The next morning, a seven month old dust bunny barked and howled against the window of the Infirmary begging to be let inside, wanting to run in her owner's little arms, being petted and kissed. The dog did not understand that little Eryn was ill and that she had to have an operation later in the morning. All the dog wanted, was to be with her family, even the one with the funny looking hat. The brown eyes watched Jaye, hold her little girl in her arms in a bed, which the puppy wanted to be part of.
The St Bernard puppy glanced to her left, spotting the man with the weird looking hat, heading toward the Infirmary, holding something in his hands. Lady sniffed the air and instantly smelled the aroma of bacon! The paws fell from the windows, and she darted toward the man in the weird looking hat, and his redhead companion, who looked quite sad. The dog tilted its head, listening to the conversation.
"You think she's sick?" Flint asked the redhead.
"I'm not sure. She isn't running a fever, and she doesn't have any cold or flu symptoms. But something is amiss. She didn't sleep at all last night," Scarlett answered.
Lady Alison yipped at their heels, running around, jumping, trying to get their attention, but failed. She grumbled, then rushed over to the woman.
"Well, we know she's not pregnant, otherwise we will be seeing my son's execution this morning via B.A.T.S." Flint replied, continuing to walk.
"Conrad tried to talk with her last night, but she refused to say anything. She kept telling us that's she's fine." Scarlett sighed, feeling the bump against her thigh. "Hi, Lady." She petted the puppy with her yellow signature glove.
The puppy yipped once more happily, then tried to jump on the warrant officer.
"Lady! Down!" Flint commanded, raising the two food containers above his head. "Get away or I'll send you to the farm via Sky Striker!" He felt his body jerk to the side, while the puppy continuously tried to get to the provisions.
Scarlett giggled. "I'll take her to the training, maybe she can bite some of those newbies pants off."
"Funny, Scarlett, very funny." Flint rolled his eyes. "Come on, see Eryn first before her surgery."
She nodded, "All right."
"STAY!" Flint ordered to the puppy, who wanted to enter the infirmary.
They walked into the building, passing several Joes who were limping.
"What happened to you?" Flint asked Alpine and Bazooka.
"Trust me, Flint. You don't want to know!" Alpine grumbled.
"Sammy, she mad," Bazooka blurted out. "She pass Beach Head."
Alpine nodded in agreement. "Yeah, who would had thought Beach Head and Cover Girl breeding together would create such a monstrosity."
"I'll talk to her," Flint said, shaking his head.
"No!" Alpine and Bazooka shouted at once.
"Why not?"
"She'll bury us under the course! If she is this angry from her Mother speaking to her yesterday, can you imagine what she will do to us if you talk to her?" Alpine stated with a horror expression.
Scarlett looked at them. "We can't have her being this angry. It's affecting the team!"
"Maybe Javelinmama may know what to do?" Flint suggested.
"Maybe…" Scarlett replied, knowing that the young woman needed a nice talk, without any physical encounters.
They left the two other Joes, heading for the exam room. Finding Jaye talking in Gaelic to her daughter.
"How is she this morning?" Scarlett asked, walking in and sitting on the extra bed in the room.
"Absolutely terrified," Jaye said worriedly as she coddled her baby girl.
"Don't make me go, Mommy. Pwease," Eryn begged crying.
"Don't worry, Eryn," Flint soothed his daughter. "It's going to be over before you know it."
Scarlett nodded. "And when you wake up, you can have as much ice cream as you want."
"Don't wanna have ice cream," Eryn said in a trembling voice.
Jaye looked at Flint, her heart breaking.
Flint sat down next to his daughter, pulling her into his arms. "I know you're scared, Eryn." He kissed her on the head. "But don't you want to get better, and go out to play with Lady Alison? She misses you."
"I played wiff her yesterday and I was sick," Eryn pointed out.
Jaye tried not to chuckle at her daughter.
Scarlett hid her giggles, watching the little girl roll her eyes, a typical Jaye feature.
Flint shook his head. "Yes, but you may get sicker if we don't get the infection out. But want to know something? I took out my tonsils when I little. Aunt Nancy too. We drove the doctors crazy in the hospital. Aunt Nancy said she wanted her tonsils in a jar, so she can have them as pets!"
"Dashiel Faireborn!" Jaye scolded him.
"I DON'T WANT MINE OUT!!!" Eryn yelled very hoarsely.
Flint looked at the ceiling. Then at his wife. "Opened my big mouth, huh?"
