Ellis mad her way to her rack and fell asleep. It was the first time she was able to sleep peacefully in over a year sense the Black Skins started showing up. Sara noted that when she was sleeping Ellis was a very beautiful woman even though she was raised in such a violent environment. Her long black hair was shining in the lights and she was smiling.

'She must be thinking about the Yatuga she married.' She thought. 'I have the same smile when I think about Jimmy.'

After a moment she stood up and walked out of the room to look for Jack to apologize to him. She knew where he would be. It was 19:00 (7:00pm) he was in the bar getting shit faced especially after She had gone off on him like that. He was sitting at the bar with a glass of whisky and was already getting fairly hammered when Sara walked up to the counter.

"What will it be ma'am?" The bartender asked.

"Just a Pepsi please." Sara said sitting next to jack.

"Come to finish me off?" Jack asked with a little slur.

"No I didn't." Sara said. "I came to say I'm sorry."

"Thanks now if you don't mind." Jack said as he finished off his glass and poured another.

"I mean it Jack." Sara said.

"You always do until the next time." He said.

"I see." Sara said. "I'll talk to you when you're a little less drunk."

She paid for her soda and walked out of the bar and to her father's quarters. She rapped 3 times and walked in as she always did. He was sitting at his desk with a small bottle of scotch.

"Hi Sara." He said. "Come to have a drink whit your old man?"

 "No I can't drink anymore." Sara said.

"Sense when?" He asked.
"Well." Sara said sitting down. "Sense I found out I'm gonna have a baby."

Her father dropped his glass splattering whisky all over his shirt. He stood up and wiped his shirt off with some club soda.

"When did you find this out?" He asked.

"The day before Jimmy was killed." Sara said.

"So you've been going into combat when you knew you were pregnant?" He asked.

"I'm a solder it my job to go into combat." Sara said.

"Not when you're pregnant." He said.

"I don't want to be taken away from my unit." Sara said.

"I have no choice." He said. "You know the rules. I should be righting up your discharge orders already but only because were so far away from home base I'll let you stay on until your reenlistment comes up then you can leave with an honorable discharge"

"I don't want to leave the Marine's." Sara said.

"Sara listen to me." He said taking off his stars and setting them on his desk. "Now I'm not your CO I'm your father. Now I'm happy that your gonna have a child God knows I would like to be a grandfather. I don't need to ask who the father is I know it was Jimmy. Now as your father I want you to stay out of combat until you have the baby by then we should be back at home base on earth where you can live a normal life and raise your child."

"But I'll be out of the Marines." Sara said.

"Yes you will." He said.

"Dad I have I have 13 years of my life dedicated to the corp. I joined when I was 15 right when I was legal. I wanted to be like you and go carrier. All I need is another 7 years. I'll be 35 years old and set for the rest of my life and be able to raise my child."

"I can't promise anything." He said. "But if I can I'll see to it that you get a desk job. You'll be out of combat but you'll stay in the service."

Sara forced a smile and hugged her father. She was upset about leaving combat but was happy that she might be staying in the service. She said good night to her father and walked into the hallway. She was strolling rather happily through the hall and into her room. Most of the girls in the room were dressed in only a military green t shirt with matching panties. Sometime after she had walked out Ellis had awoken and undressed and looked like the others in the room only she was covered in scars. Sara had noticed them in the shower but didn't know there were that many.

'Wow she's really a fighter.' She thought as she undressed and climbed into her rack.

Sara had just closed her eyes when Ellis was waking her up.

"Sara it's morning." Ellis said.

"I just closed my eyes." Sara said.

"That was 8 hours ago." Ellis said. "I've been up for over an hour."

Sara sat up with a stretch and a yawn. She rubbed the back of her head and stood up. She grabbed 2 towels and handed one to Ellis.

"Well let's take a shower then go get something to eat." Sara said and headed towards the shower.

They headed into the shower room and threw their towels on the racks then walked into the showers. Jack was in the corner of the shower room letting the cold water fall on him to help wake up. Ellis knew by how his head was bowed he was feeling sick and looked at Sara.

