CHAPTER 1~SOCIAL TIES

"Soap!" Price cried as he held his hand on the table. The sounds of a helicopter flying over head. "Sir, we need to evac!" A soldier yelled as Yuri and Price ran. Price hated Yuri for killing his fellow captain, his partner, his best friend. When Yuri looked up at the stairs as Price stormed down them. He swore he saw a shadow of someone and another but before he had the chance to talk, Price punched him out cold.

Many years Later

Price sat in his office staring at the photo of the boys at OP King fish from October 8th of 2013. Soap with his Gail in hand and Ghost with his smart-ass smile look on his mask. He missed his team. Ghost and Roach were betrayed by Shepherd who shot Roach and Ghost in the head and chest at point-blank range with a .44 magnum. Then he threw the boys in a ditch and burned them. Price set the photo down and clasped his hands together Roach, Ghost, and Soap. His three, closest friends and brothers in battle. All killed but left him. He often wondered why he never died. Why God hated him so much that he took away everything from him. Price managed, even at his age, to settle down and marry a beautiful woman named Katherine. She had a daughter who grew up with no father. She instantly took to him as a father and loved him very much. It pained him when she told him she was going to enlist at such a young age. That day the world stopped. He thought of the boys and how devastated and how lost he had been and was too scared to loose someone he loved again.

"father-" She walked in the room. "I mean Captain Price?" She said with a slight smile on her face. Price let a smile flash from under his mustache as he stood up. "Ms. Cassandra, how may I help you this evening?" He asked softly her eyes on him like a lost puppy needing shelter. He knew she was old enough. By now she was a few years under Soap. Beautiful dirty blonde hair and a fit, tone body. He always saw Soap when she looked in her eyes. The same eyes he trained so many years ago. He loved that girl.

"Sir, 141 is ready for the mission, are you sir you want to do this?" She asked handing him the mission papers she printed out for the team that morning. Price nodded and placed his wearing hand on her head ruffling her hair. She only smiled and hugged him quickly before she left to get her gear. She was the top rank here are the 141 Base. And not by his decision neither. She was the only female in the base yet had the most respect. She earned her stay here and Price held it with open arms.

~Cassandra~

"Are you ready little lady?" Nikolai said in his Soviet tone tying down the create. Cassandra nodded and picked up her rifle. "I'm nervous of the old man." Nikolai froze at the name and it stung at his robust heart. "Lass, he'll be fine, but please no nicknames for him. That would bring bad memories" He said sternly and Cassandra looked at him puzzled. "Okay, sorry Nikolai. Everyone's so touchy today am I missin' something? Her southern accent comes to play as Nikolai sighed settling the rope down and leaning on the create, his hands clasped together and he looked her in the eye. His brown eyes widen in emotion. "Pretty woman," Nikolai said referring to when he would complement her few times when he would joke and need something. "Price lost a good friend that day. We all did. We are going back to wear John McTavish was murdered." Cassandra looked at Nikolai. "Soap?" She asked and he nodded.

Cassandra had heard so much about this Soap McTavish but there was no paper on him. Its like you disappear when you become a part of the 141. All she knew of him was he was a Captain with her step-father and was a little older than she was, maybe three to four years. She new he died of what they said was a bomb at a Church but she also heard that someone names Yuri was behind it, he worked with the 141 team then. Cassandra didn't know much but what she saw on Price's desk in his office, he was handsome and very outgoing. Price would be devastated if something were to happen to her too. She straightened as she smiled at Nikolai. "Come on Nick," she said as she waved, "let's get our asses moving" HE smiled seeing Price in her actions. "miss Cassie" He said as she turned around. "Be careful out there" Cassandra smiled and gave a two figure solute. "Yes sir."

About an hour had passed and Cassandra sat next to Price as Nikolai flew them to Russia. Price tightened his grip on his gun as Cassandra touched his shoulder. "It's okay John" She smiled as he nodded. "Sorry hun, not myself today..." He stared at the wall with new recruits. Cassandra kept her hand on his shoulder and smiled sweetly reassuring him that everything was fine. Price new this was going to be a hard trip and he knew that it was going to be painful. "Almost ready to land pretty lady," Nikolai chimed to Cassandra. She stood and stretched as she yelled over the noise. "Okay boys, we have two suspects and need an immediate extermination, catch him in the act, we go home." She says as the chopper jolts as the legs touched the ground. "Team Bravo you know the plan. Charlie with Price." They all hug in a group as everyone shouts.

Price shut his eyes at the immediate sun rays that shined through the open hatch as the boys stood in formation. They exited the helicopter as Nikolai waved good bye to his colleges, although he was only leaving for an hour, Cassandra felt like he was leaving them stranded.

