Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:54:10 -0500
From: Gstrdr15 <Gstrdr15@msn.com>
Subject: KOMBAT KIDS 26

Disclaimer; If you are under 18 years of age, or material such as this is
illegal in your locale, please do not continue reading. All persons, places
and thing depicted in this story are purely fictional, any resemblance to
people, living or dead, past or present, places or things is purely
coincidental.  However, I will admit to there being a Washington State.


Kombat Kids
By; GhostRyder15

Chapter 26

Do Unto Others, Before They Do Unto You



        Tyler and Justin quickly dressed in the nearest clothes at hand,
Tyler failing to realize that the clothing he put on still had price tags
on them and belonged to Justin.  After dressing, the boys went up stairs to
the kitchen where they found James, Matt, Keener and a person that neither
of them knew.

        Matt looked at both boys with a funny expression on his face.
James was talking to the new man as they entered the room; "There you are,
Justin this is my lawyer, Mr. Lawrence, he has a few questions he needs you
to answer for him."

        Mr. Lawrence stood and offered his hand to Justin; "Hi Justin, Matt
and James have been telling me a lot about you, as you know the courts have
made James your legal guardian for the time being.  In order to insure that
I get all of the facts, I need to record this conversation, is that alright
with you?"  When Justin said it was Mr. Lawrence pulled a small tape
recorder from his coat pocket and turned it on.  "This is a conversation
being held with Justin Tannonligua at the home of James and Matt Bateman at
2:43 PM on Saturday 6 March 2004.  "First off I need to know if you're OK
with this, I mean living here in the Bateman home?"

        "Yes sir, James and Matt have been nothing but good to me since I
came here.  They've given me a warm place to sleep, nice clothing and good
food.  I feel bad that I have nothing to give to them for being so kind to
me."

        The lawyer smiled at him; "I'm glad to hear that, from what I've
been told by Doctor Bahari and some other people that were present when you
were brought here, you were in pretty bad shape. Do you have other
relatives who you can go and live with?"

         Justin started to shiver, as if the temperature in the room had
just dropped suddenly.  Tyler seeing his reaction grabbed him by the arm
with his right hand and put his left arm around his shoulders, then eased
him into a chair at the table, never releasing his grip on the boy, his
lover.  Justin, with tears dripping from his eyes slowly shook his head no;
"The only relatives I have, died last week, if not for seņor Matt, I would
be with them.  Maybe... maybe it would be better for everyone if he hadn't
found me."  Justin lowered his eyes to the table and sobbed.

        "God damn it Justin, I told you before to knock that kind of talk
off didn't I?" James knelt alongside Justin's chair and pulled him into a
hug; "What do I got to do to make you understand, you're a part of this
family now, God wanted you to live, that's why Matt and Jeff spotted your
Uncle's Blazer, that's why you didn't die when the rest did.  You're safe
now and we mean to keep you that way, understand?"

        "Si' seņor James, I will remember what you have told me, but
sometimes it is hard.  Please forgive me?"

        James looked in the boy's eyes; "There's nothing to forgive, just
try and remember that in the short time you've been here, you've become a
part of the family."

        Justin nodded his head yes; "Si' Patron."

        Mr. Lawrence looked at James and then Justin; "Justin, I need you
to be truthful now, if you aren't, it could cause a lot of problems later
on, OK?"

        "Yes sir, I'll answer all of you're questions the best I can."

        The lawyer grimaced a little before going on; "I have to ask this
question, I know what your answer will be because I've known Matt and James
all of my life, but I must ask it.  Has James, Matt or any adult in this
household had, tried to have, or ask to have sex with you since you came to
live here?"

        Justin paled, a look of shock came to his face, He jumped to his
feet balling his fists as if he was going to strike Mr. Lawrence; "NEVER!!
Never have they asked or tried to do anything to me.  The night James told
me of my family's death, I told him and Matt that I was gay; they said it
didn't matter to them.  James told me that he and Matt were gay and that
some people would think that I was nothing but their `fuck toy', he also
promised me that neither he nor Matt would ever try to have sex with me.
It is a point of honor to them that they have promised each other never to
have sex with a member of the Unit, OR WITH ME."

