So I finally got the next set done. I hope you enjoy!
BTW, 16 is from my darling grouch, Doc. He'll make an appearance in the eventual prequel, so I hope you like this glimpse of him!
(As always, I don't own anything you recognize. *pouts*)
16. AWOL
They held the trial yesterday. Acted like it was a shock or some bullshit. Hell, half the base knew R.R.T.S. 6 would run.
All but the Kid. I guess that's a good thing. Seems to be shaping up nicely now he's past the withdrawal. Thank God for that; I was seein' far too much of him in my infirmary while he dried out.
Guess it's just my infirmary now. With Angel and Reaper gone, I'm the only medic worth shit left round here. Fuck, $10 says I'll get stuck covering all three positions without a damn pay raise.
17. Company Policy
I should have known I'd be nearly as dangerous to the UAC as John and Angel, that I'd be just as much of a target.
Corporate intrigue is just as deadly as a military coup, no matter how bloodless the outcome might appear.
No, I should have known better. My brother and his lover are just property to UAC, now, just a couple lab animals that they want back.
But me? I'm the good little scientist who stole the aforementioned animals right from under their nose.
I won't be forgiven; I just hope they only kill me.
18. Alpha Male
My boyfriend is a bad ass.
Really that should have been obvious when he earned the handle of "Reaper." Or fuck, when the C24 kicked in. Standing up to Sarge? That takes balls. Standing up to Sarge and winning? Like I said: bad ass.
Somehow this was more impressive. Fucking UAC sent an entire platoon of mercenaries after us, and they managed to catch John alone.
Again: he was alone. One man (with C24, but still) against 20+ mercs. Out-numbered = understatement.
He kicked their asses with a shovel. A freaking shovel.
Seriously, that's damned sexy.
19. On Display
I never thought I'd say this, but I love hackers.
Really, really love hackers. Lucky me, Sam turned out to be one.
After Reaper's run in at the construction site, Sam got huffy and started talking about going on the offense against the UAC, and man what an offense she chose.
She somehow managed to route half a dozen computers through half a dozen countries and servers, and then, all at once with one tap of a button, the footage she managed to bring back from Olduvai was up on every major news website.
Hello Samantha indeed.
20. A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step
Who would of thought Duke would be the one to take the move the hardest? He had his Sam now, after all, and it wasn't like he'd really enjoyed being a grunt. Especially not with Destroyer gone.
That was the problem though: Destroyer was gone. He'd never lived somewhere that D wasn't right next door, or hell, right down the hall, or right in the next bunk over.
They moved from one town to the next, stayed in motels and apartments and shitty little trailer parks. Wherever Reaper thought they'd be outta sight. Those were never really home though. Never any place any of the four of them wanted to stay.
Now, though, this little bitty town in the ass end of nowhere Montana looked to be shaping up as home for Reaper and Angel as long as they could stay. For Sam who'd gave him a painfully hopeful look in front of an old Victorian on ten acres with a battered real estate sign in the lawn.
This could be home, her eyes said clearly.
Duke squared his shoulders and took one careful step into the doorway.