"Oh, yeah," Jaye said, rolling her eyes.
Eryn wiggled from her father's grasp and quickly off the bed and out the door before anyone could react.
"ERYN!!" they all cried out, both Flint and Scarlett jumping off the bed, running toward the door, and Jaye following in with her wheelchair.
They stopped short, watching Doc hold a wiggling Eryn in his arms.
"And where do you think you're going?" Doc asked the little girl. "I'm going to need your help today. How am I going to run this hospital without my nurse?" He walked into the room, carrying the little girl back on the bed. "Alright. Want to play a game?"
Eryn looked at him and he could see her terror filled eyes.
Jaye caressed the top of her baby girls head.
Doc smiled down at the little girl. "Want to do an operation?" He walked over to the closet, and opened the door and pulled out a small OPERATION game, then walked back to the bed, placing it front of Eryn. "This is Bazooka's but don't tell him we played with it."
Flint watched his daughter stare at the game, looking puzzled.
"You think you can get that small little thing in the neck?" Doc asked gently, giving her the little tweezers. "Let's see how Dr. Eryn can do the operation."
Eryn tried really hard, her tongue sticking out the side of her mouth in concentration but every time she set the buzzer off, she jumped.
"Try again, Eryn." Scarlett encouraged. "Cayden probably didn't get it the first time too. Try again. I know you can do it."
Flint put an arm around his wife, pulling her closer.
Jaye laid her head against Flint's side and watched.
Eryn kept hitting the side and got frustrated and kicked the game on the floor before covering her head with the blanket.
Doc shook his head. "Looks like I got a little Jaye in my hands. I'll be right back. I need to check on Alpine and Bazooka, and then return."
"All right, Doc," Flint said, watching him leave the room.
Scarlett climbed off the bed, and sat next to Eryn. She gently bent down and took the game in her hands. She placed it back on the bed and gently uncovered the little girl's head. "Can you help me with the operation?" she asked softly.
"NO!!!" Eryn said pulling on the blanket again. "That game sucks donkey doodoo!!!"
Jaye looked wide eyed up at her husband.
"CAYDEN!!" Flint hollered, knowing he would be the one behind his sister's wording.
Scarlett shook her head. "Eryn, where did you hear those words?" she asked again gently.
"Donkeys poop, don't they?" Eryn asked innocently.
Jaye touched her husband's hand to try and calm him down.
"Yes, they do," Flint answered, his mouth in a thin line. "But Eryn, it's not nice to say those words. They're bad."
Eryn started to cry. Her little emotions were on edge as they were.
Everyone looked at each other, sharing the same expression.
"Come here, Honey." Scarlett gathered her the little girl in her arms. "Don't cry. It's all right to be scared, we all get scared sometimes, even your Mom and Dad and myself. Even Uncle Conrad gets scared of Nutmeg. But do you see him run around the base screaming like a little girl? No. Cause he's brave. Just like you. Eryn you are more brave than you know. I think you are one of the bravest girls I've ever seen. You were brave in Scotland, when your Mommy was sick, and then when both you and Colleen became sick too. And you were very brave to start sleeping again on your own. So, I know in my heart, that you are going to be very brave today too."
"But I no wanna die," the little girl cried.
"Eryn, is that why you are so scared?" Scarlett asked. "I promise that you are not going to die. Doc is a very good doctor. And I know Cayden is going to be with you during the operation. There is nothing to worry about. I pinkie swear and spit on Shipwreck's hair."
Flint dropped his jaw. "Shana!"
Scarlett smirked at him. "What?" She looked innocent.
"How about Sammy and Spades hair?" Jaye added.
Eryn still didn't seem totally convinced.
Scarlett looked at Jaye. "If they have any hair left, after Duke takes care of them." She shook her head. "Sammy went on another rampage this morning. Alpine and Bazooka became her victims."
"Yeah, I know," Jaye said. "Bazooka hobbled in here to say good morning to Eryn."
"Bazooka is short," Eryn stated matter-of-factly.
"That's because he didn't eat his strawberries and vegetables," Scarlett pointed out.
Flint shook his head. "I need to talk to Beach Head about his daughter later. This is getting out of control. Fine, I understand puppy love, but isn't she getting a little obsessed now? By the way, where is our son? Hiding?"
"He said something about getting some coffee then going to check on his little redheaded sprite," Jaye said smiling.
"I didn't know pop had heads," Eryn said, lying down.
