Roach was in pain, a lot of pain. Roach then heard foot steps coming into the room, as he tried to sit up he heard the footsteps quicken, but then as the pain spread through out his body once again he passed out.

Roach could hear someone mumbling to them selves. He opened his eyes to see the familiar face of Ghost with his mask on. He was about to sit up but then he felt powerful hands on him pushing him back down. "No don't try to sit up, it might reopen the wound"

Roach focused his eyes to met ghosts and he could see them filled with worry, "Damn, how long have I been out?"

"Two days give or take, but you've woken up a couple times but just passed out again when you trying to sit up."

Roach grunted in both pain and understanding.

"Here drink this" said Ghost, handing him a small glass of water, "I found some food too but it doesn't look to appetizing," Ghost put a spoon full of something Roach couldn't determine what it was. Ghost must have noticed the face Roach made, trying to figure it out and Replied with a smile and "Hey, you eat what you can get out here, it was good enough for Makarov's men to eat, I say its safe enough."

The two men sat in silence until the radio gave a loud crackle then the could make out Captain MacTavish sarcastically saying "Well boys looks like its clear enough out there that me and Price have come too the decision that we can come save your asses"

A huge grin spread across Roach's face, but ghost didn't look too surprised, when roach gave him a confused look about it ghost simply replied, "We've been debating this for the last day"

Roach diverted his gaze, he had been out for awhile and had missed a lot, he wondered what the date was anyway, "ghost how long we're we out after you know?"

Ghost immediately knew what he was talking about, Shepard shooting them both and trying to burn away the evidence. "Its been five days in all Roach.."

Roach's voice was barely more than a whisper "Well is he still, you know...alive?"

Ghost let out a sigh "No Roach, hes dead, killed by our Captain too."

"Oh" Roach was happy with that response, but as he began to think more about it he realized that it was not exactly the best thing, Captain MacTavish had killed the general, and that would most likely not go unanswered by Sheppard's men.

The brief silence was broken by Captain MacTavish asking "Ghost?" having no response to come in yet.

Ghost picked up the small radio "yeah we heard ya' Captain,"

The "we" had gotten Soap's attention "We? Is he up?"

Ghost then handed the device to Roach so that he could talk "Yes, sir, I'd been up for a few minutes before you told us about you saving our butts," he said a smile spreading across his face.

"God Roach, you gave us all quite a scare there. How ya' felling?"

Roach decided to go with the truth, "Well I definitely have felt better, pretty sore all over, and Ghost wont let me even sit up. Hes acting like a worried mother." Roach said jokingly

The captain responded with a laugh "well he should be,"But once again got serious "Roach, if Sheppard aimed even a few centimeters to the right, according to Ghost, you would be dead for sure by now."

Roach looked over to the lieutenant who gave a shrug, as if to say "No big deal."

"Roach, Ghost we're going to leave once it gets dark, Nikoloi will be flying us to the estate, we'll most likely get there in the early morning." Trying to add some humor to the conversation once again, he added "So if you see someone fly in, in a helicopter, don't shoot"

"okay, we'll try not too" Roach responded with a weak laugh that ended up with him moaning and clutching his bandaged side. As worry once again filled ghost's face and he shoved another bite of food into his mouth.