John and the Dragon Rider: After the Wars

All right, now John has two wars under his belt plus a wife and a son how will that work out? Eh, I don't know, I'll improvise. As always, enjoy.

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"Hey watch my back." John told his son with an Xbox 720 controller in both of their hands. "I don't know if you noticed, but I'm a little busy here." Six year old Matt Sierra growled as he gripped his controller. A voice rang out from the kitchen, "Play nice, you two!"

"We will mom!"

After six years and Arya is still trying to figure out how to operate a microwave oven. Hesitantly, she pushed some random buttons and pressed start. Arya sighed in relief as the small oven hummed to life. The small family was still trying to get acquainted with normal life after they have fought a war almost all their life. They now owned a small house in Los Angeles with reporters constantly trying to bang down the door for interviews or get pictures through open windows. Matt was learning and growing at a fast rate, every month he would grow at least two centimeters. Now at six years old, Matt has almost learned to speak very fluently. He was still trying to control his strength to not hurt anyone, especially bullies at school who were usually sent home with a bloody nose or a very big bruise.

Suddenly there was a very loud 'BANG!' Arya and John jumped at the sound. She shrieked when she saw the microwave was on fire. John rushed into the room and doused the flaming oven with water from the kitchen sink. Both of them were panting heavily as they watched their charred lunch literally go up in flames. "How about we go out for lunch today?" Arya nodded silently as she went to retrieve the car keys. When they opened the garage doors, they were greeted with a series of flashing lights as hundreds of photographers clamored to get a good picture. Luckily, John's car windows were tinted black. They literally had to drive through the crowd just to get to a restaurant. "This is just ridiculous…" John muttered. As they drove down the street, reporters in minivans gave chase; John fumed in silence as the cars pulled up beside them to get a good picture. It took all of John's self-control to keep himself from ramming his car into theirs. "Dad, why are these people following us?"

"It's their job to follow popular people and annoy them." John replied coolly.

"John, slow down, you're way past the speed limit!" Arya cried as she saw the 20 miles per hour traffic sign while John was doing 52. Suddenly, not realizing he had pulled into a lane in the wrong direction, a reporter's minivan swerved to avoid an incoming car and smashed into John's, running him off the road. John jammed on the brakes as soon as he comprehended what was happening. The small black car came to a stop. John angrily climbed out and ripped off the door of the reporter's van, revealing a frightened man with a camera and a woman with a microphone. "What the hell are you doing? Running my car off the road was a bad move." The two gave a loud yelp as they were hoisted out of the car by a pair of glowing hands. Other cameramen clambered out of their vehicles to get a good shot of the angry Master Chief. Arya rushed out of the car to stop John from doing anything he might regret. "John, they're not worth it." The Spartan's fists unclenched and the blue glowing dissipated. "You'll be hearing from my lawyer…" John growled menacingly as he climbed into his beaten up car and drove off to find a decent Burger King.

As soon as they got home, John collapsed on his couch with a loud groan. No more minivans followed them after what they had witnessed; you don't mess with the Chief's car. John almost dozed off when there was a loud knocking at the door. "Now what?" John growled in irritation. He jerked the door open to reveal a tall Sangheili, "I'm sorry, have I come at a bad time?"

"Well, you could've called." John motioned for Thel to come in.

"Uncle Thel!" Matt came running and almost tackled the elite to the ground with a bear hug. Thel chuckled and tousled the boy's hair, "You've grown since I last saw you." Arya came to greet their visitor. "Hello Thel, it's been a long time since you came to visit, how are you?" Thel smiled, "I'm doing fine, and I was told Kyle was coming too." John groaned, "Well, I've got Halo: Reach 2 and four controllers… so." Thel and Matt nodded eagerly.

Right in the middle of a firefight there was a loud and obnoxious knocking at the door. "I'll get it!" Matt yelled as he ran to the door. Just as the door opened, Kyle stepped in with a huge grin on his face. "Uncle Kyle! You're just in time; we could use an extra player!"

"Hey kiddo, how's it going?" Kyle saw Thel and his brother lounging on the living room sofa. "John, you let your kid play rated M games?"

"I never thought you cared." John replied lazily.

"Good point."

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Uh, a really rocky start. Eh, I hope you enjoy it anyway. PEACE!