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[Kalynda Town, Greece~Ambrose Ranch]

The air is blessed with the pure, scentless feel of morning snow, and the atmosphere is too fuckin cold as it's the middle of winter, so the ranch is practically freezing.

A big fruit garden sat pretty at the backyard of the house, and beside the garden, the two uncles could be seen combatting.

Uncle Dave, and Uncle Paul.

Their clothes are off, and they're both glistening with sweat despite the cold as their punches clashed in combat.

No one is winning though, they have same skills.

When their fists collided brutally for the sixth time, they both laughed.

"The day we'll defeat each other, I'll stop drinking alcohol" Uncle Dave said jovially, stepping aside to pick a bottle of alcohol beside the garden door.

"You sure about that? You're married to alcohol" Uncle Paul let out a deep chuckle, and then the backdoor opened, letting out a ethereal beauty.

Straight tall legs, fine gloved hands, black silky hair which poured all the way to the middle of her back, small inviting lips, big enchanting eyes.

Her eyes are drowsy from sleep, and the ropes in her jumper were swirling as she threw her weight on a rocking chair not far from the garden, watching her uncles with an hand to her cheek.

"You're finally awake, baby girl" Uncle Dave pointed his alcohol bottle at her with a wink.

"Baby girl? I'm 24 stop it. Don't even add to my anger" she rolled her eyes to the left, angrily kicking the broomstick in front of her away.

"Get here for training, the sun is almost out." Uncle Paul said, checking the time on his phone.

Teal rolled her eyes to the right. "I'm not training today" she said, stretching her legs.

"Are you still being salty cos of what Stormy did yesterday?" Uncle Dave asked, and she spranged up.

"Yes! Why else would I be pissed early in the morning? Gawd! I wanna sell her organs and eat gum with the money!" She placed a palm on her forehead as she paraded the yard.

Her uncles just stared at her, waiting for her to cool off.

Teal is a painter, but her secret is that she sneaks expensive paintings from the town museum, then she paints their fake versions to sell at large prices.

It has been going well for a year, till Stormy ratted her out to the police yesterday.

She nearly spent the night at the police custody, but thanks to her uncles, she was released.

Unfortunately, she has been banned from painting by the police.

"You wanna have homemade chicken for breakfast?" Uncle Dave spoke, and her eyes flew open.

She jumped down the yard.

"For real?" She asked, standing in front of the two.

"Only if you train this morning." Uncle Paul added, and she quickly rolled her hair into a messy ponytail, taking the ropes that are tied to two tyres on the ground.

She hung the ropes on her shoulders, then she began pulling the tyres, easily down the yard.

She's even jogging with it, and the uncles have a proud smile on their faces as they watched.

She has been training with them since she was 6, and right now there's barely anything she can't handle.

She might be a grown lady, but she'll always remain their darling baby girl.

The training ended in an hour after she sparred with the two of them, then she rushed back inside, taking a fowl from their large poultry.

She got the knife, ready to slaughter it, but then she noticed there aren't any seasoning in the kitchen.

"You should have told me there was no seasoning and I'd have gone to get it before training! I'm too tired to go to the store right now!" She complained.

"Take my minivan!" Uncle Dave shouted from the backyard, and she made faces, returning the fowl to the poultry before changing into one of her uncles shirt that's on the clothesline.

She used her hen-feather cap and left the ranch, deciding to walk since the store is not very far.

The moment she was out of the house, Uncle Paul sat beside Dave at the backyard, taking the alcohol bottle from him to have a drink.

"Sending her to the military to join a deadly squad and marry a weird man...can I really do it?" He said.

"We've been training her for this since long ago... c'mon... Teal is the strongest lady living." Dave replied.

"I know...but this house without Teal? Don't wanna think it" Paul said.

Dave placed an hand on his back, patting him.

"She'll persevere, we only have to tell her after breakfast, and I'm hoping she doesn't crash out" he said.

