"Aaaahhh! It's so good to be back!" said Doug when he lay down on his bed. He could feel his body aching from all the missions he and his team had undertaken. He looked around his room. There's a computer, a wardrobe and a desk with a toolkit on it, for working and fixing on his weapons. The room was plain white; you don't expect it to be colored during war. He got up and looked out the window. From the view he saw the snow-covered ground that stretched miles off and a city near the horizon. He was glad that all of them bought this mansion. It has much more peaceful scenery than the crowded city centers. Furthermore, it was the least likely place to be hit by a nuclear warhead than the city. He sighed and took off his uniform and his robotic arm, getting ready for a bath.
After the bath, he looked into his wardrobe and wore a white shirt and pants. He put in civilian version of his robotic arm in place of his military golden one, which will be sent for repairs. After dressing up, he got out of the room to check on his teammates. He looked down from the upper floor to the ground floor to find Vespin in a white dress, reading a book, sitting next to the fireplace.
"Hey, Vespin. What're you reading?" asked Doug. Vespin looked up to see Doug on the first floor.
"Oh, it's 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' by John Boyne. It's a very good read," replied Vespin. Doug thought for a while for a reasonable line.
"It kinda reflects what is happening now in America, I guess," commented Doug. Vespin just nodded and continued reading. Doug went to one of the rooms and knocked on a door.
"Come in," answered the voice. Doug entered and saw Terry in his gray shirt and brown pants, at his drawing board, drawing. Doug took a peek at Terry's picture. He sees a boy and a girl, sitting on the beach, observing the sun setting. Doug couldn't help but say something.
"Played Kingdom Hearts?" asked Doug. Terry, in deep concentration, just nodded as his hand moved gracefully across the paper like a pianist with his fingers dancing on top of the keys. Doug quietly exited the room and got to the next room, Ivan's room. He was about to open the door when he heard bumping sounds. He opened the door and Ivan was seen doing………nothing.
"Hey, Ivan, what have you doing? 'Nothing' as usual?" asked. Ivan, wearing a blue T-shirt and dark pants, stuttered an answer.
"Y-yeah ….just chillin' out…," stuttered Ivan.
"Oooookay, fine. I'm going now," said Doug. "I can see your porno mags under the bed." Doug closed the door afterwards. He then decided to go out. He passed through a room where he heard lots moaning sounds.
"Them again, huh? I reckon they'll break the world record," thought Doug. He walked downstairs and got to the closet and pulled out his brown coat. Then he grabbed his car keys and opened the front door.
"I'm going out," announced Doug before leaving.
Cheryl, who was in the kitchen said, "Dinner's ready at seven. Don't wander off for too long."
"I won't," he said back. He just pondered that Cheryl, the youngest member in the team, was now acting like a mother they didn't have. She cooked delicious Western and Eastern meals, and also remembered everyone's birthdays. Walking towards his car, he saw that one of the cars they owned, a BMW M5, was not in the garage.
"She went off shopping, huh?" thought Doug before entering his car. In his Benz C-280, he drove towards the Englischer Garten, one of Munich's urban public parks. He parked it in one of the public garages in the area and entered the garden. The snow covered the grounds like whipped cream on latte. The trees were bare, with all its leaves shed months before. He walked slowly beside the waterfall in the gardens, admiring its beauty. Then he saw a familiar person walking opposite the falls.
"Madeline," he called. The person turned and saw Doug with his hands in his coat pockets.
"Hi, Douglas," she responded, while putting her hands in her black trench coat pocket as well.
"I thought you would be shopping at the city district," said Doug.
"Do I look like a big spender to you?" responded Maddie. Both of them laughed at their private joke.
"Just wait there, I'll come to the other side," said Doug before running to the bridge to get across. The he caught up with Maddie, who was waiting for him. He panted for a while, trying to catch his breath. Then he looked up at Maddie.
"Want a beer?" asked Doug, still tired from running from the other side. Maddie just giggled and they both walked side by side, holding each other's hand.
(The reason beer is going to be the standard drink in the following scenes is because they're in Germany, just in case you miss the word 'Munich'.)
The mansion, other than its climaxing moans, was very quiet. Vespin would be seen reading a book; Terry would be using his imagination to draw pieces of art; Ivan would be fapping or staring at porn magazines or both; Yee Lin and James was pretty self-explanatory (who else would be making moans?); and Cheryl in the kitchens, cooking. They were all busy with their tasks as usual. But today was a bit different. Terry and Ivan came out of their rooms (finally) to go down to watch a movie on their plasma TV (if they could afford a mansion, then a plasma TV is no big deal) in the TV room.
