April 6th, 2005
Sonata has a broken leg after going on a hike but tripping down a hill and landing wrong.
There was a knock on her and Julia's house front door.
Sonata went to answer it and it was a Caucasian male, dark brown hair with hazel eyes. The man is in a tailored three piece suit.
Oh my God, Sonata thought, Won't he just fuck off already!
"Go away James!" Said a angry Sonata, "I maybe a woman. But you? Go mate with a sweaty smelly gym sock!"
Sonata then tried to close the door in the guys face only for him to put his right foot between the door and the door frame.
"James listen to me!" Said Sonata, "I've already chosen three candidates on whom I want there sperm to enter my eggs when the time is right! You aren't on any of the three! The one is a paratrooper and the other two are Marines! You are none of them! Now leave or I'll get Julia's shotgun and shoot you dead where you stand!"
James didn't believe it until Sonata walked to her and Julia's bedroom and got Julia's Marine Combat Shotgun and did threatened to shoot him with Dragon's Breath shell.
It got him to leave her alone for awhile and he left disappointed.
***
At night
Sonata and Julia were sleeping with Sonata sleeping with a .357 Magnum Mk 1 (S&W M27) and Julia sleeping with her Marine Combat Shotgun. The two are also cuddling as well.
They heard some noise so they got out of bed and went to go check it out. They also brought their guns with them as well.
They saw James just moving stuff around in their house so Julia took Sonata's crutch and gave the guy a new definition of the getting a beat down.
***
Later that day on April 7th
Sonata went to the town movie theater to watch a movie but a man in his fifities came and told Sonata that she had a chance to sleep with his son but now some mercs are going to get Julia out of the picture.
Sonata knew what he meant so she ran with the crutches and got into her car and drove like a bat out of hell to get home.
There were a few mercenaries outside who fired at Sonata but they were armed with PT92 pistols. Sonata used her car as cover and fired her military standard issue pistol to fire back.
Sonata was able to kill some and went to go and took one L2A3 off the ground from a dead merc. She went inside and killed the mercenaries from behind while Julia used her shotgun.
Sonata announced herself before walking or making a sound that would've gotten her killed.
"Well let's clean this mess up," said Julia
Sonata replied, "Agreed. Where do we start?"
***
At night
"I was hoping I wouldn't do all the legwork!" Said Julia.
Sonata replied, "I have a broken leg. I can't do this!"
Julia just piled the dead bodies into a pile, soaked them in gasoline and threw a lit match causing a big fire rushing and engulfing the deceased bodies.
The two went home and repaired it and took the guns and placed them in their footlockers underneath there bed.
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***
A month later
Sonata was at the town clinic for her checkup.
i hope James finally got it through his thick skull, Sonata thought, I haven't heard from that dumbass in three weeks! Well I'm going to go home. No wait I'll go to the gun range and put some time in so I'm not terrible with accuracy.
Sonata was able to take the cast off but was told not to stand on it for no more than half an hour a day.
***
At the gunstore called "Munition World" and on the wall has A-5 Semi-auto (Browning A-5), Baker 311 (M1897), Baker 312 (M1912 shotgun), Baker 350 (M500), Civilian Semi Auto/Police Tactical Shotgun (M1100 shotgun), Marine Combat Shotgun (R870MCS), Baker 195 (R870), X16 (M16A1), Special-System (M4 Carbine), MP50 (updated MP40) and other numerous submachine guns, pistols, shotguns, rifles and so on and so forth.
Sonata bought ammo for her 9mm Quick shot pistol and went into the range and put on some ear protection before she went into the range and walked up to a empty stall.
***
Sonata spent a hour at the gunstore firing range and took the targets she shot home with her to show her girlfriend.
In the basement.
Julia was placing early to mid twenth century Americana styled firearms onto a big weapon rack in the year they came out from 1911 to 1984.
Julia just took the paper targets and placed them on the wall.
The two then went upstairs.
"Why did you get a building permit and made a basement?" Asked Sonata
Julia replied, "In case of Nuclear war so we can survive and stock up on enough food, water and basic supplies to survive after nuclear war. Also you want to have kids it'll have space as well. But so far it's enough for four people to survive for twelve years so two people can survive for twenty four years. That's one year less than the life of radiation after an nuclear bomb detonates and that radiation lasts for twenty five years,"
Julia went into the kitchen to make dinner and not to Sonata's surprise it's Dirty rice but Sonata didn't say anything because she doesn't know how to say it to Julia's face without sounding rude.
After they ate dinner there was a knock on the door and Julia answered it and it was James seeking out Sonata and Julia and to threaten James to make him leave.
"Julia get out of my way!" Said James, "It's destined for me and her to be together and it's destined for her to bear my babies!"
Julia replied, "It's destined for me to put my size twelve and a half combat boot and kick you in your balls so hard your balls will shoot out the top of your head! Now leave me and Sonata alone! She don't want to have kids with you! Get that through your fucking head! She doesn't want to be with you either!"
Julia also quickly shut the door in his face before he could say anything and locked the door.
