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Chapter 24: Homecoming

Inside C17

Y/N POV:

I wake up from a dreamless sleep, but that's better than night terrors. Kuribayashi is sound asleep using my shoulder as a pillow. I look at my phone to look the time and it seems we crossed into Pacific Time. The Load Master walks up to me.

Load Master: Lieutenant, sorry to bother you. But we're almost there.

Y/N: Thanks  man.

I nudge Kuribayashi a little bit, she wakes up and rubs her eyes. 

Kuribyashi: Mmm...What is it?

Y/N: We're almost there.

Kuribayashi: Oh, that's great....Say, why are we going here first?

Y/N: Well first, I have to get my truck. Plus I figured we do some sight seeing to get over our jet lag.

Kuribayashi: True.

Y/N: Hey, did you familiarize yourself with the Marine rank structure?

Kuribayashi: Yeah, it's a little different from the SDF's.

Y/N: Yeah, it took me a while to get yours as well.

Major: *PA* Attention living cargo, we now beginning our final approach to Camp Pendleton Airbase. Please make sure your seat belts are secure with your  seats and tray tables are in the up right position. Once again we would like to thank for flying with the United States Air Force.

That makes me sigh annoyingly.

Major: *PA* Crew prepare for landing.

Camp Pendelton Air Base

The plane begins descending, the pilot puts the landing gear down, finally we can feel the plane touching down on the runway. The plane rumbles a little bit then it rapidly slows down. Eventually the plane slows down to taxing speed.

Major: *PA* Lieutenant, stand by while we taxi into the hanger. 

The pilot taxis then plane into a hanger and the plane comes a stop and the engines begin to shut down.

Major: *PA* Alright you two! Get your shit and get off my plane! Anything you leave behind we're calling dibs on it!

Kuribayashi: He is kind of a jackass.

Load Master: Tell me about it...Stand by while I lower the ramp sir.

We grabbed our packs and duffel bags and as ramp slowly comes down Kuribayashi leans up and gives me a kiss on the cheek.

Kuribayashi: Welcome home.

Y/N: Welcome to America.

The ramp comes all the way down and we step out. We see 20 Marines wearing desert cammies just outside the ramp parallel  to each other standing at parade rest. Then two men begin approach us one wearing a business suit and the other wearing the Marine Service Uniform and I recognize them.

Marine: Attention on deck!

The Marines snap to attention, we put our stuff down, and we snap to attention as well.

Kuribayashi: *whisper* Who are they?

Y/N: *whisper* It's Mattis and the Commandant of the Marine Corps....But Mattis retired some time ago.  

Mattis and the Commandant walk up to us and both of us salute them and they salute back.

Mattis: At ease...