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I can see it through the window of the helicopter. I can see the homeland of the men who tried to take mine from me. We have been flying for hours over the sea to our first mission. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMycDsB0KR
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My squad mates are seated on the same row as me and the Maine squad is on the row in front and facing us. JJ is on my left and meg is on my right. Poor Kyle is right in front of me and he was harassed by his friends the hole ride. That combined with meg being a flaming homo made this trip feel like Hell. To make things even worse, I have never been on a plane before and my stomach isn’t feeling the greatest.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB75xQ3xYb5
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"Breaker are you ok?" asked JJ. "you're pale as shit and look like your gunna puke."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGNAk3kdkf
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"I'll be fantastic once we get to land," I said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdc0HARlnd
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"Have you ever been on a plane?" asked Kyle583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfsVlmk04U
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"Father never had time to take us with him on his business trips," I responded. "I've never even seen an ocean before."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxV2AfEn0N
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"You haven't seen an ocean?" questioned Kyle finding it hard to believe.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXP2YLZ0Lrz
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"I live in the dead center of North America. I live as far as it gets from the fucking ocean," I assured.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJpAXQksp3
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"which State is that?" asked Sean.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkLkVw0XdG
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I smile at him and let out a quick and small burst of laughter.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKoFZpyx4D
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"I’m confused," Said Sean.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuUW6iXA43
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"He’s not including the dirty Mexicans as North America Sean," said JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGkFjLTHVR
"So what State is he from then?" asked repeated Sean.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmHqZVABwd
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JJ let out a big sigh and there was a moment of silence.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDu3MpcAM4
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The silence was broken by a large explosion that threw me off my seat. I quickly stand up and look at JJ for orders. The aircraft is spinning out of control and the alarm triggers. All of us rush to the cockpit to ask the pilot what happened.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcQ2UB9Bxf
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When we open the cockpit door we see the windshield broken and both pilots are each bleeding from at least six bullet holes in the flesh, leaving no one left to fly. The forceful wind coming from the shattered windshield makes me grab onto the pilot chair, thinking ill fly out if I don’t. between the beeping and the deafening wind I can’t hear anything else.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZsB5ScGFK
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"We are so fucked!" panicked Andrew proving me wrong.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaCRCZ9375
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Agent unbuckles one of the pilot’s seat belts and gives the impression that he is going to try fly this helicopter. I take the pilot out of the seat to make room for him. When I said, I’ll be fantastic when we get to land, I didn't mean I wanted to crash into it.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0txYpvX05U
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Agent hops in the seat and grabs the controls. He stops us from spinning and slowed down our fall somehow. but even that isn’t enough as we will hit the ground any second now. We all brace for the crash.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRAnXIHrum
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We crash into the ground at a reasonable speed, but I was still thrown the floor of the helicopter. All I see is dust, dirt, rocks and metal falling like rain. I shut and shield my eyes with my arms, preventing anything from getting in them.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzWmrsc5sP
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I don't feel anymore rocks or pieces falling but I'm afraid to open my eyes. I’m afraid that when I open my eyes, I will see all my comrades lying lifeless before my eyes and ill be alone, again.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADNoqwkH8q
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Life must hate me. It seems like being close to me is being close to death. I’ve taken this fucking helicopter to an entirely different continent and this curse still followed me.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ347YQvigxv
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"Breaker! Breaker are you with us!" yelled JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJyUaYoBoW
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I open my eyes with relief seeing that everyone is still alive.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UrD9f07JL
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"Get up Breaker! We have to go! They will be here to finish us any minute now!" yelled JJ trying to help me off the helicopter floor.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlUdCcGJMj
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I stand up and a sharp pain shoots down my right leg. I look down and see a gash in my right thy. My pant leg is already half red from my blood.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnuNXHHU88
