(A/N Multiple other characters that will appear in this story are created by Kodiwolf321! Thanks to him and his main co - writers! Enjoy! -Jr) and
The team woke up a few hours later.
The sun was bright and it was warm outside
But here was also a gentle soothing breeze
"Wakey wakey boys!" Trench exclaimed as everyone got up
The sound of men approaching was heard
It was the green berets As they approached the camp
"HEY LEATHERNECKS!" The green beret Lieutenant teasingly called out
"Oh god.." trench uttered under his breath
The green Beret unit comprised of 7 troops.
The main ones being Lieutenant Crane, Sergeant Caldwell, Corporal Verano and Specialist Jake and a couple others
As the superiors began speaking to each other
The marines and green berets began speaking
"Hey Verano!" Said Thomas
"Oh hello Thomas." Said Verano tired from the hike
"You made it into the green berets?" Thomas asked not seeing Verano or Jake in months
"Yeah!" Said Verano
"Sure did! Training Nearly god damn killed us!" Said Jake
"How's your grandpa?" Thomas asked not seeing old Joe in a few months
"He's still kickin! Operating his business in riverside!" Said Verano
"Good to know bro!" Said Thomas hugging and fist bumping him
"How have ya been Jake?" Thomas asked
"I've been good mate! Just workin hard and fighting wars like the rest of us!" Said Jake with a chuckle
Verano met Thomas when they were young, they didn't like each other much due to an incident involving them when they first met. But after talking in school and getting to know each other they became close friends. Along with Verano's friend Jake and some others.
when Thomas was 10 and bingo was 5 not too long after The miscarry*
(Flashbacks within a flashback! What's not to love?!)
"Hey Bingo! Think fast!" Thomas exclaimed throwing the ball
"Got it!" Bingo exclaimed happily as she jumped up and caught it
Thomas, Bluey, and Bingo's friend graham was there too with his 2 dads (ask Kodiwolf321 lol)
"Throw me the ball bingo!" Graham exclaimed
"No me!" Bluey exclaimed with a giggle
"Hmmmm..." Said Bingo pondering her decision
Verano was sitting on a bench at the park with his grandfather
He saw Thomas playing with his sisters on the playground bandit and chili watching them
He was eating a churro and decided he wanted to offer bingo one to make friends
"I wanna play with them... but I'm scared papa..." said Verano anxiously
"You should go talk to them bud! I'm sure they would love to play with you! You need to build up you're social skills! I understand the past few years have been rough. Moving from Michigan to here. But now is a good time to build yourself back up!" Verano's grandfather said encouragingly
"Your right papa..." said Verano
"Don't worry buddy! I'll be watching you!"
The 10 year old Verano shyly approached them
"H-hey... do one of you want a bite from my churro?" Verano asked
"Uh... no?" Thomas replied
"Yeah sure!" Said Bingo running to him but then slipping hurting her ankle
She began yelled in pain and began crying
"Oh no! I'm coming Bingo!" Bandit exclaimed as he began making his way to her
This sent Thomas into a blind rage
Graham ran to his dads to avoid the conflict
"YOU IDIOT! WHO EVEN ARE YOU?!" Thomas exclaimed lunging at the pup unable to control his rage
Verano threw his churro to the side ready to fight back. Chili and Verano's grandfather running to break it up as bandit and Bluey took care of Bingo
"THOMAS STOP THAT NOW! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!" Chili yelled angrily pulling Thomas back
Verano's father scolded Verano as he pulled him back. Verano's grandfather kept his cool to not escalate anything with Chili or Bandit
Once the pups were split up bandit and Verano's father talked
"Look mate. I'm really sorry for how my boy acted. Our family has been going through a lot lately and he's been very protective of his sisters and mum lately. It's still no excuse and my son acted way out of line." Bandit explained apologizing for his son's behaviors
"I understand. I want ya to know my son didn't mean any harm. He has bad social anxiety. We come from Michigan. The move has been rough on him." Verano's grandfather explained calmly and apologetically as well
