(Y/N)'s POV

"Eleven Hostiles in the front gate."

I say while looking out the binoculars as we were above the base on a Mountain range in the night sky, it was the next night and we made sure no Friendly or Civvie KIA Or I. The three teams were all ready, After placing away the Binoculars I turn to Shepherd.

"Call it In."

Shepherd Nods as we got ready, doing one last check to make sure we were ready. I Deploy all of my drones as the Holograms of Soldiers Now Join the team.

"Hammer 1-5, Area Is Clear. Drop the Willie Pete."

"Understood."

We see the Distant A-10 Start approaching the Soviet Base as we see the Personal scrambling in the base.

"Willie Pete Away."

As The White Phosphorus gets dropped by the A-10. We watch it hit the base, sending white Phosphorus everywhere.

The entire outside of the base gets engulfed by White Phosphorus as we watch from the distance.

"Let's wait it out until it's calm then we move up."

Ghost Lead Says as I give him a nod. I side glance at Monika to see her staring at me with pain in her eyes. I sighed quietly before side glancing-...

I see Caveria Holding her Knife, wiping it with her hand while staring at me. I gulp at the sight of her before looking back at the smoking base.

"Gas Masks on gotta be prepared."

We all start placing in our Gas Masks as the Holograms change to them wearing a gas mask. I shouldered my Rifle. We all gave each other a nod as we turn on the goggles and begin to walk down the mountain with our rifles raised.

"Ghost Team and Hazard Team, Disengage and move to your Objective."

"Copy."

Ghost Team turns invisible with their Invisibility Devices while Shepard teams disengage from the formation and move to their objectives, now leaving me and Rainbow's team to the main objective.

"You think they'll give up after we do this Op?"

Quill Asks me while Reaper answers for me as I kept quiet.

"Our answer will be shown if we do succeed, for all we know this could be a well-placed trap."

While my team talks to one another I felt a hand grab my shoulder and made me turn around to Dad.

"We Need to Talk, (Y/N)."

He says from his gas mask I push away his arm.

"We can talk after this Operation or when we're Dead."

I say Coldly, not realizing I turned to my Cold Self As his Gas Mask stares back at mine. I realize that I said and simply backed away from him and joined my squad.

"Hey, Ghost...You Doing alright?"

Eagle asks me quietly, making sure Rainbow doesn't hear as I sigh quietly.

"Just...Focus on the mission for now."

I told them as my team respects my decision. I went on the Comms.

"Game Time, Remember they have new Gas that was different than what you used to. According to Intel, it came from a Different Terrorist Organization where A different Task Force is Handling them. We get in and out."

I say through the comms as we prepare.

"...Go Time."

As HECU And Ghosts Split up with my team and Rainbow as we reach the Front Gate. We opened it, my rifle shouldered as we look around the bodies with small parts of Willie Pete still burning away. I approach the main Facility Entrance, taking lead. I could hear my muffled breathing from my Gas Mask as we reached the Entrance. Quill Crouches next to the Input Screen that closed the Facility Doors. He attached wires to the Machine, pulling out a Datapad.

He starts hacking in their system as we wait, our weapons aimed at the closed entrance.

I glance to my right to see Monika looking at me before turning back. A beep was heard from his Datapad as Quill places it away and raises his rifle.

The Bunker door slowly opens, we quickly aimed as the doors open widely. We see a Cargobay with multiple trucks with the gas in canisters. I motioned the team to move in as we flipped down Advanced NODs made by the SDOD That was a prototype for the IVAS Program.

We slowly enter the Facility, our footsteps are the only thing behind heard as we continue to walk.

I quickly heard a magazine being dropped to the Ground as I quickly aimed behind a truck to see the feet of a White Masks, fumbling with the Magazine he dropped. I quickly shot his foot, making him fall. As he falls to the ground I instantly put one in his head, killing him as the contact lays on the puddle of his blood.

"...clear."

Reaper says after securing the Cargobay as we approach two doors. Quill crouches and puts a small camera underneath the door while looking at his datapad.

"...Six Contacts guarding the door, three with LMGs."

