Chapter 1
The Ghosts are the silent tip of America's spear- Unknown Ghost
LOCATION: Dam Neck Annex, NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Clay Spenser and the rest of DEVGRU's Bravo Team, a unit of Red Squadron finally touched down after their Black Operation in Venezuela. The mission was a complete success and the Venezuelan Nuclear Program was grounded to a screeching halt. Clay Spenser thought about everything he went through during his time in Venezuela. He thought about how he helped Jason with his issues and the fuckup with Sonny. He also thought about his wife Stella and his son Brian which eliminated the negative thoughts he had about Sonny. He was just glad to be stateside for a while and Bravo Team was given a well-deserved break. As he left the plane with his thoughts, he heard Sonny say something. Of course, the rest of the team had already left. Right now he just wanted to go see his wife and son.
"Clay, we need to talk about what happened. I'm sorry for the fuckup and I'll try to be less reckless" he said.
Clay had enough of Sonny's bullshit and thought about it quite a bit on the ride back.
"Dammit Sonny, I'm tired of your shit and reckless behavior! We almost died thanks to you! You're one of my friends but dammit! I need to go, I don't have time to talk about this. I have a wife and kid that needs me."
As Clay was walking he saw what appeared to be an officer from the Army enter Captain Lindell's office. Shrugging it off he continued to walk when Captain Lindell called him and asked him into his office. He was surprised to see not only the Captain and the Army Officer but also Lt. Soto and Cdr. Blackburn as well.
He stood at attention and was told to be at ease by Captain Lindell.
He then started to speak saying "Spenser thank you for meeting with us. Congratulations on the baby, but this gentleman in the Army Uniform wants to talk to you about something and requested that Lt. Soto and Cdr. Blackburn will be here as well."
Seeing the visible confusion on Spenser's face the man introduced himself.
"Lt. Col. Scott Mitchell. Nice to meet you Special Warfare Operator First Class Spenser. I've heard a lot of great things about you from your superiors and you're just the kind of operator I need in my unit, The Group for Specialized Tactics or more commonly known as the Ghosts. I've even read your file and I gotta say. I'm very impressed with you son. You not only speak six languages fluently but can also speak some other languages as well. Not only that but you're extremely intelligent as well and are able to make great decisions in the heat of battle" You're one of the best DEVGRU operators I've ever seen and the Ghosts have a few members of DEVGRU in my unit. So, what do you say?"
Clay stood there in shock and also saw the shocked looks on Lt. Soto and Cdr. Blackburn. But they both smiled at him and nodded. Clay quickly thought to himself "I thought they were a myth, the boogeymen, I never thought the Ghosts were real. I've heard the stories of an elite special mission unit (SMU), that only took the best of the best from Tier 1 and 2 teams. With everything going on with the team, he felt it was a good time to possibly leave. Jason was in a good place and he wasn't needed now to protect both Jason and the team. Though things were tense with Sonny."
After staring for what felt like hours, he finally spoke and said those fateful words.
"I accept your proposal, Lt. Col. Mitchell."
Mitchell responded with a shake of the hand and said "Welcome to the Ghosts. Though you'll need to go through our selection course."
LOCATION: Unknown, January, 2022
"Mr. Zarza, is our shipment secure"? A woman on a computer screen asked.
"Yes. You're employers should be happy to know that the shipment secure and that buy should happen in a few months time"
"Excellent. They will be very happy. But as an added piece of insurance and protection. They want to send one of their agents" Just then a beautiful blonde woman stepped out of the shadows.
"This woman here is Snegurochka, she'll help oversee our operation in the area".
"Of course. I don't like to work with outsiders. With this job, I understand that your superiors want to make sure this is done correctly"
"Yes and we know that you've suffered some hard times with the deaths of your nephews".
Zarza's eyes narrowed "You mean the assassinations by the west".
"Yes and with your business with us. You will have your revenge".
"I look forward to that. If you will excuse me. I have to look over my arms agreement with SRN in East Africa".
"Of course. I look forward to our continued partnership".
The screen in the office turned off and the two women looked at each other.
The women in the chair started to speak.
"When you go to Syria. Put a GPS in the compound so I can send in my men to eliminate Zarza and his men after the delivery of the weapon. There must be no loose ends".
Snegurochka responded saying "Of course Natalya. Make sure you send your best men to eliminate them"
"Black Tusk only recruits the best. Why do you think the United States uses our services so much"?
"True, but those contracts are only happening due to that American in Congress. Can he be trusted ".
"Our employers specifically recruited him years ago when he was a navy seal. He will play his part and be rewarded after all. He wants to be President and we'll help him get there. One way or another they will have someone in the White House and have its revenge after the failed attacks in 2011".
"Who do you want to lead the team"?
"I want Bardon Schaeffer to lead the assault. He's a former American Special Forces Operator. He'll have a platoon of our best operators".
"I'll take my leave then".
After Snegurochka left the office, Natalya Alexeyevna Sokolova just sat, musing in her thoughts. Wondering why her father got involved with Megiddo and what their goal was.
Alright. Hello, again y'all. The first chapter is done! Hope y'all liked it and please share with your friends and comment. It would be really appreciated so I can see what I've done right and what I can improve on. Until next time, Ghosts.
