Hi everyone! The next chapter is here! And it's about to go down! The war has finally caught up with them.

Read to find out how this will affect Ava.

Thank you so much for all of those that reviewed my last chapter. It means a lot to me!

I do not own "Pearl Harbor" only my OC.

*cathrineoriginal*


Sunday December 7th 1941

Ava didn't sleep that much that night. It was hot and sticky, so she only got a few hours of sleep after saying goodbye to Betty. She loved that girl.

The sun wasn't even up yet when she jumped out of bed. She looked at the clock in the living room. It was only 05.30 in the morning. Ava was deadly tired but because of that feeling that something was about to happen, kept her awake. She put on her jump suit and decided to drive over to Earl at the base he stayed at. She knew her plane was ready soon, and maybe this was the day she could finally fly it… Earl told her that he would do the last check-up and the he promised Ava that she would be able to take it up in the air soon. She couldn't wait.

It was still early, when she drove her car out to the base. The marina was just coming alive as the sun came up on the horizon. It seemed as if it was going to be a beautiful day. But then again… Pearl Harbor was always beautiful.

About 20 minutes later, she arrived at the base and she drove her car all the way over to her hangar. As she stopped, she saw Earl coming out of the tower. He looked as if he had just woken up or something.

"Damn, girl. What are you doing here at this hour? You're earlier than the rooster back at the farm. All though he was a lazy bastard." Earl said, lighting a cigarette. "How are you today baby girl?"

"I'm doing better, I think. I talk a little with Danny yesterday, not that it went all that well." Ava told him.

"I'm sorry, sweetheart… what did he do now?" Earl asked, looking at her with sympathy.

"He cornered me and told me that he loved me. He told me he wanted me back and wished that he could undo all the things he had done wrong." Ava said with a sigh.

"And what did you do then?" Earl asked her, raising an eyebrow.

"Well… I let him kiss me. Until I remembered that a kiss wouldn't solve anything. But I miss him, Earl. I miss him, and I love him." Ava told him. "But right now, something major must happen for me to go back to him… and I don't see that happening in the future."

"Don't say that, dollface. You never know how this is going to turn out. You just have to be honest with yourself and see if you want that boy to be a part of your future. And if you decide to let him back into your life; you damn well better make him work for it." Earl said, almost in warning. Ava was actually tempted to tell him that she was pregnant, but something held her back.

"Oh, and by the way… I've checked out your air craft. She's good to go, baby." Earl told her, and Ava broke into the biggest smile.

"Really? My baby is ready?" Ava asked delighted.

"Yep. All clear and ready to go." Earl confirmed. Ava let out a squeal and jumped into Earl's arms. Earl laughed at her antics and hugged her back. He loved seeing the smile on her face and he really thought of her as his daughter. He just hoped his own daughter wouldn't get jealous.

Ava opened the hangar and walked in. She took in the beauty before her. She loved this plane, and it made her think that her father would be so proud of her. Ava poured some water and soap in a bucket and decided to clean up her plane a little. She needed it to be at it's best when she finally took it out. This was all she ever wanted, and she realized one thing about this… she wanted to share this with Danny… wherever he may be at this hour.


Evelyn paced her room. She had woken up early, hoping that she would go and see her sister. But her roommates told her that she just missed Ava. They said that she had left a few minutes ago, wearing nothing but overalls, and Evelyn knew that Ava was going out to the base. There was no point in her going out there now. Ava was preoccupied with that plane of hers, and there was no talking to her then.

Evelyn had hoped that this was the day they would patch things up again. She hated the thought of not becoming friends with Ava before her 23rd birthday tomorrow. Her father would be so disappointed in her.

Evelyn made a promise to herself, that by the end of this day, everything was going to be different. Nothing would be the same between herself and Ava. She wanted that they would have a stronger relationship as the only outcome of this day. But first, a power-nap before heading off to find her sister. She was exhausted. Too exhausted not to hear the planes soaring in the sky. A soaring of danger and devastation.


Danny and Rafe ended up on the beach after getting into a fight at the bar the night before. They fought mainly because Rafe was angry with his best friend for breaking Ava Johnson's heart. That's not the man he thought Danny was. And it hurt even more that he had kissed Evelyn. And he couldn't stop to think about what would've happened if Ava hadn't caught them in the act.

So, after their fight, they ended up sleeping in the car right by the beach. Rafe would be hungover, but Danny, mostly tired. They were rudely awakened by the sound of planes, and it made Danny groan. Mostly from being tired, but also for being uncomfortable.

