infected days.

scouting parties

"who the hell were they?" asked Samantha, she looked more disgruntled and angry than Jerry was used to, but he understood her mindset

the group had stumbled back to their base and almost the minute they had arrived Sam had called for a meeting. pretty much everyone was there, except for a few of the soldiers who were on guard. Jerry spotted several people he hadn't met yet. but nobody had an answer to her question

"are you sure that they weren't the military?" asked Diane "they could have been sent to reclaim their lost property"

"I'd like to assume that the military would ask a little nicer" responded Sam in an annoyed tone, leaning back in her seat, wincing as she did so due to her wound

"who knows what the military is like now? ever since the chain of command they could have become just as bad as the bandits, or fallen under corrupt leadership-" 

"it's not the military" interrupted someone from the back, jerry glanced back and spotted Ghost leaning against the wall. his face was still covered by his bandana and other gear so it was impossible for Jerry to get a read on him as per usual.

"got something to contribute Ghost?" asked Jerry 

"describe the Logo?" 

"uh, some kind of bird, wings stretched, surrounded by a circle" described Shelby 

ghost shuffled through a few of his pouches and pockets, before pulling out a worn card, stained by dust, dirt, and blood, with the exact same Logo

"Where'd you get that?" asked Jerry, raising an eyebrow in confusion, Sam sat up straight staring right at the logo with a contained fury in her eyes

Ghost stood up straight, before making his way over to where everyone was gathered, handing Sam the card "The group is Called Phoenix international. they were a private military company before everything went down. they were hired guns used by most of the counties in the west, particularly the US  Canada and UK, when they needed someone to do something illegal" he stated "they served primarily in the middle east carrying out clandestine ops that the major powers couldn't carry out without going to war. they offered me a position during my deployment, I turned them down"

"and now they're here?" asked Sam, studying the card

"The United states called back practically all of it's forces from around the world, that included the private contractors. Phoenix international was one of the first back. but what became of them I don't know. clearly they're still around" stated Ghost "which isn't surprising, they weren't the standard run of the mill mercenaries, they were very good at killing"   

"do you have any idea where they might be?" Asked Sam, glancing up at the Sniper

"likely at the nearest military base or airfield. they would have taken over the most fortified position they could" responded Ghost "if they couldn't find any good military locations, a safezone, police station, or any other fortified position would be just as likely" 

"can you find them? we'll pay you" Asked Sam

Ghost was silent for a moment, before nodding "I'll need some supplies for the road"

"you'll have them" stated Sam "I want to send someone with you"

"I work better alone. easier to move silently" Responded Ghost, it wasn't a denial of her request, but a blanket statement 

"I'll pay extra if I have to, but I want one of my people with you, two heads are better than one" she looked around the room, before her eyes fell on Shelby "Shelby, go with him"