Some men can't take no for an answer! Julia thought, James can't take no for an answer! What will it take? Us beat him a inch of his life until he's nearly dead to get him to leave us alone!
The house phone rang and Julia answered it and it was Sonata's brother Paul telling her that she's going half way around the world for a secret mission.
"Hey Sonata!" Said Julia, "I'll be leaving and got to go on a mission briefing and I won't be back for awhile! Do you think you can handle James for awhile?"
Sonata replied, "He's going to be on the wrong end of a gun if he shows up around here again!"
Julia then left and Sonata locked up the house and kept the blinds and curtains closed to give the impression that no one is home. Sonata even had to go to bed when it got dark out and couldn't have the lights on because the lights would've been seen through the curtains.
***
After several days passed Sonata visited her brother at work.
"Your male Sergeant friend thinks the Soviets are going to invade us," said Paul
Sonata replied, "Julia? She hasn't said anything like that,"
Paul replied, "Not him. Sgt Waterson. He found a random note saying that the Soviets will invade us and 99.8% says no while the other 0.2% says yes."
"Okay then," said Sonata, "What can you tell me about him?"
Staff Sergeant Paul Jackson typed on his computer and turned the the monitor to Sonata.
"Name: Waterson, Mitchell, Steven. Age: 15," Sonata read, "Unit: Thirty-Ninth Airborne Regiment, Position: RTO (RadioTelephone Operator), Officer in Command: Lieutenant Maud, Luna, Pancake, S/N: 3453241990. Equipment: X16/M053 40mm Grenade launcher, M1911A1, four Mk3 Fragmentation Grenades, four PAT/Personal Anti Tango-3 Incinderary grenades, four Mk5 Smoke Grenades, M1 Bayonet, M3 fighting knife, MPRBP (Military Portable Radio Backpack) and M02 (model 2002) walkie talkie."
"Anything else there is?" Asked Sonata
Paul replied, "Give me a few,"
After a few minutes Paul called Sonata back over to his computer.
"What does it say?" Asked Sonata
Paul told her that her Sgt friend was born in South Bronx, New York City, New York on January 17th, 1990. His mother and stepdad are both deceased. His biological father is the president of Little Bird. Paul wondered why he lived in Clearlake while his biological father lives in there nation capital.
Paul also told her that her Sgt Mitchell friend has three older sisters Lucy, Ashley (born 1968) and Natalie "Nat" (born 1972), a younger sister named Twilight (born 1992) and identity twin stepsisters named Mackenzie and Katey (born 1995) It also says he has a twin sister named Cadenza Amore and she's his superfecundation sister.
The screen also says that he has a girlfriend named "Cadence Blossom Waters" and his hobbies are gun shooting, playing Baseball and playing Gridiron Football.
"Anyone else you want to know?" Asked Paul
Sonata replied, "Hartstock, Samuel and Skybolt, Jack. I want to know about them as well,"
"Name: Skybolt, Jack, David, Age:15" said Sonata, "Unit: Second Marine Division. Position: Machine Gunner and Anti-Armor. S/N 43535251990. Commanding Officer: Lieutenant: Johnson, Chloe, Michelle. Equipment: M241 GPMG, Phoenix pistol, four Mk3 Fragmentation Grenades, four Mk5 Smoke Grenades and a M3 fighting knife."
"Name: Hartstock, Samuel, Tommy. Age:15," said Sonata, "Unit: Third Marine Division, Position: Marksman. S/N: 23534421990. Commanding Officer: Captain: Gavin, Danny, Aiello. Equipment: M85 DMR, Phoenix pistol, four Mk3 Fragmentation Grenades four Mk5 Smoke Grenades and M1 Bayonet."
Interesting, Sonata thought, At least this is the basic-ish to know about them.
Paul got up and went to use the bathroom and Sonata used his computer to find out more.
Sonata found out that Jack Skybolt he comes from a big middle class family where he's the ninth child out of eighteen. But he's the third eldest since 9/3/2003 where five out of seven eldest older brothers died doing there job as firefighters.
It also says that why Jack "ran away" because he hates his father who's an accountant and says that his dad and mom didn't care that their first five kids are dead to save others. Not adding it says that Jack's father was a draft dodger in the early seventies and gotten beaten up by the Clearlake Police Dept.
For Samuel it says that he comes from a poor family and he just wants to do something without hearing his parents say no quicker than a heartbeat. He's also trying to find a place to fit in.
***
Sonata then backed out of there profiles and took it back to the main screen and left after writing on a sticky note that she'll be heading back home.
***
Back home.
Sonata stepped out of her car and saw James standing at the front door waiting to see her and stupidly asked her hand in marriage only for Sonata to throw the engagement ring and kick him in the stomach.
James ran off after he called out. "Don't worry Ms. Sonata, one of these days you WILL accept my marriage proposal! I'll keep coming back and I'll win you over you'll see! You'll see!"
Why can't he get it through his thick skull? Sonata thought, Why can't he just leave me the fuck alone?