October 6th, Oxford Air Base, England

Gerard's POV

Today is the day that Mikey's leaving to go back to the US. Margaret managed to have him transferred to Pearl Harbor so she can keep an eye on him while he recovers.
The doctors say that he's stable enough to travel, which lifts a gigantic weight off my shoulders. I just want Mikey to be as far away from combat as possible.
He's stable enough to travel, but not yet strong enough to walk. So the doctors sat him on a wheelchair and are now pushing out of the hospital and towards the plane that will take him, and the other injured soldiers back home.
We said our goodbyes this morning, and I gave him a letter to give to Margaret as soon as he sees her. It's hard to watch my brother go, but like I said, the further away he is from danger, the better.
Me, Bob, Ray and Frank are watching the plane take off. As soon as it's off the ground, a sigh of relief is heard amongst us four.
"That's one less thing we need to worry about..." Bob says
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" I ask, angry
"The chances are, we are all going into combat again soon. Do you really think any of us could be focused on what we're doing, if we're worried about Mikey in the hospital, and the hospital getting hit by a bomb?" Bob explains
"He's right you know?" Ray says
I understand what they're saying, I just didn't like the way they said it. But they're right. If there was another attack, my main concern would be to protect Mikey.
"INCOMING!!!!"
The sound of the scream pierces our ears and the impact of the explosion caught us by surprise and sent us flying backwards.
I feel dizzy. I can't hardly hear anything and what I can hear sounds like I'm under water. My vision is blurry but I can see the guys next to me, shaking their heads, looking as confused as I am.
The screams continue, all around us, people are shouting and running around.
I feel a pair of hands shake me and I look up to see a young soldier looking at me and yelling,
"Lieutenant you have to get up!! Get to the planes!! Get up NOW!!"
I shake my head again trying to organize my thoughts. Bombs. Danger. Planes. Now!
I try and stand up with shaky legs. Frank, Ray and Bob are already up.
"Time to go gentlemen!" Ray yells over the sounds of shouting and bombs crashing.
We all run to the airstrip. Amongst the confusion of falling bodies, black smoke, explosions, yells of orders and yells of panic, we manage to reach our planes.
"Stay close to each other! Let's try and keep this tight!" I shout to the guys as they run to their own planes.
I climb inside the cockpit, and put my helmet on.
"Party Poison to tower! Party Poison to tower! Requesting permission for immediate takeoff!"
"Tower to Party Poison, you're clear for takeoff! Get those sons of bitches!!"
As soon as I'm cleared, I takeoff. Looking back a bit, I see the guys taking off close behind me.
"Party Poison to Fun Ghoul! Come in Fun Ghoul!" I look around for Frank,
"Fun Ghoul to Party Poison! I'm right here buddy! Let's go and kick some ass!"
"Yeeee ha boys! Jet Star to Party Poison and Fun Ghoul, time to show these boys how we do it! American Style!" I hear Ray shouting on my headset,
"Alright boys, let's keep this tight! I want to be on the ground for dinner!" I say, and speed after an enemy plane.
Planes fly around me, communications are a mess. All I can see is planes falling like flies and smoke all around me. We're flying over London. The ground troops are firing their mortars. I can't see my friends. All I can hear are the communications between my the other pilots,
"HE'S ON YOUR SIX!"
"PULL OUT! PULL OUT NOW!"
"I CAN'T SHAKE HIM! I NEED BACKUP!"
"WATCH OUT!"
"BOUGGY DOWN!"
"FUN GHOUL I NEED YOU! I CAN'T SHAKE HIM"
"I'M COMING BOBERT HANG ON!"
As I hear my friends, I sigh in relief, "PARTY POISON TO FUN GHOUL AND BOBERT! I'M COMING BUDDY! HANG ON"
"I CAN'T SHAKE HIM!! HE'S ON MY SIX!! ENGINE ONE GOT HIT!! MAYDAY MAYDAY, MASSIVE ENGINE FAILURE, MAYDAY!"
"BOB PULL OUT!" I yell
"I CAN'T! I'M STUCK"
"BOB!!" I hear Frank scream
In front of me, the plane explodes. I see it fall. I can hear Frank yelling on my headset but I can't make out the words.
Suddenly, a different voice wakes me from my panic state,
"Team Leader to Party Poison, Team Leader to Party Poison. Abort mission! I repeat, ABORT MISSION, GET YOUR MEN OUT OF THERE NOW!"
"Roger Team Leader." I turn my plane around and call for the rest of the pilots,
"Calling all Pilots! ABORT MISSION! I REPEAT, ABORT MISSION!! PULL BACK AND RETURN TO BASE!"
"GERARD WATCH OUT!!" Frank yells
My plane gets hit. I can feel myself loosing control over it. The plane starts to spin. It's nose to the ground. In my headset, I hear Ray and Frank screaming my name. I try to lift my arms and pull on the emergency release. I reach it and pull. My seat gets ejected out of the plane. I get lifted into the air. I pull on my parachute. It opens but I'm falling to fast and I'm to close to the ground. I can see buildings beneath me. I try as hard as I can to land on top of one so I can be found later. I try to control my fall. My feet hit the ground and an instant pain shots up my leg. My body hits the floor. I'm pretty sure I broke a few ribs. I feel dizzy. My parachute falls around me. I'm in too much pain to move, so I just stay where I am. I can feel myself drifting away to unconsciousness.
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I wake up to the sound of my name being called. Someone grabs my shoulders and shakes me a little bit,
"Gee! Come on buddy wake up!", is that Frank?
"Is he alive?" Ray?
"Yes, but he's completely out! Come on buddy open your eyes!" It is Frank
"Frankie?" I manage to open my mouth, but it's too dry, I can hardly speak
"Hang on buddy! Just stay conscious, we're taking you to the hospital. RAY CALL SOMEONE!!" Frank yells.
I can hear Ray calling someone to get a medic, but he sounds so far away. I need to sleep some more...
"HEY!" Frank slaps me. Why did he slap me? I just want to sleep! "You have to stay awake Gerard! Just stay awake! Think about Margaret!"
Margaret... Mags... My Mags... When will I see her again? I'm getting dizzy again...
"Gee! Come on buddy don't do this!!" Frank is shaking me
I just want to sleep for a little bit... Just a little bit...

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