"Yeah I get it mate. My son was born in la and live there until he was about 2 when I got custody. He was only 2 but saw some horrible things go down in south central." Said Bandit
"Yeah. We moved out here cuz I found a job here that pays well." Said Verano's grandfather
"Well that's nice! Again mate I'm very sorry about this whole thing. My son isn't a bad boy. He's just having trouble controlling his anger and anxiety, he has horrible panic attacks almost every day." Bandit explained
"I know buddy. Thank you for speaking with me. My name is Joe." Said Verano's grandpa Shaking bandit's paw
"Bandit heeler mate nice to meet you. Hopefully everything goes well from here" said Bandit with a chuckle
with chili and thomas*
Bingo's ankle was just hurting from the fall and was nothing a little ice couldn't fix. Being a strong girl she stopped crying and just sat there wincing in pain and irritation
"You are in so much trouble... I can't believe you! Why would you do that?!" Chili exclaimed angrily cleaning some of Thomas' cuts
"I...I just wanted to protect b-bingo..." said Thomas starting to cry after the adrenaline began wearing off
"I get that! But why in a million years would you think to attack that boy so violently?! It was An accident! Look tom. Your my son and I love you and I respect the fact you wanted to protect bingo. But what how you went about it was immature and wrong. You don't use your claws or your fists to solve minor accidents. That boy seems very nice and I doubt he wanted to hurt anyone. When I'm done cleaning your wounds your gonna go talk to that boy and make up with him. Your better than this. Your more mature than this Thomas. Your not stupid." Said Chili beginning to ease off a bit but remaining stern
"I know... I just feel awful and ashamed about everything. about what happened... I feel like a useless jerk and an idiot most of the time... I... I don't know what to do... I'm so angry all the time... I can't control it... I hold everything in then I explode..." Said Thomas sad and ashamed still crying bowing his head
Chili picked his head back up with her paw as bingo and Bluey held Thomas' paws to calm him
"Look at me Thomas. I understand your hurting. I understand you've been having anxiety and panic attacks since what happened a few months ago. You're not alone sweetheart. We're all hurting and we're all struggling to move on. And let me tell you something boy. Don't ever think for a minute that your a jerk, useless or stupid. You are one of the smartest and kindest pups I've ever met. You should never be ashamed of feeling a certain way. Don't ever hold things in. When your feeling down and you ever have the chance. Please please talk to me or your dad or any of us. We're all here to help you and each other. Heelers protect each other and stick together through thick and thin. You are some of the best kids I've ever had the pleasure of having in my life. You guys make my life complete. If you ever feel this way let me know. And never take out your anger out on people who don't deserve it." Chili explained wiping away her sons tears
Thomas hated fighting, he hated everything about it. And he felt absolutely terrible for attacking Verano but his rage was uncontrollable. But he knew he had to shape up. Or his entire life would go downhill
Thomas soon approaching the crying pup, his grandfather trying to comfort him
"...hey..." Said Thomas bowing his head
"Hey..." said Verano looking down as well
"I just wanted to protect my sister... I lost control and I'm sorry..." said Thomas the best he could
"I..it's ok... maybe I shouldn't have offered the churro like that..." said Verano
"You were just trying to be nice... it was nobodies fault but mine... I made everything worse by hitting you." Said Thomas
Verano stood up And wiped his tears
"I know we just fought. But you seem like a good person. Why did you wanna attack me if you feel bad for it?" Verano asked
"Well. To be honest. I have anger issues. And I'm working on them. Something bad happened not too long ago that made them worse. But it's no excuse for being so violent. I've always been a bit violent." Said Thomas ashamed of himself
The more they talked the realize the more they related. They even went to the same school.
