"Standby!" The Jump Master yelled.

Me, Recker, Irish, Hannah, and a few other US Marines prepared as we got ready to parachute to the USS Valkyrie.

And then...

"Go! Go! Go!" He signaled us to jump.

And then I followed Recker. And I heard this...

"I hate this shit!!!" Irish as he jumped.

After Recker jumped, I jumped off the C-130.

As we're now parachuting to USS Valkyrie... I immediately radioed to Garrison.

"Fortress, this is Tombstone 1-4. I repeat, this is Tombstone 1-4, to Fortress. How copy, Over."

"They're going for the Valkyrie..." Hannah radioed to all of us.

"Yeah. No shit." Irish replied on the radio.

"Irish. Language." Recker radio to Irish.

"Let him. Irish is Irish, after all." I radioed Recker.

And then, just as all hope was about to be lost...

"Any station this net, this is Fortress. Does anyone copy? We're being boarded. I say again, we are being boarded!"

"They're not gonna last long..." Hannah radioed to all of us.

"We can land right on the deck! Aim for the deck!" Irish radios to all of us and I replied.

"Don't tell me twice!" I radioed to the Irish and we continued to parachute.

We landed on the deck, as I got to cover and immediately opened fire on the PLA troops. Firing Headshots or landing shots at unprotected areas.

"Straight to the battle, huh? You'd make a good US Marine, kid!" Irish, complementing my aggressive assault.

"After we save the Valkyrie. Then I'll consider it. Maybe, I'll let you meet my sister."

Recker took down a few more PLA that was on my and Hannah's left. With his SCAR-H. As Irish and Hannah took care of the Soldiers on the right. Irish with his M249, and Hannah with her P90.

"Snipers! On the walkway!" Hannah yelled to us.

"I got 'em!" I immediately replied and aimed at the walkway, spotting the PLA Snipers and shooting right at their heads. "Hostile Snipers, KIA!"

"Good shot, kid. Keep it up." Recker told me.

We continued our counterattack on the Valkyrie. As we took care more of those Chinese Soldiers...

"Enemy Attack Heli! It's a Z-10!" I yelled.

"Keep that bastard distracted!" Irish yelled as he looked for any Stinger or LAW Rockets.

Me, Recker, and Hannah fired at the Z-10 to distract it, buying time for Irish to grab any Anti Air or Anti Tank to blast that Chinese Quality shit.

I have to watch my ass for those Ching Chongs Conscripts, and another, Z-10's line of sight. Recker and Hannah are also doing the same.

Until Irish pulled out an FIM-92E Stinger from a distance and fired at the Z-10, after locking onto the Z-10.

It was a direct hit, as me along with Recker, and Hannah, saw it going down in a blaze of flames.

"It's done for!" Irish yelled, glad of the kill.

"Alright! Let's get going!" I yelled to Irish, Hannah, and Recker. They're notified.

As we cleared the deck, we all moved up to the Superstructure, with a destroyed V-22 Osprey. And then...

"Fuck, stay clear!" Irish yelled as an explosion rocked the structure.

"Watch out!" Hannah yelled.

It the started to fall on the PLA Soldiers on the further deck. Crushing them.

"Not a way I wanted to die..." I muttered.

"Shit! I really hoped Garrison wasn't in there!" Irish, as it crashed to the deck, crushed or killed anyone below it.

Recker got up the steel stairs and I followed him, as Hannah and Irish went below us. As I provided Sniper Support for them both, Recker took out a Squad, with his Grenade Launcher...

Seriously, where did he pull that Grenade Launcher out from?

Ahem, then he went back to me and...

"Upper Path is blocked, kid! We better join up with Irish and Hannah!"

"Roger that." I replied and jumped down from the railing to the deck, from a destroyed railing.

We all advanced further, as we kept firing potshots at the Ching Chongs.

And then came another Z-10 came.

"Another one!" I yelled.

"Take my Grenade Launcher, and fire at the Z-10!" Recker gave me his M32 MGL.

"Roger!"

I aimed, as waited that Attack Heli to get closer... And Recker and Hannah are firing back at the PLA Soldiers, trying to stop our counterattack, while Irish is distracting the Z-10 to get closer...

At the right distance and positioning of the Z-10. I fired all Grenades at the Chinese Heli.

After four direct hits, the fifth and sixth ones landed at the Pilot Canopy. As it crashed down to the seas, next to the Valkyrie.

"Well-placed shots, kid." Recker complimented me.

"Just doing my job, si-... Recker." I replied. And then have his Grenade Launcher back.

