Thanks, and dont worry, i know. And here is Chapter 7 for ya. [b]Chapter 7[/b] Clark awoke to a bang and a scream. Muzzle flashes flickered in the trees. Gunshots sounded only feet from Clark. Dirt rained down as grenades threw it into the air. Screams sounded inhuman. Fire burned around him, smoke choking his lungs. Trying to find out what was happening among the chaos Clark crawled with his Br away from fire. The woods looked like they were lit by a yellow strobe light. Guns firing all around. A grenade went off by a tree. With a crackle, the tree fell landing with a thud only inches from Clark. More screams echoed in the cold woods as another grenade went off. This one was near Clark. Clark's vision blurred and his ears rang. More firing went on with the never ending crackling of rifles and automatic weapons. "CLARK! Get over here now!" Clark, head still spinning from the grenade that went off near him, looked over towards where the voice was coming from. Kyle was standing near a clump of bushes and a short and stubby tree. His helmet was off and his head was shining with blood. A body lay at his feet motionless. Kyle cried out as a grenade detonated near him. He stumbled but regained himself and resumed firing into the dark. Clark scrambled over to Kyle. "What is happening?!?" Clark screamed still half deaf from the grenade. "I dont know! An ambush! They hit us while i was on watch! I cant find Travis either!" Clark ducked as a bullet cracked over his head. Raising his Br he fired 4 bursts into the darkness where the muzzle flashes flashed on and off like fireflies in the night. More bullets hit around Kyle and Clark. "We gotta retreat Sarge!" Kyle screamed as he started back further into the woods. Clark followed him stumbling as he went. "Go go go!" Clark shouted as they moved away from the fire. Kyle started to run and Clark struggled to keep up. His head still spun and his ears still rang. Kyle turned back to help him keep moving. A grenade landed near Kyle. Kyle picked it up and started to throw it back. There was a deafening boom and a flash brighter than Clark had though possible. The blast threw Clark to the ground. Clark groaned as he tried to get up. When he did, he looked over to Kyle. An arm lay where Kyle had just been standing. Clark felt sick, this couldnt be happening. Sergeant Clark ran deeper into the woods. As he ran, his foot caught a branch and he fell. He landed next to what looked like an old fox hole. He rolled into it and pulled a broken pine branch over top of him. Still the shooting went on. A shout and an SMG burst sounded like it was near Clark. Gripping his BR, Clark peered out of his hole. Standing in the open was Travis. His SMG growled as it spat out a deadly spray of bullets. "Travis!" Clark shouted "Down here! Get in!" Travis looked over and spotted Clark. He sprinted over and dove into the hole. Clark reached up and pulled over the branches once again. Travis looked like he had just fought through hell and back. Blood soaked his chest and it was splattered across his face. His armor had scrapes and holes where bullets had hit the Kevlar plating. His black sleeves were ripped apart. One arm was cut up and bleeding. Travis caught Clark looking at him. "Dont worry, not all the blood is mine" He said with a grin. "Right..." Clark quieted down as he heard footsteps outside. The firing had stopped, Clark had failed to even notice that. Clark motioned for Travis to be quiet as well, and Travis responded with a brisk nod. "Where are the other 2?" A voice growled from above "We dont know sir." Another answered. "What do you mean you dont know! Thats your job corporal!" The first spat back. "We saw the first go down sir, the other two seem to have disappeared into thin air. We dont know where they went." "More like we saw the first disintegrate" a third said. "Still corporal, it seems you have failed me." The first said. "No Captain pleas-" The plea was cut off as a shot cracked out. There was a thud as Clark and Travis heard a body crumple to the ground. "Lance!" The first said briskly "Sir!" The third voice responded. "You just earned yourself a promotion... Corporal." "Yes sir.." "Now get that body out of here. We have some searching to do." "Yes sir!" There was a sliding noise as the body was dragged away. Footsteps came closer to the hole. Clark and Travis crouched down deeper as they peered up in between the branches. Standing above them was a pale looking man. His scarred face seemed to carry authority. In his hand was a magnum still smoking from its recent murder. The man turned away from the hole. "Get scouts out to look for the two that are left. Im headed back to base." Footsteps sounded as the men scrambled to obey their commander. After a slight pause, the commander left. Clark sighed. That was closer than he wanted.