Post by The Shimmering Banana on Sept 9, 2014 12:37:00 GMT -5
A bored a large marine ship somewhere in South Blue a young man mops the floor, "Man this sucks" he says swaying the mop back and forth along the wooden floor. "Why did I even show up on day one? I shoulda just packed my bag and became an outlaw like the rest of Pecos." says a tired young cowboy regretting the forced upon decision to join the Marines. He then plops the mop back into the bucket, tiny drops of water splashing on the floor, as he takes it out straining its end out. "What ever a deal is a deal, so I'll stick to it" he says as he thinks back on that day still mopping the wooded floor.
*Three Months Ago*
A packed transport ship arrives at the harbor in B-2, carrying an angry young man and his mother. The boy tipping his hat low covering his face from the public. This was the last place he wanted to be, around a Marine base. The boy and his mother walk off the ship, his mother pulling his arm saying, "Hurry you cant be late for this!". The boy's feet sliding in the dirt road as the small yet strong woman dragged him down to the base. As the pair reach the wall the boy plants his feet into the ground. "I cant believe your making me do this? I'm all you have left." he says the harsh words causing a tear to come to his mothers eye. "You think I want to do this?" she replies sniffling, "I lost my husband and now loosing my son.". The woman now looking to the ground her tears making the dirt below a dark brown color as it wet it. Her son slowly walks towards he wrapping his arms around his mother apologizing to her. "I'm sorry momma, I didn't think of how you mush be feeling." he says whispering onto the top of her head. The woman holding her son tight sniffling in his arms. "It's ok son now go if you don't make it there they'll put a warrant out for you... Go.. Go now!" she says releasing her son then pushing him towards the large white stone walls. He checks in with the two Marine guards and proceeds to walk through the gates.
*End*
Reaching the end of his mopping he thinks to himself, at least she's not so bad to look at, thinking of the Captain. He places the mop back in the bucket as the sip hit a large wave knocking the bucket of dirty mop water all over the freshly cleaned floor. He throws the mop to the floor cursing the boat, sea's, and anyone or thing else he could think of. Another hour passes him thinking about the rest of that first day and the months to follow. As he finishes for the second time that day the Captain walks towards him. A tall slender woman with golden blonde hair. In a standard Marine over coat top off by a cowboy hat.
"It about dang time your done Singer! The ship is almost to port... So get your a*$ to the deck and help the others. We have work to do. We need to resupply the ship and meet our three new recruits from here. Why am I telling you this??? Just hurry up!!" she says pointing up wards at the deck as Jacob takes off yelling out "Yes Mam!", three new recruits just what we need, he thinks to himself as he goes above deck. The bright sun blinding him as he rose above.