ALPHA ZULU 69 MEMOIRES
Chapter 142 – Our New Addition
PLEASE MAKE A DONATION TO NIFTY
Your donations keep this website operating and available free to us users
Donations can be made at: http://donate.nifty.org/donate.html
This story is an original work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. This is a free electronic story. No part of this electronic story may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the author. If you are not of legal age in your location to view and read adult material, please close out of this story and delete any material you have downloaded or copied to your computer
PRIMARY CHARACTERS:
Abraham Lincoln Washington: Six Star General of the Armies – Tactical Alpha Zulu 69
Adam Mann: Four Star General, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
Adrian Johnson: Six Star General of the Armies, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
Aiden McIntyre-Worthington: Son of Liam McIntyre and Adopted son of Luke Worthington
Alex Meat-Goodman: Adopted Son of Doug Meat and Steven Goodman
Alexander Federova: Highly valued Russian Scientist rescued by Special Forces
Alexander Malinois: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 War Dog
Alexi Federova: Son of Alexander and Petrova Federova
Andrew & Jeremy Allen: Adopted sons of Mason Allen and Jason Vance
Anthony Caruso: Four Star General, U.S. Army (Base Commander of Fort Connor)
Ariel "Ari" Rebel: General, Israel Defense Force (Mossad Kidon)
Ariel Rebel Jr. aka JR: Son of Jacob Leib
Beauty Malinois: 1st Sergeant, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 War Dog
Billy Bob Vance: Staff Sergeant, Ret., U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 War Dog Handler
Bob Jones: Four Star General, U.S. Army (Base Commander Fort Connor)
Caleb Afolabi: Major General (2 Star), U.S. Army – Fort Connor Adjutant
Carlos Martinez: Adolescent son of Juan Martinez and Roger DeSoto
Connor Best-Mann: Adopted son of Randy Best and Adam Mann
Connor McLain: Six Star General of the Armies RET – Administration Alpha Zulu 69
Connor Williams: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 (Deceased lover of Doug Meat)
Dale Gordon Longdick Allman: Adopted Son of Matt Longdick and Jason Allman
Danny Henry: Four Star Brigadier U.S. Army (Base Commander Fort Connor)
Date Masamune: Five Star General of the Army, U.S. Army – Protector of David Winter-Jansson
David & Donald Worthington: Adopted sons of T&T Worthington
David Leib: Five Star General, Israeli Defense Force – Adopted son of Ari Rebel
David Winter-Jansson: Son of Oliver Winter and Viktor Janson
Dillion Dwight: General (4 star), U.S. Army – Medical Director of Fort Connor
Doug Meat: Six Star General of the Armies U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
Duke Stone III: Five Star General of the Army U.S. Army – Protector of Dale Gordon Longdick-Allman
Dwight Jones: Partner of Dale Gordon Strong
Frazer Sullivan: One Star Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Human Resources for Fort Connor Alpha Zulu 69)
George Battenberg: Six Star General of the Armies of the United States
Gerald Isaac: Captain, U.S. Army – Security for Tommy Longdick-Allman
Gloria Worthington: aka "Mama Bear" Board Chair of Worthington Industries (a major multi-national defense contractor)
Hachiman Kanmu, Colonel, U.S. Army – Protector of Hikaru Jansson-Winter Masamune Yasumori
Hank Henry-Jones: Adopted Son of Bob Jones & Danny Henry
Harold Alexander III: Colonel, U.S. Army – Protector for the sons of John Allen Masters
Harold John Alexander-Masters: Son of Harold Alexander III & John Allen Masters
Harold Manfred, Captain: U.S. Army – Protector of David Winter-Jansson
Hayao Kinugasa, Major, Ret.: U.S. Army (Aide to General Meat and General Goodman)
Hector Louise Roberto Montoya: Six Star General of the Armies – Administration Alpha Zulu 69
Hikaru Jansson-Winter Masamune Yasumori: Son of Hito Janson-Winter Masamune and Jimmy Yasumori
Hito Jansson-Winter: Son of David Jansson-Winter and Date Masamune
Ivan Morovoza: Colonel – U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 (Protector of Alexi Federova)
Jacob Leib: Adopted Son of Arie Rebel
Jacob, David & Uri Leib: Wards of Luke & John Worthington (Israeli Nationals)
James "Jimmy" Yasumori: Five Star General of the Army, U.S. Army – Partner of Hito Jansson-Winter
Jamie Bob Vance: Love of Aiden McIntyre
Jamison Miller: One Star Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Human Resources for Worthington Executive Security)
Jason Allman: Six Star General of the Armies, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
Jason Bob Vance: (Brother of Billy Bob Vance and partner of Mason Allen)
Jax Arthur King: Colonel, U.S. Army - Security for Shawn Longdick-Allman
John Allen Masters: Colonel, U.S. Army – Protector for the sons of Jimmy & Hito
John Allen Masters: Son of General John Masters and Ambassador at Large for POTUS
John Masters: Four Star General & Base Commander Fort Connor, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
