Call of Duty Ghosts: The Aftermath

Chapter 2

KEEGAN

Loading my gun, I glance back at Merrick, who still works frantically trying to find any trace of Hesh. I stop and turn to him.

"Merrick. We can track his earpiece, and find Rorke." I say, walking over, and Merrick spins to face me.

"That's what I did, Keegan. Rorke took him into No Man's Land, and by the looks of it, back to San Diego. We need to get a positive location on him first before we move. Besides, the war on the beachfront is far from over. I need you and Kick to go and reinforce the front. We can't let the tower fall." He says, and I nod.

I grab my gun and run out the door, grabbing Kick, who was walking in, on the way by, dragging him by his jacket.

He stumbles forward and pries my hand away.

"Keegan, what are you doing?" He asks, and I point towards the trenches.

"The beachfront is being overrun. We need to get to the front lines. Command orders."

Kick nods, and we run outside. Sprinting across the beach, we avoid fire from shells and MGs. I see Davis in the trench, and we jump down next to him. He spins to face us, and we raise our guns to shoot at the Federation troops.

"I thought you guys were called up to Command." He shouts over the noise of the battle. I shake my head.

"We were. But we have to help the beachfront so we don't get overrun by the Federation." I shout.

"Why were you guys called up in the first place?" Davis asks. I shake my head.

"I can't exactly say why-"

"Commander Walker was taken by the Federation." Kick says, and I spin around to him.

"KICK!" I yell, and Davis stops shooting.

"WHAT!?"

I groan, glaring at Kick. I turn back to Davis.

"Yeah. That man, Rorke? He took Hesh, and we're trying to figure out where." I say, and Kick stops firing, too.

"Captain Merrick, Keegan and I are going to find him, Davis. Don't worry." He says, and Davis hesitates, then nods uneasily.

He runs down the trench a little, joining another squad at their position.

I shove Kick.

"HEY!" He yells, and I lift off my mask to glare at him.

"Kick, we shouldn't be telling anyone about this. This is strictly Ghost business." I say harshly, and Kick leans back a little.

"Keegan, they would have found out. You don't think people wouldn't notice that their field commander has suddenly just vanished?" He says, and I grit my teeth, then sigh.

Pulling my mask back down, I lift my gun to fire at the Federation's advancing soldiers. Kick steps up next to me, and I take a deep breath.

"I hope Merrick gets Hesh's position soon."

LOGAN

"Rorke," I say, walking into the room, clipping my Honey Badger to my belt. Rorke turns around and smiles.

"Logan. What is it?" He asks, and I cross my arms.

"What are we going to do about the invasion on the Santa Monica beach? Our Federation forces are at a stalemate with Merrick's forces. How do we proceed?" I ask, and Rorke sighs.

"The invasion was meant to be a distraction, but we can still push through. Tell the invasion forces in Santa Monica to push the attack, and take the beach."