Dare







*Sometimes when your hopes have all been shattered*

Carter ran as quite as possible. Witch was not all that quite. He had screwed up again. He had used the wrong timers. And nearly got him self and the others killed, there was still a ringing in his ears. Maybe the others will be to tired to bug him about it. But he doubt that.



*And there's nowhere to turn*



"What where you thinking. You all most killed us all." Newkirk started in. Teasing forgotten, in the wake of the near miss. Carter hung his head, glad for the ringing so that he would not have to listen to the others. Carter looked hopefully up to Hogan. To be forgiven, but Hogan just turned away, headed towards his room.





*You wonder how you keep going*



Carter sighed, looking at the razor in his hand. The others had be given him the cold shoulder. The only one that would hang out with him the 'normal' prisoners. He screwed up, big time. Looking down at the razor again he smiled slightly. Next time he would do better. Nodding to him self he started shaving.

*Think of all the things that really mattered *



"All you have to do is say 'the fox is white.' Then they will say 'because it is winter'" Hogan growled, but it was soften by a slight smile. "Good luck." Hogan said as Carter headed up the latter, 'ok Andrew, you can't screw this one up the others are counting on you. All you have to say is the fox is white, and Newkirk will tease you again. And your mom will be happy that your little brother doesn't have to go off to fight and. . ."



*And the chances you've earned *



"Hello, the brother is white." Carter smiled.

"Hun?" the person dressed in black said.

"no no. It's the quick fox is white. That's my brothers name. . . oops."

"That's because it's winter." The guy said smiling slightly, handing the bundled to Carter. Carter smiled and left.



*The fire in your heart is growing *



'all most done just got to get home then I can play with these new explosive. Just a little longer.' Carter said slightly to him self. 'I won't screw up this time I will make it.' Carter smiled. Then the enviably happened. Carter ran in to a patrol.



*You can fly, if you try leaving the past behind*



'Oh no, I screwed up, Newkirk and the others will never forgive me.' Carter sighed as he put his hands up. Then he smiled as the last thing that Kinch said before he left. Popped in his head, 'Carter remember that no mater what happened the past is past. Go out there and be you self. That why we like you.' Carter smiled as a glimmer of an idea emerged in to his head.



* Heaven only knows what you might find *



Carter quickly pulled a grenade looking thing from his belt. Sticking his finger thru the pin he held the bulb part in the other hand. Looking at the Lieutenant he smile, waiting for the Lieutenant's move.



*Dare - dare to believe you can survive

You hold the future in your hand*





The Lieutenant started to curse as he backed his men up. He wanted the sabutor alive or at least in more or less one piece. Carter started to work his way away from the Germans. Then he turned and ran. Laughing quietly to him self. The grenade that the Germans though he had was actually the explosive he had be sent to get. The 'pin' was just the way that it is hooked to the belt.

*Dare - dare to keep all of your dreams alive*





Carter stopped at the tree that had a neat little hidden niche. He remembered when he pointed it out to Newkirk. Shoving the explosive in the niche, he puled out his dog tags, his real and fake ones hidden in his boot. Carter heisted a moment, he remebered when he was little, all the other kids wanted to be soldiers, and police men, and doctors. But he. . . He wanted to make forth of July fire works. He wanted to make other people happy. Now he was in the middle of Germany, and to make people happy he had to do things he didn't want to. To keep his brother, and Hope alive and safe he had to do something he was terrified to do.



*It's time to take a stand

And you can win, if you dare*



Turning away from the explosive and camp he ran. And hoped that he did not screw up again. He was two miles from the tree, when he ran in to a patrol. Carter tried to run past them but one of them punched him in the stomach first. Carter started for a second, then his eyes rolled back in to his eyes as he crumbled to the ground.



* Everybody's trying to break your spirit

Keeping you down*



"Welcome my little saboutor." the tall brown eyed, blond, Captain said. Carter blinked his eyes and tried to move. But he was tied up. All he managed was a little flop. "Now, now. No need to be scared. We are just going to have a nice little chat." He smiled and motioned toward one of his men. Carter screamed.



* Seems like it's been forever*



Carter kept yelling, not carrying what, his battered body protesting the treatment.

"Sir what is he saying?" one of the men asked.

"How the hell should I know. It's some language I've never heard of." the Lieutenant snarled. "Get the needle



* But there's another voice if you'll just hear it

Saying it's the last round *



Carter relied they where no longer hurting him. 'It's over, I must have told them. . .Colonel. I'm. . .' Carters thought fated away as he focused on the needle that was being held before him.