John Worthington: COO R&D of Worthington Industries
Juan Martinez: 5 Star General of the Army, U.S. Army – Security for Mario Garcia
Juan Martinez: Colonel, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 (Protector of Shawn Stone)
Juaquin "Jay" de Vázquez: Son of Manual de Vázquez
Lars Alison: Major General (2 Star), U.S. Army – Deputy Base Command, Fort Connor
Liam McIntyre: CFO Worthington Industries & Partner of Luke Worthington
Logan Worthington: Biological Son of Luke Worthington
Lucas Daniel Fairbairn: Captain, U.S. Army – Protector of Michael "Allen" Roberts
Luke Worthington: CEO of Worthington Industries
Magnus Savage: Colonel, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 Medical Trauma Surgeon
Manuel de Vázquez: Physicist/Engineer - Worthington Industries
Mario "Mani" Garcia: Son of the President of Mexico (Adopted son of Juan Martinez and Roger DeSoto)
Mark Roberts: Captain, U.S. Army – Security for Bobby Longdick-Allman
Mason Allen: Six Star General of the Armies, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
Matsukaze Kumorigachi, Commanding General – Alpha Zulu Program in Japan
Matt Longdick Six Star General of the Armies, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
Maximillian (Max) Malinois: 1st Sergeant, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 War Dog
Michael "Allen" Roberts: Adopted Son of Matt Longdick and Jason Allman
Napoleon Malinois: 1st Sergeant, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 War Dog
Noah Meat-Goodman: Adopted Son of Doug Meat and Steven Goodman
Oliver Winter: Six Star General, U.S. Army – Adjutant for Generals LongDick and Allman
Petrova Federova: Wife of Alexander Federova
Randall Masters:
Six
Star General of the Armies, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
Randall Savage: Colonel, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 (Protector of Steven Stone)
Randy & Robert Masamune: Adopted sons of Hito Masamune and Jimmy Yasumori
Randy Adam "RA" Worthington: Adopted son of Connor Best-Mann & John Worthington
Randy Best: Four Star General, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
Randy Johnson: Captain, U.S. Army – Security for Shawn LongDick-Allman
Robert Allen Gregory, Four Star General, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
Robert Manning, Captain: U.S. Army (Aide to General Meat and General Goodman)
Robert Masters: Major General, U.S. Army Alpha Zulu Security
Rod Jackson: Lieutenant General (3 Star), U.S. Army – Base Commander of Fort Connor
Rod LittleFeather: 1st Sergeant, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 War Dog Handler
Roger DeSoto: 5 Star General of the Army, U.S. Army – Security for Mario Garcia
Roi Friedman: Colonel – U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69 (Protector of "Tod" and "PJ"
Steven & Shawn Stone: Adopted sons of Dale Gordon Stone
Steven Douglas Worthington: (aka S.D.) (Adopted sons of Robert Allen Gregory and R.A. Worthington)
Steven Goodman: Six Star General of the Armies, U.S. Army – Alpha Zulu 69
Steven Robertson-Battenberg: Adopted son of William Robertson and George Battenberg
Sven Bjorn: Six Star General of the Armies RET – Tactical Alpha Zulu 69
Taylor and Tyler Worthington: (aka T&T) (Adopted sons of Logan Worthington and Alex Meat-Goodman)
Uri Leib: Biological son of Ari Rebel
Viktor Jannson: Six Star General, U.S. Army – Adjutant for Generals LongDick and Allman
Wilhelm "Willy" Rogers: Colonel, U.S. Army – Protector of Larry Winter-Jannson
William Robertson: Six Star General of the Armies of the United States
Yuuto Meat-Goodman Kinugasa: Adopted Son of Noah Meat-Goodman and Hayao Kinugasa
"Angus" (Name Classified): (Son of a domestic terrorist in protective custody at Fort Connor)
"Biff" Jones (Name Classified): (Son of POTUS and guest in residence at Fort Connor)
"George" (Name Classified): (Senior head of the Worthington Brain Trust and Top Scientist in residence)
"Tod" (Name Classified): (Teenage son of George and protectee of Alpha Zulu)
"PJ" (Name Classified): (Teenage son of POTUS and protectee of Alpha Zulu)
We were constantly getting daily photographs of our new Alpha Zulu War Dog. Even POTUS took a moment and video conferenced as to what a beautiful animal that had been selected for us. POTUS was read in on this animal and it was part of a new NATO breeding program for a multi-purpose dog who could multi-task as needed. Our new War Dog was part German Shephard and part Czechoslovakian Wolf. Somewhat smaller than Monster and should reach 70+ pounds as an adult. Don't let his size fool you... that WOLF part in him makes him one mean War Dog you don't want to face down ever! He'll have your balls for a snack, literally. Alpha Zulu has the privilege and responsibility of testing "LUPO" and submitting a full evaluation of him medically, socially and his military performance to NATO so they can fully evaluate their pilot breeding program. Someone better warn Doc this isn't the patient to "piss off" if he values his balls! (A smiling POTUS then hit the DISCONNECT!)
