A/N: I want to point out I started this, story earlier in the Fall than I did with my other crossover: Arashi Uzumaki of the Blue Plague, but still no where in the beginning, so if you want to know what happened in Blue Plague series before the point I used, you got to read the actual books. Just don't let kids read it.
I'm also censoring curse words as it's too many used in more than just saying usual ways that I can't ignore them all. At least with censoring I'm not going against my usual way of avoiding curse wordsof the Blue Plague series Tomas W. Watson, whose wife is Tina Watson. I should also tell you Watson always based a character after himself in his books, and in the Blue Plague series that's Bruce.
Finally, I don't own the Blue Plague series or the Naruto series or it's characters. But I do know the wife of the writer of the Blue Plague series Tomas W. Watson, whose wife is Tina Watson. I should also tell you Watson always based a character after himself in his books, and in the Blue Plague series that's Bruce.
if you see letters with '-' that's me sensoring curse words in case none of you realized that.
If you haven't read it yet, read this first:
Blue Plague's Nine-Tail Fox's Son: The Fall
Danny Gets a Lesson of Humiliation from Debbie
Dreaming she was in a fire, Stephanie opened her eyes because she was sweating to death. She moved the twin sprawled across her off and kicked the sheet off as she laid on her right side. Stephanie raised her head and looked at the clock. It read 0411. She saw the other twin lying across Debbie. PJ was snoring lightly above her head with a hand in her hair, playing with it in his sleep.
Stephanie laid her head back down, smiling. This was the fifteenth night she had slept with Bruce and Debbie. Just thinking about Bruce, she scooted back toward him as he put his arm across her, making Stephanie smile as she closed her eyes. That was when she felt a hand on her breast. Stephanie looked down and saw her shirt was pulled up to her armpits and Bruce's arm was resting across her with his hand just barely on her chest.
Stephanie thought about how she should handle this. She knew Bruce was asleep by his soft snoring, so this was a complete accident. Stephanie pulled her left arm out and placed it over Bruce's. Then she put his palm on her breast. Bruce pulled her toward him and squeezed her breast. She bit her lower lip, swearing she was fixing to have an orgasm. After the sensation passed she continued biting her lower lip as she snuggled into Bruce. She dozed off, having dreams of Bruce holding her.
Feeling something pat her cheek, Stephanie waved her hand across her face. Feeling it again she said, "PJ, I will get yo a bottle in a minute." Then she heard a whispered voice, "Don't move fast or you will wake up Bruce."
Stephanie's eyes popped open to see Debbie leaning over her. Stephanie looked down and Bruce was still holding her breast. Her heart started racing. Holy s-, Debbie is fixing to kill me, she thought. She started to move as Debbie leaned over again, whispering, "Move slow or you'll wake him." Stephanie moved slowly like she was told. Debbie must want to kill her and not disturb Bruce. Well, she'd asked for it. She slowly moved ot from under Bruce.
When she extracted herself from beneath Bruce's arm she pulled her shirt down and sat up. Stephanie turned toward Debbie, who was sitting on her knees and smiling at her. Stephanie leaned toward Debbie and whispered, "Make it fast, please." Debbie cocked her head to the side with a bewildered expression on her face, not knowing what she was supposed to do fast. Stephanie leaned forward and whispered, "When you kill me, make it fast please."
Debbie stifled laughter caught her off guard. Debbie moved out of the bed and motioned Stephanie to follow. Stephanie crawled over the twins and when she felt her hair get pulled, she unwound her hair out of PJ's hand as she got out of the bed. Debbie headed to the bathroom as Stephanie followed her. When they were in the bathroom Debbie closed the door.
"Stephanie, why would I want to kill you when Bruce felt you up in his sleep?" Debbie asked in a hushed voice.
"Debbie, your husband had my breast in his hand and you aren't mad?" Stephanie asked, taking a step back.
"Shhh, keep your voice down. No, I'm not mad. Buf if Bruce would've woken up and found your boob in his hand he would feel guilty. Today will be the twelfth straight day he's been out on patrol and he starting to get tired. I want his mind on staying alive, not feeling guilty about feeling you up," Debbie told her.
"Debbie, what is going on with you? What would you say if I told you I woke up and Bruce's arm was across my shoulder barely touching my boob? Then I pulled his hand to my chest forcing it on my breast. He squeezed it when he pulled me to him and I almost had an orgasm. Now what do you have to say?" Stephanie asked her, expecting a hit. Debbie reached up, grabbed her face and pulled it down, kissing Stepphanie on the lips then letting her go. Stephanie just stared at Debbie, thinking she was still asleep and this was a guilt dream.