        Mr. Lawrence held up his hands, palms toward Justin; "Whoa guy,
calm down, I know they wouldn't touch you, but I had to ask.  Your reaction
to the question would be enough proof to me even if I didn't know James and
Matt, but like I said I had to ask, do you understand now?"

        Justin picked up his chair and sat down, still shaking, he nodded
his head yes but did not speak further.  Tyler, as taken by surprise as
everyone else at Justin's reaction to the question put his arm around
Justin's shoulder and moved to his side in a protective manner.  Tyler's
move didn't go unnoticed by the adults in the kitchen.

        The lawyer had one more question; "Last question Justin, do you
wish to remain in the custody of James and Matt Bateman as your court
appointed guardians, or would you feel more comfortable living with a
family who were of your nationality and ethnic background?"

        Justin nodded his head several times rapidly; "Oh yes sir." Looking
at James and Matt with a shy expression on his face, he continued; "I owe
them my life, they have been nothing but good to me and I want a chance to
pay them back for their kindness.  Besides, I am an American, I was born
here, just because my ancestors came from Mexico doesn't mean living with a
Mexican family would be better for me than James and Matt.

        The adults looked at Justin, then each other, Matt turned to
Justin; "Welcome to the Bateman family."

        After Mr. Lawrence talked with Matt, James and Keener for a few
minutes he said goodbye to Justin and Tyler and left the five of them in
the kitchen finding his own way out.

        Keener turned to refrigerator and pulled out five sub sandwiches
from the Subway shop in Moreland, and some Coke in two liter bottles; "We
got these delivered just before Mr. Lawrence showed up, I hope you like
subs Justin."

        Justin had seen the Subway shop in Yakima but had never had one
because of his family's lack of financial resources for anything other than
the basic necessities.  All he knew was that the subs were the biggest
sandwiches he had ever seen.  The look of surprise when he took his first
bite was apparent to everyone in the kitchen.

        Matt chuckled; "So Justin, you like the sub huh?"

        With a mouth full of sub all Justin could do was nod, which he did,
several times.  While they were eating and between bites Matt asked;
"Tyler, looks like you're dressed different than when you showed up, why's
that?"

        Both Tyler and Justin blushed furiously; "Ahh, Ummm ... Well you
see..."

        James chuckled which caused the boys blush to deepen; "I guess we
need to have a discussion, huh?"

        Justin, not wanting to lie to the brothers looked embarrassed but
said nothing.

        James looked at the boys; "I'm not going to ask if you guys have
had sex, to begin with it's none of my business. What is my business is to
insure you're being safe and that neither one of you hurts the other."
James thought for a second before continuing; "You both are old enough to
know about sex, with that knowledge comes responsibility.  Tyler have you
ever been with any one, I mean have you ever had sex with anyone, besides
maybe Justin?"

        Tyler once again turned bright red and looked down at his plate
shaking his head no.

        "How about you Justin, anyone besides Tyler?"

        Slowly and with great embarrassment Justin nodded his head yes;
"When I was thirteen, one of the other boys who was working in the orchard
with me taught me about stuff."

        James looked at him; "What kind of stuff Justin?"

        Justin blushed again; "Umm... he.... well he... you know."  Justin
made the universal symbol of someone jacking off with his closed fist.

        James nodded; "Anything else?"

        Justin remembered his promise to the brothers never to lie to them;
"Se' Patron, he showed me how to suck his dick and then he sucked me.  We
did this to each other all during the harvest season, after the harvest I
never saw him again.  He is the only one...." Justin looked at Tyler who
nodded to him; "Except for Tyler, he's the only one besides Miguel that I
ever done anything with, honest."

        James nodded; "Easy sport, I'm just asking, I want to be sure you
know about the dangers.  Did you and Miguel have anal sex?"

