1940...

it was early in the morning and all that could be heard was the revving of engines from the military vehicles. the large trucks that carried the soldiers into battle were making their way towards the front line off the coast of Britannia. the soldiers were fighting against a private army that had taken control of the beach earlier that week. no one knew how they had gained control of the position because all troops that were sent in to investigate never reported back. all they knew was that the threat was a private army that was under the control of dictator Bastion Hernandez. Hernandez had started the army in south Liberion but was forced to flee to a region in Africa because of army investigation. he affords this army using his power in the black market to arm them and his drug operations to keep them at bay. as long as hes giving them what they want they will fight for him. Hernandez's current location is unknown.

John had just recently joined the Britannian military and was placed in a rifle unit. this was his first mission out of training. John just sat their in the back of the truck and looked at the floor. he had never killed anyone before and knew that where he was going their was going to be allot of death.

"aren't you a little young to be in the military kid" a scruffy looking soldier across the truck asked John waking him from his day dream.

"its the only place i feel i can make a difference. theirs nothing for me back home" John replied

"well that sucks" the man said putting his hands behind his head and laying back. "all i know is that i have a girl waiting for me at home. that's what i fight for"

"i don't have anyone left. my father recently died and i joined the unit to get by on my own" John said as he looked back at the ground

"lighten up kid" said another man with a more trim shave and dark black hair."theirs to much to worry about out their in the field. the least you can do is be happy when your not out their"

"i guess" John sighed

"my name is Jordan by the way" he said shaking Johns hand "you got a name"

"its John... John Walker"

soon the roar of guns was heard and the ground began to shake. the dirt began to fly up around the trucks as they came to a stop at the bottom of a hill. the sand and gravel was flung up as huge shells hit the ground as they began to zero in on the trucks.

"alright men!" shouted the commander over the explosions going off around them "we need to get to the top of this hill and take out whatever mother fucking weapon they have on the other side that's been wiping out our men! now lets move!"

the men started to pile out of the truck and ready themselves for the climb up the hill against the huge missiles that were wrecking the hillside.

"Their is a bunker at the top of the hill with a 50 mm canon stored inside!" shouted the commander "we need to get it operational and push these ass hole private military members off of our beach!"

the men started to charge up the hill with large artillery striking back. they were launching their attack from the beach by lobbing their explosive shells over the hill and onto the the troops. John ran as fast as he could to try to reach the top as he heard the screams of men as they were blown to pieces by the explosives. the men would be running up the hill one moment then the next a shell would fall right down on them destroying them instantly. John was almost at the top when he ducked into a crater to catch his breath and asses the situation.

"We need to turn back kid!" yelled a man from behind John. John spun around to see Jordan had followed him into the hole. "theirs no saving the beach. its lost. we can still get out of here with our lives"

"im not turning back now i have made it to far to quit" John said as he jumped from the hole and progressed up the hill.

John made it to the top and saw what had been destroying all the troops that tried to go against it. it was a giant Fuso navy battle ship that was covered in private army troops.

"they must have stolen at see when it was moving to a new base" John thought out loud as he looked around and finally spotted the bunker. John was making his way over to the bunker when suddenly a shell exploded a few yards away from him.

"look out!" he heard Jordan yell as he was tackled to the ground and covered in dirt from the explosion.

Johns ears rang as he got on his hands and knees and tried to pick himself up.

"Jordan!" John yelled as he looked for the man that saved him. "God damn it Jordan sound off"

"im over here" Jordan replied as john jumped down into a foxhole that Jordan had fallen into.

"Jordan are you alright" John asked as he noticed that Jordan's leg was bleeding.

"im fine John you just need to get to the cannon and blow that ship out of the water. my leg is fucked up bad so don't do anything stupid because i wont be behind you to save you again"

"thanks Jordan" john said as he got up and began to work his way out of the fox hole.

"one more thing John. i need you to wake up..."

"whaaaa..." John replied as his vision turned white

1944...

"John wake up. i have some questions for you" said commander Minna as she sat down next to him in the infirmary. John opened his eyes to see Miyafuji tending to his broken ribs with her magic.

"you should feel much better now" she smiled at him as she finished the magical light faded away and she stood up and walked out of the room.

'what a strange dream' John thought to himself 'it wasn't even a dream. it was just a memory playing back in my mind. is it the stress of the unit coming back getting to me." these thoughts rushed through Johns head as he sat up surprised to feel no pain in his ribs.

"nice to see that you are felling better John but we have something important to talk about" Minna said with a straight face. "first off is that you are here to heal your wounds not create new ones. you may currently be part of the team but you still need to get better and that wont happen if you keep throwing yourself at danger every day."

"I know but if i didn't fight vlad he would have hurt the rest of the girls. im not going to let my business hurt others. i don't care what it takes."

