Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: In spite of a shower of bullets and spears , the three made it to Forbes , but the battle raging there was just as intense as the one they had left , and there was no hope of anyone reaching Wilson in time .
Simplified: In spite of a shower of bullets and spears , the three made it to Forbes , but there was no hope of returning to Wilson in time .