I know it's another short chapter, I'm sorry. But add the two chapters I just put it, you get at least 1300 words...

that seems like a lot, right?

"From here on out, you'll be leading an elite unit under me. The best hand-picked warriors of the world. Welcome to Task Force 141, Captain John MacTavish." Shepherd shook his hand.

"It's an honor sir." MacTavish saluted.

"At ease. MacTavish, allow me to introduce you to your Lieutenant. Riley, in here please." Shepherd called. MacTavish stared at the man who came in. Other than the fatiuges, the one thing that really caught his eyes was the fact he was wearing a skull balaclava and dark red sunglassees to hide his face.

"Captain, meet Lieutenant Simon Riley." Shepherd introduced.

"Pleasure to meet you sir." Riley offered his hand, his thick British accent and name ringing a few chords with MacTavish.

"Likewise." MacTavish replied, shaking hands.

"I'll leave you two to get aquainted with each other. The rest of the team arrives at the docks at 1200 hours." Shepherd said.

"Sir!" the two men saluted him as he left. As the door closed, an awkward silence filled the small filing room.

"...so..." Riley said, breaking to silence. What irked MacTavish more than anything was he couldn't read either Riley's expression nor body language by how he held himself. The sunglasses hid his eyes in the dim light. Something popped into MacTavish's head.

"...Simon Riley...weren't yo-"

"The one accused of murdering his whole family? Yes I am." Riley said harshly.

"But that's not the real story, is it?" MacTavish frowned.

"...you think someone else did it?" Riley asked.

"I'm assuming yes, seeing as how there was too much circumstantial evidence." MacTavish said. "But something...I don't think anybody would do that, even with what you had been through before."

"How did you know about that?" Riley asked threateningly.

"General Shepherd gave me files of everyone's backgrounds, to know them a bit before I met them." MacTavish answered calmly, picking up a file with Riley's name on the tag. That calmness was only skin deep. Inside he felt terrified, worse than the year before when he had killed Zakhaev.

"...what makes you believe me?" Riley asked after a few minutes, his voice less harsh.

"I don't think someone like you would attack and kill his own family like that. You seem too nice." MacTavish shrugged.

"...you sure you're alright in the head?" Riley asked.

"I sure hope I am." MacTavish replied jokingly.

"Nice mate." Riley said, his voice hinting of a smirk. "Now...MacTavish...you're the bloke who killed Zakhaev." Riley didn't say it like a question.

"I do have that honor." MacTavish nodded.

"Nice...shame about the rest of the team though." Riley commented.

"...you were part of the SAS?" MacTavish asked, noticing the patch on his arm. Riley nodded.

"I think we'll get aling fine, don't you?" Riley asked.

"Agreed."

"Oh, by the way captain?"

"Hm?"

"Call me Ghost."

"He always wore that damned balaclava. Scared the shit out of Price first time they met." MacTavish chuckled. Price shuddered, remembering what happened when he was rescued from the Gulag.

"And he WAS like a fuckin' ghost. He could sneak up on anyone and scare the crap out of them...even Captain MacTavish." Toad smirked.

"Great guy, he was." Worm nodded.

"...how did he...?" Mamori asked quietly..

"...same as Roach...damnit I had Shepherd in my crosshairs! I should've shot! They could still be here..." Toad growled.

"I wish I told you not to shoot..." Archer frowned

"Toad, Archer, no one's blaming you. All of the blame's on Shepherd. Unless you were psychic, no one saw it coming." Adrian tried to console him.

"...I...guess..." Toad muttered. MacTavish didn't say anything, knowing exactly how the snipers felt.

"...so, everything leads to Shepherd." Mamori said.

"Of course."

"...there has to be more...there's something we're missing." Mamori muttered.

"Like what?" MacTavish asked.

"I...don't know."

I Dunno how chapters will come out after this week...I have Finals and stuff...and I need to start practicing how to drive...

Hope you guys like it...oh!

I made a one shot series! called Mission files...look it up! The second chapter is about Ghost, if that makes you want to look at it :P