San Diego California
Josh and the others arrived at their base exactly 22 hours after they left Japan. They didn't say much they were all to tired to talk and one after another they fell asleep where they fell. Mike was on the couch. Kenny was on the floor next to Terry and Josh was the only one that made it to his bed.
Josh hade a restless sleep it was full of dreams. Dreams of Sherry lying on a pile of bodies. Dreams of the day he proposed to Sherry. Dreams of Linna. And one dream that took him by surprise. He was standing at the end of a long room. He could see all of his friend sitting around the room looking at him. And he saw Linna in a white dress walking slowly at him with a man in his early 50's walking her down.
'What is this?' He thought. 'I don't understand what's going on.'
As Linna walked beside him and stopped he heard a voice from behind him.
Friends we are gathered here today." The voice said.
'Its my wedding.' He thought.
He felt a cold wind sweep next to him and he turned to look.
At first the image next to him was blurry but soon he could see it clearly.
"Sherry?!" He tried to say but it came out as a whisper.
Sherry was dressed all in green with face paint she had her M16A2 over her shoulder. And on her right hand she wore the ring Josh left on her head stone. She looked at him with tears in her eyes but she was smiling.
"Sherry." He tried to say again.
Sherry just looked at him smiling and she heard her voice.
"I got what you left for me." She said. "Its beautiful I'd almost forgotten what it looked like."
Josh tried to say something but she but her fingers to his lips.
"Ssshhhhh I want to enjoy this moment." She said. "I heard what you all said to me. And that you are in love. I'm happy for you I really am. I can see her through your memories she is gorgeous I know you will be happy together." She said.
"I'm sorry." Josh whispered.
"Don't be what happened to me is not your fault. Mike thinks it is his its not it was a war people die in wars there is nothing you Mike or anyone else could do. I have to go now I love you and I always will." She said and gently kissed him.
He closed his eyes knowing this would be the last time he would feel her kiss and he wanted it to last forever. He felt her lips leave his and he opened his eyes. He saw Sherry start to go blurry and start to vanish.
"Goodbye." She said and vanished.
Josh sat up and looked around the room. Even though it was the middle of summer and had to be 102 in the room he was cold very cold. He put his fingers to his lips. He could still feel Sherry's kiss and he started to cry.
Silky Doll
Mackey walked down the hall and into his room. He opened his closet door to get his work close on and a small plastic bar flew past his head and something fell at his feet. He looked down just in time to hear a loud pop followed by a bright flash an a defining boom. Once he could see and hear again he saw a letter on his work close.
Did you really think I was gonna forget about you? Was all it said.
Syila and Nigel came running into the room.
"What was that what happened?" Syila asked.
Mackey picked up the bar that went past his head and held it up.
"8000 miles away and he gets his revenge." Mackey said laughing.
Linna's apartment
Linna held the sword and the letter Josh left her as she was laying in bed.
'I can't believe he left this for me.' She thought and smiled. 'He will be back tomorrow.'
She stood up and set the sword and letter on her bed and walked out of her apartment. She got into her car and drove down to Syila's.
Silky Doll
'I'm gonna get something special for him.' She thought as she walked in.
Syila was behind the counter dressed in her usual business suit.
"Hey Linna what's up?" Syila said as Linna walked up to the counter.
"I'm here as a customer today." Linna said.
"Ok anything in particular that you art looking for?" Syila asked
"Yes that night gown I tolled you about the other day." Linna said and blushed.
"Right this way." Syila said and walked up to the green see-through nightgown. "Might I suggest some matching under garments?" Syila asked taking it off the rack.
"Yes please." Linna said her blush darkening.
Syila took a pair of Jade green bra and panties of the rack and handed them to Linna.
"I don't need to show you the way to the changing room do I?" Syila asked.
"No you don't." Linna said. "Besides I've already tried it on and it fits."
"Ok then onward to the check out line." Syila said.
She swiped the nightgown and the register showed the price.
"20million yen oh my god." Linna said as her jaw hit the counter.
"Well that's before you get my discount." Syila said and punched a fey numbers in and the price changed from 20million to 4million.
"Well that helps but still ouch." Linna said.
"And I'll throw in the bra and panties are free." Syila said.
"That works for me." Linna said pulling out her credit card.
San Diego California
Josh could not fall back asleep after his dream so he set about packing all the things he would need back in Tokyo.
Mike came walking in and saw him packing.
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"I'm going back to Tokyo." Josh said setting a duffel bag on his bed.
"Why are there more Boomers?" Mike asked.
"No." Josh answered.
"Then why are you going….Linna." Mike said.
"Yea I tolled her I'd be back in 3 days so I got to get going." Josh said and picked up his bags and headed for the door.
