A.N.: Yeah, you only thought it was going to be Stan and Kyle wasn't it? Well, that's where you're wrong. And this is basically another chapter of back story and more unravelings of the events that happened before any of this.

Chapter 5: Recollections

However, when the team had returned to base. Kyle immediately pulled Stan off to the side.

"Stan, there's something I think you need to see."

"What is it?"

"Just follow me."

Stan soon notices that they are going to the interrogation chamber.

"Alright we're here. But before you go in, take a look at this picture."

It was a picture of some of his other childhood friends he hadn't remembered until he laid his eyes on the picture.

"Wait, you don't think that...?"

"I don't think I know."

"Well, we should ask anyway."

After that, they stepped into the tent. Stan now sees how Kyle was so sure that these were some of his childhood friends.

One of the people was a muscular, tall, dark-haired man, who looked a lot like Stan. Another was a little bit shorter, not as muscular however tall brown-hair fella. The last one was, believe it or not, a woman. She had dark hair and was much more muscular and agressive-looking than most women. Stan knew who she was, by her face, because he forgot her name along with a lot of things.

"I would say the same," the black-haired man answered

Of course, Stan couldn't hold back the thought, being so surprised and had to say something.

"Well, well, well, look who the cat dragged in."

"Alright, before we get to the personal questions. I found something in your bunker that you need to tell us about."

Stan threw a small map onto the table. "What is it?"

The brown-haired man spoke this time, "We were getting ready to relocate to Resistance LA Branch since Resistance Denver Branch was thinking about disbanding. They told us there was a man who knew how to beat the machines. His name is John Connor."

"John Connor's alive?" Stan and Kyle both said.

"I thought he was dead," Kyle continued.

"No, they only killed his mother. Skynet is hunting down him and his father, Kyle Reese, right now," the black-haired man said.

"Well, now that that's done, we have some personal question for you guys."

"No, no, no, wait, I need to ask something here," the woman interrupted.

"Why did YOU leave and not come back without telling anybody?" she pointed to Stan.

"Uh, I can't exactly tell you that right now. It's not the right place nor the right time. I'll with each of you separately about it later. Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah. What happened after I left?"

"Well, me, Wendy, him(pointing to Kyle), Cartman, and Kenny, we went all over town trying to find you. But we couldn't find u," the brown-haired man said.

"What about Craig?"

"He left without telling us, just like you did."

"What are you guys' names again?" I remember Craig(pointing to the black-haired man), but I can't remember you two. I recognize your faces but I can't remember your names."

"I'm Clyde and that's Wendy," the brown-haired man said.

Stan then turned to Kyle and he whispered to him, "I need to talk to Craig alone. Can you show the other two around?"

Kyle simply nodded in return.

Stan then turned back to the three refugees, "Alright then, Clyde, Wendy, Kyle is going to show you around the base. Craig, I need to talk with you about something alone."

"Alright then," Craig said, with a slight hint of nervousness in his voice.

After Kyle, Clyde, and Wendy left, Stan started talking.

"Do you know why I left Craig?"

"No, why?"

"I had to go to Afghan for that stupid god damn war. I obviously didn't want to go..."

"Now hold on just a minute. You were in Afghan too?"

"Yeah, I was stationed in Kabul."

"Dude, I was too,"

"You were probably in a different squadron than me."

"What I'm saying is you don't need to tell me that the government was stupid and that you didn't want to leave because I was in the same situation as you."

"What do you remember about what happened on November 26, 2024?"

"Wasn't that Judgment Day?"

"Yes, it was. That's why I'm asking what you remember about it."

"Well, all I remember was one moment I was in Kabul doing guard-watch then the next thing I know I'm on an evac back to NORAD."

"Wait a minute, I was in Kabul doing guard-watch that day. What was your squad code?"

"Raptor 2-5, why do you ask?"

"I was on that exact same squad. Were you fireteam Alpha or Delta?"

"I was on Alpha."

"Oh, well I was on Delta."

"Wait, how could we be in the same squad and not recognize each other?"

"I don't know, man, I don't know."

There was a silence for a few seconds then Stan spoke again.

"Alright then, I think we're done here, can you go find Kyle and tell him to send Clyde back here?"