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Teal has her small phone in her gloved hand as she did the walk to the store, and she's trying to dial a line saved as 'Rook'

She wasn't paying attention to her path, so she collided into someone, and the phone nearly fell, but she held it tight.

"Sorry!" She quickly said.

"Eat your sorry!" The unfriendly voice spat, and she wasn't surprised to see who it is ...

Morgan... The Sheriff's arrogant daughter.

"Of course it's the tasteless brat, and oh...I take my sorry back" Teal smugly replied, and Morgan left with a hiss, running down the road.

She looks like she's in a hurry.

Teal turned around to continue her walk to the store, but she saw Rook standing there, smiling wide at her.

Rook is gay, her goofy bestie who lives in this same street.

"Was just about to call you, jerk" Teal gave him a slight stomach punch, and he groaned.

"That hurts!"

"Stop the pretence, your body is literally metal" she scoffed, and he laughed, adjusting the elastic black band in her hair.

"And did you just bump into Morgan? You might need exorcism" he said

"I know, right? Bad luck" she replied, and the store doorbell announced their presence as they entered.

Rook got the shopping basket, and Teal picked in as many seasonings as she can so she won't have to come to this store again anytime soon.

They went to the counter to pay, and the girl in charge gave the two of them guilty looks.

She's Stormy, the same girl who ratted Teal out to the police yesterday about the fake paintings.

Teal is a regular in this store, so she got close with Stormy and was thinking of making friends with her too, but Stormy is a jealous whore.

She likes Rook, and Rook's closeness with Teal made her think they're dating.

Spoiler; she didn't know Rook was gay, so she jealously reported Teal to the police, and that caused the malice.

Rook dropped the basket of seasonings on the counter...

"Make it fast, pup" he snickered, and Stormy began calculating the price.

Teal couldn't stop glaring maliciously at her.

"That'd be 10 Euros" Stormy said after she finished calculating and packaged it in a customer bag.

Teal snatched the bag of seasonings from her, then she took the bottle of water on the counter, uncapped it and splashed it on Stormy's face.

Stormy released a throaty gasp as the water fully wet her chiffon blouse.

Some of the water entered her nose, and she began coughing.

"Each time I visit this store, you'll receive water on your face, and I also won't pay for whatever I buy. Crook!" Teal spat, then she waltzed out of the store without paying for real.

"Yunno even if I wasn't gay, I still wouldn't like you. You're below average" Rook whispered to Stormy, then he rushed after Teal.

Stormy looked down at her wet blouse, fuming silently when the telephone on the counter rang.

She quickly picked. "Hello?"

"Have you packed your things? The flight to Athens military base is tomorrow" a firm voice said.

"Yes I have" she replied.

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"Wait up, Battery!" Rook shouted as he ran out of the store.

Teal has already gone far, so he had not to sprint to catch up, taking the seasonings bag from her.

"I wish the water was hot, would have loved to see her face scalded" she muttered grumpily.

"Enough of Stormy, did you hear about the military enlistment? They're taking males and females starting from age 24..." Rook replied.

"I heard, but aren't they mad? Females in the military? It's not making sense" Teal shook her head.

"Strong females like you would fit the environment though" Rook replied, and Teal stopped, facing him.

"Even if they promise a salary of millions per month, I'm not leaving my uncles" she stated.

"Not leaving your uncles? Even if you get married?" He asked, and Teal took the bag from him.

"I'm never getting married, see you later" She said, leaving him standing and entering her house.

Rook bit the side of his mouth and got his phone, dialling Uncle Paul's line.

He's close with her uncles too.

"Did you stylishly ask her?" Uncle Paul asked.

"She'd never agree. Teal is stubborn, and I'm even scared to tell her that I got enlisted too. She'd hate me for keeping it from her" Rook replied.

Uncle Paul sighed from the other end.

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[Athens, DeVille White Castle]

As the house of the powerful General Pedro DeVille, it's a luxury tap...an array of treasures.

