GI JOE Porn Story: Constrictor Chapter 2

Lady Jaye
woke up from her nap to some light knocks on her door. She was
always an especially light sleeper right before a mission. She was
doing a so-so job of resting up before her long flight to Australia
later that night. There was just too much stuff to be done and too
much stuff she wanted to do on top of that. She couldn’t be too mad
at whoever it was. Had she really wanted to stay asleep, she would
have used her bedroom and put some sort of do-not-disturb sign on her
door.

“I’m
coming, Lady Jaye called, internally chuckling at her last
thought. The idea of a do-not-disturb sign inside a military base
was amusing enough without the implications it might have to the rest
of the team because of her and Flint. However, it was an odd
situation to begin with. At a normal base, most people of her and
her colleague’s ranks would own or be renting a nice little house
somewhere in the area and commute to work. In GI Joe, there was
enough reason to have them all live on site, both for accessibility
and their own safety.

Lady Jaye
had never been wanting for money. She liked being independent but it
wasn’t like she planned to ignore her trust fund either. She knew
some of her friends were happily building up nice little nest eggs to
retire on with the money they were saving. Personally, she missed
having windows, a yard, privacy but at the same time at least she
was mostly safe from air strike and lived close to all of her
friends. The quarters were modest but not muchly so. Unlike being a
cadet she had her own kitchen and bath, kind of like a small condo.
She could have used some more closet space but she was pretty sure
she was the only one who could say that. Well, okay, maybe Flint too
since she had appropriated some of his. Everyone had their vices,
hers were of the textile variety.

Scarlett
was standing on the other side of the door when she opened it, clad
in her standard uniform and holding a report’s worth of papers. Even
though Lady Jaye’s hair was quite forgiving to such things, Scarlett
could tell she had just woken up. Uh, I’m sorry, is this a bad
time? This really isn’t that pressing.

“No,
no, Lady Jaye was quick to respond. I wasn’t having much luck
falling asleep anyway. Come in. She motioned Scarlett to have a
seat on her couch. So what’s up?

“I’m
guessing you’ve heard about the oil fields mission by now,
Scarlett started. Upon seeing Lady Jaye nod her head, she continued.
I’m here to apologize.

“Apologize?

“Yeah,
honestly I wouldn’t have thought about it if not for prompted by
Duke’s list, Scarlett said guiltily as she showed the front page
of the stack of paper she was holding was a laundry list of
apologies. I mean, sure I apologized to everyone on the team
already, though I’ve been making a second pass because of this.
However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that Duke
is right, I owe you an apology too. My actions endangered someone
you’re very close to.

It had
been a long time since Scarlett and Lady Jaye had been on less than
friendly terms. Still, Scarlett felt a bit nervous. She knew she
would be upset at anyone who put her family in danger and that Lady
Jaye would feel the same way about Flint.

Scarlett
had calmed down a bit since her meeting with Duke earlier that
afternoon. After taking a half hour run, she had cleaned up and
gotten started on the first page of her punishment, which was pretty
much all apologies. She wanted to get those over with as soon as
possible. The longer she waited, the more awkward they would be.

Lady Jaye
took the disciplinary orders from Scarlett and looked at the front
page. She noticed that her name had been penciled in. Heh, she
thought, I see I was an afterthought. No, wait, Duke must have done
it on purpose… her name probably didn’t appear on the official copy
he filed and thus no official record connecting her to Flint. Lady
Jaye quickly flipped through the rest of the stack, not really
reading, only trying to see if anything else was penciled in. As she
suspected, there were several other items on the task list that were
added in that way. Should any brass come sniffing around Scarlett’s
file, they would be seeing something that looked like less of a big
deal. She wondered if Scarlett had realized yet.

I hope
you’re not too mad at me, Scarlett spoke, her eyes searching for
some sort of response. Lady Jaye realized she was leaving her friend
hanging.

