Disclaimer and A.N.: I own Gyia, Ryu Toukon, and Saldar while Imperfection07 owns Mona and SEGA owns the rest. This is my first time using this OpenOffice program and I must say it seems to be easier to use than MSWord itself. Plus the spell check option that it has sure helps. Well enough about that. I'm posting a second chapter today because I was unable to post yesterday... wait... my today is different from your today. I keep forgetting that I'm halfway across the world from most of my readers. Oh well. If you haven't read my last chapter then please do before reading this one. Well on with this installment. Just so everyone knows: I'm running out of chapter titles... LOL

Chapter 35: A Lone Wolf's Past part 1

'I can't believe that one of my own troops tried to do something that I had once tried to do,' I thought as he finished filling out the hospital papers and handed them to the receptionist behind the front counter.

"Your all cleared to leave," the man said after he took the clipboard and confirmed that it was filled out properly.

"Thanks," I said as I turned around to go pickup my jacket from the chair that I left it on.

"You heading back to work?" a woman to my left asked as I just looked out of the corner of my eyes and noticed that it was the woman working directly under me.

"Yes," I said as I picked my jacket up and started towards the door.

"Do you want me to watch over them?" she asked as she knew what needed to be done. All I did was just nod as I stopped for a second to catch what she said. She knew I heard and I could hear her heels clicking on the floor as she turned around towards the doorway to the back of the hospital.

'Thanks, Gyia,' I thought as I began to walk again towards the door and passed a man carrying a woman who looked to be in labor. I could hear the man yelling at the clerk to hurry it up but I could tell the clerk was trying to confirm the information. A memory came back to me as I let a smile come to my face as I left the hospital itself.

Flashback 1

"Where do you think your going?" a woman asked a young man in his early 20's as he started to leave through a set of double doors that were in front of him.

"I have to go," he said as he looked down towards the ground in shame.

"Your going to leave the mother of your child behind just so you can go off to fight some damn battle that you may never return from?" the woman yelled as the anger could be seen in her face. The young man just looked straight at her in shock for a moment but let sheer determination take his face to hide his moment of weakness.

"I'm sorry," he said as he turned around and pushed open the first set of doors but was stopped as a strong hand grasped his shoulder and held him in place.

"Are you sure this is the right choice?" a strong mans voice said as the young man just nodded his head and grabbed the hand on his shoulder and began to lift it off.

"Take care of Mia," he said as he began to walk towards the second set of doors. When he reached it he only turned his head slightly and looked back as he saw the woman who was yelling at him standing beside a middle-aged man as the man gave him a nod of understanding. 'Thank you for watching after her,' he thought as he signaled down a taxi for him to reach his destination, 'I'll never forget what your doing for me. I owe you one, mother and father.'

End Flashback 1

'Why did I remember that now?' I thought as I arrived at my car and hopped inside. I pulled the car keys from my jacket pocket and started up the car. Within moments I was along my way. 'I wonder what ever happened to my son?' I thought as I stopped at an interception and turned on my right turn signal. I'm going to have to look him up once again. I kept my mind to a blank for the rest of the drive back to the squadron building. The place seemed so empty right now due to everyone being at the club getting a drink after a hard won fight. Well all those that didn't get injuried, atleast.

"What are you doing back here, Colonel Toukon?" a middleaged woman asked as she picked her head up from her work behind her desk at my presence.

"I'm just here to finish some after battle paperwork," I said as I dug in my pocket to find the key to my office but found her already opening it as I fished the keys out, "Thank you, Mrs. Choe."

"Just don't work to long," she said as she began to walk back towards her desk, "Its the weekend and you need your rest just like everyone else."

"I'll take those words to heart," I said in return as I entered my office and flipped on the light switch. I began to remember the first day I was placed in charge of a squadron. It had been a small maintance squadron stationed out of Japan, but none-the-less, it got me to this place that I am now.

Flashback 2

"This will be your new office," a late middleaged man said as he lead in a young Major into a bare office that badly needed to be fixed up, "The previous occupant didn't keep this office up to quality and for that, we apologize."

"Don't worry about it," a man in his early 30's said as he sat down the box that he was carrying and began to take in his new surroundings, 'This place is a mess, but with a little help, I could have this place up to standards.'

"I would advise you to go out and meet your new troops," the old man said as he turned towards the man that was inspecting his new office.

"Thank you, Colonel Byrd," the man said as he turned and held out a hand for a handshake which the other returned without hesitation.

