Call of Duty Ghosts: The Aftermath

Chapter 44

28 March 2028

0934 hours

David

Walking into the barracks, I stop when I see Keegan asleep in his bunk. I sigh with a smile, then walk over.

Kneeling down, I gently shake his shoulder.

"Keegan. Keegan, get up." I say, and he groans.

"No." He mutters, pressing his face into his pillow, and I grin, holding back a laugh.

"Keegan, come on! You and I are on watch duty in fifteen minutes!" I say, and Keegan shakes his head.

"David, I'm tired! Let me sleep!" He whines, pulling his pillow over his head to drown me out.

I sigh, then shove him off the bunk.

"Waugh!" He exclaims as he thuds on the floor, then he sits up to glare at me over the bunk.

"I hate you."

I grin, then stand up.

"Yeah, I know. Let's get going." I say as I walk around to offer him my hand.

He takes it and I lift him to his feet. He sighs and nods.

"Okay."

He pulls on his boots, then his jacket and hat. Grabbing his gun from beside his bunk, Keegan and I walk out the door, shivering slightly at the cold brisk wind that blows snow up at us.

Keegan shakes his head.

"Man, it is taking a lot to get used to snow again. I mean, I had to deal with it when I was here, but on the West coast, there really isn't any." He remarks, and I chuckle.

"Yeah. I can imagine. See, I grew up in Virginia. We'd get some snow down there, but not much. At least I was already acclimated to the cold when I got here." I joke, and Keegan rolls his eyes.

"Lucky you."

We laugh as we walk to the wall, then I hear my radio crackle.

Keegan and I stop, and I unclip my radio from my belt to answer.

"West."

Jackson's voice comes through the radio.

"West, you and Russ need to get over here right now. We have a serious problem." He says, and I meet Keegan's wide eyes.

"What is it?" I ask, and Jackson sighs.

"The Federation is launching an attack. We can hear their chatter on a radio frequency, but we can't see them on the scanners. There's just-"

Suddenly a loud boom makes Keegan and I look up, then the watchtower to our right explodes.

We stumble back, shielding ourselves with our arms.

Keegan shakes his head.

"What the hell was that?!" He shouts, and I take quick breaths.

"I don't know! Was it-"

A fighter jet screams overhead, then another, opening fire on the base. Bullets riddle the ground, and soldiers fall around us.

My eyes widen, and I grab Keegan's hand.

"MOVE!!" I yell, and he follows me as we sprint through the compound, away from the bullets. They drive us towards the edge, and we run to the bottom of the wall. I press against it, and Keegan stands next to me, panting, eyes wide.

I glance over, and I see fear on his face. He shakes his head.

"David, what's happening?!" He cries, and I bite my lip.