Chris came to, finding himself strapped to a table and unable to move. His legs, arms, and torso were tightly restrained. He struggled against the tight leather straps, but to no avail.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR04pz2L5gs
A thick Russian accent made him stop. “You cannot escape, American.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YuLRouYRH
Chris looked over and saw a Russian soldier coming toward him dressed in a brown uniform with a black leather belt, gloves, and boots. He had black hair, about two or three inches long, that hung over his ears and a scar that ran diagonally across his left eye from his nose down to his jaw. The dim lighting of the room made his eyes appear red. And in his eyes, Chris saw a hate so strong, it made the man seem inhuman.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aXmaHPeCV
“What is your name?” the Russian demanded.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwLhKGNkTR
“That is none of your business!” Chris snapped. His thick accent stood out to the Russian.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSlbG8CVGd
“What accent is that? German? Though, perhaps, with just a hint of Russian, no?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltLTPi3yE5
Chris was silent.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipLvEAMpzA
The Russian smiled. “I ask you again. What is your name?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW82P519spz
Silence.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxhnM78tDY
“Listen, you American! Or German, should I say? Let us use an old cliché, hmm?” The interrogator leaned down and whispered harshly in Chris’ ear, mimicking a German accent. “We have ways of making you talk.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8Qzxdm7Tt
Still silence.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49YT8glHhw
“Well. I guess I will just have to employ those ways.” The Russian forced a piece of plastic-wrap like material over Chris’ mouth and blindfolded him. Chris felt the table tilted to position his head below his feet. He heard the Russian laugh.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK7Qwc1KHP
Suddenly water was poured over his face. He gasped, but could not get air. The water ran down into his nose. He instinctively grabbed the sides of the table and tried to free himself, but to no avail. The Russian poured more water on his face. Chris felt his throat filling up with water. He gagged and exhaled, trying to get the water out, but he could not. The plastic over his mouth prevented the water from escaping, as well as prevented him from inhaling. Now he was out of breath, unable to get air, and still drowning. 290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCKrQ65vb1
He suddenly found himself unable to move. His hands let go of the table without his mind consciously telling them to and he lay still. He felt himself on the edge of consciousness.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vLcBbCynz
The Russian quickly took the plastic off of Chris’ mouth, then tilted the table to the side. Much to Chris’ relief, he was able to get the water out of his throat. He coughed and gasped for air.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5VUFwgb7y
“Now, what is your name?” the Russian demanded again, yanking the blindfold from Chris’ eyes.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3huvbZGpz
“Kristoff. Kristoff Williams.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlu13p3tBqW
“Your job?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZ6YLkcxRq
“Air Force pilot.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiOvDM37Ly
“Was that your plane that was shot down?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdnSyC5Q5b
“Ja.” Chris nodded. 290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qhLKNRdlX
“You are good pilot, Mr. Williams.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvO8wjXl69s
Chris didn’t reply.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrgHYpnwWd
“Are you Americans planning to overrun this prison camp?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPy8wFlvJs
There was the slightest hesitation, then, “No.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOTz7ML31B
“You are lying!”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgU1ZtF6rH7
“No! No, I am not!”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6ZT5p8RON
“You are!” The Russian slapped Chris across the face.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxdYORG9Zs
“No! I am not!” But it was too late; he was already caught.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQXGiJOsnJ
The plastic was put back over Chris mouth and more water poured over his face, this time without the blindfold. Chris could see the pleasure the torture gave the Russian.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCTtyKHF8E
He held his breath for as long as he could, then he had to let it out slowly. Naturally, he tried to inhale, but was unable. Seeing that Chris was out of breath, the Russian poured more water on his face.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKyGRq9NDk
Chris fought the straps instinctively and clawed at the table. He once again felt himself drowning, felt himself on the agonizing border between life and death. He felt himself letting go of the table and slipping away. Again, the soldier freed him of the plastic and let him spit the water out.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKXYTi9ADC
“When? When do you plan on coming?” The Russian demanded.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUdiGlyShn
“I will not tell you.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMkL6fJalG
“I will kill you if you do not!”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SlF0HOcmU
