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The 8th Loser Chapter 2
All of the platoon squads have made it to the rendezvous point at the new base location. Everything is set and becoming more operational with each new installation.
Everyone has made it there in one piece.
Well almost all.
It's as a debriefing is occurring in the main control room that it's noted that someone is missing from the group.
Tigress.
Constance never arrived nor did she come with the transport she mentioned she would.
Something isn't right.
General Hawk immediately orders a scan of the footage from the previous base in order to discover some answers on what may have happened to waylay her on the path to them.
Instead them are met with a shock and a stunned layer of silence following afterwards.
All present watch in disbelief as Constance slips through the hanger bay unseen with her bags and takes a separate aircraft. Then she doesn't join the rest of the army in the relocation. She flies off in a different direction and because everyone else was occupied through other means no one thought the wiser of checking especially where she was.
Hoping to see the cause of this Breaker then goes to the security footage of her right before this when Constance received the phone call from Mike.
Constance isn't easily rattled and despite not being privy to the entire conversation held between the two separate parties they can see how pale Constance had gotten and how upset it made her judging by what they could hear it was serious enough to force her to leave.
Still it doesn't excuse going AWOL. Not by a long shot.
Not tolerating this behavior, General Hawk said "Breaker, contact Tigress on that jet immediately. See if you can contact her right now."
Break instantly complies.
On the jet at the controls Constance bears a stony and unreadable expression on her face steadfastly intent on her course. Although she seems quite composed inside it is in fact the opposite as the contact with Mike still left her deeply shaken that slowly gets worse the closer and closer she gets to Derry. The scar on her palm aches, stinging alarmingly so as she travels more towards where it all began.
It certainly didn't help in the least when the coms suddenly went off on the jet.
"Tigress, do you read? Please respond," said Breaker over the line.
Constance ignores the transmission, refusing to acknowledge it.
"Connie, please answer," persists Breaker, using the nickname he and the others have for her in hopes of provoking an answer.
It did just not in a way he or any of the others wanted.
To the contrary Constance doesn't take it well.
The first time Constance was called that was by her fellow Losers and hearing it right now given the circumstances brought back some memories that she'd rather not think about at the present moment given her current state of mind.
Constance then abruptly cuts off the transmission without saying a single word.
Back the base the Joes turn to General Hawk to see what he has to say about this, but there is now concern and worry for their comrade.
This is extremely out of character for Constance, not being like her at all.
General Hawk can sense this, too.
General Hawk ordered "Hone in on the tracking signal of the aircraft she's using. Afterwards Heavy Duty, Scarlett, Breaker, Snake Eyes, Duke, Ripcord, I want you to go after her. Bring her back. She owes us some answers."
Brow raised in surprised, Scarlett said "Isn't that a bit of overkill, General?"
Nodding, General Hawk said "Normally I would concur, but something doesn't feel right here. I'm not saying she's a traitor because only a fool would say that given how loyal she is. No, something on that call must've set her off and I want to know what it is. You have your orders."
"Yes, Sir," echoed the Joes.
Authors Note:
Glad each and every one of you had a Merry Christmas, my friends! Here is your belated present for the holiday! Glad you can enjoy it as I have writing it. And, let's not forget, have a Happy New Year!
Hope you all like this one! I certainly did while writing it for your vast enjoyment! ;D
I've been meaning to get back to this one for a while and only now I've managed to find time and inspiration for it. I'm very satisfied and happy about it.
I recently put up some other works I've put out at titled Secret Of Bristol Cove, Predators Redemption, A Revolutionary Romance, Fantine Tezla: Hot Wheels Acceleracers, Magic And the Brave Little Toaster 1, Lavinia: Princess Of Edelweiss, Rorschach's Legend, Watchmen Meets Avengers: The Newest Defender, The 8th Loser, Naomi Poldark: Mistress Of Nampara, Serenity: End Guardian To The Moors, Dido Cruger: Power Rangers SPD, and Nuala: The White Lioness. I highly recommend them. ;D
By the way Rorschach's Legend. Mandalorian: The 2nd Foundling, Eira Byrnison, and Watchmen Meets Avengers: The Newest Defender are the newest additions to my profile. If you're a fan of the Golden Compass and Watchmen which are the new series on HBO then you will love these. Then if you haven't saw them yet then I recommend that you check it out. Since there are still just recently uploaded I really would enjoy hearing other peoples thoughts on the subject matter so far. So feel free to do so if you have the time.
I have other grand news! I was a patron at New York Comic Con! Ah! I'd been dying to go for years and now I had the opportunity. The Jokers from Impractical Jokers have been here along with Tom Hiddleston and so many others. Over those few days I actually got my picture taken with a couple of other actors/actresses and some really great panels. It really is so exciting there. This is an opportunity of a lifetime so there's no way in hell that I was going to waste a single second of it. No one ever should with something like this. Ever! ;D
For future preferences I highly recommend that you all keep an eye out for when tickets for New York Comic Con are available for purchase again for next year. This is a huge event and you should jump on it whenever you have the chance.