5: 37 pm, July 19 read the clock in the cockpit of the helicopter as it soared to the resistance HQ. John turned and looked out at the horizon of the Atlantic Ocean from the window of the helicopter. Thinking of what happened to his girlfriend in that horrible battle.
"John!" yelled Brett
"Yea?"
"Commander wants to see you" Brett explained. John got up from his seat and walked toward the Commander.
"John." The Commander said.
"You wanted me, Sir?"
"Yes….since you helped us back there in Chicago I think you should be in the Resistance with us." He explained.
"Really? Thank you it is a honor."
"Good!" He said cheerfully. He then pulled out a large blade from one of the compartments of the helicopter and handed it to John. "This is a viroblade. All Resistance officers are equipped with one…this is for you."
John accepted the weapon. He then observed the nightstick shaped sword and he noticed a inscription on it. It read, "For Liberty and Freedom" He then turned a knob that was on the tip of the handle and a surge of electricity flowed through it. John was amazed by this weapons as it hummed while he was swinging it around.
"We've lost a lot of good men out there John…I think you will be a fine addition to us. Now John we are going to touch down in a few hours in a port city. It's in Morocco and we are going to take a Luxury Cruise liner to Beirut so we will be undetected by Wave troops."
"Ok sir."
"Be ready and keep your guard up its not going to be smooth sailing just because we are undercover."
"I understand sir."
John fastened his new weapon on his belt and returned to Brett. He told him what the commander told him. Brett was excited because he never went on a cruise ship before. The hours passed as the two friends talked about how could this war have happened and how their friends died or got captured during the invasion. John and the Commander also grown fond of each other during the long trip from the US.
"Here we go boys." The Commander said as the massive fleet of choppers approached the airport in Morocco. When the helicopters landed all Resistance personnel came out and walked toward the cruise liner with hundreds of civilians to stay undetected from the Wave.
"Look at the size of this thing!" Brett said in amazement.
"Wow Brett its just a ship." John said in a joking mood.
They then boarded the ship and went to their rooms on the ship. Hours passed and the parties on the ship kept the night and the Resistance alive.
During the big party in the main hall of the ship John and Brett thought it'd be fun to listen to the communications of the ship through their walkie talkies. Then they heard the Captain say, "Command? Something just went under us. It was a beam of light."
"Once John and Brett heard that, they knew it was…the Wave. John kept on thinking to himself they would never shoot down a passenger ship. Then a couple seconds later the ship shook and a loud explosion could be heard echoing throughout the ship.
Most of the passengers didn't know what happened but they all ran toward the lifeboats. When John and Brett got up to the top deck everyone was dressed in white lifejackets and was ready to leave. Minuets passed and the panic was gone, but what the passengers didn't know was that there weren't enough lifeboats for everyone.
About 1:00 am people were getting in the lifeboats and leaving for safety. The ship personnel yelled "Women and children first! Please stay clam! Everything is fine!"
During the evacuation John looked back at the front of the ship…he saw that it is totally submerged. Hours passed and most of the life boats have been used while there were more than 2,000 people still on board. The Resistance operatives grouped up on the deck and tried to plan what they should do.
Around 3: 47 am the ship was sinking faster. The front part of the ship was well underwater while the back end ship was lifted out of the sea. At this time the last lifeboat was being dropped into the sea. Many passengers tried to jump on but a Ship personnel was guarding it with his revolver pointed at the people on deck.
"Anybody to steps one step closer is gone you hear that!" The man yelled
"O yea I like to see you try!" One passenger said while running toward him. Once he saw him running he fired his gun and shot the man in the chest. The crowd of people screaming and crying for the man huddled by him. Seeing what he done ti the man he saluted to his officer and put the gun to his head. The officer tried to stop him from doing it, but it was too late he pulled the trigger and his lifeless body fell into the cold waters of the Mediterranean.
The Ship was rising and rising out of the sea while it was sinking. John and the Resistance ran to the back of the ship which now was the suspended top of the ship. The incline was so great that the people were slipping and falling into the waters below.
John and Brett made it to the top barely. They held on and caught their breath from the journey. It was quiet while they hung on to dear life until the power of the ship went out and there was a loud scream from the passengers on the ship. Then while the hysterics calmed down there was a loud crack near the hull of the ship at the water level. Then it snapped and the top half of the ship plummeted into the sea. This made John and Brett fly into the Mediterranean. When John resurfaced and saw the remnants of the Cruiser explode from the impact. The explosion caused a loud and thunderous roar that could have been heard miles away.
John and Brett met up it the waters and tried to calm each other down. They clung on to each other and kept each other warm. John and his friend then fell into a deep sleep in the sea from the exhausting terror they just experienced.
John opened his eyes and found that they were washed up on a shoreline on a island. The rising morning sun welcomed them to the island. John got up and woke up Brett. When he got up John explained that he saw a nearby town and that they should go over there right away. Brett agreed and they set off to the city. As they were walking to the nearby city John got a transmission on his communicator. It was from their commander. "Any operatives who are still alive and receiving this message must go rendezvous point at the HQ in Lebanon. I hope to see you all and well men…Godspeed."
The transmission ended and John and Brett knew at that time they needed to get to the HQ as soon as possible.