“Go ahead. I will never tell you, even if it means my death, so help me God!”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6Sy09zpfR
Again he was faced with the waterboard torture. This was repeated several times before the interrogator finally realized that the prisoner was truly not going to tell him, no matter what.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHdw1DUMf6
“Fine,” the Russian interrogator said angrily. “Do not tell me. But you will regret it later. I will see you again, soon.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYfu8gEMqH
He opened the door and called for two other soldiers to take Chris away.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE5eUAiQcz
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He was led to the barracks after being forced to change from his flight gear to a plain green uniform similar to his ACUs, but with more pockets. He hadn’t wanted to wear it: the idea of being forced to wear the enemy’s uniform disgusted him. But here he was now, doing just that. The only thing he had been allowed to keep was his Bible and the Eisenkreuz, or German iron cross, which hung around his neck.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKd5a1BnmF
The soldiers threw him into a small room with about ten other people. They all sat against the opposite wall, watching as the man stood up shakily, only to nearly fall and lean against the wall. Chris felt himself shaking so badly, and he knew that his knees could not support him right now, so he slid back down. He coughed several times, still feeling that there was water in his throat.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qphCiUEAU
“Are you alright, man?” one of the men asked.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKsZdklXRE
Chris nodded.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAdM4Dt8bP
“What’d they do to you?” another asked.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1anklKwQJE
“Water…” was all Chris found himself able to say, repeating it several times. He realized that even though he had not broken under the stress of the torture, he was experiencing shock.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLm3EXPOVF
“Water? You need water?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9mgpAxG2S
“Nein! Nein, nein, nein!” Chris said quickly, shaking his head and waving his hand to dismiss the thought.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAo7lZsajz
After several minutes of silence, Chris finally calmed himself enough to be able to speak.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwA9H1agODx
“Where am I?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFO319Ll6E
“Voronezh. It’s a Russian prison camp.” 290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFhFKj8TkA
Chris pondered the man’s words for a moment before speaking again. “So, I am a prisoner of war?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpSqhabgMo
“Yeah.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlPug0gPpN
Chris put his head in his hands. “Oh, God, no!”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LiMgd9Mxl
“Calm down, man. Don’t put yourself under pressure.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5arxZ2hOg
“Don’t put myself under pressure?” Chris stood quickly, feeling a rise of panic. “Don’t put myself under pressure? I am in a Russian prison camp as a prisoner of war, and you are telling me don’t put myself under pressure?” Chris lost his temper, which seldom happened. He stood, and began swearing in German. He pounded his fist into the wall and paced back and forth, yelling angrily in German with not one of the men understanding a single word he was saying. They watched him oddly and fearfully from across the room.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceMA8G4EJ6
Finally he silenced himself and stood with his head against the wall. Then one of the men spoke up.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcbde4I8PH
“You’re not a Nazi, are you?” he asked.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlSjVXcwrF
Chris turned his head without moving it from the wall and glared at the man. He wanted to yell at him, but decided that, since he had just yelled so angrily in German, the language of the Nazis, the man had a reason for asking him that. He simply rested his head in the palm of his hand.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CTRRXZSaj
“No. I assure you, I am not a Nazi. Please, do not call me that.” He turned and sat back down against the wall, pulling his knees up to his chest. For the first time in a long while, he felt insecure in a situation. He ran it through his mind.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwQpiSDgoG
Here he was, imprisoned in a Russian prison camp as a prisoner of war. He had already been tortured, and something inside of him told him that the terrible experience of being waterboarded was not even close to the worst that he would experience during his time here. In fact, he didn’t even know if he would make it out of here alive.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8VIvpqfP1
And for right now, on a less serious matter, but troubling to him nonetheless, he was stuck in a room with ten people he did not know. He had never been one who felt the need to be around others, he had to admit, if only to himself, that he did have a slight fear of people. He wanted to be alone. 290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxusIbDWpC
One man, the one who had first spoken, came over and sat by him. Chris, startled, quickly moved away from him. 290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttMnHXaS7e
“Not a people person, eh?” the man asked.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dJ4sBEQF7
“Uh…no. No, not really.” 290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR26AL6oKki
