I look out at the BBQ happening in our garden. My wife Lauren is playing with our son Derek and our nephew Lewis, and then I see my brother Alan talking with our uncle Nick.
My father is manning the BBQ and ordering everyone around like the Army sergeant he is, thrn my mother with her ever present smile on her face walking around.
I am brought out of my musing when my friend Rocky approaches me.
"Are you nervous about this current tour coming up?"
"Nah!, we all die in the end, but I intend to fight to come back to my family. Besides, it's only six months, not like the yanks that go away for a year or so."
"True."
He nods because that is true, we are marines and are special training for special ops but that does not always excuse us from normal tour duty and to be honest I did not want to go but I loved my work.
I looked at my family and knew at some point I would have to make a choice about leaving, maybe consultant work might do for me.
"Well, Jarvis, did you know Nathan will be joining us."
"The green boy?"
"Yeah, he is determined to prove himself, but he needs the live combat training."
"Yeah."
That just added to my worries. Nathan, a new recruit from on high, mostly bought his way in from daddy or mummy, but we could not say anything, but for that, we would break him in.
Something about him set me on edge and I was not completely sure why but I would watch him and make sure he did not step out of line, after we talked a bit more I left to spend some more time with my family.
*Seven Months Later*
I was approaching the end of my tour, I had lost brothers and sisters to this pointless war but it was in the name of protecting and protect I would, he were scouting a village were recieved intelligence of insurgents, the green boy Nathan was filling the comms with needless chit chat till he was silenced.
We approached he building with stealth and saw several men inside talking, but I also saw two women and what looked to be a small child and whispered into my arms about civilians inside.
We were about to go around to form a plan when Nathan went crashing in guns blazing, I spoke into the recorder what was happening when we ran inside, I ran to remove the civilians from the zone and saw the woman and a child dead then I saw another and rushed her out of the house before leaving her with someone else hen back in.
I managed to knock out one of the insurgents, and the others were being taken down by my brothers, but I went up to Nathan and punched him in the face.
"What the fuck man?"
"You murdered innocent civilians, you disobeyed an order and you stand there smug."
"I did what I had too."
"No you did not, you will be taken into custody and your be tride."
"You can't do this."
"But I can and watch me."
It was a moment later he pulled out his gun and shot me in the next, my brothers grabbed him again but the shock in their eyes could be seen before I collapse to the floor struggling to breath and our med man Rocky came running to me trying to save me but I could the my life slipping away, I just smiled at him and he returned it before closing my eyes to the sound of shouting.
I was floating I knew that much, I was unsure why I was here but I knew it was important.
I just felt it in my being when I suddenly felt like I was fall and landing in......grass?
I looked up and saw a forest of white trees with red leafs that sway gently in the light breeze.
I could hear whispers but could not make make them out, I stood up and looking around and saw a larger of these trees by a pond or some sort of pool.
I walk towards it but stop when I feel a shiver down my spine then look around quickly but I do not spot anything then I look at the tree and a see a figure coming and prepare myself to fight who ever it is but I freeze when he heard an errie chuckle, it sounded like a man,woman and child all at the same time when I notice the figure is hooded then when the being removed their hood and ducked in a breath at the most attractive man I have ever seen.
Well, something to should no about me is that I am a Pansexual and love beauty in all its forms.
I keep in my fighting position but take the being in before he clears his thought.
"Welcome, Jarvis Lane. We have a request for you."
"We?"
"The old gods and I?
I look around, then look at the tree again and see a face in the tree, which makes me pause. Then I remember that program may wife made watch, Game of Thrones.
I looked at the tree in shock then at whom I could only guess was Death, who looked amused by my shock but carried on.
"I wish for you to change the story, but I will show you the consequences of the current one. Come."
He urged me to walk towards the pool, which I did, and looked down to see Bran crowned King of the south and Sansa Queen of the North with Jon banished beyond the wall again.
It was after that I was confused Bran sent someone to kill Jon who succeed and Sansa was just as spoiled and selfish as she was in the beginning but she had power now and abused it against her lords and her people.
Bran controlled everyone with an iron fist, and when I saw him, his eyes had blue in them when I looked at the tree and Death with suprise.
"What the fuck happened?"
"Bran is not Bran, the three eye raven took control and removed Bran soul to replace with his own.
He wanted the Iron Throne and he got it, he did not care for the North and knew that Sansa would destroy all that her family fought for, she had no predisposition for being a true ruler and hired another faceless man to kill Arya to ensure she never returned.
Jon or Aegon was meant for more, he was not the prophecy like Rheagar hoped, it was a union for Stark and Targaryen to fight together but we have had enough and decided to add a new factor to this game someone who will have the ability to fight and kiss the night king."
He looked at me and it clicked that factor was me, I was used to fighting but magic ice kings was new.
"How can I make a difference?"
"You will make all the difference by just bring you."
I think about it and know that I have training when it comes to things like hand to hand combat, strategy and combate experience but I would have to learn more medieval ways of combat but I know I could adapt, I would have to learn the old tongue to endear myself more.
"Will I be a Stark or another house?"
He smiled but did not say a word, I knew he would not but I had to ask but just nodded in return.
"I accept"
"Good, do not let your new mother try to control you."
He moved and indicated for me to touch the face of the tree, I stepped forward sure of my steps then once I am standing in front of the tree I bend my knee to look at the tree and whisper.
"Please let me make the right choices."
I bring my hands and put in on the tree as the whispers pick up telling me they will guide me before I felt a pulling session and everything was black again but this time I felt floating but this felt more.........warm.
I was like this for a while till I noticed that I was not alone, that was when I realised I was in the womb which was gross but I was a twin.
I had brothers and sisters blood and not so I did not mind having more, as time went on things started to become more cramped, I meditated as much as possible to stay relaxed when everything started to become cramped then my sibling left after going towards the light and not long after I followed My sibling and knce I was hit wih cold I yelled out at the sudden change.
"Another boy my lady."
I could here but I quietened down trying to blink my eyes to see, I was given to a red headed woman with blue eyes when I heard them asking about our names.
"This shall be Robb Stark, heir to Winterfell and my second son........I was thinking Jon but he doesn't feel like a Jon...........Torrhen Stark, that shall be his name."
Her eyes seem to glaze slightly when saying my name but she smiles slightly when she looked at me but her smile was bigger wih Robb and knew she chose her favourite that was when it clicked.....this was Catelyn Tully.
The woman that ended the house of Stark because of her actions and he swore he would not let it happen again, he would save his new family and give the North its independence.
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