The hail of lead from the helicopter sheredded the building alonside the monster that were trying to get to Owen. A cloud of powdered marble now enveils the Lincon memorial as the attackers scatters and are eliminated one by one.

*cough cough*

“Son!!!! Where are you!?!?!”

*cough cough*

With their eyes filled with dust Owen slips but is caught by Phyro.

“Thank you!!!!!”

“(struggling) Fuaaaah!!!!”

“Son!!!!!!”

Through the columm of dust Jonh appers and catches his son in his arm.

“Ahhhh……Can’t see anything.”

“Don’t worry we will clean your eyes. Phyro hop on my back we are late.”

“Fuaaaah.”

*hops on back*

Jonh hastly grabs his canteen and drips a little bit of water on to Owen’s dusty eyes. The boy slowly tries to works his way to clean off the debris from his eyes as Jonh goes back to Sam, Mike and Cris.

*step step step*

*cough cough*

“Jonh…..What happened to the boy!?!!?”

“Just little crusty eyes.”

*pat shoulder*

“We ready to start a new life?”

“Of course……..Wait!!! Where’s Carol!?!?!”

“Right behind you dummy.”

*turns around*

The sweet voice of his wife calmed his hearth. He sees her struggling holding up Ben.

“Ahhhh…..A little help.”

“Right away doc.”

Jonh exchange Ben with Owen. She clutches her son snuggly in her cheast.

*sniff sniff*

*scratch eyes*

“Mommy?……Is that you?”

“yes sweethearth…….mommy is here……mommy is here.”

*holds back tears*

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*hugs*

“Huh quite a lovely family you got there.”

“Holding up there Ben?”

“Huh Just take a look at my arm and says If It’s fine.”

Jonh could see how badly damaged his arms was just by looking at bloody bandages his wife patched him.

“Can you still walk?”

“Heh……Just a little tired……Just help me and we are going to get there.”

*radio static*

“Guys…..”

Everyone turns their attention to Cris that was holding a small radio.

“What is It, tenent?”

*smiles*

“Our ticket is ready…The mounteneers are waiting for us at the columbia isle….Let’s go guys.”

They hastly recompose themselves and started walking towards the bridge head. Sneakily they slip into the crowd of the fighting soldiers. The bridge was in caos as they tried to pull response to the situation at bay. Using this the crew easily slipped pass to arrive at their destination.

*slide*

“becarefull It’s very slippery.”

“thanks for the heads up Mike.”

“Ahhhhh…….Be careful With my arm Jonh.”

“Don’t worry.”

*clumbsy slide*

“Mommy?”

“Just a moment Sweethearth.”

*slides*

Soon the whole squad was at the lower part of the bridge. In constrant with the upstairs brimming with light and making a lot of noise the place where they are is totally quiet and dark.

*step step step*

The crew intinsticually went to ready their weapons.

“Shhhh…..keep quiet ,you guys…….It’s me Ben.”

*shows badge*

One of the mountaineers step out of the shadow of the bridge.

“Alive and well, Sir.”

“Not so well…….Is the boat ready?”

“Off course…..Well If It isn’t much to ask……Can you pilot.”

*shows arm*

“Of course sir.”

With all things settle the group entered in the old fishing boat. The mountaineers helped them on board. For a moment their sigh in relif as their ticket of freedom was ready.

*engine starts*

With the rays of the morning sun appearing on the horizon the group hurried up the process. The lightless boat slowly navigate the water to not give their positions away. Jonh takes the oportunity to go to the captain cabin to talk with Ben.

*navigating*

“Holding up well, Ben?”

“Ah……Just a little bruise……But I’am just worried about that desease.”

“Yeah….but I think It’s If you mess with courpses.”

“Don’t know about that. A girl back at Richmont had to take some heavy doses to cure this thing.”

“Then……I’am fucked.”

“Let things die down a little and go see a doctor.”

“Like we can go back now.”

“Let’s hope they won’t come for us.”

On the other side Owen, With his vesion returned, and Phyro looked mesmarized as the look down at the waves made by the boat. The rays of early morning glimmer in the waves making It shine a golden yellow.

*gently pulls back*

“Be careful you don’t want to fall off.”

“I know but…….It so pretty.”

“Fuaaaaah!!!”

"I know you two but we need to be careful-”

*distant blast*

Sam and Mike looked around thinking It was a warning shot while Jonh and Ben get out the captain cabin.

*opens door*

“What was that?”

“Don’t know.”

*chambers round*

“Let’s be careful.”

While the adults were talking and concentrated on where that noise came from Owen was still mesmarized with the water.

“Mommy look.”

“What is It, sweethearth?”

“The water…..there’s something red in It.”

Owen points towards the water showing red dots appearing as the waves crashed. Then the others noticing the remark of the boy look at the sky. Flares and Fireworks were exploding in air as the sun rose in the horizon. The red glare and bright explsoions lit up the destroyed Washington.

“What are they doing now, Ben?”

“Huh…..We won Jonh.”

“What?”

“While we were seperate I heard from the soldiers that this was the modern 4th of july.”

Sam and Mike sigh in relif as they put their guns on safe.

“The bright red glare…..The bombs bursting in air.”

“What now vet? Getting a little patriotic?”

*distant explosion*

“Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.”

“Oh, you say does that spangled banner yet wave…..?”

“Even you Jonh did’nt know that you were this patriotic?”

“We all know how to sing our anthem.”

“What are you singing dad?”

*huff*

*picks up*

“Nothing……..just an old song.”

*naval honk*

The father embraces his son as they all looked at the show of fireworks. As the light ships of the navy and coast guard pass on their side.

“Let’s forget all of this…..We…..will have a normal life……and leave all of this mess behind.”