We had the rest of the week to prepare the base and Doc of the fact our new addition arriving on Saturday would be part WOLF! We were all concerned how Monster would react to such an unusual "brother" especially sharing the same quarters. If those two got into a dog fight we all knew only the winner would walk away alive!
As the regional supply sergeant advised OPS our daily supply plane would also be transporting our returning private and our new War Dog. As many men turned out for this arrival as did for any General or even POTUS. Our returning private walked down the ramp with Lupo on a short leash... Monster spotted the new addition and immediately became agitated. As Monster snarled and barked at Lupo, Monster got the shock of his life as Lupo went into an attack position with fangs exposed and snarling out of control.
The entire staff present was in shock when Monster tucked his tail between his legs and cowered behind the legs of his trainer. Lupo went back into normal mode and stood beside his trainer as Security processed his return to base. (Oh, how I want to be there when Doc tries to "chip" Lupo!) Actually, there was an immediate lottery on base as to how many stitches Doc would need if he was successful in evaluating and chipping his patient.
After Doc learned of the episode at the landing strip he decided caution was the better part of valor. Knowing that Lupo needed to be chipped for everyone's security... he quickly gave Lupo a strong fast acting, short life sedative and as Lupo quickly became a carefree animal and Doc quickly chipped him. As his patient recovered, Doc made certain to checked on him every five minutes with plenty of tasty Doggie Treats each time. (Doc had a friend for life [so long as he was well stocked with Doggie Treats].)
The acid test was how the first night together with Monster and Lupo sharing the same quarters goes. The sun rose and OPS hadn't issued an ALERTS so it couldn't have been too bad. As I informally asked our two dog trainers how the night went, I was told our Monster cowered in the corner until Lupo went over and gave him a formal "lick down" and approval from his Alpha Male. Lupo would have no problem learning new skills from Monster so long as Monster accepted Lupo was the Alpha Male.
The imps showered Monster with an abundance of affection and far too many Doggie Treats. We had one ill Monster who went on sick call from the abundance of treats he had received. Lupo actually paced the floor of his quarters until Monster returned from Medical. Lupo missed his big bro and the two lovers curled up together and started their bonding of becoming life long friends.
I made a point (as most of the off duty personnel at Fort Connor did) of watching Monster and Lupo at their first practice session... it was no surprise why men tried to avoid being the practice partner for Monster considering the speed and impact of his massive body. What Lupo lacked in weight he more than made up for with an aggressive nature on command and a set of barred fangs and a growl that would have most aggressors (and many a practice partner) soiling themselves. There was no hesitation, if I had the choice between a bullet or Lupo... please someone shoot me. Being on the receiving end of Monster would be next to lethal but given the order to attack brought out the WOLF in Lupo and the horrible recollections of the bloodiest scenes of Vampire movies I enjoyed watching as a kid.
Lupo like Monster loved "puppy duty" and enjoyed playing with the imps for hours upon hours. By the end of the day Lupo was exhausted and curled up for a night of sleep with Monster and one or more exhausted imp managed to wash the smell of "DOG" off his body in the shower before he crashed for the night. The poor imp was asleep the minute his head hit his pillow.
Unlike the imp who had "puppy detail" the night before, Lupo was a fast learner and had his leash in his mouth as his trainer exited the shower knowing it was time for his first meal of the day. Lupo was a growing "boy" and ate nearly as much as any imp did at Fort Connor. After he finished his nourishing well balanced dog food, he quickly learned the imps were a ready source of "Doggie Treats" for his sweet fang addiction. (Not bad for desert either!) Both Lupo and Monster mooched far too much food from the imps at our meals. Our imps were a soft touch for those sad brown eyes.
