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Jun. 7th, 2014 01:13 pmWhere the Sun Don't Shine:New part is in bold.
http://kracken.bonpublishing.com/fiction/gw/don%27t%20shine/02_don%27t%20shine.shtml
A health update: I have an autoimmune problem. My body has decided to hate my liver especially. Biopsy Wednesday to confirm things.
Thank you everyone who bought my new book, Snow. I really appreciate the support right now.
http://kracken.bonpublishing.com/fiction/gw/don%27t%20shine/02_don%27t%20shine.shtml
A health update: I have an autoimmune problem. My body has decided to hate my liver especially. Biopsy Wednesday to confirm things.
Thank you everyone who bought my new book, Snow. I really appreciate the support right now.
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Jun. 3rd, 2014 04:22 amMy new Gay romance called Snow is now available on Nook and Kindle
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My gay romance Catalyst has been revamped with more sex... well, people said it needed it. It's now available on Nook and Kindle. Kindle will allow you to update if you have already bought the book.
http://amzn.com/B00GW60ORU
http://amzn.com/B00KKXUH3W
My gay romance Catalyst has been revamped with more sex... well, people said it needed it. It's now available on Nook and Kindle. Kindle will allow you to update if you have already bought the book.
http://amzn.com/B00GW60ORU
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Nov. 25th, 2013 02:16 pmMy new e-book Catalyst is now on amazon
http://amzn.com/B00GW60ORU
http://amzn.com/B00GW60ORU
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Oct. 13th, 2013 12:01 pmCrashing Down Chapter:
"The front door?" Duo looked disgusted.
"Command informed me that there are volcanic caverns in the area and that several are beneath the suspects. They suspect the elevator leads down into one of those caverns," Polente reported as she stood at stiff attention with the rain running off the brim of her helmet in steady droplets. "Air support is in the area and backup is incoming from the beach. We're to approach the facility and demand entrance for an inspection."
"They could start shooting," Heero said and wondered if hoping that would happen was a good thing.
"They could," Duo agreed with the same enthusiasm. He didn't usually wear his helmet but the rain had made them all brave the heat and put them on. He looked far too young in his and his smile was impish as he checked his weapons.
"How far away is backup?" Heero asked Polente.
"They reported E.R.T. twenty five minutes," she replied with a puzzled frown. "What's E.R.T., sirs?"
"Estimated rescue Time," Duo replied sourly as he slowly got to his feet. "Sounds like Chang."
She looked impressed. "Commander Wu Fei is coming here?"
"I detect hero worship," Duo snorted.
"His reputation..." she attempted to explain and then looked embarrassed. "You are all highly respected, sirs."
"Of course we are," Duo replied with a bit of sarcasm that made Heero step in to deflect the situation.
"Get ready to move in," Heero ordered Polente.
She nodded and joined the others as they all stood and tried to put themselves in order.
"She wasn't being critical," Heero said softly to Duo.
He glared at Heero with shadowed eyes. "I know. I also know that Chang Wu Fei doesn't have our problems. He'll continue fighting long after we're both in wheelchairs."
Heero hadn't considered that eventuality. He didn't want to consider it now. "It won't come to that," he replied firmly.
Duo didn't reply. Heero ignored the hand that Duo tried to give him and managed to get up on his own in an ungraceful scramble. He shook out his cramping fingers and tested his knees to make certain that the drugs were still working and they wouldn't betray him if there was action. He found himself flexing fingers near the butt of his gun, suddenly wondering if firing it might prove to be a problem in the middle of a fire fight. When he looked up, Duo was watching him with sympathy. Heero hated it. He scowled and began to turn away.
"We'll work together," Duo said. "Together we can make a whole Gundam pilot." The bitterness was undeniable, but Heero found himself nodding. It was the only way they could function now.
This wasn't supposed to happen Heero thought after giving everyone their assigned positions and outlining a plan in case the situation should collapse. He didn't think the trainees were ready to see blood. He couldn't imagine them pulling a trigger and willfully killing someone. He wasn't sure who might run or who might find the core of strength that allowed a person to stand steady in the face of incoming death. He wasn't certain why headquarters was sending them in ahead of battle tested backup.
