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A War to Remember

By: Corey Chan

ATTENTION: If you want to ruin the whole story and read the ending then this story would be terrible and boring. Also I caught most of my grammar and spelling mistakes but I know there are a few left.

I was ready for it. I was ready to lose but ready to fight. I watched the sun go down and realized that the time had come. I put on my navy blue uniform and I leave to the open field. Coldness swept over and icy shards of wind clung onto me. I looked around to see no one but my breathe riding with the wind. I knew what was ahead and the danger but I continued to walk. The first sign of life was my team waiting for me in the dark, all in their navy blue uniforms. All either trying to stay warm or just waiting for the time to come. We must take the treasure.
Darkness overwhelmed the field, the echoes of crunching snow floated in the air. Whispers amidst, we all scan the field from side to side but see nothing. As our eyes adapted to the environment, darkness became a clear darkness. I ran up to the tree for protection and war cries echoed through the cold crisp air. I was spotted and shots were fired. Cries of pain and victory were all mixed in together causing everyone to seem like kids playing a small game of tag.
I turned around the tree and was noticed instantly; I made my shot and dived behind the bunker and tumbled down. We were outnumbered and it seemed that this war would be short and futile. We all stared at each other, fear and anxiety showed on our faces but we held strong and we would not go down without a fight. We gathered our weapons and we were ready to counter.
“Let’s finish this,” I uttered out through the cold which was going to kill me before the war was over.
“LET’S END THIS!!!” replied the soldiers simultaneously and together we ran out firing with everything we had.
“I SEE IT!” barked out a soldier but the treasure was stationed beyond reach.
The treasure was to bring pride, glory, fame, and victory to the man who obtains it.
I looked through the dark and notice the gleaming red of the treasure. Before long I realized I was still running and shots were blazing through the air.
“LUKE OVER HERE! QUICK!” shouted my best friend, Josh. He was waving for me to come over to hide behind the trees.
I clambered towards him and nearly tripped a few times but managed to make it without being spotted or hit.
“Don’t worry, I think the trees are on our side,” cracked Josh.
“Do you really think that matters right now? We have much more important things to do here!” I whispered scared of being caught.
“Yes… Sir…?” he said confusingly
“C’mon lets find a place to go around the open field,” I whispered.
As we hid in the darkness we scattered around to find a way out. By now, the cold has swept through my whole body and I could not feel my feet. Trudging along the snow we found the path.
“This way!” shouted Josh, thinking that it would be safe to yell now.
“DUDE, quiet down!” I replied.
We stepped out of the darkness within the trees and were in the enemy’s territory. We have made the halfway point.
“Let’s go back and get more people,” Josh pointed out noticing that we were alone as we went further.
I didn’t move. He tapped me on the shoulders trying to make me turn around but I was staring at seven fully armed soldiers ready to fire in their blazing red uniforms. It was over I thought.
We continued to keep a straight face while we looked up at them.
“So I see it’s a blue uniform…” mocked one of the soldiers. “Where’d you come from?”
We continued to stare and gave no sound, no movement, and no answer.
“If you do not answer, we will shoot you. Plain and simple ain’t it?” barked the soldier.
The soldiers all raise their weapons and aim it at us.
“RUN!” cried Josh.
I broke into a sprint and ran right behind Josh. I ran as fast as my feet could carry me and as fast as the wind would push me.
Startled, the soldier didn’t know what to do for a second.
“FIRE!” shouted the soldier.
As I scampered through the snow, shots were flying everywhere.
“AUGH!” yelped Josh.
He went tumbling down as he was shot in the chest and though he was down people continued to fire at him and me.
“JOSH!” I cried.
He did not reply. I knew it was too late for him, for he was being captured by the enemy and was slowly being taken away. I watched his body disappear and the trail that he left behind. As I continued to sprint through the snow I saw the trees and the safety of the darkness. I took a dive towards the trees to get behind a tiny hill. I plunged through the barbed trees and cuts built up all over me. The shots were ceased and in the background I could hear the soldier shout, “He’ll be back, no worries.”