If I
dwell on it, yeah it makes me upset, Lady Jaye started. She put
her hand on Scarlett’s shoulder. But if I got into that line of
thinking, I would get upset every time I felt Flint was in danger for
a teammate or whenever someone failed to defend him it would get
silly and unhealthy. I would be unhappy. He would be unhappy.

Lady Jaye
removed her hand and smiled. But that’s not carte blanche to act
recklessly around him either.

Scarlett
smiled weakly. Apologizing to Lady Jaye had probably been more for
her than it had been for Jaye.

Tempted as
she was to ask for some of the details of Scarlett’s meeting with
Duke, Lady Jaye decided against it. She knew that both Scarlett and
Cover Girl had, for lack of a better term, a ‘thing’ going on with
respect to Duke and whatever that ‘thing’ may be for either of them,
she didn’t want to end up in the middle. They were both her friends.
She would have to mull over it more later.

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Duke
picked up another report from his To Do stack. He hadn’t made
much progress in the previous one. A couple paragraphs of not really
reading the new one, he put that one down too. Then he tried
shuffling the papers on his desk but it all came out a mess, so he
tossed them all to the side and then started drumming his fingers.

It had
been a rather unproductive afternoon since he had dealt with Scarlett
and Wild Bill. Duke was mad at himself for snapping at Snake Eyes
just because he happened to be there at the wrong time. He had
really been yelling at the side of himself doubting his own actions,
not poor Snakes who had just looked at him funny. Duke felt bad
about Wild Bill too. The resident Texan-to-the-core had been so easy
to deal with folksy, humble, earnest; that Duke had felt guilty,
even if that was just the kind of guy Wild Bill was. Mostly though,
Duke was mulling over what to do about the redhead. Coming up with a
long list of things for her to do wasn’t that hard. Dealing with the
aftermath, he hadn’t quite worked out.

Duke
looked at the clock. If he wasn’t going to get any of the boring
work done, he might as well get in some training while it was still
light out. It was a fight to not get too tied up in the
administrative side of things. He had shied away from promotions so
he could stay out in the field. He shouldn’t let himself forget
that, even when it seemed like everything was pulling him this way
and that.

Turning
his attention to the base schedule, he concluded he could be done
with his workout and presentable in time to brief a couple teams that
were leaving that night. He wondered if he could insert himself into
anything that was coming up soon. Maybe he’d convince Flint to sit
out his next time out under the guise of giving the man more time
with Lady Jaye.

Duke
decided to hit the weights. The gym was rarely empty during normal
waking hours. For all the bellyaching people did over PT, there was
a culture of fitness in any military base. GI Joe was no exception.
It made it convenient to find a spotter.

Said
spotter was found in Mutt. Mutt was a thoroughly dependable guy. He
could be a bit on the taciturn side, perhaps preferring Junkyard’s
company to any human’s. Still he seemed to enjoy hanging out in the
mess or rec room with the other guys even if he wasn’t the one making
the racket. Furthermore, he was always sure to offer a helping hand.
It was pleasant to spend the next hour lifting in his company.

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Alpine
tugged at the collar of his uniform. Too much starch. Somehow, when
Lady Jaye had told him about their plan to masquerade as a normal
military transport, he hadn’t caught on that it meant his group would
have to be wearing standard army dress greens the entire way to
Australia. He had unbuttoned the top shortly after take off but it
still bugged him.

“Up
for a game of cards? Ripcord waved a deck of them. The
paratrooper was using his feet to shove a crate to the center of the
seated Joes.

“Careful
with that, said Rock n’ Roll. Hope whatever’s in there isn’t
live.

“I’m
pretty sure this one is just rations, Ripcord replied. I
wouldn’t want you pounding a crate full of grenades when you lose
after all.

“Sometimes
I wonder which is more deadly, said Alpine. The rations or the
grenades.

“So
who’s in? Ripcord asked again.

“Looking
to get in some wins without Ace around? Alpine joked.

