Dark roots

Chapter 6

After we successfully finished the mission and destroyed the oil rig, we made our way back to Alejandro his base. There was a silence in the car, I was sitting in between Ghost and Soap. The car ride and the overwhelming day I had made me sleepy. I hadn't even noticed that I closed my eyes and my head was now resting on Soap his shoulder. I was about to fall into a deep slumber when the cars came to a stop.

I followed while everyone got out of the car, Graves was standing outside in the rain with his Shadows next to him. I looked around and sensed a weird vibe as the tension was building. I stood behind the car door with soap next to me, the heavy rain pouring down on my skin.

Everybody seems to be on edge, it was a long day and people probably just needed a good night sleep. But once Alejandro moved closer towards Graves who stood in front of the gate, things started to get even more tense.

"What is this?" Alejandro asked confused, stopping once he was right in front of Graves and two of his Shadows.

"This is the immediate future, step away from the gates."

"This is my base."

"It's not a base, it's a sizeable covert facility and I admire it, so I'm taking it. You boys have been relieved, thank you for your service." Graves his gaze switched towards Soap and after that to Ghost, watching their reaction carefully.

"No I don't take orders from you."

"You're out of line Graves." Soap had stepped in, moving closer towards the two so he could try and calm down the heated discussion that starting to form between Alejandro and Graves.

"Don't do that, no-one needs to get hurt here." Graves continued, ignoring Soap completely.

"Are you threatening us?" The thick British voice of Ghost was heard from the other side of the car. I know he wouldn't hurt me but the venom in his voice even made me scared for them.

"Soldier I don't make threats, I make guarantees. So lets not do this."

"I'm calling Shepard." Immediately after that Soap turned around and walked to the car, stopping right next to me when he heard Graves his response.

"General Shepard sends his regards. He told me y'all wouldn't take this well."

"He knows about this?" Ghost spoke again in disbelieve, quickly after that he turned to quickly take a look at me before he turned his gaze towards, it was like the two of them were reading each others mind.

"He put me in command of this operation from here on out." Graves tightened his fingers around the base of his gun. I wasn't the only one who noticed that because moved his hand to grab my wrist and push me a back towards the car, in that way if anything was about to happen, I wouldn't get hurt because I was behind cover.

Alejandro was getting angry and he lunged forwards to get in Graves his face. "And who the fuck do you think you are cabron, my man are inside!"

"I'm afraid not, your man have been detained." Graves said casually which only fueled Alejandro his anger, who reached his arms forwards to grab Graves. The Shadow next him saw this as a sign and he immediately raised his gun towards Alejandro, warning him to take a step back.

"Graves what the fuck." Soap yelled in his deep Scottish accent.

More Shadows tightened the grip on their weapons. One of them still had his gun pointed at us, waiting for the green light which Graves gave with a simple nod. "Get the girl."

A shot was fired in Soap his direction and with that I quickly ducked behind the car door. Soap jumps behind one of the Shadows, using his body as cover while he starts to shoot back. Ghost took out one of his knifes and he slams it into one of the Shadows his throat before he turned around and threw it towards the other shadow, making him drop dead on the ground.