General Pedro is easily one of the richest men in Greece. His wealth and expenditures rivals the president's.

The white castle is built on crystal-clear blue waters, and it rose elegantly, it's pristine facade glistening in the mild sunlight.

The white stone walls and towers shimmered like a mirage, and the paradisiacal details invites visitors into a world of refinement.

One can't even get there by car, you have to ride a fancy white boat to it.

There are golden coloured fishes swimming in the clear waters, basking in the everlasting cleanness.

A lanky butler climbed the third tower, clutching a letter in his right hand as he walked to a secluded part of that floor where a single door stood.

He squatted in front of the door and carefully slipped the letter inside the room through the space at the base of the door, then he stood and left as quietly as he came.

The time began counting on the Bulova wall clock, and at exactly two minutes...

The door flipped open, and a demigod stepped out of it, holding the letter in his left hand.

His brown hair sprawled ominously, falling over his brown eyes, and all the buttons of his flannel shirt is down, leaving out his insane eight packs and toned stomach.

He was guiding the wall with his right hand as he walked down that floor, barefoot.

He smells like cigarette with a mix of Tom Ford cologne, and his steps are quiet, his breaths shaking the more he walked. His eyes are dwindling.

It's his first time out of his room after nineteen years, so it's understandable.

"Four!" Yulia climbed up the staircase, her eyes widening as she beheld him outside.

Throughout his years inside his room, she was allowed to go in and see him, but the fact that he never came out nearly ran her mad, so she had to pull the letter stunt.

"Raise the blinds! My son is out" She ordered, and the butlers raised the immaculate binds from the windows facing the water.

"Four" Yulia muttered again, rushing into his arms happily.

He didn't hug back, he just broke it as quick as possible, then he held her firmly by she shoulders, leaning down to her level.

"A lady got betrothed to me? Marriage? She's in the squad I'll be leading? Explain!" He glared, his veins stretching on his neck.

Yulia smiled, scanning his aloof eyes.

"I'll tell you everything" she gently said.

Kalynda, Ambrose Ranch]

On the cedar dinning table, Teal sat with her uncles, and they're having the breakfast of chicken and mashed potatoes.

Breakfast is usually filled with chats in this house, but its unusually silent this morning, and the uncles kept exchanging glances.

Teal noticed their awkwardness from the start, but she was too hungry to talk about it, so she filled her stomach to some point before dropping her fork.

"Ok... that's it. Can you both tell me what's going on? This doesn't feel like breakfast" she said.

Uncle Dave immediately pulled out her enlistment letter from his pocket, and before Paul could stop him, he already handed it over to Teal.

Confusedly, Teal took it.

The moment she opened it, their faces went down, and as she read, her eyes widened.

She got enlisted in the military, and she's also to get married to Four DeVille, the first son of the General!

"Tell me this is some sorta joke, and I

I'd laugh out, I promise" she said, tearing the letter into bits.

"Teal!" Her uncles stood with seriousness etched to their faces.

"Wait...so you've been training me since 6, not because you wanted me to get strong for myself, but because you want me for the military? And marry Four? Only his name is repulsive. I mean...who names a child Four? I'm not getting married, I'd rather be a nun, and I'm never going to the military, the end!" She glared in finality, pushing away her plate of chicken and bolting off.

"Teal!!" The uncles ran after her, but when they got to her doorstep, she slammed the door at their faces.

"I knew it" Uncle Paul muttered.

--

[Athens Military Base]

As expected, the new recruits are starting to arrive at the wide base, and they're on a straight line with their bags, waiting to be inspected by the Specialists.

There's only one Specialist (April) on seat, the second one is not here yet, so the new recruits are waiting in the mild sun for her arrival, and the line kept getting longer as they kept arriving.

The base is a new one which the military just moved into since the former one got bombed by terrorists in the beginning of this year.

