Epilogue: Wolves and Sheep

Aug 19, 2019 3:23 pm
Faith Baptist Church - Orlando, FL

The quiet sanctuary of the Faith Baptist Church in Orlando, Florida was empty with the exception of the flag draped casket of Agent Sebastian Milford and his honor guard. The agents, one at the head and one at the foot, silently kept vigil in their best suits, their polished badges with a black strip of cloth through the center clipped to their belts. The 24/7 watch would be maintained until the funeral, the church open to those wishing to pay their respects to the fallen agent.
OOC:
Pausing here in case anyone wants to visit Sebastian prior to the funeral (which will be a second post).

Thundermark - As you are starting with Varvara in the FBI you can post, I leave it up to you if Varvara was close to Sebastian or merely an acquaintance or whatever in between.

RusVal - Same deal with Dozer

Whitmore - Don't feel like you're obligated to have Stephen involved. Just an extra opportunity for any character building you and everyone else may want to do
Aug 19, 2019 6:10 pm
Faith Baptist Church - Orlando, FL

Dozer stepped into the church, pausing just inside the door to take in the atmosphere. While, by choice, he wasn't any specific denomination, he still did his best to respect any religious building he stepped into, even if he always felt a bit uncomfortable in them.

He unconsciously rubbed his chin. He had shaved and trimmed for the funeral, to go with his army dress uniform, but once again his strong Gaelic genes had already given him a 5 o'clock shadow before noon, so he was going to have to shave again before processions began. Putting his cap under his arm, he then walked up to the casket.

When he got there, he just stood in silence looking at it. He then reached into his pocket...

The medallion-sized coin was different to the one he carried around, as was the case with most of them. The coin inside was, too, not that anyone here but him would know that. For one thing, the back of the inside coin was blank, since Sebastian never had officially gotten inducted into the group. For another, the mechanism was permanently locked shut, as would Dozer's should he ever die in the line of duty.

To be honest, he was surprised to find the envelope in his mailbox, with the coin inside, so soon. Right after he and Ellie... ahem… Agent Thompson had celebrated at The Brass Tap, in fact.
The Brass Tap

"Yeah, it's probably a bit silly, since I don't actually use it that much," he said, holding his coin up for her to see, "But it was something James gave me personally."

"You two were close, I take it?" she asked.

Dozer paused in thought.

"He... was there. During my, uh, incident. We'd worked together before then on occasion, the way people cross paths in the service, y'know? Though we did get along great when we did, don't get me wrong, and I learned to trust his instincts. But by absolute chance he happened... to be there."

He ran his thumb along the edge of the coin.

"I'd always suspected, y'know? That he might have pulled some strings, talked to some people. Kept me out from behind bars, from getting a dishonorable. Could never confirm it, of course."

Dozer then pocketed the coin.

"He also made sure to check up on me during my little 'break' in Japan, helped keep my head on straight. I owe him a lot."

Dozer then smiled, picking up his soft drink.

"Now you want to know what's a real gyp? During my entire time being a guard over there, I wasn't grappled from behind by any buxom ninja ladies!" he laughed, "I mean, you'd almost get the feeling all those anime things was false advertisement, or somethin'!"
Faith Baptist Church

Ahem. Church. Keep those thoughts to a minimum.

Dozer did his best to push down the smile that was creeping onto his face.

It had been a few days since then. His transfer to the OSA had gone through, so it looked like he was going to be going back out into the field again.

He had made sure say his goodbyes, though. Didn't want to seem like he was skipping out.

"Hey man, Michael Jordan in his prime just asked you to be on his basketball team," Cho had said, "You'd be a madman not to accept!"

Dozer had smiled and given him the manly handshake.

After that, his next stop was a tour of the new offices he was going to be working at.
Office of Special Assignments - Civic Center

"Wow, you have a really sweet rig set up here," Dozer said, looking at the large bank of monitors behind the very muscular man sitting in front of them.

"Thanks man," 'Jubal' (so that was who Ellie was talking to before) said, beaming, before rattling off a bunch of numbers, no doubt the makes, models, and tolerances of his no doubt highly tricked out computer.

Dozer just stood there, most of what was just told him having gone over his head.

"But..." Dozer pointed, "Does it play Crysis?"

Silence hung in the air, before a grin grew on both men's faces. A fist bump sealed the deal.
Faith Baptist Church

"Hey brother," Dozer finally said, "Wanted to make sure you were prepared for any bars they might have up there."

He placed Sebastian's coin down onto the flag, making sure it was centered over where the fallen agent's chest would be.

Dozer then placed his cap back on, before standing at attention. He then gave a sharp salute, before about-facing, and marching back out.
Aug 23, 2019 12:54 am
CTTF office

It seemed V had just gotten to her new FBI CTTF office re-assignment, getting ready to meet the new squad she'd be assigned to when the message came across her desk about a funeral for a fellow agent.

She paused upon reading the name.

"Special Agent Sebastian Milford"

She thought back to her Army days, going from one dusty hellhole to another, interrogating captured jihadis. There was an "S. Milford" from the 160th Night Stalkers who worked with her unit, dropping off suspected terrorists for questioning.

One night, just as the helo boys were about to leave, there had been an unexpected rocket attack on the FOB. The 160th stayed to help evac the personnel so they could re-group & counter-strike.

Quickly putting together clues from the attack with those pried out of a recent jihadi prisoner, V ascertained the identity & location of the ambush's field leader hiding nearby & was able to persuade her 160th rescuers to turn the evac into a swift counter-attack, which they gladly did, set to "Ride of the Valkyries" blasting from the helo speakers.

"Small world", she thought, sighing leaning back in her new chair.
Faith Baptist Church

V & her husband, Max, were both attired in full Army dress uniform to pay their respects to a fellow soldier. She noticed a few other fellow service-members there, mostly Army as well, though also an assortment from other branches mingled amongst the suited agents and other civilian personnel.

One soldier in particular stood out from the rest - a Ranger, from the looks of him. V noticed him place something in the casket before saluting. Looking at his face more closely as he approached, she didn't recognize him.

"Barnum", read the polished nametag. That name sounded familiar - she could have sworn she recalled hearing it around the new office.

As he walked closer to where she was standing near the entrance of the sanctuary, she made a move to introduce herself.

"Sgt. Barnum? I don't believe we've met. I'm Sgt. Volkova. Well, Special Agent Volkova now - recent transfer to the CTTF from ICE anti-trafficking unit. Just got here & first thing they tell me is Milford bought the farm. Damn shame, I served with the guy over there, y'know? Were you & him close?"
Aug 23, 2019 1:32 am
Dozer paused as a woman, also in Army dress, stepped forward to introduce herself.

"Pleasure to meet you," Dozer shook Volkova's hand, as well as the hand of the guy that introduced himself as 'Max', before turning to look at the casket, "No, unfortunately, we didn't know each other long enough to be considered 'close'."

Dozer turned back to the woman with a sigh, "Maybe if that last thug hadn't gotten so lucky with his return fire, we would have been, though."

Dozer then noted something she said, "Served with him, huh? Tell me," Dozer gave a half smile, "Was he as crazy a driver over there, too?"
Aug 25, 2019 5:50 am
Faith Baptist Church

"If you call a helo jockey a "driver"," V replied, "He'd bring us the "catch of the day" to grill, if you know what I mean, and got me & my team out of a couple of rough spots too."

