Jake, almost scratching him. Jake reacted quick, pushing the man back and shooting him twice in the chest, startling the group.
Why won’t he fall?! Jake thought.
Jake has done this many times in the Navy. He was trained to kill when he needed to, and has killed people many times in his line of work; but this was much different. The man had fatal bullet wounds in the chest and was not wearing a vest, and all he did was stumble a little due to the blast.
The person continued to make an attempt at Jake. Jake then deflected the man's swings with his knife, swung him around, then started thrusting his knife in the person's back. The man still continued to attack; he was not falling down. Jake tackled the man to the ground, and the group started hurrying away from the man and towards Chesapeake Bay.
The group finally made it to Lesner Bridge, where hundreds of others were waiting to get on the cruise ship as well. There were ten lines where the National Guard had set up checkpoints. Some people would attempt to break through, but end up apprehended in handcuffs. Jake and his group were close to the last ones there, but Jake kept hoping that they would be allowed on the ship.
Jake was the first of his group to pass through the checkpoint. One of the National Guardsman proceeded to scan him with a wand when he saw Jake's sidearm holstered and K-Bar attached to his belt.
"Sir, I'm gonna have to ask you to show me a permit and some I.D. before I let you on this ship with those weapons," the guard ordered.
Jake was hesitant, but complied to the guard's orders and pulled out his concealed weapons permit and his I.D.
"You were in the military?" the guard asked.
"Petty Officer Second Class." Jake answered. "United States Navy. Master-at-Arms."
The guard continued looking at Jake's credentials. "Says here you were discharged. May I ask what for?"
Jake didn’t want to think of the matter. “Is that a requirement?"
The guard skimmed over Jake's credentials, then looked up at him briefly.
"Nah, just curious,” The man said. “But you're cleared. Move along."
Sure, Jake thought. Curious in a hostile environment. Idiot.
Jake proceeded to move onto the ship, with Cassandra, Dylan, Julio, and Selena following, being the last people on the ship. As the gate was closing, A middle aged man, his wife, and a teenage boy ran up behind the group. The woman was holding a toddler in her arms. The guard blocked the family, preventing them from getting on.
"There's too many on this ship," the guard stated. "I'm sorry, but we can't allow any more civilians aboard. I'm going to have to ask you to step back."
Tension started rising, and more guards made their way towards the family, armed and ready. Jake reacted quickly before the family was detained or worse.
"Take me off the ship," Jake asserted. "Let one of them take my place."
"Are you sure about this?" the guard asked. "If I allow one of them on, there's no turning back. You will