In the Terran Federation, a group of rcenaries was currently residing in a large hotel apartnt. The hotel was taken by them exclusively for their duration of stay here so no other person was there with them.
The atmosphere in the hotel was boisterous as the rcenaries walked about, lifting heavy machines and loading them into the big military vehicles that were parked at the side.
So of them carried boxes housing guns and bullets, others were busy dismantling heavy exotic turrets and A. I controlled artillery guns, while the remaining rcenaries did a myriad of other things.
From the chanical manner in which they loaded their goods without an exception into the pick-truck military vehicles, it could be deduced that they were planning to leave this hotel after staying here for the past few days.
Just taking a glance around the hotel ground, hundreds of rcenaries could be seen who were all hard at work.
This hotel was the hired temporary base of the Pendragon rcenary group.
The rcenaries were originally prepared to stay here for a few more days after completing their recent mission, but an order ca directly from their temporary Commander a day ago that they were leaving.
This was an order from above so none of them complained, setting out imdiately to prepare on how they would move.
As all the bustle and hustle of the rcenaries movents continued unabashedly, a female rcenary stood on a balcony at the vantage point of the hotel building, looking down at this scene calmly.
From ti to ti, the rcenaries working below would greet her, prompting her to nod politely back at them in acknowledgnt.
Emily felt like she was in a fantasy dream. It started just a few months ago, just because of an encounter with so mischievous rcenaries she decided to jump into the rcenary business.
When she just decided to create the Pendragon rcenary group, she was not really confident in herself but she was sure that the rcenary group would go places with Clark as the Commander.
From that ti till now, apart from the first few months after it was created Clark barely had any other impact on the rcenary group but its growth was still out of the world.
From the first month of its creation when it had only about a dozen rcenaries, it already snowballed to an organization of over 1400 rcenaries and this was just in a few months.
Not only did the rcenary organization had an increase in quantity, but it also had a slight increase in quality.
Now, apart from herself, the organization had 12 high-grade rcenaries. Though they were all just 1st rank high-grade rcenaries except Jack, the growth was still substantial.
Then, they didnt even have their own transportation vessel.
Now, not only did they have dozens of military vehicles, but they also had lots of exotic gadgets that aided them a lot in all of the recent missions that they took on.
The Pendragon rcenary group was now renowned among the big-na rcenary groups. Their power, fa, and appeal for rcenaries were now on a completely different level compared to when they started.
About a week ago, Emily got a call from her sister who inford her about Clarks return.
Hearing the na Clark again, she felt complicated. She wanted to call him as soon as she heard but in the end, she held herself back, she knew that Clark would contact her due to the series of happenings during his absence.
When Vatican City was attacked by the Persian tigers terrorists, it was not hidden. Almost every part of the Spartan republic knew of it, and she also heard of it.
She wanted to help then, but after thinking about it more she hesitated and stopped herself.
The Pendragon rcenary group was not what it was again during its inception, it was now a big organization sheltering thousands of rcenary lives.
The rcenaries were not her property, she could not throw their lives away without reason. They were humans with intellect, they could think and of course, they could evaluate the feasibility of the plans taken by the organization.
Despite the rcenary groups rapid growth, it was still in a juvenile state. No real loyalty and brotherhood was bred among the rcenaries yet, most of them were here entirely because of the money.
To build a military doctrine and a sense of camaraderie in them, it needs years and lots of effort on her part.
Yesterday evening, Clark finally called her. When he told her of his reason for calling, she badly wanted to argue but stopped herself at the last mont. She didnt know why; she just had an unconditional soft spot for Clark.
After all the experiences that she had with Clark, he was already kind of like an idol in her heart. She loved him, she admired him, she respected him, she practically felt every good emotion towards him.
Her only heartache was that she could never get as close as she wanted to him. Well, she already got over this though so it was much less painful now.
Even though Clark did not elaborate much on his ssage, she knew that this summon was likely related to the terrorists attack on Vatican City.
As all these went through her mind, the sound of a door opening suddenly reverberated, jolting her from her dazed state.
Footsteps coming towards her position sounded before she felt a body enveloping her from behind, with a pair of hands wrapping around her abdon.