        Justin got a confused look on his face; "I don't think so, what is
it?"

        Now it was James turn to blush; "Did either of you stick your dick
in the other guy's butt and fuck?"

        Justin had been taking a drink of his Coke when James asked the
question and started choking, Tyler started to pound on his back, Justin
was finally able to stop choking.  He looked at James and shook his head
no; "You can actually do that, I didn't know that, it seems kind of gross."

        James remembered his promise to Justin also; "Yes it can be, it can
also be messy and it can hurt too, but it can also be wonderful for both
people involved."  James considered the situation briefly; "How old was
this Miguel you were with?"

        Justin took several minutes thinking about James question; "He told
me his birthday was two months after mine so he had just turned thirteen
before we started having sex."

        "OK Justin, here's what we're going to do, just to be on the safe
side, I'll take you in to see Doctor Bahari and have him give you a
physical examination and do some blood work.  I don't think there's a
problem, but I want to be sure, OK?"

        Justin looked worried now; "Yes sir, whatever you think is best."

        Justin's simple statement shocked James; here was a boy who was
giving him his full and total trust after only knowing him for five days.

        James trying to lighten the mood chuckled a little; "Hey guy, take
it easy, I just want to make sure you're OK, besides if you caught that
terrible Russian disease you'd know it by now."

        Justin had never heard of a Russian disease; "What's a Russian
disease, I never heard of it."

        "Me either." Blurted out an obviously worried Tyler.

        James shook his head sadly; "What's this modern school system
coming too, you guys mean you never heard of `Rotcher Kockoff' disease
before. Damn that's sad."

        Matt and Keener had to get up and look in the refrigerator before
they broke out laughing.  Justin and Tyler looked at each other for a
moment before it sunk in exactly what James had just said.  James saw it
dawn on them that he was joking and stood up hurriedly and ran from the
kitchen closely followed by two highly irate boys, shouting dire threats
and screams of outrage at being hoodwinked.

        The month of March seemed to speed by and before anyone knew it the
first Unit meeting of April was upon them, Justin had become a true member
of the family, slipping into the day to day routine of the Bateman
household like he had never lived anywhere else.  There were still times
when he would go to one or the other brothers for comfort after waking from
a nightmare about the snow storm, but he was over it by the next morning.
Justin was rapidly assimilated into the Unit, quickly making friends with
the other boys and becoming closer to his first friend, Tyler.

        The doctor had examined him and completed the necessary blood work
for STD's and AID's, Justin, Tyler and the brothers held their breath until
the results all came back negative.  To be on the safe side, Justin had a
blood test scheduled once a month and would continue being tested for
another six months.

        After the posting of the colors for the first meeting in April,
James dropped a bomb.

        "As you know, we have been asked by General Stanton to set up an
aggressor force scenario to test the Marine Recon Units prior to their
deployment to the Middle East.  Starting today, Gunnery Sergeant Mcnaughten
will be assigned to the Unit full time to help us get ready for our part in
the upcoming exercises.  The Unit is up to 61 members, after talking to
Staff Sergeants Babcock and Webb, Gunnery Sergeant Mcnaughten,
Mr. Townsend, Mr. Morton, Mr. Peterson and Matt Bateman; it has been
decided to break the Unit into three sub units, Airborne, Armor and
Infantry."

        James gave the Unit members a few minutes to let what he had just
said sink in; "The Airborne Unit will be made up from the qualified jumpers
we already have and the parents who have qualified to pilot Ghostryder15
and will be supervised by me and Mr. Peterson.  Armor and Infantry
personnel will be selected from the remaining members of the Unit.
Sergeant Babcock will be in charge of the Armor Unit and assisted by
whomever he determines is needed to bring his group up to speed.  Gunnery
Sergeant Mcnaughten, Mr. Townsend and Matt Bateman will run the Infantry
Unit.  The most aggressors we will have to deal with at one time will be
between 20 and 30 Marines, depending upon their qualifications, they will
be inserted by HALO, Helicopter or on foot.