"We got off on the wrong foot. As my dad would say. Hey... Um.. wanna be friends?" Thomas asked
Even though him and Thomas were just brawling like crips and bloods in Compton they could tell they were gonna be good friends. Verano had no friends up until this point
They then hugged to make up
Bandit put his hand on Thomas' shoulder And smiled down at him
Joe smiled as well
"All settled boys?" Bandit asked wagging his tail
"Yes sir!" Said Thomas
They all chuckled
Thomas' behavior improved from there.
He was glad he was able to become friends with someone.
in the present flashback*
"I think about how we met everyday" said Thomas with a chuckle as the superiors began preparing the briefing
"Yeah I know!" Said Verano also chuckling
"Heard it was a violent start to a close friendship. Much like ours." Said Zach with a chuckle
"Yeah you were such an ass!" Said Liam
"Yeah yeah yeah!" Said Zach as they all laughed
"I wasn't too bad was I?" Peter asked
"Yeah you were an ass too." Said Sam with a chuckle
"To be honest we all were a bunch of little shits back then!" Said Alfie as the guys all laughed again
"I swear so many of ya'll know each other! It's like everyone and their mother joined the special forces!" Said specialist Aiden
"Yeah. A lot of us joined the military after moving to America from Australia after it collapsed." Said Jake
"They had an obligation to serve and protect their new homeland! I'm from Michigan." Said Verano
"I'm actually from Los Angeles! Lived in south central as a baby. I Vividly remember crowds of under equipped police breaking up mass brawls between crip and blood sets!" Said Thomas with a chuckle
"Damn. How old were you when you moved to Australia?" Aiden asked
"I was about 2. My biological mom died of cancer. My dad divorced not to long after I was born." Said Thomas
"Aw. I'm sorry to hear that homie. I'm from Chicago." Said Aiden
"It's fine. My step mom has been the best mother she could be to me throughout the years. My sisters as well. We've been through a lot together." Said Thomas
"Yeah. Your mom has always been cool" said Jake referring to chili
"Yeah. Thomas had the funnest crib back then. He was always the first to get all the cool new toys and gaming consoles! Hell he even got a computer before we did!" Said Liam
"Hey I still let ya'll use it all when you came over!" Said Thomas with a laugh
Aiden took a drink from his canteen
"Before we left we had a sick barracks party. We got plastered! The coomers of the base had some fun as well. But I don't wanna get into that..." Said Aiden with fondness then shuddered remembering all the super gross stuff the intimate group of dogs did
"Yeah same! Thing is me and My team surprisingly doesn't drink. So We had to be a designated drivers. My car got puked in, pissed in, pretty sure one of the drunk marines shit his pants. Us Leathernecks party super hard. Even if some of us are sober. Though Zach here is addicted to dip." Thomas explained as the unit chuckled
"You'll get addicted too eventually. Most of us do. Dip and crayons." Said Zach
"I already smoke cigs. Don't need mouth cancer if I'm already getting lung cancer!" Said Thomas
"We're all gonna get some sort of cancer at some point. All the radiation and other nasty shit we get exposed too in these countries. My dad fought in the Persian gulf war. He's been sick and handicapped ever since. Damn oil fields..." Said Peter
"Yeah. To be honest. I mostly joined the military to get out of the hood. West side is a brutal place." Said Aiden
"Yo what's that smell?" Alfie asked
"Someone farted!" Said Thomas covering his snout
"God damn!"' Said Aiden
"Smells like my uncle prince's ex wife's coochie!" Said Thomas causing everyone to crack up
"Daaaaamn mate why so specific?!" Jake asked cracking up so hard he was crying
"Cuz for real bro! This bitch STANK! I remember being like 4 years old when she walked by me. I got this strong odor of onions and fish. My uncle used to be a Coomer he didn't give a f*ck!" Thomas explained as the guys kept laughing
"That is absolutely NASTY!" Sam exclaimed
"Your telling me! Jesus that woman smelled so bad. Whenever my dad or my step mom was around her I could see them trying not to gag! No wonder my uncle married her in the first place!" Said Thomas
"Did she stink before they got married?" Liam asked
"That's what I wanna know! Luckily his newer wife is actually a decent lady. His smelly ex was an absolute trash hound. Crackhead ass bitch... yuck." Said Thomas
