In The Trenches And In The Battlefields

Chapter 1: I fend off a bunch of wild Germans

Percy's Diary PoV

Néry, 1 September 1914

It is my luck to get sentry duty on my third week in Belgium (yes, it is). I was really tired and wanted to sleep, but I cannot because then I'll get demoted, and if my luck is really bad, I might get killed by those Germans. Lucky me, I got a Lewis gun to guard this place, and this thing is really hot after use, like, literally, so I hoped that I don't have to use it too much. (Is my wish too hard to be fulfilled?)

I was holding my Lewis gun and staring into the darkness when I see something moving straight ahead.

At first, I thought it was a tree, but a tree can't walk, so I lifted my gun. The German kept walking forward, so I opened fire. He fell, clearly dead. I steadied my gun, expecting more to come.

This night had clearly gotten more interesting.

As expected, more men came charging toward me. I blew my whistle thrice, warning my commandant and the other privates of the attack. And then I opened fire.
I shot all my 90-or-so rounds in less than a minute as more Germans came charging. I loaded the gun and started shooting again. Repeat that three more times until the Germans arrived at the barbed wires. I slowed their advance alone, as my comrades are still not awake.
I whistled again, this time waking my comrades, as the others came and stood with me along the trench line, each man with their rifles. The Germans had reached the wire, so I dropped my gun and picked up my rifle, and then equipped my bayonet like many others. I then lifted my gun and waited.

I waited and waited.

Then the ground exploded right in the place a German bastard is standing.

Our howitzers have started firing at the enemy, clearly stopping the attack, as the remaining Germans turned and ran, with shells still falling around them.
The attack is repelled, and the British Army is victorious.

My NCO, who had since my first day requested to be called Colonel Henry, approached me and said that I did a good job and that I am eligible for a promotion. He wrote a note, gave it to me, and told me to bring it to Brigadier General Count Gleichen later in the noon after I have a rest.

I decided to write my experiences in this diary for my family to keep if I were to fall in this war.

Pte. Perseus Konstans Jackson, 15th Brigade, British Expeditionary Forces.

A/N: So I'm going to write the WW1 part of the story as if it's Percy's diary. That's it. Next chapter will be Jason's chapter.