Scarlett looked at Eryn as she spoke,"I hope he has better luck than Conrad or myself. Colleen didn't sleep a wink last night, and she still won't tell is what's wrong. Sky Dancer promised to stop by this morning to the suite, so the girls can have some time together. They need it."
"I havta go potty," Eryn said, sitting up in the bed.
"Come on," Flint said, picking up his daughter. "I'll take you to the bathroom." He carried her out of the room.
"I guess I better get going too." Scarlett stood up, picking up the game from the bed and putting it back in the closet.
"Thanks, Shana. You've been a lifesaver," Jaye said to her sincerely.
"What are best friends for?" Scarlett replied, bending down and hugging her friend. "Don't worry, Eryn is going to be fine. She has a good Doctor. Maybe all this stress will make his hair grow back to its original color?"
"Somehow, I doubt it," Jaye laughed. "There goes my son." she said and nodded toward the window at Cayden heading towards the housing unit.
"I'll see you later." Scarlett waved, leaving out of the room and heading out of the building. She watched Cayden walk with two cups of coffee in his hands, then did a double take watching Beach Head's daughter run toward him, leading a group of Greenshirts, barking at them. "Sammy! Halt! That's an order!"
Sammy stopped and glared at her.
Cayden looked back at his aunt and gave her nod of thanks and continued towards the building.
Scarlett walked over to the younger woman, then glanced at the Greenshirts' exhausted faces. "Squadron D?"
"Yes...yes.. Ma'am," one of the Greenshirts puffed out.
"I see." Scarlett turned to the young image of Cover Girl, who had the glaring features of Beach Head. "How long have they been running?"
"About forty five minutes," Sammy said smugly with crossed arms in front of her chest.
"Guessing from their out of breath bodies and red faces, they haven't been running forty five minutes. How long have they been running?" Scarlett asked a second time.
"Alright, an hour and a half. Now if you'll excuse me, we have training," Sammy said and tried to get around the older Joe.
Scarlett stepped in front of her, blocking her path. "Then let me ask them." She turned to the Greenshirt. "Parkington, how long have you been running?"
Parkington replied slowly, almost afraid to answer, "Three hours."
"I see," Scarlett replied, her face turning to a frown. "Squadron D, you are dismissed and have the afternoon off."
"Yes Ma'am!" They all saluted and ran out of there faster than Cobra Commander asking them to join Cobra with no pay.
"What do you think you are doing?" Sammy asked hotly. "I'm the one training them. I'm the one that dismisses them!"
"And I'm higher rank than you, Corporal!" Scarlett barked at her. "I have seen the way you've been handling the soldiers! And not even your father would had acted in the manner that I see right in front of me!"
Cayden noticed the way Sammy was treating his aunt, and took the scenic route to the building where Colleen lived. He bumped into Sammy, spilling coffee all over her. "Ooops, sorry."
Sammy looked down at her uniform and up at him in embarrassment before taking off running.
"Thanks, Cayden," Scarlett said to him. "I owe you two cups of coffee." Watching the young woman run towards the woman's locker room.
"That girl needs to be locked up. She's a menace to society," Cayden said. "I'll see you later." He headed back toward the building.
Scarlett chuckled, turning around and heading toward the training rooms.
Cayden headed up the stairs and down the hallway, toward the Hauser's suite. He knocked on the door, listening to the television in the background.
Sky Dancer answered the door. "Hi." She beckoned him to enter the suite.
"So how's my favorite carrot top this morning?" Cayden asked with a bright smile.
"If you mean Jean Grey from X-men, you have to go to the X-Mansion and ask her yourself," Sky Dancer smirked. Then her smile faded. "She won't tell me what's wrong. Scarlett said she isn't even writing on her laptop!"
"Reena! Who is it?" Colleen's voice floated from the living room.
"It's Major Bludd in a tuxedo!" Sky Dancer replied with a snicker.
"I'll go try to talk to her again," Cayden said and walked into the suite.
"I hope she talks to you," Sky Dancer replied softy. "I'm getting worried. I'll see both of you later." She left the suite before her friend could notice.
Cayden walked into the room where Colleen sat in her wheelchair. "Hey, how's my favorite Sprite?"
Colleen raised her eyebrows. "Don't know, you have to ask Dr. Pepper," she softly answered.
Cayden laughed. "Touché." He sat down in the chair. "I had coffee for you but I'm afraid there was a little mishap and it's now all over Sammy."