"Right, Night Stalker," Dozer nodded, before turning to V, "So you were in interrogations, then?"

His question was more curiosity than 'grilling'

"Indeed," replied V. "And cross-trained a bit into PSYOPS. In the words of Sun Tzu, "to fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." After a while of really getting into the minds of the enemy, you start putting together ways of using that to demoralize them while minimizing our own guys' exposure to needless risk."

Dozer's smile got bigger.

"Yep, you definitely sound like an egg scrambler, alright," He winked to show he was teasing, before thumbing towards himself, "Infantry, front of the line. Occasionally would get to ride around in a heavily armored bus packed with Fourth of July goodness."

"Fun stuff. Couldn't help but notice your Ranger tab, btw..."

"Yeah, got that after I caught the eye of an officer," Dozer glanced at it, "just the tab, though, not the scroll. Events ended up, ahem, interrupting before I had the chance to go for it."

Dozer looked around.

"I'd tell you what those events were, but," he leaned in and spoke out the side of his mouth, "PITFALL's lawyers might be listening, and I don't want to have to deal with them here."

V took a quick look around & gives him a knowing nod.

"How about we finish up here & go talk somewhere more private & less formal afterwards?"

Dozer nodded, "Sure thing," he thumbed the tip of his cap in a cowboy like way.

V & Max finished formally paying their respects at the casket, make polite small-talk w/ the other attendees, & V found Barnum again back towards the entrance.

"You say you've transferred to CTTF?" Dozer asked.

"More like was transferred," she said, "Is there a good bar in the area you know? Like I said, let's find someplace less formal & I'll tell you all about it."

"Ah, I'll admit I'm not familiar with all the bars in the area," Dozer scratched behind his ear, "I was just wondering if you'd been specifically moved to the Office of Special Assignments. Just got transferred over there myself."


"Something tells me a guy like you gets a frequent flier discount at more than one of the local watering holes," said V, narrowing her eyes in mock suspicion, "But yeah, just reassigned to here from my post at ICE going after smugglers & traffickers. Things got a little..."politically inconvenient", w/ one of my investigations, shall we say," she rubbed the back of her neck & making a grimacing face.

Dozer chuckled a bit at the discount comment, before pulling out his phone to pull up a map.
Barnum. That names just sound so familiar. V pulled out her phone as they followed...
Miller's Alehouse - Orlando East Colonial, Orlando FL

Dozer, V, and Max took off their caps at the threshold before walking over to the bar.

"Well, since I don't get many opportunities to use this..." Dozer said as he pulled out a medallion-sized challenge coin and placed it down, before turning to V and Max expectedly.

V and Max pulled out their own coins.

"You're buying, now," V said with a wink.

"Well darn, so much for this round," Dozer turned, and, after getting the couples' choice in drinks, called the bartender for the order.

V looked down at Dozer's coin.

"I've never seen one quite like this before," she said, curious, "mind if I take a look? I'll show you mine if you show me yours," she winked again.

Dozer waved, "Knock yourself out," he said as he took V's coin to look himself as they walked over to their table.

Max spoke up, "So, my wife tells me you two will be working together down at the Bureau counter-terrorism office?"

"Yeah, I'd been meaning to talk about that. I've actually transferred over to the Office of Special Assignments recently, and I was curious if she was going to be there, too."

"Yeah, that's where V said she'd be working, right, honey?" Max turned to his wife.

"That's right babe, kicking ass & taking names, just like always," V said, running her hand through his
hair before turning her attention back to the coin in her hand.

"That one was given special from a friend of mine," Dozer said, noting her interest.

"Can't say I've seen one quite like this before...must be one of those cool things you SPEC-OPS guys get, eh?" V said with a teasing hint of mock jealousy before passing it to Max, "you ever seen one like this?"

"No, can't say I have," Max said before passing it back to Dozer.

Dozer chuckled.

"Not so SpecOps, I'm afraid. Like I said, events transpired to keep me from getting my scroll."

He took and put his coin away while handing back V's, "Which is something we wanted to talk about, if I remembered correctly."

V's eyes narrowed, "Yeah, what's really going on?"

The conversation paused however as the waitress came by with their drinks.

"Ah, thank you kindly," Dozer said with a smile as he accepted his.

Then, after the couple thanked the waitress, Dozer noticed V nudge Max while whispering, "hey, she's cute," with Max nodding as they watched the waitress serve the other customers.

Dozer just smiled and shook his head.

Flatlanders.

He straightened up as they turned back to him.

"we're both former intel," V said, her face serious, "we know something's up here. Let's hear it.""

"Well, before I start," Dozer glanced around, "I'd suggest memorizing the exits and usable chairs in case some guys in suits decide to barge in."

V got the feeling Barnum was only being half serious. However, she did note that his eyes are moving around in a practiced fashion, like he was actually scoping the exits and chairs.

"Why do you think we decided to get a booth near the back exit? This isn't our first rodeo," she said.

"Alright, so what I'm about to say is off the record, so technically... there wasn't an incident with an agent of a certain global peacekeeping organization.

"That agent didn't intentionally practice the cold blooded ending of an innocent's person's life.

"And that same agent also didn't end up meeting with multiple blows from a clenched fingered appendage."


Dozer wiggled his fingers.

"Additionally, said unharmed agent also didn't end up with multiple fractured ribs, a broken jaw, and had to be admitted into a medical ward where he had to be put into a coma."

Dozer picked up his drink, a fairly light beer.

"And the person, that didn't inflict this on said agent, wasn't sent to Japan."

Sip

"To guard a dumpster."

A pause.

"And after a bit of good behavior, was moved to guard the broom closet."

V cocked an eyebrow.

"You mean to not guard?" She smiled.

Dozer shrugged, "Meh, can't not say something for only so long."

"Say what?" V said nonchalantly, tapping the side of her nose.

Dozer paused, then looked up in a slightly confused thinking expression, before his brain finally clicked that last step.

"Oh right," he said, before taking more of a gulp because of the sudden headache he'd given himself.

"So that wasn't me, and not why I'm not actually a SpecOps guy," Dozer lightly pointed at V, "why don't we move onto something that's less confusing."

"Yes?" V said, amused.

"I seem to remember you said something about political inconvenience," Dozer said.

"Oh yes, that," she said, folding her arms behind her head, leaning back, & rolling her eyes.

"Well, what's to tell, really...?" she continued, taking a swig of her hard cider, "I was hunting down smugglers, like usual, when we started coming across unusual shipments of US guns being trafficked down to Mexico... Did my damn job, followed that all the way up the chain, & who do I find is orchestrating the gun-running, but our at-" she leans in close & whispered "Pitfall" in Dozer's ear, "Did my damnest to shut the whole bloody thing down, but not before the cartel fuckers slaughtered dozens of American citizens with our fucking guns..." she trailed off bitterly.

Dozer shook his head.

"Unbelievable," he said.

"And not a lick of consequences for the cunts at the top pulling the strings," V spat.

"That said, you apparently did a lot of damnest to get noticed by the legendary Daniela Flores," Dozer noted.

