The Good, The Bad, And The Dirty (William Lennox)

Untitled Part 1

AN: I do not own anything except for Dana. Lennox is not married in this story

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"Dana, you know Dad didn't mean it," a twelve year-old Samuel Witwicky softly said with tears in his eyes.

His older sister scoffed as she continued to throw random clothes into a duffel bag. "Dad never says things he doesn't mean. You know that, Sammy," Dana said through tears of her own.

"He loves you, Dana," Sam exclaimed as he watched his only sibling pack her life away. Dana just ignored him.

Sam sighed. "I love you, Dana."

The eighteen year-old ceased her packing as she sighed. She turned to face her younger brother who had tears streaming down his face.

Dana quickly walked over to the other side of her room and threw her arms around Sam. The pre-teen wrapped his lanky arms around his older sister.

"I love too, Sammy. I always will," Dana said through tears and a sniffle. "I just need to do my own thing for a bit. I need Mom and Dad off my back," Dana added in as she let go of her little brother.

"And that includes enlisting in the army?" Sam said with a huff. Dana opened her mouth to speak but Sam cut her off. "You know how dangerous that is? You could be killed!"

Dana looked at her brother and tilted her head. "What's that saying old Witwicky saying Dad always preached to us?"

Sam's eyes hardened as he shut his mouth. He knew the answer but he didn't want to give Dana the satisfaction of him answering.

Dana smirked.

"No sacrifice. No Victory."

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6 years later Qatar

"Oh, man, after five months of this, I can't wait to get a little taste of home. A plate of mama's alligators etouffee," Chief Warrant Officer Jorge "Fig" Figueroa stated as he let out a breath. "Mmmmmm...Hmmmm."

Staff Sergeant Dana Epps scrunched up her nose in disgust as Technical Sergeant Robert Epps spoke up, "You've been talking about barbecued 'gators and crickets for the last two weeks. I'm never going to your mama's house, Fig. I promise."

Dana nodded, "I second that."

"But Bobby, Bobby," Fig continued. "Gators are known to have the most succulent meant." The Hispanic man then started to rattle in Spanish.

"English," Captain William Lennox said as he let out a breath as he glanced over at Dana who gave him a small smile.

"Yes, please. I mean we don't speak Spanish. I don't know how many times I've told ya that," the blonde female soldier stated with a happy smile.

"Why you gotta ruin it for me, Chica. That's my heritage," Fig complained.

"It causes she's a woman. They suck the fun out of everything," Epps joked as he playfully punched Dana in the shoulder.

Dana raised her eyebrows in a challenge. "Oh yeah? Hmmm.. You remember that the next time you radio in for back up in a firefight. I'm going to be like 'huh? Epps is calling in reinforcements. No... there must be some mistake... there's no way a big strong man like Epps is calling for help...He's a macho man...He can handle it without getting shot in the ass. Even if he does, he doesn't need little 'ole me to dig that bullet out of his fat ass.'"