"Daughter," Price said as he held her tight not caring about the PDA laws. "Be careful babe, I love you with all my heart and I want you back in an hour safe," Cassandra didn't like these times when Price's father over threw his Captain. She teased him a lot about it and today was no different. "I promise I wont stay out late and I'll let you meet him when we get back" Price rolled his eyes and hugged her again, "I mean it I wont have you getting shot again and fear Ill loose my baby girl" He smiled as she stepped away and saluted her Captain and took her Bravo group to the church house while Price lead his to the secret base. Price new Cassandra could do it, but there was always that faint feeling…

~Cassandra's group~

"Move out boys" She said sweetly as the men gracefully followed every footstep. One of those men being Cassandra's long time friend from her hometown Kalub. Kalub was 6'3 and blonde to match the baby blue eyes he held. He just engaged a girl back home who Cassandra loved like a sister. They were getting married after this last mission in Russia.

Cassandra knew this would be an easier mission and she was ready to bring her team home. All they had to do was fight one last fight to end the war. They had to track down Markorov and kill him before the war started. She lead her team down the narrow streets of the small village in Russia as little children ran in front of them, mothers fearful of their children. Cassandra held a hand up and the men halted. She didn't mind the children playing at all. She was actually surprised they are having any fun at all at a time like this. She smile softly as the team let them play. Parents lowering their guard. The child came to Cassandra in her Sand colored uniform and handed her a flower the girl picked off the ground. Cassandra smiled softly as she bent down and took the flower and placed it behind her left ear. The girl smiled "спасибо"(thank you) Cassandra said and the girl giggled "тыкрасивая"(You're welcome) the girl ran before Cassandra could respond the little boy froze and pointed up at one of the buildings and everyone froze. "BOMB!" The boy screamed as Cassandra jumped to the children "Get down!" She screamed as an explosion sent Cassandra and the child.

Cassandra opened her eyes to the sun's bright rays absorbing any liquid in her. Her mouth was dry as she remembered the children screams. She ignored the pain and sat u. the children both gone and her team scattered. "BRAVO!" she yelled at her team. Only half heard her and stood up. She looked at the men standing. Stalker, Axe, Flash, Pluto, and Kalub, or who they call Dox. She took a step when a group came from the shadows. Guns in their hands. Cassandra knew she was defeated. Half her men dead and the other half injured. Cassandra lifted her hands in surrender. Her team knowing their same defeat, raised their hands and the Russian terrorist group took each soldier down and hand cuffed them. Cassandra looked at her team and mouthed 'I'm sorry' it was all her fault. She shouldn't have stopped her team and felt safe in enemy territory. Now of five of her men were dead. She looked down as she and the children were thrown over heard. The light when from bright to brown to black.

~Price~

Price stood with his team firing his last clip. His mind was on the three men he had just lost before his eyes. Price killed his target, the supplier, but had a feeling Cassandra was doing better then he. He figured her team was already calling the helicopter. Price smirked at the feeling as his team gunned down the last few. He took his team to the base and saw Cassandra wasn't there. But before Price could argue with himself he saw at least a hundred Russians coming for them. As Nikolai brought the helicopter down to their level Price had no choice. He couldn't back her up if he was dead. And hell if he wasn't ready to die. He had a wife to go home to. "Price!" the soldier yelled as he jumped in as Nikolai hoisted the helicopter up off the ground and they were off. Nikolai dodging missiles as the team struggled to stay upright. Price looked around and didn't see anyone from Bravo. "Nikolai, has Cassie called in?" Nikolai looked at him a brief moment before dodging another bullet. "Ive been fighting these bitches Price I no hear the call but yours." He said his Soviet tone sarcastic and prissy. Price began to get nervous. What is Cassie didn't make it and she was laying their and Price wasn't there to save her?

He sat down and put his head in his hands and let tears fill his eyes. He only cried two times before. Soap, and at his wedding day seeing Cassandra and his wife Katharine all dressed and happy. He let the tears fade as he heard the call trying to come in. He rushed to the radio as he faintly hear Russian tongue. "унасестьпленных. Чтозначит McTavish хочусделатьсними?" He said and Price froze "McTavish? Captives? Nikolai we gotta go back!" Nikolai sighed and put a hand on Price's shoulder reassuring him from what he was about to hear. "Friend, we can't go back it is shit-hole." Price looked down. No matter how bad he wanted to he couldn't let anymore men die. He slumped down and again placed his face in his hands. This time, tears streamed his face. He didn't care who saw.