"Stephanie, was it good?" Debbie asked. Stephanie took a step back, trying to wake up from this dream. Debbie took some towels out, laying them on the floor; then she sat down, crossing her legs, and motioning to sit down. When Stephanie sat down Debbie asked again. "Well, was it good?"
Stephanie looked down at her folded legs and told Debbie the truth. "Yes Debbie, it was good. I have dreamed that dream so many times. Not Bruce feeling me up but holding me like he does you. I have dreamed about that moment since the first day I met him and it has only gotten stronger. Debbie you are the best person I know in this world. You're just like Bruce. You see the good in people and take them in expecting nothing in return. That's why it makes me feel so guilty when I think about Bruce."
"Every day since I have slept in your bed waking up next to Bruce is a dream come true, but I have cried each day knowing I have betrayed you." Tears were hitting Stephanie's legs as she talked.
"It took everything I had to admit to you that I loved Bruce. Then I find out everyone knew, except Bruce. I know Bruce loves me but not like he loves you. When you asked me to sleep in here to help with the kids, I almost passed out. Even now I think this is a dream. You caught your husband with his hand on my boob and me just smiling in bliss." Stephanie finished, tears falling off her downturned face.
"Stephanie, look at me please," Debbie said. Stephanie looked up at Debbie. "I know what it took for you to admit to me that you love Bruce. That's why I asked you to sleep in here with us. There are several other reasons that are my own and in time I'll tell you. But when you told me, I knew then how much you thought and cared about me. You were willing to leave here knowing you would probably die just because you thought you had hurt me.
"Now, I want to tell you something. I feel very sorry for you because you deserve someone like Bruce. If anyone deserves someone like Bruce, it's you. I have watched you over four years gawk at him like a lovesick teenager. I thought at first it was just infatuation but then I saw what was in your eyes. I see the same thing in mine for Bruce," Debbie told her as she reached out and held Stephanie's hands.
"Before the world ended I thought you might find someone like Bruce. Granted, they were very few but they were out there. Now that the world has collapsed the odds really suck. What would you say if I told you that you could have Bruce and I will step out of the picture?" Debbie asked.
"Debbie, I couldn't do that to you or him. Y'all love each other too much, I'm just the odd step child here," Stephanie told her.
"Stephanie, I want to tell you something, but don't get mad at me," Debbie probed. "I know you had a one-night stand with some guy before you left for Atlanta. You cried yourself to sleep the last three nights you stayed here. Danny heard you crying and woke me up. I went in Mary's room and rubbed your head as you cried and you talked in your sleep. I know the only reason you slept with someone was to try to forget Bruce, which was really stupid. I really hope you used protection," Debbie finished and Stephanie looked at Debbie dumbfounded. THat was the worst secret of her life and Debbie knew.
Stephanie started crying again as she said, "I'm a s-."
"Say that again and we will have a problem in here," Debbie warned her with iron in her voice. Stephanie stopped crying at the change in Debbie's voice. "I wouldn't invite a s- into my home, then ask a s- to help with my kids and offer to share my family. Don't disrespect me or yourself like that again please," Debbie said.
"I'm sorry," Stephanie said.
"Now, I'm willing to share Bruce with you but you take both of us. Do you accept that?" Debbie askedher. Stephanie just looked at Debbie like she had lost her mind. "Stephanie, would you do the same for me if the roles were reversed," Debbie asked her. The question caught her off guard. She thought for several minutes then answered.
"I don't know Debbie, I do know if Bruce said to I would," Stephanie told her.
"I thought you might say something like that. Stephanie, you have to get some metal in your spine. Mama runs the house, and if she doesn't, then Daddy goes crazy. You can't just follow Bruce around blindly. I tried that and almost lost him. He's still a man and we have to steer them a little. Not control but just steer them to the right choices. Do you understand what I'm saying?" Debbie asked.
"I think so, but Bruce is too good for that," Stephanie told her.
Debbie dropped her head. Stephanie had Bruce on a pedestal that he could never be knocked off of. She would try to show her. "Back to my question, do you want to share Bruce with me? I'm not giving him up but I will share him with you," Debbie told her.
"Debbie don't tease me like that. I can't take it," Stephanie replied, not believing Debbie.
