Hello my readers! I just want to thank all of you for sticking with me and Haywire through all of the stories that I've written. You guys have been totally awesome throughout all of this! So there's a surprise guest in this chapter so I hope you all enjoy! And don't forget to review because reviews make sure that you get what you want to read!

Chapter 4: Say Yes to the Dress!

"Haywire, how much longer do we have to wait? We're going to be late to your appointment if we don't leave soon," Scarlett said as the Alpha Team and Haywire lounged in the Rec Room. Haywire was bouncing from one area to the next in excitement.

"She'll be here soon. General Hawk said that she'll be here any minute," Haywire said with a bright smile as she continued to bounce around. The door to the rec room opened and in rushed in a blonde haired woman. "Mom!" Haywire shouted as she rushed towards the running woman. The two blondes held each other in a tight hug as Sgt. Slaughter walked into the room. "Oh I've missed you Mom," Haywire said into the woman's shoulder.

"Oh I've missed you too sweetheart," Haywire's mom said as she pulled away from the hug to look at her daughter. The rest of the Alpha Team looked on in shock as they watched mother and daughter simply smile at each other. Haywire's mother had the same blue eyes as her daughter, and her blonde hair was streaked with strands of silver. But it was her smile that made everyone certain that this was Haywire's mother. "Now why don't you introduce me to your team mates here," Haywire's mom said with a slight grin.

"No problem! Guys, this is my mother, Emily Rosenfield. Mom, this is, Scarlett, Ripcord, Duke, Baroness, Breaker, Heavy Duty, Highlander, and my fiancé Snake Eyes," Haywire said as she pointed out each individual as she said their names. "Mom's coming with us ladies and my uncle to help pick out my wedding dress," Haywire explained, her smile brightening.

"Whoa, Sgt. Slaughter is going dress shopping with you girls?" Ripcord asked in astonishment. The growl from Slaughter silenced the pilot quickly.

"Oh I just can't wait to see my baby girl all dolled up in her wedding dress," Emily said with a dreamy sigh. "Can't you just see it baby brother?" Emily said as she turned to look up at Slaughter. He grunted and folded his massive arms across his chest. The smile faded from Emily's face as she stormed over to the towering wall of muscle. "Now you listen here mister, I will not have you ruining this experience for your niece; do you hear me?" Emily said with through clenched teeth with narrowed eyes. Sgt. Slaughter nodded his head yes rapidly in slight fear. "Good!" Emily said with a bright smile as she turned to look at the frightened Alpha Team. "What?" she asked in confusion. Haywire just shook her head and giggled.

"You scared them mommy," Haywire said in a teasing tone. "Now we have an appointment at the boutique to get to. Let's go!" Haywire said before she skipped out of the Rec room. The rest of the Alpha Team along with Emily and Sgt. Slaughter walked to the hanger bay where the helicopter that was taking them state side was waiting.

"Snake Eyes, may I speak with you?" Emily asked the silent ninja.

"What would you like to talk about?" Snake Eyes signed to his soon-to-be-mother-in-law. Emily slowed her pace so that the duo was walking behind the rest.

"I just want to talk to you about a few things that's all," Emily said with a shrug. "Did Hayley ever tell you what happened with her father?" she asked casually.

"No, she did not. She just said that Sgt. Slaughter took over the father role," Snake Eyes signed in slight confusion.

"If you ask my little brother, Hayley's father was a weakling who wasn't ready to be a parent. And I agree with him completely. Joshua left me shortly after I had Hayley saying that he wasn't ready to be a father like he thought he was. We divorced immediately after that and my brother moved in with us. My brother told Joshua never to come around again or else he'd have him to deal with," Emily said with a tired voice. "So now that my baby girl is getting married, I just worry for her," she said with a small smile.

"I never knew that your husband left you and Hayley to fend for yourselves," Snake Eyes signed. "But I can assure you that I would never leave Hayley like that," he signed with conviction.

"Oh I know you wouldn't dear. But just because I'm a mother, I'm going to say this anyways; if you ever leave her like Joshua left me, I will personally make sure that you are never heard from again," Emily said with a deadly tone. Snake Eyes tensed up in slight fright. While Emily and Hayley looked so similar to each other, they're personalities certainly differed.

"You have my word ma'am," Snake Eyes signed. Emily simply smiled back and wrapped a small arm around Snake Eyes' larger one and continued to walk through the Pit.

"Hurry up you slow pokes!" Haywire shouted to the two remaining group members.

"Don't rush an old lady sweetheart," Emily teased as she stood next to her daughter.

"You're only as old as you feel mom," Haywire said with her own teasing smile. The two women shared a laugh before the pilot said that he was ready to take off. "Well, we'll see ya'll when we get back from dress shopping," Haywire said to the members that were staying behind. Duke and Ripcord helped their girlfriends into the helicopter. "I'll see you soon love," Haywire said to Snake as he helped her into the helicopter. She leaned forward and pecked Snake on the cheek before taking her seat next to Baroness. Snake Eyes turned and assisted Emily in, her smile as bright as her daughters. Sgt. Slaughter simply walked up like it was no big deal and plopped onto the seat next to his sister. The team waved goodbye to the leaving helicopter.

