In the dinner room, Jeku and others watching Commander Minna who's humming from her song as she doing decorations for something which them what she up to.
"Hey, what are all these fancy decorations for?" Yoshika asked.
"Oh, they're for Christmas Day." Barkhorn answered.
"Oh, that's right!" Yoshika realized. "Cause Lucchini's birthday was yesterday."
They're look at the Minna's decorations and see sign says, "Miyufuji Yoshika, Jeku Kusanagi and others, Welcome to the 501st Joint Fighter Wing!"
"Huh?!" Jeku and others shocked, confused in unison.
"All right, girls and boys. I think it's past time we had a little welcome party for Miyufuji, Jeku and his friends!" Minna expression smile, excited.
Barkhorn riases her hand, getting Minna's attention.
"What is it, Trudy?" the commander asked.
"We're a bit late." Barkhorn deadpanned, baffled.
"Shirley top on Hartmann, Yoshika and Jeku both whos cover their eye shadowed.
"Seriously, we're already, like, super close buddies!" Shirley expression cheerful.
"Yeah, a little too close, if you ask me." Barkhorn muttered. She don't like Shirley get close Jeku.
"Things were so busy when they got here that we never got the chance to welcome them." Commander Minna replied, smile.
"Good call, Commander!" Shirley smirked.
"The ideal leader always appreciates her troops." Hartmann smirked, nodded.
This made Barkhorn give the two troublemakers her signature stare.
"Could you please not look at us like that?" Shirley and Hartmann asked, baffled & hidden eyes in unison.
"Ugh. Idiots." Ryūko whispered as she shaking her head.
"Well you know what they say about poking dog and they could bite you." Ethan quoted in a whisper.
Jeku, Jason, Ryūko and Ruby chuckled quietly so they're don't Hartmann and Shirley hear that.
"But wouldn't it be better to have them welcome party when everyone can be there?" Barkhorn suggested.
"Okay. Then, why don't we say the 501st is celebrating Mother's day, and thanking Miyufuji for all the "mom duties" they're takes on?" Commander Minna asked.
"Miyufuji? Our?" Hartmann asked, whispered Shirley.
"So the Commander's our mom's mom?" Shirley asked, suggestions.
"Our grandma?" Hartmann asked, confused.
Next thing they knew they were on the floor with their face red from being beaten up no doubt from Minna. While Yoshika heals them, Barkhorn, Ryūko and Jeku glares at them with tick mark on their face as Jason, Ethan and Ruby facepalmed at this.
"Why would you say that, knowing you'd get a smack?" Barkhorn glared.
'I dread to think they are masochists in disguise which I hope I am wrong about that.' Ethan shivered in thought.
"Hold on, what makes Jeku then, Commander Minna?" Ruby asked.
Jeku and others look at Ruby, then look at Commander Minna who's smile and blushed.
"Well, now you mentioned, Jeku could be father of all and I'm gonna be his wife and mother to y'all. and also his best pal Tidwell going do as godfather." She suggestions with her expression smiled.
Ethan looked lost at words to express. "I don't know what to say."
"Well since Ethan is going to be named the godfather then I can be the godmother?" Shirley asked, liking the idea.
"Well, since you say that and answered is.... yes." Commander Minna nodded.
That left nearly anyone baffled not expecting Minna to say that as they thought she would shoot that idea down in a heart beat.
"That's it? Just like that like? Shirley; as a godmother?" Jeku shocked.
"As Ethan would say, "this most unexpected"." Barkhorn quotes in shock.
"You got that Alright. I mean we didn't see that coming." Ryūko admitted in shock.
Ruby agreed with her.
"Boy, when Chris and others gonna hear this one." Jason added.
"Chris might think Hell freezes over." Ethan pointed out.
Jeku chuckled nervously.
"Then, it's settle then." Commander Minna expression cheerful.
She grab Jeku and Yoshika their shoulders. "All right. Wait outside till we're ready, Miyufuji and Jeku." She added.
"Mmmm." Jeku and Yoshika whimpers in unison.
"We're gonna cook for you this time!" Commander Minna excited.
They went outside the door and they hear Commander's voice. "You two stay here, relax, and enjoy yourself."
