Ghosts of War | CoD - MW

Chapter 6.

The helicopter ride was quiet and no one seemed too interested in talking. Everyone had their minds occupied with their own business, which felt okay for everyone. A lot had happened in the last few days, and a lot more were to happen in the upcoming days.

Price was thinking of how he would break the news to Kimberly. He knew that she would freak out just at the mention of his name. Not that Price could blame her. The two of them had been through a lot together, and they sure as hell didn't part in a good way. The way he had laid his hands so carelessly on her. Used her. Abused her. Hell, even Price hated his guts. He only blamed himself for not seeing the signs earlier and stopping it.

Ghost was sitting for himself, thinking through the training program he would have to put together for Kimberly. He knew he first would have to get the girl to gain some weight, but he was curious if her body would be able to handle so much food so soon. He knew her aim and stamina wouldn't be too much of a problem, but he was worried about her gaining enough muscles in such a short timespan. Nonetheless, he would do anything he could to help her pull through. He had to admit something about her was growing om him. Admiration, he thought. He had to admire her courage and determination.

Gaz wasn't thinking about too much. His thoughts lingered around the Air Force and how the continuation of his career would be. Maybe the air force was something for him, maybe not. He wanted to try it out, but if he failed he would just return to the Special Forces. He had everything planned out for now. He was glad Kimberly could take his place in the group, but it still didn't feel right to leave his boys behind. They felt like brothers to him.

Johnny was thinking about his family. He had bought tickets home to Scotland and would be gone about a weeks time, wanting to see his mother and break the good news about Kimberly. He honestly wanted his sister to tag along, but he knew that she had enough on her plate already, and too little time to finish it all. At the same time, he wanted to stay at base and help his sister with whatever she needed, but he was fully aware that they would get enough time together anyway in the future, and she would be fine on her own.

Kimberly on the other hand, felt like her head was on fire. She had been thinking about everything she could think about. The thing that worried her the most, however, were the two new guys coming. She didn't know when or how she would meet them, but she hoped Price would inform her eventually. She was thinking about the hard training ahead of her, and her trainer being Ghost. It excited her a little, knowing that she would spend more time with him, but she was also worried she might disappoint him by not performing well.

Just knowing that he would push her to her breaking point for an entire month made her worry sick. She would then have to pass three quick exams, and also get cleared by a shrink. She wouldn't have time to rest, but she had not expected to get any either. Her future would depend on herself and how much work she wanted to put into it. She refused to become a low-life piece of shit like her father. She would fight for her future.

Price could be heard discussing some training with Ghost for a while, but it didn't last for long. The Lieutenant knew what he was doing, so Price didn't need to worry too much. But he was worried that Kimberly and Simon wouldn't get along so well.

The ride back was over quickly, and they finally landed on the ground. Kimberly tossed the earmuffs off, getting up and hurrying out of the chopper as soon as the blades had stopped. She jumped out of the helicopter, landing on the hard tarmac.
She looked around at the base, a smile appearing on her face. She had not been stationed here for about four years, yet it looked exactly like she remembered. It felt comforting and familiar. Exactly what she needed.

-"Welcome back home, people. Let's go get settled. It's late," Price ordered, talking out loud to everyone as he followed her out. Kimberly inhaled deeply as the entire team followed their Captain into the enormous base. Once they came inside, they turned left and disappeared further into the building. They entered a flight of stairs, making it up to the third floor.