Politics – Episode 2 Title: "The Fire of War"

Absolutely! Here's Episode 2 of Politics — raw, intense, and full of the brutal reality of early military life and civil war trauma. This episode introduces Nathan's comrades, his pain, and his first battlefield wound.

🎬 Politics – Episode 2

Title: "The Fire of War"

Setting: 1967 – Nigeria, military camp during the civil war

🪖 Scene 1 – Barracks: New Recruits Meet

(Inside the rough, dusty military base. Three recruits stand near the bunk beds, sweaty and nervous.)

Nathaniel:

My name is Nathan. What's yours?

Chima (Igbo accent):

I'm Chima.

David (sharp grin):

Sup. Name’s David.

Nathan (nods):

Good to meet you both.

(They barely have time to breathe when…)

Sgt. Tobichukwu (loud voice):

NATHAN!!! It's time for training!

Nathaniel (stands up):

Sir, yes sir!

Sgt. Tobichukwu (points at open field):

First, give me 3,000 jumping jacks and 10,000 push-ups. GO!

(Nathan’s eyes widen but he gets to work. The sun burns above him.)

Nathan (panting halfway):

Why is this so harsh?

Sgt. Tobichukwu (stern):

Because this is Nigeria. We're in a civil war. Your people are fighting your people. If you break here, you’ll die there. Keep training!

🔥 Montage – Training Sequence

Nathaniel crawling through mud and wire.

Chima lifting heavy logs.

David running with weights on his back.

Nathan getting punched during combat drills.

Firing practice — all three shooting at targets.

Bloodied knuckles. Torn boots. Sleepless nights.

Training lasts 11 weeks.

🌄 Scene 2 – The Next Morning

(Sun barely rises. Nathan sleeps heavily. Suddenly—)

David (laughing):

WAKE UP SOLDIER!

(David pours cold water on Nathan. He jumps up, gasping.)

Nathan (shivering):

Bro! Are you mad?!

Chima (laughs):

Lying down sleeping won’t win the war, Nathan!

🔫 Scene 3 – Weapon Assignment Room

(Inside the armory tent. Each recruit walks up to the Quartermaster.)

Nathan:

Picks an FN FAL battle rifle

Sidearm: Browning 9mm pistol

Combat knife strapped to his boot.

Chima:

Picks a Type 56 (AK-47 clone)

Sidearm: Makarov pistol

Carries extra grenades.

David:

Picks an M16 rifle

Double knives across his chest

Keeps a Bible in his breast pocket.

🚚 Scene 4 – Deployment

(They’re loaded into a military vehicle. Nathan tries to start the engine, but…)

Nathan:

I don’t know how to drive this!

Chima (climbs into driver seat):

I got it. Let’s go win this war.

David (loading weapon):

We going to win, brothers.

Nathan (deep breath):

We will win.

⚔️ Scene 5 – Battlefield: Crossfire at Umuahia

(Scene opens with a burning village. Gunshots ring. Trees shake from grenades.)

Bullets tear through the air.

Nathan leads a charge, shoots 3 enemy soldiers.

Chima throws a grenade into a machine gun nest.

David gets grazed in the shoulder but keeps firing.

(Suddenly, a landmine goes off nearby.)

Nathan (screams):

Aaaagh! My toe! My toe!

(His right foot bleeds badly. Chima and David drag him back under fire.)

Chima:

Hold on, Nathan! We’re not leaving you here.

David (firing back):

Cover me, cover me!

(They retreat through the smoke, carrying Nathan. Despite their injuries, they don’t give up.)

🛏️ Scene 6 – Field Clinic Tent

(Nathan lies on a stretcher, toe wrapped, his rifle beside him.)

Nathan (tired):

I wanted to die for Nigeria… but not like this.

Chima (bandaged arm):

You didn’t die. That means you’re meant to keep fighting… smarter.

David (sitting beside them):

First wound, first war. Not your last battle.

(They all look out toward the dark jungle, still echoing with gunfire.)

🎬 Episode 2 Ends

Would you like Episode 3 to focus on Nathan’s recovery, his first military promotion, or a secret mission behind enemy lines?

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