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"Breaker can walk?" asked JJ583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQJsvsrASs
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"It looks worse than it feels," I untruthfully responded.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEVJ351Gn0
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"Use my shoulder for support Breaker," offered JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLO2Paep0L
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"No. I don’t need help. I’m fine," I said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoGxuedNXY
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"You’re a stubborn son of a bitch, aren't you?" asked JJ as he hands me my browning583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7qakZsDxB
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"We should get going, now." I suggested not answering JJ’s comment.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4HUwoPF4j
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"Follow me, i'll take point," commanded JJ as he leads us away from the wreck.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqsdgV762Z
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"JJ, shouldn't we scout out ahead before we just run into unfamiliar hostile territory?" asked Agent.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQCotYRQsG
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"In this case no. The Germans know exactly where to find us, and they will go to the crash first. Best thing to do is get some distance between us and that wreckage," JJ explained.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTNTojmDiJ
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"We could be running into a trap," warned Agent.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipdgmotAEN
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"To set a trap, you need to know where your enemy is going and when they'll be there. Shooting down an airship and predicting where it will fall isn't possible. You can't really plan to have it crash in a place where you already have a trap set. If they are currently setting a trap for us, we will be there before they are ready and we will have the advantage," listed JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnfNoimoiH
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"Hopefully you're right JJ" mumbled Agent.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwGcYgifLZ
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"Just stay alert guys,” Said JJ. “I want to make sure we see them before they see us."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy8kc0dBQ3
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We are in the middle of forest. The trees are generously spread from each other and the bushes are thick unlike the stumps of the trees. the terrain is very rocky with boulders scattered along the jagged landscape. the terrain blocks long distance view so we could easily get ambushed. This place is very different than what I’m used to.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PdlEkNJv4
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We run for around ten minutes and my right leg is throbbing with each step. My salted sweat is starting to get in the wound not helping the pain. I hope we stop soon because among all of these, I am out of breath and have been the for a few minutes.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UuV1Vh9je
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"Alright guys let's stop and catch our breath," Said JJ as if he could read my mind.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cjPTItnv1
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The moment I hear him say that, I drop to the ground huffing and puffing. I haven’t run so much in my life and my lungs are suffering the consequences. I look up at JJ and see that he is barely out of breath, and hasn’t broke a sweat.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYWOreXNda
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"How are you not dying!" I ask JJ as I'm still trying to catch my breath.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhdAI7AHH2
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"This is nothing man, I ran much more than this daily, back at home," bragged JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnWTpThx08
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"Breaker you’re in much worse shape than you look," Commented destroyer in a way that I could tell wasn’t meant to be offensive. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7gLQBoEGJ
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"I. Hate. Long distance running," I said taking deep breaths between each word.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31dcZ5kU5Z
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"How your leg man?" asked JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDESCqW7iZ
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"Why are you looking down there?" snickered Andrew.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeW5RinlXK
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"Shut up meg," I said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXNLf47Qfc
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"Anyways, Agent how do you know how to fly that thing?” I asked.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbs2uNIx11W
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"I don't, I just tried and it worked. We should get going now, we have been here too long," said Agent.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWv23jFixC
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I get up off the ground still huffing and puffing. Then I notice a smell that catches my attention.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAlPWutYyY
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"Do you guys smell that?" I asked.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrClkbvg44y
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"I don't smell anything," Agent responded.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAmXRR0yVI
