Hey Guys Chapter two is here! I'm going to try to post a new chapter each week but due to my busy schedule I can't make any promises. I hope you guys are enjoying this story and here is chapter 2!
It was ten years ago when the Odin space station destroyed the southwestern part of the United States. It was ten years ago that the Federation invaded. It
was ten years ago when I lost my childhood. After the attack the United States fought against the Federation by itself. Europe and the rest of the world didn't
want to be in another world war. So we stood alone. We fought them so hard that it resulted in stalemate. The Fed's are like vultures: circling its prey waiting for
it to get tired, to give up and then to swoop in and go in for the kill. But I will fight. Not just for America or for L.A. but for the ones I love the most. They are the
reason I am still alive, why I keep fighting if it weren't for them then I would most certainly die. I now ten years later am serving in the army to protect what's
left of Los Angeles. Most of the people around me are starting to loose hope. There's talk of a unit outside the city who some call the greatest warriors on earth.
They supposedly are the one thing the Federation fears. I have my doubts, but maybe they do exist. For now in my mind they are ghosts. "Tom will you stop day
dreaming and get over here?" quietly yelled Lieutenant Jackson. I ran over to my team consisting of the Lieutenant, myself and surprisingly Kyle and Jack. They
also joined the army and I severed along side them. After war one might suspect that a person's personality would change. That was not the case with Kyle and
Jack. Jack was still a technology and comic book nerd and Kyle was still a jerk. The only physical trait that Jack lost was his heavy weight and Kyle had a big scar
over his left eye from a firefight we were once in. I myself had a few small scars but the real wounds, I know it sounds sappy, were inside me. The Lieutenant
talked to someone over the comm's and we headed for the west side of the wall. "Who we meeting up with sir?" "Sergeant Walker, Tom. He thought he had
seen some activity." "So were meeting up with daddy's little boys." teased Kyle. "Hey watch your self Private Williams, I can court martial you for saying that."
Kyle grunted because he hated that his last name was Williams because when we were younger the older kids would call him "Wet Willy Williams" and give him
wet willies. Kyle did have a point though. It wasn't fair how the two Walker boys were given high ranks just because they were the sons of Captain Elias Walker
who was in charge of Fort San A Monica. As we arrived at the tip of the wall we saw the Walker boys and there dog Riley. David Walker or as we liked to call him
"Hesh" talked to the lieutenant about our next move. I liked Hesh and his brother Logan. Logan didn't talk very much. When I asked him a question one time
he just looked at me and smiled. Both the Walker boys looked alike but they had their differences as well. "Alright gentlemen, we are taking the right flank while
the Walker's take the left." "Then what?" asked Jack "We'll travel one klick to the main part of the wall." "What about after that?" "Just go around the corner
Private MacArthur." We crept around the corner to see three Federation soldiers killing off drifters. Sergeant Walker yelled for us to open fire. I raised my Honey
Badger AR suppressed and took out one of the three. We moved up around the destroyed gas station and saw at least more then ten Fed's shooting at us. I took
out another two Fed's when I heard something rolling towards me. "Grenade!" I yelled when out of nowhere Logan Walker threw it back. Once again out of all of
the missions I've ever done with him, he had saved my life once more. "RPG! Move!" Kyle yelled as he dogged the rocket launched at him. "I'm out of ammo
guys!" Jack said. "Private here use the enemies' weapons" "There's blood all over it Sir." "Jack this is not the time to be complaining about germs. Just pick up
the SA-805 and shoot." I said. After we took care of the Fed's we headed for the wall. We heard that enemy reinforcements were in our position so we readied
our selves for the attack. "Enemy helicopter inbound!" yelled the Lieutenant. The helicopter flew over us and started shooting in our position. "Oh crap! Take
cover it's coming back around again." Jack shouted. I tried to be two people at once by firing at the ground troops while trying to avoid the helicopter. Logan then
shot down the chopper with a M.A.A.W.S. rocket launcher and the helicopter exploded in mid air. "That was freaking awesome! Shouted Kyle. After we finished
off the rest of the reinforcements the gates opened and the Lieutenant said "Alright gent's nice work. Now lets get back to base." The six of us including the
Walker's dog Riley drove twenty minutes to get to Fort San A Monica. I looked around the base and saw what were once houses and stores. Now they were part
of a military base. "Alright boys your all on break for now but we meet for dinner at 0600 understood?" "Yes Sir." We all said. I was heading back to my barracks
when my eye caught a familiar face. It was Jackie. She had changed after these ten years. She became a much stronger person. She wore her hair in a braid
instead of letting it flow. I walked over to her. She was pouring Riley some water. "Hey Jackie, I'm on break for a couple of hours so wanna grab a bite?" She
looked at me like I had asked her to wear an "I'm with stupid t-shirt". "Look Tom I know what you're trying to do but I'm sorry it's just not going to work out."
After she joined the army the whole idea of keeping a relationship was thrown out the window. "Jackie come on all I did was ask for you to have lunch with me."
"But that's just it Tom I can't. We can't. Tom you're a great guy but were at war and I can't just sit around and do nothing. Being in the army is what our
fathers would have wanted. I'm sorry Tom." At that moment my heart exploded. I almost wanted to cry but if I did everyone would never let me live it down. I
was about to tell her that we could work it out but was interrupted by a voice saying "Jackie we've been assigned to patrol the wall tonight and…oh why hello
there Private piss for brains." "Hey Kelly." "Excuse me that's Lieutenant Kelly Walters." When Kelly joined the army she was so fierce on the battlefield that she
was promoted to lieutenant. I thought she would have never insulted me again after escaping down town L.A. but nope still hates my guts. "Bye Thomas, I hope
your mom feels better." Jackie interrupted. My Mom had a terrible cold. She was staying at a friend's house in Washington State. I told her that I would never
leave her side but she told me that the military needed new recruits. I promised her that I would return to her. I have held on to that promise for ten years. As
Jackie and Kelly went to team up with the rest of their squad I saw Jackie look back for just a moment. It made me hopeful for one second until Kelly turned
around and gave me the finger. Riley then barked as though he were to say "Denied!" I turned to him and with a menacing look said, "Shut up Riley." He then
moaned. I was beginning to walk back to my barracks to meet up with Kyle and Jack when Hesh stopped me. "Hey Tom our dad wants to see you." "What for?"
"I don't know." He said as he was gearing up Riley. "Hey where are you guys going?" "None of your business Private Sanderson now go see our Dad he's
waiting." I wasn't sure why Captain Elias Walker wanted to see me of all people but for what ever reason there was something of great importance that needed
to be done and with that importance would come dangerous consequences.
Hey guys I hope you enjoyed Chapter 2. Please tell me what you think of the story, give me reviews and tips to improve my writing. Thank you and there is more coming soon. This is John Bear signing out!