WARNING: This story contains dark themes that is NOT meant for younger folks. There are trigger warnings on chapters that need them, so please read at your own discretion. ○●○●○●○● "I know that Simon is still in there somewhere," Ellie replied shakily. "Every time I look at you, I see him. I don't see Ghost, the stone cold killer that is feared by every single soldier I've met. I see the hurt and broken man that created this character in order to survive the things he went through. To shut people out and push people away so they don't get scared of what they see." ○●○●○●○● Sgt. Ellie Collins knows numerous languages and is a hell of a sniper, which is why she got a call from her best friend Soap to help fireteam 141 with a mission. Her ability to speak so many languages quickly earned her respect amongst the team, save for one. Simon "Ghost" Riley. A man feared by any who dared face him, and someone Ellie could not crack. As a mission goes wrong and Ellie is left injured, she has to figure out how to get help to get back home.

𝙱𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚞𝚙 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢, 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚗𝚘 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚋𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 18. 𝙰𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚢 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚗 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍, 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚙 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝙰𝚛𝚖𝚢. 𝚂𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚜𝚘, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚄𝚂 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚘𝚙𝚜 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚊 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚊𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑. 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎. 𝙽𝚘𝚠, 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚖, 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚝𝚘 𝙼𝚎𝚡𝚒𝚌𝚘 𝚝𝚘 𝚓𝚘𝚒𝚗 𝚃𝚊𝚜𝚔 𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎 141, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚏𝚝

There's only one thing Ashlyn Acker has been good at in her life and it's been mental battles, not physical ones. So when the Ghosts, an elite military team of all men, recruit her in desperation, Ash finds herself underqualified for everything they do. Out of desperate curiosity, Ashlyn finds herself exploring a top-secret file of an ongoing mission for the Ghosts: find Logan Walker and kill Gabriel Rorke. In a twist, Ashlyn finds herself at the center of a complicated plan to get both goals done. Undercover and in the hands of the dangerous Federation enemy, Ash is determined to prove her worth to the comrades hoping for her success. That is until her cover is blown and her actions cause the Ghosts' greatest demise. Now a prisoner for Rorke, Ash has to use every mental strength she's ever built up to survive and regroup with her team. It doesn't help that Logan Walker, the missing Ghost, is alive but turned into a weapon of Rorke's creation. Logan isn't nearly the soldier Ashlyn was described. He's vicious, ruthless, and determined to obey everything Rorke asks. But she is determined to bring him home to the Ghosts at all costs, even if it kills her. Caught in the center of a dangerous, intertwined history and the beginning of a new, sickening war, Ashlyn has to trust that what she's learned as a soldier will prevail. If she's to fail, the entire Ghost team will perish at the hands of their reawakened enemy, who is set on finishing what they started. WARNING- Contains mature scenes that can include blood/violence, torture, and offensive language. DISCLAIMER- I don't own anything related to "Call of Duty: Ghosts." That belongs to affiliates of Call of Duty. However, Ashlyn Acker and most of the plot are my ideas, so I reserve all rights to them. Please don't take without asking. NOTE TO READERS- Thank you so much for the continuing support on my stories. Hope you enjoy this fanfic taking place AFTER the events of Ghosts. ~Started on: April 1, 2020~