"Good god! You really must not have liked her!" Said Aiden
"Nobody did! She STANK!!" Said Thomas
Gomez and trench walked up
"Thomas talking about his nasty ex step aunt again?" Gomez asked
"Yes lieutenant! When doesn't he?!" Said Zach as they all laughed
"Someone farted and it brought back memories!" Said Thomas
"She couldn't have smelled that bad jeez!" Said Trench
"You must love stanky ass women Trench. I'll probably ask one of his ex wives!" Said Gomez
Everyone cracked up trench even cracked a smile catching everyone by surprise
"No way Sarge just smiled!" Said Alfie
"Trench used to be class clown!" Said Gomez
"You guys went to school with each other?!" Everyone asked
"Yep! Nearly got suspended almost every week!" Said Gomez with a smile
"Gomez was the fat cholo kid with a big mouth who sold weed to all the band kids. Hehe!" said Trench teasingly
"Ya got me!" Said Gomez
"For real though that woman was always scratching down there. Had 0 class. Just one of them la hookers he picked up and somehow fell in love with. Wouldn't doubt
After a few more minutes of telling stories and getting to know each other the superiors called upon the troops for the briefing
"Alrighty boys take a seat! It's time to discuss our current plans. High Command and the god damn president himself want this to be an all out assault on this village. We're gonna have support from multiple army units. And the 2nd battalion 1st marines. We're also gonna have the Air Force provide close air support with A10 thunderbolts. We have a large number of civilians within this village. Many of them women and children. Further recon has shown that the Taliban have a massive outpost in the hill west of the village bless than a mile away. We're gonna have heavy armored support from army tank divisions and we're gonna have our own apcs. If we get this operation done right. We'll all go home safe..." Gomez explained
The briefing went more into detail about the directions that the forces and vehicles would be moving and all that bs.
some hours later*
The sound of jets can be heard as tanks, Armored personnel carriers and many other types of vehicles begin preparing to assault the village
Gomez sat and spoke with his team
"Boys. We face a battle of unprecedented proportions. This is a Goliath Cell of fighters we're facing. And... some of us may not make it home. But no matter what happens we don't go down without a fight. If we have to we fight till we can't anymore. We are marines! AND WE NEVER BACK DOWN!" Gomez exclaimed with passion and dedication to his men
"KILL KILL KILL! OOHRAH!" The marines screamed with rage, Bloodlust, and motivation
"WHAT MAKES THE GRASS GROW?!" Trench roared
"BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD!" The marines screamed
"That's what I'm talking about!" Said Gomez
This took Thomas and his friends back to boot camp
When their senior drill instructor kaiser would rally them up and call cadence and chant every day before pt to build up that spirit in the marines
They had lost some of that motivation when they hit the fleet
But now they were more motivated and ready than ever. This siege would be a major blow to the Taliban's resistance and a morale booster for the Us and Afghan military And even the people.
The ground assault into the Region would properly begin the next day.
The marines and green berets sat around the fire
Talking, laughing and praying
Gomez got slightly buzzed from some beer the green berets brought along with some of the other Troops especially the nco's. They knew the deadly push into the village and outpost Could very well be their last...
To be continued!
A/N: I've been working on this for almost 3 days now! And decided to split this chapter into 4 parts rather than 3! I know the story when it comes to the mission is a bit rocky. But you see in the military there is always messed up operations, Clusterf*cks, and failures in strategy, command, and communication. Not calling our brave men and women in uniform stupid or incompetent. But sometimes the people in charge are. That gets a lot of good men killed... anyway. I know these are some beefy slow paced chapters but in these newer chapters I wanna flesh out and develop these characters we all know and love! And build up this huge ever expanding Adult Bluey universe! Huge shoutout to Kodiwolf321 for being so supportive and kind throughout this whole arc! There's still tons to come! See ya soon! -Jr)