AN: Hello, i would like to thank Golden Sheath for helping me with adding this group. and for the names of 4 of the characters. (But i have made a few slight alterations.) so cheers man.

Chapter 13: A Child's Phantom

Royce 'Phantom' Smith kneeled down next to a bush. In front of him was a large building, most likely an old road side motel that was converted by ISIS into a prison. "Phantom, this is Price. We are in position. You ready?" A voice said over the radio

"I'm in position." Royce replied

"Good, start infiltration." The radio cut out and Royce breathed in a heavy breath through his gasmask as he quickly sprinted across the clearing and slamming his back against the wall of the motel. He noticed a body being dragged into a bush and a few seconds later 3 others quickly joined him by the wall. "Nice to see you made it this far Phantom." Royce's CO, Captain Price, stated. (Reference anyone?)

"I'm good to go sir." Royce said as he looked at the other 3 behind Price. All had gasmasks on. One had a MP5; his name was David 'Angel' Willton, the squad's medic. Behind him was a soldier carrying a L108A1. That was Harvey 'Ripper' South, the squads support gunner and technician. And lastly at the back was Mason 'Close-up' Middleton. The squads go-to guy for shotgun someone to the face. Price himself had a gasmask on with his trade mark fishing hat on top. They nodded to begin and Royce turned to face the other side. He let out his breath as he turned the corner and ran up to the front door to the motel, the other's following.

He poked his head through the door to see no one in the main room. "We're clear." Royce said as he opened the door and they walked in. the room was silent as they walked in. behind the front desk was room marked 'Security'.

"Ripper, get me those cameras." Price ordered as Ripper nodded. He stacked up against the door. He silently pushed it open to show a room full of monitors and one man watching them. Ripper pulled out his knife and slowly moved inside.

"Everyone else check the rooms." Price ordered as the rest of them moved down into the to check the rooms for the hostages. "Close-up, keep an eye on the front door."

"Got it." Close-up muttered as he jumped the front desk. Royce walked slowly down the corridor checking the left rooms while angel checked the left.

"Ok I got camera feeds." Ripper said over the radio "And you guys better get to room 15 fast!" Royce stopped for a moment before sprinting down towards room 15. He reached the door and threw it open. What he saw shocked him

On the floor were two bodies. One was a man the other a woman. Multiple stab wounds and bullet holes could be seen. Large pools of blood came out of them. Between both bodies' a small girl, maybe 7, sat. She had short white hair and glinting green eyes. She had tears coming from her eyes and horror on her face… for in front of her stood a man with his face wrapped in a cloth. In his hand was a large knife with blood stains on it. 'Oh god…' Royce thought as he saw the man start to swing the blade. Royce reacted quickly. He brought out his silenced USP.45 and 3 fired shots. All hitting the man in the head. The men fell to the ground with a thud. Royce lowered his pistol to look at the girl, who was now staring at him. The sheer shock and horror on her face told Royce many things. She started to back away slowly. Royce took of his gasmask to show he was not a threat. "Hey there. Don't worry, I'm here to help you." He said softly. Trying to reassure the girl. The girl stopped for a moment and stared at Royce's green eyes.

Suddenly Royce felt something hit him in the stomach. He looked down to see the girl had run up and hugged him. She was crying her eyes out. "What's your name?" Royce asked as he hugged the young frightened girl.

"Lindsey… Lindsey Marcarthy." She sniffed

"Hi Lindsey, I'm Phantom. What happened here?" Royce asked, not wanting to give away his name.

"That bad man came in the room and started yelling. He kept pointing at me. my mommy and daddy tried to stop him but he put them to sleep. And then the floor became wet with red water." She sniffed as she looked up at Royce's face. "I tried to wake them up but I couldn't. Then the bad man wanted to put me to sleep. But you stopped him." tears began to flood into her eyes she pushed her head into Royce's chest "Why won't they wake up? Why won't mommy and daddy wake up?"

Royce was silent for a few seconds before Angel came up behind him. "Hey, did you find the… Oh god…" Angel started but then saw the bodies and the girl crying. Angel pressed a button on his radio "Captain, we got a problem. Both parent hostages are dead. But the girl's safe."

"Come on back. Let's get out of here. No time to wait." Price came over the radio.

"Phantom, time to wrap this up. Let's get her out of here." Angel stated, urging him to hurry up."

"Ok." Royce said as he looked back to the girl. "Let's get you someplace safe ok?" the girl didn't answer but instead ran back into the room. Royce tilted his head slightly in confusion until she ran out with a teddy bear in her hands.

"I won't leave Teddy." She stated

"He can come too." Royce smiled him then ushered her to follow him.

As they walked outside they noticed that many of the compounds guards were gone. But they didn't have time to care as they sprinted back the way they came. Until someone shouted something in Syrian. They all turned around and pointed their guns at who shouted it. A man stood a good few feet in front of them. He shouted something before he undid his shirt with one pull. Showing a large device with a radioactive symbol on it. "NUKE!" Price shouted. Royce spun round and used his body to shield Lindsey. The man shouted something again and pressed a trigger in his hand. And everything went white.

Royce woke up to Price sitting next to him, smoking a cigar. "Ugh… what happened?" Royce asked

"Nuke went off. Somehow ended up here alive and surviving." Price answered. Then Royce realized something.

"Where's Lindsey!" he shouted as he tried to get up he felt something holding on to his waist. He looked behind him to see Lindsey asleep cuddling him and Teddy. He relaxed when he saw that she was alive and sleeping.

"She wouldn't leave your side." Price explained "And the others are here as well, their over there." He pointed to a log where all 3 other members were drinking from metal flasks. "Whelp, now you're up… the fun can begin."

AN: Hello. So what do you guys think of the Chapter? What's going to happen? where are they on Remnant? Who will find them first. The others or The White Fang? And waht will happen to Lindsey? Stay tuned.