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"I smell campfire," I said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnN47BigjBS
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"Well I don't smell anything," stressed Agent.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOdA4JzZ7Y
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"My nose tells me there is a campfire near, and my nose doesn't lie." I said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoGYhvg3Yy
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"Is it a bad thing if he smells campfire?" asked Sean.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vqTSjY4SM
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"That means there’s people, likely hostile people near us Sean," clarified JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgQIYNBdqB
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"Are you positive that’s what you smell?" asked Agent.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbT74CaXvap
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"A lumberjack knows the smell of a campfire," Hinted JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZpYKoamds
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Now I know JJ figured out where I live. And judging by the others confused faces he's the only one so far.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPBkffdPQE
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"Breakers a lumberjack?" questioned Sean.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUYa0OJgns
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"Never mind, but we should scout out and find where the hostiles are. Agent and Andrew, that’s your job. Meet back here in fifteen minutes," Commanded JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Lp9XsDnT7
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"Alright Andrew let's go," commanded Agent.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwL42eRFU4k
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"Guys.” Said JJ handing Agent a flare gun. “whatever you do, don't get caught. If your position gets compromised use this."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOTlxcP1tn
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Agent nods and heads off with Andrew.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9nqAQoIFU
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"How come you’re only sending those two JJ? Shouldn't we be sticking together?" asked Sean.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5fmR8jlU8
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"First of all, it's hard for a group this big to move stealthily. Secondly, Breaker needs to rest his leg," Responded JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVGyLsm7YL
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"Fuck you," I said to JJ taking offence to his comment.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYjDtcNAJA
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"You're no good to us with one leg man," said JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIBDEDQnE5
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"Then I'm no good,” I said. “if I can’t keep up, leave me behind. Don't let me jeopardize the mission. Besides, my leg is fine."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCD8t0mSkW
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"I don't leave comrades behind. I don’t care if you have no legs and no arms. You're coming with us," said JJ. “even if it means I have to carry your ass.”583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIOIb86UfJ
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Words from a true leader. However, they make me feel like I’m weak and helpless. Yeah, my cardio is shitty but they are forgetting that my gun is much heavier than there’s. Not that its too heavy to carry it just makes running awkward.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8jMBSSKxv
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I look JJ directly into his eyes and say "if you think for a split second that I am putting one of your lives in danger. Put me out of my misery, or I will do it myself."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dbeNoMALV
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JJ looks me back in the eyes and asks, "If you were in my shoes, would you do that to any of your comrades? Even if they are weak?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQekoyiTnZa
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"My feet are to small to fit in your shoes JJ. I will never be able to be a leader, I'm a soldier that will lay his life on the line, that’s it. Weather its for my country, or my comrade. So, to answer your question. No, I wouldn't leave any of you, but I'm not the same as you guys. my life is not worth as much as yours," I responded firmly.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxaDuyZXkv
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"Why do you say that?" asked JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7fCsSfpIC
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Before I could answer distant gun shots end the conversation. Following the gunfire, in the same direction, a flare shoots up into the air.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PWQaZOxXI
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"They’ve been compromised! Let’s go!" ordered JJ sprinting in the direction of the flare.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH59n3PQcoE
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Without hesitation, all of us jump to our feet and run with JJ. I almost forgot I was hurt, having my mind filled with the thoughts of me losing these guys. We sprint through the forest and stop on a ridge. JJ points to his left directing our eyes about 75 meters down the ridge, where I see Agent and Andrew taking cover behind a bolder getting rained on by bullets.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5ok3UfVoT
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JJ then points to his right redirecting our eyes over to the source of the bullets about 100 meters down the ridge. I can only really see the flashes of the guns so it's hard to see how many hostiles there are. They also don’t seem to notice us and we are in flanking position.
