G. I. Joe!!!

[Mackdaddy_74]

Duke

"Glad everything is fine, for the most part. I hate to rush off, but I need to do a little research, and see if I can locate anyother Joes, and get a plan of attack ready. If Snakeeyes and Jinx are feeling like it they can Join us in the ready room, if not I will talk to them when they feel better." I turn and walk to my office, still saddened from the President's death.

 

[Isolde]

Lady Jaye

Having delivered my report to Duke, I headed towards the showers. I was beginning to feel the effects of the last 24 hours.

After a shower and a change of clothes, I checked the time and realized I would just have time to make the meeting. Heading towards the ready room at a sprint, I wondered how the others were doing.

 

[LAVA GODDESSS]

Baroness

I looked at the communicator, it was flashing. The messaged was relayed as "meet at the base." Using the special channel I had witht he men who were with me, I radioed them, telling them of my whereabouts. I sprinted in the direction of the base, Catching a cobra on a motorbike, I hoped on and we sped towards the meeting, I slipped on a helmet. We took a sharp turn and I glanced around the city. So peaceful, and yet, the contents are so deadly.

We arrived. I hoped off, The man drove off. I walked in the door. Took off my helmet and shook out my hair. "Mission is accomplished." I said as I saw a few of my comrades.

 

[Angelus]

I sat there and looked around the room and wished that I was doing something other than sitting here. I wondered what Duke wanted and I also wondered where Hawk was as it was not like him to miss the reinstatment of the Joes. As I sat there and wondered I noticed that I was the only one in the room which I thought was extremely weird.

I stood up and was about to leave the room when I heard a noise and turned to see Lady Jaye walk into the room and glance in my direction before sitting down. I don't think that she trusted me that much and I didn't much blame her after my recent actions.

[Edited by Angelius on 01-27-2001 at 03:24 AM]

 

[Renegade]

Snake Eyes

Did I realy smell that bad right now? Lifting my arm to my head, I lean down to take a quick sniff at how I smelled. It couldn't be that bad. Taking a quick sniff, I realised that Scarlett definatly had a point. All of this running around with the bullets flying, the bodys falling, and the blades slicing had taken it's affect on my body. And this was in more way then one.

Gesturing to the others that I would meet them at the meeting, I made my way over to the showers. Just hope they were still in the same place. Things around here seemed to have changed so much in such a short amount of time. But one thing that hadn't changed, was the feeling we all felt about knowing we had each other to turn to in these times of need.

Entering the mens section of the showers, I made sure nobody else was inside before entering. Normaly, I would not use the showers because of my classified identity. But with hardly anyone here at the moment, it seemed like it would be safe to use them for now.

Removing my uniform, I turned on the water to let it wash away all of the dirt and blood that had covered several parts of me during the battle. Letting the water wash away the dried blood that was on my stiched up wound, I close my eyes to let myself drift into a moment of peace. It just felt so good to finaly be apart of the Joes once again.

 

[cheekyminx]

Scarlett

Grinning wickedly to myself watching Snake Eyes going into the showers I snuck in behind him. I listened to him undress and turned on the shower.
Hearing the suds and water splashing down onto the tiles...I crept up and peeked in.
Grinning cheekily I asked "Want a hand there..oh and hey you missed a spot." With that I flicked a wet wash cloth at his backside and scampered off laughing. I yelled out, "cute butt honey"

 

[Renegade]

Snake Eyes

Grabbing my backside in surprise at the sudden slap to the skin, I jerk around to see Scarlett running off. Her laugh made itself known over the sounds of the water as she made her get away. Fighting back the temptation to laugh at her surprise, I allowed myself a quick smile.

Turning off the water, my hands grab hold of the spare uniform I had brought with me into the showers. Quickly putting it on, I run out of the showers to try and catch her.

Scarlett was always able to bring me out of my funks with her sense of humor. Besides, we had to make our way over to the meeting very soon. But I was going to get her back for this little trick. A grin appears under my mask at that thought as I left the showers.

