Chapter 2

Later that day Ken has finished his share of the patrol and starts turning back towards the airfield. Raising his communicator he calls to Joe. "G-2 this is G-1, come in."

After a moment he hears "G-2 here."

"I've been thinking some more. I think we need to investigate that possible situation that may go down tonight. I need you to come with me for backup." There is another moment of silence before he hears Joe laughing.

"You're kidding me right? You want me to go out on Valentine's Day to spy on Jun?"

"Shut up, she may be listening in", hisses Ken. "Besides it's for her own good and you should be on my side for this one."

"Hey I agree we need to always watch out for Jun, but I've got a date with Veronica tonight and I'm going to leave Jun to you. I wouldn't want her catching me tailing her on a date. I wish you good luck my man, over and out!"

"Joe, Joe come back in Joe", yells Ken as he lands his plane. "I don't believe this. I'm calling Ryu. Hey G-5, it's Ken. I need you for a mission tonight. Meet me at the airfield around 7 okay big guy?"

"Is this Galactor related? Cause if its not I can't make it", says Ryu as he drops his fishing pole that he was cleaning.

"Why in the world not", asks Ken getting out of the Cessna and walking towards his shack.

"I have a date", says Ryu.

"You have a date", snickers Ken.

"Yeah I met her at the Astro Burger place. She gets discounts as she works there", says Ryu.

"Can't you make it another night", asks Ken. "We need to look into that situation that we were discussing at the joint earlier.

"Ken, it's Valentines Day. Listen I'd do anything for ya, but just because you choose not to have a life doesn't mean I shouldn't. Why don't you end all of our misery and just call Jun and take her out somewhere. Even if its just you taking a friend out, she'd choose you over any guy."

"I'm not getting anyone's hopes up. That's not fair to Jun", says Ken. "Fine, I'll call Jinpei.

"I'm listening big bro and I'm not going with you. Maria and me are taking in a movie and I plan on taking her out for sundaes after too", says Jinpei. "You'll have to do your own dirty work."

"Not you too", says Ken. "What ever happened to teamwork?" He walks into his hanger and starts straightening out his workbench.

"Sis is going to kick your ass if you mess up her date big bro. Instead of being suspicious of someone just because they ask her out you should be looking at what makes sis a good girlfriend. Stop being all weird and just be normal for once."

"I am normal", says Ken tossing some oily rags into a bucket.

"Um no you're not bro. You really need to start looking at your life and realizing that things don't always stay the same and before you know it sis is going to find someone else and fall in love, get married, leave the team, have kids, maybe move away. Get my drift?"

"Jinpei, you aren't helping", says Ken. "I would think you'd be concerned that your sister is meeting a total stranger," rants Ken as he waves around a screwdriver.

"Big bro, the only person that is concerned that sis is going out on a date is you. Look in the mirror and face it. You're not suspicious of the guy because you think that it's a trap, you're hiding the fact that you are jealous."

"I am NOT jealous", chuckles Ken. "What do I have to be jealous about?"

"I saw sis's out fit and she is wearing a slinky red lace dress with heels", says Jinpei.

"Like I said, I have NOTHING to be jealous about", says Ken throwing a wrench through the window of the hanger.