"Why the hell's the navy doing practice this early on a Sunday?" Danny said without opening his eyes. Rafe only responded with a huff. Danny turned around, wanting to go back to sleep.

The sound of the first bomb going off, jolted both boys up in their seats. They watched as multiple planes headed towards the harbor. Where the entire fleet was docked. They understood immediately that the war finally caught up with America. They jumped into action as the enemy started to fire at them, and they did everything they could to avoid being shot. A man with a camera jumped into the car with them and took cover in the back seat.

"Go, go, go!" He yelled, holding onto his hat. "I'm with Navy newsreel, and I can tell you one thing… them ain't navy planes!"

Danny chose not to comment on that and concentrating on driving them out of there safely. He had only two things on his mind… he needed to get to the airplanes, and he hoped to god that Ava was somewhere safe.

"They look like Japs." Rafe said as they sped down the road.

"I didn't even know the japs where sore at us!" the man from Navy newsreel said.

"Danny, you just get me to a god damn airplane!" Rafe said, practically hissing. He was angry now, and he wanted to hit them back.

"I hope there's still an airfield left." Danny said, knowing that the Japanese would destroy every American plane.


Evelyn woke up to the sound of bombs being dropped, and people screaming. What on earth was going on? She couldn't understand… she jumped up and ran outside. She could see the airplanes going towards the harbor, and it shocked her to see it all. The whole fleet was being bombed. She turned around as her fellow nurses ran outside to have a look, and she knew what she needed to do.

"Everybody to the hospital!" She yelled, starting to run down the street. She remembered that Ava would not be there, but she was out at the base… she prayed to god she found a place to hid. She could not bear the thought of losing her younger sister.

"I hope you're safe, Ava. Please be safe." Evelyn chanted under her breath, picking up her running towards the hospital. This day was going to be terrifying, and positively deadly. She hoped she made it to the hospital alive.


Ava smiled contently, watching her beauty in all her might. Earl had even put ammo into her, not that she needed it, but it wouldn't have felt complete otherwise. She walked out of the hangar and walked towards Earl.

"So, how do you like it?" Earl asked when he saw the huge smile on her face.

"I love it so much! I can't wait to take it out for ride!" Ava said, jumping up and down on the spot.

Earl couldn't help but laugh at her.

"I want to go up there soon. I wanna remember what it felt like, you know. I want to soar through the skies like my dad did with me. I want to do that someday." Ava said, thinking about bringing her son or daughter up in the plane.

"Well, maybe someday you will." Earl said, finding her dreams a little adorable.

"Earl, there's something I need to tell you." Ava started to say as the phone rang, disturbing their talk. For some reason, Ava had a bad feeling about that phone call.

"Earl!" He practically yelled into the phone.

"This is Walker! We need the planes loaded and fueled right now!"

"Danny, what the hell is that noise? Are you doing target practice or something?" Ava's stomach started to turn. Something was not right. Something was very wrong. Earl hung up the phone and looked at her with a disturbed look. He didn't say anything but grabbed her arm.

"Earl, what's going on? What did Danny want? Come on, you're scaring me." Ava said, and she looked beyond terrified.

"I need you to go back to your hangar, and get your plane ready." Earl said in a rush.

"Why? What's going on?"

"World War 2 just hit us." Earl explained, and all the color left Ava's face. That had to be a mistake. That couldn't be right.

"But what can I do? I don't have any training!" Ava said, starting to freak out.

"Right now, baby girl, it doesn't matter." Earl said, cupping her face in his hands. "We're at war, and they're coming for us. I need you to get that plane in the air, because I don't know if Danny will be able to get here in time. And I know you know this."

Ava looked at Earl in awe. They had been sitting down late at night, going over combat during World War 1. They had studied because of their common interest. Ava knew she needed do to do what he said, but she was terrified. She remembered the stories her dad told her when she were young. How to do an ambush without the enemy knowing. The skies were thick with clouds, and she knew the area around the harbor better than the enemy. This was a fight of life and death. She knew what she needed to do. Ava wrapped her arms around Earl, hugging him for dear life.

"I know what to do." Ava whispered in his ear.

"Good, now go." Earl said practically pushing Ava away from himself. He needed her to be safe, and right now, with her being in a plane, would be the safest place of all.

Ava opened the door to the hangar and took a deep breath. It was about time to see what this plane to do. Her survival instinct kicked in, and she knew what she had to do. She remembered everything about flying. It was like learning how to ride a bike. You never forgot it. She sat down in the seat, running her fingers over the buttons and controls. It was as if the feeling sat in her very fingertips, and without hesitation, she pushed the button to start the engine. The silence broke, and it roared to life. Oddly, Ava had never felt more alive than she did right now. She wrapped her arm protectively over her belly.

