“ Hm , where am I , was I just born or did I just die ? What ’ s my purpose ? Who am I ?” Thought Pickelhaube in a confused tone . He heard an angry voice down the hall “ None of these blasted helmets fit me commander .” The man shouted , then a worrisome voice began to speak “ I ’ m sure you ’ ll find one that fits colonel , there are plenty more left .” The colonel scoffed at his remark . They continued down line , trying the helmets on as they went . When they came to Pickelhaube , the colonel picked him up , put him on and said “ Perfect ! A perfect fit !” “ I knew we would find one !” said the commander with great excitement . They all walked out of there while Pickelhaube was riding on the colonel ’ s head , and he was ecstatic to see the outside world . After leaving the dimly lit , rusty , smelly building Pickelhaube realized that it wasn ’ t much better out here . The sky was dark and the smell of gunpowder was roaming the air , as well as a wheen amount of injured soldiers that were being brought in . Then the colonel started to speak “ Alright , listen up ! I know there hasn ’ t been much fire for some time , but that doesn ’ t mean rest and relaxation so we need to be ready for anything !” the colonel ’ s speech was followed by loud , cheerful , yelling that was coming from the soldiers . After that , Pickelhaube thought that the land he woke to was a wonderful place , until the colonel went to the battlefield and Pickelhaube understood exactly where he was : a warzone . Pickelhaube started to panic , “ I ’ m gonna die , I ’ m gonna die !” he almost did too , because about 30 meters from where he was there were two artillery shells that knocked out a lot of soldiers . The rest of the day was much of the same , it was filled with death and gunshots and from then on Pickelhaube ’ s life was very traumatizing . Every single day after that just felt exactly the same as the day before , and Pickelhaube barely got to see the light of day because he was in an underground bunker for most of the time . The minutes turned into hours , the hours turned into days , the days turned into weeks , and the weeks turned into months , until on one fateful day , BANG ! The colonel dropped to the ground along with Pickelhaube and they both lie there while being shot over for six days , but then they came to take the colonel ’ s body . They took his body and left Pickelhaube there to decompose while he watched the world grow from his spot .