"Does that mean the commander's gonna cook?" Hartmann asked.
Shirley and Hartmann make hand signal to each other
"Bad news! She wants to do the cooking herself!" Shirley hand signal Hartman.
"Let's get things ready while she's not here!" Hartmann baffeld hand signals back.
"Why are you guys using hand signals when the medic's not even in the room?" Barkhorn asked, dryly.
So they're decided to do help Barkhorn with Shirley and Hartmann for Jeku's and Yoshika's party.
"So, how should we divide up work?" Barkhorn asked.
"Someone can do snacks and party favors, and someone else could cook the main dishes?" Shirley asked in thoughts.
Hartmann pulls out a box that says "Party set" from the top cabinet. "What's this?" she wondered as she opens it to see what's inside.
What she see it's Christmas stuff and dress the santa's suit and elf clothes.
"Guys! Come quick! I think I found the get-up the commander uses to transform into a Neuroi!" Hartmann urgent in hidden eye.
Shirley yelps. "Put that up, now!" she exclaimed in horror.
"Don't cause any more problems!" Barkhorn glared with her eyes shadowed and a tick mark on her cheek.
"It's looking more and more like getting the cancelled was a pipe dream after all." Hartmann whined.
"Hey, Hartmann." Shirley called. "You've eaten a lot of Miyufuji's and Kusanagi's cooking, haven't you The stinky stuff? You remember how it tastes?" She asked.
"No, not even a little." Hartmann muttered. "When I eat it, I always pass out. So, I don't remember anything." She added.
"If you can't remember, then what are you afraid of?" Shirley asked, hidden eye.
Hartmann smiled brightly. "It must be buried in my subconscious mind!"
Ethan, Barkhorn, Jason, Ryūko and Ruby stared at them in deadpanned.
"That's settles it! I hail from the fair country where we even sweeten watermelon with whip cream." Shirley thoughts. "So! I'll be in charge of dessert!" She smiled.
"Awesome, then I'll go track down some firecrackers, 'kay?" Hartmann agreed.
Shirley and Hartman look each other with smirk on their faces.
"You know what's at stake, right? This is Miyufuji's and Kusanagi's party. We better go all out for this one." Shirley said.
Heck yeah." Hartmann nodded.
They're standing their crazy funny looking pose.
"Dessert will literally be dynamite!" Shirley exclaimed.
"I'll make a gunpowder cake in the pressure cooker!" Hartmann pointed out.
Shirley and Hartman throw their fist pun each other.
"Right, let's do this." Hartmann
"Or let's not!" Barkhorn barked
Shirley and Hartman left the dinner room.
"Are they're idiots or what?" Ruby asked them.
"That I don't know, if it came to a criminal that is insane but not stupid then it would be a whole different matter." Jason remarked.
Barkhorn ran out the kitchen door and see them off with Ethan, didn't notice Commander Minna and Major Sakamoto right behind them.
"Dynamite for dessert-- are they that stupid?" Barkhorn asked Ethan with a tick mark on her cheek.
"I'd rather not find out first hand..." Ethan commented.
"Come on, what are you two waiting for? Go after them, Trudy and Tidwell, before they kill us all!" Commander Minna ordered, worried.
Barkhorn turned to the commander. "It's a joke!"
"I don't care." Commander Minna glared. While Major Sakamoto giggle with sweaty.
"They're dangerous without supervision! Let me handle the cooking while you go beat the rules into their heads!" She exclaimed.
"The rules?" Barkhorn muttered with widen eyes.
While Barkhorn kept repeating the "rules" Ethan and Sakamoto stared at her with sweatdrop.
"I'll take care of things on this end; you two had better move out." Major Sakamoto ordered.
"Roger that." Ethan acknowledged.
Outside the door, Jeku and Yoshika are relaxing and get to do nothing while watching the sunset.
Yoshika sighs happliy. "This makes me happy, but a little sad, too. 'Cause getting things ready for a party is my favorite part."
"I'm totally agreed on that, Yoshika. It was a great decision from Minna to not to do anything." Jeku Smiled.
They're hearing the chattering inside the kitchen door.
"And also, we can hear all the commotion." He added.