"Heero?" Duo said as they took their positions and everyone waited for the signal to move out.
"I know," Heero said as he came to stand by Duo's side and met his worried eyes. "This is a bad command decision."
"It doesn't make any sense," Duo replied with a firm nod. "We should stand down until Wu Fei arrives. They should be the ones to move in, not us."
"Verify orders?" Heero asked.
Duo chewed on his bottom lip for a moment while their trainees nervously waited around them. He smiled suddenly. "This is hard. I want to go in and take them out, but taking these people in with us... We should leave them behind."
"Not happening, sirs," Polente argued and the men around her nodded, some of them shakily, in agreement.
Duo met Heero's eyes again as if leaving the decision to him. Heero felt the clock ticking and his adrenaline kicking up a notch. He wanted to see action. Taking their trainees in with them, though, might turn out to be a slaughter.
"Verify orders," Heero told Polente. "Report that situation calls for Wu Fei's experienced team to move in first."
Polente made the call.
"This isn't going to look good," Duo sighed. "Chang's going to have a lot to say; Two Gundam pilots standing down from battle."
"He can say it," Heero growled, feeling the same embarrassment. "The decision is the correct one."
"Stand down," Polente finally reported. "Suspect base has been identified as friendlies."
Duo looked angry. Heero nodded and sighed as he took off his helmet and let the rain cool off his head. "A test," he said to no one in particular.
"I hate commander Une sometimes," Duo snarled. "No, most of the time," he amended.
Heero understood her, even if he didn't approve of her methods. She had wanted to test Duo before his return to headquarters. Possibly she had wanted to test them both. Heero suspected that Polente was more than she seemed. He had admired her leadership qualities and her courage, but now he began to feel that she was too good to be true.
Heero slid eyes at Polente and Duo nodded, once. He was having the same suspicions.
"All right people. back to the beach," Duo sighed and took point. "Call for dust off Polente."
"The front door?" Duo looked disgusted.
"Command informed me that there are volcanic caverns in the area and that several are beneath the suspects. They suspect the elevator leads down into one of those caverns," Polente reported as she stood at stiff attention with the rain running off the brim of her helmet in steady droplets. "Air support is in the area and backup is incoming from the beach. We're to approach the facility and demand entrance for an inspection."
"They could start shooting," Heero said and wondered if hoping that would happen was a good thing.
"They could," Duo agreed with the same enthusiasm. He didn't usually wear his helmet but the rain had made them all brave the heat and put them on. He looked far too young in his and his smile was impish as he checked his weapons.
"How far away is backup?" Heero asked Polente.
"They reported E.R.T. twenty five minutes," she replied with a puzzled frown. "What's E.R.T., sirs?"
"Estimated rescue Time," Duo replied sourly as he slowly got to his feet. "Sounds like Chang."
She looked impressed. "Commander Wu Fei is coming here?"
"I detect hero worship," Duo snorted.
"His reputation..." she attempted to explain and then looked embarrassed. "You are all highly respected, sirs."
"Of course we are," Duo replied with a bit of sarcasm that made Heero step in to deflect the situation.
"Get ready to move in," Heero ordered Polente.
She nodded and joined the others as they all stood and tried to put themselves in order.
"She wasn't being critical," Heero said softly to Duo.
He glared at Heero with shadowed eyes. "I know. I also know that Chang Wu Fei doesn't have our problems. He'll continue fighting long after we're both in wheelchairs."
Heero hadn't considered that eventuality. He didn't want to consider it now. "It won't come to that," he replied firmly.
Duo didn't reply. Heero ignored the hand that Duo tried to give him and managed to get up on his own in an ungraceful scramble. He shook out his cramping fingers and tested his knees to make certain that the drugs were still working and they wouldn't betray him if there was action. He found himself flexing fingers near the butt of his gun, suddenly wondering if firing it might prove to be a problem in the middle of a fire fight. When he looked up, Duo was watching him with sympathy. Heero hated it. He scowled and began to turn away.