"It's all going to be all right, baby… Mama is about to kick some ass." Ava said to her unborn baby. She would do whatever it took to keep her child safe. She was going to be okay. She was going to show those bastards what Ava Marie Johnson could do. They've poked the mama bear.


Earl watched as Ava rode the plane out of the hangar and he stopped for a second to look at her. She truly belonged in an airplane. It seemed righter than when the other pilots did.

The best think now, was for Ava to get up in the clouds, and use that as leverage. The Japanese would never suspect for the Americans to be airborne. That would give them an advantage.

"Can you hear me, Angel?" Earl asked through the radio.

"Loud and clear, Earl. Wow… this is the best feeling in the world. You know… if we weren't at war that is." Ava said, trying to lighten the mood.

"Remember what I said, Ava. Stay in the clouds but keep yourself above the enemy at all times… they will focus more on the ground than up in the clouds."

"Got it! Mama Bear out." Ava replied, before going into radio silence. Earl watched as the plane disappeared through the clouds. He prayed silently that she would be okay, but something told him not to be worried about her. If there was something he knew about Ava Johnson; she's a fighter, and a damn good one at that.

Earl shook his head and started barking orders at his employees. This was not a drill, and he didn't need these idiots not doing their jobs.

"I need more ammo! I need more ammo, ladies!" Earl barked as he walked out of the hangar loaded with ammunition. At the same time, a car came in full speed and stopped right in front of him.

"Earl! Are we good to go?" Danny yelled.

"Yeah, mostly but…" Earl started to say but he was cut off.

"Get down!" someone yelled, and they heard the planes over their heads. Earl was pissed off and did the only thing he could think off. He grabbed his shotgun and started firing at them. Not that it did them any good. But somewhere in his mind, it was better that they caught the attention of the Japanese, and not blow Ava's cover.

"Earl, get in here!" Danny yelled at him.

"Hey, sergeant! If they come back around, we need more than a shotgun! You got any other weapons for cover fire?" A man Earl didn't know asked.

"Inside that ammo locker!" Earl answered, pointing somewhere behind them.

"You said that planes are mostly ready but… But what?" Danny said, running up to Earl.

"She's down, she's broke, she's shit. I got four left." Earl told them, pointing at the four planes outside. "One's good to go, two need ammo and one needs fuel."

"What about Ava's plane?" Danny asked him. Earl didn't know what to say.

"That's no good. Besides, it's not even here right now."

The guy he didn't know looked pissed and stressed.

"Fall out and load up in the bunker!" Rafe told them and they all ran out over the strip. Everything was rushed, and they hid behind the bunker trying not to draw attention to themselves.

Danny took the lead, trying to get this all together.

"Anthony, Red, you stay here and man the 50-caliber. Gooz, get to the next bunker and lay down some cover fire." Danny ordered as Gooz fixed his eyes on the sky.

"Planes." Gooz whispered, loading his gun. "Should we fire?"

"Stay down! God damn it! Hold your fire! Stay still, nobody moves." Rafe told them. "They don't know that we're here."

"I don't see any ordinance. I think they're going home." Earl said, hoping for the best.

"No, they'll be back. We still got planes on the ground." Rafe replied, before turning towards the men. "Okay, listen up. Get all the speed you can on the runway, don't get on the stick until the very end. You get in the air, stay low between the buildings. You see any zero on your tail, try to wipe him off, don't freeze. Just keep moving. Try to separate them. Take them out one by one. P-40's can't outrun Zeros so, don't try. We have to outfly them."

"We got high-level bombers!" Earl said, using his binoculars. "They'll bust this hangar wide open!"

Things happened so quickly after that. It was total chaos.


Ava was flying high in the sky. She felt a little helpless. She didn't know what was going on down there. She dared to go a little lower in the sky, mainly to get a look but then she saw zero's coming towards her, so she disappeared into the clouds again. Her grip on the stick tightened as she held her breath. Did they see her? A few minutes later, Ava knew that she was still unnoticed.

Suddenly, she heard some noise on the radio, and Earl's voice filled her ears.

"Hey, Joe! You got three zeros behind you. Turn, turn!" Earl said, and it made Ava's eye fill with tears. She knew that wasn't good at all. Joe was a nice guy and hearing him screaming, knowing he was going to die, was hard. Then she heard another voice.