"Sure thing, brother," he said happily.

Stan heard the 'brother' thing being used again. It made him feel better that there was someone who was willing to fight alongside him.

Five minutes later, Clyde walked in.

"You wanted to see me, sir?" he asked.

"Yes, I did. Please. Sit."

"I suppose you want to talk to me about why you left."

"Yes, in fact, that 's exactly why I had Craig send for you."

"Well, why did you leave? Craig told me you were in Afghanistan or someplace in the Middle East, but I didn't think that was exactly true."

"Well, I'd be damned. How the hell did he know? When he talked with me earlier, he said... wait, now that you think about it, I never asked if he ever saw me or not."

Stan's mind then went back to when Craig had said 'sure thing, brother'. He now remembered. Craig was whom he had got that from. He was the one who taught him the meaning of it.

"Wait, it was true?"

"Yeah, it was. I didn't remember he was there until just a few minutes ago. And, why didn't you tell anybody?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why didn't you tell anybody? I expected that you and all the others were worried sick about Craig and I."

"We were, but I thought that you didn't want anybody to know since you left without telling anybody."

"Well, why do remember now? Why didn't you remember earlier?"

All Stan could say to answer that question was, "War can really fuck someone up sometimes, kid."

"Who are you callin', kid?"

"You, kid. Anyway, you pointed out Kenny and Cartman were two of the people who helped trying to find me. Do you know what happened to either of them?"

"Last time, I heard from Cartman, he told me was going to college at UCLA, but that was of course years ago. Who knows where he could be?"

"What about Kenny?"

"Kenny said he was donating his body for research."

"What organization?"

"Why do you need to know that?"

"Just curious."

"Alright. He said he was donating his body to a "Cyberdyne Systems". Do you know about that organization?"

Stan's face immediately turned to one of worry and anxiety when he heard those two words.

"Something wrong, Stan?"

"Yes, in fact. Kenny's in danger. Do you know who Cyberdyne Systems are? What they've done?""

"No."

"They were the ones who started their all this. They built Skynet. They build all the Terminators and all the HKs that are sent to kill us. We need to find Kenny. He's probably at Skynet Central. I've gotta go find him."

"I'll go with you if you want. You want me to go tell the others you'll be leaving?"

"Sure you can come. And not yet, I still have to talk to Wendy."

"You want be to go get her?"

"If you could that would be nice."

Five minutes later, Wendy showed up.

Before Stan could ask her a question, Wendy asked him in a loud and serious tone, "Where the hell have you been? I wait 6 years for you to haul your ass back home, and now you don't even remember my name!"

Stan was shocked by what she had asked him, because he didn't know how much she missed him. And what she said about him remembering nearly nothing about her was true.

"I-I was about to tell you that. You see, I went to war."

"What?"

"You heard me. I. Went. To War."

"Well, why the hell didn't you tell anybody?" Stan could tell she was pissed when she asked that question.

"I-I-I-uh..." he couldn't think of nor remember a reason.

"Well..." Wendy said impatiently, waiting for him to answer.

"What was I supposed to do?"

"You could have at least told me, if no one else. I bet that you told Kyle, didn't you?"

"No, I didn't. In fact, my parents and relatives were the only people who knew the true reason why I left. None of my friends knew why I left, except for Craig, because he was at the same place I was," Stan lowered his voice during that last part. Wendy was rather surprised by his answer. She knew he and Kyle were best friends and would not hide things from each other.

"Wait, Craig went to Afghanistan too?"

"He did but I didn't remember that at all until he talked with me about it earlier."

"WHAT THE FUCK? Why doesn't anybody tell me anything? What is it? Does everybody just hate me?" she started to tear up in her eyes.

Stan didn't like to see Wendy hurt. Stan thought of something that would help her feel better. He went up to Wendy and kissed her on the lips. Wendy was in shock for the first few seconds then she started kissing him back

After pulling away Stan said, smiling softly, "I don't hate you, Wendy."

Wendy couldn't resist from blushing a little, "Thanks, Stan."

Since there was only silence for two minutes, Stan decided he should tell everyone what he was planning to do.

"Hey, Stan, wait up."