"Thanks. I just do my job & damn the politics. "Fiat justitia ruat caelum" - Let justice be done though the heavens fall," she stared off into her drink.

She didn't notice the smile tugging at Dozer's lips.

"Hmm. Justice. Seems to be a lot of things masquerading as that these days." he said, bringing his bottle up,
"No doubt all those deaths were labelled as 'in the pursuit of Justice'."

"Ain't that the bloody truth," she said, keeping her voice low, "fucking illegal gunrunning & for what? To "catch" cartel pendejos that a wall would have kept out? If I get my hands on the one who did it, I'll feed them the muzzles of their own sidearms."

"I'd suggest doing it without witnesses," Dozer took another sip, "Not that I have personal experience with that."

"Mmmhmm... not like we learned a thing or two fighting towelheads over in the Sandbox..." V took a sip herself, giving Dozer a knowing look.

Dozer 'hmm'ed.

"Not like they were the ones with shrapnel in their leg because they were dumb enough to protect a school by themselves for a half-hour," he nodded his head, "That one I can admit to."

"I read about that," V said, smiling at Dozer's reaction, "Yeah, don't look so surprised, I did my homework. Intel, remember? Anyway, a whole lotta kids are alive today because of you - that's something."

Dozer smiled back.

"Hoo'ah," he said, raising his bottle.

V & Max echoed the 'Hoo'ah' as the three of them clinked their bottles.
Later...
Homestead

Having gotten home safely, Dozer tossed his cap onto the table in front of the couch. He only paused for a second before making a bee-line to another room. Feeling around under a desk he pulled out a burner phone and a piece of paper. He then dialed the number, and waited for the click. He then punched in his serial number, before waiting for another click.

"Send traffic."

"Dozer requesting check on one Sergeant Volkova, US Army. Served in Afghanistan as an interrogator, trained as PSYOPS. Recently transferred from ICE anti-trafficking to FBI CTTF OSA. Mark as possible coin recipient, will observe further. Out."
Aug 26, 2019 6:33 pm
Faith Baptist Church - Orlando, FL

Four days after Agent Sebastian Milford fell in the line of duty ...

The family was escorted into the crowded church by the Honor Guard, nodding and shaking the occasional hand with an appreciative yet sad smile. It was an even mix of military, local and federal law enforcement, and some of Hollywood's biggest action names. Some of those names even speaking during the service, before it concluded with the 21 bells.

The crowd exited as bagpipes played Amazing Grace, the pallbearers loading the casket as the 'Last Radio Call' went out, followed by a massive police escort to the cemetery where the flag was folded and handed to Sebastian's mother and taps was played. Fitting perhaps, an afternoon rain shower rolled through, as the crowd was getting into their vehicles to leave, but not before Dozer and V were invited to join some of Sebastian's army buddies for a drink and a bit of celebrating Sebastian's life.
OOC:
Anyone is free to elaborate on the funeral as they see fit. You may also fill in and elaborate on your character's lives as they settle into their new roles in the Office of Special Assignments.

I have a couple more scenes I want to write (some off camera kind of stuff to flesh out the world/story) that I'll intermittently post through out the week.

RusVal and Whitmore - I have your XP and Rep to give you which I hope to get out tonight.

*Fingers Crossed* We should be able to dive into the next mission next week
Aug 27, 2019 11:19 pm
Dozer did not speak during the service. It wasn't his place to do so. Instead he sat there quietly as others went forward and said their peace.

(He was a little surprised to see the famous Kevin Greaves there, however. Seems it was true the Tom Candle actor had a strong connection with the stunt and military crowd)

Dozer was similarly silent as Sebastian's body was finally laid to rest.

Afterwards, however...

"Mr. Milford, Mrs. Milford. You don't know me, I'm Agent Bill Barnum. I was hoping to have a word."

To their credit, they were polite enough to ask the people they were talking to for a moment. Dozer waited a bit, then took off his cap.

"You were the agent that was there with him on the train?" Mr. Milford asked as Mrs. Milford sat silently.

"Yes sir, I was. It was actually the first mission we had done together. And, if you don't mind me saying so, your son was the craziest brave person I had ever met," Dozer gave a sad little laugh, and was glad that the comment elicited a little smile from the Milfords, "It was an honor to fight by his side for the time we did. If things had gone differently, I honestly think I would have called him 'brother'."

"That is very nice of you to say, Agent Barnum," Mr. Milford smiled, "Thank you."

Dozer let his gaze drop to the cap in his hands, his thumbs stroking the brim.

"No," Dozer said, shaking his head, "Don't thank me. I am sorry."

It was here droplets of water started falling, the signed of incoming rain. Dozer looked back up, though his eyes didn't meet with either of the Milfords.

"I am sorry that I failed him. It was my job to get us both through that, but because I wasn't fast enough, good enough... strong enough, he..." Dozer fought back a sniffle that tried to escape, moisture building up in his vision, "We danced with the Devil, and my misstep cost your son his life."

Dozer couldn't look at them, at their quiet expressions. He instead put his cap back on, his head tilting forward enough that the visor was obscuring his face.

"But I won't let the Devil have the last say," Dozer continued, his voice hardening.

"I swear to you," Dozer lifted his head, and met his gaze with them, "On my honor, and the oath that I made, that I will continue your son's fight. I will not stop, for as long as I breath, for as long as my heart keeps beating. The people behind this tragedy, and others like it, will be brought to Justice. You have my word."

Dozer lightly tipped his cap.

"Thank you for your time."

He then turned, noting the incoming rain, and pulled out his umbrella, before walking off.
Aug 28, 2019 1:46 pm
Downtown Miami

The rain sheeted down the expansive windows, obscuring the otherwise perfect view of Bayfront Park and South Beach beyond and giving the man's reflection a sinister edge. The latest stock and financial reports, particularly of AsiGroup, glowed dully from the computer monitor on his extravagant desk as the man's financial advisor continued to drone on.

"... and the bad press on a former disgruntled employee releasing all those credit card numbers has not helped," the consultant finally muttered as he nervously wiped his brow with a cloth.

Turning from the window the man stalked to his desk and took a seat, leaning back and steepling his fingers in thought, his eyes narrowing as they settled on the anxious aide.

"If you recall ... I uh ... advised against taking on so much of those ... uh ... clients' money," the advisor mumbled, shying away from his executives piercing gaze.

"Increase the shipments," the man said in an even, calming tone, "And perhaps a price increase is in order."
Aug 28, 2019 7:03 pm
Faith Baptist Church - Orlando, FL

In the very back of the church, a wizened old man leaned on his cane. He kept to himself not addressing anyone and answering any queries with a perfunctory response. He had never really known the fallen agent nor any of his associates but was getting a feel for the man from those who spoke about him.

When the ceremony was complete and the procession left the church, the old man went his separate way. It would not be until much later, long after everyone else had left, that he would arrive at the cemetery and approach the marker of the fallen agent. Despite the rain coming down the old man planted his walking cane in front of him and leaned into it, both hands on the pommel, as he silently contemplated the man he didn't know who gave his life to protect his and the lifetime of decisions that had brought him to this point.

