(Tim is still own his own, with no idea where his friends are, or even if they're still alive. A bullet that whizzes by his head interrupts his thoughts. He groans, reloads his gun, and starts to fire again.)
T.J. (firing): DANG IT! They'll probably never make it in time. Oh Lord, they're probably all dead by now. Well, I guess I'll just die fighting.
(He looks around the cover and sees a whole platoon of B.H. Infantry. Bullets come whizzing by, one hits his helmet, knocking it off. He takes cover and prepares for his death, when he suddenly hears an enormous sound of gunfire come from his right. He stands up to see Joe Duran and the rest of his squad firing off of the tops of Green Earth Md Tanks)
J.D. (shouting to Tim): YYEEEEE HAAAAA!!! Man, Tim! You gotta try this! (Fires at the enemy troops)
(Tim grabs his helmet, picks up his gun and charges over the wreckage and hills, shouting at the other soldiers in his platoon.)
T.J.: Come on men! Now's the time!
(All the other soldiers look at each other and start to run right at the stunned Black Hole infantry, firing machine guns and lobbing grenades. Sgt.Block smiles and gives a thumbs-up to Lt.Riech, who is in the leading tank.)
Sgt.Block: Let 'em have it, Reich!
(Reich smiles, yells to all the other tanks on his radio, and laughs as his tanks begin to annihilate the B.H. troops with their fearsome cannons.)
--BOOM-- --BOOM-- --BOOM BOOM—
(Tim smiles at the sight of all the Black Hole creeps retreating back into the base of the mountain)
T.J.: VICTORY!! (Joe, Sgt.Block, and all the rest of the soldiers join in)
All: VICTORY!!!
(It's been 6 hours since the amazing rally that won the day for Tim Jones and his comrades. For his heroics, Tim has been promoted to Sgt.. And for his help in creating the plan the won the battle, Eddy Block received his Lt. Bar from none other than Max, the CO leading the Orange Star forces. While he has his dinner rations for the night, the new Sgt.Tim Jones remembers his past.)
--Tim Jones was born in the city, the capital of Orange Star to be exact. He was born around the time of Sturms first invasion, in which his father was killed during the final battle. Also, he was about 13 when his older brother, Tom, was seriously wounded by an artillery shell in the battle for Orange Star's liberation in Sturm's second invasion. After losing his Father and his brother's ability to walk to Sturm, Tim vowed he would join the Orange Star Army as soon as possible to not only serve his country, but also avenge his family. Tim was sent to Fort Skeeter, to be trained with thousands of other recruits to become the finest soldiers in the country. One of these recruits was a happy guy named Joe Duran. Joe was born in Blue Moon, but was raised in Orange Star by his father, a once-wounded retired Orange Star soldier, and his mother, a farmer who nursed his father back to health during the Pre-Sturm Orange Star-Blue Moon conflicts. Joe and Tim became fast friends, as they ran 10 miles together every morning. They were always called "Black & Brown" by the other recruits, because of Joe's pitch-black hair, and Tim's dark, dark brown hair. 1 year after they completed training, Tim, Joe, and a bunch of other guys all were briefed on what seemed like an easy mission. —
T.J. (laughing): Man, we were stupid to think this was ever going to be easy.
(Joe runs up to Tim, still wearing his battle fatigues and helmet)
J.D.: Hey Tim! The guys from 2nd platoon are challenging us to a game of football; we could use your arm!
T.J.: Sure, Why not?
(The two friends walk over to their make-shift base to throw the 'ol pigskin.)
NEXT CHAPTER! -DEIRDRE'S POINT OF VIEW OF THE BATTLE, AND HIS REASONS FOR JOINING THE ARMY!!!