And this new one is wider and vaster, though the population is very much too, so the rooms are crowded.

Axel matched down the wide corridor, wearing his combat uniform and lodging his gun in place.

Allegra is beside him, licking her lips and relishing on the aftertaste of his cûm in her mouth.

She just finished giving him a month job down the corridor corner.

While Axel is a Sergeant, Allegra is a Specialist, and she's also Axel's hookup bedmate.

Allegra is the strongest female in this base, and she feeds daily on that, so her pride eclipses mount everest.

"When is your brother coming?" She asked.

"You should be asking if he'd come instead. Four won't come out easily. He hates crowd" Axel replied, rolling his wicked eyes to the new recruits that are waiting in line.

"Can't believe the boys already gave him a nickname..." Allegra scoffed.

"Snowman?" Axel replied, backing the wall.

"You knew?" Allegra faced him.

"It's everywhere in this base" Axel shrugged, and Allegra leaned in.

"He hasn't even appeared and he's already popular? When he comes, he might overshadow you without even trying. The General favors him more than you anyways, so if you ask me, I don't want him to come" she said, then she joined April.

Axel hardened his rough jaws before leaving the corridor without replying to the juniors who're saluting him.

"You're late, the new recruits have been waiting in line for an hour, and you know i can't start inspection without you" April told Allegra.

"I prefer you to seal your mouth shut, your voice peeves" Allegra snickered, and April shifted away from her.

They're the two senior Specialists here, but Allegra is a prideful one since she's higher in rank.

The inspection started, and the new recruits began dropping their bags on the front desk for checking.

Heels or makeup kits aren't allowed for ladies. Only moderate underwear and clothes, then birth control pills for protection.

For males, no excessive clothings, and there must be condom packs in your bag for protection.

The fifth lady to drop her bag on Allegra's desk is wearing light makeup and earrings, and when Allegra noticed, she stood, glaring cruelly despite the fact that she herself is wearing makeup too.

"You think you're here for a darn fashion parade?" She questioned.

"Huh? What do you mean?" The lady replied ignorantly, and that was rewarded with a deafening slap from Allegra.

Every other female recruit on the line gulped fearfully.

"Get on your knees right there, and you're not standing till I'm done with my inspection!" Allegra ordered.

The lady quickly kneeled, tightly holding her red cheek.

"Allegra, take it easy" April cautioned.

"I told you to shush!" Allegra faced her.

"We might both be Specialists, but bîtch...I'm higher in rank, so if you don't wanna get demoted, keep shut!" She snarled.

April went silent, and Allegra faced the line.

"As a lady, if you're wearing makeup or earrings, you better start wiping and taking them off, cos if i get you, I'll make your face so disgusting that you won't be able to look at yourself in the mirror! You're in a military base, not a disco house!" She bursted.

The ladies at the back began taking off every accessories, wiping makeup as fast as possible

Kalynda, Ambrose Ranch)

The time was past 9pm when Teal peeped out of her room, and when she saw the coast was clear, she came out fully.

She's mounting a black backpack on her bag, and she's wearing her hen-feather cap again.

She's sure her uncles are already asleep since they sleep before 9, so this is the right time to escape.

She'd leave the house tonight, then come back in a min time when they'd have forgotten about the military enlistment and stupid marriage.

She sneaked to the barn and picked from the bananas, then she eventually left the house, switching off her mobile.

There's enough money on her to last her for a month, thankfully.

She only has to take the forest route which leads to the neighbouring town, then she'd hide in a guesthouse or something.

Rook is close to her uncles too, so she's not gonna tell him about this, it's her secret.

She ran so many meters till she was sure she's far from home, then she began trekking, eating from her bananas.

"Military? They want me to go face a terrorist? Bombs? My uncles hate me , it's certain" she said as she ate.

A torchlight is attached to her cap, so she's seeing her path clearly, and though the forest is thick, there's nothing to be scared of.

This town is the safest place to be.

