Gabe: I'm sorry guys, I wasn't able to upload any new chapters before because I was busy with work from school. Well at least it is up right now. Thanks!

October 23, 2023

San Diego, California

It was a dark, cold night. Two Federation soldiers were guarding the entrance to a prison. A team of Ghosts were hiding in the woods, covered by the darkness. The team was equipped with suppressed weapons, body armor, and other military equipment. The Ghosts also had night vision goggles, sunglasses, and balaclavas resembling skulls. The team proceeded to sneak up on the guards. The guards spoke to each other in Spanish.

"This is so boring friend, why did they force us to watch the doors?" said one of the guards.

"I don't get it either, why can't Jorge do this dirty shit?" replied the other guard.

"Well I guess we will…." The guard's sentence was interrupted when his head was hit by a bullet.

The other guard was shocked and confused. He raised his rifle and searched the area for the shooter. As he reached into his pocket to get out his radio, he was shot in the head by a sniper.

"Good shooting there Ocelot!" said the Ghosts squad leader. He was a tall man entering his 50's. He was a Captain and his name was Daniel Thompson. He was once a soldier many years ago during the conflict between the UN and the Federation.

"Phantom reporting in, team regroup around the entrance. Remember, we are not here for a long battle. Let's go in quick and get him the hell out of there!" said Thompson.

The team regrouped at the entrance and quickly hid the bodies of the guards. They used a device to jam the communications inside the prison. The team proceeded to open the door and barge in. With their rifles ready to kill, they swiftly scanned the area for hostiles. After hearing noises from the main entrance, a small squad of Federation soldiers went out to investigate. Upon heading to the entrance, the Federation soldiers saw the Ghosts and attempted to arrest them.

"Attention Americans! Please put all your weapons down and put your hands up! NOW!" commanded one of the Federation soldiers.

Instead of complying with his demands, the Ghosts instead raised their weapons and fired on the Federation soldiers. The Ghosts killed four of them leaving two left alive. The remaining two Federation soldiers attempted to take cover and return fire but they were gunned down by the Ghosts. The Ghosts needed to find the man they were looking for so Thompson ordered one of his soldiers to look on the computer near the entrance.

"Ocelot, get on that computer and find him!" ordered Thompson

Ocelot moved to the computer and searched for their target. He was able to find that the man was being held in cell no. 627.

"He is being held in cell number 627." said Ocelot.

"Well then, let's go find him!" replied Thompson.

The Ghosts opened the door and went further inside the prison. There they saw various prisoners in cells. These prisoners were American citizens who were being detained as political prisoners. The Ghosts quickly began searching for cell no. 627.

"LET US FREE! PLEASE HELP BREAK FREE!" bellowed one of the prisoners

"Captain, they are asking for help shall we free them?" asked Ocelot.

"Not yet, we will need their help later. But first we must find him." replied the Captain.

The Ghosts could not find the man in this section of the prison. They had to go through the mess hall to get to the other cells. Before leaving, they set the prisoners free and the prisoners went to the armory to fight against the Federation. The Ghosts encountered about 20 Federation soldiers in the mess hall.

"Heads up people, we got company!" said Thompson.

Gunfire erupted and bullets flew everywhere. The Ghosts killed all of the Federation soldiers. They proceeded to look for their objective. Finally, they found his cell. In there was a man in his 40's, with jet black hair and blue eyes. He was a former Navy SEAL. His name was Hector Williams. He was simply known as Henry.

"Are you Hector Williams?" asked Thompson.

"Yes, and who are you?" said Henry.

"An old friend, it is me Daniel Thompson."

"Daniel… Thompson? Is that you? Delta Force operator I used to work with?"

"Yes, it is me and I am here to break you out of this prison."

"But why are you here to break me out?"

"To recruit you into our covert team, Ghosts"

"Ghosts, never heard of it."

"Come Henry I will explain more later."

One of the Ghosts pressed a button and all the cell doors opened. Immediately, the prisoners went to the armory.

"Come everyone, Federation soldiers are coming! We must escape now!" said Daniel.

"How exactly will we escape Dan?" asked a confused Henry. His face was covered with doubt.

"Don't worry friend, we will run into the woods and use the darkness to our advantage. I have a truck we can drive to get back to base." replied Thompson who for the first time in years, started to feel doubt. His escape plan could fail leaving his team and him captured or even worse, killed. But this was a risk he had to take. So while the prisoners and the Federation soldiers were busy fighting each other, the Ghosts, under the cover of darkness, sprinted through the woods.

"This is Phantom, to Major Jennings, we have the package. I repeat we have the package. We need extraction now!" Daniel said to his radio.

"Roger that Phantom. I will send a UH-60 Black Hawk to the LZ ETA 3 minutes." replied Major Jennings. The Ghosts found a truck and got in. Ocelot was driving, Thompson was in the front passenger seat and the rest were in the back. Ocelot started up the vehicle and accelerated quickly. Behind them, gunfire was heard and bullets riddled the truck. Multiple trucks with Federation soldiers, were following them and attempting to kill them.

"Shit, we're taking fire!" said a worried Henry.

"Henry, you still know how to fire a gun?" asked Daniel.

"You really think I would forget that?" replied Henry.

"Well than take this. This is my M4A1 and heres some ammo." said Daniel as he gave Henry his M4 and some magazines for the gun. Henry examined the gun and cocked it. He aimed the carbine at the trucks. Henry managed to kill several of the soldiers chasing them.

"Theres the LZ! Everyone get ready to depart now!" said Daniel. Ocelot turned the truck around and everyone got out. A Black Hawk landed and the Ghosts entered inside. Inside the chopper, a door gunner fired his minigun at the Federation soldiers while the helicopter flew away.

"Well, ladies and gentlemen, we got out of there in one piece!" Daniel said to Henry and the other Ghosts. The Ghosts and Henry were all relieved to survive the firefight but they knew there was going to be more bloodshed ahead.

Gabe: Well there you go guys, this is the first chapter! Hope you enjoyed it! Chapter 2 will be posted soon!