 

[cheekyminx]

Scarlett

Running out of the shower block quickly, putting on my uniform as I ran. I could hear Snake Eyes footsteps not far behind me.
Feeling quite happy with myself at getting him in the showers, I ran into the meeting room.
Not being able to slow down until the last minute, I hit the doors, and it went flying open, making everyone inside Jump.
Grinning like an idiot - "ummm hi..just me, sorry" I said as Snake Eyes came in through the door behind me. Walking over to my seat beside Lady Jaye I settled down, not game enough to look in Snake Eyes direction. I was still grinning when Duke began to address us.

 

[Ravenloft]

Cobra Commander:

Stepping into the main room where all his operatives had gathered Cobra commander circled them for a moment, pausing in front of Zartan briefly, that was all he needed to do to express his displeasure. He walked on and then stopped in front of the Baroness. He turned toward her and clapped his hands together. "Bravo, as always, Baroness, you come through on your mission!" His pleasure at her service was all too evident in his voice. He then took a step back and addressed the entire gathering of troops. "All those who were successful in their missions have a months paid vacation, to anywhere they desire! Once they have arived they will receive a package detailing their NEW swiss bank account..." He fell silent and waved the ones that had completed their missions away. "The rest of you morons will not be paid until you have completed your missions." He hissed as the praised troops filed out of the room. "Baroness! Zartan! Stay for a moment won't you?" It was a command and they knew it. Zartan, a portion of your accounts have been sighned over to help keep the troops happy. Baroness, I must ask you to delay your vacation, but I will make it well worth your time. There is a base in the middle of the city that I need you to run, it is disguised as a corporate buisness. Do as you like, just see to it that Cobra grows. Oh... And take Zartan with you, he is of no use to me here..."

Zartan:

Holding back his scowl at the reprimand, Zartan nodded to the commander and then turned to face the Baroness, she had just been given leway to use him as she willed, along with several hundred other cobra troops who were now under her command.

 

[Mackdaddy_74]

Duke

Looking at my watch, I see I have five minutes to get to the ready room. I grab my notes and head to the room, getting sadder by the minute.

Reaching the podium, I place the notes in the middle and place a hand on each side of it. "Welcome home Joes," I begin trying to avoid eye contact. "As you might have heard, the President was assassinated last night while in my company." my head falls even lower as everyone moans in sympathy. "That caused the former VP, now President, to reinstate us." As the team starts to cheer, a sniffle escapes me and echoes across the room, silencing everyone. "Doing research, I discovered that Cobra was trying to kill us incase the Government did reinstate us. Captain Grid-Iron, Colonel Courage, Flint, Hawk, and Wild Bill weren't as lucky, Cobra got them. We will be having a memorial service tomorrow after that, maybe I can get a plan of attack together." I tell them. Looking up, I can see the reality of the situation setting in. No longer were we an invincible fighting unit, luck finally wore thin for some of us. "I want all of you to take it easy today, and if I come up with an idea for revenge on Cobra I will call you here ASAP. If you need me, I will be in my office, any questions?" I ask, getting ready to leave.

 

[Isolde]

Lady Jaye

My heart sank and the mention of Flint's name. I couldnt believe it. Dead. The word echoed through my head and tore at my heart. It was all I could do to stay seated. I should have went with him...I shouldnt have accepted the fact that he needed time to himself.

I looked down at my hands which had turned to fists and I could feel my fingernails biting into my own flesh. I could also feel the sadness turn into anger and at that moment I vowed revenge on Cobra. They would pay.

 

[Angelus]

I sat there in shock and couldn't believe that they had gotten to Hawk and the others. The others would have been hard to get to but getting to Hawk would have taken a miracle. It was indeed a sad and happy day for everyone seated in the room as five of the members of Joe, three of them being the original members were dead.

I looked at my hands and thought that I would make Cobra pay for this but I remembered that that would not bring them back.

 

[cheekyminx]

Scarlett

At the mention the names, I bowed my head. My heart skipped a beat as I realised just how lucky we had been. The tears burnt my eyes, I bit my lip and growled. I felt Snake Eyes hand touch my hand. I realised then that I had dug the nails of my hand into my thigh hard.
I looked at Snake Eyes then at Lady Jaye, and at Storm Shadow. If they hadnt come along when they did, we would surely be dead. I owed them, and I would not forget. Especially Storm Shadow. I nearly killed him with that bolt. But luckily for us he saw it. I shivered as I looked at him.
I still hadnt thanked him. I made a mental note to myself to thank him and Jaye before lunchtime came.