"Deck's clear. Garrison's inside somewhere!" Irish told all of us, as we regrouped and the threat was dealt with.

"Looks like it. Let's hurry and find Garrison." I replied.

"Come on, we have to save Jin Jie!" Hannah told us, and we all head to the lower level by going down the external steel stairs. "Where do we go in?"

"Down!" Irish replied. "Down one more level!"

And we reached the door.

"Swapping for secondary." I holstered my M39 EMR, for my G18.

"Alright. Let's go." Irish opened the steel door, and he went in first. Followed by Hannah, Recker, and then me. And reached a second door.

I unlocked it and Recker moved ahead of us as our Pointman, while I followed him suit.

We then arrived at a slightly opened door.

"Recker. Wait for the others." I told him. He nodded.

As both Hannah and Irish finished their search. Recker went in and then...

"Drop it, motherfucker!!!"

It was Pac, and he spooked Recker, and got his SCAR-H, away from himself. And immediately pointed his G18 at Recker.

Which instantly he realized that it was us.

"Jesus, Reck. I almost shot you in the face again." Pac lowered his G18 and lightly shoved him.

"Again?" I asked.

"He almost blew my face off, since Baku..." Recker, remembering the past operation, that almost cost his life.

"Still, you made it back, Tombstone's still alive!" Pac, as he's happy to see us alive.

"Son of a bitch. We thought you were dead, buddy!" Irish as they both hugged each other for a few seconds.

"Yeah, man. Damn, after you guys left me-" Pac was interrupted by Hannah.

"Where's Jin Jie? Is he okay?"

"Thanks for ruining their moment..." Kevin, with an unamused look towards Hannah.

"You're still around? That's cool. And yes, Jun Jie's safe. I'll take you to him." Pac didn't seems happy to see Hannah again, but was glad that she stayed loyal.

And then he noticed and he smirked.

"Sup, Kid! Couldn't forget the Junior of the Squad."

"Heya, Pac. I guess, I'm the youngest member of the Squad and their only Corporal... and somehow many know that." I replied as I fist-bumped him.

"Who knows? Come on, Hannah's husband isn't going to wait for us!"

I nodded and followed Pac, along with Recker, Hannah, and Irish, following suit.

"Watch the corners."

"By the way, how did you manage to get out of Singapore, alive, Pac?" I asked.

"They have me fucked, and I got unfucked. Leave it at that, kid." Pac replied as we advanced to the Med Bay.

"When did you get such a potty mouth?" Irish asked.

"Literally crawling through a thousand yards of shit with a hole in your stomach will do that."

"You're not alone, Pac... You're not alone..."

"Ain't getting closer to hell than that, boy." Irish remarked.

We arrived at a door to the cafeteria and...

"You with me, Reck. Synchronized Attack. Open the door." Pac told Recker. And he nodded.

I took position behind Pac, along with Hannah and Irish.

Recker opened the door and Pac tossed the Grenade into the room. Clearing out any Chinese, still standing like a usual Conscript.

"Go! Go! Go!" Pac yelled.

Recker and Pac got in, and we followed suit and took cover, and fired at any PLA Soldiers that rushed into the room. Taking out a Squad.

I followed Recker to the kitchen. And I yelled.

"More of them!"

Recker quickly took cover as I gunned down one of them, in Full Auto.

I immediately get to cover and reloaded my G18. As Recker took out two of them.

"Fuck." I heard him cursing... His Primary is Out.

I got to him and lent him, my M39 EMR.

"Keep it, kid. You might need it more than me." He declined, telling me that I better keep it.

I nodded and put it back in my holster. And he pulled out his M412 Rex.

"Kitchen secured!" I told the rest.

Pac, as he along with Irish and Hannah arrived.

"Sir, we're on our way. Tombstone is on route." Pac radioed Garrison.

"Alright, make it fast," Garrison replied on the radio.

We grouped up near the steel door, and Recker opened it. Irish moves in first, then Hannah, then Pac, then me. As Recker went in last.

And we arrived at the Medical Station. There's Garrison with an M16A4, along with Jin Jie and a Medical Staff.

"Better late than never, Squad." Garrison as we all arrived on time.

"Captain, sir." I saluted at Garrison.

"Formal as usual, kid." Garrison returned the salute.

We both then went to Jin Jie. And I said...

"Who would've thought you're our Important Player... Mister J."

"We meet again, Corporal Kevin... Despite your heartless view of other Chinese..." Jin Jie, with an unamused smile.

"We gotta get him outta here." Garrison.

Hannah helped Jin Jie down. As the Doctor...