The sun was setting before the old man pulled himself from his reverie and he limped from the cemetery bound for whatever life was going to throw at him next.
Aug 29, 2019 2:55 am
Miller's Alehouse - Orlando East Colonial, Orlando FL

"That's when I said, 'was that when you had to drive through a demolition derby?'" Dozer said to laughs around him, "Frankly, I'm surprised the driveshaft was still in one piece, considering all the parts around it we needed to replace."

Dozer looked at his watch.

"Well guys, it's been fun," he said, "But I got an early morning tomorrow, and I'd like to have a reasonably small hang-over for it."

He held up his bottle.

"To Sebastian, who's going to be an absolute terror with those angel wings."

A round of 'Hoo'ah's joined the sound of clinking. Dozer took one last swig before turning to leave.

"See you at work, V," Dozer pointed at the woman, "Try to catch me early in the armory, I'll see what I can do about that shotgun. Not my area of expertise, but I'll figure something out."
The next day...
Office of Special Assignments - Civic Center - Armory


"I see you've made yourself right at home," a woman's voice spoke from the doorway.

Looking up from his newer, much shinier bench (thank you very much), Dozer saw the leaning form of Ellie Thompson smirking at him and the tools he had everywhere.

"Told you I didn't mind work like this," Dozer smiled, before going back to his current project, "Found out I had a real knack for it when we first stripped our M16s in boot. After that, always was the guy my squad mates would turn to if they were having issues, but didn't want to get in trouble with the Quartermaster. I've actually toyed with the idea of entering the business sector the last couple years. Might even do that once I'm too broken down to strap on a holster and sling lead myself.

"Until then, however,"
he clicked the last bits in place on the custom M4, before holding it up towards Ellie, "One custom order carbine per your request, for your inspection, Agent Thompson."

Ellie walked up and took the offered weapon. Racking the charging handle, she aimed off to the side. A brief expression of surprise flickered across her face, before she started nodding as she lowered the gun.

"Not bad. Feels very smooth," she said, looking it over, "You made some adjustments to my stock and grip placement."

"Hope you don't mind, I made them based off what I observed from your shooting stance the other day," Dozer said, crossing his arms.

Ellie's eyebrows quirked up.

"You mean you were serious when you said that, after I caught you staring?" she said.

"Well... yeah," Dozer said, giving the matter-of-fact expression that went with those words, before giving a chuckle sigh, "Look, leaving my awkwardness aside, I take the job of gunfighting very seriously."

He waved a hand to indicate the entirety of the woman standing before him.

"All of this," he said, "Means nothing if it's cooling on the floor. If I can do every little bit I can to help prevent that happening, I'm going to do it."

"Strange, I don't remember you doing the same curtesy for me," a man shouted from off to the side.

"I'm not talking to you, Burt!" Dozer shouted back, before looking back at Ellie, her off hand on her hip, her head tilted with an amused expression on her face.

"Well," Dozer coughed, his face turning slightly red, "Erm..."

"You found something for yourself?" Ellie asked, changing the subject, "Since you are going to be an active field agent?"

"Yes! Actually. I'd like to know where Special Agent Flores found her supplier, because she's got a real nice selection of gear," Dozer said, turning and walking over to another table. He reached down, and started pulling up some equipment.

"Got some nice special-tailored IOTVs," Dozer said as he put the vest on the table, "I particularly like the designs of the shoulder guards you have here."

He then pulled out a heavily tacticool helmet.

"My Halloween mask," he held it up with a quirked eyebrow and smile, "Ops-Core FAST helmet, with visor and faceguard, with room for headset and NVGs. That said, if I use it, I'll probably drop the face guard, keep the visor."

He indicated his chin, "otherwise this bad boy'll start itching."

"Yeah, you weren't kidding," Ellie noted, seeing how the cleanly shaven face from the day before was almost a full beard already, "that does indeed grow quickly."

Dozer shrugged, "What can I say? Scots-Irish-English, very potent genetic combo when it comes to facial hair."

He then walked back to his bench, "Back on topic, I was pleasantly surprised when I looked through your gun options."

Pulling out a bag from the side, he took out the rifle resting inside. A huge grin was on his face as he held turned it around in his hands.

"Remington Adaptive Combat Rifle, Enhanced Assault variant. Modular collapsible stock, tool-free gas adjustment system for mounting suppressors," he nodded at the bag, "not to mention the main selling point, the quick-change barrel. Got the spares in there, and I've been studying how to change them in the field. I'll be ready if we need to adjust what we need mid-mission."

Ellie's expression became amused again, "Wow. I wonder how much you'd be grinning if I held one?"

Dozer held the rifle close to his chest.

"Well... I wouldn't mind," he said, slightly stumbling over his words, "Just... as long as it wasn't mine."

Ellie stepped forward, putting her gun on the bench.

"What's the matter?" she asked, "Afraid I might break it?"

She leaned in, left hand on her hip, her right one gently stroking the ACR's upper, "You've seen me shoot. You know I am very skilled in handling these. I can promise to be gentle."

Dozer just stood stark still, his face feeling very red.

"...You... don't have to be too gentle... if you don't want to..." he mumbled.
Aug 30, 2019 2:08 am
"I'll keep that in mind," she said, before stepping back, scooping her rifle back up, "I'll stay with this, though. The ACR's a bit front-heavy for my liking."

She gave a sly smile, "Though that's probably perfect for you, right?"

Leaning the rifle on her shoulder, she went to leave. Pausing at the door, she turned halfway to look at Dozer, her off hand still on her hip.

"See you in the kill house later," she said, a sultry tint in her voice, "You've done well to keep in shape, but I think we can push you a bit harder."

As she walked off, Dozer couldn't help but notice that she had put a little sway in her hips as she walked out of view.

Dozer just stood there, letting his heart calm down a little, before letting out his breath. He put the ACR on the bench, before leaning on said bench. He turned towards Burt.

"What are you smiling about?" he said half-defensively.

"Absolutely nothing," Burt lied through his grinning teeth, "Just surprised to see Agent Thompson flirting with anybody. Whenever one of the other guys tried to make a pass, she would shut them down HARD."

"Ha, of course they would," Dozer gave a sarcastic smile, "Because the soldier and tactical community tends to draw a lot of aggressive dudes who can't hold on to their previous wives/girlfriends, and can't help themselves in the presence of a fit attractive woman. On top of that, in order for her to be in charge, she would need to either score top of her class, and still get accused of sleeping her way there, or, like some people..."

He glanced at the doorway to indicate who he meant.

"...would have to work their way up through the trenches, no doubt having to strong-arm her way there."

Dozer shook his head.

"The tragedy of Spartan women is most of them having to live with Spartan men," he said, matter-of-factly.

"Wow. Didn't peg you for a feminist, Bill," Burt said.

All amusement left Dozer's face.

"The soldier to your left, the soldier to your right. You have to be able to trust them with your very life." Dozer said, holding up his hands in a 'hold the box' pose, "Anything less than that puts a risk down the entire chain. Anything counter to that is a threat, and must be dealt with."

Burt held up his hands in a mild surrender pose, "Hey man, whatever you say. At the very least that one seems to like the attitude."

