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Opening Shots "It's a wonderful night isn't it?" Jesters backseater says as the canopy closes and the aircraft rolls out of the hanger. "Yeah it is." Jester responds as he goes through the preflight checklist in his head, muttering the steps to make sure he doesn't miss anything. Moments later, the tower come on the radio. "Victory 341, cleared for taxi and take off, runway 2-1 Right. Enjoy the view up there." "Runway 2-1 Right, copy."Jester says as he clips his oxygen mask to his helmet. Minutes later, the Buccaneers painted Tomcat rolls onto the runway, Jester does one last check of the control surfaces, and after a short "Their good" from

As I woke up from a short slumber, I looked down the hall way where many more like me were also resting. Sleep has eluded me for months now. I get a few hours at best, a few minutes at worst. The images of my family being taken from me haunt my dreams. I guess this is my punishment for not keeping my eyes open to what was going around me. It was two years ago when it started. It was slow at first, it started with the government making laws on our vehicles, what sorts of cars could be on the road and things like that. I didn't pay any attention to them, my car was well within the limits of the laws, so I knew I was fine. Then came a new law l

Departure As the winter went on, James and Angelas relationship grew. Under the watchful eyes of their parents, the two of them went out many times, knowing full well that when the snow melted, James would have to leave his love behind, as his father would work to turn him from a boy to a man. They were fine with this, and cherished their time together. But eventually, the snows melted, and the passes opened. The day that James would leave Etheria was drawing closer. One morning, as James ate his breakfast, and Angela worked her shift at the Tavern, Dakara came in. “Good morning my son.” He said as he sits down across the table

Chapter 2 Arrival The following morning sees a lone horse with rider approaching the city. The adolescent wolf rides proud of his last couple days, and even smiles when he sees the two Tigers standing guard at the gate. The young wolf stops his horse when the guards approach him. “Good morning Master Kappal, I trust that your hunting trip was a success?” “How many times have I told you two, call me Niklaus.” The wolf says with a smile “I’m only 12 for the love of the gods.” “You have told us many times Niklaus.” One of the guards says with a small laugh. “How did your hunt go young

Chapter 1 A New Century On a calm winter's night, a Grey Wolf attempts to tuck her child into bed. The eleven year old hybrid is again restless, and not wanting to go to sleep until his mother answers his questions. "When will I get to meet my father?" He asks as he looks out the window at the stars. His mother chuckles, takes a deep breath, and answers "Soon." "You always say that, mother. But I never see him!" The pre-teen protests. "I'm almost twelve, I want to know, is he even alive? Or is he dead?" The warm smile soon fades away as she thinks of how to respond to the question. She had long expected this question, but nothing prepar

Search and Seizure Several hours pass before the group reaches Denver. Reho drives carefully to avoid suspicion, while Phara surfs through the radio stations trying to see if there's anything on the news about their escape. As they approach the city, she breathes a sigh of relief when she notices that there's not a single AGR vehicle or guard in sight. She looks at Reho, and smiles at him, knowing that they're in the clear now. In the seat just behind them, Lela tries to comfort her son by holding him close. Her eyes are still wet as tears of grief run down her face. Her mind is filled with memories of her and Jacob, and everything he did

Sep. 5th, 2012 "Hey, Jorge, you ok?" a voice came over Jorge Strauss's headset, snapping him out of a small trance. Keying up his microphone, he responded."Yeah, I'm fine, just thinking about Rachel that's all." "Hey, I'll bet she's just fine, ok? Just focus on our job here and now." Jorge nodded and started up his engine. Jorge looked at the picture of his wife and children he had taped on his console. He placed two fingers on the picture about where his wifes lips were, and closed his eyes a second. He could only think about his home town, and the fact that right now, his home was likely being used as a makeshift barracks for Shenyian

Out of the Blackness May 21st, 2125 We came around the corner and it was in my view port. There was this wall of steel. Like the slab in 2001, like the walls of Troy at night. It was just big, the end of the universe. It just was there as a statement. We came in and I just looked out of my window -- I had to look up -- because the Titanic shot up a hundred and some feet above me. I'm down at the very keel, and I just went 'My God.' ~Robert Ballard, discoverer of the wreck of RMS Titanic "Watch your speed Jones, the debris here is pretty heavy." "Alright Cap." The salvage crew of the Calypso was on edge. The 150ft long salvage ship was

[A week later, Charlie Company arrives in Japan. Cpt. Horman, 1stSgt. Greers, 2nd Gorman, and Newsman are the first ones off the plane. Col. Harps greets the four as they come off the plane.] Col. Harps: Welcome to Misawa Airbase gentlemen. I'm your Battalion Commander Colonel William Harps. Good to gave you here. Cpt. Horman: Good to be here Colonel. This is my First Sergeant, Fred Greers, my XO Kevin Gorman, and our companies first NCO James Newsman. Col. Harps: Newsman, I heard allot about you. Newsman: I'm sure you have Colonel. Col. Harps: I have, Captain have your men form up over there by the F-15s while we get transportation to w

Chapter One Welcome to Charlie Company [The scene opens showing Newsman silently looking out the window of one of Ft. Bennings 'cattle cars'. The air is filled with tension as many of the new recruits don't know what to expect, one even pukes due to the stress. Behind Newsman sits another quiet soldier, Wolf, she rests her head against the glass. Moments later the vehicle stops, and the doors open up, and the Sr. Drill Sgt. Gets on.] Drill Sgt. Thomas: YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO GET YOUR ASSES OFF MY BUS! {Objective: Pass Basic Training} [Wolf scrambles to grab her gear, and tries to get off the bus as fast as possible. As she does, a Drill