        All exercises will be accomplished between 18:00 Friday through
12:00 Sunday, we won't know when they're coming, other than the specific
weekend of the month.  No more than two exercises per month will occur for
the first two months.  Are there any questions?"

        About thirty hands leapt into the air, James pointed to Carson
McMillan; "How we going to do this, I don't think they want us to use live
ammo on these guys, so are we going to point our fingers at them and go
`Bang, Bang?"

        James looked at Carson; "You know Carse, everyone likes a little
ass, but nobody likes a wise ass."

        After the laughter died down, "Actually that is a good
question. Gunny you want to answer it for him?"

        Gunny stood up, in his hand he had a harness assembly that looked a
lot like an LBE harness; "Yes sir," holding up the harness so everyone
could get a good look at it, "This is a Miles Gear Harness, what it is, is
several laser sensitive detectors.  When they're illuminated by a laser
they make a really obnoxious sound."  Saying that the gunny pointed a laser
pointer at one of the detectors and a shrill beeping sound could be heard
throughout the Cavern.

        He then took a green key and inserted it into a black box mounted
on the harness, the beeper shut off.  "As you can see, when you're hit,
everyone knows it.  All the vehicles that will be used during the exercises
will have a vehicle array mounted on them.  Each squaddie going against the
aggressor forces will wear one, as will the aggressors.  Any questions?"

        There were none; "Other Questions?"  James asked.

        Up again went the hands, the question were really no
surprise. James, Matt and the other sub-unit leaders had hashed out the
probable questions before the meeting.  All but one.

        James pointed a small boy who had recently joined the Unit; "Yes
sir, I was wondering, do we have to be apart of these excursions?"

        James smiled; "That's exercises, Bobby, that's a question we never
even thought anyone would ask.  The Unit and everything we do is strictly
voluntary, if you don't want to do any of the things we do, we won't make
you."

        Bobby thought about the answer to his question for a minute or so
and then said; "Thank you sir."

        The morning briefing broke up after the Squaddies were told that if
they had a preference as to which sub-unit they wanted to be part of, they
were to talk to one of the designated sub-unit leaders.  As the boys
scattered, Bobby Bauer came over to talk to James.

        "Sir, umm.... I was kinda wondering.... well I'm new to the Unit
and I.... I.... I guess I'm kinda scarred of all this stuff.  I didn't mean
to cause no trouble, but I don't know nothing about what's going on."
Bobby looked like he was on the verge of tears and that anything James said
would set him off.

        James put his hand on Bobby's shoulder; "What say we go for a
ride?"

        Bobby nodded his head yes and followed James up to the garage where
they climbed into a FAV; "You ever rode in a dune buggy Bobby?"

        "No sir, we only got a little Ford Escort and I don't know anyone
who gots one."

        "OK sport; Make sure all of your safety belts are fastened."  James
then started the FAV and drove out of the garage and headed to the area
outside of the fenced inner area.  Observing Bobby from the corner of his
eye, he couldn't tell if the ride was exciting or scaring the boy, after
climbing a sharp incline, James parked the vehicle on the top of a hill
overlooking the Unit facilities.

        "Come walk with me." James said as he got out of the FAV.  "What's
really wrong Bobby, why'd you join the Unit in the first place?"

        Bobby blushed and looked up at James; "I heard some of the guys in
school talking about the Unit, they said there was nothing but queers and
faggots in it.  I guess I wanted to join so I could find out if I was queer
or not.  I mean when I asked my dad about it he just brushed me off and
said it was a phase I was going through and to not worry about it."

        James nodded; "Do you think about being with other boys, do you
really like one particular boy and want to be close to him?"

        Bobby turned red; "Ahh... umm sometimes, but other times I see
Jenny and I feel all funny and I bone up, but I also bone up when I see two
or three of the boys in my class, especially when we're in PE."

