"Come on Timmy! You can do it soldier!"

"Y-Yes Caporal!"

The two where outside doing some exercise. Well Timmy is doing them. The caporal only watch him do them. He want to see how far can the small boy handle.

A chronometer in hands... He read it to see how long they where here.

"1 hours and 45 minutes..."

In the cafeteria the older soldiers were watching through the windows what was going on outside. They where surprised to see the Caporal out and either training the young guy they have saw yesterday. Some cheer for Timmy to not give up, other where minding they own business...

Did you know that there was even a bet made?

Some had put a lot of money for the young boy to fail this. And some had put a little money for him that he would success the exercise.

Timmy pov :

I can't give up now! I have to stay like this with all this heavy stuff on me! I at least have to wait another hour to pass...

The caporal seem to have hope for me. But either way... He seem to be worried?

Well it's true that I have a strong force when it comes to pick up heavy stuff...

That's what even make me pretty fast tired!

But if I want to have muscles... I have to keep going!

Uh? Wait a sec... Are those the old soldier the caporal had talk to me?

Why are they watching me through the windows of the cafeteria?

They seem to cheer me up...
Are they this happy to see me doing that? Or are they encouraging me to fail this?

In either way... I am not lucky.

I look back to the caporal. Now, He seem to either be busy at watching his watch, than seeing that some people are watching me...

Anyways! I need to see my father! And for that I have to work very hard here!

Caporal Gerald pov :

This kid... He is pretty strong on picking up the heavy stuff. And I'm impress by that. But I want to see how long he can keep this on up. Because if he want to be strong enough. He have to be able to pick up the real heavy weapon he will have to hold after at least... When he is older and able to do that.

He seem to be determined now. The others must be eating at this hours..

3rd person pov :

After an hour pass...

The young boy had let go of the heavy stuff, on the ground. An huff sound and some pant was heard.

The caporal stop the watch and glance up to the boy.

"That's very good kid. You success this exercise."

"R-Really? Thanks god... My legs was starting to get some weird feelings there!"

The Caporal laugh a little. He came over Timmy and pat his shoulder.

"You know, 2 hours standing there with two heavy stuff. Is not much compared on how the other do it."

"W-What? Y-You mean they stay like that but more longer!?"

The caporal nodded has he hold a Laugh to come. He was actually messing with him right now. He found it fun to see the young boy like that.

"No, not really. You are the only one that did this exercise with a good record!"

Timmy sighed and realise that the Caporal was only messing with him.

"Gerald.... I don't like t-that kind of jokes.."

The boy said crossing his arms and pouting.

The caporal shrugged. He pick up each of the heavy stuff from the ground in a easy way and goes put them with the other pile of heavy things not far away from an hangar.

Timmy eye widen.

The older soldier had finish to eat that they where now outside.
They also saw the caporal picking up the stuff like it was nothing. They were pretty impress like Timmy was.

The older man walk back to the young boy. He patted his eye. He was motioning him to move and follow him.

And he did. He follow the old man like a little kitten would follow their mom or dad.

The others watch them going away. Then a argue came and either some cheers. The kid had beat a record and also the one that has bet had win the others money.

Meanwhile, the Caporal and the young soldier got to the private section where the captain was only allow to go in.

"Where are we going now sir?"

"Somewhere... Doesn't your stomach his screaming to you now?"

After saying that, a noise came from Timmy stomach. The young one cover it in embarrassment.

"N-Now that you say it... I almost forgot that I did not eat breakfast.."

The old man had lead the two of them into a lunch room. Inside there was some tables with comfy chair around. Then, there was a sofa not far away with a vending machine. There is either a coffee machine, the same has the one in the caporal office.

"I know that you might think this room is like uh... Different from the cafeteria, you could see downstairs from the outside."

"Yes it is... But i don't mind! In my mother house, I am used to have a kitchen connected with the saloon so.. It's not very different."

Timmy look around him after saying that. He founded the room to be calm and nice. He want over the vending machine to see what was in it.

In it, there was some different fresh drink and either some snack.

"What.... Are those thing? I never saw them before.."

"That is a vending machine kid. It uuh... Can sell you drink or food. You just have to choose and pay for what you got."

Said the Caporal coming over to the boy and standing next to him.

"Oh... So if I just.."

He put a finger on the glass. He was pointing to the gummy bear.

"Do that? Does it will give me this?"

He ask removing his fingers on the glass. When he did That a sound like a beep was made. Them it show a message on the glass. 'Insert the coins for your command please.' Timmy had step back a little.

He glance to the Caporal confused.

"If you do that... Yes. It has take your command."

The caporal got something out from his pant pocket. He open it to let out a shining piece in his hand. He insert it in the hole right next to the glass. He then press the small square button. It let out a little sound of something compressing air.

Then, a sound of something that has fall came under the glass. A small bag full of gummy bear was on the floor now.

Timmy kneeled down and pick up the small bag that seem to be big in his small hands.

He look at the bag more confused and curious at the same time.
The caporal watch him. He raised an eye brow.

"Didn't you used to eat candies before?"

Timmy blinked. He look up to him.

"Candies? Oh... Um.. So it's some kind of food too? So that is what my mom was talking about.."

"Your mom? Does she had told you something about the candies?"

"Yes... But she only said that for my teeth it was not good to eat a lot of sugar."

"Well that is true... Wait did you just said your 'teeth'?"