“Alright. Well, I won’t invade your space, but I want to introduce myself, seeing as how we might be here together for a while. I’m Brad Jackson, but you can call me Reaper.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkN4mGI3eeP
“Chris Williams. Call me Germany.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4X4muS7SX
“Germany? Cause of your accent?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjhYAHXcsK
“Well, ja. And I grew up there. Well, there, and here in Russia. And I have a German uniform, which is why I first got called Germany.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3L749wz0o
“You grew up here in Russia? And now you’re having to fight against it?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkb3KxZujG9
“Ja. I grew up right here in Voronezh. ”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAv48Rr5JH
“Whoa. What’s that like?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhReskRI2E
“It is…not particularly easy.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBaMPg5Eg2
“How do you do it?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKV9VGWzVw
“Well, I know that what the Russians are doing is wrong.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8ivNZ6dbd
“Makes sense.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVsB3ov069
A few moments of silence went by. Then Chris asked, “Reaper? How did you get a name like that?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqx1oa5W9sq
“Originally it was Grimm Reaper, but they shortened it. I have a morbid sense of humor. Well, did have. Being here though…the things I’ve seen…none of it was funny. It’s been the worst hell I’ve ever known. Nothing is funny anymore.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzTYUBp90F
Chris nodded in acknowledgement.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNb7Aa34Xsl
“You don’t talk much, do you?” Reaper asked. 290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡao981ROnM1
“Nein. I mean, no. No, I do not.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOMHG25yRu
“Okay then. I’ll leave you alone now.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjLmOkfhxS
Reaper went back to the other side of the room. There were several minutes of silence, then Chris spoke. “How bad is it here?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXhp9BML39
Several of the others looked at each other. Reaper spoke.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZLZuBNpnr
“As long as you do exactly what they say and don’t fight back, it is torture. But if you do fight back, it is beyond hell. They take you away from here and lock you up in a cell with one other person if you’re lucky and torture you nearly every day, unlike once or twice a week here.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3Pcodux8b
“Scheiße,” Chris muttered angrily.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QdICBmbNy
“What’s that mean?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUs54M9eB4
He looked at Reaper and smiled slightly at the American. “It means shit.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOx75CudmGC
“Why do you say that?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqa9yOpqfhi
“Because I have already decided to put everything I have into fighting against these Russians.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGR23PswoR
“Don’t. It’s not worth it.” 290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCOAZgagNc
“Oh, to me it is, and once I have made up my mind to do something, I am going to do it, even if it kills me.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2reluM7Hj
“Come on man. Don’t. The things they’ll do…just don’t...”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVPRP5VK57
“I am sorry, but I have to. I will not tolerate them treating me like this.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXLuhkMTtO
“It’s suicide!”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMWOClvKJx
“Oh well.” Chris sighed.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B4idxOyuA
“Listen. If you obey them, you can get sent to a different camp. This is not even a regular prison camp! All they do here is torture. That’s their specialty. Torture and Interrogation. I was sent from another camp to here for disobedience and not giving knowledge. But if I obey here, I can get sent away from this one. You can too!”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqomX7J9j8W
"So you told them what you knew?” Chris asked in disbelief.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHtQIG2xxa
“No. But I had to do something. So I told them a bunch of lies. Fortunately for me, they believed it.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Idz8ot1dh
“I’m sorry. But I have to go against these people with everything I have. I will not submit myself to being owned by them.”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfj6GSe0Ze
“Why?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FEGGjY0AL
Chris looked at him for a moment. “I do not know. I suppose it is just in my nature.” He paused. “I suppose another reason is that…well…it just is very unnerving to be treated like this when you grew up here. Russia is almost as much of a homeland to me as Germany.” Chris sighed, remembering his childhood spent there.290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAah3d1iR1
“I’m sure it is. But still, wouldn’t you rather try to live and make it out of here alive?”290Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jnX7dSo07
“If I do make it out of here alive, I would rather do so knowing that I did all I could to show these Russians that I will not just sit back and let them do whatever they wish with me while they destroy the country’s defenses. I will not let them take my country. I would rather die fighting against them than not doing anything at all.”
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