Judy looked at him, 

"What kind of surprise?"

Sam smiled, 

"COME OUT!"

Mazikeen glanced at Jazz's dashboard before nodding at herself. She slowly got out and walked over to her baby brother. Her parents gasped, and Ron immediately brought her into a hug, 

"Mazikeen,"

Mazikeen smiled and hugged him back, 

"Hi, dad,"

Judy gasped, 

"Impossible,"

Mazikeen and Ron got out of the hug, and she turned to her mother, 

"I wasn't killed in action, I escaped with my squad,"

Judy slowly nodded and pulled her into a soft hug, 

"We have to catch up right away,"

Mazikeen softly laughed and nodded, 

"Yeah, five years of catching up,"

Ron looked at her, 

"Are you finally home?"

Mazikeen sighed and shook her head, 

"I am only here for one day, I go back tomorrow,"

Ron nodded sadly, 

"I thought so,"

Mazikeen put a hand on his shoulder, 

"But I will visit again,"

Judy sighed and nodded, 

"Okay, let's go into the garage, Sam go inside with Rover,"

Sam frowned, 

"But-"

"No buts, go inside so we can talk to your older sister,"

Sam sighed and glanced down at Rover, 

"Come on, Rover,"

Rover nodded, 

"Coming,"

Mazikeen followed her parents into the garage and saw her dusty work bench and she smiled softly as she remembered spending many nights on that bench. Judy crossed her arms, 

"Why did you never visit, Mazikeen?"

Mazikeen sighed, 

"I wasn't prepared,"

"How were you not prepared?"

"I didn't want to hurt anyone,"

"Didn't you think that we deserved to have a visit? You only called Sam! Never us. You stopped that when Sam finally got his own phone,"

Mazikeen sighed and sat down, 

"I knew you would only lecture me,"

Judy frowned, 

"On what?!"

Ron immediately put a hand on his wife's shoulder, 

"Judy-"

"No! Not right now Ron, let her talk,"

Mazikeen stared at her mother, 

"You never accepted me after I told you that I wanted to join the army! You always said that it was never meant for girls!"

"Because it is not! Why do you think they never draft girls?! I'm surprised you weren't sent back home after a month! That's the only reason I let you go in the first place."

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