"We'll work together," Duo said. "Together we can make a whole Gundam pilot." The bitterness was undeniable, but Heero found himself nodding. It was the only way they could function now.
This wasn't supposed to happen Heero thought after giving everyone their assigned positions and outlining a plan in case the situation should collapse. He didn't think the trainees were ready to see blood. He couldn't imagine them pulling a trigger and willfully killing someone. He wasn't sure who might run or who might find the core of strength that allowed a person to stand steady in the face of incoming death. He wasn't certain why headquarters was sending them in ahead of battle tested backup.
"Heero?" Duo said as they took their positions and everyone waited for the signal to move out.
"I know," Heero said as he came to stand by Duo's side and met his worried eyes. "This is a bad command decision."
"It doesn't make any sense," Duo replied with a firm nod. "We should stand down until Wu Fei arrives. They should be the ones to move in, not us."
"Verify orders?" Heero asked.
Duo chewed on his bottom lip for a moment while their trainees nervously waited around them. He smiled suddenly. "This is hard. I want to go in and take them out, but taking these people in with us... We should leave them behind."
"Not happening, sirs," Polente argued and the men around her nodded, some of them shakily, in agreement.
Duo met Heero's eyes again as if leaving the decision to him. Heero felt the clock ticking and his adrenaline kicking up a notch. He wanted to see action. Taking their trainees in with them, though, might turn out to be a slaughter.
"Verify orders," Heero told Polente. "Report that situation calls for Wu Fei's experienced team to move in first."
Polente made the call.
"This isn't going to look good," Duo sighed. "Chang's going to have a lot to say; Two Gundam pilots standing down from battle."
"He can say it," Heero growled, feeling the same embarrassment. "The decision is the correct one."
"Stand down," Polente finally reported. "Suspect base has been identified as friendlies."
Duo looked angry. Heero nodded and sighed as he took off his helmet and let the rain cool off his head. "A test," he said to no one in particular.
"I hate commander Une sometimes," Duo snarled. "No, most of the time," he amended.
Heero understood her, even if he didn't approve of her methods. She had wanted to test Duo before his return to headquarters. Possibly she had wanted to test them both. Heero suspected that Polente was more than she seemed. He had admired her leadership qualities and her courage, but now he began to feel that she was too good to be true.
Heero slid eyes at Polente and Duo nodded, once. He was having the same suspicions.
"All right people. back to the beach," Duo sighed and took point. "Call for dust off Polente."
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Oct. 12th, 2013 09:30 amStarted on Crashing Down but I don't expect to get it done until tomorrow..
Started a FAceBook page for my Ajay Kavanagh series and posted two short stories there.
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Started a FAceBook page for my Ajay Kavanagh series and posted two short stories there.
https://www.facebook.com/Ajaykavanagh?ref=hl
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Oct. 8th, 2013 06:36 amOnce again, I shall try to keep dreamwidth updated since many people have migrated over here.
My brain thinks about things without my awareness. I set it a task and it chugs away while I do other things. I told it a month ago to work on my art card and this morning it went 'ching! Here you go.' The pic is going to be old school Gundam Wing ala Safehouse. If you don't know anything about Gundam Wing you should know that the fandom made up many cliches that aren't in the manga or the series:One of them being 'safehouses' A place to hide out during a conflict. Always made for good stories. *Starts sketching*
My brain thinks about things without my awareness. I set it a task and it chugs away while I do other things. I told it a month ago to work on my art card and this morning it went 'ching! Here you go.' The pic is going to be old school Gundam Wing ala Safehouse. If you don't know anything about Gundam Wing you should know that the fandom made up many cliches that aren't in the manga or the series:One of them being 'safehouses' A place to hide out during a conflict. Always made for good stories. *Starts sketching*
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Oct. 8th, 2013 06:31 amMy brain thinks about things without my awareness. I set it a task and it chugs away while I do other things. I told it a month ago to work on my art card and this morning it went 'ching! Here you go.' The pic is going to be old school Gundam Wing ala Safehouse. If you don't know anything about Gundam Wing you should know that the fandom made up many cliches that aren't in the manga or the series:One of them being 'safehouses' A place to hide out during a conflict. Always made for good stories. *Starts sketching*
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Oct. 7th, 2013 06:03 am
Master Wolf was actually banned on Kindle because of dark content. It is still available on my website as a PDF and on Nook. Not for the fainthearted.