"What happened to him last night her was laughing and having fun and now he looks sick." She said.

"Hung-over." Sara said. "That's where you drink too much alcohol it poisons your system and you feel like hell the next day."

"So he'll he alright?" Ellis asked.

"Yea." Sara said. "But he's gonna hate the rest of the day."

Ellis looked at the hung-over Marine and walked over behind him.

"You ok?" She asked.

"YERK Yea." He said trying not to vomit.

"Sounds like it." Sara said.  

Ellis looked over at Sara with a wicked smile. Sara looked back a bit confused as Ellis turned back to Jack. She put her hands on his shoulder and started massaging his shoulders. He stiffened up in more ways than one and looked over his shoulder at Ellis who was smiling. She was pressing her chest against his back and he was to say the least loving it. Suddenly she stopped rubbing and walked back to where Sara was snickering to herself. Jack had this stupid look on his face as he tried to make sense about what just happened. Ellis was smiling as she turned the water on and let it fall on her long black hair.

"That was evil." Sara snickered.

"Hey I may have been brought up as a Yatuga but I'm still a Human female and I know all about sex appeal." Ellis said.

"Well I know what he's gonna be doing later to day." Sara laughed.

Jack turned around and scurried out of the shower with his hands on his crotch and bright red. Sara, Ellis and all the others that had seen what Ellis had done were laughing. Ellis smiled the smile only a woman can make only when they really get a man (Guys you know what I mean) and turned off the shower. She and Sara walked into the dressing room and dried off and got dressed and walked into the mess hall. There was only a few people in the mess hall this early in the morning mainly only the ones that had just came off duty from night patrol. Sara and Ellis filled their trays and got some orange juice and picked out a table with 4 chairs so Jack and Tim could join this if they wanted. Ellis didn't bother asking Sara what the food on her plate was she just ate and knew she liked it. Soon after they started eating Tim walked in laughing and walked right up to the table and stole a piece of bacon from Sara and sat down.

"Hey watch it Private." Sara said.

"It's Specialist ma'am." Tim said.

"Not if you do that again." Sara joked.

"Any way what did you do to Jack?" Tim asked. "He came running into the room rather red and shall I say solid."

"Oh Ellis fucked with him and he buckled under the pressure." Sara laughed.

Tim looked at Ellis and laughed.

"What?" Ellis asked with her mouth full of eggs.

"That was wrong." Tim said. "Funny as hell but wrong."

"Well I had fun." Ellis laughed.

As they were laughing Tim filled a plate for himself and sat at the table. A minute later Jack entered in full uniform and filled a tray with a rather good amount of food and say at the table.

"Damn Jack I didn't know you were a minute man." Tim laughed.

"Fuck off." Jack said.

"That's what you did not me." Tim laughed.

"So Jack why so formally dressed we're off duty today?" Sara asked.

"Is there something wrong with dressing up Ma'am?" Jack asked.

"No." Sara said, "Not at all."

Sara looked at Ellis then at Tim.

"Well I think Specialist Cooper and I will take our leave." Sara said and picked up her tray.

She walked to the other side of the mess hall and sat at an empty table with Tim leaving Jack alone with Ellis. Ellis knew all to well why he was dressed up and she was thought only to be with someone that could beat her in unarmed combat. She looked at Jack and smiled.

"What?" Jack asked seeing the smile on Ellis's face.

"How are you at hand to hand combat?" Ellis asked.

"Undefeated champion of the ship." Jack said rather proud of himself. "Why?"

"I think its time for a new champion." Ellis said and stood up. "Let's go."

Jack stood up and got on his chair.

"Can I have everyone's attention please?" Jack yelled over the noise in the mess hall. "This lovely young woman has challenged me to unarmed combat for the title."

"Go easy on her." Some yelled.

"You have a death with girly?" Some asked.

"I have a months pay on Ellis." Sara yelled.

"I'll take that bet." Private Johnson Ellis's friend from the showers yelled.

"Ok the match will be held at 09:30 (9:30am)" Jack said and walked out of the room to get ready for his 98th strait win.