Once, there was a Marine Raider who was stranded in the middle of a dense thick forest. Out in the distance, she could make out a team walking towards her direction. When they got closer, the 2nd Lieutenant snapped to attention and saluted the Team's leader when she noticed the 4 bars of a Navy Captain on her shoulders. The senior officer, one named Tomoko Kanazawa, returned her salute and asked her:
"What happened to your team, Marine?"
"They were KIA, Ma'am..all 4 of them". The raider named Inoue fought hard to keep her tears at bay as Tomoko glanced over to her XO, Takagi Sayuki, who smiled and nodded.
"Well, you can ride with us if you want. what's your role in your team?"
"I'm an advance scout. At least...I used to be" Inoue replied.
Tomoko and her team members had a sympathetic look on their faces.
"Lieutenant-Commander Miyamoto here is going to be leaving us soon...so we could really use a new advance scout...so...what do you say, Lieutenant?"
A smile carved out of Inoue Rei's lips. For the next few months, she had to prove her mettle to her new teammates that she is worthy of wearing the Special Warfare badge, even going one on one with all the senior team members on various challenge tests. It still was a struggle for her to keep up, but it wasn't too much for her since she had the experience and skill while being part of the Marine special forces team, Kobushi
A few missions later, Rei found herself settling in the cozy atmosphere and warm camaraderie of her new family..her new team. She felt that perhaps this was the Team she was born to serve in. Rei Inoue indeed had found herself a new HOME: