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I told Adelind about what had happened with Val as we headed for the mess hall.

She was horrified. "Is he okay,she asked with worry in her voice.

"He's fine,I said,shaken,but he's fine."

We met Rolland and the others in front of the mess hall.

"Well whose this,Rolland asked with a smile.

"Rolland,I said,this is my mate Adelind."

"Adelind,this is Rolland,my drill sergeant and this is Ator,Valstrath and Vezoth,friends from training."

"It's nice to meet all of you,Adelind said.

"Val,Adelind asked,are you going to be okay,Tyro told me about what happened,if I can help,just say so."

"I was shaken,Val said softly,but Tyro and Rolland calmed me down,I'll be fine."

"It'll be nice to finally have another girl to talk to,Vezoth said,I've spent the last five months with boys."

"They can be such a nightmare,Adelind said with a smile,I know,I have three sons." Adelind nuzzled me,"and he's the worst."

"I am not,I said nuzzling her back.

"Enough talk,Ace said,I'm starving!"

At Ace's comment,we entered the mess hall. It was filled with good smelling smells and was alive with chatter,human and dragon alike. We took a corner of the hall that was otherwise unclaimed and started chowing down as soon as the cooks brought us our stuff. It's sent filled my nose as I placed it between my paws and ripped a picec off. It had tasted better than anything I'd ever eaten and Adelind and the kids seemed to think so too.

"This is really good,Tyson said,it's a lot better than the stuff they force fed me in the ring."

"What ring?",Ator asked.

"Fighting ring in Russia,Tyson said,I got kidnapped a few weeks after I was born."

"That sucks brother,Ator said,I got kidnapped while hunting with my older brother,I wonder if my parents have missed me yet?"

"I know mine do,Val said,my Mom and Dad never let me leave the den unless my sister was near by."

"What about you Vez?",Ator asked,"when did they haul you up here?"

"About a year ago,Vez said,at first I didn't care because I was on bad terms with my Dad,but now I would like nothing more than to see him and tell him I'm sorry."

"What about you Adelind,Vez asked,when did they come for you?"

"Some Russian's kidnapped us and then,Hudson and Tyro's human friends came in and got us out."

"Okay",Vez said,"what about you Tyro,what's your story?"

I huffed,"HDR,I said,I went on my own will. I had injuries that would have killed me anyway,figured I had nothing to lose because I was going to die either way,but a lot happened in the 29 years it took for them to track me down."

"Rolland,I said,what's your back ground."

"I don't remember much,he said,just that I was at the range with my Dad and some friends when they came for me,it was way back I have no idea how long."

Changing the subject,Ator asked no one in particular,"Wonder what squads were going into?"

"Hopefully one that keeps us close,Val said,I don't wanna go into combat with anyone but you guys."

"Same here",Ator said.

"Me too",Vez said.

"No kidding",I said.

We talked for hours about the squad placement,each other's pasts and we all made a promise to stick together,no matter where our paths took us. We were stupefied when our squad placement came back. Raven Squad would consist of me as the acting commanding officer,Rolland,Valstrath,Ator,Vezoth,Hudson,Wyatt,Issac and two others named Trent and Logan. The ten of us were instantly inseparable. We were hitting the range sometimes as much as six times a day to practice and hone our skills.

I was deadly accurate with my 105,while Rolland and Val cloud shoot the wings off a mosquito at a thousand yards. Vez could blow anything out of the sky with her dual 50's and Ator with his minigun was downright deadly. Logan,our team's SAW gunner,called in a few favors and had team patches made for us.

The patch was a black raven with a M4 in it's claws and bloodshot eyes set against a white back ground with gold embezzling around the sides. The words Strike Force Raven,were in black letters around the patch. He also had our vests made to look like scales. Hudson and the others had even painted our team's symbol and the scale pattering on their guns and knives. We had even taken a new squad picture.

I was standing with my 105,Hudson leaned against me,sunglasses on,FAL in his hands,smile on his face. Val and Rolland wearing their Gillie suits,covering everything but their heads. Wyatt,Trent and Logan were kneeling down,holding their weapons in front of them,smiles covering their faces,and Issac and Ator posed together,Ator with his Gatling and Issac with his M16. The picture turned out great,we all had a copy somewhere in our kits,I kept mine in the pouch right underneath the patch on my chest.

A few days ago,a real bombshell hit when we learned that Val and Vez were meeting in secret. When I exposed them,they came out and said it was love at first sight. Ator was thoroughly jealous and sought to make their relationship miserable by going between them at the worst possible times.

My personal life was on the climb as well. Ace had confided in me that he wanted to join the military when he got older and that he hoped he'd someday get put into Raven Squad. Dusk and Tyson were a big help to X around his shop and told me that they'd love to be soldiers someday. Then,one morning,General Jackson's guys dragged us back from the range,saying he had something of extreme importance. The mere mention of his name had sent a sick feeling over me. I don't know why,it just did. When we met the general,Shadow and his guys,Nina and Cloud were there as well,which just added to my sick feeling.

"Raven,your being sent on a joint operation with Dragon Squad Talon,Talon,your mission is to find and defuse a possible bomb in an Egyptian bank,Raven,you have your own objectives. You are being sent to a safe house in the back woods of a Russian mountain,it is believed that the man who may have planted this bomb are using this house as a base of operation. Your mission is to neutralize all hostiles,recover any intel and get the hell out of dodge. You will fly on a C-130 to a base in Pakistan where you will separate and proceed to your objectives.Jackson sat down.

"Talon,Raven,I am way out on a limb on this one,so whatever happens over there,Jackson brushed his hands together,stays over there." "Are we clear?"

"Sir yes sir!",we all answered.

We were given 30 minutes before departure to ready our gear.

"We got a job,I said as I walked through the door of our room.

Adelind lifted her head and stood up,"What is it?"

"It's a joint op with Shadow and his team,I replied,they have to go defuse a bomb,our job is to storm the bomber's safe house,take what we can and burn the safe house to the ground."

Adelind and I put our heads together. "I love you,Adelind said,promise me you'll stay safe."

"I will,I said,I love you too."

We rubbed muzzles and I made haste for the C-130 sitting on the run way. I was the last one there.

"Good to see you brother,Shadow said,looks like were together on this one."

"Looks that way I said finding a spot and laying down as the 130 lifted off.

For the longest time,the cabin was quiet,then,somebody turned on Magnum 1's hit song,Wastelands and things instantly lit.

"Oh that's what I'm talking about,Hudson said as he made motions of shooting down a mass of bandits with his FAL.

The ride went from boring to crazy once Magnum 1 came on. I could even see the pilots moving to the crazy hard drums and electric guitars. When we landed in Pakistan,we said our goodbyes and made promises to each other that we would all come back alive,my team then boarded a stealth Chinook and headed for Russia,while Shadow and his team disembarked for Egypt. The entire time,the sick feeling hung over me,like a blanket,something was very,very wrong here,but I didn't know what.