She blushed a bit on feeling this as she hastily pressed a button that made a one-way screen cover the balcony, removing them from the sight of the rcenaries who were working below.
She finally tried to turn but the person behind her held her in place.
Jack, were in a public place. She moaned and protested softly.
It doesnt matter, youve brought down the screen already. And who cares, if you want, I can shout it out to the whole world that youre mine. Jack grinned before planting a soft kiss on her neck.
Noting that Jack was not in the mood of stopping, she finally relented, letting all her mass rest on the masculine fra that was supporting her from behind.
Yes, she and Jack were now engaged.
After being there when the annoying Leo and her sister had a public display of affection in front of her, she finally felt the last resistance enabling her to wait patiently for Clark to shatter.
This was when reality finally hit her fully, Clark had no love interest in her. She was just wasting her ti. Of course, it was a harsh realization that crushed her heart but this was what opened her heart to others.
After that day, she decided to take a more casual approach to other boys to see if another person would get her attention.
To her surprise, she didnt have to wait long. In just a month, the spark was lit up between herself and Jack. After he broke through to beco a 2nd rank high-grade soldier, his charisma seed to have experienced an increase.
As the only 2 current vice-commanders of the rcenary group, they spent a lot of ti together which acted as the catalyst to drive their relationship forward.
In just a few months into their relationship, they did it and to her shock she got pregnant. She only knew of this 2 weeks ago after going to have a dical check-up due to having experienced so strange signs.
As soon as Jack heard of the news, he no longer hesitated and proposed to her on the sa day. Boom! Thats it, they were now fiances.
After cuddling in each others arms for a few minutes, they finally separated and sat opposite each other on the chairs that were provided on the balcony.
Are you prepared to et the Commander? Emily finally asked while flashing a bright smile at her fiance.
This question made Jack frown a bit. I hate to break it to you, but Im baffled why you take Major Clark to such a high pedestal. Hes hardly done a thing for the rcenary group yet you praise him like hes our savior.
To be sincere, if its possible, I dont want to et him at all. Hes a 2nd rank high-grade soldier, the sa rank as I am, so what makes him so special?
I know Im not as strong as him currently, but itll only take a matter of ti before I surpass him.
Emily sighed. Stop this, Jack. Weve already had this conversation.
If you want, I can stop it. I just want you to know that Im not happy with it, and so are most of the rcenaries here. Jack raised his hands as a sign of surrender.
Emily curled her lips, shook her head, and stood up before turning to face outside the balcony, down at the working rcenaries.
You dont know Clark, Jack. He ans a lot to ; I dont know how I should phrase this before you can get it. Without him, I dont think I would have been alive to et you.
I know that what Im saying has so bias in it, but he also brings a lot of importance to the rcenary group.
Perhaps, he may not have done any significant thing for now but I know what hes capable of. With him staying with us, I believe that no matter the situation will find ourselves, well always find a breakthrough.
Here you go again!
Emily didnt stop despite the interruption. Hes soone that miracles follow everywhere he goes, Jack. Im not sure but my intuition tells that when we et him later in the day, well probably hear about another miracle.
Jack finally comnted again. You know the reason why hes calling us right? You promised the rcenaries that you will safeguard their lives when they joined us, is this safeguarding their lives now?
You know as much as I do how strong the Persian tigers terrorists are. If we go to battle with him, well probably lose a significant portion of the rcenaries who we painstakingly invited to join us.
As Emily wanted to say sothing, a knock sounded from the door.
Good morning vice-commanders, we are ready to move. A young rcenarys voice sounded out.
Good! Tell the others to prepare, well be there in a mont.
Emily turned to her fiance again. Dont worry about that. If the plan is too unfavorable for us, I promise you that Ill reject him.
Ok.
Jack finally stood up as they both went down the next mont.
After getting down, the hotel experienced a huge stir again. With them in the lead, the other military vehicles in the hotel compound ignited their engines and followed after them.
After a few months of staying far away, the rcenary group was finally returning to its ho where it was created.
The entourage of vehicles first went to the airport where they booked a ga-sized jet for themselves. After they loaded all their vehicles into the jet, they finally took off to the Spartan republic.
[Thanks for reading, here's the second chapter for today.]
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