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Oct. 6th, 2013 03:21 pmDue to some unexpected bills, I'm offering these watercolor pics for a donation. They are 6x9 and they might give you some trouble matting them for framing. International is okay, but please add extra for postage. All proceeds go to the art card mailing. Email me at kracken@bonpublishing.com for details. Thank you.
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Sep. 30th, 2013 03:13 amRemember:If you would like a Christmas art card from me: a frameable 9X11 Gundam Wing, m/m artwork on good quality paper, a short story, and hopefully some candy if postage permits this year, please send me your home address to kracken@bonpublishing.com. I need to start early so that I know how much to buy in supplies. It is free, my gift to my friends and fans. Here's some examples of previous years art:
http://kracken.bonpublishing.com/art/gw_kracken_christmas2012.shtml
http://kracken.bonpublishing.com/art/gw_kracken_christmas2011.shtml
http://kracken.bonpublishing.com/art/gw_kracken_christmas2012.shtml
http://kracken.bonpublishing.com/art/gw_kracken_christmas2011.shtml
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Sep. 29th, 2013 09:54 amCrashing Down:Gw fanfic.
"We're supposed to investigate?" Heero confirmed irritably as Duo finished dressing in full fatigues. The vacation was over.
"We're in the area. It makes tactical sense," Duo replied. Heero could hear his tension.
"Taking newbies and having two agents with physical difficulties does not make tactical sense," Heero complained.
"They expect it to be a land clearing team," Duo told him as he finished checking his weapons. "Safe and normal. We're supposed to observe and then approach if we decide it's safe. We're to inform them that they are on Preventer property and to vacate the training grounds at once."
"It's damn far from the beach, sirs," Polente said as she hefted her back back onto one shoulder. "There's no reason to clear land in that area."
"Some people like their privacy," Duo replied.
Polente looked skeptical. "Just considering the nearly impossible logistics of getting equipment and supplies into that area, sir. It must have taken them months to assemble there for this land clearing operation."
Heero glared. "Did you put your suspicions into a report?"
Polente looked uncomfortable.
"If you want to be an agent you have to have the balls, even if you don't physically have them," Duo said. "If you see crap, call on it. You thought the subjects were suspicious even though your fellow trainees didn't. You have a good, solid, point to make Polente. Let headquarters be the one to shoot you down."
"Yes, sir." She looked flush with her reprimand but her chin was up and her eyes had a new confidence.
"Get the team ready to move out," Duo ordered curtly and she hurried to follow his order.
"Duo," Heero began and then stopped. He knew any argument was useless.
They had their orders. Preventers knew of Heero's health and Duo's breakdown. They had decided that the risks were acceptable. It was clear they didn't expect anything transpiring at the suspect's camp. Polente's suspicions nagged at Heero, though, because he agreed with them. Natives, and the resorts far down the coast were not above taking advantage of supposedly unclaimed real estate, but that real estate was usually prime and not lost in the jungle.
"Take your pills, Heero," Duo said softly. "We'll take it slow and easy."
Heero felt embarrassed. "Fuck easy," he growled.
Duo grinned. "That's the Heero I know and love," he chuckled. "We'll watch each others backs. We're a team, not a couple of invalids."
Heero took his pills, swallowing them down with water from his canteen. His expression set hard. "A team," he agreed.
Duo had challenged him and he had accepted. They wouldn't make concessions for weaknesses. Instead, they would work together to overcome them and push through them. Pain wasn't going to be a consideration, especially not in front of their trainees. They were proud bastards, Heero thought as he put on his own gear. They'd gladly die proud bastards as well.