"Danny, start that thing up and get in the air. I'm not much good without a wingman. I need you." Rafe said, and Ava knew that it was time to blow her cover.

"I got you. Let's do this!" Danny yelled, and Ava started her journey lower.

"It's real tight, Rafe, real tight." Danny said as they sped down the strip.

Ava watched as Danny and Rafe did their best to get the planes up in the air, but they were tailed by two zeros. Ava broke out behind them and fired. She saw red for what they did to Joe, and they are not going to get the satisfaction and kill her man. The two planes never saw it coming and they fell out of the sky.

Rafe and Danny barely managed to get their planes airborne and looked around quickly.

"Where did they go? Do you see them?" Danny asked looking around.

"No, I don't see them. What the hell happened?" Rafe asked back. Ava decided to cut radio silence and join in.

"Well… it took you boys long enough." Ava said, flying up beside them. Danny looked over at her, and he couldn't believe his eyes.

"Ava, what are you doing?" Danny asked her, petrified.

"Saving your ass, that's what I'm doing. Now, we can talk about this like a bunch of girls, or we can go all postal and kill those bastards!" Ava said, not wanting to argue with Danny right now.

"We got zeros behind us!" Danny called out, and Ava had her heart in her throat. She couldn't die like this. She wouldn't allow it to happen.

"How many do you see back there?" Rafe asked them.

"We got six on our six!" Danny called out.

"Take it down to the deck, now!"

Ava did as Rafe instructed, and dove quickly, hoping to get away from the line of fire.

"We've got to find a way to spilt them up." Ava called out to them.

"All right. Ava. You go straight ahead, Danny go left, I'll go right." Rafe told them, and Ava knew better than to argue.

The zeros had no choice than to spilt up as well. Ava was down to two zeros on her tail. She needed to find a way to get behind them. Ava circled around the watch tower, trying to shake them off.

"Earl! You need to get up in that tower. I don't know if I can shake those bastards off." Ava told him, hoping he could hear her.

"Ok! Let's go! Into the truck!" Earl yelled.

Ava decided to fly away from the strip, knowing that she would have even more advantage out in the open. But she wasn't prepared to see the things she saw. She flew out to the harbor, and it was completely destroyed. The fleet was almost gone. Dead men in the sea and those that struggled to stay alive.

"Oh, my god!" Ava said under her breath. Seeing all of this, made her angry as hell. She was out to kill. In the mayhem of smoke, the zeros lost her, not knowing where she went. She saw Rafe flying straight by her with three zeros on his tail.

"I got you, Rafe!" Ava yelled and flew in behind them. She locked the target and fired away. She let out a scream, as she managed to hit the first one. It fell down in a heap of fire and she gave no more thought to that one. She continued the chase, trying to get the last two. She fired away again and hit yet another one. The last one was shot down by someone on the ground. Talk about team work.

"Rafe… I still got two on my tail!" Danny yelled, and once again, Ava felt terrified. She couldn't lose Danny.

"Danny, don't you dare die!" Ava told him firmly. "Rafe, you're the closest. You help him or so help me god, I will kill you myself!"


Ava was about to rant some more but was cut off by the sound of shots being fired behind her.

"Son of a bitch!" She yelled, knowing she had someone on her tail. "Earl, I hope to god you have someone in that tower."

"I am working on the tower. 10 stories up. It's a mean son of a bitch." Earl said, almost out of breath.

"Let's play a little chicken on these fuckers." Ava heard Rafe yell, and Ava knew they would be okay. Danny told her about them playing chicken in the past.

"We got them!" Both Danny and Rafe called out in a cheer and Ava was happy about that.

But she was more concerned about the ones tailing her.

"Earl! I'm coming around, you need to be ready. I have two of them and I can't shake them off." Ava told him. She knew that Earl wouldn't let her down, but she was scared, and her adrenaline was pumping.

"We're on the top of the tower." Earl confirmed.

"I'm about ten seconds out, be ready. I'll bring them as close as I can." Ava said, aiming straight for the tower.

"Ava, we're coming for you, okay?" She heard Danny's voice in her ear.

"You won't make it. If Earl doesn't get them, I'm screwed." Ava said and they all knew it.

"We're ready for you, baby girl." Earl said, and she knew better than to question his aim.

She flew towards the tower as quickly as she could, and she could see Earl standing there ready.

"Hold your fire, hold your fire. Here she comes." Earl told them, and Ava saw the tower in a blur as she passed it.

"Fire!" She heard them yell. She was lucky this time. Earl and the others managed to get both of them down. And Ava could finally breathe again.