"What happened? Colleen asked with a soft tone. "Did she go after you again?"
"Actually your mother. I just intervened with the caffeineated beverage of champions," Cayden smirked.
"She went after my Mother!" Colleen frowned, her face turning slightly red. "That's it! Call Spades, I'm going for that rematch right now!" She rose from the chair and started limping toward the door. "She's going down!"
In two strides, Cayden quickly lifted her up off her feet. "Slow down now. I've taken care of it, for now."
"Fine, but she needs to realize that you don't love her." Colleen sighed. "Where's Reena?"
"Oh, she left," Cayden said putting her back down in the wheel chair.
"We had planned on watching some of those tapes," Colleen pointed out. "I'll call her later and see if she can return in the afternoon." She looked down at her hands, avoiding his eyes.
He used a finger to her chin to make her look at him. "Please tell me what's wrong."
"How's the little munchkin?" Colleen asked, diverting his question.
"Terrified," Cayden answered. "Now answer my question."
"Poor baby. I hope the operation is done quickly and she can go back to her high spirited Joe chasing self," Colleen replied.
"Colleen..." Cayden sighed and got up and went to look out the window.
Colleen glanced toward him, squinting from the bright light. Her head throbbed from even the light, and she felt defeated from the pain, even after taking aspirins. Maybe she should tell him, but she didn't want him to worry about her since he already had his sister and mother to worry about. She wheeled herself towards the couch, away from the sun. "Want to watch one of the tapes with me?"
"No, what I want is for you to talk to me," Cayden said.
"I am talking to you, see my lips are moving, saying words to you." Colleen slyly smiled.
He turned and gave her an even stare. "Why is it so dark in here?" he finally asked, thinking he knew what was the matter with her.
"So we can watch the movie better, duh," Colleen answered, trying to hide the real reason.
"Fine, we'll watch the movie but I'm only here for about a half hour then I need to go scrub up," Cayden said.
"That's alright. I know you're busy," Colleen replied, slipping off the wheelchair and onto the couch.
"I promised Eryn I'd be in there with her," Cayden said, walking over to the couch.
"I'm glad you'll be there." Colleen smiled at him, then took the remote control. She felt him sit beside her and wrap his arm over her shoulder. She leaned her head against him, her eyes slightly closed. "My mom gave me this tape this morning. It's when they were first engaged. But she warned me not to get any ideas."
"Oh?" he asked, holding her closer.
Colleen nodded. "And she told me if Dad finds out I watched it, both of us would be run over with the Wolverine!" She clicked on the remote and the tape started to play.
"There's all of them. Wow, Aunt Courtney had blond hair?"
"Looks like they are in Mom's old suite. Aunt Court looks like she's the film director. Hmm, where is Uncle Vincent and Aunt Keiko heading?" Colleen asked, snuggling closer to him, feeling his arms around her, and felt a sting of guilt in her chest from hiding her secret.
The scene unfolded in front of them, where Falcon and Jinx broke into Snake Eyes suite and stole two of his Barbie dolls. They laughed at them rushing back at the suite, and then Colleen smiled, watching her mother, pull her father out of the suite.
"Wonder what they are going to do?" she asked. Watching the film continue to roll. "Dad looks angry."
"Oh yeah."
The scene changed into Hawk's office with a confused looking General Hawk staring at his second in command and counterintelligence officer. Then looked directly at the camera. They watched Scarlett walk over to the closet, then taking out a violin, and then starting to play. Duke closed his eyes and started to sing. 'Candle in the Water.'
"I can't hear this," Cayden said, snatching the remote and turning the volume up.
The sound of the television blared in Colleen's ears, making her head throb from the pain, she turned her head quickly, burying it in his shoulder area, and covering it with her hands, holding it from the pounding beat. Tears stained her eyes. "Stop, make it stop," she softly cried.
Cayden looked at her in shock, then quickly turned the television off. "How long have you had this headache?"
She looked up to his face, her dark blue eyes finally showing the pain. "Eleven days," she answered slowly.
"Eleven days?!" Cayden asked in shock. "Why haven't you said anything?!" He picked her up from the couch and took her over to her wheelchair.
"I...I.. thought it would go away, like the last time," Colleen whispered. "I've been taking aspirins, but they haven't helped." Then she glanced at his face. "I didn't want to make you more worried that you were with everything else."
