Here it is! I was watching U-571 and this fic came to mind. I just couldn't stand the idea of Pete actually being dead.

Disclaimer: I don't own U-571, Andy Tyler/Matthew McConaughey, or Pete Emmett/Jon Bon Jovi. :( All I own is the plot, and my OC... :)

Thank you to Hardy Sleuth! She was wonderful while helping me with this... :D

Lt. Pete Emmett followed Lt. Andrew Tyler out onto the top of the submarine. The rain was beating down and the waves were causing the submarine to rock and bob in the water.

"Hey, Andy," Pete said as he held up the camera.

Andy turned to face the camera with a neutral expression. The camera flashed and Pete gave him a nod.

Seconds later, the proud moment ended as the S-33 exploded in ball of flame.

Andy was thrown down by the force of the blast and landed flat on his stomach. Pete managed to stay upright, and turned to see what had happened. Andy tried to call out to warn Pete, but he was too late.

A piece of debris from the exploding submarine flew into Pete and he was thrown off the boat and into the water, leaving nothing but the camera behind.

Andy gasped as he watched his close friend fall out of his sight. So much had happened in the past 24 hours and to top it off, he had just lost his best friend. Could it get any worse...?

Pete felt the debris knock him back and for a moment, he felt weightless. Then he hit the ice cold water and started to sink. His fighting instinct kicked in and he began to swim. Pete's whole body was aching from the force of the blow and shock was setting in, but he still fought to stay above water.

Pete watched as the S-33 continued to explode. The men on the U-571 shouted and moved around as the S-33 burned. After a minute, the S-33 turned up and slowly sank beneath the waters, leaving just a pool of fire behind.

Pete tried to cry out, but the cold water made it hard to just breathe. The German submarine began to dive and after a moment, it disappeared into the water. Pete looked around, or at least, he tried to. It was hard to move, and the rain blocked much of his view. But he thought he could see a lifeboat almost 300 feet away.

Slowly, and painfully, Pete swam toward the boat. After a long struggle, he reached the boat and with a groan, he started to pull himself into it. He fell into the lifeboat with a thud and rolled on his side.

Pete saw a crumpled tarp in the corner of the boat and grabbed it. It was old, but it could at least keep some of the rain off. He shivered as he wrapped the tarp around himself.

Stay alive, Pete thought. I've got to stay alive.

"I p-promised..." Pete's voice shook as a shiver ran through his body. "Jen... Jen, I'm coming back..."

Pete suddenly felt tired. Each shiver sent an ache of pain through him. He curled up under the tarp and his eyes slowly closed. He said a silent prayer before drifting off to sleep.

Feel free to leave a review and tell me what you think! There'll a few more scenes from the movie in the next chapter. :)