It was a hot summer day, making it very hot since they were in the middle of deserted desert, the sky was clear of clouds and the desert was empty all except the little base the 141 soldiers had set up. Two men were stood there staring out into the nothing, wondering on why they had even been stationed here in the first place
"I don't understand" the tall, strong man turned to face the other, it was hard to tell what he was thinking with the mask on his face but he still felt it better to face him,
Ghost turned to face MacTavish not understanding his statement "What?"
MacTavish sighed "Like why are we here?"
Ghost turned back round to face the land of nothing, he didn't know what to say because he didn't know, all he knew was him, MacTavish and Price had been told to go and be stationed here because... Ghost turned back to face MacTavish "I don't know"
MacTavish shook his head looking back out "There's no one out here and we've been stationed here for almost 3 months for nothing"
Ghost nodded "Yeah can't remember the last time I got to shoot my gun, I'm missing the action man"
MacTavish nodded in agreement "Yeah it pretty much sucks"
"Hello soldiers"
Both turned around to see Price standing there, giving them both a stern look but to be fair that's the only look he ever seemed to have.
"Hey" Ghost grunted not being bothered
"Hello sir" MacTavish's greeting was a lot more proper but still didn't seem all that bothered
"I've got some good news and some bad news"
Ghost and MacTavish shared concern looks before their attention went back to Price who carried on
"There's going to be a new person here in a few days"
Ghost furrowed his brows even though no one could tell with the mask hiding his face, but before he was about to speak MacTavish had already spoke the words "Is that the good or bad news?"
"That's the good news, why would a new person be bad news? Do you not like people?"
MacTavish felt a bit shocked by the saddened questions "Wha.. What? No"
"Sir sure seems to me he doesn't like new people, I would find that to be..." Ghost was smirking before he felt MacTavish hit him across the back of the head
"What are you..."
MacTavish was stopped half way by Price "Is that true? You don't like people who offer to come and help you?"
"No!" MacTavish tried hard to defend himself but again couldn't carry with Price not being bothered "Well I don't care... You guys will be looking after him showing him how things work round here"
"No offence but show him how things work, were in the desert with nothing to actually do"
"None of that talk! There must be something you can show him"
"Sir like what?" MacTavish asked trying to think of something
"I don't know it's not my job, it's yours so you think of something" Price soon walked away leaving the two standing there baffled.
Ghost turned to face MacTavish "I'm confused"
MacTavish narrowed his eyes turning to face Ghost "About?"
"Well what was the bad news?"
MacTavish sighed pinching the bridge of his noise "That we have to look after the FNG"
Ghost's forehead head wrinkled with the confusion "Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why do we have to look after him?"
"Because Price said, do you ever listen?"
Ghost tilted his head as if thinking about something "What was that?"
MacTavish shook his head walking away "Fucking asshole"
"Seriously dude what did you say?" Ghost shouted as MacTavish walked away
MacTavish was leaning against the concert wall of the base, his day wasn't even half way through and he was already starting to feel fed up "Your wrong"
Ghosts mouth fell open in shook "What?"
MacTavish got off the wall turning to face him "You're. Wrong" he said the words slower, patronising the solider in front of him
Ghost narrowed his eyes, glaring at the man but he felt luckily as the sunglasses, and the mask covered up the expression "Whatever" Ghost started walking away whispering to himself "Fucking thinking his always right... who could possible think the ACR was better than the AN for long distance"
"Private" Price shouted at the solider in the distance
Ghost turned to the noise to see Price, he jogged over "Were you shouting me?"
"Yes"
Ghost looked baffled "You do realise I'm a lieutenant"
Price looked at Ghost as if he didn't believe what he was being told "That doesn't matter solider... The FNG's here"
Ghost nodded waiting for Price to say something else
"Well haven't you got anything to say Private" Price narrowed his eyes watching Ghost carefully
"Yes... I'm not a Private, I'm a Lieutenant"
"Annnd I told you that doesn't matter... Private"
Ghost sighed shaking his head "Where's the FNG?"
Price started looking round as if he had lost something "Well seems... I don't know"
Ghost raised his brows, and started looking round "When did you last have him?"
"Behind me"
"I never thought of you as the bitch... Sir" Ghost smirked at his joke thinking Price too old to understand but the look he was getting proved him wrong "You are now looking for the FNG alone and if you don't find him you'll be in more trouble"
"But I didn't lose him"
"Doesn't matter" Price jogged away leaving Ghost standing there annoyed by his captain.