Now it was my turn to shock the hell out of a private and even make a War Dog stand and salute. At our evening retreat I called Lupo and his handler/trainer FRONT AND CENTER. Nearly the entire base knew what was happening and how they kept it from the private I'll never know. The look on his face when I informed him he was being promoted to the rank of 1st Sergeant and his four legged companion was also receiving the same rank by Presidential Executive Order.
As our shocked new 1st Sergeant took his new oath of office, we Generals pinned his new stripes on his sleeves. We carefully affixed his new rank on the collar of Lupo and then advised the two they would be flying back to Washington with the morning supply plane so he could be fitted for his new uniforms and his four legged partner could be fitted for his new ceramic body armor. (We suggested having plenty of Doggie Treats to keep Lupo happy as he was being measured for his new "uniform". The last thing any of us wanted to do is lose a fantastic tailor.)
T&T met the duo as they deplaned at Andrews and offered them the comfort of their Armored Limo unless you prefer military transportation. (What a no-brainer!) Being deposited at the tailor, T&T would send the limo back for them as soon as they reached their office. The manager at the Marriott has been advised of your arrival and will escort you to our penthouse. Feel free to order lunch from Room Service and we'll plan on dinner around 2000 hours tonight.
Seeing the opulence of T&T's Penthouse our new 1st Sergeant chastised Lupo and told him to mind his manners and be a good dog. If you break anything it probably will be coming out of my pay. It was unclear if Lupo understood but he curled up on the sofa, put his chin on his paws and spent the majority of the day resting in luxury. YES, even Lupo was enjoying the good life and T&T were in shock that Lupo wouldn't allow them entrance to their Penthouse until he was given the correct command.
2100 hours and a loud knock at the Penthouse door. A strange Colonel entered and asked to talk with the young 1st Sergeant. Advising the young man he was expected at the White House for lunch at 1300 hours on Friday as his new uniforms would be delivered on Thursday. The invitation includes your four legged friend as POTUS wants to meet this one-of-a-kind addition to the United States Army.
The young sergeant being forever proactive took Lupo out for his morning walk and his daily elimination of all the food he had consumed. Fortunately, the Marriott had an area for their customers to walk their dog and had the convenience of heavy duty bags so they could pick up and deposit any solids in the appropriate container. Better to do it here than to tell POTUS we needed a potty break during lunch.
The Marriott Manager announced to the young sergeant his transportation to the White House had arrived and he needed to leave promptly to be on time for his meeting with POTUS. They indeed looked like a sharp couple in his new uniform and Lupo's ballistic armor. Lupo was on his best manners and realized this was something special but really didn't have any idea of how important a meeting this would be in his life and future.
The Secret Service escorted the duo to the third floor residence and advised them POTUS would be joining them shortly. As POTUS entered the room our Sergeant rose to attention and Lupo followed rising on his hind legs with his front paws extended. "AT EASE"! POTUS quipped the dog has better manners than some of the Congressmen who walk through the Halls of Congress every day. "Please join me for lunch so we can talk about this magnificent animal."
POTUS was greatly impressed with the reports he read both from the training school in Texas and the "fitness reports" issued by the Base Commander at Fort Connor (his father). "And, he is only a puppy?" Believe me, Mr. President... Lupo is a force to be reckoned with and even I don't want to see what he will be capable of doing when he reaches his adult body stature.
As POTUS rose to leave he commented how much he appreciated the honest and candid discussion they shared. It is unique to have someone share with me the facts and not just what they think I want to hear. Enjoy your stay in Washington and take good care of our four legged friend.
As the Secret Service returned our Duo back to the Marriott... as they were entering the lobby they heard an elderly voice yelling: "My purse, he stole my purse"! As a young man with a purse in his hands was running toward the main entrance to the Marriott, Lupo was unleashed and told to bring down the runner. Lupo charged forward at full speed and hit the man with such force he slid across the marble floor for over 15 feet only to find a snarling wolf with ominous, terrifying fangs exposed standing between his legs snarling.
As a traumatized robber was screaming for someone to call the police and save me from this beast, no one caught a sharp metro beat reporter snapping pics of Lupo keeping the assailant at bay until the police arrived. Every TV station in the Washington area had "Breaking News" interrupting normal programming to show cell phone streaming video of the Army's newest member to protect our soldiers in uniform.
As we three Generals were informally meeting and the topic of Lupo surfaced in conversation all three of us agreed he would definitely be an asset to any Army unit and especially Alpha Zulu. We would be keeping him even if General Masters had to put his son (POTUS) over his knees. Without warning, OPS advises: "SecDef on a video call for you and he isn't a happy camper!" Send him through... now what fire do we have to put out.