"Honey, don't you ever worry about making me worried. I'm going to be your husband. It's my job to worry about you." He kissed her softly, then placed her down in the chair just as his cell phone rang. He rolled his eyes after he saw that it was his father calling. "Hi, Dad..."
"I lost Eryn!" Flint's voice almost shouted in a panic. "I can't find her! Your Mom is going to kill me!"
"Wait, Dad. What do you mean you lost Eryn? You're in the Infirmary, how could you lose her there?" Cayden asked getting behind Colleen's wheelchair and pushing her toward the door.
Colleen's eyes widened, listening to part of the conversation.
"She locked me in the stall! I'm in the bathroom! She said she wanted help, and when I walked in here, she ran out and locked the stall on me!!" Flint explained over the phone. "Get me out!"
"I'm on my way," Cayden said and hung up his phone. "Eryn escaped. We need to go rescue my Dad."
"How the blue blazes did she managed that?" Colleen asked perplexed. "Never mind, she's your Mom's kid, there's the reason. Cayden, go. Leave me here. I'll get Dance, we'll use her dogs to find her."
"Alright but you stay off that ankle," Cayden said, kissed her then rushed out of her suite. He looked all around him as he ran to the infirmary.
Scarlett and Duke were heading toward the barracks when they spotted Cayden running at top speed.
"Cayden!" Scarlett called out, wondering if there was an emergency to send him running like that.
"Eryn's missing. She locked Dad in the bathroom!!" Cayden yelled, not stopping,
"That girl is just like her Mother!" Duke growled as he ran back toward the Infirmary.
"We got to find her!" Scarlett said, her voice filled with worry.
They rushed into the infirmary, charging towards the bathroom and Eryn's room.
Duke and Cayden barged into the bathroom, discovering that Eryn had moved a wheelchair, barricading the door.
"Get me out!!" Flint hollered, the door vibrating from his punching.
Duke pushed the chair away, and opened the door.
Flint rushed out in a panic. "We got to find her!" he stated, running out of the bathroom, Duke and Cayden in tow, running down the hallway, toward the room.
In the room, Scarlett found Jaye sleeping on the bed, and gently shook her friend. "Allie, wake up."
"Shana? I must have dozed off." Jaye said ,sitting up slowly.
Flint burst into the room, startling both the women, he threw himself on the floor, looking under the beds. "Blast it!" He jumped straight up and caught his wife's eyes staring it at him. Busted. "Umm, hi Allie."
"Where is Eryn?" Jaye asked evenly giving him the patented Jaye stare.
"Honey...trust me... it's not my fault..." Flint stuttered, worried beyond belief.
"Eryn pulled a Jaye on him," Scarlett stated, watching her best friend's husband turn pale.
"You lost my baby!!!" Jaye yelled and tried to get up off the bed, only to collapse to the ground.
Flint rushed to her side and gently picked her up. "Allie, relax. She's in here somewhere."
Scarlett gulped, now thinking that she had made a mistake of waking Jaye, and glanced at Duke, who shared the same thought. Her stomach turned, now more worried than ever.
Flint gently set down his wife into the wheelchair, her eyes shooting Javelins. "We'll find her, I promise."
"You better or I'm going to run this wheelchair right up where the sun don't shine!!" Jaye vowed.
"I'll go check the closets," Duke said, not wanting to be around for that.
"I'll go check the rooms," Scarlett stated, rushing out of there, faster than her heels could click.
Flint wheeled Jaye out in the hallway. "Eryn!!" he cried out. He noticed First Aid and Lifeline walking toward them. "Red Alert, we got a little girl gone M.I.A!"
"Oh crap!" they both said, rushing both ways trying to find the little girl.
"ERYN!!" Flint yelled again, his eyes turning left and right, frantically looking for his daughter.
"Eryn!!" Cayden yelled for his sister.
Duke looked in the linen closets.
Scarlett ran into the rooms, checking under beds and closets. "Eryn!" she cried out, "Please come out!"
From down the hallway, Sky Dancer came running in with her two Dobermans. She rushed toward Flint and Jaye.
"Colleen called about Eryn. I came to help. Do you have anything that belongs to her?" Sky Dancer asked quickly, the dogs by her side, ready to work.
"She took everything with her when she went to the bathroom, her bear and her blanket. Everything else is back in our suite," Jaye said worriedly.
Sky Dancer nodded. "Don't be so sure, Lady Jaye." The young woman turned to her dogs. "Apollo, platz." The Doberman immediately went in a down position. Then, Sky Dancer walked toward the room. "Athena, fuss!"