Even if it's not safe, she's strong enough to face any danger .

Anything at all.

"Marriage?" She said, stopping at this point to laugh shortly.

She nearly choked on her bananas.

"To four?... his parents must be crazy to name him four. And his surname DeVille? Sounds like four Devil's. "She scoffed.

She walked for two hours, keeping herself busy with bananas, and at exactly 12am, she found a cave and decided to rest inside.

She'd continue her journey at 2.

Immediately she entered, she heard voices, so she turned off her torchlight before leaning on one of the small rocks, then she peeped forward to see who owned the voice.

It's Morgan ---the arrogant Sheriff's daughter whom she bumped into on her way to the store earlier.

She's not alone in the cave though, she's with Quenty, her boyfriend, and they're both naked!

A small fireplace is burning in the cave, so she's seeing them clearly.

Her eyes widened for just a second, then she squatted beside the rock, watching from there.

There are bags beside them, they must be running away from home just like her .

"Can't believe your mum wants you to join the military" Quentin said, and Teal blinked.

Morgan got enlisted too?Wow.

Morgan held Quentin's face, and the guy kissed her.

He looks like a rich golden guy with his innocent eyes.

" Isn't that why we're running away together?I can't bear to leave you and go to the military, I'll just die," Morgan said, and Teal almost laughed out .

The arrogant Morgan is so in love like this? Fantastic.

Teal took a thorough look at their nakedness again, noticing that Morgan's boobs are big-- like lemons.

And Quentin's dick? it's average size and hairy. Fair enough.

They're currently kissing again, and Teal adjusted her posture, peeling another banana as the sound of their kiss filled the cave.

"I love you....so much Quentin" Morgan moaned, wincing as he squeezed her luscious tits.

"I love you right back" Quentin moaned back, pushing her to go down on all fours.

Teal paused on her banana, and she watched as Quentin stroked his cock before pushing it into Morgan's soaked opening.

"Damn" Teal muttered, smirking.

"Oh my.... Ohh!! "Morgan poured saliva on her fingers rubbing her cunt with it as Quentin slammed into her, viciously from behind.

Her breasts bounced like they're on hydraulics, and Teal almost thought they'd fall to the ground.

"Ohhmm!! Quentin!" Morgan cried in overstimulation.

Teal adjusted behind the rock again, and her sneaker pushed a small stone down, making a sharp noise.

Quentin and Morgan looked back at the same time, and Teal stood, knowing she had been seen.

Their eyes widened.

"I've been wondering why you're so daft, Morgan. Now I get it. It's because your tits are bigger than your brains " Teal said, taking another bite from her banana.

" Morgan!!!!" The sheriff's voice rang through the cave as she came in with her search group from the other entrance.

Multiple flashlights entered the cave.

"Mom" Morgan gasped.

They both quickly covered up, and Quentin pushed Morgan behind himself before Morgan behind himself before facing the giant woman Sheriff.

"I'm not allowing you to take her away to the military!" He said protectively.

"So this is love" Teal said, placing her hand on her chest dramatically.

"Teal Ambrose!" A familiar voice said behind her, and her eyes widened.

It can't be!

She turned around, only to see her uncles standing there with bright flashlights in other hands.

" Ow man" she muttered

"It's not a proposal, Teal. You don't have a choice. We made a promise to your parents before their death that we'd send you to the military, so you gotta go"uncle Dave said.

" Dream on!" Teal snapped, wanting to run the other direction, but as fate would have it....

She stepped on her own banana peel and slipped on it, falling hard.

Her head slammed on a rock, and her eyes rolled back funnily as consciousness left her....

" Oh, Teal. You're a big fool " she muttered, passing out.

[DeVille White Castle, Athens]

With his face to the dark sky, Four stood at the lounge beside the castle walls, and there's a short stick of cigar on his lips which he's holding with a stainless cigar holder.

He's not a fan of holding cigar sticks with his fingers, so he uses the holder all the time.

