Prologue

Location: outpost 14-A (sidewinder)

The air was filled with noise. Situation: blues holding off another wave of reds. The blues only had the warthogs and assault rifles, while the reds had tanks, banshee's, and 'hogs. The occasional crack from a sniper rifle went off somewhere.

"Aw shit", said Col. Jim. "All blues get in side now!"

After the last blue was in the base, the reds surrounded them.

"We have you surrounded, blues. Give up this battle," said Joe, the reds leader.

While the blues were getting ready for their fourth attack on the reds that morning, Col. Jim said, "Private Church come here."

"Yes sir!"

"I need you to make a call to command."

"OK what is it?" The entire base fell silent.

"Access code: 22 Delta." The entire base gasp!

"Sir, I don't mean to sound rude or anything, but are you INSANE!?"

"Church, we need the support." Church shook his head.

"Sir, do you remember what happened last time someone from command was here. He got killed!"

"This one's different"

"Oh yeah? How so?" The blues just looked at each other. Last time someone questioned the Col. Was last week. But this time was different. Jim just shrugged.

"For all we know, he-"

"She you mean, Church." Church looked at Jim for five seconds. Jim, already have seen this look in the past, which was the "sir, can we talk about this first?" look.

"Everyone else, get back to work. We attack in five minutes." Everyone went back to work, getting ammo and frag grenades.

"It's a she?" Church asked. This was the third time he questioned Col. Jim

"Yeah, it's a she. Why?"

"Oh, nothing it's just…." Church fell silent. He didn't like talking about his past.

Jim put a hand on Church's shoulder. "Son, I know what it's like to loose someone you loved, but I have a feeling you might just like her. Her name is Tex." Church lightened up.

"OK, I'll make the call."

As Church made the call, no one noticed Bob, one of the reds snipers, near the entrance, holing a sniper rifle. Bob took aim and fired. The world let up in the blue base just as Bob ran out of the base. "Sir, are you ok?" Church said, keeling down next to the Co. Jim. "Church, I'm not going to make it. You have to lead this team, I have faith in you," Jim said just before he died. "Sir, what do-" one soldier said, but Church help up his hand, and made a fist. Church was so angry, that he punched the wall so hard, that it cracked. Without Church noticing, someone put there hand on his arm. "It's OK to be mad." Church looked to his side and said, "Are you Tex?" Tex nodded. Church and Tex locked eyes for about a minute and a half. One soldier, Fred, tapped Church on the shoulder.

"Sir, we have a problem," pointing outside. Church said, "Everyone wait here," and with that started heading outside. Church then stopped, opened a private com channel to Fred, telling him to get Tex upstairs with the sniper rifle, then walked outside. Tex, still daydreaming about Church, snapped out of it and said, "Is something wrong?" The blues got ready under there new commander. Fred told her what Church had said and went upstairs.

Meanwhile, Church was outside with the reds trying to settle this. Tex grabbed the sniper rifle and took the tanks pilot out. Church, seeing the chance to take things into his own hands, yelled, "Blues attack!"

Church threw a frag under the reds 'hog and detonated, taking the 'hog with it. Church looked to his right and saw Bob, the same one who killed Jim. "You!" Church yelled. "You're going to pay with your life!" Church ran and hit Bob so hard he fell to his knees. Bob was so scared, that all he could do was tremble. Church held his pistol with one hand, and fired a round into Bob's head. Tex looked at Church just in time to kill Bob. Tex had never seen anyone so angry that all she could was yelling, "Look out," and with that, took out the reds leader. "Retreat!" yelled someone on the reds. "After them, all but Tex." Tex stayed behind. "Tex, I can't thank you enough for what you did."

"What do we do with Col. Jim's body?"

"I don't know, Tex. He was like a father to me." Church was about to turn and walk back to base when Tex pulled him and hugged him. When the other blues returned, they busted out the party stuff. "Come on, let's celebrate," Tex said, grabbing church's hand. When they walked in, Church said he needs to call command. Tex, knowing something wasn't right, followed Church silently.

"Yes command……she is to stay here…..ok, Church out."

"What was that about?" Church winced and turned, Tex was standing right there, already taking her helmet off.

"Command says you need to stay with us." "Ok" was all she said. Tex, already having a crush on Church, wanted to kiss him really bad.

"Tex, how can I trust you?"

"With this", and with that Tex took Church's helmet off and kissed him on the cheek.