"Generals, have you viewed the video of Lupo in the Marriott lobby?" Pleading ignorance SecDef had OPS play the "Breaking News" being carried by the major networks in the Washington area. The Pentagon reporters are demanding a press conference and all the pertinent information regarding Lupo. I can have our head of the War Dog program address how and why Lupo is part of our Army program... I need you two to share the success he has had integrating into the existing War Dog program at Alpha Zulu and you need to drag along our young hero who turned lose Lupo and saved the day.
What the press has yet to find out is the woman who was the assaulted and had her purse stolen is the mother of the Chairman of the Armed Services Appropriation Committee. This is a once in a lifetime chance we'll never get again so prep our young friend and get your asses to Washington. T&T will be expecting your arrival in Washington as fast as you can grab your go bags and board your jet.
After talking with SecDef, T&T decided the best course of actions was to head home early and console our young sergeant with the fact he is now a hero and the world wants access to him. Arriving at the Penthouse T&T found both the sergeant and Lupo relaxing and simply taking a nap. With Lupo meeting them at the door the sergeant was rudely awaken and gave the order for Lupo to "STAND DOWN"! T&T smiled and commented they heard you two put on a pretty impressive show in the lobby today. You are making "Breaking News Alerts" on every major TV channel and I expect will be a major story on the Evening News.
What it appears you don't know, the victim whose purse you saved and when Lupo brought down the assailant is the mother of the Chairman of the Armed Services Appropriation Committee. What would have been a hard sell to get the money for our own "Wolf" breeding program just became a "fast tracked" item with little or no opposition.
The media is all over SecDef for a news conference with you and Lupo. The Generals are flying in this afternoon and you'll meet with the Pentagon brass at 0800 hours for a 0900 news conference. That gives the Generals the balance of today to prep you so you don't have "foot in your mouth disease". The Army and the military needs positive press and you my young friend just became the "poster boy" for Military War Dogs.
As our young sergeant collapsed in his chair in a near state of shock. T&T poured him a double of their 100 year old brandy which was immediately consumed. (Such a sin to gulp good brandy!) T&T turned on their big screen just as another showing of Lupo's heroic actions was being displayed not only to the Washington "market" but also on every network in every major media market in the United States.
The Generals were in video conference with SecDef and the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee the entire duration of their flight to Andrews AFB. There would be public recognition for our two heroes and SecDef and POTUS needed to sign off on it TODAY!
Our 1st Sergeant would be awarded Defense Meritorious Service Medal and our four legged hero would receive the rare privilege of the first War Dog to receive the Legion of Merit from POTUS and the SecDef. Both Lupo and his handler would receive Army Distinguished Service Medal from our Six Star Alpha Zulu Commanding Generals. We quickly learned the Pentagon "SHARKS" were as bad or even worse than the White House SHARKS!
Arriving at Andrews we were immediately transported to the Marriott Penthouse of T&T Worthington. Walking in, we smiled at the 1st Sergeant who rose to attention and only commented he didn't mean to cause this much trouble, he was only trying to help an old lady.
We smiled at our young friend and told him he could cause us this type of trouble any day of the week. We are here to prep you and help you to make it through your first press conference. Commenting, he should see the gaggle of reporters in the Marriott lobby waiting to get a picture of you two and a comment for a sound byte would probably get them a bonus.
When we were told eventually Lupo would need to be walked for his evening "constitutional", T&T commented we solved that problem when we did the refit both for here and Camp Phoenix. Both panic rooms now have facilities for our four legged friends
We chided the Sergeant, Lupo had the easy part and would steal the show with reporters wanting pics of this young beautiful animal. Just seeing him in action even with poor quality cell phone video he definitely isn't anything I'd want standing between my legs with his fangs bared. I do believe our assailant will be considering a different occupation once he is released from lockup. Just the shock and awe factor Lupo has is ten times more effective than Monster and Monster had all of Alpha Zulu terrorized when he arrived at Fort Connor. You wouldn't believe the improvement in barracks inspections since Lupo arrived at Fort Connor. Pre Lupo it was obvious which squad needed to be motivated. Now, the low score sometimes is determined by a fraction of a percentage point. I expect you and Lupo will be doing some public relations announcements for the Army as recruitment peaks in the fall. You my young friend just made the "BIG LEAGUE" and if you haven't called your parents with the good news expect yourself to be chastised by them. Take the next hour and chat with them and then be prepared for the rest of the day and late into the evening to face being prepped by us.
T&T ordered room service to bring up dinner as we basked in the luxurious surroundings designed by Mama Bear. Lupo (Our Hero) was treated to a T-Bone steak compliments of the Marriott (RARE) and enjoyed chewing on his bone all night as he even carried it to his bedroom for a "midnight snack".
