Author's Note: I don't own Grease nor Grease 2 or any of the Character. The only thing is the plot to the story and a few characters of my own
Summary: Grease 2 Au. One Shot. What if the T-Birds and Pink Ladies hadn't turned up just as Michael was about to reveal the true identity of the 'Cool Rider' to Stephanie? How would that have changed the course of the movie?
AN: Alright here's Chapter 21. Thank You to those that review it means a lot to me to know if people like this story and where I'm going with this.
Chapter 21
15th July 1966 Chu Lai: Operation Hasting D-Day
As the Huey lifted off of the air strip at Chu Lai. My thoughts to the letter I had received from my brother Billy a week ago. I had been shocked when I had read that he was going to Basic Training at the San Diego Recruitment Depo for the Marine Corp.
He had told also that he and girlfriend Nancy had found out recently found out that Nancy was pregnant. I could only imagine what my parent's reaction would have been to that.
I was glad he was being a man about it and standing beside Nancy. I knew of a few men whom had run at that type of commitment. If Steph and I had been in that situation I would of stood by her regardless of what happened.
If Billy didn't stand by Nancy. He had me to deal with. I would be on his ass in instance. You can't just walk away from a life you created and bring into the world.
I let my mind wonder as we flew towards LZ Dove we were going to be dropped for the start of the mission.
30th September 1963, Rydell California
It was early dawn. I hadn't been back home to Rydell from Camp Pendleton since around Christmas and Johnny and Paulette's wedding when I had been off base on an eight day liberty leave.
I had earned my Private First Class strips in March I was mostly likely up for promotion to Lance Corporal in December. I rubbed the back of my closing shaven head tiredly.
I grabbed my army bag from the back of my motorcycle I head towards my room to get some sleep.
Several hours later
I opened my eyes groggily it was most likely near midday. I got up from my bed and grabbed my watch to see what the time was. It was just after eleven in the morning surprisingly.
I yawned and stretched before grabbing some clean cloths. I looked at the large tattoo on my left shoulder. It was the Marine Corp Symbol with the Eagle, Globe an Anchor with the three words of values that I had learned at Basic Training: Honour, Courage and Commitment. Along with Semper Fi. I walked up to the back door and walked into the kitchen. I grabbed a beer from the fridge and cracked it the top off it.
"Patrick. How many times do I have to tell you pick up your dirty clothes? Honestly that boy" My Aunt muttered to herself as she walked into the kitchen.
"Good to know my brother still lazy slob." I commented as I set down my beer. My Aunt turned around and nearly dropped the dirty laundry she was holding in her arms.
"Michael. What are you doing here? I thought you where at Camp Pendleton." My aunt asked shocked to me.
"I got two weeks leave off base. I probably should have phoned last night and told you I was coming" I said getting up from the table and helped her gather the dirty clothes.
An hour later.
I pulled up at Jake's Garage. Steph was busy dealing with customers. I put the kickstand out on my motorcycle and switched off the engine. I just sat on my motorcycle just watching her.
I noticed one of the new mechanics who most have started working for Jake since I had last been back to Rydell he was looking at Steph in a way that made my gut churn and not in the right way.
Now I was not the jealous type. I can only take so much from a guy checking out my girlfriend. That was no harm in looking. But the way he was looking at her like she was a piece of meat that I didn't stand for.
I headed up to the office. But the more I thought about it. It was better if I left it alone. Steph and I where mostly likely going to end up fighting about it if I stuck my two cents in where it was not wanted. I knew she could fight her own battles.
"Michael" Jake, Stephanie's uncle said as I walked into the office. I took a seat in the office.
"Jake" I said.
" Does Stephanie know your back in town?" Jake asked looking up from the paper work he was doing at his desk.
"No. I only got into town early this morning. I didn't really tell anyone that I'm going to be home for two weeks on leave" I responded as the side door to the office opened.
"Hey ah boss can I knock off earlier today. I got a date tonight and I don't want be late" The guy whom had been looking at Steph the wrong way said.