Dozer waved a hand dismissively as he went back to work, "Ah, I'm apparently really fun to tease. It's probably nothing, most likely'll only last the first week."
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Aug 30, 2019 12:12 pm
Office of Special Assignments - Armory

The flirty, sultry smile quickly faded from Ellie's face as she turned from a last glance into the armory to come face to face with Special Agent in Charge Daniela Flores.

"Are you messing with my agents' heads again Agent Thompson," she said, a knowing smirk on the otherwise perfect Latina features of her face.

"Not at all," the field leader responded with a laugh and a glance back towards the armory, "I do like them a bit big and rugged."

"I would've thought the whole ... incident ... when recruiting Jubal was a sufficient lesson. Can't use too much carrot. Sometimes you need the stick."

Blushing a bit, Ellie nervously ran a hand through her thick hair, "Yes ... well ... it's not like that. Jubal's more show than go."

"I am not," came the gruff and now hurt tone of the computer specialist over the speakers.

With an intense, and rather not nice frown towards the ceiling, Ellie growled, "What have I told you about listening to people's conversations."

With a small chuckle, Dani placed a hand on her field leader's shoulder and gave an appreciative squeeze before continuing on into the armory. She found Dozer at his workbench, diligently at work on all the equipment the OSA had to offer.

"Agent Barnum," she said by way of greeting, her eyes settling on the Remington on the table, "I see you've made yourself at home. Found everything to your liking?"
Aug 30, 2019 7:35 pm
Speaking of Spartan women, here comes a noble, Dozer straightened his back as his mantra when dealing with female commanding officers played through his head, She's da boss lady, she's da boooooss lady.

Then his eyes landed on Agent Flores, and he immediately felt some of his back muscles tensing as he mightily fought down any urges to react, She da bo-aaaah-OOOOSS lady. FOCUS!

"Yes ma'am," Dozer said evenly, professionally, "I was just saying to Agent Thompson that I really wished I knew the stores you were shopping at."

Phew, if Ellie's leather, then Ms. Flores is definitely lace. Ms. Commanding Officer Flores, who is RIGHT THERE AND THE BOSS.

"While 5.56 and 7.62 are common, I don't know about many law enforcement agencies outside the DEA that also chipped in some funding for 6.8 SPC," Dozer then reached down to his rifle bag again, and pulled out the (apparently already released) drum magazine before holding it up for her to see, "Let alone pick up some Magpul D60s."

Man, look at those eyes. Understanding everything I'm talking about, the mind behind them just so sharp. No doubt'll notice you slipping out of line, stay on target.

"So, y'know, decided to build my dream gun," he said, slotting the drum into the ACR, before tipping the gun up to show, "So at the very least if we need to deal with a landed UFO, I'll look the part."
Sep 3, 2019 6:43 pm
Dani smiled, a small satisfied smile as Dozer excitedly showed off the toys he had claimed from the armory.

"I want all the agents working with me to be comfortable and work with what they like," she replied, her eyes dropping to the weapon on the workbench, "Your file was thorough. What it didn't mentioned I had Jubal do a search."

Laughing lightly, "And they don't just give anybody their own special office to do with what she will ... my connections that got me this ..." her hand sweeping across the entirety of the room, "Can also get me the unusual or hard to find item."
Sep 4, 2019 12:43 am
Dozer gave a goofy smile and nodded his head up and down jokingly, "Oh yes, I like this, I like this very much," he gave a small laugh before pulling the drum out, returning everything to the bag it was in, "It's been great last couple of days. Been a while since I've looked forward to coming to work. Jubal's a great guy, almost reminds me of my actual brother somewhat, sans the computer skills. It'll be interesting working with V, something tells me we might get along well together. Plus she has a dog, so she's already won me over. And Ellie..."

Dozer paused, and glanced in the direction the agent had gone, "Ellie's been great. I've worked with my share of team leaders before, and from what I've seen she's one of the good ones."
Sep 4, 2019 6:31 am
"Do you two "Spartan men" need to get a room with all the talk of feminism & pegging going on in here?" V playfully mocked with a chuckle & a raised eyebrow as she walked into the armory and inspected her gear.

She wasn't alone. Next to her walked a powerfully-built German Shepard, in an urban-grey camo K9 armor vest.

V: "Oh yeah, guys, meet the newest member of the team, Fenris. Fenris, the guys."

Fenris sat next to the bench, with a playful expression on his face.

V: "Well go on, pet him, he only bites people who get on my bad side."
Sep 4, 2019 6:45 am
"Oh you heard all that, huh?" Dozer rolled his eyes, "Hey, he's the one that said 'feminism', I'm just trying to keep things professional here."

He then walked over and crouched down in front of Fenris.

"And you don't gotta ask *me* twice about petting the little buddy," he smiled and doubled hand pet the German Shepard, "Heeeeh little buuuddy, who's a good boy? Yes you are. Looking forward to working with you in the field."

Dozer then straightened up, and thumbed over towards Burt's bench.

"Shotgun's over here. Had to take a bit more time with it, since like I said I'm more of a rifle guy. But I think you'll like the end result."
Sep 4, 2019 7:26 am
Fenris wagged his tail playfully & nuzzled his head into Dozer's hand.

V: "D'aaaw, I think he likes you... that or whatever you had for breakfast."

She walked over & picked up the shotgun.

V: "Frankly, I'm surprised the Bureau let me walk this thing through the front door, let alone take it on official missions. Must be that new Personally Owned Weapons Entry Regulations policy they put in place right before I transferred over. What all did you do to it?"
Sep 4, 2019 7:35 am
Dozer patted Fenris as he gave a shrug to Ms. Flores.

"Typical. She picks up my conversation, but then she misses the part where you say you wanted all the agents comfortable with what they like," he gestured at the shotgun, "And forgets the instructions she gave us."

He looked down at Fenris.

"Guess we know who the brains of your partnership is," he said.
Sep 4, 2019 2:44 pm
Dani smiled in approval as her eyes shifted between the agents, enthused that they seemed to be getting on well.

"I'll leave you all to it," she interjected with a slight incline of her head, before turning an sweeping from the now semi crowded armory. No sooner had she entered the hall when Jubal's voice boomed from the speakers above, "The Deputy Director is on the line."

"I'll take it in my office," she replied, picking up her pace a bit.
Sep 13, 2019 3:38 am
Unknown Location

Heavy metal music filled the inside of the hangar, the crew inside running around trying their best to look busy. Not that a normal day wasn't usually so, military aircraft maintenance was practically a 24/7 job, but today especially people were doing their best not to be idle. In the center, inside a broken down troop helicopter, stood the primary reason: their commanding officer. She herself wasn't actually watching anybody, instead being more interested in the repairs she was making.

Some of the newer crew were initially surprised to see someone of her rank doing something so menial, until it was explained in hush voices from the veterans that it was something she would do to cool off from her normal duties. For both types, however, the busywork had a secondary benefit: helping them keep their minds off of staring at the woman.
This last bit was particularly difficult, considering how her grease-stained jumpsuit was barely containing the shapely blonde dream Viking demigoddess. Not helping was the open top displaying the deep valley underneath, nor was the wiggling of her hips to the music.