Those of us whose life is on "military time" our bodies were up and functioning by 0600 hours. A note left by T&T advised breakfast has been ordered and would be delivered by 0615 hours. That gave us time to eat and relax before we had to head out to face the brass at the Pentagon. Of the four of us being transported to the Pentagon, only Lupo was enjoying the sights as we journeyed to face our fate.
To say our 0800 hour meeting was brief, definitely wasn't true. We are advised POTUS would arrive shortly and would introduce us. Awards would be presented and then Q&A with the press till someone decided to call it a day. We need positive press to help with our fall recruitment. Not to mention Lupo just got us a restricted line item budget to our current funding of $10,000,000.00 USD to fund a "fast track" breeding program for our military.
SHOW TIME! For once POTUS was short and to the point, made his presentations and quietly exited as we spent the next hour explaining the development of the "Wolf" program by NATO partners and how the U.S. is so impressed with the initial results, Congress has allocated funding for a United States breeding program to begin immediately.
The majority of questions were directed to our young 1st Sergeant with Lupo standing smartly at his side. The press conference went flawlessly and every reporter wanted a picture with Lupo. (For once our six stars weren't the center of attention and we two Generals were happy to pass the spotlight onto a heroic "mutt" by the name of Lupo.)
The entire staff of Fort Connor turned out to meet and greet our returning hero... LUPO! (We Generals were just "window dressing".) Even Monster ran up to his now good buddy and after sharing a few licks Lupo immediately reminded Monster that some intimate activities were only to be enjoyed in the privacy of their quarters. Lupo now had a public image to protect and two dogs intimately sniffing and licking wasn't the image the Pentagon wanted on the front page of the media.
We all roared our approval when POTUS and SecDef video conferenced and advised us the "purse snatcher" pled guilty at his court hearing and when sentenced the judge gave him the choice of one year in jail or 15 minutes in pads as the practice "partner" for Lupo. (The "perp" chose the year in jail!)
We Generals were amazed at the improvement in squad evaluations and even more of a surprise no squad made the list two weeks consecutively. The imps never tired of "puppy duty" with Lupo and he never let them down. It was always easy to tell who volunteered for "puppy duty" as the imp had a red face from Lupo constantly pinning him down and giving him a lick down and if he hadn't showered the imp smelled like a dog! Monster was a little miffed he was no longer the center of attention for the imps but Lupo willingly shared the imps with him especially as after a few hours on "puppy duty" Lupo wanted a break. One or more imps always asked and took Monster and Lupo to the mess to spoil them with Vanilla Ice Cream and both of our four legged friends were addicted to the Hot Fudge topping.
Our wolf breeding program was definitely "fast tracked" by both the Pentagon and the Army. Considering it takes 75 days after conception for the pups to be delivered and they are totally dependent upon their mother for 4 weeks after birth. The training regiment started as soon as possible after they were weaned and a trainer wasn't matched to a "Wolf Dog" until the wolf was at least 6 months old and met certain criteria.
It took a good 4+ months of training each Wolf and trainer to meet the military high standards for a War Dog. With a starting base of 10 pairs of Wolfs and German Shepherds for the program we hoped for 30-40 pups if the "females" cooperated and was in the mood when their mate got horny. Even with the potential for growth of the breeding program it would take 5-10 years for it to reach a point to even start to provide for the needs of the Army. The one item in the budget that was inviolate... it was to be a "No Kill" program. When a Wolf "War Dog" was of an age it should be retired it had to be adopted with first choice being offered to its existing handler. Only when medically necessary was a "Wolf" to be euthanized.
T&T quietly had a "Wolf Adoption Program" established jointly with the Army and the Worthington Foundation. Yes, my now mature imps could remember the wonderful days they spent at Fort Connor volunteering for "puppy duty". (There was always a long waiting list of families wanting to adopt the retiring military dogs. As well as a long list of adults who would provide temporary homes until a FOREVER FAMILY could be found for our retiring furry four legged military heroes.)
The holiday season was a special event in the lives of the men at Alpha Zulu. The Chaplain started breaking out the Christmas decorations the Friday after Thanksgiving and the men went into high gear to deck out our Chapel and Mess in its Holiday trimmings. Yes, Dale Gordon Longdick-Allman's impact on the men of Alpha Zulu existed long after his death.
After handing out Christmas gifts to every soldier on base we remaining three Generals could board our plane and head out to Camp Phoenix to celebrate the holiday with the Worthington clan and their extended families. T&T true to their word had a large addition added to Camp Phoenix during the "summer refit". Barracks style housing with a large athletic style shower room could house 20-30 imps. I couldn't believe how the imps rushed to claim a bed in the new part of Camp Phoenix. This truly was going to be a fantastic holiday season for everyone present.