He needs the smokes to clear his head and regulate his eyes with his environment, and it helped.

As he smoked, he didn't tear his eyes away from the sky. He calmly puffed out the smokes, letting it follow the cold wind which blew his open shirt.

He finished smoking the blunt, and a butler appeared with an ashtray which he dropped the stainless holder on.

The butler left, and he took another look around the lucid environment, getting a clearer view.

His palpitations are gone, and his restlessness already dissipated with the cigar smokes, so he feels better.

He sat on the lounge chair, and Yulia joined him shortly, sitting beside him after adjusting the excessively wide black hat she's wearing.

"Feel better now?" She asked.

"Not much, but fair" he replied with a slight frown on his brows, and she smiled, handing him an envelope.

Neutrally, Four took it and opened it.

It contains pictures of Teal Ambrose, his potential wife.

Every single picture are unaware pictures of her on the training field...with her uncles.

"She's a beauty, isn't she? And she's not a weakling. In fact, her uncles has been training her since 6, and she beats men" Yulia nudged him, but he didn't even look up.

He kept staring at the pictures, his chin rising.

"Her strong abilities is the main reason your father decided to not only make her your wife, but also let her be a member of the squad. A typical untouchable couple, hmm?" Yulia continued.

Still, Four didn't look up. He kept staring, and as usual, his eyes held nothing, so Yulia has no idea what he's thinking about.

"Why am I the new squad leader? Why not Axel?" He asked when he finally decided to speak.

"What do you mean why? You're stronger than Axel" Yulia blinked.

"But he has been in the military, dedicating his life to father's service since he was 10, so why should I come out of my darn room and suddenly lead the squad?" He asked, casting her a stinging look.

"Ohh...son. When last did you even communicate with your brother? He didn't tell you he led a squad last year? He was the leader of last year's squad, but almost all his squad members were killed during the last terrorist attack... He only escaped with three other members" Yulia explained.

Four took a small bottle of gin from the butler behind the chair, having a sip as Yulia touched his muscular arm.

"That's why your father cancelled his squad to create yours, and yunno what? Your squad members are stronger cos everyone of them have been receiving trainings since they were little. Your squad will last" she continued.

Four took another look at Teal's pictures in his hand, then he stood and began walking in.

"You still won't tell me why you stayed in your room for nineteen years and refused to come out?" Yulia asked, standing quickly.

Four stopped walking, the cap of the gin bottle falling from him.

"I mean...you practically lived all your life in your room. You attended elementary, highschool, and college online! You graduated online! You received trainings online and had gym installed in your room! You refused any invitation, and now that you're finally out, you still won't tell me why?" She continued.

Four had a second sip from the gin bottle, then he turned to her.

"Need to go start packing, will be hitting the military tomorrow" he blandly said, ignoring her questions.

Yulia nodded reluctantly, then he threw the gin bottle back to the butler before going in.

Yulia picked her phone and dialled her husband's line.

Pedro picked very fast.

"Hello, General Pedro DeVille" she smiled jovially.

"Is my dearest missing me already?" Pedro replied, his voice hoarse but holding a edge of simplicity at the same time...for her.

"Of course, you've been at the base since three weeks ago without coming home" Yulia replied, taking her seat.

"New recruits are coming in, I can't just leave it all to Axel" Pedro replied.

Yulia nodded.

"So...did you deliver the letter? He rejected?" Pedro asked.

"Guess what? I finally got to see my son out of the room! He came out!" Yulia shouted.

"Are you joking?" Pedro asked.

"I'm real, he stepped out, and now I realize I didn't get a good view of him when he was inside. He's so fuçking tall, my neck hurts just looking up at him, and his packs? You're telling me he got those from training in his room? Our son is so mighty, Pedro" she replied, and the man sighed.

"He's 29, hitting 30 soon. What were you expecting? A baby?"

