fanfic_name = Ricks Rain

chapter = 5

author = Adam Scott

Rating = AP

Type = Alternative Universe

fanfic = Chapter 5

        We woke to someone knocking on the door. "Who could that be at this hour?" Lisa grumbled. Who ever it was they certainly weren't going to stop until either we answered or until the door came off its hinges. "Honey, could you get it?" Lisa asks. That's different; I've never been called "honey" before. I kind of like it. I stumble out of bed and wrap myself with a sheet glancing at the clock as I go. It's 5:00 am. "Stop pounding will you! I'm coming" I yell at who ever it is trying to knock the door down. The knocking stops, good, they heard me. I open the door; a very startled Corporal Tanner was standing at the door. "Oh!? Excuse me sir, I must have the wrong house, I was looking for Captain Hayes" she says looking down at her shoes. "No, you have the right house but she is sleeping. Can I help you corporal?" I reply with a tone of annoyance. "Well sir, Admiral Gloval has requested both of you to be in his office in 1 hour" the corporal timidly stammers. "Both of us?" I ask. "Yes sir, Sergeant Allen is on his way to your house as we speak" she replies with a little more confidence. Confused I ask "Why didn't they just call?" She squirms a little and replies "Sir, I'm not sure but I heard that they tried but you wouldn't answer the phone. The answer is obvious why you didn't answer yours but Captain Hayes". I cut her off "Go tell the Admiral that WE will be there in 30 minutes and get a hold of Sergeant Allen and tell him to make sure my front door is shut and locked" adding the last after I remember that it was probably wide open. The young corporal runs off, moving her legs as fast as they can go.

I close the door and shake my head; she couldn't have been over the age of 17. The average age of the military had dropped considerably after the war. Dolza's rain of death had taken out all but a few of the more "experienced personnel" and as a result, to bolster our numbers, we had taken to recruiting much younger people then in years past.

"Who was that, dear?" I hear her soft voice from behind me. I turn around and smile, even at this early hour she is the most beautiful woman in the world. "It was Corporal Tanner. Apparently our presence has been requested by Admiral Gloval which, by the way, you didn't hear the phone ring did you?" in reply to her question. She gets a puzzled look on her face then smiles and blushes. "I turned the ringer off when we went to bed" she says with a laugh. Then her mood turns serious "I wonder what they want at this early hour, we had better hurry" she says quickly and disappears into the bedroom to change into her uniform.

I grab the suit I wore the night before and hurriedly put it on. Fortunately I had a spare uniform and flight suit in my office back at head quarters and I would stop by there on the way to the Admiral. About the time I had put my shoes on Lisa came running out of the bedroom ready to go. "Aren't you ready yet?" she says seemingly annoyed. "I'm ready" I reply "but I need to stop by my office first." She scowled at that but grabbed my hand and we flew out the door. We get to my office and I change into my uniform in record time. Then we made our way to the Admirals office located on the SDF-1. Lisa knocked on the door at exactly 5:30.


State = Continuará/To Be Continue

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email = jscott_73ATyahoo.com