"I'll go get Kenny and Terry." Mike said and walked down the hall to Kenny's room.
Kenny was standing with Terry in the middle of his room when mike walked in.
"Kenny Terry living room front and center lets go." Mike said and walked into the living room.
"Be right there." Kenny yelled. "Terry there is something I've wanted to ask you for some time." He said.
"You want to ask me out right?" Terry asked smiling.
"How did." Kenny started to say.
"I've known for a long time now I was just waiting for you to ask." She said.
"Well then do you want to go out tonight?" Kenny asked.
"I'd love to." Terry said. "We better get going or Josh is gonna be pissed."
They walked into the living room hand in hand and sat on the couch. Josh was on the phone with several bags sitting next to him. He hung up the phone and turned to face the others.
"Going on vacation?" Terry asked looking at the bags.
"You can say that." Josh said.
"Where are you going?" Terry asked.
"Tokyo." Josh answered.
"When are you coming back?" Kenny asked.
"I won't be." Josh said. "There is someone waiting for me and I don't want to keep her waiting."
"I see well then you better get going." Kenny said.
"I'll call when I get there." Josh said and picked up his bags.
"Mike you are in charge of the team now keep them in shape you never know when something might happen." Josh said and walked out.
"Hey Kenny." Mike said.
"What?" Kenny asked.
"He went back to her you know what that means." Mike said smiling.
"Yea yea I bye the beer for a week." Kenny said with a sigh.
Limburg field San Diego
Josh got his ticked and boarded the plan. As the plain climbed he took one last look at his home town and smiled.
'I'm coming Linna.' He thought and fell asleep.
Linna's apartment.
Linna jumped out of bed at 6:30 am and called in sick to work so she would be there when Josh arrived.
'He will call when he's almost here.' She tolled herself as she took a shower and dressed in her best green dress.
She sat in front of her mirror as she put her makeup on. She put the same lipstick on that she had on the first time she kissed Josh on the roof of her work.
'I hope he is almost here.' She thought as she sat by the phone.
She waited by the phone until 8:00 then she decided to go to Syila's to kill some time. She walked into the living room at Syila's and saw Nene still sleeping with her sword tucked under her arm.
"Don't she look just cute as all hell?" Syila asked.
"Yea she does." Linna agreed and smiled.
"So what brings you here and in such a nice dress too?" Syila asked.
"Josh is coming back today." Linna said.
"Oh really I thought he went home for good." Syila said.
"Well I was trying to tell you all at the air port that he was only gonna be gone for 3 days but you wouldn't let me get a word in." Linna said.
"I see." Syila said. "That's wonderful."
"Yea it is." Linna smiled.
"So why are you her and not waiting for him?" Syila asked.
"I don't know when he is getting in so I need to kill time." Linna said.
"Well you can help me open the store that will kill almost two hours." Syila said.
"Yea ok." Linna said and she followed Syila down to the store.
Linna set to work on bringing all the items to the front of the racks as Syila unlocked the doors.
Tokyo airport
Josh stood by the conveyer belt waiting for his bags and thinking of how he was gonna surprise Linna.
'I bet she is at Syila's.' he thought.
He picked up his bags and flagged down a taxi.
"Silky Doll lingerie shop please." He said.
"Right away." The driver said.
Silky Doll
Linna had her back faced to the door talking to Syila when Josh walked in. Syila looked up at him and before she said anything Josh held one finger up to his lips and Syila looked back at Linna. He snuck up behind Linna and raised his bag as high as he could and let them fall to the ground with a loud smack. Linna spun around on her heals with a small shriek at the sound. Linna's eyes meet Josh's and she hit him like a truck throwing her arms around his neck nearly knocking him to the floor. The few customers in the store turned at the smack and what they all saw made them smile. Linna throwing her arms around Josh and the kiss that followed.
"He must have been away for a long time." A woman said to her friend.
Linna and Josh walked into the elevator and took it up to the living room. And sat on the couch next to Nene who was finally awake.
"Josh your back." Nene yelled giving him a hug.
"Yea I'm back." Josh said.
Josh was sitting on the couch talking to Nene and Linna when he was hit in the back of the head by something.
"What the." He said and looked to see what hit him.
Mackey was standing behind him and at his feet was the plastic clip from the Mark.45.
"Oh you found it." Josh said laughing.
"Yea I found it." Mackey said.
Nigel came walking in with Priss and Leon behind him talking about making new suits as they walked into the living room. Priss stopped and did a double take when she saw Josh.
"Your back?!" She said not believing it.
"Yes I'm back and I'm not gonna leave again." Josh said and gave Linna a kiss.