Quill says while placing away his datapad. I nod as I Raised my hand by my helmet, forming a fist. Signaling them to use Explosives. Fuze chuckles evils as he pulls out an explosive and attaches it to the door, Thatcher pulling out a Banger and readies it. We stacked up on the door as Fuze readies the detonator.

"...Eat this Cykas."

He says, pulling the detonator as the Door explodes, sending it flying open towards the Hostiles as Thatcher quickly tosses the flashbang as we take cover.

I heard the Banger go off as I quickly took lead, entering the room and quickly firing at two dazed Masks, Monika firing at the other two and Quill Firing at the last two. We quickly look around the old Soviet Entrance as we walk down the hallway with our rifles raised. A flash was thrown from the end of the wall, bouncing towards us as Rainbow on instinct takes cover but my team kept our aim as it goes off. Making us only a bit dazed with the IVAS NODs providing protection.

Two white masks quickly aim out of the corridor as Reaper and Ash drop them before they could fire.

Eagle quickly double taps them as the lights turn off. I switched to Night Vision mode with the others as we see Gas Being Released into the dark.

We quickly start to walk forward as a voice can be heard in the speakers, presumably the other Terrorist Group who supplied the Gas.

"Our War Is Not For Our Faith."

We quickly turn the corridor but took cover as rounds flew at us.

"We fight to remove all Foreign Power from our soil."

Thatcher pulls out another Banger and tosses it down the hall. As we hear it go off, I peak with my rifle raised but quickly step back to cover as a few rounds hit the wall behind me, and one round grazing my helmet.

"We Are Al-Qatala. We are the Killers."

"They're blind firing."

I say as Quill Nods, he quickly pulls out a frag and tossing it down the hall followed by a small Explosion. We looked down the hall to see five masks dead and one still alive while screaming in pain.

"We fight without sorrow."

I dropped the injured Mask, as the Holograms take Point to the Open door.

"We wage War without Sympathy."

I grabbed one of the Mask's bodies and Toss it at the Open door, hearing gunshots as the Holograms enter.

"This is the only way to live...And Die."

I start to hear gunfire erupt as I see rounds flying through my holograms as I quickly Dropped three of them I saw. Craig taking lead and enters the room. I quickly enter behind him as I fired at two hostile on a catwalk above us. The rest of the team enters as Monika drops three more hostile, Fuze dropping one, Thatcher Dropping two, and Reaper Dropping two as the gunfire stops as we look at the scattered bodies.

"...a True Soldier."

After clearing the bodies, we see the doors leading to the White Masks Command Room.

"Masks Reinforcement inbound. Hurry up we don't have much time."

I hear Shepherd say as Quill once again puts the camera under the door.

"...Six of ten Command Masks are there, all unarmed around some Sort of radio."

Quill says as I nod.

We stacked up as I Get ready to kick the door down. The Holograms by my side and Thatcher holding a Banger.

"...BREACH!"

I kicked the door open, but before anything else, my vision turns black. My ears rang as I could hear muffled screams and gunfire. I opened my eyes, my vision blurry as I could make out my team entering the room. I tried to look closely as I could see multiple white Masks corpses on the ground that seemingly were in pieces. I slowly realized they Killed themselves using explosives as I enter. I felt Eagle coming to my side, saying something to me but I couldn't make it out from the ringing in my ears. I felt...Pain on my legs and chest. I slowly look down, to see a puddle of blood surrounding me as I lay on the ground. I slowly blackout again...

I wake up, gasping as I hear gunfire all around me I look around to see I was back in the Cargo bay. My team is around me as I look at the Entrance to see Masks rushing towards us. I quickly look for my rifle, seeing it by Monika. I quickly grabbed it, Monika Noticing it as I try to stand up but couldn't, I grunted in pain as I look to see my legs in a tourniquet, shrapnel everywhere.

"(Y/N)!"

Monika Says as I turn to her, I could see it in her eyes...she was happy to see me awake.

"Keep firing!"

I told her as I noticed movement at the door we came from. I quickly aimed my rifle at the movement, seeing Masks trying to ambush us as I quickly fired. Turning off my Nods too as the Gas was everywhere and the lights were back. I fired my rifle towards the Masks, dropping four of them as their bodies start to stack at the doorway.

I then noticed a crack on my Gas Mask Growing as I didn't pay any mind to it.