“I
believe I’ve beaten Ace on occasion, said Ripcord.

“On
occasion, repeated Alpine. Anyway, I’m in.

“Count
me in too, Dusty looked up from the magazine he was reading.

“And
me, Rock n’ Roll made for the whole of the Joes seated back there.
He called over to Quick Kick in front. Sure you can’t join us?
Shouldn’t be any mountains to run into between here and there!

“Nah,
I feel better concentrating on flying, Quick Kick called back.

“I
feel better with him concentrating on flying too, Alpine said
lightheartedly. He called forward. “Are you annoyed by these
silly uniforms as much as I am?

“More
so! Quick Kick replied with a grin. I don’t usually bother
with the whole shirt and shoes thing… I save it all for the
service!

“I
guess we’re supposed to look like good little soldiers in our Sunday
best for a foreign government, said Ripcord as he took out a small
briefcase of poker chips.

“Chips?
You brought poker chips? Rock n’ Roll was surprised.

“I’m
used to taking long flights, smiled Ripcord.

“Just
like back at the base, said Alpine. Poker and ‘reconnaissance
reports.’

“You
guys really have that much to gossip about? Quick Kick called
back. He knew the meaning of ‘reconnaissance report’ when it came to
Poker.

“Hey,
no using the G word! Real men don’t gossip, Alpine shouted
forward.

“We’re
probably missing all the good stuff back at the base, said Dusty.
Everyone must be in an uproar over Duke laying the law down on
Scarlett. Didn’t see that one coming.

“Wait,
what happened? asked Ripcord.

“Duke
busted her over deliberately going against Flint’s orders on her last
mission, said Dusty.

“Her
and Wild Bill, said Rock n’ Roll. Dusty raised an eyebrow at him,
wondering how he would know already. Bill and I were having a jam
session and he filled me in. He’s got a bunch of PT and KP…
Scarlett got the works and she’s grounded to the base for the next
two months.

“If
he was that mad, why not just suspend her? asked Alpine.

“Probably
wants her around to do intelligence work, said Dusty. Grinning,
he added. Or maybe he just wants to watch her do chores.

So…
are they like, together? asked Rock n Roll.

I
dont think so, said Alpine. Lady Jaye is our resident
expert in covert ops, and if we found out about her and Flint,
Scarletts not going to be able to keep a relationship secret.
Shes not really that good at going undercover.

Plus,
said Dusty. Duke asked me if there was something going on between
Scarlett and Ace.

Scarlett
and Ace! Rock n Roll laughed. Obviously Duke isnt paying
much attention. Right before the oil fields mission, Ace was out on
a date with someone else.

Oh
who? asked Ripcord.

Alice,
said Dusty.

Marcia,
said Rock n Roll.

The
two men looked at each other. Both of them?!

Alice,
Alice the SkyStriker tech? Ripcord seemed a little saddened by the
revelation.

Yeah,
said Dusty. And I presume Marcia from the diner a couple miles
from base?

Rock
n’ Roll nodded in Dusty’s direction. That brings his total up to
how many this past month? Four?

No,
I think thats five, said Alpine. There was also that chick
from the bar, Carol, that pilot from another base, Cindy, and that
Jan girl, whoever she was. Alpine and the others took a moment of
silence. Damn.

I
guess thats life when youre tall, dark and handsome, said
Rock n Roll. So, it seems like ol Duke is fishin around
for Scarletts status.

He
had a reasonable need to know. I dont get why everyone seems to
think that Duke is interested in Scarlett, said Alpine. From
where Im sitting, it looks like the other way around. Shes
always the one fretting over him, getting touchy-feely with him
its funny that they can get away with that because theyre not
in a relationship while Flint and Jaye have to be more professional.

I
guess thats the way of Frat Regs, said Dusty.