"Easy, you've been unconscious for several days. You shouldn't even be speaking." The Female Doctor told him.

"My voice is my weapon. If I'm silenced, I'm nothing." Jin Jie.

"Your voice as your weapon? Yeah, too late for that, dumbass." I said it bluntly.

Both Hannah and Jin Jie then speak Chinese... I can't tell, what the fuck are they saying.

Because I don't speak Chinese.

And then the door banged, and Garrison signaled us to take a position, and I took cover behind a medical bed and switched to my Primary, M39 EMR. The rest went close to the door...

What the fuck? They'll be mowed down, if they were too slow...

"They come for me? Cheng's men?" Jin Jie asked.

"Look, take this." Garrison tries to give him his M16A4. "We need you to get out of here."

"I have put down my guns, Captain. My brothers will not kill me." Jin Hie refused... He's going to get himself killed...

"Maybe, I didn't make myself clear. Your brothers think you're already dead." Garrison replied.

"I agree with Captain. You're a target here, just like us. It's Search and Destroy, Clown." I agreed with Garrison.

"Then they have to see me, know that I still breathe. They'll forget their mission and lay down their arms." He followed Garrison and still was a Reckless Idealist.

"So, we let them in and see what happens?" Pac asked.

"Yes." He replied.

"That was a joke." Garrison then... "Irish, Recker. Cover that door."

Irish and Recker took position by his order as I prepared to cover fire, but Jin Jie just...

"I am serious. If we fight it is over. I'll open the door myself." Jin Jie went to the door, but Garrison stopped him.

"I can't let you do that. Now you listen to me. They'll kill you the second they get through. That door's the only thing keeping you alive."

"With such an extreme trauma he shouldn't even be up. This is concussion talking." The Female Doctor added...

Jin Jie turned to us and said, "In this room, I am invisible, I am dead already. We all are."

"Oh Jesus..." Garrison whispered in frustration.

"Fucking hell..." I followed suit...

"If I cannot show my face if I cannot speak to my brothers without fear... Then I have lost." Jin Jie then continued... "I need to know where I stand..."

He then turns to Recker...

"Open the door, Sergeant."

And he went to open the door, as I got ready to fire.

Recker opened the door and got shoved to the ground by a Chinese Soldier, and others immediately went in.

One of them aimed at me, and yet, none of them fired. Along with the rest.

Jin Jie then speaks Chinese to the Operative. It looks like he's trying to defuse the situation...

I could speak Vietnamese to others... But both of them, don't speak Vietnamese either... So, I just stayed quiet and keep aiming at the guy with a Chinese Carbine.

"Don't do it. Don't fucking do it." Irish warning them.

"I'd listen to him, if I were you, Ching Chongs." I added. With got one of them spits at me. Which it missed.

"Kid, finger off the trigger." Recker ordered me. And I complied.

And then, Jin Jie removed the bandages from his face. Causing the Squad Leader to stare at him, in shock for a moment.

And then, he greeted Jin Jie. And then told his men that Jin Jie was alive. And told them to send the message across the area. The Squad Leader seems happy to see Jin Jie.

"Stand down," Garrison order all of us to stand down, as they did, after hearing Jin Jie was alive.

And the Squad Leader then told on the Radio to all, that Jin Hie was alive, and the Americans were keeping him safe.

The guy the signaled one of his Soldiers to handshake him, and the Soldier happily complied... They preferred that guy compare to Cheng...

"Son of a bitch did it." Garrison with a surprised expression, but glad that the gamble worked.

... They wanted peace too...? I... Now, I don't know which one is the truth...? The Chinese were bloodthirsty or it was their Government that was responsible...

"But what now? There's still a lot of Chinese Soldiers out there." Irish, with a concerned tone.

"They'll know it's him. They'll get the word." Hannah replied. Sounding Hopeful.

Until the Ship immediately shakes and I nearly fall.

"What the fuck!?" Irish cursed in shock.

"Christ!!! Where did that come from!?" Garrison, somehow, managed to avoid cursing.

The Chinese Squad Leader, then explained to Hannah, as he noticed that she was good at translating Chinese into English.

"It's Cheng! He said They have a Warship the North of the Valkyrie."

"That fucking bastard! He's going to bury the truth and everyone in it!" I yelled.

"Kevin's cursing aside... Can we strike it?" Irish asked Garrison.

"We got nothing. Nothing left." Garrison replied.

"Not even C4?" Hannah.

"There's no shortage of C4s. But what the hell are we gonna do with that?" Garrison asked.

Which Irish replied.

