[ WP ] You jump . Your parachute does n't open .

It was an interesting feeling, being the first of the first. I had been training for this the last five years of my life. I did n't expect the invasion to happen so soon, but things had happened and it was our turn to strike. We had been bombarded by the enemies for a week now. Things were going well with the peace talks but a border dispute by two squads ended with two of our guys dead and one of theirs. Anyways here we go me, my rifle, and my brothers going feet first into enemy territory. Go in clean come out clean, that was our goal. There was a moment of zen, I know the other felt it, after years of training we we ll had a mental connect. In the moment it was pure, I may die but it did n't matter, I may kill some but it did n't matter, it was happening. 
 
 The inside of the cargo plane went blaring red. I knew it was time, we all knew. The door was dropping and the wind was loud as all hell. My best pal to the end was first to go, his war cry was unbelievable, I had heard it before, but as he let it out it was barely audible in the plane. A few more of my brothers went out and then I went, it was exhilarating. I went to pull my shoot and I froze, I was n't pulled back, I was n't slowing down. I was stunned for a moment, but I pulled myself together and remembered that my pack had a back-up chute. I ripped that fucking cord as hard as I could, even though I was n't so far panicked I could n't function I was still really on edge. Then things started to fall apart, the back-up chute failed. I was on the verge of absolute panic, no... I was n't being realistic, I was losing it. I could n't focus, I do n't even remember my elevation, I was just flailing around. By pure luck I saw Andy, my best friend. He saw me to, like I had said we all had some kind of mental connect. I felt awful in that moment, so weak & helpless, I look to him for saving, obviously. He was too far away for either of us to see any facial expression, but I'm sure he knew the fear I was feeling. He started to do something but I could n't tell what. When I realized what he was doing I felt a sense of relief, but at the same time I was petrified. He took out his combat knife, went for the wires on his chute & he went arms back legs tight and he was cutting through the sky at speed I could n't even imagine. He's coming right at me and we connect. It took the breath out of me and I think I blacked out from a second. He pulled his back up chute and we're taking an easy decent. I start to laugh pretty damn hard. Being that close to death and then being saved got me real tense, so laughed eased it just a little bit. 
 
 `` You're next buddy.'' 
 
 He looks at me and laughs. We land, check out rifles, and turn our ear pieces on. We get our coordinates and head out.