Frat
Regs are actually a lot more than just dating, said Ripcord.
They cover all relationships. Im pretty sure theres an
example in there somewhere about the conflicts of interest should our
third-cousins hold a bake sale together. Any perceived unjust
favoritism is frowned on, even if its only perceived.

The
man knows his regs… Beachhead would be proud, said Rock n
Roll. Ripcord looked embarrassed. Anyway Alpine, you werent
around in the early days. Duke was pretty obviously trying to flirt
with Scarlett back then.

So?
I flirt with Jaye, but we both know I don’t mean anything, said
Alpine.

“I
just hope Flint knows that, said Dusty. Perhaps you should
flirt with someone who is still single.

“Ah,
but see, that’s the point. Because Jaye is dating, it’s very clear
that I don’t mean anything by it. With someone who is single, the
line becomes more hazy. As for Flint, I try not to taunt the beast,
you know, Alpine grinned. Dusty raised his eyebrow. Alpine
probably could get away with it because of his demeanor and maturity,
but Dusty wouldn’t be so sure of other guys flirting with involved
women. Alpine continued. Anyway, I’m hearing that Duke used to
flirt with Scarlett. If he’s interested, why did he stop?

“Maybe
he didn’t realize he was doing it, and stopped when he did, said
Dusty.

Maybe
he realized that he wasnt getting anywhere that way, Rock n
Roll responded. I mean, its hard to look even reasonably
serious flirting with one girl while youve got another attached to
your arm. It was understood that Rock n Roll referred to the
MASS device incident.

It
still seems to me that its more Scarlett, Alpine was unmoved.

Dont
forget that Scarlett is just a touchy-feely person, said Dusty.
Youve seen the way she is with Roadblock, thats much worse,
since theyre both touchy-feely. But, theres obviously nothing
romantic going on there. Honestly, I’m not so sure she’s looking for
a relationship.

I
don’t think anyone, male or female, who makes it into this team comes
looking for a relationship, said Alpine. You don’t get this
far doing that.

“Unless
you’re Shipwreck, Quick Kick couldn’t resist adding.

“Oh
Shipwreck and his lovable sexual harassment, said Alpine. He
smiled slyly. But he and Scarlett are both members of the
unfortunate code names club with me, so maybe I should go easy on
them tonight. Though I have it the worst… I mean, it’s just my
real name. Who thought up that?

“I
was always confused by Snake Eyes myself, I mean, it has snake
right in there. Weren’t we created to fight them? Ripcord
offered.

“I
think it might pre-date the team. I think it’s supposed to mean bad
luck… for them I guess, said Dusty. Ripcord’s gambling
apparently didn’t extend to Craps.

“I
kind of personally thought Snowjob had it bad, Rock n’ Roll
coughed. Anyway, how Scarlett treats Duke isnt very far from
how she treats her brothers. I can see where he might get confused
though.

Youve
met her brothers? asked Dusty.

Sure,
they were on base getting checked out for a day or so after the
mission with the exploding crystals, said Rock n’ Roll. We had
to make sure there were no after effects of Cobras mind control.

Let
me tell you, Rock n’ Roll continued. The way her brothers act,
Id be surprised if Scarlett has ever had a boyfriend. They
probably scared away any boy who even thought about getting close to
her. They had this vibe of if you defile my sister, us three
martial arts instructors will turn you into mashed potatoes.
Seriously, they were like some Irish street gang from the 1800s.

Are
you sure youre not just projecting there, Rock n’ Roll? Dusty
smirked.

He
isnt the only one who got that impression, said Ripcord. Its
weird how older brothers can emote that kind of thing while appearing
to be generally friendly.

Thunder
giving you the evil eye that day too? Alpine grinned in Ripcords
direction.

Thunders
sister is like thirteen. I didnt have any interest in her, that
should have been apparent, Ripcord said defensively. She just
wanted to act independent of her folks and show how mature she was
around all of us. I was just trying to be a gentleman and escort her
around.