"Give me a RHIB and all of the goddamn C4s you got left."

"Oh... Hell... Yeah..." I smirked as I realized the plan.

"You can't be serious, Irish?" Garrison, is concerned with Irish's idea.

"We are. Absolutely, sir." Hannah replied.

Garrison sighed and turns to Pac. "Alright. Pac, show them."

He then gets ahead and, "Recker, Irish, Kid. Come with me." We all nodded. "Hannah, are you sure about this?"

She went to Jin Jie and said her farewell or something... I don't even know Chinese, of course...

And then followed Pac as Garrison said to all of us.

"Godspeed."

We headed down to the Hanger, and Pac told one of the Surviving Marines of the USS Valkyrie.

"Listen up, I want an RHIB loaded with C4. Hooked up and ready to go, now."

"Yes sir!" The Marines complied and immediately started to bring C4s to the last remaining RHIB. As we headed to the said RHIB.

"Hurry it up. We are on our way." Pac reminded them.

As we're arriving at the RHIB...

"That was amazing! Is he always like that?" Pac asked Hannah, about Jin Jie's Diplomatic Skills.

"On his good days." Hannah replied.

"You sure you're not married to him?" Irish then asked.

She sighed and said, "I'm married to what he stands for."

We arrived and Hannah got onto the RHIB, first.

"Hannah, ever wish things could be different?" Irish asked again.

"Sure... Course, I do. But until they are, I'm gonna keep fighting." Hannah replied, wishing that things could've been different.

"You're alright with me, Hannah." Once, Irish got in.

After Recker got in...

"This is for you, Sergeant." A Marine gave Pac, a crate of Grappling Hook. Four of them.

And then gave it to me.

"Huh? You're not coming?" I asked him.

"I have to make sure they don't try that shit again. Just make sure to come alive, Kid. Irish included." Pac told me.

"I can't make promises, Pac. Just keep the Valkyrie afloat, until we get back." I replied to him.

"Oorah."

"Heh. Semper Fi, Marines." I then boarded up to the RHIB, along with the crate of Grappling Guns.

I signaled them to lower the RHIB to the sea.

As we're lowering to the sea... Another shell landed at the Valkyrie. As it nearly hits us.

It immediately detached and we're now sailing to Cheng's Warship, as Recker is piloting it.

"Motherfucker! Drive this shit, Recker!" Irish told Recker. "Another bad fucking idea!"

"Better an idea than none at all!" I replied to Irish.

"Doing it, already!" Recker yelled.

We are getting closer and closer to the warship, as it fired its cannon at us.

"Son of a bitch!" Irish yelled. As one of the shells nearly hits us.

"Almost there!" Hannah then told us.

"Fortress, this is Tombstone three. We're close to our target point, over." Irish radios back to the Valkyrie.

"This is Fortress. That fucking ship's hammering us. So if you can, pick up the pace. Over." Garrison radio back to us.

"Copy that, Fortress. Out" Irish finished the call.

As one of their Patrol Ship opened fire at us, and Irish fired the Minigun at the Patrol Ship. I provided some minor Sniper Support for him.

"A Bit more to the right!" I yelled and Irish corrected it. The Enemy Gunner was now dead, along with his team.

We are now getting close enough to Cheng's Warship... Our Moment of Truth!

"Alright, here it comes!" Hannah, as we're about to reach their dead zone

"Come on, Tombstone! This is it! This is our fucking day!" Irish yelled as the moment of truth has come to us!

"It's do or die!" I yelled!

"Do or die!" Irish followed!

"Do or fucking die!" Hannah followed!

"Heh! Do or die!" Even Recker!

As we got close. An explosion rocked the RHIB. Sending Irish to the ground of the RHIB.

"You okay?" Hannah asked Recker. Which he returned with a thumbs up.

"Kid, you good?" Irish then asked me. And I replied.

"Alive."

We've gotten to their Blindspots. And Hannah stopped the Ship.

"We're in their blind spot! Get ready." Hannah told us.

Irish and I started placing C4s on the Ship. I placed the C4s as Irish deploying the large one at the center of my Hexagon positioned C4s. With many of the rests in a large crate.

Hannah then gives Recker the Grappling Gun to Recker.

"Kid." She then gives another to me.

"Thanks." I took it.

And then to Irish.

"Irish."

He then took it, and we flipped the stock and took aim at the bridge. Above us.

"Don't worry, they're pretty secure." Hannah reassures us.

"Yeah, right." Irish replied.

She lets out a sigh and said, "They're made in Sweden."

