Okay, so, I've been away from this story for a while…um, writer's block? Anyways, I've decided that instead of making the birthday party a part of the story, I decided to simply make it a non-canon special. And therefore, I retain the right to have a little OOC-ness in these specials, as they are not meant to be serious in any form or fashion.

Special: Birthday Party Skull

Cole was sitting on the easy chair in what he and Zeke assumed to be the living room of Aliz's house. Zeke was laying on the couch, sharing the same thought as Cole. I'm bored as hell.

"What are you doing?" Aliz asked, walking into the room. Cole looked over and started when he saw that she was holding an M-16 assault rifle.

"Where'd you get that?" he asked, surprised as seeing a weapon from his time this far into the future.

"It is…um, I believe the word in your language would be family heirloom," Aliz said.

"And what are you doing with it?"

"Entertaining myself," she replied.

"What?" Aliz simply beckoned them to follow her as she walked upstairs and went to a window.

"Watch closely." She looked down the sight of the gun and waited. A grunt came into view and she pulled the trigger, a perfect headshot. However, it was what happened that surprised Zeke and Cole. The second the bullet entered the grunt's head, it exploded, but it wasn't blood that exploded everywhere. No, instead, it was confetti! In the distance, there was what sounded like a group of children yelling 'yaaay'.

"What. The. Fuck?" Cole said, the only thing he was capable of saying at the moment.

"Was my aim bad?" Aliz asked, confused.

"No, no, that was…well, quite frankly, that was pretty damn impressive without a scope at that range," Cole said.

"But what we are referring to is the confetti," Zeke said.

"Oh, that," Aliz said, dismissing it with a wave of her hand.

"What, this is normal?" Cole asked, his voice suggesting that he was having a hard time believing her.

"Of course," was Aliz's reply. Cole and Zeke looked at each other.

"Zeke, I think it's time we lay off the alcohol," Cole said, walking away and shaking his head.

"I hear that, brother," Zeke said.

"Such strange men," Aliz said, shrugging and looking out the window once more.

Meanwhile…

Carter walked down the hall towards the conference room. He groaned at the thought of the amount of paperwork awaiting him once this impromptu meeting was done. In fact, he was still trying to figure out why Kat had called it in the first place. He opened the door and flipped on the lights. He then froze in place as the rest of Noble Team looked at him, their pistols raised. "Surprise!" As one, they all fired.

"Yaaaaaay!" Confetti rained down on Carter as he smiled, stepping out from under the bodies of the grunts hanging upside down.

"Aw, you guys remembered!" he exclaimed.

Like I said, I retain the right to a little OOC-ness for these specials. Now then, I've been thinking that maybe Six should have…you know, an actual name. If you agree, then leave a suggestion in your review (if you review, that is). I will then put a poll on my profile for the names suggested if it is wanted. And there will be future specials, as well. Also, in order to help overcome my writer's block, I'm asking for suggestions on how to go about with the night time mission in the next chapter. Er, I don't actually know what the mission's name is, but I believe it's the first one that makes use of the new assassination system? Well, if you know what I'm talking about, I'm open to ideas.