Jack felt her body moving from the floor. At first, she thought it was a dream. She quickly realized someone was carrying her. Her eyes snapped open as she dropped her feet. She looked around to notice they were outside. The blonde turned to see a slightly spooked Upham. She rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Relax Upham. I was surprised, that's all." She smiled at him reassuringly. He grinned back.

"Sorry."

She chuckled. "I'm surprised my brother didn't beat you yet."

"What do you mean?" he asked curiously.

"Back home, if a boy was even near me, he would give them this glare." She smirked. "It was pretty entertaining."

"Oh, I got that look." Jack chuckled.

"Ready?" Miller called out.

"Yes sir," Upham replied.

The group of eleven headed in to the darkness. Donnie lead the way with Miller. Reiben and Jackson stood at the sides of Jo. Montie kept pace with Mellish and Bo. Horvath walked a bit behind the captain. Jack stayed in line with Upham. The groggy, yet alert, company trekked through the dark. The conversation was at a low for the most part. The girls switched positions several times. The sun rose in to the sky. Jack stopped, looked at it a moment, and continued on. It was Bo who broke the silence.

"When the hell can we take a break?" she asked loudly.

Reiben laughed. "What? Getting tired already?"

The jet haired woman smirked as she childishly kicked his rear.

"Ow!"

"What? Sore already?" she asked mockingly.

"Cheap shot," he muttered.

"It was there." She shrugged her shoulders.

"We can break at a little after noon," Donnie answered, "Okay Bo?"

"Sounds good to me."

The sun rose above them as they continued their march. Their alert was high, despite the fact that there was little action. Both companies remained silent. They left their thoughts to wander. They soon came upon a field. The grass reached at their hips. Donnie gazed at the tall yellow flowers that surrounded them. Her hand gently brushed over a select few. Her line of sight returned to the path ahead as a hum reached her ear. The humming turned into Mellish singing a haunting tune. Horvath glanced at him with a look filled with emotions that failed to be pinpointed. A loud clicking noise reached all of their ears. Miller curiously looked over his shoulder. An immediate sense of intensity overcame him.

"Am-Trak! Cover," he yelled.

All eleven of them dove into the natural cover. The creaking became louder as the large tank drew nearer to them. Out of the corner of her eye, Jo saw something in the air. Just then, an explosion hit the grass near the machinery. Unfortunately, it missed the target.

"Who's doin' the shootin'?" asked Horvath, "Who's doin' the shootin'?"

Another blast hit the armored tank. It effectively slowed the engine. The giant beast came to a halt. The top hatch opened. Instinctively, Montie took her dagger and launched it at the man. Miller's men followed suit and started to shoot at the enemies.

"Get ready to move to their flank! Left flank," the Captain stood up.

"Hold on! Make sure they're down," Mellish warned.

Miller kneeled for a moment before standing again. Giving a glance back at his men, he continued to move in front of the tank to the other side. All of a sudden, two men made a break for it. Miller quickly pulled the trigger on them. They soon dropped to the ground.

"101st! Comin out," a random voice yelled.

Three men stood up from the brush. Miller looked at them and waved them over. He turned toward his men and Donnie's group and waved them over. They slowly made their way over to the three men.

The man who seemed to be in charge spoke, "That was Re-Con Element Second SS. We've been expecting a probe, that must've been it."

"Captain Miller, Charlie Company, 2nd Rangers."

The man nodded. "Corporal Henderson, Easy Company, 501st."

"Ryan, first and five oh six," said the second man.

"PFC Toynbe, third and five oh six," said the third.

Miller turned his gaze to the second one. "James Francis Ryan?" he asked.

"Yes sir. How'd you guess that?"

The Captain smirked at his men comically. The verdant eyed woman rolled her eyes and smirked. Jo chuckled to herself.