"No Joe you can finish up both the Buick and Plymouth." Jake said oblivious pissed off at the guy called Joe.
"Ok. You're the boss," He said heading back outside.
" Jake. Have you finished that paperwork?" Steph's Aunt Celica asked Jake not noticing I was sitting in the room.
"Yea I'll have it finished in about twenty minutes," Jake answered. Celica nodded she turned her head slightly to the right caught my eye.
"Oh hey Michael I didn't see you there. Does Stephanie know you're here?" She asked. I shock my head.
"Jake should I tell her to take the rest of the day off then" Celica asked looking at her husband.
"Yea I guess" Jake said not paying attention. I got up and headed outside. Steph had her back to me. She was talking to her cousin Vince.
Joe Thompson had been working for Jake Zinone for three months. He had his eyes on Jake's niece who worked for Jake as well. Joe watched as a guy with brown hair closely shaven to his head walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.
That most of have been her boyfriend. Joe had never seen the guy before. He looked to be leatherneck from his hair cut.
"Your uncle said you could have the rest of the day off." I said as we walked over to where my motorcycle was parked. Steph didn't say anything as I kicked my motorcycle into gear.
I smiled mischievously to myself when I gave the motorcycle a gutful. There was a large hill coming up. My motorcycle went air-bourn over the hill. As the bike landed.
"Michael" Stephanie scolded me hitting me shoulder for my trouble. I chuckled lowly under my breath.
"I thought you liked my daredevil side" I asked, I didn't have to look at her to know she was rolling her eyes at me.
I pulled off the main road and onto the dirt track that lead to the hill that over looked Rydell. I got off my motorcycle and went to sit under the old Oak tree.
I leaned my head against the trunk of the Oak tree I stretched out my legs. Steph sat in between my legs resting back against my chest. We sat there in silence for about twenty minutes.
"You ever think about having kids," Steph asked out of the blue after of about twenty minutes.
"Yea. I have." I told her honestly. Oh course I wanted kids. I knew one of my cousins back in England Colin had been an only child. The poor bugger had never had any siblings growing up.
"So are you planning out our wedding and the names of kids are you," I asked jokingly or rather teasingly. With Sarah I had never able to do this. She would get pissed at me and wouldn't talk to me for a week afterwards. That was easiness of mine and Steph's relationship.
"Oh shut up. But seriously how many kids do you want:" Steph asked.
"Six or Eight" I said kissing the side of her head.
"Gee thanks. Your not the one who has to give birth to them" She said.
"Five minutes till we reach the LZ." The pilot of the Huey shouted over the noise of rotters of the Huey.
"Lock and Load boys" I said checking my M16 and Colt M19A.
22nd December 1966 Rydell California
A heavily pregnant Stephanie hated Christmas this year. It was she and Michael's first Christmas as husband and wife. And he was thousands of miles away in a war zone.
Their first child was due in a month. There was no doubt that he was going to miss that to. She reached for the Winchester Repeater when she heard a noise Michael kept it in the house along with his Colt M19a when he had been here.
"Jeeze Steph. You always this welcoming to guests" Johnny said with his hand over his chest. She lowered the Winchester.
"No. I just wanted to give your heart fail," She said sarcastically.
" I was just coming to see if you're alright," Johnny said sitting down beside her.
"I'm fine Johnny "
12th January 1967, Chu Lai
I sat to one side of the base camp for 2nd and 4th. I looked up at the night sky over Chu Lai. I had been nearly been back at for seven months. I still had a year and bit before my enlistment was and I could go home to Stephanie and our daughter or son.
"Hey Mike. You all right. You've quite the last couple of days," Tex asked as he sat next to me.
"Nah I'm just think about home a lot lately." I said scuffing some dirt with the toe of my boot.
"About your wife and your unborn child that due to be born in ten days." Tex asked.
"Yea. It's just I don't want her go though that alone. I promised to protect and look after her. How the fuck can I do that from thousands of miles of away in a bloody war zone." I said in frustration looking up at the night sky.
