1 Chapter 1: An unforeseen end

(1944, some place along the Eastern border between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union)

(German temporary camp)

" Alright every everyone, start packing up, we need to be out of here by tomorrow." said the platoon leader over the radio.

"Already? we just got here 2 hours ago..."

" Just deal with it, you should of expected that ever since we got here."

"My legs are killing me!"

"At least we are the ones that have a seat and a roof over our heads"

"And you are not the one driving."

*Wimper

"See! even Choco is tired."

"That's because you are a bad influence to her Lucas."

Lucas:"Shut up Finn"

"Anyways, Peter, Arran, tell them we need fuel and ammunition. Marco, get the engine ready for when we leave, we can't make them wait for us."

Peter:"Let's go Arran."

Arran:"Sure."

While Marco was getting the engine started the radio came to life.

Radio:" Kommandant, have you started getting going?"

"Positiv. We are in process of replenishing supplies."

Radio:"Good, we are going to be ahead of schedule so its important that we get ready fast."

" Yes sir. We will be on time."

Radio:" Just what I expected of young talented crew."

(The radio stops)

I climb out of my cupola's hatch to yell at Peter and Arran to make it quick.

I don't know why but I looked up at the sky, at the time I thought to myself it's getting really cloudy. I didn't think much of it, but little did I realize it was the first sign of what was to come.

( A couple hours later)

Marco was ready to go in the driver's seat ready for the call to move. Lucas was in the Radio operator's seat making sure the radio was in working condition. Peter was cleaning the optics and the periscopes. Arran was cleaning the combustion chamber of the gun and I was struggling to feed Choco to make sure she ate everything.

"Come on Choco, I know it's not the tastiest thing in the world but it's all we got."

Choco:*Hesitantly licking.

Even a child could tell she was obviously forcing herself.

" We are leaving in 5 minutes! Make sure youbhave done every thing you need to do becausewe are not going to make any stops!" The platoon leader yelled to the entire camp.

" Every one, get inside. Marco, get the engine going."

Peter came in through the gunner's hatch and Arran through the loader's.

The engine came to life as I got to my seat below the commander's cupola.

We then proceded to our corresponding spot of the convoy which was in the middle.

Radio:" Its time, Forward!"

"Forward Marco."

Just as we were leaving, it started raining. It was 15 till midnight.

10 minutes after liquifying the camp and making our way east, the rain started to get on us.

Marco:"I'm having trouble seeing, I can barely make out the Panzer III in front of us."

"I can't even see the Panzer IV H behind us."

Lucas:"Why did the tell us to turn of the headlights? We wouldn't be having this problem if we had them on."

"That's because we are getting close to the soviet side, having them on would pretty much be like screaming that we are German."

There was a sound of thunder in the distance. Or it was the sound of an SU-152, we couldn't tell anymore. No one could.

Peter:" I hope it was just thun-"

Before he could finish, we heard something very loud. That left us stunned, we thought it was an artillery shell, but it was different.

Lucas:"ugh.... What the hell was that..?"

Arran:"*cough.... I don't know, why is there smoke?"

"There is...?"

Lucas:"Guys, the radio isn't working."

Peter:" I thought you said that it was wor-"

There was a small explosion that left us more confused. We were clue less of where it came from, then I realized my leg was hot. There was a fire with us inside a giant metal box.

"EVERY ONE GET OUT!!!"

Lucas:"My hatch is stuck!"

Marco:" Mine is stuck too!"

Peter:"GAH!... I can't touch mine, its hot for some reason!"

Arran:" My main hatch always had trouble opening and I have never been able to open the emergency hatch!"

I push my hatch and it opens as normal.

"Mine is open! Come on!" As soon as I climb out I hear Arran yell.

Arran:" Hurry before the ammo rack explo-"

There was a loud explosion, I got knocked off the top of the Tiger and fall on the ground. I looked up, and the last thing I saw. Was the turret falling down back to the ground, i heard it crush all of my bones and then there was silence.