Title: I Dream of Rain

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The Patrick Henry

Friday the 25^th

5pm EST

"Commander, I think that it would be best if you waited until the storm heads south some."

"I would like to sir but I made a promise." Harm replied back, his thoughts on the rolling waters in front of him as he leaned over the railing.

Pike saw the pain in the younger mans eyes, he'd heard the scuttlebutt from Skates about what was troubling Harm. He needed to get back to stop one future from happening and possible start another future. He then remembered the talks he and Harm had had while Harm was under his command. "Just don't let her go this time Rabb."

Harm's head snapped around as he heard what the CAG said, knowing then that Skates helped in getting him permission to fly a tomcat back. "Thank you sir.

30 minutes later in the air Harms thoughts were on a song that Skates was listening to as they said good bye.

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand

I dream of fire
Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire

This desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

And now she turns
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns
I realize that nothing's as it seems

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand

The song playing over and over in his mind as he tried to climb up over the storm that he was approaching.

I dream of rain
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes, this rare perfume
Is the sweet intoxication of her love

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand

Sweet desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

A bolt of lightening struck the tomcat bringing Harm out of his thoughts and onto the problem at hand, knowing that the tomcat was already going in for refit didn't help when the starboard engine caught fire.

Damn he thought," This is Bad man 4 do you read?"

Trying again, "This is bad man 4 do you read?"

Harm realized that he was losing too much altitude and that the sea was rushing up to great him at an accelerated pace as the tomcat started to die around him. A pace he couldn't see because the rain was coming down so hard that it made any visualization impossible.

One last try, "Mayday, mayday mayday, this is tomcat 405, Hammer at the stick, I am going down repeat I am going down."

Harm finished his last words as the whole panel started smoking from the electric overload caused by the lightening.

He looked around the cockpit and grabbed the picture of Mac that was taped to the side. One look at it, "I really wanted it to be me Mac, I am sorry that I didn't figure it out sooner."

He then placed the picture in his pocket and pulled the ejection handle.

This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower, this rare perfume
Is the sweet intoxication of the fall


(translation of the Arabic lines)
It has been a long time,
And I am looking for myself and my loved one
And I am looking for myself and my loved one
And I am looking for myself and my loved one

My life is for you,
And no one other than you.

Were Harms last thoughts as the weather caused him to smash up into the canopy. The last thing he consciously did was pulling the parachute handle.

The tomcat exploded as it hit the water, the pilot's body rolled with the waves.