"I wasn't kidding," Debbie said with a serious face.
Stephanie just stared at Debbie then blurted out, "F- me!" She slapped both of her hands over her mouth with a look of shock, not believing she said that.
Debbie smiled at Stephanie asking, "Is that the first time you said that word out loud?"
Stephanie shook her head no. "Second then," Debbie asked and Stephanie nodded.
"Take your hands off your mouth," Debbie said and Stephanie complied. "Well, do you want to share Bruce with me?" Debbie asked her.
"I will take anything you give me," Stephanie told her with tears of joy in her eyes.
"Okay, now Bruce can never know this. We can tell him in a few years, but not now. We have to warm him up to the idea, taking it real slow. Bruce doesn't like to be led around, so you have to make him think of it," Debbie told her.
"Bruce said that about boys on page 146," Stephanie told her.
"Okay, now I want you to listen to that book and that is how you guide a man, not just make him happy," Debbie told her. Stephanie lunged forward, locking Debbie in a hug and knocking her back on the floor. Stephanie kissed her all over her face.
"Thank you, Debbie," STephanie said, crying and hugged her.
"It's okay, Stephanie, now stop crying. You're one of Bruce's women and we have to be a tough breed," Debbie told her.
"I'll be tough," Stephanie said, letting Debbie go and sitting up. "Debbie, I want to tell you I saw Bruce naked," Stephanie told her.
"Okay," Debbie siad, waiting on the rest of the story.
"He was coming out of the shower when I was bringing the kids in here to bathe them," Stephanie said.
"You didn't run away screaming?" Debbie asked giggling.
"No," Stephanie said.
"First, Bruce doesn't feel ashamed of his body and will run around naked. Our kids have adopted that habit and it has spread to Mike and his kids. Nancy is a borderline prude. It took me two years to get her to wear a bikini," Debbie told her.
"Well, he shouldn't be ashamed of it. His body is fabulous," Stephanie replied.
Debbie smiled at Stephanie. "How much do you want to bet Bruce will shower with you?" Debbie asked, knowing Bruce didn't care who was in the shower.
"You just said we have to take it slow with Bruce," Stephanie said.
"You weren't listening. I said he doesn't find anything wrong with being naked," Debbie said.
"He won't do it," Stephanie told Debbie, secretly praying she was wrong.
"If I win, no more guilty thoughts from you. Okay?" Debbie said standing up.
Debbie went into the bedroom to find PJ assaulting Bruce with his empty bottle. Debbie grabbed PJ, then started shaking Bruce.
"Bruce, the alarm didn't go off. Go get the shower ready for the girls," Debbie said as Bruce jumped out of the bed. Bruce looked at the clock, Debbie, Stephanie, then ran to the bathroom. Debbie woke the girls and told them to head downstairs.
Debbie went to the bathroom, "Bruce, I'm going to feed the girls first. Let Stephanie take a shower with you so she won't have to be cramped with us later, and don't burn her with the water," Debbie told him. Bruce just gave a halfhearted "OKay, whatever." Debbie walked by Stephanie kissing her on the cheek as she walked out the door, winning the bet.
...
Naruto had let his team sleep in and wake up with the rest of the clan since Bruce been pushing Team Kakashi (which for the time being includes Temari), with 12 days of scouting missions. Even when he woke up with David, he still felt tired. Every third day, Naruto got permission from Bruce to bring either Konohamaru, Udon, or Moegi as a training exercise, and each did rather well.
Naruto sat at the table after telling Millie she can serve him today as he was too tired to wait in line. Although Naruto won his bet to be disincluded in Bruce's bet, Naruto had more appreciation than Bruce and Mike combine on what Millie was trying to do for the family. He told Millie that if he wants people to serve him, he would allow it under his terms and not because someone included him in their bet behind his back, which Millie understood.
Debbie showed up with the twins and PJ and found Naruto laying at the table waiting on breakfast. She topped it off as Naruto just being tired as Bruce been pushing the team hard with their patrols.
Not too long later Bruce walked into the kitchen and saw Debbie in her chair feeding PJ. Debbie looked up at him smiling and Bruce smiled back. He walked over and sat down in his chair and told Debbie, "Go check on Stephanie." Debbie just looked at Bruce, not knowing what he was talking about.
Bruce took the look as disbelief. "I'm not kidding," Bruce said. Debbie stood up and handed PJ to Bruce and headed upstairs.