There was grumbling as they trekked back into the jungle. Heero and Duo stayed at the rear while Porter took point. Whenever Heero's aching knees and ankles protested stepping over underbrush, Duo's rock solid hand was there to tug him forward or stop a fall. When Duo looked haunted when birds began making noises that sounded like crying children, or his muscles began to tire and his pack became a dragging weight, Heero was there to lighten his load, distract him with mission contingency plans, and allow him to rest under the cover of checking GPS and maps.
It wasn't a perfect system, but it got them to the suspect's camp with most of their dignity intact.
A light rain was only welcome for the length of time it took to cool off, but then the biting insects appeared and the forest turned wet, muddy, and dim. Rajmally set up an undercover camera on the suspect's perimeter and then returned with a thumbs up.
Duo and Heero sat on a fallen log with the flat monitor between them as they directed the camera to pan the clearing. A few men were looking miserable as they stowed equipment in a metal building to save them from the rain. Their clothing was nondescript and they looked local.
"Checks out as a civilian operations so far," Duo whispered as he swatted at a mosquito.
"It would," Heero muttered.
"Paranoid," Duo retorted.
"For good reason," Heero grumbled back.
"Everything isn't always a secret base full of killer machines waiting to rain destruction on.... oh..." Duo blinked and then sighed."An elevator. Just once I wish it wasn't a secret base for terrorists."
"Call it in," Heero ordered Rajmally. The man didn't look any more pleased than Duo as he took out his equipment to make the call.
"Are we going in there?" Tumik asked nervously.
"Are we equipped to go in there?" Heero asked acidly.
"No sirs," Polente answered. "We should fall back and wait for Preventer orders."
"Very good," Duo replied with a grin. "All of you fall back and wait. Heero and I will-"
"No, you won't sirs!" Polente cut in firmly. She looked uncertain and then stiffened her backbone. "With all due respect, we ALL need to fall back and wait for orders."
"Reasons?" Duo wondered.
"She doesn't need to tell us what we already know," Heero grumbled. "Thank you, Polente. We will ALL fall back."
Duo scowled and looked ready to protest, but then he realized that making Polente list the many reasons why a closer look and possible infiltration by two agents not in optimal condition would be a bad thing would be embarrassing.
"Agreed," Duo sighed, but it was obvious that he felt as if he had been deprived of a good time. Heero felt the same way. He was missing the adrenaline kick of a mission.
The rain continued to fall as they regrouped a half mile away.
"We're supposed to investigate?" Heero confirmed irritably as Duo finished dressing in full fatigues. The vacation was over.
"We're in the area. It makes tactical sense," Duo replied. Heero could hear his tension.
"Taking newbies and having two agents with physical difficulties does not make tactical sense," Heero complained.
"They expect it to be a land clearing team," Duo told him as he finished checking his weapons. "Safe and normal. We're supposed to observe and then approach if we decide it's safe. We're to inform them that they are on Preventer property and to vacate the training grounds at once."
"It's damn far from the beach, sirs," Polente said as she hefted her back back onto one shoulder. "There's no reason to clear land in that area."
"Some people like their privacy," Duo replied.
Polente looked skeptical. "Just considering the nearly impossible logistics of getting equipment and supplies into that area, sir. It must have taken them months to assemble there for this land clearing operation."
Heero glared. "Did you put your suspicions into a report?"
Polente looked uncomfortable.
"If you want to be an agent you have to have the balls, even if you don't physically have them," Duo said. "If you see crap, call on it. You thought the subjects were suspicious even though your fellow trainees didn't. You have a good, solid, point to make Polente. Let headquarters be the one to shoot you down."
"Yes, sir." She looked flush with her reprimand but her chin was up and her eyes had a new confidence.
"Get the team ready to move out," Duo ordered curtly and she hurried to follow his order.
"Duo," Heero began and then stopped. He knew any argument was useless.
They had their orders. Preventers knew of Heero's health and Duo's breakdown. They had decided that the risks were acceptable. It was clear they didn't expect anything transpiring at the suspect's camp. Polente's suspicions nagged at Heero, though, because he agreed with them. Natives, and the resorts far down the coast were not above taking advantage of supposedly unclaimed real estate, but that real estate was usually prime and not lost in the jungle.
"Take your pills, Heero," Duo said softly. "We'll take it slow and easy."