Ghost came round the corner dripping in sweat, when he saw MacTavish standing there with some other person he didn't recognize, he jogged over leaning against the wall he panted trying to catch back his breath, he pointed to the bottle on the floor next to MacTavish. MacTavish smirked picking up the bottle he was about to handle it to Ghost till he got a small smirk on his lips, he then moved the bottle just out of Ghosts reach "You want the bottle?"
Ghost narrowed his eyes as he tried moving for the bottle, but ended up tripping up and falling to the floor face first. MacTavish laughed as he watched his friend lye in the sand
"Is.. he erm dead?" The FNG asked, he carefully kicked Ghost
MacTavish loved that the rookie had just done that, Ghost got up narrowed his eyes at the FNG "Did you just kick me?"
The FNG gulped hard "Ermm... it wasn't my fault"
Ghost looked baffled "Whose fault was it?"
"What's going on down there?" Price shouted from the watch tower "Have you found the FNG Private?"
MacTavish tilted his head looking at Ghost "Whose Private"
"Me" Ghost sighed pinching the bridge of his noise
"Why is he calling you private?"
"I think the heats getting to him"
MacTavish nodded "Yeah we found him sir"
"Good" Price turned away from them looking the other way.
Ghost shook his head then reached over and grabbed the water bottle out of MacTavish's hand gulping down the water "Fucking refreshing man"
MacTavish looked over at the FNG "So what's your name man?"
"My name... is ermm.. Gary Sanderson but people just call me Roach"
"That's cool I guess" Ghost threw away the bottle as he watched Roach carefully
"MacTavish up here!" MacTavish turned to see Price shouting him from the barracks
"Wasn't he just up there?" Ghost looked confused from how Price got there so quickly
MacTavish didn't seem to bother as he ran over to his captain not questioning.
"Are you ugly?" Roach asked with a confused look
"What!?" Ghost just stood there glaring at Roach, a bit thrown off by the question he had been asked. Ghost could see how Roach was getting nervous and decided to carry it on for longer, standing there, saying nothing.
Roach started backing away slowly, with his eyes not leaving Ghost, he felt himself getting scared even though he couldn't see Ghost's face.
"Where you going?" Ghost asked tilting his head; Roach gulped feeling even more nervous "I... Ermm, I didn't mean you were ugly... Just, wondering..." Roach quickly turned round and started running away from Ghost, leaving Ghost confused "Well I never".
Ghost was looking out across the empty desert, he was starting to feel once again bored, it seemed to be a normal feeling lately. Every day it was waking up, patrolling the base, eating, shitting, more patrolling, then more eating and then sleeping and the next day would be the same and it had been like that for almost like 3 months. Even having a new person didn't make it any more fun; the guy just seemed like the biggest idiot. With the thought of Roach in his head he came running down and stood next to Ghost
"I would just like to say that I am sorry but I was told to ask that question making it not my fault"
Ghost turned to face him; feeling confused "Who told you to ask it then?"
"It was erm, the other guy"
"MacTavish?" Ghost was starting to get annoyed, getting through to this guy was difficult
"It was the guy with the Mohawk"
Ghost narrowed his eyes, feeling pissed off, how did he not think that MacTavish would make the kid ask something stupid. Ghost ran off going to find MacTavish and maybe get some revenge. Roach watched him go, when he was out of sight he looked out to the distance, he tilted his head thinking he could see something standing in the distance "mask guy... Ermm" Roach looked around to see that he was completely alone and he backed up slowly before he ran into the base.
"You're an idiot" Ghost stated as he hit MacTavish in the back of the head
"Whoa why?" MacTavish rubbed the back of his head,
"Making the idiot ask me that stupid question" Ghost crossed his arms as to show of how pissed he was
"What?" MacTavish felt baffled by the situation and had no idea what was going on
Roach came running in interrupting the argument "Guys?" with his voice only a whisper, either heard him and carried on with their conversation
"Why don't you just admit you're an idiot?" Ghost narrowed his eyes; he was getting sick of this
"Fuck you; I have no idea what you're talking about"
Roach stood there looking between the two
"What is going on down here?" Price came from up the stairs, as he yelled down to them "People are trying to work up here and you don't make it easy with all your shouting!"
Ghost rolled his eyes, the man was over dramatic sometimes "Well your second in command is a fucking idiot"
"Private! Don't speak like that to your superiors"
"I'm a fucking Lieutenant!" Ghost stormed out, feeling even more furious then before.
