The explosion made me do a back flip through the air; it was so close to me, at that moment I thought it was over for sure.

In a horrifying way it was almost exciting, no more of all this crap. We were running away as the ultranationalists kill my squad, my friends my only friends.

But I heard Ghosts voice calling for me; to tell me fight it, that we could make it to the LZ.

It was only a few meters away; we could make it and pull through like we always did.

Me and Ghost; for him I would pull through, because he was my best friend; and he was risking his life to save mine.

As my sight restored it self I felt Ghost pulling me through the grass calling for a fire mission from Shepard's men, danger close as always, I picked up an AK-47 laying nearby, and blasted full auto.

These fuckers had to pay for everyone I had lost; for Ozone, for Scarecrow, for Royce, for Meat, for everyone I had lost in the past week.

The gun finally clicked empty right as the blackbird opened up all its guns on the now retreating ultranationalists.

Ghost picked me up and began to take to the pave low with Shepard walking towards us, Ha we are going to make it! That's why they call me Roach, I'm impossible to kill.

Shepard walked over to us and held me by the shoulder asking Ghost;

"Do you have the DSM?"

"Yeah we got it" Ghost confirmed as he tried to move past the General to the pave low.

But the general held us there.

"Good; He said "One less loose end."

I didn't feel the bullet hit me as much as heard it go through me.

I toppled over to the ground, still alive as I watched Ghost scream.

"NOOOO!" He reacted too late to do anything as he whipped around to shoot Shepard, the General already emptied a round into his head.

As Ghost fell next to me, I blacked out and my thoughts took over.

I could feel Shepard's men moving me around, I didn't care I could see my men, and Sara, Maybe even my family;

I'm not religious, having seen and having done all the things I've done makes it hard but for now, I have to believe in an after life, I had to believe that after all this I had to have something to look forward too. Don't I deserve something after all this? After seeing my friends die, and being betrayed, don't I?

God; What about Soap and Price? I had failed them, and now I couldn't even warn them, I'm sure they would suffer the same fate as me and Ghost.

No, No, maybe Archer and Toad were seeing all this, Shepard didn't know that Price had approved a sniper team for us. Please Archer; Please be watching all this and warn Price and Soap.

I regained my sight as the generals men were swinging me into ditch. I hit the ditch and rolled over onto my back, But lucky me got to watch them throw my best friend in after me,

He was without a doubt dead; after all we had been through, we were at the end of our road, the Ghost was gone and the Roach was finally dieing.

As Ghost lied there I tried to get my hand out to touch him, just to let him know he wasn't alone. It didn't matter though he was long gone.

I looked up in time to see a soldier undo a gasoline container and pour it over me and Ghost.

Shepard was smoking a cigar, and slowly walked toward me.

We made eye contact, I didn't even understand why we were killed, but when I looked at him I saw no remorse, just sadness, over what I'm not sure, but the sadness was gone in an instant as he threw the cigar butt at us.

Time seemed to slow,

It was finally here my time was up, Roach was no longer invincible, and it was a wonderful release to think that thought.

It was done. Whatever waited for me, be it eternal darkness or wonderful light I was ready, my journey through this hell we fight so hard for, and the end of all my pain.

I felt the butt land on my chest and the flames light up, but I was right I didn't feel any pain.