Operation: Second Honeymoon

Sergeant Amelia 'Ace' Carter hated weddings. Not the institution itself, mind you – she was all for two people finding love and committing to a shared future. It was the sheer spectacle of it that set her teeth on edge. The endless parade of awkward small talk, the saccharine speeches, the garish decorations – it all felt like a theatrical production designed to mask the inherent fragility of human relationships.

So naturally, Ace found herself stuck in a prime location for witnessing matrimony: Fort Bliss, Texas, home of the 1st Armored Division and annual host to a military wedding extravaganza. It wasn't her idea – General Harkness, bless his well-meaning but tone-deaf heart, had decreed that every soldier stationed at Fort Bliss attend the ceremony as part of a