Pact of Ice and Fire (SOAPGHOST)

CHAPTER 5. A MOTHER'S RAGE

The ride was long and excruciating for Bronx, who groaned in pain any time he flapped his wings. Price would soothe him with comforting words and petting, but it would only go so far.

When they landed back at the base, Bronx was taken immediately to be cared for. When Nuri landed, both her and Ghost were eager to see the eggs again. Soap had told them they would be landing in a few minutes after them, so he was at ease now.

Sliding swiftly off of Nuri, Ghost headed straight towards the nest outside the dragon stables, Nuri following behind.

When they got there, Ghost's heart swooned. The eggs were as beautiful as he remembered. He slowly got into the nest, picking up the pearlescent egg once again, lifting it up for Nuri to see. The she-dragon trilled, bumping the egg gently with her nose and rumbling. Ghost set the egg down, grabbing the other two and presenting them to her.

"These will hatch any day now, Riri, I'm so proud of you." He said, setting the eggs down and looking up at her. Nuri bumped her head into Ghost's chest, the man smiling and rubbing up and down her cheeks.

"Ghost!" The man looked over and found Soap rushing to him, Scotty high tailing it too. Ghost waved him over, Nuri rushing to meet her mate eagerly.

"Soap! Look! Look at her eggs!" The British man exclaimed, picking up the murky colored egg and shoving it towards Soap, who looked at it. "They're so small! Hold this one, darling-" he handed the egg to Soap who took it carefully in his grasp, "This one is blue! Bluer than Scotty-" he handed Soap another, "And this one.."

Soap watched as the man took a white egg in his hands, lifting it up to let Soap see. "This one has Nuri's coloring! Nuri Jr! No, that..sounds horrible. Riri? No. Uh.." the man trailed off. Soap could only smile, he looked so focused on finding a name.

He looked like a proud father.

"They're absolutely beautiful, Ghost." He Said as he stepped into the nest, placing the eggs down in his boyfriends lap, Ghost watching him with eyes of love and adoration.

"They really are, aren't they?" He took Soap's hand in his, giving the back of it a small kiss.

Soap's heart fluttered and he smiled.

...

They all woke up to the sound of loud, mournful roars.

Immediately, Ghost felt the rush of fear and anger that came from Nuri and he sprung out of bed, still in his sweats and white shirt. He almost forgot to grab his balaclava with how fast he ran out of his room and down the hall, bursting through the doors. He rushed over to Nuri, hearing someone call out to him as he did so. The sun still had yet to rise, it was still so late in the morning.

Nuri was roaring loudly, her nest completely destroyed. The eggs, what happened to the eggs?! Ghost felt rage engulf him and he turned around, ready to rock the absolute shit out of the person responsible.

Soap stood before him, hair a mess, eyes wide with confusion and fear. "Ghost-! Simon! What happened?"

"The eggs are gone, Johnny, gone!" Ghost all but yelled, watching the man's eyes dart to the nest and Nuri, then back to him. "All three of them are missing!"

"What do you mean gone?!"

"I MEAN BLOODY FUCKING GONE, JOHNNY." Ghost growled, he was seething with rage. Soap backed up slightly, Ghost sucking in a breath and looking down before sighing. "I'm sorry for yelling- but what the fuck do we do."

Soap cradled Ghost's face in his hands, "It's okay, Simon, it's okay. We'll find them, I promise you that. And we'll burn the fucker who took them alive."

Nuri continued to roar and cry for the next three hours as the two searched and searched, looking for the eggs. For Nuri's children.

When the others rushed outside due to the noise, they informed them of the situation and they began to search too. They even went to the security cameras and all the found was Nuri leaving for a few minutes, then a black screen and when it came back, Nuri was looking around and then she began roaring.

It was clear someone had taken them.

And they were going to fucking pay.

...

"We already sent out the search dogs, they followed the scent of something that ended at the beginning of the tree line. It's obvious the person is in the military because they had a dragon." Gaz explained, Soap watching as Ghost paced back and forth. "We're trying our hardest to find those eggs-"

"WELL TRY HARDER!" Ghost shouted, those blue eyes were now a raging ocean. Soap almost felt scared for Gaz as the masked man walked up him, their chests touching. If Gaz nearly shit himself, he didn't let it show and instead he responded with the same amount of volume.

"WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST GHOST!"

"NOT HARD ENOUGH!"

"Alright, you two, ENOUGH!" Price yelled and the two fell silent, "We are searching high to low for those eggs, Ghost. We understand you're angry, for a very good reason, but you have to understand this can take days- if not weeks."

Ghost looked at Price and then to Gaz, before he shook his head and turned, "I'll find them myself." The way Ghost's tone dropped so drastically made the whole room feel ice cold.

"Ghost-" Gaz stepped towards the man, stopping when the man turned back around.

"With all due respect, Sergeant Gaz, but leave this to me, because you guys aren't trying hard enough to find my-" he stopped himself, "Nuri's eggs. No one is." He made eye contact with Soap, who deflated slightly. "So, I'll find them myself. If anyone has a problem with that, they can go fuck themselves."

With that, the man turned and walked out of the room, slamming the door behind him. Soap rushed after him.

When Ghost walked out, he stumbled slightly, realizing what he had just said to Soap. He didn't mean it, he didn't mean the words he said. Still, fueled by both his and Nuri's rage combined, he stomped towards the nest, where his mount was roaring. She shut up when she saw him and sensing his need, she rushed to him, lifting her left wing and letting it fall before the man. Ghost easily climbed onto her back, situating himself before looming over her.

"Nuri! Listen up, girl!" He yelled, the dragon casting a glance over her shoulder at him, "We're finding your eggs, on our own! No help! No back up! Just us. We'll find them, I promise. NOW FLY, NURI." Nuri roared, rearing upwards and jumping into the air, flapping her wings to get airborne.

Soap watched as the dragon left, eyes filled with worry and lips parted slightly.