The three watched Ghost stormed out
"Well MacTavish get back to work" Price yelled as he walked back into his private room
MacTavish nodded before he turned back to face Roach "How look you been here?"
"Well erm... Not too long" Roach gave a small smile before he looked back down at his feet
Again MacTavish nodded "You know what Ghost was on about?"
"What?"
"About the question or something"
"No... No I don't" Roach left walking away.
Roach saw Ghost standing there and walked over to him, it was nice an peaceful but it didn't last long
"I don't like the quite" Roach stated looking out
"Well then were very different people"
"You seem like a man who doesn't like to talk very much" Roach looked up at Ghost with a smile
Ghost rolled his eyes thankful for the mask "Really? What gave you that idea?"
"You always seem to be quite and walk away a lot"
Ghost narrowed his eyes looking down at Roach "Are you 'special'?"
Roach got a huge smile "Yes I am, my mother always told me how special I was and how I would amount to great things... Yay you think it to... We should be friends"
Ghost was taken aback by the guys behaviour but couldn't think of anything to actually say to the guy, so he stood there, frozen with nothing to say but watch the kid, with a huge goofy smile on his face.
MacTavish came round the comer in some car, both Ghost and Roach's attention soon was on MacTavish. When the car stopped they both ran over to check on the new vehicle
"What's this?" Ghost asked checking it over
MacTavish shook his head "It's a fucking toilet, What the fuck does it look like?"
Ghost sarcastically laughed before he flipped MacTavish off "Fuck you"
Roach looked amazed "I would like to drive this"
Ghost and MacTavish shared worried looks before MacTavish quickly spoke "You can't Price only wants me driving it"
"Oh" Roach looked quite disappointed by it but it didn't last long before the normal smile returned.
MacTavish watched Roach curiously before he carried on "Price was us to take it out, see what's around us"
Ghost furrowed his brows "See what's around us? There's nothing around us, were in a fucking desert, nothing here"
"You're a very negative person" MacTavish had a smug smile as he watched Ghost getting annoyed.
"I have to agree with Mohawk, even though we are friends, you are a negative person" Roach stood there looking at Ghost and luckily he couldn't see his face, otherwise Roach would be able to see the furry in Ghost eyes.
MacTavish tilted his head "Friends? You know what I don't actually care, just get in the fucking car"
"I think his jealous of our friendship... because he is not part of it" Roach whispered, Ghost shook his head and jumped in the car, giving up.
"You getting in Roach?" MacTavish asked
"No"
MacTavish looked over at Ghost baffled, Ghost shrugged not understanding any more then MacTavish was
"Why not Roach?" MacTavish tried speaking easier hoping Roach may understand more
"Because there is something out there and I am scared"
MacTavish and Ghost looked even more confused "Dude were in a desert, there's fuck all out here" Ghost tried reinsuring him but he really just wanted to get going
"You are wrong... I saw someone" Roach turned around and starting walking back into the base.
MacTavish shrugged and put the car in drive "Fuck him".
The two had been driving for about fifth teen minutes, and it had been the first bit of fun they had, had in a long time.
"Jump it!" Ghost shouted as he sat up
"Ready"
"Fucking go for it dude"
MacTavish stepped down on the pedal, the car speeded up making it towards the sand ramp in front of them, both screaming getting ready to fly in the air. As the car started lifting off the ground they both saw the error, going down into a concert wall in front of them
"Fuuuuuccck dude" Ghost yelled, covering his face as he prepared himself for the crash
"I don't want to die!" MacTavish yelled, feeling his heart beating fast in his chest.
The front of the car made contact with the wall, crushing the front into its self. MacTavish heads flew forward into the wheel, causing blood to pour from his head.
Ghost luckily didn't get hurt too bad, he looked across to MacTavish and saw the blood, he shook him "Wake up dude"
MacTavish lifted up and whipped away the blood "Fuck man... We are dead"
Ghost got out of the car and went to inspect the front of the car better "Yep pretty much, probably would of been easier to die in the crash then be put through the shit Price is going to give us"
"I can't believe we crashed it, we've had it for what half an hour and it's fucked, we've already destroyed it, I can't believe it, I just..."
"Shut the fuck up!" Ghost yelled getting MacTavish to stop his annoying ranting, both stood there looking at the car, having no idea what to do about the situation.
Ghost narrowed his eyes and looked up realising something important "Why is there a building here?"
MacTavish looked over at Ghost baffled "What?"
Ghost pointed to the wall in front of him "Look"
MacTavish looked up confused "There's a building here".
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the first chapter :)