Heero felt embarrassed. "Fuck easy," he growled.
Duo grinned. "That's the Heero I know and love," he chuckled. "We'll watch each others backs. We're a team, not a couple of invalids."
Heero took his pills, swallowing them down with water from his canteen. His expression set hard. "A team," he agreed.
Duo had challenged him and he had accepted. They wouldn't make concessions for weaknesses. Instead, they would work together to overcome them and push through them. Pain wasn't going to be a consideration, especially not in front of their trainees. They were proud bastards, Heero thought as he put on his own gear. They'd gladly die proud bastards as well.
There was grumbling as they trekked back into the jungle. Heero and Duo stayed at the rear while Porter took point. Whenever Heero's aching knees and ankles protested stepping over underbrush, Duo's rock solid hand was there to tug him forward or stop a fall. When Duo looked haunted when birds began making noises that sounded like crying children, or his muscles began to tire and his pack became a dragging weight, Heero was there to lighten his load, distract him with mission contingency plans, and allow him to rest under the cover of checking GPS and maps.
It wasn't a perfect system, but it got them to the suspect's camp with most of their dignity intact.
A light rain was only welcome for the length of time it took to cool off, but then the biting insects appeared and the forest turned wet, muddy, and dim. Rajmally set up an undercover camera on the suspect's perimeter and then returned with a thumbs up.
Duo and Heero sat on a fallen log with the flat monitor between them as they directed the camera to pan the clearing. A few men were looking miserable as they stowed equipment in a metal building to save them from the rain. Their clothing was nondescript and they looked local.
"Checks out as a civilian operations so far," Duo whispered as he swatted at a mosquito.
"It would," Heero muttered.
"Paranoid," Duo retorted.
"For good reason," Heero grumbled back.
"Everything isn't always a secret base full of killer machines waiting to rain destruction on.... oh..." Duo blinked and then sighed."An elevator. Just once I wish it wasn't a secret base for terrorists."
"Call it in," Heero ordered Rajmally. The man didn't look any more pleased than Duo as he took out his equipment to make the call.
"Are we going in there?" Tumik asked nervously.
"Are we equipped to go in there?" Heero asked acidly.
"No sirs," Polente answered. "We should fall back and wait for Preventer orders."
"Very good," Duo replied with a grin. "All of you fall back and wait. Heero and I will-"
"No, you won't sirs!" Polente cut in firmly. She looked uncertain and then stiffened her backbone. "With all due respect, we ALL need to fall back and wait for orders."
"Reasons?" Duo wondered.
"She doesn't need to tell us what we already know," Heero grumbled. "Thank you, Polente. We will ALL fall back."
Duo scowled and looked ready to protest, but then he realized that making Polente list the many reasons why a closer look and possible infiltration by two agents not in optimal condition would be a bad thing would be embarrassing.
"Agreed," Duo sighed, but it was obvious that he felt as if he had been deprived of a good time. Heero felt the same way. He was missing the adrenaline kick of a mission.
The rain continued to fall as they regrouped a half mile away.
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Sep. 25th, 2013 05:08 pmUploaded finally on amazon Kindle:If you're not one for my male/male fiction this is a normal *As normal as I get* Science Fiction. new cover and a re-edited story. I think it's a heck of a lot better story now:Tighter and more correct. If you've already bought it, amazon will let you upload the new version.
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Sep. 8th, 2013 12:25 pmCrashing Down:
Their trainees came out of the jungle looking irritated, filthy, and weary.
"Why didn't you stay for pick up?" Heero wanted to know as he finished spearing fish over their nightly fire.
The sun was just beginning to set. A fire on the beach was safest, but the nightly gathering of biting insects always drove them into the jungle and into their shelter once the sun dipped behind the horizon.
"We thought it was a test, sir!" Polente exclaimed in clear horror. "Are you telling me that we spent days in the jungle for nothing?"
Duo snickered as everyone looked outraged. They all turned to him as he held out his hands and grinned at them. "I'll make it a test. You passed with flying colors."
Carmicheal nodded to the fish, his blue eyes hopeful. "Is there more of those?"
