New Neighbors

Bobby was slowly being awoken from his sleep. Not because he wanted to but because he was being forced to. Something has knocking itself against his stomach and bouncing off only to hit him against.

He slowly opened his eyes to see Sonya standing over him in a pair of green shorts, a gray shirt that read 'Army' across it and her hair tied in a bun.

"Get up." She said.

"What time is it?" Bobby grumbled as he turned to look at his clock. He had only enough time to notice it was sometime around five when Sonya spoke again.

"Time to get up." She said." On your feet." Bobby didn't seem like he'd cooperate." With Jax gone I am the Leader of the Special Forces and I am giving you an order." Bobby understood that much and there was no way around it. He stood up as best he could, slouching still." Put something on, we're going for a run."

"What?!" He'd heard that loud and clear." But it's so early, we-"

"Be outside in five minutes." Sonya said before leaving the room. And despite any protest he might have had Bobby knew it was no good and he was stuck with waking up to exercise. It had been this way for the past few days now.

It was still dark out when he exited his house and began, by the time their run was finished the sun had already risen and everyone was getting up.

Hours later Bobby stumbled into his house panting hard and sweating like a dog. Hank sat at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee and a newspaper before him. Bobby stumbled in and leaned against the chair for support.

"You go for a run son?" he asked confused. Bobby only panted a reply.

"Bobby honey." Said Peggy as she placed a plate of eggs before her husband." What would you like for breakfast?" At the mention of food Bobby managed to stand himself up.

"Pancakes!"

"No, no pancakes." Said Sonya walking in behind him." It'll make you fat." She tapped Bobby's love handles, causing him to jolt." You might want to get out there and stretch or you'll cramp up."

Hank and Peggy looked at each other confused as the two conversed. Sonya then moved across the room preparing to exit.

"Ms. Blade." Said Peggy stopping her." Would you like anything to eat this morning?"

"I can help myself." Sonya said. She took a step out and prepared to leave the room." But thank you." She added before leaving, saying the words as if she'd forgotten them.

Meanwhile elsewhere in Arlen. Kabal and Jarek had been all over town in search of any of the remaining Black Dragon members. Any who came to Arlen had scattered the night Kano was taken prisoner ad any others were still hard to find still. But once lost were now found and they all met in the Black Dragon's Arlen lair with their new leader.

Kabal sat at the head of the table sitting with Jarek, Kobra and Kira their only female member. They'd been reformed and would now serve a new leader with a new purpose. In his hands Kabal held two Hook swords, the same weapons he used when he was in the black dragon before. As he held the swords he couldn't help but remember.

"So what's our plan?" spoke up Kobra breaking Kabal from his thoughts. Kabal slowly turned and looked to him.

"What was Kano's plan when he led the Black Dragon?" he asked.

"Profit." Told Jarek." Kano had investments all around the world, most recently here."

"Are we to continue making a profit, just as we had before?" asked Kira.

"Eventually." Kabal answered. But he was silent which caused confusion amongst the other three members.

"Eventually?" asked Kira.

"We have another mission to take care of." Kabal said standing up gripping both swords in his hands." We're going to destroy the Special Forces."

"That's not possible." Said Jarek." They nearly took care of us last time we met." Kobra and Kira seemed to be in agreement, but Kabal had already made his decision final.

"I have made up my mind." He said." If any of you have a problem, there is the door." He pointed to it. Jarek and Kira stayed silent but Kobra slowly rose from his seat. He was the newest edition to the Black Dragon and didn't feel the same loyalty his peers had. He would not risk his neck in as crazy a situation as last time. He turned and headed for the door.

But then right as he stood in the doorway he felt a sharp pain cut across his arm. Sticking in the wall and into his arm was one of Kabal's hook sword. Kobra screamed and fell to the ground holding his bleeding arm.

Kabal walked around the table and over to Kobra pulling the sword out of the wall and standing over the young man, aiming the sword at his throat.

"I am the Grandmaster and I have made my decision. You will either follow it now or die." And his threat clearly worked as Kobra shook his head in agreement. Kabal then turned to Jarek and Kira." Now go found out where they are." He ordered.

And just like that Kabal's revenge had begun.

