A Brand New Hope (Band of Brothers)

-*Stronger than Most*-

It was yet another day of being woken up at five in the morning. Ricky rolled out of bed, put on her ODs, and ran outside for inspection.

"You people are at the postion, of attention!" Sobel screamed as he came around the corner.

He had said that ever since they first met him. He could at least change it up once in a while, Ricky thought from her place in between Malarkey and Toye.

"Private Clark, why is there dirt on your boots?" Sobel sneered at Judas.

"I had to walk in dirt to get here, sir." Judas replied, eyes glued to the back of Ricky's head.

"That is not an exuse, Private. No wonder your name is Judas. Pass revoked." Sobel sneered as he walked away from Judas. Judas only rolled his eyes.

"Name." Sobel said.

"Levin, Ricky."

"Tell me Levin, why are you still here?" Sobel asked.

"To serve my purpose." Ricky replied.

"And what is that?"

"Being a soldier, sir."

Sobel opened his mouth, but nothing came out. Ricky only stared ahead, her eyes never leaving the barracks in the distance.

"Your hair is still too long. Get it cut before I shave it all off myself. Revoked." Sobel said quietly, walking away to attack his next victim.

***

After running Currahee, Easy company was now jumping out of makeshift airplanes. Ricky watched as Smokey jumped out of the plane, rather sloppy, and landed on the ground.

"You just broke both your legs, Private Gordon. Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Sobel said to the man.

"No sir." Smokey said.

"1000, 2000, 3000, 4000!" Ricky yelled as she jumped out of the plane. She landed a little too hard on the ground.

"You trying to break your ribs, Private Levin? Land on your legs and bend your knees!" Sobel shouted.

"Yes sir!" Ricky said, running to go stand next to Brice. "Me casser les côtes? Je prie pour que quelqu'un vous le fasse d'abord."

"Huh? You speak French?" Brice asked.

"Yeah. My dad taught me. I can speak German too." Ricky replied.

"Bienvenue au club." Brice smiled.

"Very funny Spades." Ricky rolled her eyes. They watched as Oliver Lee basically fell on his face from the plane.

"God, that kid is an idiot." Brice muttered to Ricky.

"Eh, I think he's just learning how to fit in." Ricky replied.

"He's still an idiot." Brice said back. Ricky watched Judas jump out, landing perfectly, and getting a glare from Sobel, before running to join them.

"Hey, see that?" Judas asked, standing next to Ricky.

"Yeah, you didn't get yelled at." Brice replied.

"That's a first." Ricky said.

Ricky raced through the ropes in the obstacle course. The obstacle course was one of the things that she kind of enjoyed. All she pictured was the playground she and Eugene used to play in at home, and it made her think of good memories, which made her complete the course with ease.

"To the wall, to the wall, over at a team." Winters called to the group. The wall was one of the things that worried Ricky when she first did the course. She failed her first time, which required Sobel to yell at her for fifteen minutes straight, but with all that anger, she made it over with ease for the rest of her time in Toccoa. She jumped up, grabbed the top, and pulled her self over. She noticed that Brice was struggling a little, so she put her hand back over, which Brice took, and pulled him over.