An ugly silence filled with fear and sadness hung over the groups heads after the video was was a long video in which some men dressed in all black and wearing ski masks interrogated Megan and hit her when she declined to answer the questions or when she stayed was repeating the same line over and over again: Hill,captain,2076652;sometimes she would answer sarcastically at their questions or called them names which earned her another that was in the room knew she wouldn`t say a damn thing even if they hung her from her ankles and patiently waited for the video to end and everyone froze when they saw a gun pointed at her and a sound of a turned black a millisecond after a shot could be heard.
„She`s dead." Said Soap holding his head in his couldn`t believe that she`s couldn`t breathe,he wanted to curl into a ball and patted his raced outside and started crying,Ghost followed her and embraced her tightly,he put his chin on the top of her head and she clutched his hirt like he`d dispurse into thin air if she let him just sat in his chair with his back turned to the rest of the team,his face in his was sitting next to him and touched his looked at her with tears in his simply nodded at him and caressed his hand,he enveloped her hand with his other one and they sat in silence.
„I was arguing with her and I left her there alone when they took her,Price.I should`ve done something."
„Listen to yourself!You couldn`t do anything,you couldn`t know they`d take her,lad."
„That even doesn`t `s my fault she`s dead, !We need to find out who are they and where are they.I want to bring her where she belongs,home."
Ghost entered the room holding hands with Queen whos eyes were red from crying.
„Consider it done,mate."
„ The moment we get their location,we go in,clean `em up and get Phoenix home."
„We don`t leave one of ours alone."
„Assemble the team and tell them to be prepared for any kind of know the procedure lieutenant.I`ll help you."
Snake nodded and Price,Jumper and himself left,heading towards the let go of Queens hand and put his hand on her knew she felt secured that sat by the computer,typing in fast,he watched the video again and pulled few photos out of it,watching carefully for some couldn`t be in there anymore and he left outside with Queen following him.
„ I`ll contact you as soon as I get the intel on their location."
„Thanks Riley."
She sadly smiled at him and he looked at her.
„I`ll do what I can,Olivia."
She just nodded and left couldn`t think of him right now no matter how much she liked joined Soap who was sitting on the floor in front of the main bulding smoking a sat next to him taking a cigarette out of the box,taking it she realized it was the brand that Megan smoked,actually it WERE her smirked as she remembered something.
„ She always smoked these,ever since we met the first can`t survive without was smoking them non-stop after we left Credenhill.I hope this is a nightmare so I can wake up.I can`t believe they killed her,it seems survived every fucking injury,she was dead and she woke up,she lived. I,I just don`t understand who,why.I know we have many enemies,especially Megan but I didn˙t expect just started to live again,she opened changed so much these months we`ve been here with know,I never seen her the way she was with you were quite a pair."
Soap looks at her confused.
„ I don`t understand."
„Maybe I should rephrase it. You couldn`t fool me,I knew about the two of you,you tried to hide it and pretend like that morning when Ghost and I saw her exiting your room never happened,the crysis that followed and after you were dumped by that fucking Barbie,something changed between you aaand I saw the signs,like the bite mark on her neck,accidental bumps into eachother and the hidden touches,you started being VERY close to eachother,no more cold stares and fights that almost ended in murder on several occasions,also I saw you leaving her room last you both started looking at eachother the way,"
„ What way?"
„It`s probably going to sound ridiculous but in the way two people who are in love watch eachother."
Soap smirked and shook his head gently.
„ Love? Huh,I don`t think she feels that way."
Queen couldn`t help but notice that he was talking in present about her and realized he`s in love with her.
„ But you do feel that way?"
Soap nodded.
„ Oh god.I wanted to tell her but I thought it would scare her away.I thought it was too early for that step,I mean we were just couple of months I love her,I can`t help myself."
„I`m sorry.I didn`t mean to,"
„ No,I should`ve do something,say something to her.I was a she`ll never know how much I miss her."
„ We all do."
Queen looked at eyes were full of tears that threatened to spill blue eyes sparkled with put a hand on his suddenly ran towards and Soap got up,expecting news.
„ I`ve got `em." Said Ghost steadying himself.
„ Good, let`s bring Phoenix home."
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
An hour has passed since they learned about Megans location and everyone was packing up their gear,checking their weapons and was in the armory picking up ammunition for her MP5 and she was just loading her .USP 45 when Ghost entered.
„Hey."
„You ok?I mean." Said Ghsot,he was worried about her.
„Yeah,I just want to be sure of her condition,until then I`m trying to think positive.I really do."
Ghost put his hand on her shoulder and that made her feel looked at him for a few seconds and she wanted to say something but Roach came in telling them to hurry up.
„You`ll tell me later.I can wait."
„I will,don`t `re waiting for us."