"do you know what this is?" the Lieutenant asked. Carter nodded then smiled as he realized that he hadn't told them any thing. Other wise they wouldn't being using truth serum.

"Oh smile now, but you will only know pain as I torture your friends in front of you." His laughter echoed off of the walls. As Carter started to thrash. Only one thought was going thru his mind, 'I must not say anything, if I do they will kill us, and Hope will never know where she comes from.' as the serum started to work, the phrase turned in to, 'they will kill Hope.'

*Looks like it's now or never

Out of the darkness you stumble into the light

Fighting for the things you know are right *



"He should be hear by now, I know I should not have sent him out alone." Hogan said as he paced.

"Sir you did what you believed was right, Carter will pull thru. He need this. We all know this."Kinch said calmly. Hogan nodded. His reply was cut short by the arrival of one of the underground operatives.

"Sir, It one of you men." he nearly collapse.

"What?" Hogan quickly came up to the man.

"The man you sent out was capture. The man he met, was hiding from a patrol when he saw them dragging the your man. He followed as best as possible. Then he called me. I tried to raise you on the radio. But never got a responds. So I came as quick as possible." the man slumped against the wall. Hogan squeezed his shoulder before turning giving out orders to the men already there eager to rescue there friend.



*Dare - dare to believe you can survive

The power is there at your command *



"Come on mate, survive, Hope needs an uncle." the British voice said, Carter smile and tried to answer. Instead he saw Lebeau, "I'll fix you what every you want. Just live a little longer." Carter smiled as the pain faded more, his mother appeared next to Lebeau, "don't worry little deer, I show him how to make real apple pie." she then turned to Lebeau and the two starter talking about ingredients. 'How did she know I wanted pie?' Carter thought as the pain started to get worse.



*Dare - dare to keep all of your dreams alive

It's time to take a stand

And you can win, if you dare *



"Andrew what do you dream of?" Kinch asked quietly, Carter smiled and said, "to beat you a chess." "But you can't play. How can you win?" Carter frowned as the pain brought him out the void he was traveling in.

"TELL ME WHO YOUR LEADER IS." the blond captain yelled. Carter surged and said thru cracked and bleeding lips, "the President, who's yours?" then his head flopped back.



*Dare - dare to believe you can survive

You hold the future in your hand *





Hogan walked quickly thru the base, killing any that got in his way. They had hit the jack pot here, already freeing two underground members that where just in the first stage of integration, denied food and water. There had been three that been in the various latter stages. Hogan shuddered at what had been in the last room. If Carter. . . Hogan held the gun a little tighter, it was the future of any one that hurt Carter.



*Dare - dare to keep all of your dreams alive

The power is there at your command*



Hogan herd the yell, and ran the last little bit, Newkirk and Kinch close by. Lebeau was staying with the now free underground members. The blond captain turned around to yell at who ever had just interrupted him. All he got out was a startled squeak as he saw the pure hatred in the black clad man's brown eyes. He had no thoughts as the commando brought the gun up and squeezed the trigger. The captain did however have one last action before the bullet tore thru his beating heart. One he would never know of. He did not feel it as his body hit the ground and puddle of his own pee. Hogan quickly shot the other two. He then knelt by Carter's side, "Carter please come back to us."



*Dare - dare to keep all your love alive

Dare to be all you can be *



Carter blinked his eyes, not sure if he is truly awake, or still in the void. "Come on Carter if you say something, I'll let you blow up any thing you want." Hogan said while feeling Carter's pulse.

"Real and fake ?" Carter asked thru swollen lips, Hogan smile and nodded. Carter look turned serious when he said, "blow up this place." he then passed out knowing that the others where safe.



*Dare - 'cause there is a place where dreams survive

And it's calling you on to victory *



Hogan turned and watched the building explode, Carter's head lolled against his shoulder. They had not quite made it to the truck yet. Carter's lips twitched as he realized that it looked like the forth of July fireworks. He smiled as he realized that he had won, won at his own kind of chess. The one where the loser die in a dazzling fire ball.





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oh my. I wrote that in 2 ½ hours. :P it's wasn't supposed to take that dark path but well, you don't wright the story it wrights itself. :) it might be because of the lateness of the hour.

What do you think? Don't worry, I'm pretty sure my next one will be a bit more humourist. I think :) ah I think I am rambling now, no? heheheeha, where's the void when you need it :) I wonder who has it now?

Oh yeah this song is off of my transformers movie soundtrack. The song is Dare by Stan Bush



Jelf