Bruce noticed Naruto at his spot with no plate in front of him. "Breakfast not fixed yet?" Bruce asked.
"Don't know. I didn't check," Naruto said.
Bruce found that odd since Naruto been getting his own breakfast since he won his own bet with Millie. Bruce still couldn't believe the young blond fox-boy manage to fool not just Millie but the entire kitchen staff that day. From what he understood, Naruto had used his early morning training into thinking he hasn't come in to eat yet by sending a shadow clone in his place, but in reality Naruto used the transformation jutsu to make himself look like one of those on guard duty getting off to get some breakfast when Millie was busy serving the family that was just waking up. It helped that they had brought in more people so one new face wasn't really shocking. By time she realized she was fooled, Naruto was in the game room with Konohamaru Moegi and Udon eating breakfast. Naruto got swatted by Millie's spoon for tricking her, but as far as he was concern, it was worth it.
Debbie soon rejoin everyone in the kitchen. She didn't had the heart to tell Bruce yet that what happened in the shower was that while Bruce was holding Stephanie, she apparently had an orgasm. "She's okay, baby," Debbie told him.
"That's good," Bruce replied.
Bruce handed her PJ as he stood up, "Okay, the community building is complete. Today we are hitting the school to get tables, and a restaurant to get a stove and refrigerator for it. I will be taking out a patrol to shadow the scavenging group. We have twenty-six more people we have found on patrols that have joined us. Let's make them feel at home. Danny, Jake, Matt, Marry, Buffy, Naruto and Yamato, you will be staying here. Temari and Sai agreed to cover for Naruto and Yamato and I'm taking out a new patrol for the rest." Bruce told them and he paused for complaints he knew were coming.
Not surprise, Bruce saw Danny wawa first one up. "What do you mean I can't go? I'm the one that found those six people yesterday and I can kick a-. You can't make me stay here, Daddy."
Buffy was next. "Daddy, since we've been together, I have always watched your back. Now I can't?"
Jake and Matt stood up and Bruce held his hand up, "I'm not saying now nor have I ever said, any of you were not good. I consider all of you to be top operators, but you are showing signs of exhaustion. In the last few days, each of you have gotten sloppy. Not clearing a room right, loose patrol formations, or not pulling into the correct ambush. If this keeps up, one of you will make a mistake, causing either your death or that of a team member. As for Naruto and Yamato, I only talked to Temari and Sai as a possibility to replace them, but I made my mind up on them this morning when I saw Naruto waiting on Millie to serve him and I figure Yamato deserves a break if Naruto is that tired." Bruce told them as Stephanie walked in and sat down at the table.
"I agree with Bruce, here." Yamato said. "I'm a former ANBU member and I seen many good ninjas die in combat because they couldn't or wouldn't let themselves rest when exhausted."
"Thank you Yamato," Bruce responded, glad to have support from an experience high ranking ninja.
Unsurprised though, Bruce saw Danny still standing. "Daddy, I'm not tired. I can keep going. You need us out there with you. Even the soldiers here don't know what we know."
"Danny, yesterday when we cleared the school, you just walked the halls and looked inside the rooms. I had to remind you and several others to keep alert. Clear buildings like you've been taught, never relax," Bruce told her.
"Okay, so I might've gotten a little sloppy but I knew nothing was there. I could feel it," Danny admitted.
"That's good, trust your gut, but it could've been wrong. Never let that be your lone answer. I made that mistake and lost team members for it. THis is a very unique situation now. Our army is our family, as well as our friends. Danny if you lose a teammate it could be your brother, sister, dad, or mom. Everyone makes mistakes, Danny, but mistakes from exhaustion can be avoided, and that's what we're doing," Bruce tried to explain to her.
Then Buffy started in. "Daddy, I know Danny is better than me but I have been beside you since you saved me. Danny and I can keep going."
"Buffy, I been with Bruce even longer than you, and I'm not even arguing on Bruce with this," Naruto said. "Even if Temari and Sai weren't covering for Captain Yamato and me, I would request a break from patrol if Bruce hadn't already made that decision."
Of course that didn't deterred Danny and Buffy as they just started talking at once at Bruce. He closed his eyes and started rubbing his temples. He could feel two headaches coming on. One was seventeen, and the other one was twelve. Bruce slammed both fist down on the table causing everyone to jump and shut up. He looked at Danny and Buffy with anger on his face. How could these two do this to him? He did need them out there on patrol but they were going to get hurt if they kept up this pace. Bruce did not trust himself enough to talk so he just walked out and headed to the machine shop.