They went out and joined their teams-Queen went in Charlie-6 helo whos field commander was Snake at the moment and Ghost went in Bravo-6 helo where Price took over the commanding cause although he knew MacTavish wouldn`t risk the safety of anyone on the mission he couldn`t stop himself from thinking that MacTavish would do anything to save Megan,no matter what kind of condition she was helos raised up in the air and headed to their the Bravo-6 helo Soap was staring at the scenery beneath them,the green woods and the bright blue sky,the sun that burned his eyes as he was watching was scared cause he didn`t know what was happening,why they took blamed himself for not doing anything to save her from being taken away,being couldn`t think of her like that,he couldn`t think of the love of his life being felt stupid realizing he loves her now when she might be knew she was a magnet for close death encounters and she faced death many times but is this really her end?Is he going to get a chance to tell her how he feels or its too late?If she`s dead,he`s dead was in the other helo thinking the same just the difference was he was thinking about his best friend being hoped she was he`l know soon cause they`re landing near the building where they suspected Megan was becomes real for him,for all of all look at eachother and nod.
„Charlie-6 you ready?" asked Snake.
„Yes."said Doc.
„Yes."said Jumper.
„Hell yeah."said Hulk.
„Yes,sir."said Raven.
„Always."said Queen.
„Good,lets get our friend back."
„Bravo-6 you ready?"asked Price.
„Affirmative."said Ghost.
„Yes,sir."said Roach.
„Yes,sir."said Archer.
„Oh yeah." said Ozone.
Price looked at Soap who was holding his m16a4 tightly and with his head down and eyes knew Soap was emotionally preparing for whatever happens next.
„ Soap,you ready?"
Although he would never be ready for this he lifted his head up and nodded.
„ Well then,I suggest we go in there and bring her back home safely with us."
-.-.-.-.-.-..-.-.-.-.-..-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- A silence hung in the big old warehouse which was completely empty besides one chair and a person sitting on it in the middle and a table that was left of ,a gun,scissors and matches on the cables and a car battery on the towel and a bucket filled with water on the floor by the legs of the task force braking the silence by bursting in.
„ All clear."said Price to the teams.
Price looks at the person sitting in the chair,motioning everyone to person has a black bag over the head,hands cuffed behind the back,legs binded by the legs of the soaked most of the clothes consisted of a black t-shirt and jeans without any type of shoes.
„ Price is that her?"
Soap didn`t want to move from his place,too scared even though he would never admit looked at him and took off the black bag of the head revealing Megans bloody face hanging,he checked her pulse and found nodded to the team and told them she`s hair was let down over her face partly hiding it,she had a busted lip which has been extensively bleeding at one point and a wound on her head also checking on her and putting preassure on her bullet wound in her rushed to her taking her head in his felt like crying.
„ Megan, wake up come ,it`s up."
Everyone watched made sure she`s cut of the plastic cuffs on her hands and the ones on the legs.
„ King,this is Bravo secured the package."said Snake,pressing his earpiece.
„ Whats her status?"a voice of Megans father echoed through the comms.
„Alive but she`s in a pretty bad shape,sir."
„I`m sending you an extraction force,ETA 60 seconds."
„ Copy that, heard it?"
„ how is she?„
Soap held her in his arms,he was couldn`t help but blame himself for argued about the fact she hid their relationship from her was angry at her but now all he wanted was to tell her he doesn`t care about it.
„ She`s barely ,she needs immediate medical lost a lot of blood."said Doc.
„ Let`s get outta evac should be here anytime."
They all come helicopter landed few moments made sure that Megan was secured,holding her hand and whispering to her.
„ Just survive okay?I can`t live without ya,y` annoying lass I don`t want to lose you."
Barely opening her eyes,she grabbed Soap`s hand strongest she smiled to her gently rubbing her held her hand near his chest and simply looked at her,she was looking back at him but suddenly she closed her eyes and Doc who was sitting next to her to monitor her vitals started searching the pulse on her looked at Soap who started to panick.
„ Doc,what`s going on?Is she ok?"
Doc was still quiet and continued to search for something in his pulled out a portable defibrilator and a breathing `s eyes widened in horror when he saw Doc putting the clips on her chest.
„No!"
Price heard Soap shouting and kneeled close to Soap looking at Megan who was lying,her chest not told Soap to let go of her hand but it was like he didn`t hear was scared and he couldn`t move.
„ You have to let go of her hand go!"
Soap broke from his thoughts and let go of her Doc shocked her a few times,her body rising with every shock that went through her body and she started breathing didn`t open her eyes and Doc checked her pupils and put the breathing mask on her face,he checked the wound on her abdomen once again and sighed.
„ We were barely in time,she lost too much blood and I`m scared that she`ll crash again but she`s take this and hold it up high,you gotta squeeze it so it could drip faster."
Soap took the IV bag in his hand and squezeed the damn was glad she`s breathing. Everyone was in their own worlds contemplating what just felt sick to his stomach seeing Hill lying on the floor of the helo bleeding.