"I told you, never bring dynamite into the house!" Barkhorn muffled. "What's your problem? What kind of moron puts candles on a dynamite cake?!" She shouted.
While Yoshika is sweetly ignoring what she heard, Jeku on the other hand sweatdrop at what he had heard.
"I hope the Neuroi come soon." Yoshika said.
[Two hours later]
Jeku, Yoshika and Barkhorn outside the kitchen door, He and Yoshika were sweaty.
"We're finally ready. You two better enjoy it." Barkhorn replied.
Barkhorn open the door and saw Everyone happy smile at them, Shirley and got four limps on their head for being stupid.
Yoshika gasped what she see, Jeku were speechless for them.
"You guys! This is just the nicest thing ever!" She blessed smile.
"Yeah, this is amazing." Jeku agreed.
'They must've gone through a lot of ideas before they settled on this one.' Yoshika exasperatedly thought.
They look at the back, see lot of stuff, which everyone decides not to use that.
"Before we get started, here's a card for you two from Eila and Chris." Major Sakamoto said.
Needless to say that left Shirley and Hartmann not so pleased as they have eyes shadowed and tick mark on their cheek.
'She knew this would happen, so she requested night patrol! And he want come along!' Shirley thought.
"Clever girl." Hartmann thought.
Image of Eila and Chris with eyes closed and their smile.
"Dear Miyufuji and Kusanagi, Even though it's been a while since you and others joined, welcome! We don't need any of the food or drinks that'll be served at the party. So, don't bring us any! Heart, Eila and Chris." Eila and Chris smiled as she reading in their thoughts.
Then Shirley and Hartmann began walking to leave the dinning room."Whoops, forgot a gift! Whelp, better go get one!" Hartmann said."We're going into town!" Shirley added.
"You can't leave!" Barkhorn barked. "Ethan! Help me stop them." She requested.
"Doggone it you two!" The said boy exclaimed.
So they made stop Shirley and Hartmann for leaving, they tied around them in the chair for making escape. So they back to celebrate for Jeku's and Yoshika's party."Right! Now, a toast to Miyufuji and Jeku!" Minna commented."Here, here!" Everyone except Jeku and Yoshika toast their drink glass.
Shirley and Hartmann glanced at each other, not taking a drink from their glass. "Glance."
"Not drinking? I know Eila's note is bugging you, but gimme a break." Major Sakamoto said. as soon she drinking her liquor, then suddenly...
She collapsed on to the table with blood leaking out of her mouth.
Jeku and others see this which make shock and shivered with hidden eyes except Shirley and Hartmann making run forward with tied around them."Get out while you still can!" Shirley shouted.
"Wow. Guess that girl can't hold her liquor." Minna remarked.
"This is booze?" Major Sakamoto question with grunted.
"She got drunk and passed out?" Yoshika asked, confused.
"Is this why Takei told us not to give you alcohol?" Barkhorn questions.Jeku look at his liquor glass and smell it, then he realizes what that smell is. As Major's blood comes out of her mouth on the table."Wait, alcohol? Like disinfectant alcohol?" He thought.
Commander Minna show the bottle of "Disinfectant Ethanol" in her hand, Jeku and others shivered at that, but it won't infect Jeku and Ethan."If you can't handle it, let me know next time. I'll water it down." She assured.
"Miyafujui, save yourself!" Barkhorn urged.
"That's a strange name when they name after my best friend!" Jeku shouted.
"I am totally lost of words to say to that." Ethan said.
"Let's just go before she force us to drink and get Major to the medic!" Ryūko shivered.
[Moments later]
Jeku, Yoshika and Barkhorn are only ones in the dinner while Ethan and others take Major to the medic room. They understand why Shirley and Hartmann run away from that.
"I'm so ashamed." Barkhorn said, looking shamed. "I'd like the three of us to forget about the past and start over again." She smiled.
"Yeah! That's a wonderful idea!" Yoshika agreed. "I'll start over from when I made the decision to join the military in Fuso!" She beam smiled."Are you telling us you're gonna quit?" Barkhorn asked, terrifying
"Please tell us you're just pulling our legs?!" Jeku exclaimed.
[Minna]
"Ethanol, yay!"
To be Continued...