Six years have already passed. These past six years have been remarkable, with the bond between Cheyenne and her comrades evolving into a cohesive and joyful family.
Little Pete, who is five years and seven months old, appears to be the heart of this unity. Despite the goodness of these years, the team faced significant challenges, nearly losing Carlos in a battle. Through their teamwork, however, they ensured that no one was left behind. Logan and Cheyenne were elevated from second Lieutenants to first Lieutenants, and later identified as candidates for captaincy by the Major General.
They underwent the rigorous 21-week Captain's career course, focusing on leadership, operations, mission command, unit training, problem-solving, and effective communication. Unlike the automatic promotion to Lieutenant, the path to becoming a Captain was highly competitive. During this race, their readiness for a captain's rank would be judged based on their performance as Lieutenants, with promotion decisions influenced by evaluation reports from their superiors.
Cheyenne possessed half of the required qualities, while Logan possessed the other half. The promotion board found itself in a quandary, but Logan resolved the issue by gracefully declining the role of Captain and recommending Cheyenne for the position. After a thorough assessment, Cheyenne exceeded all expectations, ensuring a fair and unbiased competition.
Over the course of these six years, Miles and Cheyenne's company flourished and gained recognition worldwide. Miles even expanded the business by incorporating men's clothing, enhancing its visibility across the country while fulfilling his duties in the army.
Mrs. Agnes and Mr. Balzary beamed with pride, relishing in their children's growing recognition in social circles and actively supporting their ventures.
On this particular day at the barracks, Cheyenne, now a stunning lady, led her team of officers, exuding confidence and professionalism.
She walks in the middle of her friends as they all dressed
in their army trousers with black polo, the girls have their hair tied into a high pony tail before putting it into bun, in order not to disturb their work, they match with straight
back even though they are talking and laughing, their backs
were still straight.
As they walk a Private run up to them and salute, as soon he was asked to be at ease he inform them by announcing
"Colonel Hale and Colonel Mack wishes to speak to you and your team Captain Cheyenne"
the team exchange looks before releasing the Private and
make a turn towards the meeting room, where they always
have an important discussion.
along the way, each and every one who sees them, especially when they are some ranks higher than you, they all salute them after all, her team has being on stage every year taking awards and badges, And their names are on all the notice board in the barracks.
When they arrive, Colonel Mack and Colonel Hale who are men on their early fifties, wearing an army green tees with a black trousers, focused and were having a serious discussion seriously while pointing at the plans map on the wall,
Cheyenne and the rest announce their presences by giving them a salute
"At ease!"
Says the Colonels
"Come in first we have some work for you all"
says Colonel Hale, the team nods and walk towards them and line up before the round table in the room
Then Colonel Mack suddenly ask
"Logan, I heard your wedding is in two Weeks 'time''
Logan sigh before answering
"You heard well sir, I have sent invitation to your home Sir"
"ha-ha! Why do you kid look so unhappy while talking about your wedding"
A deep voice says from behind them, when everyone look back, a man on his late fifties appeared before them wearing a green coat with many badges on his chest, he happens to be the General and the one in charge of Cheyenne's team
He walks towards them after words
"I heard is an arranged marriage, the young man may not like the lady in question"
Colonel Hale adds
"Tell me dear, do you not really like the girl?, if you don't like or love her, then tell me I will make sure the wedding never take place"
The General swore. Logan smile and replies
"You are actually right Sir, but is not simple as it sounds, my ancestors made a promised to her family, that their children children's will marry each other, and since I am the only son of my father, the reasonability fall on me, I can't break the family years promise because of my own likes, so we have to take the wedding"
"But that doesn't mean you have to be in an unhappy marriage just to keep your family honor, I will go talk to your old man, we still have time, the wedding can
still be call off"
says the General
"Old Noah(Logan's father) should know this very well, since he put on some weights in order to marry your mother"
Colonel Hale says
"Let it be sir, I will make sure to finish my work before the wedding"
Logan say
The General sigh before commenting
"The kid has made up his mind, we can only support him by wishing him well … come on Colonel Mack, tell them the reason for this meeting"
The General pointed and everyone agrees as well.