Fortunately for everyone's sanity, a phone on the nearby table rang, prompting the officer to stop and pick it up. She spoke briefly, before listening intently. A smile appeared on her beautiful face before she thanked the person on the other end. She then turned to leave, giving orders for someone to contact one of their newer troops to meet her in her office after a visit to medical. Some of the veterans gave each other a knowing look.
In the center of the training room stood a circle of women, all themselves prime examples of everything Amazon through, heh, Valkyrian. Within that circle were two participants, one their sister, the other a rough muscly man. As the circle watched, the participants continued there dangerous dance with their blades, neither side having drawn much blood as of yet, instead mainly focusing on dodging and re-directing each other's strikes.

Watching through a window from her office over the training room, the officer watched intently, only looking away when a knock was heard at her door. Turning, she thanked the doctor. The cute brunette woman nodded before picking up the air tank and walking out, opening the door for the person waiting outside.

The officer smiled again as one of her fresher soldiers walked in. Not only for the punctuality of her orders, but because the officer was genuinely happy. Few fighting women, for various reasons, were able to rival the blonde's full shapely figure, which was more than alright since many made up for it in other ways. But the redheaded vixen standing in the doorway was more than an even match, her bust even larger despite the leaner muscle, built for precision over raw toughness, underneath, her flared thighs combining with her slimmer waist for a lovely hourglass shape.

"Thank you, Command Sergeant, for coming to my office," the officer licked her lips as her eyes looked the soldier over, "I have an update that you might be interested in.

The sergeant's face lit up at this, and the officer could see hope budding behind those sharp green eyes.

"Before I give you it, however, I must ask a question," the blonde turned to the window, beaconing the redhead over with the wave of a hand, "This man you are looking for. Once we have hired him, will you two be partaking in the ritual?"

The soldier stepped over next to the officer, looking down at the knife fight happening below.

With only a moment's thought, the sergeant shook her head.

"Seems kind of excessive to me," she said.

The officer nodded with a hmm.

"Things like that often seem that way from the outside," the blonde said, "But for those on the inside..."

The Vikingess stepped closer, and wrapped her arm around the vixen's waist.

"...the ones that allow the emotions stirred by the moment to wash over them, to drive them further in... " she ran a finger along the shapely bust of the redhead, before gently poking a spot on the side, the blonde leaning in to whisper in the ear, "then it can feel like it's never enough."

The sergeant bit her lip, a soft moan escaping as her busom started to swell. The officer ran a hand down the vixen's thigh, noting it too was thickening in a pleasant fashion, before reaching up and poking the side of her own chest. Soon her own top was straining to contain the mounds growing beneath, as she pressed them against the sergeant's.

To be fair to the sergeant, the vixen fought through the sensation as their figures stopped growing, coming in at just over a 1/2 increase.

"Still," the redhead gasped, her face flush, "All of this just so the guy can 'claim' her? That seems very... Red Sonja-ish, don't you think?"

The Vikingess lightly laughed, the vibrations working its way across, "It's a bit more complicated than that."

She indicated the surrounding circle.

"See what the people of the circle are doing?" the blonde asked.

The redhead quirked an eyebrow, "Nothing?"

"Precisely," the officer said, "Nothing. They aren't tripping him up, or using their own blades to damage him."

The woman in the center finally landed a hit on the man's arm, a light strike, barely enough to draw blood. Pausing, the man wiped some of the blood with his off hand. He then licked the blood from his fingers, before smiling. Flipping his knife around, he shifted his pose, and went back to fighting the woman, who was equally smiling, flirtation mixing in with her smooth movements.

"He is an experienced Alpha Squad team leader, who has fought in many battles," the blonde continued, "And during that time he has gained the trust and respect of every one of them. Staying back and watching is their way of giving permission."

Once again the center woman drew blood from the man, but he pushed through, pulling off an impressive throw maneuver before kneeling over her with his knife to her throat.

"Gotcha," they could make out him saying, before he turned and grabbed the leg she attempted to use to kick him off, "Nah ah ahhh. Do you give in?"

For a second everyone just stayed where they were, unmoving. Eventually, the woman smiled, and let go of her blade.

"I do," she said.

The man grinned, letting her let go before stabbing the knife into the floor. Before he had a chance to stand up, the woman had grabbed him by the shoulders, and pulled herself up into a deep kiss, which he returned as he embraced her.

The women of the circle started applauding, some barking off "How HOWWW!" joyfully enough to be heard through the windows. As the new couple stood up, the circle all started gathering around them before leading them off to a 'special' chamber nearby.

The vixen just shook her head disbelieving at the display she just witnessed. The blonde lightly laughed again, before leaning in closer to the redhead's ear.

"We've caught a lead," she whispered.

Green eyes brightened again as they turned to stare into blue.

"For real this time?" she asked, excitement in her voice.

Somewhat reluctantly, the officer pulled away, shuttering the windows before walking to her desk, hips swaying. She turned the monitor around.

"Wanted to wait to watch this with you," the blonde said, "Apparently only a single agent was able to escape with his life with this. Even then, it's only a small sliver. Whomever these people are, they are skilled, and highly motivated when it comes to protecting their own. I find that rather refreshing, actually, very admirable."

She pushed a few buttons, and fragments of a video file started up. While the location was difficult to make out, it was apparent that the recording was from someone's helmet camera, the FAST model suggesting special forces of some type. Around the soldier was a gunfight raging, when the head turned to look at someone.

A bearded man in full tactical gear, wearing a beanie.

"It's him," the redhead gasped, "When was this?"

"While he's supposed to be in Japan," the Vikingess noted as the video continued.

Suddenly some figures in the distance appeared, men with rifles taking potshots. Quick as a flash the bearded one stepped further into cover, before unleashing a volley of fire back at them with his highly customized M4. The viewpoint itself ducked before the two women could see what happened, but at least two bodies fell over before the camera was out of view.

"WOO that's tango down!" the man shouted as more return fire chipped at his cover.

He ducked a little, turning toward the camera with a grin.

"Looks like the Devil's come to play," he flashed some metal horns with his hand, "Let's kick his teeth in! HA!!"

The video freezed just as he turned back, the file glitched out as the fragment ended.

By this time the sergeant was squatting down in front of the monitor, staring at the image on the screen.

"He's still got it," she said breathlessly, raising a hand to run a finger along his face, before shaking her head lightly before standing back up, "Any idea where he might be now?"

A pause.

"Ma'am?" the sergeant, slightly confused, looked over to her CO.

The blonde had a hand over her mouth, the other on her hip, staring intently at the picture herself. She reached over, and moused over the video.

"...like the Devil's come to play. Let's kick his teeth in!"

Quickly she paused the file, and looked again at the bearded man. Blue eyes stared at blue eyes...

"Ma'am?" the sergeant cleared her throat, a small smile on her face, "You been able to locate him?"

"Right, sorry," the officer snapped out of her reverie, before clicking out of the video, "we had another op running in Florida recently that picked up on a news article from the last few days, and intel flagged it as related."

A news page popped up on screen, reporting on a train hijacking that was thwarted by the brave efforts of FBI agents that had boarded the train while it was moving. Scrolling down, they could see a picture that had been marked by the person that sent the file. The circle itself was around that of one of the tactical agents in the background. It wasn't much, since the man had his back to the camera, but what they could see... a customized M4, what looked to be blonde beard, and a beanie on top of his head.