"OH FUCK! HOSTILE ARMOR!"

Quill yells as I turn to the entrance to see an M60 Patton and two APC's approaching the cargo bay.

"HAMMER 1-5 WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?!?!"

Reaper yells through the comms as I fired at two masks approaching us. I quickly ejected the Magazine and reached for my pouches until I stopped. I saw blood coming out of my Vest.

I pause for a second, realizing what happened but I ignored it.

I ejected the Magazine, placing in a fresh one as I aimed back at the Entrance.

'BRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTT'

The Two APCs and Patton were hit by the A-10, both of them sending Ablazed as one of the APCs survived and kept coming.

All of the sudden, an explosion erupted. Sending the rest of the team to the ground, all of them dazed as the Masks start to approach us. I quickly noticed a dead mask with an RPG Near me as I start to crawl towards it, a blood trail behind me as I hear gunfire with rounds missing me.

I felt around hit my shoulder as I grit my teeth in pain. I grabbed the RPG's sling and I aimed it at the APC, Sitting Up.

I squeezed the Trigger until a Round grazes my Gas Mask, breaking the visor as the Gas pours into my face. I saw the APC Go in flames, shrapnel hitting the nearby Masks as I struggle to breathe.

I could see Monika trying to crawl towards me as I hear gunfire outside the entrance.

"I'm...Sorry..."

I managed to say to Monika as blood drips from my mouth. I felt my vision go black as the last things I saw were Russian Hinds and American Chinooks Landing with Monika rushing towards me...

I woke up to sunlight hitting my eyes as covered my eyes. Something felt...odd.

I sat up from my bed...Looking around my College Dorm.

"... Must have been nothing."

I mutter to myself as I jump out of my bed. I quickly took a quick shower and gather my stuff for Class.

I walk around campus, walking to my class as I felt someone walk beside me.

"Morning (Y/N)!"

I turn to see my Best Friend Monika as I smile happily, I was the youngest student on Campus but I already made a lot of friends.

"Hey Monika, studies been hell huh?"

I told her as she giggles while giving me a nod.

"So, you planning to go to the Campus Prom?"

Monika asks me, our University is rare since it has prom.

"Yeah but I'm planning to go to The UK Next Week. You got the plane tickets and approval right?"

I ask her as she smiles, her beautiful smile making me blush slightly.

"Of course, I wouldn't miss my BFF's Birthday."

She says as I smile happily.

"Your English got better."

I told her as she smiles, looking at the ground while playing with her hair.

"Yeah, thanks to you of course."

Monika says as we stay silent. I slowly felt Monika's Hand hold mine, as I did the same. Both of us did not notice it...but if we did, it felt nice.

We continued to walk with our hands together as the calm environment continues around us...

I quickly sat up, breathing heavily as I look around. I was in a Hospital bed...Again, how am I still alive.

I groan in pain, lying back down on the bed as I noticed a figure beside me.

I turn to see...Monika, wrapped in a blanket beside me asleep on a chair. I look at her as I saw the dried streaks of tears on her face...Even though everything I've done, she still loves me...

I felt a small smile form on my face as I placed my hand on her cheek, rubbing it as she slowly wakes up.

"(-(Y/N)..."

She says, her eyes going wide as she saw me awake. Tears of joy start to fall from her cheek as the same situation happened to me. She hugs me tightly as I hugged her back.

"God...I'm sorry...I'm so fucking sorry for lying...I'm sorry..."

I told her repeatedly as she hugs me tighter, tears falling from her face.

"I forgive you...I love You (Y/N)..."

Monika says as I look at her eyes.

"I love you too Monika...I love you..."

I pressed her Lips against hers as I felt her kiss back. We continue like that for a moment before we part our lips, smiles on our faces.

'Was the Nightmare Finally Over...'

"Watcher To Bravo Six. Al-Qatala has confirmed to been working with The White Masks."

"Copy...How are my friends doing in the SDOD?"

"They've been Notified. Most Masks in Europe we're wiped out but some are still out there working with other terrorist cells."

"Another day in the office...Gaz."

"Sir."

"Take point, Alex."

"Got you Cover Capt."

"Good...Bravo Six..."

"Going Dark."

To Be Continued