Rebuilding Life
A Sequel to Fight for freedom
Chapter 1
January 26, 2018
Etifor Russian Forest
Crystal
It was cold outside. It was the middle of the winter in Russia. I was deployed here when we got to the USS Hickory Aircraft Craft Carrier. Logan was deployed to Seria. He is there to keep an eye on the leader of the PMCs. He is no longer a Ghost, he is now a Navy Seal.
Entering Flash Back
July 22, 2017
10:52 AM
Afghanistan
We got a message from Logan and Hesh that they were headed to Afghanistan and they were going to need back up. So we started heading to Afghanistan we were in Pakistan. Crosby and I were a Tactical Pilot team. But we both worked on the front lines too.
We got into a CV-22 Osprey and started leaving to go to Afghanistan. When we got there we getting shot by sixteen M161 Vulcan anti-aircraft guns.
"Night he have to get down closer to the ground or somehow destroy those guns" Crosby stated.
"Agreed… fly low we have to get the Ghost out" I stated.
"Okay" Crosby stated.
We went down to fifty feet from the ground and when he got over the building that Logan and the rest of the Ghost were in I tied a rappel rope around my and connected it to my belt. I looked back to Crosby and he gave me a go signal and I jumped then I put my hands on the rope and squeezed the rope to slow down that's when I hit the roof and then I put some breeching charges down on the roof and then got ready for the breech.
When the charges went off everything slowed down for me and then I saw Logan with an enemy solider. The solider had a Desert Eagle pointed at the back to Logan's head. Before he was able to pull the trigger he looked up at the explosion and saw me. That's when everything started to speed up again and I went into complete action.
"Night what are you doing here" Logan yelled!
I just ignored him and shot the guy behind him, the bullets from my M4A1 SOD Tactical Rifle exploded out of the barrel going to the enemy's leg and wounding him then I shot out the Desert Eagle out of his hands, That's when I hit the floor, Logan ran to me crying and that's when I knew something was wrong, when he realized what he was doing he let go of me.
I just looked at him and then we looked at the enemy, he looked to be in pain. I walked over to him and saw that he had pure bright blue eyes and he was scared, I knew that I was going to be able to interrogate him.
"Sprichst du Englisch" I asked?
"Sehr gut" he stated.
"Then speak English" I stated.
"What do you want from me…? LET ME GO" He yelled!
"I wish to know where your leader is" I stated.
"I will never tell you" He stated.
I looked to his dog tags and his Last name was Travecof, he didn't have a last name printed on his dog tags.
"Travecof if you tell me I will make sure that you will be spared by the United States Government" I stated.
"How do I know you will keep your word to me" Travecof stated.
"Because Navy Seals don't lie we always hold up to our promises" I stated.
"Are you sure you can protect me, protect me from the leader of the Russian Army" Travecof stated.
"Please just tell me I don't want to be responsible for the murder of a lot of civilians because we got misinformed" I stated.
"His name is Khan Men-
A bullet rang from outside and smashed through a window. The bullet hit Travecof in the head killing him instantly. I turned around and then I freaked out because I saw a flash and then a bullet hit me in the shoulder knocking me down. All I felt was a sharp burning pain in my shoulder.
"Night… Night… CRYSTAL" Logan Yelled!
I was moving on the ground and then I felt Logan grab me and he pulled me to him, I was in excruciating pain.
"This is Crosby I'm taking fire I say again I'm taking fire… wait ROCKET" Crosby yelled!
There was a sound of an airship hitting the building that we were in, there was another sound of an explosion.
"I'm hit I say again I'm hi-
The transmission from the CV-22 was cut off. I was laying on the floor in Logan's lap and I was hurting so bad but he helped me up and then handed me my rifle. He was helping me to the exit to the building.
"Are you ready" Logan asked?
"Yeah" I said.
We were slammed the door open and ran for the nearest cover. That's when all the bullets stopped firing. We looked up and saw someone.
"Well… well it looks like a ghost need help from the navy seal and they only sent one to help you"
"Rose who is that" Logan asked?
"Uhh give me a second" I stated.
I was running my wrist pad on who was a possible terrorist's leaders. That's when a canister landed in front of us and then a green toxin came out of the canister.
"Neural tox-
Logan collapsed and then I felt weak, that's when I collapsed and I was reaching out to my mask extension to enable a toxin mask and that's when a foot stepped on my hand and I passed out.
When I woke up I was in a black hawk and Logan was crying… I don't know why and I felt myself get weak again then I looked down and started losing more blood, I felt a pair of hands on my chest. I saw Logan, his hands on the wound got more pressure trying to stop the bleeding. As I was starting to black out I felt his forehead on my forehead. Then I blacked out.
End of Flashback
Crystal
Just the thought of nearly dying is just a cold thought in my head. I was just glad that Logan cared for me like he did. But ever since we have met we liked each other. At least that's how I thought we felt to each other he has yet to tell me.
"Hey night your shift is over" Crosby stated.
