cemetery, they have twins, a boy and a girl. Wild Bill and Clutch had remained bachelors whether they liked it or not. Courtney and Beach head got married as well did Jinx and Falcon, no kids yet but both ladies are pregnant. Ace married his high school sweetheart, Mildred and has a son.)
Gi Joe had been disbanded for years now, the troops had their lives to live for, the invitation had gone out to all of the Joes to meet together to honor those who have given their lives to their country and those who made a difference.
The reunion at the pitt started early Friday night. Lady Jaye and Flint came in and worked the room as usual. "Hey Duke you are looking good, How are the kids?" "They are doing really good, I'm just glad that the divorce is over and I can get my life back in tact you know."
Duke looked around and saw so many familiar faces; he stood on the podium to give the welcome speech
and he started out with giving reverence to those who passed away. He talked about some of the old missions and got everyone to laugh, when he looked up, he saw a face that he could never forget. Scarlett was walking towards the crowd. She looked the same like she didn't know that time had passed. Duke turned the mic over to Hawk who did the prayer and gave his own speech. Scarlett was hugging every neck she could. She saw Duke and flashed him her winning smile. It still took his breath away. He hugged her tight. "It is so good to see you, how are things." He asked her. "I'm doing ok, you look great Duke." Before he could respond Jaye had grabbed Scarlett's arm and stole her away. He kept watching her when Flint came up and said "Duke, heyyyyy Duke you in there, what has gotten you to be like this, oh wait now I see" he laughed. Duke just told him it was all in his head and they went to play football.
Scarlett was sitting under a tree off by herself when she heard a voice behind her. She turned and saw Duke standing there. "Don't you want to join the rest of us?" he asked her. "Duke I am not myself, ever since Snakes died, I can't find it in me to be happy and I don't want to depress anyone."
"I'm sorry about your loss Scarlett and I want you to know that I am here for you, anytime and anywhere just call." Scarlett smiled at him and thanked him. Sensing that she wanted to be alone he went to make another announcement. Everyone got to stay in their old quarters to complete this reunion.
Scarlett put on her pajamas and laid in her bed, thinking about all the memories she has with snakes and with the rest of the Joes. She fell asleep but apparently was having a night mare when she started doing blood curling screams. Duke heard the screams, got out of his bed and ran to her room; he opened the door with his passkey and went in. He saw Scarlett screaming and crying in her sleep. He wrapped his arms around her to help her relax. She opened her eyes with tears rolling down her cheeks saying "I couldn't make him better, I had no power to fix things." She said this over and over.
"Hush honey I am here, you can cry on my shoulder if you want to" Duke stroked her hair and continued to hold her until she fell asleep in his arms. He didn't want her to feel out of place with her there so he left when she seemed like she would be ok.
The next morning she remembered what happened. She got dressed and went to go find Duke to apologize to him and to thank him.