The glow of the sun made my eyes squint as I awoke from my short nap.  I opened my eyes to find the mandarin glow of late afternoon sun shining brightly into the main compartment of the helicopter in which I sat alone in.  The sun cast a deep orange gloss across the ocean around us, making it sparkle like diamonds.  The pilot in the front seat, alerted of my awakening, turned around and gave me a thumbs up, “You woke up just in time, chief, the Brahms military station is right up ahead!”  I rubbed my eyes and sat up, “good to know,” I said groggily.  I stood up slowly and peaked my head into the front of the cockpit.  A large fortress that almost looked like a tall castle sat in front of us, casting a huge blanket like shadow across the ground behind it.

I need to re-write this in 3rd person xP