So Colonel Mack starts
"Okay, here is the country's map, and the red circle ones are the current town/places that has reported with high rate of
children missing especially the female ones from the west side of the country
Cheyenne I think you may know this towns since your father said you have being in Wyrm city before"
Colonel Mack says to Cheyenne as he points at the
city map
"I do know Wyrm city very well sir but it has been ten years I went there, so I can't tell if I still remember the
Paths"
Cheyenne responds truthful
"You are right but that is not our actual target. here are the towns in Wyrm city that are reported with missing kids, Famville town, Duvar town, OldHunrough town, Two Seasons town, Oakwood town and Warlock's town;
Duvartown and Two Seasons town are ones we are targeting now. Earlier last year, few school girls suddenly went missing after school dismissed and the police look just for few months and give up and till now no news about them"
Colonel Mack pin points
"So what is our duty here sir?''
Carlos question
"Good question dear" The General starts
"After the last mission you all handled was a successful one, the board suggested we send you all to the west for undercover job, now take a look at this pictures very well"
The General say and signaled Colonel Hale to put on the projector by the side of the room. when the projector is put-on, five men pictures in a business
suit appears on the screen
Colonel Mack takes over by explaining
"Those five men here are suspected by the police for running an underworld business but no matter how they tried to find out about what they sell they couldn't but one of our men got some details"
Colonel Mack points at one of the men as he says, the man he is wearing a brown suit and was sitting majestically on his seat with a cigarette in between his fingers, even though he is already forty, he still look handsome like he is on his
twenties'
"He is name Shalhoub' Mr. Mack continues',
He is forty years old this year, one of our men got his details, it says that every Tuesdays he runs an auction and many Elites from far and wide comes there and no one enters without a membership card and also he is seem to be the leader of the rest since they always sit together each Tuesdays auction"
Colonel Mack pointed out
The General takes over by saying
"The phone that will be given to you have their details on them. Now listen, you all will have to travel to
Froln town in Wyrm city which is the center of the whole
town that was mentioned, you will be in disguise, names are already prepared for you all, you are only allowed to call each other real names when you are together
And the aim of this mission is to find out where the kids and girls are being taken, finds out what Shalhoub sell every
Tuesdays and bring a proper evidence that can bring them
down, is that taken?''
The General says
"Yes Sir!!!"
They all answerer in chorus
"Good. And Niamh, Why are you raising your hand, do you have a question?''
General asks when he sees Niamh raising his hand
"Yes sir. I must say I really do love this mission but Sir … .we still have to attend Logan's wedding right?''
Logan and others face palm themselves and give Niamh
'Are you dumb look' when they heard his question
"You silly boy, off course you will attend Logan's
wedding and I will attend as well, how can you go on a
mission without your elder brother, I don't want the mission to be ruin before it even started"
the General tease
"You are right General, what will happen in the field if Logan or Cheyenne is not there?
Niamh might went to look for girlfriend since I noticed that he has taken Carlos role of flirting with girls recently"
Colonel Hale joins in teasing
"I thought I was the only one that noticed, all the female
Privates all gathered at their training side every morning just
to look at him"
Colonel Mack adds
" Carlos go work on your charm, because this mission will needing it, I don't want Niamh to take all the girl's from you"
Says the General
"Sir I am on it, don't worry about that"
Carlos say proudly and his team roll their eyes at him,
"ha-ha! you kids are funny…okay now you are all dismissed, we will talk more on it when Logan's wedding is done and… go study the details, a bag will be sent to your base as soon as you leaves here"
The General instructs
"Sure sir!!!!'
they salute him
"Don't be too serious now, and don't think too much on it, just focus on Logan's wedding for now, until is done then we will talk about it, good luck and….for our country!"
the General exclaim and Cheyenne and the rest responds with right hands on the chest as they echo's
"For our country!!!!"