        James chuckled; "I used to do the same thing when I was your age,
except I always knew I was gay and never felt anything for the girls in my
class.  I'm not going to say you're gay or straight, that's for you to
figure out, like I told one of the other boys in the Unit, you may be
walking in the Mall or in the hallway at school when all of a sudden you
see a girl who will really ring your chimes.  Then again it may be a boy
who really turns you on; right now you shouldn't sweat it.  Think about
what you want, look at both sides of the question, but don't be in a hurry
to choose one or the other."

        Bobby looked at James and his next words shocked the shit out of
him; "Sir, can I blow you?"

        James blushed and looked Bobby in the eye; "Thank you for the offer
Bobby, if I were your age I would probably say yes, but I'm not.  My
brother and I made a pledge to each other; you know what a pledge is don't
you?"

        "Yes sir, it's like a promise, only stronger."

        James nodded; "That's about the best definition of the word I've
ever heard.  Anyway we made a pledge to each other that we would never have
sex with a boy in the Unit, besides being illegal, we consider it to be
immoral.  So the answer to your request is no, if you were an adult, I
would have no problem having sex with you, you are a very handsome young
man."

        Bobby sighed; "I figured you'd say that, but thanks for not
laughing at me."

        James nodded; "So what exactly are you really worried about that
you don't want to be part of the exercises?"

        "I guess it's because I'm so small, everyone laughs at me when I
can't do something in PE.  I'm kind of a nerd, I mean I get straight `A's'
in everything but PE. I'm already two grades ahead of everyone else in my
age group and that just makes it worse.  The only good thing is that I
graduate next year so I don't have to put up with the shit my classmates
keep slinging at me."

        James and Bobby walked for a while, both thinking deeply, the older
one about how he might help the younger one.  James stopped and looked down
at Bobby; "Bobby, do you know what an `Aid de Camp' is?"

        Bobby thought for a few seconds; "Some of the books I've read, like
W.E.B. Griffith's `Brotherhood of War' series went into how important the
ADC was.  It's kind of a job so a junior officer would get exposure to the
way a general and his staff did things and why.  Griffith described one of
his characters as being on the fast track for promotion."

        James looked at Bobby; "How many of Griffith's books have you
read?"

        Bobby looked surprised; "Why all of them."

        Without further hesitation James asked Bobby; "Would you like to be
my Aid de Camp? If you accept, you would still have to learn how to shoot
and the other skills the rest of the Squaddies learn.  Oh yes, you'll also
have to learn how to parachute."

        Bobbies eyes almost popped out from their sockets; "WHAT, I.... I
haven't even been in an airplane let alone jumped out of one I..."

        "We can fix that up right now, I mean you flying in an airplane.
I'm going jumping this afternoon with the Parachute Sub-Unit, how about
going with us and watching how it works?"

        The next thing Bobby knew, he was aboard the Unit's C-47 being
strapped into the co-pilot's seat in the cockpit.  James was helping him
get settled; "Once we get airborne, come on back to the after cabin and
watch as we go through jump preparations."

        All Bobby could do was nod, right then, he didn't know whether to
shit or go blind.