I sat in the snow and took in the deepest breathes I never had a chance for. Blood was oozing out from my leg where a wound was cut open with crystal like blood flowing down my leg, forever changing the snow. Sweat trickled down my nose and poured down my neck. Heat and fear has token over my body. I lay there to cool off in the snow and to rest my bleeding leg.
As I got up, blood had finally stopped flowing through, energy was coming back, and coldness had token over again. I started to dart through the forested area, and back to our base. I ran through the darkness, stepping over rocks, dodging trees, and looking for life.
At last I had found a way out. As I came out, emptiness overwhelmed me and nothing but open space was left. Not a single animal stirred or a single sound. All that one could hear was the wind whistling in their ears. I walked around thinking that we had lost but we could have just advanced. I continued to walk around the barren land but found nothing. Trying to look for any sign of movement, I took a step forward and everything around me had disappeared. Adrenaline was rushing through my body. I walked into a trap and was plummeting down a hole. I landed on my feet because the hole was not too deep but I was stuck. Blood began to gush from my wound that had just started to heal; the pressure of the fall must have forced the blood out. Crunching of the snow approached the hole and I made know sound because I did not want to be caught, but I was. They shone a light down at me so I could not see their faces but their weapons were still visible. I had lost, and I let the team down.
“Luke? What the hell happened to you?” questioned the soldier in the blue who just turned his light off.
“Andy? WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU GUYS?” I shouted for they had scared me so much.
“We were waiting for orders and just trying to survive,” replied Chris.
“Well get me out of this darn hole,” I scowled back.
They reached their hands down to pull me back up and I noticed that not many were left.
“How many are left?” I questioned.
“Eleven of us,” replied Andy.
“We winning?” I asked but I knew the answer.
“YEAH!” exclaimed Justin.
“Shut up Justin, no we’re not,” replied Chris.
“How many do they have left?” I demanded
“About twenty from what we saw but maybe more,” Andy retorted.
We all knew deep down that we would lose. We knew that we could not win.
“Until the last man,” Don remarked.
Silence cut through each and every man sitting there. No one knew what to say or do.
“That is correct, we do not lose until we lose everyone, we do not give up until we have won, and we do not leave until it is over!” I started off with a whimper but I ended with a yell.
“So what’s the plan sir?” asked Justin.
“Here’s how it is going to go,” I continued.
* * * * * *
We ran through the forest and dodged out the trees. Our footsteps echoed through the night. And the crunching of the footsteps sounded like the army of forty. We were going for one last shot.
We reached the opening and stared down the way at the treasure. Each holding our firepower, ready to shoot anytime, we all continued to shuffle down the path quietly and ready to prance. Only the sound of our foot steps was echoing through the night and the whispers throughout the people.
“OVER HERE!” shouted a red soldier but instantly he was shot down and thrown away.
“LET’S GO! NOW AND HURRY!” I exclaimed as loud as I could with all my breathe.
We all started to sprint towards our destination and fired at whoever we saw.
“EVERY MAN FOR THEMSELEVES!” screamed Andy.
Shots were all over the place and barely missing me. People were tumbling down hills and falling over into the snow. The destination had gotten closer and we were almost there.
I stretched my arm out and grabbed the frosted pole of the treasure. I yanked it out of position and dropped my weapon. The sweaty cling on my shirt was starting to build up.
“I’VE GOT IT GUYS! LET’S GO NOW!” I bellowed as I noticed that only five of us remained.
The five of us sprinted closer together and rushed towards the forest for shelter. I watched as my team slowly fell down one by one and my barricade was disappearing.
The trees were starting to show up but it was only me and Don left and it seemed futile. There were at least eight people trailing us and still firing shots at us.
“Not until the last man,” cried Don and he pushed me forward.

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