The former Master Sergeant Chef and his partner from Fort Connor catered the feast and everyone insisted they join us at the table as part of our extended family. The food was delicious but definitely not as good as what Connor had prepared when he was alive. Although, I never met this Worthington, the thought of him was always present at the Christmas Season.
POTUS and his extended family joined us at Camp Phoenix for the New Year celebration. There was a feeling of excitement in the air and none of us had any idea of what was happening. Suddenly, the massive Christmas tree in the great room started to glow with a brilliant white light as a beautiful snow white Angel with massive pure white wings appeared with his wings wrapped around a mature woman. T&T and most of the Worthingtons realized the woman was "Mama Bear" as the Angel opened his wings Mama Bear stepped forward.
"This is the miracle of Christmas" Mama Bear spoke to all of us. The Angel you see is Roger who has graced us all with miracles and guidance during his service to our heavenly father. Roger was denied the normal life of a Child and has never held any resentment... he has been the happiest when he could be helping others these past years.
Mama Bear held the Angel and kissed him on the cheek. "Roger has been my `son' all these years and I pray my family will accept him as a Worthington." As the light enveloped the two individuals it became so bright we had to shield our eyes. As the glowing sphere of light slowly dissolved away the beautiful man before us was transfigured to the Roger we all knew and loved... a small nerdish imp with "bug eyes" and "owl glasses". Yes, Roger was being given a second chance to be a child and even us Generals were speechless as to what had just happened.
Yes, Roger was truly reborn in all his naked beauty. T&T were in tears as they rushed to hold Roger and asked the small young members of the clan to go check and see what extra clothes they had packed that were clean and might fit Roger. Within a few minutes we had Roger some temporary clothing. It would take some time for all of us to rationalize and accept this Christmas Miracle. POTUS had to head back to Washington and quietly informed T&T that whatever help they needed... ASK... and I'll do my best to make it happen.
As the imps dragged Roger off to the game room to have electronic battles Roger was ill prepared for and went down in a blaze of glory. Roger didn't care, he was a flesh and blood imp again and it was the most fantastic gift he could ever receive.
Enjoying an outstanding New Year dinner with his family Roger was stuffed and to say exhausted from all the excitement of the day would be an understatement. Asking Roger where he wanted to sleep tonight he smiled as he said with the imps. He had spent many nights in the imps dormitory these past years. As everyone headed off to bed, T&T asked Dale, Dwight and us Generals to join them in their study.
"This is one fantastic Miracle of Christmas, but in this electronic age it is also going to be a bureaucratic nightmare!" Dale and Dwight commented they could arrange for a sympathetic judge to handle this as an anonymous infant left at the orphanage and have temporary custody granted to us and Alpha Zulu. We need to get Doc involved, his shots up-to-date and chipping him isn't optional.
The immediate plan was for Dale and Dwight start with the temporary custody order and get a judge to authorize placement with T&T. Roger would return with T&T to the Penthouse and they would spend the week getting him fitted for clothes and personal items. Yuuto would be customizing for him the fastest laptop computer on the market and loaded with every game imaginable. Then there is school, testing and getting curriculum developed for him. But, after what Roger has done for Alpha Zulu, our families and the hundreds of Children he saved from sexual slavery he needs to enjoy being an imp. We owe him that much!
Roger knows Fort Connor and Alpha Zulu so it should be an easy adjustment for him and we all know the men will love him. And, definitely... T&T asked the Generals to have their HR "dream team" find the best protector available for Roger. And, if anything happens to Roger this time, the individuals involved will be "shark chum"!
Roger was awake and functioning before the sun was up and T&T quickly learned how to protect the vital areas of their body when they heard the scream "INCOMMING" waking them from a sound sleep. (So much for a life of sleeping into 1000 hours every day! Welcome to the real world.) At least Roger's trajectory and landing were accurate and he landed in the center of the bed being hugged and kissed by his new fathers.
We all were shocked to see T&T holding Roger's hands as they walked out of their bedroom at sunrise to join us for an early breakfast. T&T kinda went overboard on being a Father Figure for Roger. Clothes, a computer and a few items to spoil the imp were OK... but a $100,000.00 USD custom armored Range Rover for his security detail is kinda being OVERPROTECTIVE... `YA THINK?
As T&T flew from Camp Phoenix back into Washington and to their Penthouse at the Marriott Roger was all excited even having seen it numerous times as an Angel. He had a FOREVER FAMILY and it was now his home.