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"Ok guys here’s the plan,” whispered JJ making sure no one hears us. “All of you excluding Sean and Breaker, will silently make their way to that rock formation straight ahead. You have seven minutes to get to their and when you do, just sit tight for the remaining time,” JJ points at a rock formation offering good cover that is closer to the hostiles.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32uykCklm1
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Kyle looks at his wristwatch and repeats, “Seven minutes?”583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEldNP6C4U
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“Yes. Seven minutes,” confirmed JJ. “The countdown starts when I say. Remember, you do nothing for seven minutes. I'll take Breaker and Sean to a different position, more to their rear flank and if you blow your position before we get to a good spot we’re fucked. If all goes well, this will be quick.”583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNTrGZAfJH
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“Ready when you are,” said Kyle with his eyes still on his watch.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtl5ORTmsK
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JJ looks at each of us individually to confirm that we are ready.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpX3D5iTvzr
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“Now,” signaled JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPVvOgR9bI
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Kyle immediately peels his eyes off his watch and he, Destroyer, Hunter, Ashton and Connor make their way slowly down to the rock formation. JJ leads me and Sean along the ridge.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVryxPeJvB
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JJ has been keeping tabs on the time. As time passes he gets slightly more urgent. Finally, we get to a fallen down tree where JJ halts us. He takes cover behind the fallen tree and I do the same to his left, Sean to his right.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdT1MTOxwC
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JJ glances at his watch and peaks over the tree. He brings his head beside my ear and says in a quiet yet urgent tone, “Set up the Browning and wait for my order.” He leans over to Sean and whispers to him as well, but I couldn’t hear what he said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOCL5ofmtg
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I set the long barrel of my light machine gun in a crease of the tree, where it seems to set firmly. I then look down to see what I’ll be aiming at and see the Germans not very far from where we are. I then notice we are basically right behind them, keeping in mind Agent and Andrew are just in front of them.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ez8Bz0anb
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"If I'm right behind the Germans, isn't there a chance of me hitting Andrew or agent?" I ask quietly.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP179btK3MP
Before responding JJ quickly looks at his watch then explains, "No, we aren’t quite right behind them. In Military terms, Agent and Andrew are on the Germans twelve o'clock. the others are on their nine o'clock and we are on their seven o'clock. As long as you’re shooting where your supposed to, you'll be fine."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Eg4LB1cDb
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That makes sense. JJ positioned us along the same flank so there is no risk of friendly fire. I point my beast of a weapon to the Germans and hope to myself that Agent and Andrew are ok. I look at JJ anxiously as he staring at his watch. I get the urge to open fire but I patiently wait for JJ’s cue.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDR16Ws0Jw
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"Open fire!" commanded JJ.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2Cy0bpyR1
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For the first time, ever I pull the trigger and unleash Hell on the Germans, it's even more devastating than I imagined. Its roar overpowers all other sounds, even Sean’s gun which is right by my fucking ear. The feel of the power behind each bullet giving an almost high feeling. The smell of the gunpowder freshens the system like some Vapo rub. Every bullet that comes out of my gun makes something burst from wherever it lands. The Dirt and stones bursting from the soil, the wood chips bursting from the stumps of trees, and the blood bursting out each German I hit.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSqpCDOP0V
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A sickening feeling settles in as I realize that I am loving this browning. I hope that it’s the gun itself giving me this rush and not the sight of death. I don’t want to be evil, I never have. But whether I want to be or not, the darkness in my black soul will always be there.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiuOsK3baG
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"Hold your fire!" shouted JJ hoping that the others would stop if they stopped hearing our shots.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVGBBq8mjg
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Me, JJ and Sean stop shooting and the sound of gunfire comes to a halt.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTr1Yxnz3de
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"let’s go and make sure they're dead," said JJ leaping over the tree.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEKPggwOR8
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I look over at Sean who looks sick to his stomach, I could tell he wasn't comfortable shooting his gun judging by him only shooting a few bullets. He's a good and innocent kid who just took-part in taking other humans lives. I don't blame him.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oZlcac1Ut
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Me and Sean follow JJ to the dead Germans position. Meeting us there was Andrew and Agent seemingly unhurt.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBsplfEshf
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"You guys ok?" JJ asked Agent and Andrew583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEaX8ZkbEv
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"Yeah," Agent and Andrew replied.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZXAgjkHmV
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Destroyer, Kyle, Connor, Ashton and hunter arrive at the slaughter scene. JJ scans them for injuries and none are apparent. We spread out to begin searching the bags and pockets of the dead Germans to see if we can find anything useful, also keeping in mind that some of them might not be dead.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOQE1YiFoH