"Temari, watch Sai out there. He can and will p- someone off if he's not stopped, and I mean both allies and enemies." Naruto warned Temari.
Temari nodded as she heard how bad Sai can get many times.
Danny headed to the door to follow but stopped when Debbie spoke, "Danny, don't bother your father right now."
"Mom, he has to understand," Danny told Debbie as she grabbed the door handle.
Debbie stood up, tucking PJ under her arm. "Danny, if you open that f- door I will break your leg."
Chairs scraped across the floor as everyone on that side of the table tried to get to the other side, seeing the look on Debbie's face. Stephanie was the only one heading toward Debbie. Not to stop her but to get PJ out of her arms. Grabbing PJ from Debbie, Stephanie cleared the area, grabbing the twins who were still in their chairs and watching with open mouths. Even Naruto backed off as he recognized the look on Debbie's face as one Sakura and Lady Tsunade gets when they're p- off.
Not believing this was happening, Danny took a step back, caught off guard, but quickly brushed it off. "Mom, I have to make him understand. I'm tough enough," Danny told her as she grabbed the door handle.
Debbie put her foot at the bottom of the door. "If you open that door, I'll break your leg," Debbie repeated in a flat voice.
Thinking she'd heard wrong, Danny just looked at her mom. Danny knew she was bigger and stronger than Mama and could take her nine out of ten times sparring. She really did not want to hurt her mom, but she was going to set this straight with Daddy. "Mom, I don't want to hurt you, so move before I have to move you," Danny told her.
Danny never saw Debbie's hands come up, double palm striking her chest, pushing Danny back several feet. Danny narrowed her eyes as she turned her body sideways into fighting stance, ignoring the pain from the strike.
"Mama, move. I'm moving outside. I don't want to hurt you, but I will if I have to," Danny warned her.
Debbie was just standing in front of the door with her arms at her side. Her body was relaxed but when you looked at Debbie's face everyone could see she was p-.
"Danny, if you threaten me again, I will break both of your legs. I will care for you afterwards because you are my daughter and I love yo, but I will break both of them," Debbie warned her.
"Move, mom," Danny said through clenched teeth.
"You are not going to bother your father. So you can stay in your stance all day, my mission is accomplished," Debbie told her.
Danny turned her body toward Debbie. She lunged forward to double palm strike Debbie in the chest and push her out of the way. Debbie saw the attack coming. Again, Danny never saw her mother move.
Debbie snapped out with her right foot into Danny's abdomen, forcing all the air out of her lungs and stopping her momentum. As Debbie's right foot was pulling back, she jumped off her left foot, snapping a kick into Danny's chest. If Danny would not have had on her tactical vest, the kick would have broken ribs. Enough force came through the vest to send pain into her chest, reeling Danny's body upright. Throwing out her arms, Danny tried to stop her movement backwards.
Debbie, seeing Danny throwing her arms out, rushed forward, grabbing Danny's right wrist. Debbie rolled her body under the arm, pushing her hip into Danny's body. Flying over Debbie's back, Danny landed on the table with a loud crash, sending plates and glasses across the room.
Still holding Danny's right wrist, Debbie moved forward, pushing Danny's wrist into her armpit. Debbie put her right forearm under Danny's elbow with Debbie's right hand holding her left bicep. With her left hand, Debbie grabbed Danny's right ear and a handful of hair. Then Debbie leaned back, applying pressure to the arm bar. When Danny tried to roll out of it, Debbie twisted her ear.
"Stop moving, Danny, or I'll hurt you. Daddy has taught me more and longer than you," Debbie told her in a forced calm voice that held tremors of anger. "I could've hurt you more than you will ever know. You are my baby. But don't think I won't rip off your arm and beat you with the bloody end of it. Now, you will listen to me. If you move or interrupt, I will break your wrist, then your forearm, elbow, then shoulder. Then when you stand up, I will break both legs because that's what I promised you." Debbie released Danny's ear and hair. "Look at me," Debbie told her.
Danny rolled her head toward Debbie with anger on her face. Debbie moved forward, lifting the arm bar. "Wipe that look off your face or I will do it for you," Debbie warned her. Danny tried not to scream as pain shot through her arm and shoulder.