Bobby usually enjoyed his days playing video games and watching tv but he had spent the majority of the day training with Sonya. Since it would just be the two of them in the Special Forces now she deiced to teach him a few 'dirtier moves'. Moves that he was somewhat familiar with and would make his father upset if he knew. It wasn't until his mother returned home that Sonya had finally backed on and given him some time off.

The first thing Bobby did was sit himself down in front of the tv while Sonya headed off into the garage.

"Hello Honey." Peggy greeted Bobby as she entered the house. Bobby panted a reply. Peggy looked to her son and gasped to see him panting all covered in sweat and dirt." Bobby what on God's green Earth happened to you?"

"Training." Bobby puffed out.

"Training? Training for what?" Bobby blew on his tongue. Peggy cocked her head to the side and watched Sonya as she made her way across the room and into the garage." Robert Hill what the heck are you doing with this woman?" she asked once Sonya had left.

"Only doing my duty to the Army." Bobby sighed as he sank down into the couch.

"You sound just like your grandfather." Peggy said." How could you let a woman like that kiss you?" And that is really what annoyed Peggy about this. Bobby was her sweet, innocent, loveable son and this woman seemed to be hard, mean and full of spite. The two were not meant for each other.

"What?!" Bobby shrieked." H-How do you know about-"

"That's not important." Said Peggy." You should dump this girl and get back with someone better for you, someone who will treat you right. Someone like Connie." And at just the mention of that name Bobby froze up, remembering the heart breaking image of the last time he saw Connie.

At that same time Hank walked into his garage to get some beer. But he jolted in surprise when the first thing he saw in his garage was Sonya blade in a torn up old tank top with the shortest shorts he'd ever seen.

"Bwah!" he shouted.

"Sorry." Said Sonya as she stood up." I just had to borrow your tools for a quick tune-up on my bike."

"Bah- that's, that's alright." Said Hank began walking across the room as stiff as a board, not making any eye contact with her at all and hoping she wouldn't address him. But he wasn't that lucky.

He opened the fridge and pulled out a beer.

"Can I have one of those?" asked Sonya. Hank reached for another beer and extended it out to her without looking at her.

"Sure." He responded. Sonya took the beer and opened it.

"Thanks." She said in a dry voice. Despite this awkward circumstance Hank thought now would be as good a time as ever to talk to Sonya privately about Bobby. But that would be hard to do since he wouldn't look at her.

"You uh you mind if I ask you something?" he finally said.

"If you'd like." Sonya said setting her beer can down and bending over to work on her bike.

"What uh, what is your relationship with my son?"

"I'm his CO." she responded.

"But that was you I saw him kissing the other night." He said it as if he wasn't sure. But after he'd said that Sonya dropped the wrench in her hands and slowly poked her head out from under her bike.

"What?" was all she could say.

"I saw the two of you uh… being romantic the other night."

"There was nothing romantic about it." Sonya said aggressively." I felt I owed him for something, that was as good a time as any do repay him."

"Owe him for what?"

"None of your business." He shot back. Hank realized now she was getting very angry but still she didn't answer his initial question.

"But what is your relationship with my son?" In truth he thought a woman like Sonya would be good for Bobby. The longest relationship he'd ever had was with Connie and Hank though Bobby still might have feelings for her. But a woman like Sonya appeared to know how to motivate him making him exercise and eat right, all alright with Hank. So if the two somehow did end up together he would be fine with that.

But the whole thing confused Sonya. She held no romantic feelings for Bobby, nothing more than a friendly relationship between co-workers similar to what she has with Jax. What they shared the night before was simply a one-time thing. Sure she was in a mess of emotions but that wasn't an excuse, or was it?

Sonya just rose up from where she was standing with the tools in hand.

"I'm done using these." She said and placed them on Hank's work bench. Then she turned and exited the garage but now she had to walk across the living room where Bobby was.

The young man turned his head to see Sonya who had just left a similar conversation from the one he had from before. The two said nothing but as they locked eyes they knew that soon they'd have to talk about what happened.

But little did they know that they had been spotted. Standing across the street was Jarek. He'd started his search at Strickland that same day and followed Hank home. He didn't expect the search to led him anywhere but now he saw Sonya walking across the living room of the Hill's house. And he remembered Sonya's face from many times before. He smirked as he turned and prepared to report back to Kabal with this news.