"Oh to be a fly on the wall for that shopping trip," Ripcord said to the other men standing around. They all nodded their heads as some of them laughed in agreement.

SCENE CHANGE

"Alright, who's the lucky bride?" a peppy sales woman asked the small group who were waiting in a private room. Haywire raised her hand with a giggle. "Well look at that happy smile. You must be looking forward to the married," she said with a giggle. "Now do you have a design in mind or should I just start bringing in some gowns that I think you'll like?" she asked as she held her clipboard in front of her.

"I don't want anything too fancy. Just something simple would be wonderful. And something that is easy to dye," Haywire said. Scarlett, Baroness, and Emily giggled at the confused look the sales woman had before it morphed into a forced smile.

"Well alright then. Well how about I get you into the dressing room and I'll bring you some gowns that I think you'll like," she said before showing Haywire to the dressing room. "I'll be right back," she said before walking away to the store room. "Who in their right mind wants to dye a wedding dress?" she asked out loud before looking through the gowns in supply. She grabbed a few before heading back to the dressing room. "Well I found a few of our more simple designs, so let's just try them on and see what everyone thinks," she said as she helped Haywire into the first dress. The skirt poofed out due to all the many layers of toule underneath and the sweetheart neckline emphasized Haywire's long thin neck. They both walked out to show the small group.

"Well this is dress number one," Haywire said as she stood on the small pedestal in front of the mirror. The girls looked out with small frowns before shaking their heads.

"I just can't see you in a poofy princess style dress," Scarlett said as Baroness stood up to circle around Haywire.

"I'm with Scarlett, this is just too…cutesy for you," Baroness said. Both women turned towards Emily who simply scrunched her nose up.

"You have never been my pretty princess baby girl. I'm with the girls on this one. Brother, what do you think?" Emily said as she turned to the grouchy man next to her.

"Too poofy," was all that Sgt. Slaughter said. The girls sighed in unison before Haywire stepped off the pedestal and walked back with the sales woman to try on a different gown. This routine continued for a couple more dresses in which the women couldn't see her in a certain style and Sgt. Slaughter said two words or less. Haywire's smile started to dim dress after dress before the last one. The halter top style dress led into a straight cut, well-fitting bust. The skirt was mermaid style and flared out at the knees. The simply satin held a slight shimmer as Haywire moved to examine every angle of the dress.

"Oh this is so beautiful," Haywire breathed in awe. The sales woman smiled in slight exhaustion.

"Well let's go show it off," she said as she ushered Haywire out of the dressing room. "Well everyone?" she asked as Haywire took her place on the pedestal. All of the women just lit up in joy.

"That is absolutely beautiful," Scarlett said as Baroness nodded her head vigorously.

"Now that's the dress for you sweetheart," Emily said with tears in her eyes.

"Oh mommy don't cry, you're gonna make me cry," Haywire said as everyone minus Slaughter giggled. "What do you think Uncle?" Haywire asked as she turned to look at the stoic man.

"Too tight," he said with a growl. Haywire's smile turned into a pout as she turned back to face the mirrors. She watched in the mirror as her mom turned a glare towards Slaughter.

"That is it young man. I have had it with your lack of participation. This is your niece's wedding and she wanted you to be here with her to help her find the perfect dress. So you either approve of a dress or so help me I will smack you so hard your teeth will rattle for days," Emily threatened the cowering man now.

"Yes sister. But if she likes the dress, then why ask my opinion? If she wants, she gets it," Slaughter explained in his blunt manner. Haywire just blinked a couple of times before jumping off the pedestal and hugging a startled Slaughter.

"You know you like the dress you big softie," Haywire said as she released her uncle. "And you and Sgt. Stone can have fun taking a paintball gun to it," she giggled. The sales woman gasped in horror.

"Why would you use a paintball gun on a wedding gown?" she asked in horror. Everyone blinked their eyes in confusion before Baroness and Scarlett stood up and stood by Haywire.

"Are you blind? The woman has neon orange in her hair. Of course she's going to keep her neon theme," Baroness said as though it was obvious.

"Besides, a white dress is a dime a dozen, Hayley is not a 'dime a dozen' kinda girl. But a wedding dress with neon paint splatters on it? That's what I call original," Scarlett said.

"So baby girl, is this the dress for you?" Emily asked her daughter who was practically bouncing out of her skin in joy.

"This is my wedding dress," Haywire said with her thousand watt smile. The girls shouted in joy and then crushed Haywire between them as they jumped for joy together.

"I can't wait to see what you and Sgt. Stone do with this gown. And the colors that Hayley chose will just be perfect," Emily said as she leaned her head against her little brother's bulging arm. Slaughter simply grunted. Behind his shades though you could see the slight glisten of tears as he saw his niece in a wedding dress.

The idea for paintballing Haywire's wedding dress was JHO14! It was absolutely inspired and I just couldn't stop thinking about how it suited Haywire. So thanks so much JHO14 for the idea! Tune in next chapter to see how the boys celebrate Snake Eyes' last days as a free man!