Second wave.

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At Joe HQ's quartermaster's area, the Moe's* enter the uniform storage, and see's Pvt. Lavigne, Green-shirt Blais, Indiana, and another M.P. try on uniforms. The lead one taps Lavigne's shoulder, who has a neon green helmet on.

"Hey, Marvin the martian, you got a letter." He tells Lavigne, who removes the helmet.

"Hold this, Alex...Aye carumba." He says as he hands it over, then sits down.

"What's da matteh, Lawman?" Blais asks him as he and Indiana lean over while wearing a grey hat and holding a brown vest.

"Carly**, my girlfriend, and her family moved to Oregon." He replies in a sad tone.

"I know that feeling, Cobra air-raid killed a girl i went out with in middle-school, it's why i signed up." Indiana says as he pats his back.

"Yeah, real bummer, Chris. But there'll be others." M.P. Alex adds.


The worker then heads to the Intel office, where Scarlett and Lady-Jaye are looking over reports. "Got some word that they're moving construction and crystal shaping equipment to the pacific somewhere." Scarlett says to her roommate.

"A former CIA co-worker of mine mentioned Cobra subs near Argentina." Lady-Jaye says before a knocking is heard.

"Mail call, I'll leave it on the floor." He tells the two from outside.

They listen for him to leave before opening the door, and picking them up.

"Alright, Ron mailed me back, how about you, Apple?" Lady-Jaye asks.


In the rec room, Rock 'n Roll gets a letter while playing Yahtzee with Dr. Rich.

"Who's that from, Rock?" Airtight asks him.

"Some old pal of mine, saying something about this band his niece Carmen is in." Rock replies.

"Cool, what's it called?" Footloose asks next.

"Says here, they're The holograms." Rock tells them.


Bacal then gets to the commissary. "From your aunt Peoria, Roadblock."

"Nothing makes your day better, then getting a letter." He says while he is making a batch of something.


He knocks on the door to the girl's quarters, where Cover-Girl opens the door, and he notices Alice, who changed her surname back to Langdon, and Green-shirt Rodriguez are watching a wrestling match in the background.

"Got your auto magazine, C.G." He tells her, and she grins wide.

"Gee, Thanks." She tells him, then rushes off to the bedroom. Bacal grimaces and shakes his head in disgust as he hears faint moaning while walking away.


He stops at the gym where Quick-Kick, Gung-Ho, Recondo, Green-shirt Jordan, and Short-Fuze are.

"Here, guys." He tells them.

Quick-Kick opens his first. "Heh, got an invite for a martial arts demonstration from my old college." He says, with a smirk.

Gung-Ho is next. "Beh, 'nutha reminda 'bout mah car payment."

Recondo is given a couple of magazines while he and Jordan are chatting, and Short-Fuze gets a letter from overseas.

"What happened, Fuze?" Quick-Kick asks Short-Fuze who kicks over an exercise bike.

"That lady i mentioned just got rescued, but resigned." He answered.

"How bad?" Bacal asks him, figuring he knows what comes next.

"She...lost a foot and part of her left arm. She'll never fly again." He said as he picked it back up.

"That's awful, you gonna be ok?" Jordan asks him, but he shrugs while the others offer their support.

"I don't know; maybe after i take off and find a bar somewhere." He tells her and the rest.

"I'll go with, you'll need a ride back." Quick-Kick offers, which he accepts.


He later reaches Duke's office. "Mail call, sir."

"Come on in." Duke says, and he walks in to hand him one from Washington. He reads it, then turns the intercom on. "All Joes report to the assembly room, i repeat, all Joes to assembly room."

"What's going on, sir?" Bacal asks, and Duke grins.

"Good news times two." He says to him.

"You know Quick and Short wont be there, right?" Bacal asks next.

"I heard, thanks anyway." Duke replies before leaving.

In the assembly room, Duke is speaking with Flint before addressing the crowd. "Joes, i have just been informed that reserve operative Beachhead is currently 60% healed from his injuries."

The first generation Joes complain until he continues. "I also have been informed that Colonel Abernathy has been promoted to Brigadier General following the retirement of General Franks." He tells them, and all of them cheer and clap.


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*Mail room Joes.

**Character from transformers.