After words they Match out of the room
The general stares at the closed door and sigh heavily, hearing it Colonel Mack comments
"Don't worry Sire, I believe in them"
Hearing him the General chuckles and comments
"Oh I am not worried about them, I believe in them as well over the years they outdone themselves so I am not worried about them…. I am just worried about their parent, especially Mayor Agnes, if she hears that I am sending her granddaughter to a dangerous mission, she might match here to have a fight with me, I can't stop imagining it"
The General say with heavy hearts which the two men with him understands knowing how much Mayor Agnes cherished her grandchildren, they pat him and his shoulder showing their concern with a smile hanging on their lips.
When Cheyenne and group reaches their quarter, the bags that the General spoke about came in, each of them take theirs and opens it and finds the role they will play on the mission,
They are to play a role of siblings who lost their parent abroad and come down back to their home town to start life over, Logan the elder brother, Cheyenne the elder sister, Carlo and Erika, with Niamh and Abby plays as twins
"What the fuck! How can I play twin with Abby, is Colonel Mack blind!"
Niamh cries out
"ha-ha! It also says, sweet twin that is so closed to each other and inseparable, I must say, I am really looking forward to seeing you two in acting!"
Erika teas
"I agree with you Erika, finally they will be on the same age for this mission, I can't wait"
Cheyenne adds
"Are you guys making fun of my predicament, I also don't want to be in a sweet sister game with him"
Abby says
"Sorry sister, but you can't choose your role in this matter, you have to obey the rules, dear Erika, is a yes from me, I will be a loving twin brother"
Carlos tease
"I bet you will, I don't like the name they give us, I will check for a lovely twin names and tell the General, this mission is a goal!"
Erika and Carlos have an high five and went on to discuss their roles, while Abby and Niamh snorts
Logan and Cheyenne after looking at them had a helpless look on their faces as they sigh, they ignore them and went to make their foods, leaving the two to argues.
During evening, after the returned for their evening runs, everyone freshen up, they all come out to have their meal and not just them, other soldiers come out to enjoy the evening breeze, while doing so, Cheyenne starts after looking at Logan who has being sighing all afternoon, as she ask
"Are you happy with the marriage Logan?''
Logan stiffed when he heard this, all of them turn to him as well, waiting for his answer
"guys, I know you don't like Tamara, but there is nothing I can do about it, the wedding is in two weeks"
Logan answer
"And you think we can't Stop it? Dude my brother is in government house and he holds a strong title as well, just say you don't want the marriage and he will do something and everything is over"
Erika boost
"Erika is not wrong Logan, we all can see you don't want this marriage and also, I will tell you the truth, I really don't want her to be part of our family, I have this feeling that she will try to separate us, or even cause a misunderstanding between us, we can go and fall on your grandfather's feet and beg him to dissolve the marriage"
says Niamh
"I will go too, I just don't want Tamara, she don't like us and she isn't hiding the fact that she didn't like us at all"
Carlos joins
"I also don't like her, she always give out the bad aura each time she sees me, listen Logan, we all know you want to keep the peace of your family but that doesn't mean you have to sacrificed your own happiness for it, just say what is in your mind, we will handle the rest"
Cheyenne assured
Logan look at them all, then take a deep breath and replies
"You all are right, I don't want the marriage and the fact that Tamara don't like you all, I know about that as well, I have warned her too, I told her if she can't love you guys then the marriage is meaningless, but listen to me first guys….My dad and grandfather also don't want this marriage, you know why?''
hearing this the five of them widen this eyes in surprise and shake their heads altogether like they are being controlled at once, Logan chuckles and continue
"That is because, her grandfather threaten to make life miserable for my dad after finding out his social circles and, the thing is, Tamara's father wants her to marry into our family because of the gain that comes with the marriage since the long time promise made stated that one or two of the expensive property of the groom side belongs to bride family as dowry and not just that, we will be paying allowance every month to all the members of the bride's family.
