Ranger's story Carlos becoming Ranger

by Plum Epic

This won't make sense if you don't Read Ranger's story first. This is WAR WEDDINGS BOOT CAMP and Rachel. Transition from younger Carlos character having lived through a traumatic event moving on to become the warrior character from the books. This includes many characters introduced Ranger's story, family and friends from there and some known characters. Lester, Bobby, Jean Ellen

1. Chapter 1

This won't make sense if you don't Read Ranger's story first,

Carlos homecoming Ranger.

Sept 21 Friday

Carlos POV

My sister Cali called this morning.

'Yo'

'Hey Carlos' she said.

'Sup'

'I want to talk to you about the army. You said you talked to a recruiter a couple weeks ago. What did you find out, how do I do it?' She asked.

''What do you want to know?' I said.

'Lets meet up for lunch, then go with me.' she said.

At the deli I see her, she ran over and gave me a hug, OK then, this must be serious. I don't always rate a hug.

'I want to be a medic, do you think think it's hard? I just want to get away from all this. I can't stand it here. Everything here is always a reminder of what's happened. I feel like I'm suffocating. I want to help people, and get away from this.' she said.

'Papi said he didn't want you to do it. Maybe you should think about it some more'. I said.

'Maybe you should think about it.' she retorted.

'Don't get mad, I'm just saying think about it.' I said.

'Is it OK for you but not me?'

Oh oh, she's getting mad now, I thought to myself, get out of this before she really gets mad. I've been there, done that. It's not a good place to be with Cali.

'What do you want me to do? I only know for me, you probably can't go into combat.' I said.

'Go with me over to the recruitment place, you've been there so you know a little about it.' she said.

'When do you want to go?' I asked.

I'm thinking maybe I can talk her out of this. I know Mami and Papi don't want this.

'Now' she said.

'Now? Why right now?'

'Why not now?' she said.

I guess I'm going back to the recruitment office. I can't think of a good reason so... I thought.

At the recruitment office. She plows right in. 'I want to be a medic.' she says.

'Slow down a little. There is a long way from joining the army before being a medic. Why do you think medic is right for you ?' He asked

'How long, I've been working as an EMT, after the attack I want to be fighting against the enemy that did this. I know combat is out. But I can still help.' She said.

'Combat is not out, in fact army medics are combat medics. Training takes twenty-six weeks. Ten in basic, and sixteen is medic training.' He said.

Oh shit. That's really not good. Mami and Papi will blame me for this..

'Can I enlist today' she asked.

Even worse, now they will not only blame me, they will kill me. I thought.

'Take the information home and read, then come back and I'll go over the paperwork with you.' he said.

When we were walking back to our cars Cali asked, 'It seems like he was trying to scare me off. I'm still going to do this. Did he talk to you like that?'

'No, pretty much he just gave us the brochures and we left. It was on campus so it was really busy, he didn't have time to talk to everyone. I need to go back and find out more. He said a lot to you that I didn't know.' I said.

Talk to mami and papi! I said.

I will, I will, but I'm going to do this. I've decided.