I Won't See You Tonight

Prologue
"I can't wait to get to Fort Campbell. I've been anticipating my leave forever man!" Said Sgt. Caleb Wilson, part of 101st Airborne Division on a plane back to Fort Campbell, South Carolina on leave from fighting the Russians in the areas surrounding Washington, DC.

"I know what you mean, Caleb. All those explosions are bad for my complexion!" Cpl. Cody Warlick replies with a laugh. "You just want a piece of that girl you got don't you?"

"Lil' bit! But it's more than just that with my and Brianna, Cody. I love her. I'm gonna ask her to marry me."

"You? Marriage?! I've known you since 8th grade and I never thought you would be the one to marry."

"Whatever. Guess that means my best man position is still open!"

"Oooh! Oooh! Pick me!"

"Alrighty then. I just hate that our leave has to be so close to where we just got done fighting." says Caleb just as an explosion tear off one of the wings of the C-130.

"Fuuuuuuuuuu-"

Chapter 1
"Shit, that could have been a better landing." Said Caleb as he inspects the wreckage. He spots Cody lying under a piece of the wreckage. The other soldiers are huddled together trying to make up a plan with five dead bodies lying near them. Two of which were the pilots.

"Cody. Cody! Get up! Please man, get up!" Shouts Caleb as he starts to sob over his possibly dead friend.

"Fuu-! I think I broke something." Cody says as he he stands up and checks his ribs. "Yep, broken."

"Oh thank God your alive! I would have been highly upset if you woulda died." Says Caleb as he helps Cody over to the other soldiers. "Hey Baker!" He shouts to the Medic of the squad. "Help Warlick out! He thinks his rib is broken."

"Doubt it, he has always been a crybaby." Baker says with his Brooklyn accent.

"Screw you! Yankee..." Retorts Cody.

"Alright. Let's take a look at ya. Well damn. A couple of them are broken, and he ain't cryin'. Imagine that. Let me just wrap ya up."

"Now then. Let's get a plan going so we can get out of here. I don't know about you guys but I would like to get back at the Russians for blowing up this beautiful flying machine." Came a booming voice from behind Caleb.

Has to be Lt. Lewis. Thought the Sergeant.

"Not until I check on Brianna...sir." Said Caleb, obviously worried.

"What is more important to you, Sergeant? Your girlfriend or your country?"

"My soon to be fiance." Said Caleb, suddenly thinking of what could possibly have happened to her. "This war can be fought just fine without me. You can honor my service by considering me MIA. Either way, i'm going to find her. It seems like there is about to be an invasion here and I wanna get her out of here."

"I can't let you desert, Wilson." Says Lewis as he pulls his M9 out of the holster.

"Are you serious?!" Shouts Cody. "Caleb! She has probably been evacuated by now. Just cool it and come with us."

"Cody, i'm leaving, come with me or stay here." Says Caleb as he picks his M4 up and runs away and behind debris so he won't be shot by the Lieutenant.

"Goddamnit! Baker, go find him!"

"Yessir." Says the medic as he follows Caleb's trail, unknowing that he hear Lewis and was waiting for Baker. As he stepped around the corner, Caleb punched him and told him to be quiet as he pointed the gun at him.

"Here is what I want you to do. I want you to tell Lewis that you couldn't find me. Then when he is distracted or some shit like that, get Cody to come out here. And anybody else that wants to come. The Lieutenant doesn't seem to stable, he hasn't since he found his house...and family, nothing but ashes at the hands of the Ruskies. So maybe it would be better for you guys to come with me." Whispered Caleb. Knowing he couldn't get to Brianna by himself.

"Ya make a pretty good point...i'll do it."

"Good." Said Caleb as he helped Baker up. "I'll be waiting right here. You better not double cross me."