The Caporal look at the kid confused. Timmy nodded slowly to approve what he said.

He glance to the sofa. Then he proceed to put the bag of candies on it. He reach his hands over his button that are up from his t-shirt. He open them, then he open slowly his shirt to show a small mouth that has two teeth out from it.

The caporal was surprised. He never had saw that before. An eye person that has a mouth on they said torso. This is even pretty rare.

"Mom has one there too... But her's is bigger than mine of course."

The Caporal scratched the top of his big eye. That sure is a big secret that Timmy was hiding there.

"Um... Can you tell me how does your mother look Tommy?"

" oh? Sure! Well... My mother is kind to me and cares a lot about me. Even if her works take her all her time to spend with me.. But she can also be mean to whoever dare to insult me."

"I see..."

'This kind of description make me think of... No.' The old man shake his eyes, getting this thought out.

Timmy decide to open the gummy bear bag and throw half of the candies in his mouth before he close it and Munch with happiness.

"Those are so sweet and good!"

"Eh... Of course candies taste like that. Also Timmy..."

"Yesh?"

"Do you mind telling me about your story over the table?"

Said the caporal gesturing over the table before he went to the coffee machine to get a coffee for him and also a hot cocoa for Timmy.

"Of course Gerald!"

Answered the young boy has he goes over the table to take a seat while eating his gummy bears on the small way.

He waited for the caporal to also take his seat next to him with a coffee and a hot cocoa.

"I know that you search your dad... So i assume you and your mother had to survive alone right?"

"Yes..."

Timmy put down his candies on the table has he look down. He take a deep breath and proceed to talk.

"My mother do her best, she said that even if my dad forget about us, we were able to live under a house with foods and water... When I was only a small baby, she had teach me how to read and write. But with her works she did not had time for me. She needed to get money for us. So... I have started to learn by myself when she was gone for days. She could only come back home at night. I have learn how to Cook something and the first time i did it, I could have die i think? Anyway... I was still alive and survive by myself. I even cleaned the house. Sometimes I could see from outside the other kids that were around height or seven years.. I wanted to play with them, but I remember to never leave the house. Where I live kids get kidnapped.... I even assist to one once when I was secretly looking from a window of the saloon.."

The older man listen to the young one. And he was touched by how he treated his life at a young age. He even felt sad, he even wanted to be there to help him from those hard time.

"I see that you got a rough and pretty hard time young soldier... I am even impress to see you stand here, right next to me."

"T-Thanks you sir..."

Timmy grab his candies bag and eat what was left from inside it.

The atmosphere was calm. But yet we could feel how dark it got a bit.

"And you sir? What is your story? From your past... Did you suffer like I did?"

The caporal take a second before he raise his mug of coffee over his eyes. He sigh and put the mug down back on the table.

"My past was not hard like yours....."

"Really? What happen there?"

"At your age... I was sent to work at a camp for our species. They took me away from my parents. Once I was in that camp.. They trained me without getting a break. That's how I got this pretty strong force. After passing time there, I became a soldier. I had went to my first war and it was chaotic. We didn't have allies with us. The enemy were stronger than us. But I was still standing tall against them. I was the only soldier left... But i did kill all of them. At that time, they called me a beast with how my force could go.. But, I have also met my love on the battle ground. She was a nurse."

Timmy look at him with amaze from his eye.

"Your love? How does she look like? I want to know!"

He beamed at the old man who only answer with a low chuckle.

"Well... She was.."

The caporal played with the handle of the mug has he look at it.

"She was the sweetest person I ever seen. The way she address to me and how she looked at me... It always made me smile for that. *sigh.* That beautiful orange and yellow colors.... She was like a precious jewel."

The caporal seem to day dream while he give that description to the young boy. He seem to be in a trance. Timmy had to shake a hand in from of the older man eyes to wake him up from that dream.

"Sir? If she is the sweetest person you ever seen... How come she is not here right now?"

The caporal blinked and get back to his posture. He blushed a bit to what he had said before. Then he look down at Timmy a bit sad.

"I tell you what happen... After the war, they let me go and let me have my time on having a good life out from the war and all. I got a house and had found a job pretty quick. The nurse lady that I fell in love with had pay a visit to me. And that day.... Let's say that between us we were like loving birds. We end up living together in my house and everything was fine. Until..."

"Until..?"

He take a breath and look away more sad and a bit angry.

"I was call back to fight for wars... They did not let me take my time to say my goodbyes to her.. They took me right they came with they cars. I heard her cry... I tried to get to her, but they got me under.. When I was awake that day they told me, I will never see her again. They say they will pretend my death so that no one ever care about what I have become... And now I'm
Stuck here raising soldiers instead of... Trying to found my dear love who must now think that I am truly dead."

He leaned back on the chair in defeat. Timmy was worried and sad for him.

"What was... Her name sir?"

The caporal had take his time... He had think and try to remember his lover name. But soon he said this when he found it.

"Lucia..."

Timmy froze for a minute. Then he blinked a lot before he stand up in surprise.

" w-wait... So that means..."

The young man step back quickly away from the caporal who now is confused from his moves.

"What's wrong young one?"

He let go of the mug.

"No this can't be...true?"

Timmy was glue to the wall behind him, before he slide down to his knees.

"Timmy?"

The caporal stand up and went over to him worried.

"What's wrong soldier? Why did you suddenly act like that?"

The boy in question was shaking a lot. He did not answer him...

What is going on?

To be continue...