Wednesday, 19th December 2017
08:15 AM
Codm POV

I was gearing up for my patrol shift today, bullet proof vest that weights almost more than a pound because of the plates, M16A3 with 4 spare mags 150 rounds total , Beretta M5, knife, standard issue helmet, and etc that you can find on an active duty marine, I exited the armory and then I bumped into George.

Kgv: Where are you going?

Codm: On a patrol until night, you should stay here where it's more sa-

Kgv: I would wish to come with you.

Her answer was blunt and unexpected, made me suprised on what she said.

Codm: Uh... What?

Kgv: I said, I would like to come with you on your patrol.

Codm: George, Iraq here is a dangerous place, everything is unexpected from civilians, terrorist, bombs, IED's, and suicide bombers, you make a mistake you're fucked up big time.

Kgv: I know, but I would like to know how you handle these, maybe one day I could help you.

I was thinking about it for a solid 10 minutes, I get that she wants to know how soldiers on the ground fight, but at the same time she is probably from dad's or big bro's base.

Codm: *sigh* Fine, come in to the armory and let me get equipment that suits you.

She entered the armory and I went to find a vest that suited her, it was pretty tough to say the least beacause of how huge her bust or more specificly chest was too big for most of the vest, even some of the female soldier's vest were almost too small, but finally i found one that fitted her, I then gave her a helmet, a glock 17 with 5 extra mags, I then packed some MRE's to eat on the field.

Codm: There we go, now follow me.

Kgv: Right.

We both went outisde and to where the humvee's are, and Aiello, James, and Joshua was waiting.

James: Took you long enough.

Joshua: Were you two having an affair in the armory?

Joshua said in a teasing tone, George's face immediately turned bright red as I just facepalmed.

Codm: Anyway, everyone ready?

The three: Yep.

Codm: Then let's go.

We all got into a humvee, george sat in the front passenger seat, Joshua manning the 50. cal, and both James and Aiello on the back seat.

Kgv: It's pretty cramped here, how many people can this vehicle carry?

Codm: Four or five depending if there is a mounted gun or not.

I then started the engine and went out on my patrol route.

Kgv: Seat's are pretty uncomfortable, and there is no air conditioning?

James: The seats are usually like that to make us more focused on the road, and yes no air conditioning because it breaks down easily.

Kgv: Oh.

We continued down the road until we reached F.O.B Juliet.

Kgv: F.O.B?

Aiello: Stands for Forward Operating Base.

Kgv: But why is it named Juliet?

Codm: Those are callsigns we use to name things, like aircraft to locations.

Kgv: I see.

Codm: We should get going, we should be good on rations for now.

We continued to drive until we saw a sign saying "Fallujah".

Codm: Fallujah... A place not worth reminding.

Kgv: Why? 

James: During the first battle this place was easy to take, the second many American soldiers died fighting insurgents.

Kgv: Any of them that you know of?

Codm: No 

We continued to drive down the road.

Kgv: If I may ask, How long have you been in this place?

Codm: About 2 years now, I was given the decision to retire after 2 months of service because of injuries

Kgv: Wow

James: Yeah, he is one tuff nut to crack open by the enemy

The radio then crackled on.

Radio op: "COME IN! IS THERE ANY VEHICLES DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 11 HEADING TOWARDS FALLUJAH FROM THE EAST PLEASE RESPOND!!"

Codm: *radio* "This is Corporal Baron of patrol unit 10, I am driving down east highway 11, over." 

Radio op: "UNIT 10 BE ADVISED THERE IS A POTENTIAL ISIS BOMB CAR DRIVING TO YOUR LOCATION AT HIGH SPEEDS, IT  BARGED THROUGH THE CITY CHECKPOINT"

The car then sped past us.

Codm: "Visual on bomb car confirmed, moving in to eliminate"

Radio op: "Copy unit 10! Be careful!" *static*

I then grabbed my M16A3 and pulled the bolt back.

Codm: Get ready George, this is the first time you are gonna see hell happen.

Kgv: Is this what you guys always go through?

James: We've seen worst.

Codm: Welcome to the bloody marines.

I then turned the humvee around and chased the car, we caught up to it then people started to pop out, they started shoot and the car was hit by bullets

Codm: CONTACT! JOSHUA LIGHT EM UP!

Joshua the turned the 50 towards the car and pulled the trigger.

RATATATATATATATA

Codm: James, Aiello! Shoot if you can hit the shots.

James and Aiello both nodded and leaned out the window to shoot, James fired his M4 while Aiello fired his M110A1 DMR.

PANG PANG PANG (silenced DMR shots)

TATATATATA

The car was being lit up by the hail of bullets the trio were shooting, the car was slowly slowing down to a stop, then it stopped completely.

Codm: Vehicle stopped! Josh, keep that 50 trained on it! James, Aiello, Cover me and George!

The trio: Roger!

I then grabbed my M16A3 rifle and walked up towards the car with George, Isignaled to her to stay behind me, I had my rifle aimed at the car.

Codm: Stay close, I don't want you getting held like a hostage.

Kgv: Ok.

I got to the driver side window and saw that the driver was dead, at the back I saw a stockpile of bombs and dead terrorist' still holding their gun, what suprissed me was there was a boy what I belive aged 10-12 years old, and what I can think his mother dead while wearing a bomb vest.

Codm: Shit... *turns on Comms* "this is patrol unit 10, be advised bomb car on highway 11 east of Fallujah is down, all occupants K.I.A except for a teen roughly 10-12 years old"

Radio op: "Roger that unit 10, bring the kid back to base, we'll handle it"

Codm: "Copy, over and out" *turns it off* George, help me get him out.