"I think that she knows that but she knows you have a duty to your men here. Anyway Major Bradshaw wanted to see you about something." Tex said getting up and patting me on the shoulder.
I got up from the crates of ammo I was sitting on. I headed towards the officers mass hall.
"Major Bradshaw. Staff Sargent Carrington is here to see you sir." A young Lieutenant told Major Leroy Bradshaw.
" Alright" Bradshaw said addressing the young Lieutenant.
"You wanted to see me sir" I asked unsure as to why Major Bradshaw wanted to see me about.
"Ah yes. Pack your bags Staff Sargent. I'm giving you leave for a month to return state side Sargent McBride and most of your company have said that you have not been your self lately. I'm only guessing it has something to do with the impending birth of your first child" Major Bradshaw stated. I was shocked that he was giving me leave back state side.
"Ah yes sir." Was all I could say? He merely nodded before walking back into the officer's mass hall.
I wet back to bunker to pack my gear. There was a C-130 leaving Chu Lai and heading back to Camp Pendleton in about hour.
"So the Major gave your leave back state side" Tex asked as I shoved some more stuff into my bag.
"Yea. Apparently I've got you and my men to thank. " I said putting the last of my things in my bag.
" It anit a problem Mike. You'd do the same me," Tex said shrugging his shoulders. I gave shook his hand and headed towards the airstrip for my ride home.
13th January 1967, Camp Pendleton, California.
The C-130 had touched down about an hour ago. I had tried the ringing the phone at home. But there had been no answer. I was worried why wouldn't Steph answer the phone.
I tried Jake's next.
"Hello Jakes Garage" I heard Celica, Stephanie's aunt answered the phone.
"Celica. Do you know where Stephanie's is? I just tried the home phone. She didn't answer," I asked. I had every right to be worried. My heavily pregnant wife wasn't answering the house phone.
"Michael she's not at home because well her water's broke about an hour ago. Jake and Vince took her up to the hospital. Wait. I though you were supposed to be in Vietnam" Celica said having realised that I should have been in Vietnam at the moment.
"That doesn't matter at the moment. Look I'm going to try and find a way to get to Rydell in the next eight hours" I said before saying my goodbye. I grabbed my bag.
Eight Hours Later
I thanked the kind-hearted trucker whom had picked me up hitch hiking just out of the main gate of Camp Pendleton. He had been headed to San Frisco. But he had detoured via Rydell.
I headed towards the front doors of the hospital. The nurse at the first nurse's station looked startled to see a fully combat uniformed Marine heading towards her.
"May I help you Sir." She asked.
"Yea. My wife was brought in maybe nine hours ago in labour," I said.
"Can I have your wife's name"?
"Stephanie Carrington" I said wishing the bloody woman would hurry up.
"She's on third flour room 125" The nurse said. I nodded and was about to make my way to stairs but then turned back to nurse to ask if my son or daughter had been born.
"What about the baby. Is it alright?" I asked.
"Your son's fine Mr Carrington. He was born about two hours ago. He was nine ponds six ounces. With a very good set of lung on him" She said as she went to show me the room where Stephanie and my son was.
As we walked down the corridor of the third flour. I spotted my father in law Anthony and Marie standing outside a room I presumed to be room 125.
"Michael" Marie said in shock at seeing me.
"My commanding officer gave me a month leave state side before I have to go back " I explained. " Is Steph alright?" I asked. I though they would have been in there with her.
"She's fine Michael." Anthony said reassuring her. I let out a sigh of relief. The door to the room opened and Johnny and Paulette stepped out of the room.
"Hey Shakespeare. So how's it feel to be a father now" Johnny asked as soon as he saw me standing out in the hallway.
"It may feel a bit more real. When I get to see my son." I said dropping my bag and went inside to see Steph. She was asleep. I heard my son grizzle from his cots of sorts.
For some reason he seemed to stop grizzling when I picked him up. I sat down in the chair next to Stephanie's bedside and held my newborn son for the first time.