Alright here is the next two Chapters. Sorry about the delay, I can only post my stories at the library and yesterday was memorial day so the library was closed.
GrimlockX4- Thanks, I didn't except to get a review on the Prolog. Also special thanks for being the first to Review.
Cromwell Smith- Thank you very much for your kind words, I plan on doing this like a tv series. Have episodes and stuff like that. My goal is for right now just to finish Ep.1
Hope you guys enjoy.
Ch.1
Two months earlier
Josh opened his eyes from his dream; the bright light shining in from the window made his torso feel warm, yet also blinded his vision. He let out a groan and slowly sat up, nearly pooping every bone in his body. He let out a silent yawn and stood up, his bare feet felt snuggled in the soft carpets he had ordered after getting tired of the old scratchy ones. He started to scrunch up his toes resulting in more pops.
As he walked into the bathroom he stopped by his home phone and pressed a button that pulled up his missed calls.
"You have no new missed calls." The phone said Josh cleared his throat and used his other free hand to wipe the sleep from his eyes; he then pushed another button that brought him to the message recordings.
"Playing last message...Received last week on Saturday 14 July 2035" The phone said as Josh walked into the bathroom.
"Hi Josh." A female voice said, she sounded sad. Josh started to brush his teeth while listing to the recording. "I know things have been hectic between us, and it's my fault, I don't want you to think any of this is on you because it's not." Josh continued to brush his teeth.
"I'm just an idiot who didn't know she had a great thing with an amazing guy, you are the kindest and most caring man in the whole world. If more people were like you than there would be no need for a heaven, because we would already be there."
"Humph right." He said with a mouth full of toothpaste.
"I hurt you so much over the past year, I lied, cheated, caused you so much grief…And you always took me back. When you proposed a week ago, I didn't want to say yes, but I couldn't stand to see the hurt on your face...That's why I'm doing this over the phone, because I'm too much of a coward to tell it to your face." Josh spat the toothpaste out.
"You deserve someone so much better than me…I'm ending our relationship once and for all…Please…Don't contact me."
"End of message." The phone said, Josh rinsed his toothbrush, and face off and walked out of the bathroom. He walked over to his clock which read '9:25 A.M.'
'Great, I'm late; Thornton's going to ride my ass all day about this' He thought to himself and walked to his dresser and started to get dress.
Josh walked out of his apartment building wearing his military marine outfit, He pulled his keys out of his pocket and pushed the unlock button, He heard the doors unlock and was about to step inside when someone called out for him.
"Josh." A female voice called out, Josh knew who it was.
"Ms. Evergreen, good morning to you." He said and stepped out of his car. Ms. Evergreen was an older woman, around the age of fifty at most, she was a very kind lady who he would take to church every Sunday and she would thank him by making him some chocolate chip cookies. He figured she was so nice to him because her only child joined the marines and was killed in action, she couldn't really work and Josh helped out with her rent and other things she would need.
"I'm doing good thanks for asking." She said Josh then realized he was really late for work.
"Agh Ms. Evergreen I would like to have a chat but I'm really late for work."
"Oh of course, you know how we old people are." She said, Josh smiled a bit.
"Oh come now, you're not old."
"Well, my sprit might not be, but my body is." She said, "Have a good day at work."
"I'll try." And with that Josh got into his car, he put the keys in the ignition and turned them, his small red car started up, He quickly put his seatbelt on and drove off.
Josh arrived at Fort Madden and quickly rushed into his work building. He quickly clocked in and rushed into his office, he quickly sat down on the chair and turned his computer on. Suddenly his door opened and a tall older man walked in. Josh cleared his throat and stood and saluted the major.
"Major Thornton, good morning sir." He said, the man looked Josh dead in the eye.
"Private Grant what the hell do you think you're doing?" He asked.
"Sir, I was getting ready to edit the video of the award ceremony, you asked me to film." He said.
"Really? You planned on just sneaking in an hour late without so much as giving me an excuse?" He asked. Josh gritted his teeth, the first words Major Thornton ever said to Josh were 'I don't want to hear any excuse as to why you will be late, I don't give a damn about them.'
"Sir, you're the one who said you didn't want to hear any excuses." Josh said, Major Thornton took a step closer the Josh.
"How the hell did you ever pass boot camp you little piss ant?" He asked.
"Hard work and dedication." He replied.
"That was a rhetorical question Private Grant!" He shouted, " You're working an additional four hours tonight, no overpay." He said, Josh instantly let out a breath of anger, Major Thornton clearly heard it and smiled.
"Something on your mind?" He asked with a shit eating grin that made Josh want noting more than to punch it. Josh held back and smiled.
"I would be more than happy to Sir." He said.
"Good." Thornton said and started to walk on, not before he picked up a picture at Josh's desk, one of him and his Ex Fiancé. Thornton smiled.