The other Doberman went to her side, then followed her trainer into the room.
Sky Dancer took the pillow from the bed and placed it in front of the black and brown dog. "Such." The Doberman smelled the pillow and gave a bark. The air pilot nodded, then turned, heading out of the room. She stopped in front of Jaye. "Athena is ready to find her."
Jaye was speechless. All she could do was nod.
Flint held Jaye's shoulders tightly. "I've seen these two work, they will find her, Allie. Don't worry."
"Scarlett! Get out of my room!" Leatherneck hollered, from a few doors down.
"I'm searching for a six year old!" Scarlett shouted.
"Yeah, and I am searching for my dentures!!" Leatherneck snarled.
Flint shook his head, watching his best friend walk in and pull out his wife.
Sky Dancer then turned and looked at the Doberman. "Such."
The dog began to sniff around the room, then start sniffing around the hallway.
"We need to find my baby," Jaye said softly.
"She's not in the closets," Duke said coming up to them with his arm locked with his wife's.
"And she's not in the rooms," Scarlett added solemnly.
The dog sniffed around, then began to walk quicker, towards the bathrooms.
"We were there before," Flint pointed out. "That's where I lost her."
Sky Dancer nodded. "She's got the scent and is trailing her. Give her a chance."
Athena once again began to sniff, then headed down the hallway and began to bark near a window, which was opened.
"If she went outside she, could be anywhere," Jaye said worriedly.
Outside, Eryn was hiding in the bushes with her beloved puppy, listening to her mother's voice.
"Don't worry, Allie," Flint said. "We'll find her."
Sky Dancer nodded. "Athena, such," she commanded to the dog once again. "Apollo, fuss!" The other Doberman came running to his trainer's side.
Athena sniffed once again and barked. Apollo ran and jumped out the window, then began to bark frantically.
Sky Dancer turned to Jaye. "He found her, she's outside!"
Jaye started to head outside.
Flint took hold of Jaye's wheelchair and rushed her out of the infirmary, the others close behind.
Sky Dancer ran ahead, toward her dog and found him barking at some bushes. "Apollo, fuss!" The dog stopped barking and headed toward his trainer.
A brown tail moved back and forth from under the bushes.
"Eryn," Flint called out softly. "Eryn, please come out."
"I'm not here, so go away," came a small voice.
"Eryn, baby, come on," Jaye pleaded.
Scarlett turned to Duke, worry written all over her face.
Flint stepped closer. "Knock, knock," he said towards the bushes.
The dog barked at Flint.
Cayden walked over by his mother.
"Shut up, Lady Alison," Eryn whispered, still hiding.
Flint shook his head. "Come on out, Honey." He moved closer toward the bushes and then the dog began to growl. "Oh great! Now that mutt is not letting me near my daughter!"
"Come here, Lady Alison!!" Cayden called out and the dog came running to one of her favorite people.
Eryn could be seen curled up in a ball and trying to slip further into the bushes.
Flint went down on all fours and crawled slowly into the bushes. He then stopped inches from his daughter. "Nice place, you have here."
"Go way, Daddy," Eryn said and tried to inch further away from her father.
"Munchkin, please," Flint plead. "You're getting sicker. You need to come with me, so we can get the germs out. I don't like seeing my little girl all sick."
"I no like needles!!!" she screamed at him but it sounded more like a loud whisper because of her raw throat.
"Oh I know, sweetie. I know you hate the needles. Your Mommy hates them too. But she still takes them, because it makes her better. And you want to feel better like Mommy, right?" Flint said softly.
The little girl nodded.
"Alright, then we will go together and Daddy will take a needle too. So you don't take it by yourself." Flint promised, holding his hand out to his daughter.
"P...pwomise?" Eryn asked as she took his hand.
"I pinkie swear and spit on Shipwreck's hair." Flint smiled down at his daughter.
Eryn climbed out of the bushes with Flint. Lady Alison came running up to her and licked her face. Then she turned to see the black and brown Doberman. "Damn dog," Eryn growled.
Jaye glared at Flint
Flint chuckled. "Hey, at least she got one line from me!" He picked up his daughter and headed inside the Infirmary. "Maybe Doc can do surgery on my pants!" he stated, glancing down at Lady Alison who had grabbed them by her teeth, tarring them apart. He shook his head. "Damn dog."