Call of Duty Ghosts: The Aftermath

Chapter 1

7 Months After ODIN Fired On Federation

HESH

I walk over towards Merrick and sit down, lacing up my boots. I glance up at him and lean one elbow on my knee.

"So, what are we doing again? I thought the Federation was in full retreat after we fired ODIN."

Merrick nods then crosses his arms.

"Well, they were. But just the other day, I heard from Keegan out in No Man's Land that he and his squad were engaged by Federation soldiers. They had gone back to that wreckage sight you had found. Keegan said that half of his men are dead."

I sit up straight, then stand up.

"Well, we gotta do something! I'll get Davis and-"

Merrick puts his hand on my shoulder.

"Hesh, stop. Keegan is on his way back here. He'll give us the details, but I don't need you running off. We need to keep cool heads about this, and also try to keep it as quiet as possible. Things are back at baseline here, so I don't need more-"

Suddenly, Corporal Ramon runs up the stairs into the room and over to us.

"Sir, we've got a full Federation battalion on our radar, and it's headed right towards us!"

Merrick and I meet wide eyes, then I quickly pull on my gear, clipping my vest, then I grab my gun from my side and run down the stairs. Corporal Davis meets me next to the truck and pulls me aside.

"Walker, we need you to get the men together. The battalion is getting closer. They just appeared, and didn't show up on our radar until they were right on top of us."

I shake my head.

"How's that possible? How could they get that close?" I ask, and Davis shrugs.

"You got me! But we need to reinforce our troops in the trenches. They're going to be on top of them any minute!"

I nod and then look up.

"Okay, meet me at the tower." I turn to the men behind him.

"The rest of you are with me. Let's move out!" I yell, and they all follow after me. As we get closer to the beachfront, I can see the black uniforms of the Federation soldiers, and my grip around my gun tightens. I jump into the trench next to Private Emerson, and he looks over at me.

"Nice of you to join the party!" He yells, and I nod, then I hear the sound of gunfire.

"They've engaged our forces! Let's go!" I shout, and Emerson nods. I stand up and aim my gun towards the advancing troops. Firing, I watch the Federation soldiers fall as my bullets hit them, then I feel the weight in my chest.

I take my finger off the trigger and spin to the side under a small bridge. Closing my eyes, I lean against an ammo crate.

This is just like when the Federation attacked Santa Monica the first time, and we had to secure the beach.

Me and......Logan.

I sigh.

Logan..... Rorke took my brother.

After Logan and I had blown up the train, we had killed Rorke. Or so we thought. Then he caught us off guard and took Logan away from me.

I grit my teeth.

I should have protected him.

If I hadn't been shot and Rorke hadn't been there and I hadn't screwed up, then my brother would be here, next to me, not with Rorke, or some godawful place, or......