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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. 587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvU05UnJRl
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvr6MqbWShZ
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"Breaker are you ok?" asked JJ. "you're pale as shit and look like your gunna puke."587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9UQINspKp
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"I'll be fantastic once we get to land," I said.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLsL4e458m
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"Have you ever been on a plane?" asked Kyle587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8kv5jqjoJ
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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."587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNjcrpzPe3
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"You haven't seen an ocean?" questioned Kyle finding it hard to believe.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSWx69TwT4
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCDzeCfGo0
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"which State is that?" asked Sean.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOalq61wZFk
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I smile at him and let out a quick and small burst of laughter.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLvGFeMTCW
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"I’m confused," Said Sean.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DQTRztaJC
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"He’s not including the dirty Mexicans as North America Sean," said JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWc3Fz1ny0
"So what State is he from then?" asked repeated Sean.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbYwCiYmHP
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JJ let out a big sigh and there was a moment of silence.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjpKt8B5Je
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7wSujYTkL
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2K9OLdjGjI
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"We are so fucked!" panicked Andrew proving me wrong.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwv5PT2ijb1
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8DHM1K0QA
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJTSm01wv2
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9WATqNdhN
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhPvNUj3sa
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztoROtf7zI
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"Breaker! Breaker are you with us!" yelled JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER4TKnyu9C
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I open my eyes with relief seeing that everyone is still alive.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1ud65nsgx
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKE1YnnacB
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5Ujhj0uP7
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"Breaker can walk?" asked JJ587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtuwQas2JJ
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"It looks worse than it feels," I untruthfully responded.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LeCDCgV6b
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"Use my shoulder for support Breaker," offered JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0xnQgn9sL
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"No. I don’t need help. I’m fine," I said.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUvoHLRETt
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"You’re a stubborn son of a bitch, aren't you?" asked JJ as he hands me my browning587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlchHsk4Nal
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"We should get going, now." I suggested not answering JJ’s comment.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGs0RKwo3Nj
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"Follow me, i'll take point," commanded JJ as he leads us away from the wreck.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWZXtxh0sS
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"JJ, shouldn't we scout out ahead before we just run into unfamiliar hostile territory?" asked Agent.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡontvlLFtF5
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMSvungFo4
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"We could be running into a trap," warned Agent.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7g2wWK9Yf
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc58M6FAt3
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"Hopefully you're right JJ" mumbled Agent.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrHYK75HCW
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"Just stay alert guys,” Said JJ. “I want to make sure we see them before they see us."587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LPdkWm1NL
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45LRlLDAUe
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZFkRmN3tL
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"Alright guys let's stop and catch our breath," Said JJ as if he could read my mind.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqzknUCdTo
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0etvW26f5
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"How are you not dying!" I ask JJ as I'm still trying to catch my breath.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQv3TGmIdsf
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"This is nothing man, I ran much more than this daily, back at home," bragged JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1R9CCRN5I
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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. 587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJSJKXTGte
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"I. Hate. Long distance running," I said taking deep breaths between each word.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNod250ZE6R
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"How your leg man?" asked JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vdfwsK2lH
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"Why are you looking down there?" snickered Andrew.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEotSaE0QF9
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"Shut up meg," I said.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUAeB2xSSM
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"Anyways, Agent how do you know how to fly that thing?” I asked.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxus0IueZv
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaj9fnfrIDu
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I get up off the ground still huffing and puffing. Then I notice a smell that catches my attention.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7v8ryVwR3p
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"Do you guys smell that?" I asked.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbY6dLd4NRe
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"I don't smell anything," Agent responded.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKO5TEyHMU
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"I smell campfire," I said.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQfAz3BInX
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"Well I don't smell anything," stressed Agent.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvhG1OjlWu
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"My nose tells me there is a campfire near, and my nose doesn't lie." I said.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jmcVL5wFx
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"Is it a bad thing if he smells campfire?" asked Sean.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWy3NYXzJP
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"That means there’s people, likely hostile people near us Sean," clarified JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vliKxA0Yn
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"Are you positive that’s what you smell?" asked Agent.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaL6NE61sgu
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"A lumberjack knows the smell of a campfire," Hinted JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaruuhlsVMe
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSIgcjp78w
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"Breakers a lumberjack?" questioned Sean.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoY5St1VIq6
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdj942hJU6
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"Alright Andrew let's go," commanded Agent.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5yQICZKLf
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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."587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolI9dMtnNj
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Agent nods and heads off with Andrew.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJGfrbv5TW
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"How come you’re only sending those two JJ? Shouldn't we be sticking together?" asked Sean.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DT7X6Atts
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQ1YdY9gVu
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"Fuck you," I said to JJ taking offence to his comment.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxocRF0VhSL
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"You're no good to us with one leg man," said JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCqz71kePX
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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."587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTHAZy58An
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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.”587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJdn0qXzgL
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKgIAdMNqm
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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."587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsN21dZYkd
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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?"587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqNRhTRqU7
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOhi5OgIoR
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"Why do you say that?" asked JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszFeKKSYbI
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSi75qJIdk9
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"They’ve been compromised! Let’s go!" ordered JJ sprinting in the direction of the flare.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3zY95iNSF
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KGtVhVsDr
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwEaPLCG4r
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Kyle looks at his wristwatch and repeats, “Seven minutes?”587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigC4bbv7nQ
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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.”587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTx0xnIlHh
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“Ready when you are,” said Kyle with his eyes still on his watch.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOD3HlaEj5L
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JJ looks at each of us individually to confirm that we are ready.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJ1ZfElz7Y
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“Now,” signaled JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeykFjfRtK
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGF3XISKMlq
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FlZTmMny1
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9gS5WUp0x
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBM5OCcNFX
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfdNK0vkb2
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."587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DBt0WQqgW
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsL7HGvwHc
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"Open fire!" commanded JJ.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmdSg9geUT
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tvyARIAWQ
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BXklahyCH
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"Hold your fire!" shouted JJ hoping that the others would stop if they stopped hearing our shots.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9x3rjFgXW
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Me, JJ and Sean stop shooting and the sound of gunfire comes to a halt.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb02VuxxLL
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"let’s go and make sure they're dead," said JJ leaping over the tree.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVXJxarPvZ
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MQgzRqqTD
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Me and Sean follow JJ to the dead Germans position. Meeting us there was Andrew and Agent seemingly unhurt.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupAGWBDuN9
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"You guys ok?" JJ asked Agent and Andrew587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnBLO7kNYX
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"Yeah," Agent and Andrew replied.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISkE6Nfkf8
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yMUx8qC9d
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSn5wUV9sPg
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2DdORJ1mN
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HNJkcu6nW
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimamtVS3em
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Dear Mother and Father587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWvjP0w3X9
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fDZYDtUqr
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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHV3eCJAKC
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Love Ben.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK35N9WcT9
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktHW4Wr9Wt
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"What’s that you have Breaker?" asked Agent587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61gURNJmBG
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"Nothing," I responded not wanting anyone to know.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyPh95WK3x
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"Just show me," insisted Agent aggressively.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxStfzwgHX6
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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."587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvA9Vnjx7X
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDeEMGbHai
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"Sean," I said getting his attention.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuhZvNF0B6
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"Yes Breaker?" replied Sean.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDiaNg3ACj
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"Why were you watching me the night of my punishment?" I asked.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLEsWScl86
Sean looks at me and I see the surprise in his eyes. He hesitates to answer.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgXUxYpFSC
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“Well?” I said waiting for an answer.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcsSShRtrg
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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."587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjVfAaVD7Z
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEWpN9jzrG
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAolzGZe5ip
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27dnqgYmxR
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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.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQLx8c1yzN
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"Kinda like how I made sure you were okay, right breaker?" said Sean with a smile referring to my punishment.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKU8UEWbod
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"Yeah, just like that," I smiled back at Sean.587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZIpKSqubH
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