So because of this, I and Tamara, we made a deal that she will help control her family from taking so much money from us and break the promise made by the ancestors but in return she will have to be my wife for two years after that she will ask for divorce with the reason of me not caring about her and ignores her for the whole years we married, then everything settle"
Logan narrates
The five of them are busy looking at him with their Jaws down
Logan stare at them with worry when they didn't say a word after his words
So he worried call their attention
"Guys say something, you are scaring me with your eyes, tell me I made a good decision"
he panicky say to them but he got heavy answer
"ARE YOU NUT!!!!!" all five of them shouts at once, even their colleagues turned to look at their corner but none of them care as they stare at Logan who is in turn apologizing to the soldiers whose peace is disturbed
"Brother Logan, I have known you for making a great decision and plans but let me tell you something, in this case you failed!"
Niamh say and others nods as well
"How can you end all that by going into an unwanted marriage, the girl in question don't like you not more of loving you, how can you make such a deal with someone like her"
Carlos say joins
"She is going to ruin your life completely brother Logan, I thought we had chance in saving you from getting marry to her, who could have thought you are the one who wanted this, oh dear Lord save your son!"
Abby laments while looking at the sky as if she can see Lord, and Logan laughs seeing how she look up at the sky as she asked for God's help
"Do you think is funny!?"
Cheyenne roar at him seeing him laughing and Logan shake his head like a child
"Then why laughing? This is your life we are talking about here, today is your last time with us as a solider bachelor, tomorrow you will return home to prepare for the wedding, and here you are laughing about it, is not funny trust me"
Erika comments with all seriousness and Logan zip his lips immediately
"What if she asked you to choose between her and us, what will you do? Will you choose her?''
Abby suddenly ask, Logan frown and reply's
"I only known her for three days and we all have being together for six years and few months, how can you say something like that, she won't take your places, come on you guys are the best"
"When you starts loving her, then I am not sure if this words will stand, I am really scared of what the future will hold for us"
Erika adds, while others sigh even Logan don't have an answer for what she said.
"Okay forget it, let's wish him well on that day, but just know I am not wearing my uniform for her"
Cheyenne says after a while of silent
"Me too, I am with sister Cheyenne, on your wedding day, I will put on my best dress and sit with my family, I wont not even sits in the comrades seats"
Abby pointed
"I am with them too, don't expect anything from us that day, just our presences"
Erika adds
"I also want to say the same thing but remembering that I am his best man and amongst the people who will welcome our dear sister-in-law in the family, I rest my case"
Carlos say and everyone laughs
"Is okay ladies, you can do whatever you want, I also don't want you girls to wear your uniform especially you Cheyenne"
Logan pointed
"Okay now why is that, is everything alright?''
Cheyenne worried asked
"Not really, it happens that Tamara's family has some connection with the Taylors in Famville, Marisa Taylors is her best friend and to be maid of honor"
Logan pointed
"What?! Are you saying that the Taylors will be there on that day"
Erika hurry asked
"Yes, and the shopping, Mom wants you girls to accompany her tomorrow is with Marisa and Tamara, sorry I didn't inform you on time, I thought Niamh found about it when he did the research about the Taylors few years ago"
Says Logan
Speaking this they all turn and look at Cheyenne at once,
"Why are you looking at me with so much sympathy in your eyes? Guys look, I don't mind, moreover, I am not Tamika anymore remember, she died six years and few months ago, the person sitting here is Cheyenne Balzary Waltz, Captain of the flamingo's squad, is that register"
Cheyenne boast
"it does ma'am, ha-ha! I am glad you are not into them anymore"
Erika say with a smile same goes to the others
"I was never into them, the only thing that makes me to remember my past is my sister, as of the rest of others I don't care if they are alive or not, for Marisa, I will still return my answer to her since we still have unanswered question, maybe Abby, you can make her dance to the tone during the wedding"
Cheyenne say with a sly smile
"What is in your mind ma'am, I will help you no matter what"
Abby swore
"Okay that is enough now, aren't we supposed to be discussing what gifts you will giving me on my wedding day instead of how to ruin someone image on that day"
Logan say. they turn and look at him, but the next minute they turn around and say to Cheyenne
"What are you planning for her ma?"
leaving Logan on his own
"Seriously guys, even if you like it or not, the wedding is still going to be hold"
Logan say, stood up and starts marching himself inside,
"ha-ha! It feel good to be left out in a conversation"
Carlos laugh and say when Logan left
"indeed. Niamh do me a favor, try and find out about the Taylors and what they have being into over the years, and check Marisa as well, tomorrow I don't want her to make us the bad people in front of Aunt, since that Tamara girl don't like us to begin with"
Erika instructs
"I will work on it, expect news before our departure tomorrow morning" Niamh assured.