"I'm just mystified is all, and another good news, he agreed to come after seeing her pictures!" Yulia announced.

"Agreed to come? Just like that? Are you sure?" Pedro asked.

"I think it was love at first sight when he saw her photos, she's beautiful" Yulia bit her lip.

"Love at first sight? Four? Stop with the delusions, wife. By the way I'm impatiently waiting to see him here" Pedro replied.

"I know I know!" Yulia said gushed.

–

[Military Base, Senior Sergeants Quarters~Axel's Unit]

Axel's Unit would have being the general's son, it's compulsory to follow the living rules, so his unit is the second largest.

The largest Unit belongs to the Master Sergeant which hasn't been chosen yet since the former one died, so the Unit has been vacant since last year.

Inside Axel's Unit, Allegra's loud moans blasted through the walls, and she's laughing together with it, sounding totally crazy.

She's in bed, naked.

Her legs are wide, and Axel is between the legs. There's a black dildo with him which he's fuckin her with, guiding it slickly into her opening, and slickly out.

"Are you really not gonna use your c0ck on me tonight? C'mon, don't be like this, I can barely feel this dildo, I'm too wide for it" Allegra said, pulling at his shirt.

Axel tore her hands away from his shirt, and she made whimpering sounds as he slid the dildo into her again.

Allegra looked down at it, seeing how her puxxy is not hugging it at all... it's too small.

She began laughing again. "Fine..if you're gonna fûck me with a dildo, then get a bigger one...this stick is torture" she said.

"Never have I seen a bigger slût than you, Allegra" Axel chuckled, pulling her clît.

Allegra moaned, her lashes lowering.

"And never have you seen me denying that, Axel. I was tailormade for you...only you can fill me" she whispered seductively.

Axel was about to unbolt his belt and get down to business when she talked again..

"Now that I think about it, I've not seen your brother before, no one in this base has seen him before or even a picture of him. Tell me, is he hot like you?"

Axel instantly gave up on unbolting, he got down from the bed.

"Axe!" Allegra got down too.

"Must you mention him every fuckin time? He's not even here yet but you're already getting distracted? His coming hasn't even been confirmed yet, and the Four I know will never agree to come!" He snarled, and their phones buzzed at the same time.

It's the Base news update, and the update was posted by General Pedro himself... just now.

General Pedro: Armies of Athens, get ready with togetherness to welcome my first son to the base soon. Four DeVille is coming, the Master Sergeant of the base and leader of the new squad... Maelstrom!.

The phone fell from Axel, and Allegra's eye's widened like shit.

"Master Sergeant? Just like that? So you're telling me Four will get to live in the biggest Unit? Why? Cos he's your elder brother?" She said breathlessly.

Axel just threw on his shirt and stormed out of the room, leaving the quarters and jogging down the field.

"Sir!" The juniors were saluting as he jogged past them on the bonfire spot, but as usual, he didn't reply.

He did the three minutes jog to the General's office, and he didn't even bother to knock before barging in.

General Pedro is on seat, doing FaceTime with his wife Yulia.

"Go back, knock" he said.

"Is that Axel?" Yulia asked from the screen.

"I'll call you back in ten minutes, dearest" Pedro replied, ending the FaceTime.

"Dad..." Axel started speaking.

"Go back, knock" Pedro glared, his eyes piercing.

He's in his early sixties, and his air is a mix of grey and black since he's not wearing his cap right now.

His body is buff and full like a typical military boss, and his face is icy enough to command order.

That's why he's feared.

Axel walked out of the office, then he closed the door and knocked.

"It's Sergeant Axel, sir" he said.

"Proceed" Pedro replied, and Axel came in, saluting sharply.

"Now talk" Pedro said.

"Dad...Four as the Master Sergeant? Making him the leader of Maelstrom squad wasn't enough? What about me? I've been serving you here since I was 10! Four can't just come out of his room and overtake me!" Axel complained.