"Plenty," Duo replied. "We were going to smoke them, but let's have a party instead."
"Thank God!" Polente said as she dropped her heavy pack into the sand. "If I eat one more can of whatever that shit is they gave us, I'm going to puke. I don't care if it does have all the protein and nutrients a soldier needs."
Heero hated that their peace had been shattered. A few days on the beach, relaxing in the surf and talking about both their problems, had done a lot of good for their mental health and their relationship. Going back to civilization was inevitable, but Heero had been finding it increasingly difficult to make that call.
"There are bites on my bites," Porter complained as he sat down heavily in the sand. His fair skin was peppered in bite marks.
"Why don't we all pretend that we aren't soldiers and really enjoy ourselves?" Duo suggested. "The beach is safe. Heero scouted yesterday and didn't find even a bungalow for miles. Swim, wash off in a pool of water to your right and about twenty five yards into the jungle, and then we'll have a beach party."
"No booze," Tumik complained as he raked fingers through his red hair.
"Can't have everything," Duo replied, "But we do have fruit, palm dates, and something that passes for onions. We can call for a morning evac and take it easy tonight."
"Deal, sir," Polente agreed as she yanked off her boots and then began running for the surf while she pulled off her clothes.
"She's definitely not shy," Duo chuckled as he watched her naked body dive into an incoming wave.
"Please, sir!" Tumik snorted as he unlaced and pulled off his boots as well. "That's like ogling a sister. Really unappealing." He walked more slowly toward the waves, pulling off his shirt and pants, but leaving on his boxers.
Rajmalley simply collapsed onto his back with a groan and closed his eyes. "Rest and eat, then I'll worry about getting clean."
Sanchez was looking puzzled. He took out his handheld and checked it thoughtfully.
"Sanchez?" Heero prompted.
Sanchez finished his check and then handed his device to Heero. Heero took it with stiff fingers. "If this wasn't a test, then our observations of a suspect camp wasn't part of a test either."
Duo stopped in the act of spearing more fish to put over the fire and leaned in to look at the device as well.
"Metal buildings, a jump ship under cover, offloading of equipment," Sanchez reported. "Not part of a Preventer group or a government operation?"
Heero checked the gps coordinates,"No," he replied without hesitation. "Why didn't the others mention this?"
"They didn't look like terrorists," Rajmalley said as he sat up again and looked concerned. "They had mostly equipment to clear land and construct buildings. We took pics and made observations, but nothing seemed illegal."
"If they are doing something illegal then they are in for a surprise," Heero said.
Duo laughed outright. "Of all the jungle to pick, they choose a stretch of jungle used for Preventer training."
"I don't know about that, sir," Rajmalley said. "They wouldn't have been found if we hadn't attempted to track you."
"How did you find us?" Duo wanted to know as he began spearing the fish again.
Heero was surprised. He had expected Duo to make the call to Preventers. He was, instead, acting as if he intended to carry out his plans for a beach party.
"DNA signatures, footprint analysis, and running likely scenarios," Sanchez replied.
"Dumb luck?" Duo translated.
"Dumb luck, sir," Sanchez agreed without breaking into a smile as he took back his device and studied it again.
"Polente said that she was going to the beach and to hell with finding you, sirs," Rajmalley explained. "That's when we picked up your trail."
"Should I give you half a credit, then?" Duo wanted to know.
"We did find you," Tumik complained.
"In a jungle," Rajmalley added. He filed his assessment and info and asked, "Send to headquarters, sirs?"
Heero looked at Duo with a raised eyebrow.
Duo sighed. "Yes, of course. Maybe we'll get to eat the fish before they show up. Everybody get their swim in, company is coming."
Their trainees came out of the jungle looking irritated, filthy, and weary.
"Why didn't you stay for pick up?" Heero wanted to know as he finished spearing fish over their nightly fire.
The sun was just beginning to set. A fire on the beach was safest, but the nightly gathering of biting insects always drove them into the jungle and into their shelter once the sun dipped behind the horizon.
