Brice walked down the muddy road, only to find Malarkey talking to a German POW. Brice had a very uneventful night. The most intence moment he had was the jump. After he landed, he had an easy path all the way to the assembly area.
"Hey Malark." Brice said as he stopped by. The German POWs looked quite depressed to be there, but he didn't pay an attention to them.
"Ay, Spades. How was the jump?" Malarkey asked as he clapped Brice on the shoulder.
"Eh, scared the shit outta me on the way down. Other than that, it was alright. Didn't run into one kraut." Brice smiled.
"Good, good. Jerry came in with me earlier. He should be around here somewhere." Malarkey said. Brice nodded to him and walked off, happy to know that atleast one of his best friends was here. He worried about Oliver and Ricky, wondering where they could possibly be.
"Spades!" Brice heard a voice call out to him. He turned only to see the one and only Judas Clark walking towards him, a bright smile on his face.
"Hey man." Brice said quietly, shaking Judas' hand. "How was your jump?"
"Not the way I wanted it to be, but it was alright. Met up with Malarkey, Toye, Gaurnere, and Popeye. We found Winters, Lipton, Hall, and two boys from the 82nd." Judas said. "You come in alone?"
"Yeah, but it was fine. Didn't run into a single German on the way here." Brice replied with a small smile.
"That's really good." Judas said with a smile. His smile soon fell, and he looked concerned all of a sudden. "Any sign of Castor or Ginger?" he asked, eyes looking down.
Brice smiled sadly. "No, but I'm sure they're fine. Castor is one of the smartest people I know, and Ginger is tougher than most of the guys here. They'll be okay." Brice said quietly. "Well, I better get to work now. Good seeing you, Jerry." and with that, Brice walked off to the aid station, ready to help out any wounded men.
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Judas walked over to where he was before he saw Brice, and leaned his back on the small hill. A few other Paratroopers were sat there, mostly of Easy Company.
"Where'd you go, Jerry?" Toye asked him.
"Saw Spades. Went to say hello." he replied, smiling at his friend.
"He doing alright?" Toye asked.
"Yeah, he's okay." Judas said, staring at the sky. He was very worried about Oliver and Ricky, two of the best people he's ever met. Judas never really had any friends growing up, and Brice, Oliver, and Ricky all showed him that there were good people in this world.
"You're worried about those two, aren't you?" Toye asked Judas.
"Yeah...I am." Judas sighed.
"Hey, I know this is really off topic, but why did your parents name you Judas?" Toye asked suddenly.
"I don't know...really. I wish I wasn't named Judas. That's why I like being called Jerry. It isn't a name meaning traitor. That's why I didn't have friends growing up. The kids back home always thought I was going to get them killed if I even went near them. No one trusted me." Judas said, looking down at his feet again. Toye put an arm on his shoulder.
"You know we love you, right Jerry? You are nothing like that lying bastard. You are loved, and you are not the man who betrayed him. You are Judas Clark, a boy with a good heart." he said to Judas, smiling softly at him.
"That's why I love you guys. Especially Ricky, Oliver, and Brice. They never judged me because of my name." Judas said, smiling once again.
That's when a runner suddenly came over to the group, panting as he spoke.
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A Brand New Hope (Band of Brothers)
ФанфикWhen the United States were called to join the war, Ricky Levin was only a young Jewish girl at the time. She was determined to help out once she learned that the boys were going away to fight, and she wanted to fight too. She was determined to prov...