        James went aft and strapped himself in, a short time later,
Mr. Morton advanced the throttles for the engines and the big aircraft
lumbered forward and lined up with the runway.  The pilot talked to the
control tower and when he said; "Roger tower GhostRyder One Five rolling."
He pushed the throttles all the way forward and the plane surged down the
runway, it seemed like it was only moving for a few seconds when the tail
lifted off the concrete and then the whole plane was airborne.  Never
having flown, it seemed as if he was flying in a fighter plane, the low
G-force the plane generated was enough to push him back into his seat. As
the aircraft cleared the airport pattern, Mr. Morton started a gentle climb
to jump altitude; Bobby unfastened his seat belt and went aft to find
James.  Remembering a part of the book "The Berets" he carefully stayed as
far away from the open cargo door as he could.  In the book the hero of the
story was talked into dressing out in the necessary gear to jump with,
ostensibly so could watch how a HALO jump was done.  Then at the last
second, two big paratroopers grabbed him and jumped out of the aircraft at
30,000 feet. He was determined that he would not have the same type of
surprise perpetrated on him.  Seeing James at the rear of the cabin on the
starboard side of the plane (right side), Bobby grew nervous.  James patted
the seat next to him and Bobby hurriedly sat down quickly fastening his
seat belt.  James went through the procedure they would follow and how the
jump would only be from 2,500 meters; "ONLY Bobby thought, ONLY two and a
half klicks, ONLY a mile and a half up, sheeeesh."  As they neared the jump
point, the Jump Master yelled "Stand Up!" (Almost making Bobby shit
himself.) "Hook Up!"  The jumpers attached a static line to a cable that
ran the length of the cabin.  "Check your equipment!" Every one of the
jumpers turned to the guy next to him and made sure everything was hooked
up properly.  "Stand in the door!"  The two lines, or sticks as they were
called, moved aft with the first person actually standing in the doorway
holding on to the edges of the doorway.  James was the first one to be
jumping.  Suddenly, a bell started ringing and a green light came on at the
side of the door.  The Jump Master yelled GO! When he looked at the door,
James had left the aircraft.  Bobby giggled to him self, remembering a line
from the movie `2000 Miles to Graceland' when Kurt Russell and Kevin
Costner were flying away from the casino after they robbed it; "Elvis has
left the building."  It only took about 25 or 30 seconds for all the
jumpers to exit the aircraft, before he felt the plane turning to the right
and heading back to the airport.  Bobby strapped himself back into the
co-pilot's seat and watched as Mr. Morton landed the big plane. He seemed
like he was having no more problems making the big bird do his bidding than
Bobby's father had driving down the street in the family Escort.  The
wheels screeched as they kissed the runway, the plane bounced a little and
the wheels screeched again, this time the wheels remained on the runway.
Soon the tail dropped so the tail wheel was on the ground and the big plane
taxied down the runway, like an elderly dowager princess, the mistress of
all she beholds. Bobby noticed when the aircraft stopped moving, Mr. Morton
pressed hard on the left brake and ran the RPM's up on the right engine,
the plane neatly pivoted until it was facing the runway again.  Mr. Morton
shut the engines down and then looked at Bobby, "Well what did you think of
your first flight?"

        Before he knew what he was saying he blurted out;
"Out-fucking-standing, I had a hard on the whole time we were up."  Bobby
blushed scarlet, put his face in his hands; "I am so sorry, I didn't mean
to say that."

        Mr. Morton laughed so hard he almost pissed his pants, when he was
calm enough, he looked at Bobby and said; "Don't sweat it son, that's the
same way I felt the first time I flew."  Bobby giggled as the two
un-strapped and left the aircraft.

        When the Jumpers returned to the airfield, James found Bobby and
Jeff Morton in the Jump School talking about the flight; "Well sport,
what'd ya think, is it something you might want to try?"

        Bobby thought about how he was going to answer James' question; "As
much as I hate to admit it, I think I would.  I'll have to talk to my
father and see if we can afford the cost for going through the school
before I can give you a definite yes."

        James shook his head and sighed; "What'd we tell you when you first
joined the Unit, didn't we say we'd pay for everything you needed?"

        Bobby thought for a second, replaying in his mind what was said to
him when he joined; "Yes sir you did, but I didn't know this was included,
let me give my dad a call and I'll be able to tell you one way or the other
in a few minutes."

        James nodded and Bobby ran to find a telephone, James looked at
Jeff and asked; "How was he, I noticed he was nervous when he came back
after we were airborne?"

        Jeff laughed; "When I asked him how he liked his first flight he
said, `Out-fucking-standing, I had a hard on the whole time we were up.'
Then he turned red and apologized for what he said.  As far as being
nervous back aft, he told me that all he could think about was a part of a
book he read, `The Berets' where the hero was forced into doing a HALO when
he was carried out the back of a C-130 by two big paratroopers."