 

[Angelus]

Storm Shadow

I sat there and tried to clear my head. I had to think of things other than revenge as that is what made me go to Cobra the first time and it got me nothing apart from pain and misery. I had injured the people that had come to depend on me and all for the name of revenge. When I found out that Zartan had killed my uncle and I tried to get him it almost cost me my life but I survived and defected to Joe which was the best thing that I had done as I had learnt the meaning of being part of a team.

Now part of that team had been killed by the one group that had to be destroyed, Cobra and I would do anything in my power to make that happen.

 

[Renegade]

Snake Eyes

This whole situation was much more serious then I had feared it to be. Wild Bill, Grid-Iron, and Courage being lost to us was bad enough as it was. But to find out that we had also lost Flint and Hawk... it was just to much for many of us here to deal with after all they had been through.

Oh god... I could only imagine what could be going through Lady Jayes mind right now. We all knew how close she felt to to Flint in the past. It was no secret to anyone that they had something special there. Then, I started thinking about what would have happened if I had lost Scarlett. The thought of that alone was too much for me to deal with right now.

As Duke ended the meeting, I placed my hand around Scarletts waist as we left the others as we head for our room. We both needed to get some rest after all we had been through today.

 

[cheekyminx]

Scarlett

I was feeling numb as Duke finished the meeting. Feeling Snake Eyes touch was some comfort. He began to lead me to our room, but I stopped and walked up to Storm Shadow.
I stood infront of the man who helped save our lives, who I nearly killed.
I didnt quite know what to say. I wrapped my arms around his neck and whispered "thankyou. I will never forget".
I let him go and touched his cheek. I didnt really know what he was thinking, but I had to say thankyou.
Walking up to Lady Jaye I also gave her a hug and told her thankyou and that I wouldnt forget. We couldnt have got out of there without her.
Walking back up to Snake Eyes, I snuggled into him, as we walked to our room.

 

[Renegade]

Snake Eyes

Scarlett was always one to make sure that anyone who helped her knew how she felt. The girl realy did have a kind heart underneath all of that tough girl act she puts on. Although, it wasn't like she was someone you would want to get on the bad side of. I think that was why I loved her so much. She was a very tough woman that could hold her own. Yet, she also had one of the biggest hearts that I've ever seen in all my years.

Holding her to me tighter, we walked through the halls that lead to our rooms. Upon arriving at our room, I let her go in first as I followed her. Closing the door behind us, we both prepared ourselfs for bed. After taking awhile to get properly ready for bed, I laid down under the sheets first as I awaited her to follow.

Scarlett slipped under the blankets and rested herself against me, her hands trailing along my chest while we held each other. Kissing her on the lips, I run my fingers through her hair as we rest in the moment of peace. It looked like there wasn't going to be that many more moments like these in the near future.

 

[cheekyminx]

Scarlett

Walking beside Snake Eyes, my mind was going over what had happened to us over the past 30 or so hours. I was sooo tired. Damn Im getting weak or something I said tomyself. Or was it because I was able to relax for the first time in a while up at the hut. Let my guards drop completely, and letting my heart open up. I wasnt sure if I could do it at first. It had been closed for a long time - it had to be. Now it will close up again, while not completely closed. I know that if something happened to Snake Eyes, I would be hurt beyond anything I knew. But then an old saying came into my head...."hell hath no fury like a woman scorned".
Walking into our room, flaking out on the bed for a bit, watching Snake Eyes getting changed for bed.
Smiles..yeah he really had a nice butt. Smiling more as I remembered flicking it.
I went to get changed and slid into bed with him.
Feeling his chest, his skin, we kissed and slowly fell asleep in each others arms.

 

[Isolde]

Lady Jaye

I numbly accepted Scarlett's hug and words of gratitude. I only half heard what was going on as my mind was on Flint and how he was gone now.

Walking quickly out of the room, I left the building and headed across the compound. I knew I should go to bed and get some sleep as I hadnt slept in over 30 hrs but I knew that sleep was no longer an option. There was just too much going on inside.