"Is it okay if I stay up and keep you company" I asked.
"I don't care" Crosby stated.
"Cool" I said happily.
"So Crosby how are you and your wife doing" I asked.
"We are just fine and happy… she is six months pregnant" Crosby stated.
"Cool" I stated.
"Yeah… so Dawn and I agreed that you are going to be an aunt… so you better be there and so you can hold your niece" Crosby stated.
"I will try my best… only if my job doesn't interfere with anything" I stated.
"So how are you and Logan" Crosby asked.
"We are… uh to be honest I don't know… we both have been so busy that we haven't been able to talk to each other for a while… hell I don't know if we are still in a relationship" I stated.
"Oh… well I hope you two are still fine together" Crosby stated.
I was starting to get sad and for some reason lonely… my father once told me that no matter where you are you would always be able to tell how your loved one still loved you.
I don't know what he meant by that… I just know that he is safe at home right now. He was discharged from the military two years ago.
"So Crystal do you plan to have any children" Crosby asked.
"Well… I kinda can't" I stated awkwardly.
"Why" Crosby asked.
"Uhh it was a freak accident… doctors say I was lucky to be alive after what happened" I stated.
"What happened" Crosby asked.
"It's a long story" I stated.
"Well we have a long night" Crosby stated.
"Well I will just tell you the short story of it" I stated.
"Okay" Crosby stated.
Entering flash back
It was five years ago… I was a private under the command of General Farquharson. I was a first year sniper, and I was told to go to the top of a building and recon.
I got to the top and after two hours of looking over the team I was ambushed by a heavily armored enemy and he took his knife and stabbed me in the lower abdomen and after holding it there for a while he removed the knife and I collapsed and I was found ten minutes later.
I was taken to a field medic who took an x-ray and when I woke up he told me that I was lucky that the knife didn't hit any major artery, but the only problem was that I was not going to be able to have kids… he told me I was barren.
End of Flash back
Crystal
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked" Crosby stated.
"No… No it's fine… I'm only nineteen and in the military… hell I'm a Navy Seal… tell me how many other Navy Seals started at the age of sixteen" I stated.
"You have a point there" Crosby stated.
We were the only ones here at the check point for another six hours… I started yawning and I rubbed my eyes.
"Why don't you lay down" Crosby stated.
I thought about it and then I rested my head on Crosby's legs and I fell asleep.
Crosby
I put my hand on her shoulder and I looked at her for a minute. She looked so peaceful laying there. After looking back up my heads up display started flashing saying I had a call. I pulled out my tablet and I saw that it was Dawn.
I put my finger on the answer call button then slide it over to the side so it would answer and I saw dawn's face light up when she saw me.
"Hey honey… how are you doing" I asked.
"I'm doing fine… so how are you and Crystal doing" Dawn asked.
"I'm doing okay… I just found out that Crystal can't have kids… I think that may have bummed her out but she says that she fine" I stated.
"She can't… is she barren" Dawn asked.
"Yeah… but she is asleep right now" I stated.
"Oh… where" Dawn asked.
I angled that tablet down so Dawn could see Rose asleep on my legs and then I angled it back to me.
"Soooo… what are you doing honey" I asked.
"Well I'm just sitting here talking to you and my brother Matthew" Dawn stated.
"Tell Matthew that I say thank you for staying with you while I'm gone" I stated.
All of sudden I heard a noise in the distance and I shook Rose to try to wake her up.
"Babe I have to go… something is coming at us fast" I stated.
"Okay I love you… you two have to come home to us" dawn stated.
"We will, I love you" I stated.
Crystal was picking herself off the ground and I saw she pulled her MK 14 rifle off of the ground.
"They are coming in fast, about forty-two seconds before they reach us" Crystal stated.
"How do you know that" I asked.
"I learned the seconds of the lead runner plus the more advanced hearing we have as wolves" Crystal stated.
"Okay" I stated.
We bot raised our rifles and aimed in the same direction. We both knew the fire rule. Do not fire unless fired upon, we were being shot at.
"Foxtrot… Foxtrot" stated a male voice
"November" I stated.
"It's Commander Hawk… we are taking your place… you both are going home" Commander Hawk stated.
I was shocked to hear that we were going home… I mean I glad but it was unexpected. I looked over to Crystal to see her looking back to me.
Crystal
I was glad to go home, but at what cost… I'm worried that I won't fit in. But I get to see Foley… I haven't seen him in like forever.
"The Helo is about a quarter mile away… you are going to have to hurry to catch it" Commander Hawk stated.
"Okay… we will catch it" Crosby stated.
"Yes sir… have a good flight" Hawk stated.
We got our rifles and after telling Hawk where everything was we started our walk to the helicopter. After about four hundred feet we started running… we turned this in to a race and I pulled into the lead.
"This is not fair… you are a wolf… you outrun tigers" Crosby yelled.
"Look theirs the helicopter" I stated.
When we got to the helicopter we verified that it was us and then we got into the back of the MH-60 Blackhawk and we took off.