Unfortunately for the hulking creature, the first few rounds had been viciously accurate and its groin was now a mangled red mess. The brutish creatur... keeled over on its front, squealing in agony.John shot two more pirates as they struggled to regain their footing, the hollow point rounds painting the walls with copious amounts of blood. He looked over the railing and made eye contact with the terrified Federation crew woman. “Move!!!” He barked, pointing to a stepladder built into the wall to. She'd kept his c***dhood home immaculate and ready for that day when he'd leave the Corp. and return.The Pyles accompanied the casket back and on an oppressively humid Kansas day his Sergeant was laid to rest. "Gomer, do you remember that time when Vincy came to visit and you got stuck on the same plane and you ended up here at the house as well?"Laughter abounded in the Carter living room. "Oh, my, yes, Mrs. Carter." He still believed to this day that he saw you up there in the attic with that. "Will you do as I say for supper?" her staccato voice demanded."Yes," I moaned. I was hungry."Good! Then I take off your mask."The bag came off and I rubbed my eyes. I was in a large warehouse. In the middle of it stood a tall, blonde-haired woman of around 40 years of age. Her face was pretty but her expression was stern. She was dressed in a navy-blue skirt and matching jacket. I was lying on a fairly comfy mattress in the dark, empty warehouse."Strip!" she cried."What?" Strip! Unbutton your. From the beginning I could tell that our marriage wasn't going to be like any of the others where a stew was involved. I was always at home when she called, and she called every night she was gone. I rarely called her, but when I did she was always there. When she got home we were so damn glad to see each other that we some times forgot that there were other people in the world. In bed and out, we could not get enough of each other. At the end of four years of marriage we still could not keep.