Don't Give Up || A Pearl Harbor Story || Completed

TWO

Today, December 6th 1941.
Was the last full day for some of us.

We were hanging around the beach and the Arizona. I had a bad gut feeling about tomorrow, and a bad feeling about Betty.
"Betty, I'll catch up later. But if your asleep before I get home, just know I love you and your the best friend I could ask for"
"You too Alissa" she hugged me and walked away, that was out last hug ever but I didn't know it, neither did anyone else.

It was just me, Evelyn, Rafe and Danny.
"I got a bad feeling about tomorrow" I say
"Why?" They all ask at the same time
"Don't know just do"

Me and Evelyn walk home, the boys and a few other guys are sleeping in the car after the bar.

I slept for an hour and just dressed.
I headed to the hanger, Earl is up right about now.
I get there and he isn't surprised
"You good, you seem shaken up"
"Got a bad feeling about today"
"Me too, you think the Japs comin?"
"Very much" I respond.

We heard a loud bang and looked at each other.
"Shit" we yell and run to get guns.

We got guns, ammo, and then went to my plane.
"Stay in the clouds kid. I'll be talking through the headset. If you need help say it"
"I love you like a father Earl, whatever happens tell Danny hes a Dad"
he nods and you start the plane.
you get in the air.

Evelyn's Pov:
There was a loud bang, it was a bomb.
We woke up but Alissa wasn't there. We couldn't look for her we had to get to the hospital.
We didn't see Betty either.

Danny's Pov:
We woke up to planes soarin low to the ground.
"Navy practice this early?" I ask
Then a guy who's a commander runs to us.
"GO GO GO!! THEY AINT THR NAVY ITS THE JAPS!!"
Rafe stepped on it, we pulled into the hanger, only thing on my mind was Alissa.

We had to duck cause they were over us.
"They're gonna blow this place up, get a plane Danny and Rafe." Earl ordered.
we did as he said and took off.
we saw as our friends were getting injured, killed, or hiding.
Earl was in the tower with Sam.

There were six of them and then a plane swooped next to me and Rafe. It was Alissa.

Alissa's Pov:
I swooped next to them, they had six on them. So we each took two.

"Alissa kid, you better do that trick you were talking about"
"Yes sir"

you swooped up and down causing the planes to crash.
Danny and Rafe each for one off them. But then another two came after you. Shit. I mentally groaned.
"Earl!! TWO MORE ARE ON ME"
"Take em down"
I nodded and flipped the plane and shot them down.
"Good one kid. Danny and Rafe Get theirs done but bad news"
"Spill it Earl!"
"You got another three"
"SHIT" you yell
"Earl get in the tower. I'm gonna fly by and you HAVE to shot them in the head, hear me?!"
"Already up here. Bring em in"
I skinned the air and heard Earl countdown
3....
2...
1..
BAM BAM BAM

"Nice shot" I had tears down my cheek and another plane left.
so I drove into the smoke of the Harbor.
I wasn't ready for what I saw that day, dead body's everywhere, boats in ashes or halves. People trying to break open the boat to save their buddies. The Japs went back, we made sure of it too.
I landed and Danny ran over to me.
"Y-you see the Harbor?"
"No, how bad is it?"
"Real bad."

We sat in silence.
"Never seen that flip thing before" Rafe said
"Yeah, learned it when I was 7"
"Proud Of you kid" Earl said patting my shoulder.
"We gotta get to the hospital!"

We ran in between what was left of this once called paradise.
We walked in and the boys had to donate blood so I helped around.
You won't believe who I saw. Talisha.