"Are you ready to listen and respect your mother?" Debbie asked.
"Yes, ma'am," Danny told her, fighting the pain.
"If I tell your father you disobeyed me, then attacked me, he will spank you but you will no longer be his princess. Yes, he will love you but you will not be on that pedestal any longer as his little girl. This would kill Daddy, that his baby girl attacked her mama," Debbie told Danny. Tears formed in Danny's eyes, not from the pain buf from the words, knowing Mama was right.
Debbie let go of the arm bar now that she had Danny's attention. Taking a step back, Debbie tried to release the tightness and tingling in her back. Since she had stood up she could feel the rage build but she did not want it trying to corral Danny.
Debbie took a few deep breaths before speaking. "Buffy, sit down in your chair and Danny, you sit beside her." Danny and Buffy moved slowly toward the chairs, Buffy from fear and Danny from pain, until Debbie screamed, "Now!" They dropped into the chairs, looking at Debbie.
"Now, you little princesses," Debbie said sarcastically. "You two have really hurt your daddy today more than I've ever seen. Danny, you should know better and set a better example for Buffy and the twins. The princesses should be the first to follow an order from Daddy. Everyone here knows what your daddy is doing to protect us from this f- up world, but you two..." Debbie paused, trying to keep calm. "You girls are trying to get Daddy killed, along with everyone in this family. Let me lay out a scenario for you. Daddy takes you on patrol, you're tired and don't see an ambush and get wounded, either shot or bitten, it doesn't matter. Daddy will wade in like a horseman of the apocalypse trying to save his princesses. The boys are here because they listened and learned from Dad," Debbie told them and turned to the rest of the family.
"Which of you would go try and help Bruce as he tried to rescue his daughters that treated him like s- and one that attacked her mother," Debbie asked them. Everyone raised their hand.
"You two just killed this entire family. Daddy knows what you're capable of, but, more importantly he knows what you're not capable of. This isn't the end of the world, just the beginning of a new one that is more violent and dangerous. We need Daddy at top form at all times, so quit your little girl games with him. Danny, if you would've gone after Daddy, he would've given in, you know it and I know it," Debbie told her.
"I don't always get my way," Danny said, crying, trying to defend herself.
Debbie looked at Jake and Steve, "Third party referee here."
"She's spoiled and Dad would have taken her along," Steve said.
"Yeah, Dad would have given in and tried to cover for her on the patrol," Jake agreed.
"I got to agree with Jake and Steve as I seen him treat Buffy the same way on the way here," Naruto agreed.
"Danny, Daddy doesn't love you more than the others but you're the baby girl," Debbie told Danny as tears rolled down Danny's face. Debbie turned to Buffy. "I'm really disappointed in you, Buffy. You were immediately moved to princess in Daddy's eyes and you didn't listen to him." Buffy threw her head on the table crying, then got up, running to Debbie and hugging her. Debbie hugged Buffy as Danny came over crying to join them.
Debbie pushed them back. "I want both of you to know this: 'Mama run the family but daddies are the rock of the family.' I got mad because you hurt my rock," Debbie told them.
"I'm sorry, Mama," Danny told Debbie, hugging her again.
"I'm sorry, Mama. I won't be bad again," Buffy told Debbie, hugging her waist.
"Don't make promises like that, Buffy, you aren't even a teenager yet,' Debbie told her. Then Debbie looked at both of them. "Girls, Daddy is never to know about this. Am I clear? Neither of you could handle the demotion from princess in Daddy's eyes. When he is an old man you both can tell him, but not before," Debbie told them and made them promise. After they promised, Debbie told them to find Bruce and tell him they were sorry and make him happy.
As the girls ran out to find Bruce, Debbie looked around to see everyone staring at her. Debbie took her pistol out of the holster and laid it on the table. "Let me just say this, nobody better talk about what happened here. If I gave birth to you, I will shoot you in one knee. If I didn't give birth to you, I will shoot you in both. That's the end of the discussion," Debbie told everyone.
Stephanie ran over to Debbie, putting an arm across her shoulders. "I will stab the ones she did not give birth to after she shoots you," Stephanie said, then leaned to Debbie. "I can't hurt your kids, so you're on your own there, but I still have your back," Stephanie told Debbie, making her smile.
Nancy walked over, putting her arm around Debbie also. "If any of mine say anything, I will nail them to a tree in the front yard after they're shot and stabbed."