"Oh, I feel so much better." Irish, seemingly reassured.

We all then aim for the Bridge... And then we fired.

It latches to the Bridge. And we attached it to our Rope Climber Device. And we immediately went up from the ropes. And right above the Ship, we needed it to destroy.

We've reached high enough and...

"Fortress, this is Tombstone three, we're in position. Ready to blow shit up. What's your status? Over." Irish radioed to Garrison.

"We're almost done so send it to hell," Garrison replied.

"Hannah hit the switch!" Irish told her, and she hits the switch...

...

She did it a few times and then she yelled.

"Red! Something's Wrong. There's no connection! Recker!"

"Fuck... Give it to me!"

Hannah then give him the trigger and he tried again... No luck...

"Shit. We gotta go back down." Irish told us all.

"Alright... Only one of us needs to go. Recker, do you have another one of those C4 charges?" Hannah asked Recker, as Cheng's Warship are still shooting at the Valkyrie.

"Yeah! I still have it!" Recker, as he pulled out his last one.

"Good, Give it to me." Hannah.

"You are not risking your life, Hannah. I'm Irish, remember? The lucky one."

And then turns to Recker and lifted his hand out, for the C4.

"Give it to me, Recker!"

And then... Me.

"Recker, give it to me. You can take two birds with one stone with this Legionare! And I have a Criminal Record! So, please... I'll do it... For my Sister's sake..."

But Hannah...

"No! She won't be safe without you! We risked our lives for our country, but you still have your sister to consider!"

"Your country needs you alive, Hannah! The same goes for you, Kevin! I ain't letting your sister cry in pain, because of your sacrifice! Come on, Recker!" Irish told both of us.

"You guys joined out of patriotism... I joined to avenge my family the he killed! I intend to go out in a blaze of glory! Recker, I'll do it!"

After a few seconds... Recker tossed the C4 Charge to me. Both Irish and Hannah looked with shock and horror.

But I smiled.

"Know that I die in a blaze of glory... Remember, once it goes green... Do it."

"I will... Kevin..." Recker was saddened but glad to see me, unfazed.

And I let out my final words for them... As I descend immediately.

"VALHALA!!!"

"KEVIN!!!" They screamed my name.

I broke my legs as I landed on the RHIB... As I saw Hannah and Irish provide covering fire for me...

I placed and activated the C4... I was starting to cry... But I know, that my Sacrifice will not be in vain...

"It's set..." I sobbed as I won't get to see my sister or my family's grave again... "Do it... It has been an honor... Serving you guys..."

And yet... I'm happy, that my actions, will end the war, quickly.

"You're gonna kill him!!!" Irish yelled.

"The blast will kill him!!!" Hannah yelled.

"Goddamn it, Tombstone! Blow that ship now! We can't save him!" Garrison yelled on the radio.

"... Goodbye, kid..." Decker gives his last words to me... To which I replied...

"... D-Don't be... sir... D-Don't be..."

I closed my eyes... Accepting my death.

Recker's POV.

With a pull of the button, the C4s on the RHIB blew up. And the Ship was destroyed... Cheng was no more...

Along with the kid... He's evaporated on the blast... All that was left was the Kid's favorite hat...

How am I going to tell his sister about this...?

And what about Pac...?

"We did what we had to do, Recker. Kevin's life was not in vain..." Hannah comforted me.

"He gave his life, Recker..." Irish, is about to break... "He gave his life for every fucking thing he believed in..."

We returned to the USS Valkyrie... Pac was shocked that Kevin sacrificed himself to sink the Warship to save the Valkyrie...

Many of us were shaken and saddened as his sacrifice was made... As the news has spread like wildfire.

But his death left a permanent wound in his sister's heart...

It 'broke' her heart into pieces

I can still remember her constant cries of pain, she has lost her parents and now, her brother is gone forever... So that the war can end quickly... As I have to help her mental health... I can hear her sobbing from time to time...

Kevin's POV, New World...

The moment I could breathe again...

I opened my eyes to see myself, lying behind a log...

Wait... Didn't I die on the RHIB?

Not only that, I checked my backpack and sawed Non-Standard Issue Items. As my Clothes are the SpecOps kind of field upgrade...

A Compact Fishing Rod.

A Compass.

My Combat Knife.

Six C4 Charges... Best to use them wisely.

A MAV Drone.

A Map of this World...

I checked my front and my back and then the map again...

"I'm between Yuka's Field and the Youkai Forest... Maybe I can find some fish at the lake. And then head to the mansion for refuge..."

But most of all...

WHERE THE FUCK AM I!?