"If you're expecting a change in my decision, then you already know my response, Axe. You might have been here for long, but you're still not as capable as him. All you do is maltreat juniors and fool around with Allegra" Pedro replied.

"What!" Axel gasped, and the man rested back on his chair.

Axel nodded. "I don't wanna hate my brother, at all. But I see that happening cos this is my right, no one is robbing it away!" He said, leaving the office.

Pedro drummed his fingers on the desk speechlessly.

--

[Next Morning, Kalynda Local Airport]

The drive from the town to the airport took ah hour approximately, and Teal stayed silent throughout, making sure a large part of her face is covered completely by the bucket hat she's wearing.

She's at the backseat of the minivan, and her uncles are in the front... Uncle Dave is driving.

After she passed out at the cave last night, she woke up to meet herself in this car, and she couldn't stop smirking.

Her uncles would go this far?

She's not the type to pass out easily. The stone must have hit a soft part of her head and that's why passed out.

She didn't even struggle with them or try to fight, she just mellowed.

She'd go to that military base, and she'd purposely fail the Intelligence exams.

She heard new recruits write intelligence exams on their first day, and if you fail to have good IQ, you'd be thrown out of the base.

Her IQ is 100, she's madly brilliant, but she's gonna purposely fail, and boom... she'd be thrown out.

As simple as that.

The car pulled up at the airport road, and she was shocked to see the number of youths going to the base from this town.

They're more than fifty, and they're already going on board.

She took her bag from the minivan truck, then she started leaving to join them, but her uncles blocked her.

"Outta my fuckin way" She glared with a loud hiss.

"We can't fail our promise to your parents, you have to understand. Before your parents died in the forest that night, we promised to..."

"Can you stop talking about my dead parents?" She cut Uncle Dave off.

"We're allowed to come visiting monthly, and we'll come monthly" Uncle Paul stroked her hair, but she slapped his hand away.

"Don't come,I don't wanna see your faces! Betrayers! Just pray I don't block your numbers" She glared, pulling her bag and finally leaving them.

She lifted her bucket hat a bit so she'd have a clearer view of everyone, and she was shocked to see Stormy!

Stormy too? Seems everyone in this place is going.

Stormy is standing with Morgan, and Morgan is crying.

Aww, lover girl.

The Sheriff is standing behind her, and the woman doesn't even care about her tears, all she wants to see is Morgan getting on that plane.

Teal was about to look away from that angle when her eyes caught someone who's wearing a bucket hat like her.

Only one person has this same design in town, so she curiously walked to the person and snatched the cap from his head.

Rook!

"Fûck... Battery" Rook's eyes widened, same with hers.

"You're one of them? So you knew I got enlisted too? And you didn't tell me?" Teal said.

"I swear I was gonna tell you, but your uncles—"

"Of course it's my uncles! And you better go drag them into the plane with you cos they'd be your best friend in the base, we're over!" Teal snapped, walking away from him.

"Battery!" Rook ran after her.

It was at that moment the last announcement came, so they had to go on board.

Unluckily, their seats are far from each other, so they can't even communicate.

Rook is at the far back, and she's at the middle with a guy who's not ready to switch seats with Rook.

Rook had to start texting her...

Rook: C'mon Battery... I'm sorry.

She didn't reply, so he sent another text.

Rook: What do you want? I'll pay the bribe.

She replied to this one.

Battery: Your head, on a platter.

Rook: Fûck you.

Teal looked back at him, and when their eyes met, she gave him her gloved middle finger, a small smile on her face.

Rook chuckled, knowing it's settled.

Teal doesn't hold grudges for long, but when she does? Even Satan won't appease her from hell.

The plane took off ten minutes later, and Morgan started crying again.

She's sitting right beside Stormy, and Stormy is staring at her.

"Don't stare, i miss my Quentin" Morgan sniffled tearfully, blowing snort from her nose.

Athens

"Sorry" Stormy muttered.

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