"Don't p- the mamas off. Lesson learned," Conner said from the den, causing a round of laughter.
Debbie started picking up the dishes off the floor but Millie and Lynn came running over to her. "Leave it baby, sit down," Millie told her as Naruto summoned shadow clones to help everyone clean up and Debbie sat down.
"They all do it, baby. I did it with two of my three daughters and my husband take all but one of the boys outside. My mama put a beating on me with her own two hands when I thought I was too big for my britches," Millie told her.
"Millie, I just bodyslammed my daughter on the table," Debbie said, almost regretting her actions.
"Yeah, but she earned it. Debbie, you could've done worse but only did enough to keep her attention like my mama did to me and I did to my girls. You and Bruce teached her how to fight like a man so it hasta goes up a notch. Danny may be a teenage girl but she can beat most men I know. Debbie, you could takes all da men I know. Teaching Danny to fightis more valuable than all the gold in the world now," Millie told Debbie.
Debbie looked at Millie. "Thank you, I needed to hear that."
"I just hope your boys don't go tryin' to challenge Bruce," Millie told her.
Debbie just smile at Millie then leaned forward, looking down the table at Steve. "Too late," Debbie told her. Steve just looked away, ignoring his mama. Tonya was asking him what happened but Steve acted like he didn't understand English.
Debbie shifted her gaze to Jake. "What? I haven't been to the backyard. I saw what happened to Steve," Jake told her, then added. "If Dad tells me to squat and s-, the only thing I'm asking him is what color he wants."
Debbie looked at the clock. It was 0740 and it felt like they should be getting ready for bed instead of starting the day. PJ crawled across the table from Stephanie to her. Debbie picked him up, giving him kisses. She realized that no one was going to work and then it occurred that they they were waiting on Bruce. She made small talk with everyone until Bruce walked in with the girls and everyone became quiet.
Bruce moved to his chair at the head of the table. "I am canceling the patrol and the scavenging group today. We'll move tomorrow," Bruce told everyone.
Mike stood up. "Bruce, we're pouring the slab for the storage area tomorrow and putting the walls up on the barracks. We'll have to send the scavenge group to get the rest of the cement tomorrow. We haven't seen a blue within twenty miles of the farm. The only movement we've seen is over at Marcus' farm. Your patrol was going to be five miles from the group on horseback. Even if something were to happen to the scavenging group, backup from the farm would reach them before you on horseback."
Conner spoke next, "I'm not disagreeing with you, Bruce, but we need to stay with schedule. We'll have two Strykers and two hummers with the protection team."
"I think everyone is ready to spread out to eat. If we get the supplies today, two days from now we can eat together at the center," Alex said, wanting the Community Center open.
Mike looked at Bruce. "Bruce, you spent two days in Saline clearing the town almost house to house. If we get hit, there's no avoiding it. You've told us we're going to lose people and be attacked. I'm not saying let's just do it, but you are right. We just can't stay here trying to stack all the odds in our favor. Bruce, you can't keep pushing yourself like this, trying to pacify an entire area before we move in to gather supplies. Too many people are depending on you. Not to fight all the battles but to lead and guide us." Mike laid it out for him so he'd see that the others were willing to take the risk.
"Bruce, just let them go," Naruto said. "We can act as backup that way we can still get some rest."
Bruce took a deep breath, knowing Mike was right and liking Naruto's suggestion. "Alright, the op is a go. Mike, you'll run it from Mission Control. Conner, you'll command the patrol, set up commanders for your protection detail and scavenger team but make sure to include Temari and Sai for protection. Jake, Matt, Danny, Mary Buffy, Debbie, Naruto, and Yamato all of you in the den, we're the backup team. I want each of you laying down and resting. No games, but you may read, and not leave without permission. Sakura, I guess that means you're with us if something goes wrong," Bruce added as Sakura normally was on the backup team in case her medical ninjutsu is needed if the backup is called on. "Gear check in twenty for my team then it's inside all day. Conner, you're to leave at 1000. It should take you only four or five hours, but done or not you're back at base by 1700. Let's get it done, people," Bruce told them.
The protection team had fourteen assigned to it and the scavenge team had twenty eight. It would be one of the largest patrols they had sent out but they were going after a lot. They would be emptying a restaurant of its kitchen appliances and supplies. Then heading to the school to get the large folding tables and dishwasher and anything else they found useful at each site.
Even with the preparation, the specter of battle had turned its eye upon the clan.