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Agent finds a compass and a map in one of the Germans backpacks which I hope is a map of the area. JJ finds a box looking thing with a walkie talkie attached to it, in the backpack he looked in. Destroyer pulls out a similar looking box thing but this one has head phones. Im guessing JJ found the radio and Destroyer found the receiver. I continue scanning the ground.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FKNz7lXr4
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A dead boy about the same age as us, maybe slightly older, catches my eye. His face was covered in blood that was likely not just his. His eyes are open wide and you could see the terror in his dead eyes. I’m guessing by the look on his face, He watched his comrades die all around him and probably was one of the last ones to die. I imagine what it would be like for me, if in the last few second of my life, I had to see my friends get shredded around me. The part that bothers me the most is the fact that he is so young, and I was the one who put him through that. The face of this kid will stain my mind forever.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXYOqjEHnP
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I search his pockets where I find a stopwatch with a picture folded up inside. I unfold the picture and in it stands two boys, one of them being him, and the other looks similar to him. I guess the other one is his brother.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu709Z58u8A
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I search his other pocket and I pull out a sealed letter that my curiosity forced me to open. I was extremely surprised that the letter was in English, the letter says.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjw4zyToQyQ
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Dear Mother and Father583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamBbZlT2Ni
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I miss you very much and I can’t wait to see you at Christmas when me and Ray come home.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwFrCPIPVX
I wish I was there with you guys, not here fighting this pointless war for power. Ray is doing fine, and he is being his old protective self. He keeps the other guys from making fun of me and I hope some day i'll be brave just like him.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdTidS4mjS
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Love Ben.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgauXouN9dr
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I can’t believe I just did this to an innocent boy who just wanted to be like his brother. I close the boy’s eyes and put the letter and stopwatch in my pocket.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcECLnmW2NO
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"What’s that you have Breaker?" asked Agent583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMtR4KCZIB
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"Nothing," I responded not wanting anyone to know.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJI2sIn4lA
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"Just show me," insisted Agent aggressively.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQM8ECafyJQ
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"Enough!" yelled JJ. "Agent take this receiver and put it on your ear. I don't know if it is a 2 way or if yours can only hear what comes from mine, either way it will help."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25O0Nd80Nf
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I suddenly hear footsteps from behind me sound very familiar. I turn around and see Sean walking around. Then I remember that those are the same steps I heard on the night of my punishment.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsvwOYT9rX
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"Sean," I said getting his attention.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLLmAITCSm
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"Yes Breaker?" replied Sean.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnXI1QOaCT
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"Why were you watching me the night of my punishment?" I asked.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSm0nURqVKw
Sean looks at me and I see the surprise in his eyes. He hesitates to answer.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnFp3lYF0T
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“Well?” I said waiting for an answer.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4p4Cn7RTkQ
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“Well,” answered Sean. “I wanted to make sure you were okay Breaker. I noticed you haven't been sleeping much at night."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlgXX5eCR8
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A sudden undefinable feeling fills my body, a feeling I haven't felt in a very long time. I’m not really used to people paying attention to that shit, and I don't even know how to respond to him.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PwRlit4Kl
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"Breaker. Please don't tell anyone or make fun of me, But I'm scared. I really don't want to die," admitted Sean with watery eyes.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtD7df7JWLd
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I look at Sean and I can see just how scared he really is. In all honesty, I feel that all of us are ahead for our age except Sean, I can’t help but feel that he shouldn’t be here. Then I remember Ben’s face and his letter to his parents who will see their young son dead as a Christmas gift. I can’t let that be Sean. I can’t let Sean’s parents see him in a coffin. I just can’t.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXSmvcwT2p
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"Sean, I promise you that I will do everything in my power to make sure that doesn't happen. Ill watch over you and make sure you're okay, you’re under Breakers wing now. You don't need to be scared anymore," I said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Opau30SZI
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"Kinda like how I made sure you were okay, right breaker?" said Sean with a smile referring to my punishment.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKOH7wtie1
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"Yeah, just like that," I smiled back at Sean.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0r5ays8DEi
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