"That was some good shooting, Earl!" Ava exclaimed happily.

"Are you all right, Ava?" Rafe asked her.

"Yes, I'm fine." She answered, keeping her eyes on the task ahead of them.

"Let's head over to battleship row!"

"I'm with you, Rafe." Both Ava and Danny said at the same time.

"Let's go do some business." Rafe told them approvingly. They were a team. And a pretty damn good one at that.


"I'm going after them." Danny had the same look in his eyes as Ava did. He wanted to kill as many as possible. They fired away, flying side by side.

"They are trying to disappear into the clouds. We ain't gonna let those suckers go home!" Rafe said, and it was true. Ava could see them trying to get away. Not on their watch.

"How do you like it when someone shoots back at you?" She heard Rafe mumble, but she was on a mission herself. She had one zero plane right in front of her, and the sucker tried to hide in the clouds. Too bad for him, Ava was much more skilled than they knew, and she caught up with him quickly.

"This is for America." Ava said and fired away. The plane tried to do a roll to get behind Ava, but she was quicker and managed to shoot the plane down. "Take that you son of a bitch!"


Ava looked out and she couldn't see any zeros. It's like they disappeared. They flew around the harbor a few times, just to make sure there wasn't anyone hiding, but it seemed as if the battle was over for now.

"Nice job, Danny." She heard Rafe say.

"Hey, Ava?"

"Yeah?" She answered back, not even bothering to disguise her tears.

"That was some good flying, girl. I've never seen anything like that. I owe you my life. Danny is one lucky son of a bitch."

"Yeah. I think so too."

"See you down there, all right?" Rafe said, but Ava didn't answer. This was the first time since her father died that she was in a plane, doing exactly what he did during World war 1.

She couldn't quite believe that she had just done what she did. She had defended her country.

Both Danny and Rafe's plane hit the ground first. Ava took it easy on the way back. Her hands were shaking so badly, she had to fight to keep her hands steady.

When she finally managed to ground her plane, her eyes were clouding with even more tears. With shaky legs, she stepped out on the wing. She looked around at the damage and the dead people lying around.

But all of that kind of blurred away, as she saw Danny running towards her. She sat down on the wing, starting to slide down it. Danny catches her before she hit the ground. His arms wrapping tightly around her, and he was kissing her all over.

"You are completely insane, but I'm glad you had my back up there." Danny told her holding her tight. Ava pushed back a little, so she could look into his beautiful eyes.

"I love you, Danny Walker. Don't ever leave me." She admitted to him. Danny froze for a second, before finally kissing her again. Ava got some new perspective from this event. She wanted to forget everything that happened in the last few weeks. She wanted her sister back.

Her sister….

"Evelyn…" Ava said, breaking away from Danny. His eyes almost popped out of his head and they looked over at Rafe. He looked just as lost as they did.

"We need to get to the hospital, right now!" Ava said, and Danny grabbed her hand. Together they would go to the hospital, because Ava needed to go and help in any way that she could. She also needed to tell Evelyn that she loves her….

She needed her family back.


Wow! One intense chapter, that was... I hope you enjoyed it. I could have made it longer, but I decided it would be better if I cut it off right there. The next chapter will start with Ava seeing Evelyn again, and we all know that will be emotional.

What did you think of Ava's involvement when it came to the attack? I just want to let you know, I know nothing about combat. I don't know how to fly.. So I just wrote it the best way I could. I know it's not perfect... And I hope that you don't think this was too unrealistic. I know that women didn't fight during WWII.

Oh, well... Let me know what you thought.

Until next time xD

*cathrineoriginal*


*NicoleR85: Thank you so much! I'm glad Rafe is back too, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well.

*Dinosaur Imperial Solider: I wrote the one about the attack in one chapter and then I think I'll write another chapter with the aftermath. Ava at the hospital, Ava meeting Evelyn after the attack. Ava having some quality time with Danny. I also want her to meet Dolittle. I think that's going to be fun.

*keykeybaby6: Thank you so much! I'm glad you didn't have to wait too long for the next chapter :)

*Guest: Thank you so much! Like I wrote further up.. The aftermath will be the next chapter. Trying to do two chapters about the attack was difficult. You got your wish. Ava was up in the sky with Rafe and Danny. It was actually very fun to write.

*Gin-Tonic13: Hi! Thank you for your nice review! I'm glad you like Ava. She's not perfect, and I want her to be just that. I think I know how to play it out in the aftermath. It will be sad, though.

*bella1103 loves edward: I'm so glad you liked it! I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well!