"We thought it was a test, sir!" Polente exclaimed in clear horror. "Are you telling me that we spent days in the jungle for nothing?"
Duo snickered as everyone looked outraged. They all turned to him as he held out his hands and grinned at them. "I'll make it a test. You passed with flying colors."
Carmicheal nodded to the fish, his blue eyes hopeful. "Is there more of those?"
"Plenty," Duo replied. "We were going to smoke them, but let's have a party instead."
"Thank God!" Polente said as she dropped her heavy pack into the sand. "If I eat one more can of whatever that shit is they gave us, I'm going to puke. I don't care if it does have all the protein and nutrients a soldier needs."
Heero hated that their peace had been shattered. A few days on the beach, relaxing in the surf and talking about both their problems, had done a lot of good for their mental health and their relationship. Going back to civilization was inevitable, but Heero had been finding it increasingly difficult to make that call.
"There are bites on my bites," Porter complained as he sat down heavily in the sand. His fair skin was peppered in bite marks.
"Why don't we all pretend that we aren't soldiers and really enjoy ourselves?" Duo suggested. "The beach is safe. Heero scouted yesterday and didn't find even a bungalow for miles. Swim, wash off in a pool of water to your right and about twenty five yards into the jungle, and then we'll have a beach party."
"No booze," Tumik complained as he raked fingers through his red hair.
"Can't have everything," Duo replied, "But we do have fruit, palm dates, and something that passes for onions. We can call for a morning evac and take it easy tonight."
"Deal, sir," Polente agreed as she yanked off her boots and then began running for the surf while she pulled off her clothes.
"She's definitely not shy," Duo chuckled as he watched her naked body dive into an incoming wave.
"Please, sir!" Tumik snorted as he unlaced and pulled off his boots as well. "That's like ogling a sister. Really unappealing." He walked more slowly toward the waves, pulling off his shirt and pants, but leaving on his boxers.
Rajmalley simply collapsed onto his back with a groan and closed his eyes. "Rest and eat, then I'll worry about getting clean."
Sanchez was looking puzzled. He took out his handheld and checked it thoughtfully.
"Sanchez?" Heero prompted.
Sanchez finished his check and then handed his device to Heero. Heero took it with stiff fingers. "If this wasn't a test, then our observations of a suspect camp wasn't part of a test either."
Duo stopped in the act of spearing more fish to put over the fire and leaned in to look at the device as well.
"Metal buildings, a jump ship under cover, offloading of equipment," Sanchez reported. "Not part of a Preventer group or a government operation?"
Heero checked the gps coordinates,"No," he replied without hesitation. "Why didn't the others mention this?"
"They didn't look like terrorists," Rajmalley said as he sat up again and looked concerned. "They had mostly equipment to clear land and construct buildings. We took pics and made observations, but nothing seemed illegal."
"If they are doing something illegal then they are in for a surprise," Heero said.
Duo laughed outright. "Of all the jungle to pick, they choose a stretch of jungle used for Preventer training."
"I don't know about that, sir," Rajmalley said. "They wouldn't have been found if we hadn't attempted to track you."
"How did you find us?" Duo wanted to know as he began spearing the fish again.
Heero was surprised. He had expected Duo to make the call to Preventers. He was, instead, acting as if he intended to carry out his plans for a beach party.
"DNA signatures, footprint analysis, and running likely scenarios," Sanchez replied.
"Dumb luck?" Duo translated.
"Dumb luck, sir," Sanchez agreed without breaking into a smile as he took back his device and studied it again.
"Polente said that she was going to the beach and to hell with finding you, sirs," Rajmalley explained. "That's when we picked up your trail."
"Should I give you half a credit, then?" Duo wanted to know.
"We did find you," Tumik complained.
"In a jungle," Rajmalley added. He filed his assessment and info and asked, "Send to headquarters, sirs?"
Heero looked at Duo with a raised eyebrow.
Duo sighed. "Yes, of course. Maybe we'll get to eat the fish before they show up. Everybody get their swim in, company is coming."
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Sep. 8th, 2013 03:09 amTrying to get some writing in this morning... Crashing Down and some commission work...
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