"Now this isn't confirmed, just a possible thread to chase down," the officer admitted, "But after seeing that video just now? I think it's in our interest to look into it. Feel like going to Miami?"

The blonde barely had time to ask before the redhead was on her, lips locking as they dived into a deep kiss.

They held the embrace for a minute before reluctantly surfacing for air.

"I shall mark down that you volunteered enthusiastically," the officer smiled, "and I look forward to pictures of you in a bikini."

The sergeant blushed, her face getting almost as red as her hair. She bit her lip, "I'm a little worried. Dozer's a bit on the old-fashioned side. I don't know how he will react to all of this. To... us."

The demi-goddess smirked, "He is a man, and we are women. I'm sure that between the two of us we can wear him down."

The officer stepped up to the sergeant, and ran a hand down the other side of the voluptuous vixen's bust.

"No doubt he will find us strange. Maybe even," a press, "excessive. But once he's inside," she then reached down, and pressed a spot on the vixen's thigh, "and letting his emotions wash over him," her hands moved up, and pinched through the cloth at the corset underneath, "driving him ever deeper..."

The officer stepped back and watched as the sergeant stood there gasping, previously loose fatigues increasingly tight as each breath the vixen's breasts and thighs swelled bigger. And bigger. And bigger.

Smiling, the Viking demigoddess mirrored the pressing on herself. Soon her figure was growing in an attempt to catch up.

"Then he will find that it's never, ever enough."
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Sep 22, 2019 2:56 am
James Charmaine's office, Florida

"Hey Major," Captain Charmaine said, looking up from his paperwork at the rugged older woman walking in, "Surprised to see you down here. If you're wondering, I'm just finishing up the most recent paperwork for the Mikhailovich case, so things should be set."

The Major just wordlessly closed the door to the office, before shuttering the windows.

"We have a problem," she said frankly before walking over to the phone on the desk, pressing a button, "Go ahead Bishop."

"Is Jazz there?"

"Bishop! You bloody British bastard, didn't expect to hear your voice again so soon!" Jazz smiled as he leaned back in his seat.

"That's bloody Scottish bastard, you Yank twank. I hear you even got an fancy office in Florida, now how'd you manage that?"

"I tell ya man, it would have been smoother if NCIS wasn't a civilian organization," Jazz said, tugging his collar, "It's been a while since I've had to act Army."

"Now that we've had the pleasantries," the Major stepped in, deadpan, "What is your report, Bishop?"

"We had a data breach not too long ago, Jazz," Bishop explained, "Unknown infiltrators snuck into a secure computer bank, and tried to physically copy and remove some files. To your boys' credit, the infiltrators got a right bloody nose for the effort, and as far as we can tell the damage has been minimal."

"But you wouldn't be calling if it was too minimal," Jazz noted, waiting for the other shoe.

"Aye. We believe one was able to escape with a sliver of a video file. The techs have gone over it, and while the sliver didn't have enough to give details of the mission it was recording, it did show the face of one of soldiers."

Jazz sat up, his face serious, "Which one?"

"Dozer," the Major said.

"Aye. He looks at the camera in the small snippet, and the timestamp is during his time in Japan," Bishop confirmed.

Silence filled the room as the ramifications settled in.

"PITFALL?" Jazz asked, his brain working furiously.

"Not from what we heard, at least not directly. Of course..."

"We have to assume they know everything," the Captain sighed, "Are our backup stories in place?"

"It's solid," the Major noted, "they've already guessed that his 'reassignment' was the Army thumbing their nose at PITFALL. Won't take much to convince them that a cowboy Spec Ops officer brought him into the fold."

Jazz chuckled, "Yeah, Baron gave off the right vibes, didn't he? Man I miss that guy. Think his death is a convincing enough reason for Dozer to go FBI?"

The Major shrugged, "It's why we went with it. You've done your homework, Jazz, put together a strong plan. Now we're reaching the point beyond second guessing ourselves."

Jazz nodded, "Yes, ma'am, roger that."

"Unfortunately, I'm going to have to shower a little rain on your back-pat parade," Bishop spoke up, "But we also have to consider the possibility it wasn't PITFALL."

"Any leads on that front?" Jazz asked.

"Current belief is some PMC goons, but the bodies had their fingerprints and teeth mutilated somehow, so identification has been difficult. Whomever these people are, they take removing trails seriously. We can only hope that DNA will return with something.

"But there's another possibility."


"You have a captive audience, Bishop," the Major said.

"Jazz, you remember how you had me help you throw off any tails when you first recruited Dozer?" Bishop asked.

"Yeah, though there was only really two to worry about. PITFALL... and that redheaded merc that he had gotten involved with." Jazz scratched his chin.

"All things considered, the latter was a much lovelier tail to throw off," everyone could practically see the eyebrows on the other side of the phone.

"Yes, and a very bad influence for him," Jazz said frankly, "I noticed a small number of red flags popping up after they got together."

"No pun intended, I take it," the Major quirked an eyebrow.

"Very funny, ma'am," Jazz said flately, "but in all seriousness, those flags were gone after we got Dozer away from her and under our banner."

The penny dropped. Jazz sat up straighter.

"You think she's behind it?" he asked.

"Don't know, lad. After her frankly amateur attempt she went quiet. But not too long ago we've had similar prodding into Dozer, but from a much more professional level. At first we thought it was PITFALL giving it another go, but the technique's too different. And while this isn't a sure thing, looking at the data again, you could say the starting point was from a similar playing field to the one the mercenary took."

"You mean the same ballpark?"

"You Yanks might say that, yes."

The two Americans rolled their eyes.

"I'm just saying it's possible she went to someone for help. Only one way to know for sure, however." Bishop continued.

Jazz rubbed his face before picking up his smartphone, "Yeah, if she shows up. Better put her on the list of things to watch out for, see if we can intercept should it come to that."

"Belay that intercept order, Captain," the Major said.

A grimacing smile landed on James' face, "Ma'am. All due respect, but Jazz tends to be smoother when someone isn't loudly farting in the corner."

The Major just laughed, "Colorful observation aside, by all means keeps eyes open and heads on a swivel. If you can, warn Dozer that something might be coming for him."

The older woman walked up, and leaned on the desk, "But right now, we have to play things carefully. We are getting close to our goal, and we can't afford to overcompensate.

"Consider this a final test of Agent Flores and her crew,"
the Major continued, "See if she lives up to her reputation. We went through all this trouble to get someone close to her in the first place, it'd be a shame to waste it."

Jazz sighed, tapping the smartphone against his forehead as he thought.

"Then I'm going to have to ask that we flash priority checking on Sgt. Volkova, another recent recruit for the OSA. She was on our radar, though with some question marks that's made us hesitate an approach. Dozer sent up a flare, but..."

Jazz shook his head with a chuckle.

"You know the guy. He's a big puppydog, looking for the best in people. He'd recruit the entire military if he could."

He looked at the phone.

"But if we're going to do this, it'll be with someone watching his back."

"I wouldn't expect less from you, Captain," the Major smiled before reaching for the desk phone, "Thank you for your report, Bishop."

"You're welcome, Major," Bishop said, "maybe someday I'll visit you all in person, get a few of those Florida drinks in me. They might even not taste like piss."