"I heard about your break up, very sad." He said and placed the picture close to the edge of the desk and brushed his hand against it causing it to fall to the ground and break. Josh gasped and looked at Thornton.
"Oops" He said and walked out of the office and closed the door. Josh felt his hands go numb and looked at them to find that he was squeezing them into a fist so tight that his hand was turning purple, Josh released his grip and felt the blood flushing back into his hand. Josh sighed and turned on the light and carefully picked up the broken framed picture. He sat it back on the desk and grabbed a small pan and broom near his desk. He used the broom to scoop the glass shards into the ban and then dumped them into the trash can.
Josh looked at the picture of him and his Ex. They were at the lake having a picnic and enjoying each other's company. Josh sighed and could feel his heart aching he placed his hand over his chest and tried not to cry, he'd cried more in this one week then he has his whole life time. A lump formed in his throat and he forced it down with a tear full gulp. He pulled the picture out and placed it inside his desk and threw the frame away. He got back to his computer and started to edit the video.
It was '9:40 P.M' when Josh finished his four extra non pay hours, He saved his progress on some of the videos he was working on. He had just finished editing the video for the new recruiting ad that he filmed. He saved it and sent a copy to the main boss Col. Ryan.
"And that's all she wrote for me." He said quietly to himself and turned his computer off, Josh walked out of his office and was headed outside when he noticed Col. Ryan in his office. Josh hurried and made his way to the door so he could speak to the Col.
"Col. Ryan Sir." Josh called out, the old man turned around with a cigar in his mouth and a glass of whiskey in his hand.
"Private Grant, what can I do for you this late at night? Shouldn't you be at home?" He asked. Josh wanted to tell the Col. about Major Thornton, but he knew it wouldn't do much, he would only get a warning, and then he would go looking for Josh to make him suffer for it.
"Yeah, I wanted to finish up on the new recruitment video ad, which I just finished and sent to your email." Col. Ryan gave an 'Mm' Sound as his put his cigar back in his mouth.
"I'll take a look at it first thing tomorrow…Care for a drink?" He asked.
"Sorry Sir, I'm not much of a drinker, mostly on holidays and special occasions." Josh replied, the man laughed a little and pulled out an empty glass and filled it with whiskey.
"Tonight is an occasion my boy." He said and moved the glass to Josh, who politely took it and drank it. It left a strong burning taste in his mouth and throat, Josh coughed a few times, which caused the older man to laugh and poured Josh another glass.
"What's the occasion sir?" Josh asked and took a smaller sip from the glass, it still burned his mouth and throat.
"Well son, my marriage has officially died today, my divorce papers came in and I just signed them." He said and drank his whiskey, Josh felt bad, he looked around Col. Ryan's office and saw many pictures of him and his wife, but now that he took a moment to actually look at them, he noticed they were old pictures of them when they were younger, possibly fifteen years ago.
"I'm so sorry sir." Josh said, Ryan laughed.
"Don't be…Agh me and the misses haven't been happy together for a very long time, hell the last time we had sex was years ago, even then it seemed more like an obligation rather than a moment of love and happiness." He said and blew smoke out of his mouth.
"You married Grant?" He asked.
""No sir." He replied.
"We're off duty son, you can call me Ryan." He said, Josh took another sip of whiskey and Col. Ryan filled it up.
"No I'm not married Sir…I mean Ryan, I was engaged though, until last week that is."
"My condolences." He said and drank his whiskey and poured another glass. Josh knew the old man was drunk off his ass, he could also tell that the Col. didn't want to be left alone, and he needed someone to talk to.
"Well, plenty of fish in the sea right?" Josh asked, Ryan snickered.
"Isn't that the damn truth." He replied and lifted his glass so the two men could tap the glasses together, "Isn't that the Goddamn truth, hmm there are plenty of fish in the sea alright, but there's only that one catch of the day that beats the rest." Josh nodded, he could definitely agree to what the man was saying.
"It's like a great glass of whiskey, it taste great and you keep thinking that you can make it last, but after the first sip, you keep drinking until the glass is empty, and then you're looking at the glass thinking…I should have savored the moment and not rush through it." He said.
"That's a good metaphor Ryan." Josh replied, Ryan laughed.
"It's not just a metaphor." He said and held up the empty whiskey bottle.
"What a shame." Josh said.
"A damn shame." Ryan replied and burped, Josh sat his drink down and looked at Ryan and felt sorry for the man.
"Do you need a ride home Ryan?" He asked, Ryan shook his head no.
"I'm good, this isn't the first time I've slept in my office, no sir, not the first. I've slept on that couch right there more times then I slept next to my wife. That is and will always be my biggest regret. I keep thinking how many times she awoke to find I was not next to her. Who knows, maybe if I came home more often, we would still be married." He said with a sad look on his face.
"Do you need anything?" He asked, Ryan shook his head again.