Roger felt weird being measured for a suit... and a tie, he had never worn a suit in his life and a tie was just beyond anything he could fathom. He was excited to be able to pick out his casual clothes and even T&T blushed when Roger picked out bikini briefs to wear. It will be interesting to see if it shocks Doc.
As they sat enjoying their evening meal, T&T asked Roger if he wanted to go with them to Fort Connor for the weekend. We need to get your immunization current and the Doc there is a great guy and good friend. Roger knew and trusted Doc and was smiling at the thought of seeing him again.
Doc greeted T&T warmly and asked who the cute imp was with them. Introducing Roger Worthington they asked if Doc had time to examine him and start all the necessary immunizations. Doc asked T&T and Roger to wait in Room One as he had some paperwork he required to do the physical. Asking Roger to strip down to his underwear, Doc had a big smile when he saw this small cute imp wearing bikini underwear.
Asking Roger to lay on the table, he gave him a complete physical exam. Then Doc got serious and told Roger he needed to take a few blood samples to check and make certain everything was OK. Then a few shots and we'll be done for today.
Roger then asked T&T if he could go on "puppy duty" with Lupo... he loves dogs. As T&T approved the request but only a short time and then find us in Doc's office. We need to talk with him. Adjourning to Doc's office T&T asked if Doc had noticed the multiple scars on Roger's small body. "Kinda hard to miss!" Pull up the autopsy on the Roger that was assassinated and I bet you'll find the scars match with the wounds he received. If the Generals have the time this evening, we need to sit down with a large bottle of single malt and read you in on the events of Christmas at Camp Phoenix.
Seeing the Chaplain as they walked from Medical back to the Generals quarters they asked if he was free tonight to sit in on a meeting with the Generals. (Now let's hope the Generals don't have any plans.)
Giving Roger a few rolls of tokens he headed off at full steam for the arcade games and to see how many demons he could kill off electronically. That would keep him busy for a few hours. Knocking at the General's office door they were warmly greeted and sat comfortably knowing what they had to discuss. The Generals warmly extended an invitation to use their guests room for this visit. Asking if the Generals were free this evening it was now time to read in Senior Staff of the Christmas Miracle at Camp Phoenix.
I smiled at our good friends and told them if the Scotch isn't adequate to help them cope with the reality of our experience we are going straight to the moonshine. Let's give Roger some time to burn off his energy after our evening meal, shower and then we'll tuck him into bed and kiss him goodnight. Let's plan on our meeting starting around 2030 hours.
We had to smile seeing Roger being dragged back to us with his arms around the neck of Monster. We asked why Roger didn't hop on and ride him back? "Monster had been on puppy duty all afternoon and he is pretty tired." Yes, Roger may be a small imp but he has manners and is considerate of others even our four legged friends.
Telling Roger it was time to wash up and head for retreat and dinner. You'll love the food here... it is the best I've have ever eaten and we always plan our visits to Fort Connor so we can enjoy as many meals in the mess as possible. Don't forget to thank the men in the kitchen and a hug and kiss can go a long way in thanking them.
Roger went to the extreme thanking the mess staff and they "ate it up"! Roger was guaranteed all the vanilla ice cream with hot fudge topping any time of the day or night. Asking if he could have a hour to play with Monster or Lupo and the imps before he had to clean up for bed, both trainers invited Roger to join them and both dogs were ready to learn how to "save an imp".
About 90 minutes later an exhausted Roger was returned to us in the Generals billet with the comment Roger gave our War Dogs an exhaustive workout. He is already in arears for Doggie Treats and they do remember what they are owed and by whom. Stop by the commissary and buy a big box of Doggie Treats for Roger to pay off his "bill" with our two furry moochers.
Roger cleaned up quickly and we walked him to his bedroom to tuck him in and kiss him goodnight. Roger shocked us all as he knelt at his bed, folded his hands in prayers and thanked God for all the wonderful men here at Fort Connor and for giving him the two best fathers any imp could ever have. AMEN! (T&T were truly humbled by the heartfelt comment of their son.)
Roger was exhausted and asleep when his head hit the pillow. We adjourned to the Generals Great Room and met with the Senior Staff... General Washington, General Montoya, General Masters, Doc and our indispensable Chaplain.
"My friends, we had a miracle happen at Camp Phoenix over Christmas and the result is the little imp you all have met today. No, this wasn't a drunken stupor, hangover or mass hallucination... General Washington, General Montoya and General Masters were present as were POTUS, Harold, Dale and Dwight... we truly did have a CHRISTMAS MIRACLE and now it is up to all of us to commit ourselves to protect and provide Roger with the best life possible.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Constructive comments are appreciated and welcomed
Email to: ibnMichigan@gmail.com