Clicking the button, the Major nodded over to Jazz.

"I will leave you to it, Captain," she said before turning and walking out.

Jazz sat back down after briefly standing, before leaning back, running the possible scenarios through his head. Frankly, right there, he wasn't sure what was worse: PITFALL possibly having a thread to pull on, or someone personally hunting down one of his own people. He quickly sent a message to warn agents near Dozer's hometown of the potential threat. Then he thumbed to a chatroom, and got to typing.

When he was finished, he looked at the paperwork that still needed doing, and tried his best not to think of all the terrible, terrible things that could happen to his battle brother...
Sep 23, 2019 11:58 pm
(Same) Unknown Location (Again)

The new couple stumbled out of the chamber, wide drunk grins on their faces. When they saw the Vikingess officer standing outside, they both did their best to salute with one arm around the other, and a slight sway. The officer gave a sly smile and a wink before returning the salute.

"Congratulations you two," she said, "Now if you will excuse me, I need to check if you broke anything."

"Yes ma'am!" they said in unison before attempting to work their way to their new quarters.

As the officer walked in, she heard a giggle from the couple as they no doubt were talking about what their boss was planning to do in the chamber.

The smell was almost overwhelming as she stepped in, only dulled by the gently misting air freshener system in the walls. Strewn about the various beds and couches were the content half naked bodies of women. A few of them were the ones from the circle, and they stood and saluted at seeing their commander in the room. The other women, though, just smiled and waved, some clutching the saluting women.

The officer smiled back as she returned the salutes. The soldiers themselves might have received the Goddesses' Gifts, turning them into unrivaled fantasy warrior women, the ladies laying at their feet... Now they were the Goddesses' own gifts themselves, sculpted in their beauty as rewards for their most loyal followers. They were few, currently, but someday...

On of them stood, clutching at her stomach. Soon the others gathered around her.

"Ooh, this feels so weird," she said as she, at the officer's prompting, was led to a hidden back doorway.

"Looks like we snagged another one," a voice spoke up from the back corner.

Speaking of Goddesses' Gifts, Aphrodite Areia's was currently seated at a weight machine, going through some reps.

"Lieutenant," the officer nodded.

"'Captain'," the Lieutenant nodded back with a smirk.

"Still not bothering with respecting the chain of command, I see," the Captain quirked an eyebrow.

Stopping her exercising, the Lieutenant sat up, spread her legs, arched her back, and mockingly saluted.

If it was anyone else, the Captain would be livid. But no one else was built like the love child of She-Hulk and Power Girl, chiseled muscles packed into an amazing hourglass figure, her tank top and short shorts practically already giving up covering a body that could leave men staring before turning them into pretzels.

So instead of getting mad, the Captain just smiled and drank in the view. After all, why not enjoy what you paid for?

"Report," she said, indicating the now shut hidden door.

"The doctors have gotten confident after the last batch," the Lieutenant nodded, before reaching over to a nearby bag, pulling out three quarter-sized marbles, "No doubt this one's going to be a success."

She paused her report as she, one by one, swallowed the marbles. She then opened a bottle of water.

"In fact," she continued after taking a deep swig, "They are already moving to phase two."

"Good, good," the Captain nodded as she watched the Lieutenant adjust the weights to a heavier level.

"Give me a hand?" the Lieutenant winked as she placed a hand on her left thigh and next to her right bosom.

The Captain walked over and placed a hand on the left chest, and both pressed down.

The Lieutenant groaned as her muscles bulked up ever so slightly, her figure becoming curvier. However, it quickly stopped, as instead her skin started to shift in color. In a few seconds, it was like she was covered head to toe in makeup, the hues giving off an alluring combination.

"I take it you've sent your little vixen off, and are already starting to miss her," the Lieutenant said as she leaned back and continued her reps, the machine itself groaning from the increased strain.

"No, she still is prepping for her trip," the Captain said as she took three more marbles herself, "We'll have one last goodbye before she goes."

"Mind if I ask why?"

"We might have tracked him down."

"Oooooh," the Lieutenant stopped and sat up, "You mean it's almost time?"

Gulping the marbles down, the Captain pulled out her phone, pulling up the vid file as she turned it to show the Lieutenant.

Some of the more curious girls gathered around to look.

"Awww, he looks scrubby."
"Don't say that, he looks kind of cute."
"You can say that, you like beards."


"Hmm," the Lieutenant shook her head, "I don't know. He doesn't look too different from any of the men we already have out there."

The Captain hit the play button. Some of the girls oohed the shots hitting their targets, while others gasped at his line.

The Lieutenant just shook her head again.

"He's a good shot and he enjoys the combat. Again, just like most of them out there."

"You see," the Captain sighed, "This is what I'm going to miss most. Intelligent conversation about technique and tactics."

She backed the video up.

"Look at his reflexes," she pointed as it played, "at his handling of the rifle, the way he ducks behind cover."

"It's definitely Alpha Squad worthy," the one warrior woman off to the side said, "Some of those guys aren't that good even after hours of practice."

"Thank you," the Captain said, flipping forward and pausing at him giving the horns, "And this... is more than enjoyment."

"If you say so, boss," the Lieutenant quirked an eyebrow, "Though I still don't see it."

"Thirty minutes, by himself, against an entire cell..."

"...of Jihadists, yes, she's gushed about this before."

"She forgot to mention some of the bullets got through his armor. When they found him, he could barely stand, and yet he insisted the girls be evaced before him. And now that I look at this," the Captain looked at the face again, "I think he was precisely were he wanted to be. That takes more than enjoyment. That takes drive."

For a moment as she spoke, she saw some of the girls stutter breathing like their heart skipped a beat. The Captain smiled.

"And if intel is correct, he's currently taken to jumping onto moving trains for his gunfights."

The Lieutenant's eyebrows raised, "Really? Well bring him in, then," a smirk, "Maybe he'll finally be the one to take you."

The Captain quickly shushed anyone speaking up about that.

"WE SHALL SEE. There will be no favoritism, he will have to go through the same process as the others."

The lieutenant's smirk just deepened, "You know what this means, though, right? If this doesn't work out, then you might have to cut him loose, or even give up your girl."

She reached over and patted the Captain's belly, "Which is too bad. I was sort of looking forward to seeing you two pregnant with a platoon of daughters."

The Captain just smirked back, before snapping her fingers.

The Lieutenant kept smirking even as she was surrounded by woman, some of them pulling out what looked like large air tanks, but plugged into the wall.

"Be careful what you say, Lieutenant," the Captain said as an oxygen mask was slipped over the amazon's face, and what looked like a scuba hose was 'inserted' into the belly button, "Because while it's true that I've given you much, turning a little lady, picked on for her muscles, into a woman that men beg to be theirs."

At the signal, the buttons, where the valve would normally be, were pressed. The Captain leaned in to whisper as the Lieutenant's muscles and figure started bulking up even more.

"But once I'm done with you, men will be begging to die for you. And you wouldn't want to miss out on that, right?"

In response, the Lieutenant grabbed her mask, and started inhaling deeply, before leaning back and continuing her reps. A few of the women started kissing all over her as she continued swelling.

The Captain just grabbed a few more marbles before walking out.

That goodbye was going to be a little bit longer, it seemed.

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