I walked over to a deserted part of the compound and found a box that was leaning against a building. I sat down and leaned back, letting memories play through my mind. I fought to hold back tears but they escaped anyhow. Anger and sorrow mixed and I found myself talking in a low voice.

"Dammit, Flint, why didnt you fight? You could do better than that! You let those damn snakes get to you!" Then with a low growl. "Cobra, if it's the last thing I do, I will take you down. No longer are you going to be able to do this. For Flint and every other Joe we lost...I will come after you."

 

[LAVA GODDESSS]

Out like flint......couldn't resist myself.

Baroness:
(ooc...who else are the cobras?)

I grinned, my eyes shining, I knew all too well of the commander's praise. "Thank you sir, I was honored to have been picked for that elite mission."

Then he mentioned the vacations. My heart soared, then rapidly fell to the floor with a plop. It would be delayed. I nodded. "yes, sir."

Zartan? and troops? I have had many under my command but never such high importance. "Sir, I would be honored. When would you like us to leave? and what are the circumstances? If you will allow me the knowledge, sir."


I adjusted my glasses and glanced over at Zartan. Well, the company would be nice, but he didn't seem too pleased.

 

[Angelus]

OOC: Well I'm playing Zartan's brother and sister but I haven't had a chance to bring them in just yet.

IC: I stood there and watched as Lady Jaye left the room and wondered whether or not to follow her but in less than a second I decided that I should. I walked to the door and saw her walk across the compound and followed closely behind her. When I saw her sit down on the box and lean back, tears flowing down her face I knew that she was missing Flint.

I walked over to her and heard her say something but didn't hear what it was and cleared my throat which made her look up. I tried to smile but thought that it wouldn't be the right thing to do as she didn't want to see that. I knelt down in front of her and said, "Don't give yourself into revenge because I know that is what is in your heart as that is all that used to be in mine and I have to tell you that it will lead to nothing but heartache and misery. But if you need a friend to help you bring down Cobra then I am always here to lend a hand."

 

[Isolde]

Lady Jaye

OOC: Angelius, do you need me to take the sister? I can if you think you are overloaded here.

IC: My eyes flew open wide as I saw Storm Shadow there. I had not really talked to him since the rescue. I did not know how to respond so I simply smiled and nodded.

"Wise advice, Storm Shadow," I said,"I was letting myself get caught up in revenge. That would have made me no better than they. But we will take down Cobra. For Flint and for everyone who died because it is the right thing to do."

I took his hand and gave it a grateful squeeze,"We have to make it so that they can no longer hurt anyone else."

 

[Angelus]

OOC: Yeah, that would be cool... thanks.

IC: I looked down at Lady Jaye, "It is the only thing that we can do to honor Flint. We have to bring down Cobra as I think that would have been his last wish."

I saw the look on her face and said, "I am sorry to be so blunt but we have to do everything that we can and if we dwell on those who have died it will eat us up inside and eventually destroy us."

I should know, that is what almost happened to me. I was almost destroyed while trying to gain revenge for my uncle's death and look what it got me.

I then placed one hand on her shoulder and said, "I will help you to get through this if you want me to but if you feel the need to do it by yourself then I will understand but I will give you my solemn promise to help you to find the person who killed Flint."

 

[Isolde]

Lady Jaye

I looked at Storm Shadow and said,"I appreciate that. Sometimes its hard to remember that others have gone through this same thing. I am okay right now. I think I need some sleep and then I will be able to look at it while I am fresh. But I could use a friend. Someone who has gone through it before and who understands what I am going through."

I stood up and squared my shoulders back. "Come on. Lets go see if we can get some rest before this mission begins. If we are too tired than they will just have more to add to that list of Dukes and I dont plan on giving Cobra the pleasure."

 

[Angelus]

Storm Shadow

I then realized how tired I was and yawned then looked at Lady Jaye and said, "You are right. I for one don't want to add to Duke's or Cobra's list. We should get some rest and I will see you in the morning. Until then I will see you."

With that I helped Lady Jaye to her feet and the two of us walked towards the barracks and went to their respective rooms. Once I was in my room I took off my clothes and got into the bed, closed my eyes and was quickly asleep.