"ha-ha! It also says, sweet twin that is so closed to each other and inseparable, I must say, I am really looking forward to seeing you two in acting!"
Erika teas
"I agree with you Erika, finally they will be on the same age for this mission, I can't wait"
Cheyenne adds
"Are you guys making fun of my predicament, I also don't want to be in a sweet sister game with him"
Abby says
"Sorry sister, but you can't choose your role in this matter, you have to obey the rules, dear Erika, is a yes from me, I will be a loving twin brother"
Carlos tease
"I bet you will, I don't like the name they give us, I will check for a lovely twin names and tell the General, this mission is a goal!"
Erika and Carlos have an high five and went on to discuss their roles, while Abby and Niamh snorts
Logan and Cheyenne after looking at them had a helpless look on their faces as they sigh, they ignore them and went to make their foods, leaving the two to argues.
During evening, after the returned for their evening runs, everyone freshen up, they all come out to have their meal and not just them, other soldiers come out to enjoy the evening breeze, while doing so, Cheyenne starts after looking at Logan who has being sighing all afternoon, as she ask
"Are you happy with the marriage Logan?''
Logan stiffed when he heard this, all of them turn to him as well, waiting for his answer
"guys, I know you don't like Tamara, but there is nothing I can do about it, the wedding is in two weeks"
Logan answer
"And you think we can't Stop it? Dude my brother is in government house and he holds a strong title as well, just say you don't want the marriage and he will do something and everything is over"
Erika boost
"Erika is not wrong Logan, we all can see you don't want this marriage and also, I will tell you the truth, I really don't want her to be part of our family, I have this feeling that she will try to separate us, or even cause a misunderstanding between us, we can go and fall on your grandfather's feet and beg him to dissolve the marriage"
says Niamh
"I will go too, I just don't want Tamara, she don't like us and she isn't hiding the fact that she didn't like us at all"
Carlos joins
"I also don't like her, she always give out the bad aura each time she sees me, listen Logan, we all know you want to keep the peace of your family but that doesn't mean you have to sacrificed your own happiness for it, just say what is in your mind, we will handle the rest"
Cheyenne assured
Logan look at them all, then take a deep breath and replies
"You all are right, I don't want the marriage and the fact that Tamara don't like you all, I know about that as well, I have warned her too, I told her if she can't love you guys then the marriage is meaningless, but listen to me first guys….My dad and grandfather also don't want this marriage, you know why?''
hearing this the five of them widen this eyes in surprise and shake their heads altogether like they are being controlled at once, Logan chuckles and continue
"That is because, her grandfather threaten to make life miserable for my dad after finding out his social circles and, the thing is, Tamara's father wants her to marry into our family because of the gain that comes with the marriage since the long time promise made stated that one or two of the expensive property of the groom side belongs to bride family as dowry and not just that, we will be paying allowance every month to all the members of the bride's family.
So because of this, I and Tamara, we made a deal that she will help control her family from taking so much money from us and break the promise made by the ancestors but in return she will have to be my wife for two years after that she will ask for divorce with the reason of me not caring about her and ignores her for the whole years we married, then everything settle"
Logan narrates
The five of them are busy looking at him with their Jaws down
Logan stare at them with worry when they didn't say a word after his words
So he worried call their attention
"Guys say something, you are scaring me with your eyes, tell me I made a good decision"
he panicky say to them but he got heavy answer
"ARE YOU NUT!!!!!" all five of them shouts at once, even their colleagues turned to look at their corner but none of them care as they stare at Logan who is in turn apologizing to the soldiers whose peace is disturbed
"Brother Logan, I have known you for making a great decision and plans but let me tell you something, in this case you failed!"
