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New Enlistment

The sun rose over blood gulch starting the next day. Kevin stepped outside to breath in the fresh air, or at least it was fresh to him. He looked back into the base to see that Jake wasn't up yet. In fact, he was still lying in bed with at least five beer bottles littering the floor and he was out like a light.

"Jake, get up!" said Kevin. "We have to get the flag again."

Jake ignored him and rolled over in his bed refusing to get up. Kevin continued as Jake moaned. "Have you even recovered from that beer yet?"

Jake sat up with a pale face. "What happened last night? My head is freaking killing me!" he said as he rubbed his head.

"What happened? You flipped out, that's what happened!"

"All I remember is pounding the ground……..because we lost the flag!"

"Hey that's right!" said Kevin. Jake continued rubbing his head.

"After that, nothing."

"I know what happened!"

"Oh boy!"

"Well, after you were done pounding the ground, you ran inside and started punching everything and screaming how much the world sucks. Then the sun set. Then you laid down on your bed and drank like five bottles of beer while crying. The beer I could understand but the crying was gross. Anyway, then you tried to kill me while you were drunk and you fell asleep and I picked you up and put you in your bed. Then, I ran up and down the elevator like 50 or 60 times. Then, I went to sleep in my bed!"

"…..I rather like the part about me trying to kill you."

"Yea, Chris and Max would too. Come on! We need that flag!"

Jake sits up and walks to his closet. "Screw that, the flag sucks!"

"Well. We need it."

"As soon as I'm done changing into my armor, I'll contact command for back up. Now, GET OUT!"

Kevin grabbed his carbine and ran outside and waited. Jake finished changing into his armor and ran on top of the base to where Kevin was.

"Man, how long does it take you to change into your armor?" asked Kevin.

"Shut up! It only took ten minutes!" said Jake as he turned on his radio. "Corporal Jake to Red command. Come in, respond, yadda yadda yadda!"

"I hear you Jake!" responded command. "Do you have the flag back? You don't sound very happy."

"Because this mission sucks!"

"Quit complaining, you have your orders no matter how ridiculous! Now then, what did you call for?"

"We need back up!"

"……AND?"

"WHAT! Don't give me that! SEND AT LEAST ONE MORE GUY DOWN! SOMEONE INTELLEGENT!"

"Fine! Sending down Spartan 163 Bill to Blood Gulch Red base! Happy now?"

"Thank you command! You know you should be happy to do these things!"

Command didn't answer and just hung up. Jake did the same.

"Finally, a new guy!" said Kevin.

Jake turned to Kevin. "What are you excited about?"

"More players the better!"

Jake rolled his eyes. "Whatever! If there's one thing I learned on this mission, it's to stop trying after you've failed. I wish I could do the same with the flag."

Jake and Kevin just stood in one spot and did nothing while waiting for their new soldier to come. The pelican dropped down on top of the base. Jake ran to the pelican to see at least four soldiers with rifles on board.

"Sweet!" said Jake. "They sent more than one soldier?"

One of the soldiers stepped forward. "No! The extra soldiers are just here to make sure that you don't get on and leave."

Jake stared at him. "Dang! How did you know?"

"Just a guess."

Another soldier in red mjoliner armor stepped out of the pelican with a battle rifle.

"Corporal Bill, reporting for duty!" said the soldier.

"Why does command send us with just one soldier every time? In fact, why did they send another corporal?" asked Jake.

"Because they hate you!" said one of the marines as they all get in the pelican and fly away leaving Bill behind with Jake and Kevin. Jake punched the ground with his sniper rifle out of anger because he missed his chance to board the pelican and leave. After that, Kevin and Jake turned to Bill. Jake spoke up.

"Alright corporal, listen up! We have already captured the flag once and failed because this idiot over here dropped it."

"A flag?" asked Bill. "You mean it? A flag is here?"

"Well, yea! Pretty retarded and gay, I know!"

"Sweet!"

"…….Whatever! Anyway, this moron here is private Kevin."

"You ready to take out these noobs?" Kevin asked Bill.

"Noob? What's a noob?" asked Bill.

"WHAT! You gotta be kidding me! Well, you are for starters."

"Alright! Let's go get that flag and kill all the aliens!"

"WAIT!" said Jake. "It's not that easy!"

Bill turned to Jake in an angry look and aimed his weapon at him. "I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THERE AND TAKE THAT FREAKING FLAG!"

"We'll go over there in a moment! PUT THAT DOWN!" Bill lowers his weapon but he was still impatient. "Calm down! We need to think of a well-thought out plan first, that's what Max always did."

"If only we had the warthog again" said Kevin. "I could drive it out there again, crash it, wait for you guys, and I grab the flag!"

"Except that plan was terrible!"

"We got the flag though."

"Yea, but we lost two soldiers! If we were going to do the same thing again, we could lose two more! They would most likely be me and Bill but more importantly, me!"

"You wouldn't have to run out into the open like Chris did!"

"NO! WE'RE NOT DOING THE FREAKING PLAN!"

"I have a plan" suggested Bill. "Let me do everything and be the hero!"

They both turn to Bill and Jake spoke. "Normally I would agree with that but……" Jake turns to see Kevin trying to wander off, again. "GET BACK HERE!"

"OOOOHHHHHH!" moaned Kevin as he walked back with his head hanging low.

Jake continued. "But unfortunately, we all need to help."

"Yea, what a great job you did before! You lost the flag? You guys must be terrible at this!"

"OH shut up! This time will be different. This time, you two are running in and I will……"

"YOUR SENDING US IN TO KILL US?" interrupted Kevin.

"NO! NOW LISTEN! Anyway, I cover you with sniper fire from the right ledge just outside the ledge. One guy grabs the flag and the other guy, the one who doesn't have the flag, will cover him."

"That plan sucks" said Bill.

"Yea? Well, SO DOES LIFE! WE'RE DOING IT!"

"I'm in Jake!" said Kevin.

"Thank you Kevin."

"Suck up" said Bill.

"Hey, knock it off! You kind of a jerk! I don't like Kevin that much either but at least this time he agrees! Now cooperate."

"Just let me get in there! I'll be in and out with the flag in no time!"

"For the last time NO!"

"I'm hungry" said Kevin, not even listening to the other two.

"TOO BAD!" said Jake. "WE HAVE TO GET THE FLAG FIRST, unfortunately."

"I thought we were finally becoming friends!"

"More like lovers!" chuckled Bill.

Jake turned to Bill. "Bill, shut up!" He turns back to Kevin. "Man, I think I found someone I hate more than you!"

"Well thank you!" said Kevin gratefully.

"No problem. Now, we all ready?"

"I'm ready" said Kevin.

Bill just shrugged and went "EH!"

"Close enough!" said Jake. "Let's do this…..and get it over with!"

Thus ends another chapter! What will happen to these three? Find out next chapter. Please leave more reviews if you want the story to continue. Let's say at least 7 or 8! Thank you for the other reviews! -)