"So, what movie do we have?" asked Ivan.
"Ironman, Superman, Shrek the Third, all the movies from the old America," answered Terry. Ivan began thinking of titles alternatively to the ones said by Terry.
"How 'bout James Bond? I'm sure we've got some in the stash," suggested Ivan. Terry went searching for them and found some interesting movies. Hunt for the Red October, Kung Pow, Fate/Stay Night movie ("Ivan?!!" said Terry in a rising tone. Ivan sweat dropped.), Saving Private Ryan (Terry sighed, looking at the American flag in the movie cover.), and the Kama Sutra (with James' name written all over it. Terry stared in disbelief at it for a moment). Finally, he found Quantum of Solace Blu-Ray Disc and inserted into the player. Ivan went to get a few bags popcorn from the kitchen, but was stopped by Cheryl, saying two bags would be enough; otherwise he wouldn't be able to finish his dinner. Ivan whined and begged, but all proved futile. He just walked away with two bags of popcorn and a carton of 6-pack Heineken beer. Vespin was interested at Ivan bringing beer and popcorn to the TV room that she put her book down and followed him. She saw them setting up the room to feel like a cinema.
"What are you two been up to?" asked Vespin. Terry and Ivan were distracted from what they were doing and turned to see Vespin at the doorway.
"Oh, hey Vespin. Wanna watch a movie with us?" asked Terry.
"Sure," she replied. They all settled on the couch, with popcorn and beer at hand, as the movie begun.
Doug and Maddie were sitting in an open café at the base of the Chinesischer Turm tower. A busty waitress came and served their beers before attending to other customers. Doug took his beer mug and took a gulp.
"So what brings you here," asked Doug.
"Oh, it's just beautiful, I guess. Furthermore, it's very soul relaxing," answered Maddie. "How about you?"
"My parents brought my sister and me to this park during the weekends, especially at the fountains, when we were young," explained Doug. "It brings fond memories."
"You have a sister?!" exclaimed Maddie, surprised at the statement.
"Yeah, I do. It's just………" Doug paused.
"I'm so sorry," Maddie apologized.
"No, it's okay. She's at the Eastern front. The only thing is I don't know if she's still alive," explained Doug, with a sad look on his face. Then a message came in on his cell phone. Doug took out his cell phone and looked at it. He smiled after that.
"Who's that from?" inquired Maddie, taking a sip from her beer mug.
"It's from her. She said that her team has taken over India," said Doug, typing a message. "Hoffen, Sie bald. Love, Douglas Kreig"
"What's her name?" asked Maddie. She was curious to know about Doug's mysterious family member.
"Rina, Sabrina Kreig. My twin sister," explained Doug, handing his cell phone to Maddie to show the picture of them together.
"Oh my, you both look just alike," gasped Maddie. She sees Rina as a very cheerful girl with waist-long brown hair and bigger brown eyes compared to her brother. With the brother looking very handsome, and the sister very beautiful, Maddie started to envy them. Doug paused drinking his draught when he noticed Maddie's envy-ish look.
"What?" asked Doug.
"I envy both of you. You both look so good," commented Maddie.
"Look who's talking, beautiful," teased Doug. Maddie blushed.
"Doug, you must be drunk after drinking all that beer," said Maddie.
"How can I be drunk? This has less than 1% alcohol," stated Doug.
"You're not serious, right?" asked Maddie, her face growing redder than before. Doug gave a very serious face, the ones he used during military briefings. With that look, she knew he wasn't fooling around.
"You like me, don't you?" asked Maddie, blushing.
"Of course I do. I like everyone on our team, our commanding officers, and our friends. But you, like my sister, are more than that," said Doug. Maddie became speechless, her cheeks reddened. Doug came face to face with her. They look into each others eyes. She can feel her body tense up. Doug reached out his hand to caress her face. She closed her eyes, preparing for a kiss. Doug was about to land a kiss on her when her cell phone rings.
"Excuse me," said Maddie, as she turned away to pick up the call. She answered her phone and it seems that Cheryl had been reminding that dinner time was approaching. She checked her watch and it stated 6:30 pm. She closed her phone and kept it in her pocket.
"It's Cheryl reminding us that dinner is almost ready," said Maddie. "She's like a mother calling her children to come home to eat together."
"Be reminded that she is the youngest in the team," said Douglas. Maddie giggled at that statement. "Come on, let's go before 'mother' Cheryl calls us again." They both left the park to their cars and drove home.