Niamh say and others nods as well
"How can you end all that by going into an unwanted marriage, the girl in question don't like you not more of loving you, how can you make such a deal with someone like her"
Carlos say joins
"She is going to ruin your life completely brother Logan, I thought we had chance in saving you from getting marry to her, who could have thought you are the one who wanted this, oh dear Lord save your son!"
Abby laments while looking at the sky as if she can see Lord, and Logan laughs seeing how she look up at the sky as she asked for God's help
"Do you think is funny!?"
Cheyenne roar at him seeing him laughing and Logan shake his head like a child
"Then why laughing? This is your life we are talking about here, today is your last time with us as a solider bachelor, tomorrow you will return home to prepare for the wedding, and here you are laughing about it, is not funny trust me"
Erika comments with all seriousness and Logan zip his lips immediately
"What if she asked you to choose between her and us, what will you do? Will you choose her?''
Abby suddenly ask, Logan frown and reply's
"I only known her for three days and we all have being together for six years and few months, how can you say something like that, she won't take your places, come on you guys are the best"
"When you starts loving her, then I am not sure if this words will stand, I am really scared of what the future will hold for us"
Erika adds, while others sigh even Logan don't have an answer for what she said.
"Okay forget it, let's wish him well on that day, but just know I am not wearing my uniform for her"
Cheyenne says after a while of silent
"Me too, I am with sister Cheyenne, on your wedding day, I will put on my best dress and sit with my family, I wont not even sits in the comrades seats"
Abby pointed
"I am with them too, don't expect anything from us that day, just our presences"
Erika adds
"I also want to say the same thing but remembering that I am his best man and amongst the people who will welcome our dear sister-in-law in the family, I rest my case"
Carlos say and everyone laughs
"Is okay ladies, you can do whatever you want, I also don't want you girls to wear your uniform especially you Cheyenne"
Logan pointed
"Okay now why is that, is everything alright?''
Cheyenne worried asked
"Not really, it happens that Tamara's family has some connection with the Taylors in Famville, Marisa Taylors is her best friend and to be maid of honor"
Logan pointed
"What?! Are you saying that the Taylors will be there on that day"
Erika hurry asked
"Yes, and the shopping, Mom wants you girls to accompany her tomorrow is with Marisa and Tamara, sorry I didn't inform you on time, I thought Niamh found about it when he did the research about the Taylors few years ago"
Says Logan
Speaking this they all turn and look at Cheyenne at once,
"Why are you looking at me with so much sympathy in your eyes? Guys look, I don't mind, moreover, I am not Tamika anymore remember, she died six years and few months ago, the person sitting here is Cheyenne Balzary Waltz, Captain of the flamingo's squad, is that register"
Cheyenne boast
"it does ma'am, ha-ha! I am glad you are not into them anymore"
Erika say with a smile same goes to the others
"I was never into them, the only thing that makes me to remember my past is my sister, as of the rest of others I don't care if they are alive or not, for Marisa, I will still return my answer to her since we still have unanswered question, maybe Abby, you can make her dance to the tone during the wedding"
Cheyenne say with a sly smile
"What is in your mind ma'am, I will help you no matter what"
Abby swore
"Okay that is enough now, aren't we supposed to be discussing what gifts you will giving me on my wedding day instead of how to ruin someone image on that day"
Logan say. they turn and look at him, but the next minute they turn around and say to Cheyenne
"What are you planning for her ma?"
leaving Logan on his own
"Seriously guys, even if you like it or not, the wedding is still going to be hold"
Logan say, stood up and starts marching himself inside,
"ha-ha! It feel good to be left out in a conversation"
Carlos laugh and say when Logan left
"indeed. Niamh do me a favor, try and find out about the Taylors and what they have being into over the years, and check Marisa as well, tomorrow I don't want her to make us the bad people in front of Aunt, since that Tamara girl don't like us to begin with"
Erika instructs
"I will work on it, expect news before our departure tomorrow morning" Niamh assured.