The
others chuckled. Ripcord was probably one of the most gentleman-like
members of the team. His values were a little old fashioned, but
when he defended women, he did it out of manners and honor, not so
much out of romantic or sexual interest or a belief that the women
were somehow inferior. The Joe women could tell this and never got
offended in the same way they might with other Joes.

Dont
worry Ripcord, Alpine continued to tease. We know. Im sure
Chrissy was bragging to her classmates the next day about her date
with an older man.

Ripcord
grumbled.

Of
course, Alpine continued. Im pretty sure several of our
comrades have Native American curses upon them thanks to Spirit and
his grandfather. Vena was too popular for her own good.

She
seemed to know how to handle herself, said Rock n’ Roll. Shes
wise beyond her years like her cousin.

Its
a good thing that Shipwreck was distracted with his own family that
day, said Alpine.

Sounds
like I missed a lot of interesting events while taking care of my own
folks, Quick Kick called back. Not that I regret a moment of
it.

What
did you end up doing? asked Ripcord.

I
gave them the nickel tour. You know, nothing classified. Then we
spent some time hanging out with Roadblock. He and my mother got
along really well. Then my fathers all like youre tall!
Lets play basketball! Quick Kick tsked. Youd think
that living in Watts, he wouldnt make such a potentially racially
charged comment. I wanted to crawl into a hole at that moment.

Im
sure ol Roadblock took it well, said Rock n Roll.

Plus,
Roadblock likes basketball, said Alpine, recalling the party
Barbecue threw to celebrate his fire station restoration project.
He took on a team of greenshirts by himself and won easily and
uh, broke a window.

I
seem to recall someone else broke a banister, said Dusty, looking
in Alpines direction. That Barbecue is one crazy fellow for
inviting all of us to that fire station of his. He paused. So,
no harm done, Quick Kick?

Yeah,
it turned out really well. We ended up having a pretty cool pick-up
game with some other Joes. My father is pretty good for his height,
Quick Kick said proudly. He was pretty sure the other guys went easy
on them, especially with his mother watching, but in the end it was
such a happy memory, he really didnt care. My parents were in
great spirits when they left, which is amazing considering all the
crazy stuff that just happened to them.

Speaking
of parents, if Scarletts brothers were doing the intimidation
thing, what was her father doing? asked Dusty.

Oh
this is the best part, said Rock n’ Roll. Scarletts father
goes and finds Snake Eyes in the gym. He says Hey there lad, I
hear youre skilled in the martial arts

Scarletts
father is Irish, not Scottish, Ripcord interrupted Rock n’ Roll’s
rather poor impression of any sort of Irish or Scottish accent.

So
sue me. Anyway, he wants to spar and Snake Eyes quickly raises his
arms in front of his chest, waving them trying to say no, Rock n’
Roll mimicked the motion. But Scarletts father wouldnt have
it, hes like aw come on, itll be fun! and loops his arm
over Snake Eyes shoulder and starts dragging him towards the mats.
Snake Eyes extends his arms out to the rest of us, waving furiously,
calling for help, signing for help, going through just about every
help motion he can think of. It was hilarious.

What’s
so bad about sparring with Scarlett’s father? asked Dusty.

Well,
what was he going to do? Beat Scarletts father? Be the guy who
shows someones little girl that he isnt the strongest man in
the whole world? On the other hand, he cant throw the match. If
he cant fool Scarlett, he probably cant fool her father.

So
what did he end up doing?

Well,
they were about to start going at it, but then Scarlett burst in.
She starts nattering stuff like Where have you been? The doctors
have been looking for you! Her dad made the greatest ugh,
doctors face before she starts dragging him off by the arm. Snake
Eyes turns to the rest of us and makes this exaggerated brow-wiping
motion, Rock n’ Roll again mimicked the motion, making a phew
sound automatically though Snake Eyes could not have done so.

Man,
I’m sorry I missed that.

So,
were we going to actually play some Poker or what? asked Alpine.