Article for "Night Without End"

When I undertook the task of tailing the Marines, I would have never thought that this particular mission would be such an eventful one. Although our vision was slightly obscured by the blinding, driving snow and our hearing blocked by the rising winds, I still managed to maintain a sense of the happenings on that glacier. As we trudged through across the glacier, braving the icy cold wind that bit at us from every corner, I could catch a few voices shouting above the sharp whistling of the wind but unfortunately I could barely make out what they were saying. However, I was able to sense that they did not sound too pleased with one another. The Marines that were moving towards the group of people were moving with stealth for fear of alerting the opposition to our presence. The air was so thick with suspense and tension that I could cut it with a knife. The Marines were armed with high-tech powerful guns designed specially to kill in a single fatal blow while a six or seven men that had alighted from a fishing boat were approaching the group as well. As we drew closer, I saw that a man had taken hold of a girl by pointing his gun at her and holding her hostage.
For a moment, I was confused by my surroundings. Although I knew that the Marines' mission was to stop a wretched businessman from illegally stealing Government property and to retrieve that particular object, I knew of nothing else as it was supposed to be highly-classified information that only the Marines were privy to. Suddenly, out of nowhere, our approaching foes had sighted us and were trying to get the man with the gun's attention to let him know we were here. Unfortunately, he heard them and turned to see that we were gaining on them. His entire gait took a 360 degree turn and he been gesturing wildly with his hands like a madman while shouting furiously at the man opposite him. Furiously, the panic-stricken man pushed the girl away and jumped into the driving cabin of the tractor. The other man tried to foil his getaway but was shot on the arm as the villian fired up the tractor and drove away.
We watched with horror and shock as the two men attempted to chase the gargantuan tractor as it spun wildly in circles. It was evident that the tractor wa now gravely out of control. It then started sliding backwards, approaching some huge rocks with alarming speed. Before we could react, it hit an ice-hill, spun around uncontrobally and crashed straight into one of the biggest rocks. The passengers then lost their footing and fell into the deep crevasse. The teo men that were chasing the tractor threw themselves down onto the ice as the planes above were firing shots at the enemies. Further down, we caught sight of two men running back to their fishing boat to take shelter.