Right after Danny was shot
Rafe held Danny in his arms. "That's right Danny your gonna be a daddy!" He said.
"No," Danny said gasping for another breath of air, "you are." Danny shut his eyes and let out one last breath.
"Danny, c'mon Danny," Rafe said shaking him gently. Danny began to wake, the pain in his eyes was very full and he was gasping for air.
"Rafe I'm not gonna make it," he repeated.
"Oh, yes you are Danny, I'm not gonna let you die on me or Evelyn or your baby." Rafe reassured him. Rafe could hear movement in the area around him. "Are those more Jap's?" he whispered to Red who had too heard the sound.
"I…I…I don't…I don't know!" he fought out, he was trembling with fear trying to uncover the sounds location.
They could see an American Flag now above the rice fields. "Look! Danny your gonna make it! Just hold on for a little bit longer." Rafe said as he comforted Danny in his arms.
"I don't know if I can hold on that long." Danny replied. He was in too much pain for Rafe to bare. Tears were falling from his face. "Tell Evelyn that I love her." He said, as he became unconscious. Rafe was happy to see that he was still breathing but still very nervous.
Red and Goose slowly crept towards the end of the rice field. They looked through some of the tall fortresses to see the men waving the American flag. It was hard to tell a Jap from Chinese in the dark night. But the men weren't wearing the giant red meatball. Goose and Red decided to greet them. "Uh…Lushu fugi megwa hoo? No…um, megwa lushu fugi hee?" Goose said trying to remember the phrase Colonel Doolittle had taught them.
"Ah," the Chinese officer said. "You must be the Americans." He was the only one who understood English and he still could barely speak it.
"Yeah," Red and Goose replied.
"Good thing you Americans made such a big crash," the officer said, "or we wouldn't have found you." He looked around trying to see if there were anymore men with them. "Are you the only survivors?" he asked still looking for anyone else to show up.
"No," Goose started, "there are still a few back and the crash. One is in serious condition."
"Well we shall hurry then." The officer said as he directed his rescue group towards the massive wreck.
As the rescue group made it to the sight Rafe sat there comforting his friend. He was still unconscious but beginning to come to. "Thank God, you're here," Rafe said trying to look tough. The men could all see that he was a wreck. There were tears flowing down his cheeks and he couldn't even make a pretend smile. "Um, my friend needs a little help." The Chinese officer ordered his men to put Danny in their van. "Can you save him?" Rafe said wiping his tears as they quickly fell down his face. He had so much hope in his eyes and wouldn't believe the man if he said no.
"We will see," said the Chinese officer. He was very skeptical but believed that there was a chance of him living.
* Back in the U.S. *
Evelyn watched the men accompanying Major Jackson. They were all in panic trying to uncover the missing planes. Their strait nervous faces worried her. A man started reading off a message to them. They all listened in awe. "What are they saying." Evelyn thought to herself as she watched for any sudden out spurt. They all began to cheer and give hugs. Tears of joy filled Evelyn's eyes and fall down her pale white cheeks.
She tried to imagine her life with Danny after he returned from China. She thought of how happy they would be with their little baby. But no matter what she thought of all she could do is see Rafe smiling back at her as they sat on a beach in Hawaii watching the sunset. What was done was done she couldn't turn back now. She was with Danny and happy. They were going to be happy together with a family. But in her heart she knew she was lying to herself.