        Both men laughed; "If it even seemed like I was going to do that to
him, he would have shit himself right then and there."

        Bobby came running back to the table where Jeff and James were
sitting; He looked at James and said, "My dad said that if I shit myself on
the first jump, you're going to have to give me a bath."

        James and Jeff broke up laughing; James ended up on the floor
holding his side, but couldn't stop laughing.

        "Deal Dude!" James said and all three of them broke up laughing.

        James took Bobby into the office and filled out the paper work for
the class.  Bobby would complete the ground school the following day but
wouldn't be allowed to make his first jump until the following Saturday
because he had to get his dad to sign the necessary paperwork.

        After making two more jumps, everyone headed back to the Unit. As
they were entering the Cavern, a boy about 5' 6" came running up to them;
"Hey dad, how'd the jumps go?"

        Jeff hugged the boy and said; "Fine, the old girl works just like a
Timex wristwatch, `it takes a licking and keeps on ticking'.  Oh by the way
son, this is Bobby Bauer; he's going to learn how to jump out of a
perfectly good aircraft for no other reason than it being fun."

        Bobby stuck his hand out to shake Jeff's son's hand. That is until
he looked the boy in the eyes, they were the most beautiful eyes he had
ever seen.  Bobby continued to stare into those beautiful eyes, eyes that
seem to draw him into their depths, hypnotizing eyes.

        Suddenly he heard; "Earth to Bobby, Earth to Bobby, are you there?"

        Bobby shook himself like a bird dog just leaving the water and then
blushed; "This blushing shit has got to stop." He thought to himself.

        After pulling himself together, he said; "Hi, I must have had a
brain cramp after being up in the air all day, sorry but I didn't catch
your name."

        Marty smiled; "It's Martin, but everyone calls me Marty, I'm glad
to meet you Bobby."

        As the two boys walked toward the dinning facility Jeff sighed;
"Shit, I was hopping it was a phase. I guess not, it looks like both of
them just got stung, bitten or just plain kicked in the ass by the `Love
Bug'."

        James and Matt put their hands on Jeff's shoulder and squeezed
lightly; "You gonna be OK with this?" asked Matt.

        Jeff gave the brothers a wane smile; "Yeah, after talking with
Bobby all day, I guess Marty couldn't find a better first love.  Oh well, I
got two other boys and a daughter, I'm bound to have some grandchildren."

        While they were talking Justin and Tyler walked up to them; "James,
Matt, sorry to interrupt, but Tyler and I want to be in the Armor
sub-unit."

        Jeff snickered; "Another pair of potentially good kids gone bad,
what are you going to do, you can't live with them and you can't shoot
them."



End of Chapter 26

Next:

Chapter 27

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!


I'd like to take a moment and thank Jamie Haze, Author, Mentor, and Friend
for the encouragement he has given me in the writing of this story, and the
editing of it for me.  I encourage you all to read Somerset Farm, Dooby
Rhymes With Scooby and Apartment 141 by Mr. Haze.

Comments are eagerly requested.  If you feel it necessary to flame, go
ahead, but don't expect an answer.  Address all comments to Gstrdr15
<Gstrdr15@msn.com>

One more thing please let me know what state you live in, I like to know
where people are who take interest in my story.  Thanks all.

If you're interested, check out;
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/snoqualmie/default.aspx?imgparam=6
This site provides rapid updated still video of Snoqualmie Pass and the
east and west approaches.  It is best viewed after sunrise and before
sunset.

I'd like to say thanks to the following new readers;

Neil in Johannesburg South Africa
Ric in the 'Dry Side' of Washington State USA
Ric in Phoenix AZ USA
Bill in Hicksville N.Y. USA
P.H. in Ohio USA
Manieck in Gorzow Poland
Steve in Perth, Western Australia
Chris in Kirkland (the Wet Side) Washington State USA
Keith in Spokane Washington State (above the tree line) USA