"that's another thing. who was that werewolf that attacked Sanya and you last night. you have allot to explain because your file only talks about the extensive training you were given. i got nothing on past team mates."

"alright i guess it had to come back eventually" john sighed as he started " we were an elite unit trained for specific special ops missions. including me there were six of us. we were trained to combat the private army of Bastion Hernandez. you met Vlad last night when you scraped him out of the woods. he was our close quarters specialist. i don't know how he got the technology to create a magic core because i had just recently created it in the hospital. i probably haven't used it for more than a week. their are others though like Sandman and Mirage. each specialists in specific fields."

"so your telling me one of them went rouge and tried to kill you and Sanya last night" Minna asked

"no i think that their all coming back to kill me" John replied with a scared look on his face

"what makes you so sure of that John" Minna asked

"im sure their back to kill me because they think i killed them two years ago"

as these words exited johns mouth Minnas face was filled with shock but before she could ask any more questions the door to the infirmary opened and Sanya rushed in.

"John!" she said wrapping her arms around him and holding him close to her. " i was so scared when they told me you hadn't come back." she said as tears began to drip from her eyes."you got so injured just to protect us"

"Sanya im fine now. theirs nothing to worry about" John said as he stood up and put his arms around her to comfort her.

"well no mater how much i am against the girls in my unit becoming attached to men it doesn't seem like anything i do now will make a difference." Minna said as she stood up with a sigh "I still have more questions to ask John but i need to do more research. until then i don't want you doing anything reckless" she said as she left the room.

"alright Sanya we should probably go to. im getting tired of waking up in hospitals." John said as he put his arm around her shoulder and they walked down the hall together."

"thank you John. Eila told me everything about how you put you're life on the line to protect me." She said as she looked into his eyes. "you are such a nice person" Sanya said as she leaned in and kissed John on the lips. they held each other for a short time as they kissed one another but soon they were interrupted by Erica who jumped up in between them.

"Hay Sanya. you having fun with John" Erica remarked as Sanya blushed and looked away." John" Erica said in a singing fashion. "are you being true to my good friend Sanya" she said as she pulled Sanya to her side.

"Yes" he said abruptly even though he didn't understand the question.

"Well that's good to know" she said as she pushed them both back together "i was just passing through and thought i would check up on you two love birds" she said as she walked towards the stairs and slid down the rail. "oh yeah" she shouted back up the stairs. "Trude wanted to see you"

"why would Barkhorn be looking for you John" Sanya asked while they were still pressing against each other for some reason.

"i don't know. i guess i should go visit my new friend" John said as they walked down the hall to go find where Barkhorn was.

"will we ever have a moment alone" Sanya sighs as she wraps her arms over Johns shoulders.

"were alone now. i don't have to go see Barkhorn so soon" John replied as he spun sanya around and close to him again."now where were we" John said as he moved in to kiss her but like before they were yet again interrupted.

"come on Sanya" Eila said as she grabbed Sanya and pulled her along with her "we have the night shift tonight. were going to need to get allot of rest."

"i guess i will see you later John" Sanya said as she dragged behind Eila

John was alone in the hall. John threw his hands into the air "welp. better see what Barkhorn is up to" he said walking off

...

John opened the doors to the hanger to see Barkhorn sitting at a table talking with Charlotte. but it was more of an argument than just talking.

"how could a motorcycle move faster than a car it just makes no sense" she yells at Charlotte "its so small and its engine is so much smaller"

"yeah but cars are much heavier so they have more weight to pull" Charlotte replied

"your just not making any sense now" She said as John walked over

"you wanted to see me Barkhorn"

"Oh hay John i didn't notice that you came in i wanted to show you something" she said as she led him over to a sheet that was over a vehicle shaped figure. Barkhorn pulled it off to reveal a jeep that had been modified to have two M2HB machine guns mounted on the hood. it also had rockets that sat inside of the grill.

"what the heck is this thing" John asked looking over the strange car.

"its the new military vehicle prototype. it was designed to be lighter than a tank but still be useful in combat. its tires are made of an unbreakable rubber that is not only able to resist bullets but also light explosive fire. the glass and exterior is also bullet prof to protect the driver. you have already noticed the Machine guns sticking out of the hood. it is also armed with Thompson Machine guns under the seats in case of evacuation into the war zone."

"this is crazy. why would we use something like this in the field."

"were not going to. its only a prototype that they drooped off here because we had the room to store it. its now really going to be used but it keeps the guys at the top thinking we still have good ideas.

"what do they call this thing" John asked

Barkhorn Sighed before answering "they call it the Hammer"

"so why did you wan't to show this to me"

"well i heard that you were going to be out of it for a few days while you recover so i thought i would give you something to inspire you to work hard and invent something new"

"what do you mean"

"i want you to upgrade my strike unit like this car. i want it to have lots of fire power."

"Barkhorn" John Paused. "that sounds like something i can do"