A/N: Hello guys! Yay! It's gonna get real angsty here soon... Okay, so trust me when I say- shit's about to go DOWN. That's all the hints I'm giving... hahaha

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Archer took his time fixing Roach up. It took him about ten minutes to set his nose and make sure it was set correctly. Then he looked him over one last time and made sure he wasn't going to wake up for at least a few more hours before he went to the rec room. He walked slowly through the winding hallways leading to the rec room and when he got there, all eyes were on him. He nervously ran a hand through his hair and walked across the room- to the knife still embedded in the wall. It was buried almost to the hilt, a couple inches separating the hilt from the wall. Everyone else seemed to have forgotten about it in their hurry to see if Roach was okay. He grabbed the hilt and pulled on it until it came loose. Then he looked at the blade and saw the thin line of blood. He turned to Ghost.

"Did he hit him?" He asked, holding up the knife.

"He just barely grazed his arm."

"Is anyone ever gonna tell us what happened or are we just going to sit here?" Soap asked impatiently.

Archer sighed and set Roach's knife down on the table.

"Roach got in a fight with one of the perimeter guards. I don't know why, though. The poor guy didn't even do anything wrong and Roach jumped off the couch and threw his knife at him- which, by the way- I have no idea how he even had in the first place."

The two captains exchanged puzzled glances.

"That makes no sense. The guy had to have done something. Roach doesn't just attack people for no reason." Price said.

"He usually doesn't, but this time he did. The only reason Roach is hurt is because the guy was defending himself."

"How bad is it?"

"Not very. He broke his nose and reopened a small cut in his leg, he also has a few bruises but besides that he's fine."

Archer looked at Ghost. He noticed when he came in that Ghost was holding his ribs and he was worried that Roach might've broken one of them.

"He hit you too, didn't he?"

"No," He grunted, "I'm fine."

Archer crossed his arms and shot him a glare.

"Is that right? Prove it."

Leave me the fuck alone. Ghost thought, starting to get annoyed.

Ghost didn't reply, instead he just glared back at him.

"Let me see." Archer said, gesturing to the hand that covered his ribs.

Price was curious to see if Roach had actually hit Ghost and he also wanted to stop this argument before it turned into an actual fight.

"Show him, Ghost." He ordered.

Damn it.

Ghost glared at him, but hesitantly obeyed the command after a few minutes. He slowly lifted his shirt to reveal dark black and purple bruises that ran all the way across his side. The whole area was swollen and had a reddish tinge to it. His breathing was also a lot shallower than it should've been.

"Shit." Archer said, stepping forward to examine it closer up and see how many ribs were broken, although it looked like only one.

"Did Roach really do that?" Soap asked, clearly unconvinced.

Ghost just nodded, as he didn't really feel like talking right then.

"What did he do?"

"Ghost tried to grab Roach before he threw the knife and that screwed up his aim, saving the man's life. But when he went to pull his arm back, Roach shoved it back at the same time, elbowing him hard in the ribs." Archer explained.

"When will Roach wake up?"

"In about... two or three hours," He said as he pulled Ghost up from the couch, "Let's go, I need to wrap those ribs and get some pain meds in ya."

They left, heading for the infirmary.

Soon Hesh and Logan came back, the man in tow. His face was all bruised up and he had a busted lip. There was a bandage on his arm from the knife Roach had thrown. They had been in Logan's room fixing him up, seems on how Roach was in the infirmary. They didn't want those two anywhere near each other, even if one of them was unconscious. They sat down on the couch, Price and MacTavish studying the man they had brought with them.

"And who might you be?" Price asked idly.

The man looked at him with eyes that reminded him of Roach's eyes. They were like a milk chocolate brown. That was weird, though. They were literally just like Roach's...

"M-Mark Thompson, sir." He said politely.

"He's one of the new recruits from last week." Keegan supplied.

"Did you fight with Roach?" Soap asked bluntly, wanting to hear him say it before he confirmed anything.

"Yes sir, but it was only self defense on my part."

The two captains looked at Hesh, who discreetly nodded. Mark was telling the truth.

"What do you suppose we should do about it, then?"

That caught John's attention. He hadn't expected them to give him a choice in what Roach's punishment should be. He wanted to jump around the room with happiness, but he kept his cool and pretended to not know what he meant.

"What do you mean?" He asked, putting on a confused expression.

Soap sighed.

"Since he hit you first, you get dibs on deciding what his punishment should be." He said slowly.

Oh, this was just too easy. None of them knew who he was, except Gary, but they think he's delusional! This is gonna be fun.

He wanted to make Gary suffer, but he had to stay in character. He was acting shy, as a new perimeter guard would. If all of the sudden he started acting cruel and mean like his usual self, then people would get suspicious. He would be sure to make Gary pay for this when he got him back.

"Oh... well... I would just like an apology." He said shyly, lowering his gaze to the floor.

"Fine. Just make sure you stay away from Roach for now."

John nodded and quickly left the room. He was immensely relieved that his plan was working out. Granted, getting into a fight with Gary hadn't been part of it, but it had worked out for the better. He knew that technically, he wasn't supposed to, but he couldn't resist going to see what had become of Gary. He hadn't seen him anywhere ever since the fight.

Well... I broke his nose, so I guess he'll be in the infirmary.

It was just a prediction, but it proved true when he found the infirmary. Most of the doors were unlocked, but one of them was shut and locked. It made him wonder if Gary was in there... He put an ear to the door and listened keenly for a few minutes to make sure no one was in there, then quickly picked the lock and walked in. He smiled in delight when he saw Gary. He was tied down to a bed with restraints.

He'll probably freak out when he wakes up. John thought, amused at the idea.

He knew that Gary hated being tied down, it always scared the shit out of him, no matter where he was. Even if he was in a place that he knew was absolutely safe, but he was tied down, he still freaked out. He had expected Gary to wake up when he entered the room, but he didn't even move. Then he thought about how one if his teammates had given him a shot of something earlier- probably a sedative. Apparently Gary was still sleeping it off. John's eyes moved to his nose, which was swollen slightly and bruised up. He smirked when he remembered he had broken it.

Serves him right.

It was very tempting to do something to Gary while he was sleeping, tied up like this. He would be completely helpless. But if he hurt him, it would blow his cover. John really wanted to just grab him and leave right now, but mostly everyone was still awake and roaming the halls. Despite his amazing stealth skills, he would never be able to sneak past them carrying an unconscious Gary. That would be practically impossible. Plus he didn't know how long it would be before the sedative wore off. If he took Gary and he woke up, he would yell and get everyone's attention so he couldn't leave with him- which would be extremely embarrassing... and they would probably shoot him. So, in the end, he decided it was best to leave him alone for now.

He stayed for a few more minutes but when he heard talking coming from down the hall, he knew it was time to go. He hurriedly left the room, locking the door behind him and lightly running out of the infirmary. He looked at his watch. He was right on schedule. It was time for him to go meet up with Dan in the cafeteria. He was fairly sure that no one would be in there at this hour. It took him less than five minutes to reach the cafeteria, and as he had guessed, no one was in there. Except Dan, whom he failed to notice was sitting at a table in the far corner of the room.

"Hello sir." Dan said.

John gasped, just noticing Dan's presence.

"Damn it Dan! You scared the shit out of me!" He whispered heatedly.

"I'm sorry, I thought you knew I was here," He chuckled, "You know I'm never late to meetings."

John sighed and sat down beside him. He glanced around the room and listened to make sure no one else was here before he started the conversation.

"So, did you find anything interesting?"

"Not much, but I did notice that Gary was rather... close to one of the other members of the 141. I believe his name was... Ghost..?"

"Yes, I noticed that too. When I came into the rec room, Gary was asleep in his lap. Maybe we can capture them both. If I get the chance, I definitely will. If they're close, that means we'll have leverage."

Dan nodded and studied his face.

"Did you get hit?"

"Gary recognized me and started a fight. I broke his nose." He grinned.

"Really? If anything, I thought he would've run away. We both know how scared he is of you. What happened?"

"Several other people got him off me and knocked him out with a sedative. He's tied to a bed with restraints in the infirmary right now, still sleeping off the sedatives as far as I know."

"Damn, this is fun."

"No one else knows anything about who we are besides him, and- this is the best part- they think he's delusional."

Dan burst out laughing and had to cover his mouth to smother his giggles so he wouldn't be heard. Now that was funny. Of all the things he thought were going to happen on this mission, he never once thought that something like this would happen. Before he left base, he wondered if this mission would be boring- he was dead wrong. This was by far the most amusing thing he had ever heard of. This made everything really easy. Gary was tied down to a bed, so all they had to do was knock everyone else out and simply grab Gary and go. This was gonna be a more fun than difficult, that was for sure. When Dan had sobered, they discussed some other minor details before going to bed for the night.

A/N: Yay! I'm so proud of myself! This chapter was pretty long! PLEASE REVIEW IT MAKES ME HAPPY.

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...Hey... Roach is gonna wake up in the next chapter... so if you wanna read that chapter... I suggest you review...