SS-Sturmbannführer Alexander Von Herrmann.

SS Spezialeinheiten, 2nd squad.

Outskirts of Pierrou Village, France.

June 20th, 1941. 1:30pm.

- Oh shit, they saw us! - I said as I swerved to the right trying to avoid the gunfire.

- Stay behind them, they can´t use their machine guns if we are behind. - Helga said as she opened fire.

She managed to puncture a tire of one of the 3 bikes, the passenger took aim with his pistol and fired twice hitting Helga in the left arm, she screamed but kept the machine gun clutched and fired another volley hitting the driver this time, they swerved out of the road and flipped over sending both up in the air.

- How bad is it? -  I asked without taking the eyes off the road.

- Just a flesh wound but it hurts like hell. - she said while taking a rag out of her knapsack and making a tourniquet.

- Look! They´re spliting up! - I said.

There was a Y-shaped intersection up ahead, and both remaining bikes had taken different paths, the left one seemed to head into some other town, but the other turned into a dirt road and went into a thickly forested area.

- They are trying to drive us away, stick to the right, they´ll think they stand a better chance in the woods. - She said, I applied a bit more throttle and made the turn.

After a couple of minutes we catched up to the second bike, this passenger had an SMG and saw us before we saw him, he fired a long burst and actually hit our engine barely missing my leg and causing some oil to leak and smoke to come out.

- Hey captain, anytime now. - I said and Helga just smirked.

She fired the machine gun nonstop until it was dry, they tried swerving but she managed to hit the gas tank and the motorcycle just blew up and generated a huge fireball that engulfed them, I could see how the already bullet-riddled body of the driver flew to the roadside and how a chunk of steel perforated the passenger´s torso, the bike swerved one last time to the right and fell on a ditch sending his body face-first into the ground.

- Now let´s get the doctor! - I said and revved the bike again.

3 corners later we saw the back end of the mercedes, the car tilted heavily on each corner but was not slowing down, the road was getting straighter now and I managed to get within 10 meters of the car, I could see the doctor in the back seat, yelling at the driver.

Helga raised her rifle and took careful aim.

- Steady! - She yelled and I did my best to keep the bike stable.

She fired 2 short bursts, the doctor ducked behind the seat on the first and the second one hit the rear left tire blowing it up, the car´s tail swerved wildly but the driver managed to keep it on the road, a right turn was coming ahead.

- After the next corner catch up to them, we´ll finish it off. - Helga said putting a fresh mag in her rifle.

There was more smoke coming out of the bike and I felt the engine was running a bit rough.

- I don´t think this thing will hold out much longer captain, we´re leaking a lot of oil. - I said.

- Fuck, get me closer then! -

I twisted the throttle and managed to get beside the car, the driver tossed a STEN back to the doctor and he grabbed it and clumsily fired at us, I braked and placed us in the right but the doctor fired again blindly through the back window, the shards showered me and caused me to lose control for a moment, before the car could get away I pulled my P35 with my left hand and emptied the mag, I missed the doc but one shot got the driver in the head, the windshield got splattered with blood and he lumped on the steering wheel, I braked hard to a stop, Helga braced tightly to the cart to avoid falling off, the car got off the road on the corner and flipped several times, when it stopped completely Helga and I got off the bike and ran to the wreckage.

As we approached I heard movement inside the car, I reloaded my gun and stopped a few meters from it, Helga did the same.
the back door opened and the doctor came out crawling, he could barely move, his face was full of blood, one of his eyes had been severely damaged and was bleeding profusely, he laid on the ground facing up and breathing heavily, we approached once he stopped moving, Helga slung her rifle in the back and pulled her handgun out, this was starting to feel familiar.

- Victor Hess? - Helga asked.

- Doctor... Doctor Hess for you, you nazi swine! - He bellowed and spitted at her.

Helga didn´t take this kindly.

- I am no nazi you fuck, I´m a soldier of the German army fighting for my motherland, DO. NOT. CALL. ME. A. NAZI. - She exclaimed and slapped him across the face once for each word on that last sentence, each time harder and harder, the poor man just groaned with each hit.

- For the crime of high treason against the 3rd Reich and desertion, you´ve been sentenced in-absentia to death penalty, you are to be shot on sight and will not be allowed to have another trial. - Helga said but was cut off by the doctor.

- Treason? You, young lady, you. Know. Nothing! - He said and coughed a little blood, he then continued.

- The Fuhrer is messing with forces he does not understand, The dark order has no allies, they will spare no one, they must be stopped! Nova! Nova is a menace to us all! - He was cut short as Helga shot him twice in the forehead.

- What the hell was he going on about? - I asked.

Helga sighed and rose up.

- Our job is to take orders and carry them out, not to ask such things Alexander, we are nothing but cogs in the war machine, if we are to win, we must all do our part. Let´s move, we got a long way to go. -

- Yes captain. -

We walked back to the bike and climbed aboard, I kicked the starter but the thing wouldn´t run.

- Ummm... I think we killed it. - I said.

- Can´t you fix it? - She asked.

- No, it ran out of oil. - I said while checking the dipstick.

- We´ll I guess we´ll have to walk. - She said and began walking back the way we came from.

- Hold on. - I said and tried to pay attention to the background.

- What? -

- Shhh... listen. -

I could hear the rumble of engines, the noise grew louder by the second.

- It´s the convoy. - She said.

I pushed the bike and placed it in the middle of the road, then I grabbed Helga and put some distance between us and the bike, we hid in a large bush beside the road.

- What are you... - I cut her off and said:

- Just follow my lead, I´ll get us a new ride. - I said and pulled my knife out.