"No, well you should get home Grant, I have a hangover appointment bright an early tomorrow." He said, Josh nodded and walked out of the room, he took one last look at Ryan who was looking at an old picture of him and his wife.
Josh started to walk out of the building when his cell phone started ringing, he pulled it out and looked at the number. The whole world froze when he saw the name Amanda. His Ex Fiancé. He took a few seconds deciding if he should answer it or not. He hit the green answer button and placed the phone to his ear.
"Amanda." He said, as if he had just run a mile.
"Hi." She said, he could tell by her voice that she had been crying. "How are you?" She asked. Josh tried his best not to break down right there on the spot.
"I'm doing well." He said ," Are you okay? Is everything alright?"
"No." She said and started to cry, "Can you come over? I found something out and it involves both of us." She cried, Josh felt his heart break even more.
"Yeah, I'll be over in just a bit." He said, "Bye." He said, she didn't say anything and hung up. Josh quickly got into his car and started it up and drove off.
Josh was driving on the empty highway and was stopped by a red light. A few moments past and the light remained red.
"Come on hurry up." He said as his thumb nervously tapped against the steering wheel. He was starting to feel very anxious; suddenly everything electronic went dead in the area.
"What the hell?" He said and tried to start his car but it wouldn't. He stood out of his car and looked around, it was as if something caused the power to go out. Then he heard the sound of thunder. Josh looked up at the night sky but saw it was clear and filled with stars, however the sound of thunder was still going on. Josh turned his head around and nearly pissed himself as a fiery burning meteor came flying by, He was so shocked he fell to the ground as it flew overhead.
"Holy fuck!" He called out, then the power came back on. Josh noticed the meteor was heading towards the lake. He quickly got into his car and drove off following the burning trail that was quickly disappearing. After a few moments of following it, Josh noticed that whatever it flew over that was electrical went dead. Josh then noticed it crashing into the lake. He pulled up to the lake and got out of his car, what he saw freaked him out, it wasn't a meteor at all, and it was some kind of air craft.
He stared at it for a moment then notice that it was quickly sinking into the lake, and suddenly the thought of the person in there caused his adrenaline to start pumping through his heart. He quickly took his marine over shirt off and his socks and shoes and rushed into the water.
He swam out as fast as he could and when he got to the unknown aircraft he saw through the canopy windshield that someone was in there, he couldn't see their face because whoever it was, was wearing a helmet. Josh quickly looked for a way to open the canopy but saw nothing, he then notice in the front windshield that the glass was badly cracked. He swam in front of the sinking aircraft and started to push on the windshield.
Suddenly he was under water with the aircraft. He lifted his legs up and started to kick at the windshield over and over. On the fifth kick the whole windshield collapsed in and water quickly flooded the inside cockpit. Josh noticed a seatbelt strapping the person down to the chair; he quickly reached into his back pocket and pulled out his pocket knife. He could feel his lungs struggling to get air that wasn't there. He pulled himself closer to the person and used his knife to cut the seatbelt off, he then grabbed ahold of the person and used his legs to kick off the ship.
Josh and the person broke through the surface of the water, Josh opened his mouth wide and sucked in as much air as he could and started to swim towards land. Once he could feel his feet touch the ground he stood and dragged the person onto the shore. The first thing he noticed was a long white and blue colored tail, coming from between the persons legs.
"What the fuck?" He said, he then noticed the person's body was slim curved like a woman. "Hey, you okay?" Josh asked. He noticed that she wasn't breathing. He quickly dropped down to his knees and removed her helmet, and was met with a shocking surprise. She had the facial appearance of a fox with blue and white fur, she had blue hair on her head that covered some of her face and also had a pony tail.
He placed his hands over her chest and started to press down giving her CPR after pushing down five times he moved to her face.
'I'm about to touch lips with a furry' He thought, he was a little bit hesitant. He took a deep breath and pressed his lips to hers.
Suddenly her eyes flung open, she felt the unknown alien kissing her. She rammed her fist into the creatures gut. Josh forced his face away from her and started coughing in pain. The blue Vixen punched him across the face, causing him to roll on his back. She then reached to her left thigh and pulled out a knife and crawled on top of him. She placed the knife against his throat.
"Anu na ti ket enou." She shouted, Josh was confused but mostly scared beyond believe.
"Akenu tey fortanu." She said, He had no idea what she was saying, "Akenu tey fortanu." She said again. Josh then notice her eyes looked like they were heavy and about to close, her body started to sway to the left and right. Josh remembered his training and yanked her hand with the blade away from her neck, he held on tight with his right hand and used his left forearm and placed it on her neck. He pulled her hand close to him while pushing her throat with his forearm.
He shifted his body and forced her over on her back. He placed his right knee on her abdomen and placed the knife at her throat. Both were panting, she starred at him with cyan eyes; he then noticed she blinked a few times and then blacked out. She said something right before she blacked out, but he couldn't hear what it was.