5/3/07:Middle Of Nowhere-West Germany-400 hours(4:00 A.M.)

“Dana, how much longer do we have to keep walking?”

“Stop complaining Dufy, I told we’d get there in about three days.”

“Why did they build the base so far from civilization?”

“I don’t know, I guess they thought it was a good idea at the time.”

“We should’ve stayed at the base.”

“What? Why? There was nothing there, it was blown up, remember?”

“That’s what I mean. It was blown up, which means that military police would’ve gone there eventually to clean up all the ashes and debris and stuff.”

Dana just stared at her for awhile. “I never thought of that. Well, we’ve come too far.”

“What time is it?”

“Well, judging by where the moon is, I’d say around 4 or 5 in the morning.”

“So, that means we’ve only walked three or four hours. That’s not that long.”

“Just keep walking Private.” When Dufy shook her head, Dana looked around. Dana didn’t want to tell her, but she wasn’t sure how close the nearest town was. Dana, at this point, was beginning to think they were lost. No, we’re not lost! Okay, this is just like survival training. Okay were heading towards the moon, which meansumwe’re heading west. Good, the nearest town is due west. “Dufy.”

“What?”

“Okay, here’s the deal. We’re supposed to be heading west. That means we walk away from the sun when it’s rising and towards the sun when it’s setting.”

“How can we tell the difference?”

“Well Dufy, when the sun’s rising, it appears in the sky and when the sun’s setting, it disappears from the sky. Does your mind comprehend that?”

“Kinda.”

“Hey, where the others?”  

“Heart Breaker’s right next you.”

“Hello.”

“And Gina and Lion have been talking back there for the entire time we’ve been walking. You need to pay better attention.” They walked for another hour, tripping over rocks. The air was thick with debris, dust, and smoke.

“Okay. I think we should rest cause I’m tired.”

“We don’t need to rest, I could keep walking for miles.”

“Well, Heart Breaker, some of us aren’t you. Now I order you to rest Private.”