Mag casually flipped through the papers he'd gathered to review after work. Upon review, most were discarded, however, one flyer caught his eye. "The local Family Readiness Group would like to extend an invitation to all service members, as well as their family and friends, to attend the annual family fun gathering. Events will include BBQs, sporting events, a C-17 ride along, and an opportunity for families to fire U.S. and allied weapons systems."

Heh, well I better shred this one quite thoroughly and quickly Mag thought to himself. If Kizzie gets wind of of these events, they're be no living with- ah shi-

Before Mag could complete his thought, Kizzie merrily bounded into the room. "Whatcha got there Mag? Lots of a color on that flyer, anything interesting going on this week end?" Kizzie asked, tilting her head slightly to try and get a better view of the flyer Mag was failing to hide from her view.

Mag shifted uncomfortably under Kizzies curious gaze, "Nono, it's just another one of those boring formal functions, nothing to concern yourself with."

Kizzie's eyes narrowed at Mag's frail attempt to redirect her attention. "Liar! I saw the twitch! That's right, your left ear always twitches when you lie to me, gimme that!"

Kizzie snatched the flyerout of Mag's hands, and her eyes immediately widened with anticipation. "Oooooh, Mag, we SO gotta do this! And I mean we gotta go all out, I wanna be in the plane, and shoot the things, and I wanna wear one of your unif-"

"Kizzie," Mag interrupted, "you know I can't let you wear one of my uniforms, surely you understand how much trouble that would cause me?"

"Then let's go buy me a new one, with no patches or anything sewn on!" Kizzie's pupils became so wide in her excitement that her irises were barely visible, a trait which was aggravatingly effective to swaying Mag from his stoic pragmatism.

Mag sighed heavily, but finally relented. "Fffine, we'll get you a slick uniform, but you must promise me you're going to follow my every word in the events tomorrow, alright?"

"Kay," Kizzie said, bouncing with excitement.

Early the next morning, Mag and Kizzie found themselves prepping for the allied weapons systems at the range. "Alright Kizzie, PLEASE remember all I told you about this stuff, alright, it's quite dangerous if mishandled. Just a reminder, here's the safety, here's the trigger, and here's how you aim i-"

"Yeah, yeah, I got this Mag, don't worry, I'll shoot it like a pro, I promise." Mag snorted in disapproval of Kizzie's interruption, but stepped back to allow her to attempt to handle the weapons system.

"Alright Kizzie, just take the round from the ammo box, and slide it into-"

Mag's instructions fell upon deaf ears, for without permission, Kizzie immediately reached into the box and attempted to load the first thing she was able to put her paws on. What Kizzie did not notice in her haste to attempt to load the weapons system is she managed to insert the round in... backwards.

Mag's embarrassment at the situation was tangible. Firmly planting his face into his palm, Mag practically pulled out the fur from his face as he heavily drew his hand across his muzzle. "No Kizzie, you're doing it wrong. Here, let me show you."

Mag inverted the round, and nimbly slid it into a locked position, removing his hand from the projectile. No sooner had Mag removed his hand from the munition, however, Kizzie pulled the trigger and fired the round into on of the vehicle hulks in the distance.

"Ha!" Kizzie yelled mockingly, "see, I told you I'd shoot it just like a pro!" Satisfied with her result, Kizzie happily skipped off to the next event of the day.

Mag sighed heavily, relieved that the most dangerous ordeal of the day was complete. "Thank God you didn't choose this profession Kizzie" Mag stated, largely to himself.





Sorry if the story was a bit rough, it's largely in "first draft form" since I wrote it as I posted this piece.
The lovely artwork was created by the awesome  myuinhiding and it came out magnificently! If you've not seen her stuff, you should certainly go to her page and check it out!

V/R,
Mag.