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Hold on to me love
You know I can't stay long
All I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid
Can you hear me?
Can you feel me in your arms?

Evanescence, 'My last breath'

CHAPTER ONE: Murdock's blood

'Watch out, colonel!'

Murdock jumped behind Hannibal's back. Shot was fired. Smith turned and with firm kick knocked gun out of aggressor's hand for a dozen meters. With blink of an eye Face was crouching beside captain. Frightened, he saw the growing bloodstain on pilot's T-shirt.

The bullet hit the heart.

Peck put his hand under friend's shoulders and lifted him slightly.

'Murdock... Open your eyes, I'm begging you... Don't go away, you can't do this to us! Don't leave us! I'm begging you, Murdock!' Face was sobbing

Captain's baseball cap fell to the ground. No answer. Peck lowered back pilot's body, tightened fists on bloodstained cloth and propped his forehead on them. His horrifying scream ripped air.

'MP will be here soon, we have to be on the lam!' colonel shouted trying to keep his voice not trembling like his knees. His heart was racing.

'Shut up Hannibal, just shut up' kneeling man shouted and raised his head. On his face contorted with pain tears mingled with the blood of the captain.

'It's an order, lieutenant!' said Smith explicitly

'I fuck your orders, you hear? I don't care anymore! Run if you want to!'

At the same time in two huge steps BA jumped to aggressor, who, still groggy because of Hannibal's kick, was trying to crawl to his gun. Sergeant sat astride him and grabbed him by the throat, screaming:

'You fuckin' redneck! You trash, son of a bitch, murderer! See what have you done! I won't forgive you this!

Baracus has begun strangling him with all his might. Smith jumped to him. Killing this man won't bring back life to Murdock, but only would make their situation worse. Unfortunately, colonel didn't have enough strength to inhibit his muscular companion. Killer's life was saved only because of MP's arrival, which has been announced by sirens.

Soon they were surrounded. Rised their heads and saw several dozens of rifles and guns targeted straight at them. Decker spoke through a megaphone:

'Hands up, Smith! You and your man have no chance, surrender!'

Hannibal looked at lividing face of his pilot. Has risen his hands and said:

'One of my man was shot. Let us say goodbye.'

Decker glanced quick on motionless body lying on ground. If he could afford even a little compassion for anyone of the four of them, then Murdock was this person. First trauma in Vietnam, and now... He didn't deserve it.

'You have one minute.' he declared briefly

For BA it all was too unreal to be able to find words of farewell a to a friend, who he had known for so many years. Who, to be honest after all, he had liked so much, although they used to tease with each other so often. He froze and stared to colonel walking over to corpse. Smith crouched, lowered right hand and touched captain's cheek. He swallowed hard and said:

'I couldn't dream of a better son... Thank you, although it's only claptrap...Forgive me, please.'

He stood up and with both hands already raised heading toward Decker. BA presently, with tears in his eyes, did same thing.

Face didn't want to let go of Murdock's body. The officers forcibly dragged him to the car.

To be continued...