She nodded and I opened the back door, I helped the kid out.

Codm: It appears you don't have any wounds. 

I turned to my squad and gestured a thumbs up, I looked back to see George checking the kid out for any potential wounds, But the kid had a nasty suprise... He was also wearing a bomb vest and holding a detonator.

Codm: GEORGE WATCH OUT!!

I immediately tackled her into a nearby ditch which was roughly 5 to 6 meters away or less,  and placed myself above her and covered her ears with my hands to shield her from the explosion and loud boom, the last thing I saw was the kid clicking the detonator and then.

KABOOOOM

The next thing I know was my vission went blurry and my head dazed, but good thing before I left was I used earplugs so that I don't go deaf from anything but there was still a ringing noise, when I came back to my senses I got up and helped George up too, what I saw was a wrecked car and body piece of the kid who exploded.

Codm: Son of a fucking bitch! *turns comms back on* "This is unit 10 again, scratch the kid, he's dead."

Radio op: "Cause?"

Codm: "Terrorism. What do you expect?"

Radio op: "Ok, any wounded?"

Codm: "Just some dazed heads that's all"

Radio: "Roger, I think that is enough unit 10, return to base of operations. Over and out."

The comms turned off and I could see James and Aiello running up.

James: You good?

Codm: Yep.

Aiello: But I think she's not.

Aiello pointed to George who was on the ground looking at the burning wreck and body parts that was litered everywhere, We walked up to her to try and comfort her, I knelt down beside her.

Codm: George? Are... You okay?

George: Why... Why would he do that? We saved him, but he tried to take ours and his...

James: That's Iraq for you, Hell everywhere.

George: But he could've had a better life... Instead of living in a warzone... He was so young...

Codm: That's just the way this place works, People can be manipulated to do their biding that they cannot refuse.

Aiello: And you can't be free from a warzone without witnessing something horible.

She was still processing what had happened and what we said, I could see her legs shacking from either shock or fear, I don't blame her for joining, it's just the way she got to this hell of a place, in the first place.

Codm: We need to go, James you drive, Aiello take shotgun.

Both: Copy.

I then faced back to George as she was still shaking.

Codm: *sigh* Come on, I'll carry you back.

I then princess carried her back to the humvee.

Joshua: Aw, love in a warzone eh?

Codm: Joshua.

Joshua: Yes?

Codm: Shut up, that's an order until we get back to base.

Joshua: Copy that.

I then got into the back while still carrying her.

Codm: James, drive.

James: Alright.

We then headed back to base.

MEANWHILE
LOCATION: AZUR LANE PACIFIC BASE.
ANDREW POV

It has been some days after King George V was reported sunk but I didn't believe that, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, and Howe wasin my office stil saddened by the loss of their older sister.

Andrew: Don't worry you three, if she's still alive out there we will find her.

Wales: Sir, it's been 4 days since she was lost, and there hasn't been any reports of her sighting.

Then my eldest son Cody walked in.

Cody: Dad.

Andrew: Cody, any news?

Cody: No, sorry.

I then sighed, I looked at George's missing file.

Andrew: I might have to abandon this some time soon if nothing is not going to surface up.

The three looked down but then London barges in.

London: ADMIRAL!

Andrew: London, what is it?

London: Take a look sir! A video posted by a soldier in iraq!

I looked at the video and was suprissed to see that George was alive and was walking with someone familiar.

Howe: That's her! But who is she with?

Cody then looked at it and simply smiled.

Cody: Hah, it looks like she's with little cod.

York: Excuse me, but who is this 'little cod' person?

Me and Cody looked at each other, then back to them.

Andrew: Well he is my youngest son, Cod Mathew Michaelson or his aliases Codm, or simply Baron, and it looks like washed up on Iraq where as my youngest son is deployed.

Wales: Deployed?

Cody: He's a Marine, he joined the USMC when he was 27, he is serving for more than 2 year now.

Andrew: But I got word that he will be retiring on the 24th before christmas.

Howe: But that's still 5 days away.

York: And Iraq has been in turmoil because of this Islamic state thing.

Cody: Don't worry, she's in safe hands if it's my little brother.

Andrew: And his Commanding Officer is a good friend of mine.

Wales: Why don't you call him sir, we can ask if she can leave early.

Andrew: The complicated part is that my friend recently lost his phone and got a new phone and number.

Howe: What about your son?

Cody: He's usuaaly woked up on deployments on active warzones, it's hard for even a soldier to pick up a phone during a gun fight.

Andrew: Theres no way but to wait for his retirement at the 24th.

Wales: I see then, I guess we'll have to wait.

Cody: Or we can either wait or go to iraq itself to pick her up.

Andrew: I'll try to find a way to, until then we need to wait.

York: Alright then.

Andrew: Ok, dismissed.

All of them then exited my office, I then picked up a photo of my youngest son in his black and blue dress before he was deployed. (its the blue on blue one)

Andrew: Son, please keep her safe.

BACK TO CODM 

We then finally got back to base, George fell asleep during the trip, I then got out and looked at James, Aiello, and Joshua.

Codm: I need to take her back to the bunks, I'll meet ya three at the mess hall.

James: Right then.

I nodded and went to carry her to the bunks, once I got there I opened the door and placed her on the bed.

Codm: *Mind* She's quite cute when she's sleeping.

I caressed her head and she started to mumble in her sleep.

Codm: *Mind* I dragged you into this hell, I am the one who should be guilty of the actions I take... No matter what, I will protect you... As an honor of a Marine, I will be ever faithful as that is our motto...

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Semper Fidelis.

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(Should I rename the title to Semper Fidelis?)