Imagine being a fighter pilot. At home you've got a beautiful wife and two young children. Your daughter has just learned how to walk; your son is about to start school.
You have a picture of your family on the dashboard.
Then, all hell breaks loose. During the frantic battle, your vessel is struck by a multi-phase beam weapon and you lose control over it. As flames lick the hull and more rays of condensed death finds home around your engine compartment, you realize what war is all about:

Crushing dreams.

Photoshop 7 + Wacom tablet.
It's a few weeks old, but I still like it. That's a rare occurrance.
Sorry for the blurriness; I used low opacity (4-16%) brushes.