The Advanced Mission

My Best Friend & My Arm....

When I was young, I had dreamed about being in the military with my best friend, Will Irons. When we started in the military, we were immediately deployed in Seoul, Korea six months after signing up. We were in the same squad with two other men, Cormack and Jackson.

My name is Jack Mitchell and I am 27 years old. I was born on May 25, 2027 in Cincinnati, Ohio. I have blue eyes and brown hair. I am 6'3" and very smart.

My best friend, Will Irons, is 21 years old. He was born on February 21, 2033 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has green eyes and brown hair. He is 6'1" and also very smart.

"Alright, Cormack says our mission is to get the bomb and plant it on the gunship." Will said.

We ran as fast as we could. When we got the explosives, we ran over to the gunship and took out the surrounding enemies. Will stepped up into the gunship and asked for the explosives. I gave them to him and he planted them up against the engine of the gunship. When he was about to get out, the door to the ship closed on his right arm.

"Oh, fuck! Shit that hurts! It's definitely broke! Ok, ready, pull!!" he said as he started pulling on the door.

We both tried to pull the very heavy metal door open, but we couldn't. Will gave up but I kept trying.

"Mitchell, you got to go! The ship's taking off!" he yelled.

"No! I'm not leaving without you! Just keep trying!" I screamed.

"You need to jump off!"

"No!"

"The bomb! Shit! Look, Mitchell, I'll see you on the other side." he said while he pushed me off the ship.

I landed on the ground with a boom! My exo took most of the damage though so I wasn't hurt that bad from the fall. I looked up into the dark colored sky and saw the ship get blown into pieces. I was pushed back by the force of the bomb. Huge pieces of rusted metal started falling from the ship as it was blowing up, I tried to dodge one piece but it hit me and knocked me on the ground. I couldn't move it hurt so bad. I didn't even try to call out for help. I then blacked out but then became conscious when I saw someone.

"Alpha-1, this is Sergeant Cormack! Will Irons is K.I.A. I repeat, Will Irons is K.I.A." he screamed into the com.

He then came over to me and saw I was hurt.

"Mitchell, your arm!"

I looked down and saw that the piece of rusted metal had landed right in my left arm. He pulled the heavy piece of metal out of my arm.

"Don't worry Mitchell, we're gonna get you home." he said while trying to calm me down.

He then dragged me over to safety and I blacked out as Jackson was walking towards us.