"I want you to remember that if you ever need any help with anything," the man said as he shook the others hand, "I want you to give me a call and I will help you to the best of my ability."

"Thanks once again," the man said as he let the handshake go and lead the Colonel towards the door.

"I'll leave you to your own devices for a while," the older man said as he took the open door's handle in his hand and gave a nod with a wink and a smile as if to tell the man before him good luck and congratulations.

End Flashback 2

'I had completely forgotten about my mentor after all these years,' I thought as I was now sitting in the chair behind my desk as I waited for my computer to finish booting up, 'Looks like I may need his assistance once again.' I just let out a small sigh as I began to type in my login and password to gain admittance to the secure system. "Mrs Choe!" I yelled out as I picked myself up from my seat and began to walk towards the door as the middleaged woman opened it and looked towards me.

"You called sir?" she asked as she stood in the doorway with the door wide open.

"I need you to help me find a phone number," I said as I looked from her towards my desk chair and then back up towards her.

"One of your old mentors." she said as she instantly knew what he had wanted.

"He was not just one of my old mentors..." I began to say as she instantly knew what I was talking about as she finished off the sentence for me.

"He was my first and most trusted one," she said as a smile came to her face, "Your talking about Colonel Byrd."

"That's correct," I said as I had forgotten that all secretaries where required to learn all they could about the commanders they are required to serve under.

"I have his home phone number placed off to the side, in case you ever needed it," she said as she turned around and within a few moments returned with a small book in her hand and a pair of reading glasses on her face, "His number is as follows..." The rest of the conversation seemed to me to be blanked out as I scribbled the information down and gave her a word of thanks which she returned with a smile and a nod. I told her to leave the door open in case I ever needed her again for anything. 'She has to be one of the best secretaries that I've ever had,' I thought to myself as I looked down at the address at hand and the phone number that followed it and a felling of loneliness filled my soul. With a slight glance over my shoulder I looked towards the window of my office as more memories came to pass.

Flashback 3

"Why are you leaving again," a lady asked as she held an infant in her armsand a look of worry and sorrow over took her face.

"I'm sorry Mia but you know they need me at the front line," a young leuitenant said with a bag over his shoulder as he stood in the doorway of his home.

"Don't expect me to be here when you return," Mia said as she placed a look of anger on her face but quickly removed it and began to rock the child in her arms as it began to cry.

"I hope you will stay, but if you don't..." the man said as he dropped his head and let a few tears drop from his face, "I would understand. If I don't see you again when I return, please seek the help of my mentor."

"I will and goodbye, Ryu," she said as a tear formed in her eyes as her face took a look between anger and sorrow.

End Flashback 3

'When I returned home she was gone,' I thought as I remembered back to my final memory of the wife I once had. A tear came down my cheek as it dropped onto the paper I was holding. I had lost word of my son from that day foward. Three weeks after I had returned, I had found out that Mia had died and that my son was nowhere to be found. I had no idea as to where he could be but I swore that I would never give up in my search for him. That was the first true oath I made to myself. The first that changed me to the man I had become.

End Chapter 35

"Damn boss," Sonic said as he let out a whistle as he watched the scene be created.

"Your surprised about his past as it's starting to playout now?" I asked as I looked towards the blue haired man that stood next to me. He just gave out a small nod as he stood there standing in shock.

"I still can't believe he walked out on the mother of his child as she was in labor," he said as he re-read the beginning of the chapter, "What kind of man does a thing like that?"

"A man that is determined to make a better life for the ones that he loved," Ryu Toukon (A.N. In this story I'm just the author, Toukon is a character of my creation to end all confusion) said as he walked in from off the stage, "I was a young and hard-headed man who wanted to make a place for himself."

"What happened to the child?" Amy asked as she took off the wig that she had on and had the make-up assistants remove the costume that she was wearing Toukon's mother.

"You'll have to find out later on," Toukon said in return as he looked over towards her, "By the way, nice job playing my mother."

"Thanks," Amy said with a smile as she tried to turned her head but was made to hold it still by the four individuals around her. "Easy there," she said as one tried to pull off a bit of the prosthetic's that they used for the costume to make her look older.

"I'm sorry everyone but I must cut this intermission short because the next chapter is getting ready to be made," I said as I saw the scene's layout appear before me, "Looks like I got some more work to do. I might just post a third chapter this fine Kunsan day."