Back in Verdansk

AR Team went on training under the command of Major Jonathan price to do CQB Test.

RO635: I heard 161 were the best operators.

M4 nodded

M4: When Alex told me about Price, Henry, Will, Duncan, and Thea, they were too the best members.

M16: *grins* Let's see they want us to do.

The AR Team enters the shooting range room where Henry is waiting.

Gaz: Good to see you mates. Before you go to Price's CBQ Training, let's see your gonna switch your pistol.

AR Team nodded to Henry. They switch their sidearms.

Gaz: Nice, now switch your rifle.

AR Team switch their rifles.

Gaz: Good, now remember this, switching your pistol is always faster than reloading.

RO635: If I'm correct, when the enemy drew closer, we switch to pistol.

Gaz: Yes, if your enemy come closer, use your pistol when guns jammed or ran out. Alright *to M16* You with eyepatch, come this way.

M16 followed Gaz, to the table with watermelon.

SOP II: *curious* Really, a watermelon?

RO635: That's it?

Gaz: Using your knife is even faster than switching to your pistol.

M16: What am I gonna do with this watermelon?

Gaz: Knife the watermelon.

M16 shrugged her shoulder, she grabbed her combat knife and instantly knife that watermelon in half as Gaz impressed with M16.

Gaz: Nice! Your fruit killing skills are remarkable!

M4: So what's next?

Gaz: Go to Mason, their waiting for you.

SOP II: Come on AR! Let's go!

AR Team walked out the shooting range, as they watched the Hover tank alongside T-100 Titan rolling in the base and VTOLs on the background takes off in the scene. Meanwhile the US and New Fed soldiers were jogging around the base. AR Team arrived at the CBQ training room where Jack Mason is waiting for them. AR Team here is sitting on crates checking his pistol.

Jack: Oh hey, AR Team. Welcome to the CBQ or known as Close combat situation. Major Price alongside Persica here for the observation.  Well, smile for the cameras and don't miss... Major Price's gonna be watching.

M16: *chuckles* Price always been like his father.

Jack: Yeah... anyway, get ready I'm opening the gate.

Jack stands up walked to the gate, press the button and gate opens.

Jack: Okay, ladies, on this inner starts as soon as the first target pops.

AR Team: Yes sir.

AR Team rushes...

https://youtu.be/J6guRUd5sms

(A/N: AR Team training and Sgt Dunn as Jack Mason)

After sprinting to the exit, Jack Mason clapped his hand to AR Team.

Jack: Amazing work, ladies. Okay now that's how you run in CBQ training. Okay, M4 Lucia is waiting for you and rest you want to start again.

SOP II: Yes!

M4: *thought* *curious* I wonder where Recon up to today?

Meanwhile FTac Recon walking to the training grounds, then he looked at the sign upward, he then threw a punch at a sign that read "G.H.O.S.T Training ground.

FTac Recon walked towards the training ground, where the G.H.O.S.T. Soldiers were engaged in close quarters Combat training under their instructor Lucia and Aiden in the middle, overseeing the exercises.

As FTac Recon continued toward the training ground he sees Aiden's Kraken Swift squad training with Negev Squad to master the CQC, then one of the G.H.O.S.T soldier spot him.

G.H.O.S.T Soldier: Hey Taylor, wanna go a round?

FTac Recon nodded to the soldier acknowledged the invitation. Aiden noticed the newcomer and addressed the group of trainees.

Aiden: look alive, ladies, Taylor is gonna join us! Alright kiddo! Show' em how it done. 

Negev squad halt as Kraken Swift squad watched Taylor doing his training CQC

Micro Uzi: What's he doing?

Lachmann-556: Relax, he knows what's he's doing since his training.

TAQ Evolvere: Now ladies, remember the CQC works.

Negev: *nod* Yeah, it made me hurt on the ground when your grabbed me Evolvere.

The G.H.O.S.T. soldiers joined with the group on the muddy training ground. Aiden and Lucia stepped back, allowing FTac Recon to take center stage. Then the rain started to pour on the ground. The G.H.O.S.T. trainees, initially focused on their sparring partners, shifted their attention FTac Recon. They formed a circle around him, eager to see his skills in action. Aiden and Lucia with hint of pride of their eyes, observed the unfolding spectacle. Lucia always memorized about her uncle told the story about the Legendary soldier Big Boss and Solid Snake, now Lucia always memorized that FTac Recon will be the next Solid Snake.

FTac Recon, displaying a calm demeanor despite the rain-soaking surroundings, signaled for a volunteer.

https://youtu.be/KhRWplIsRxY

He perform a Consecutive CQC moves knowing every G.H.O.S.T. Trainees.

Aiden: *chuckles* Not bad, Taylor. That moves kind reminds about my mentor Commander Martin.

FTac Recon: Thanks Aiden, you trained me those moves back then...

Lucia looked behind him is M4 walking

Lucia: Well its seems Jack Mason, told her to do her training CQC.

Aiden: *grins* *teased* Hey Taylor, your girlfriend is here

FTac Recon: *blushed* Aiden... we're just friends okay!

With Lucia

Lucia walked towards M4 in training ground while Kraken Squad continue training Negev Squad to learn about CQC

Lucia: So, *sarcastic* your M4 assault Rifle AR Team. Something that tells me that some bad guys called you Lunasia, that is not a name of the real Lunasia.

M4 also leanred Lucia can recognized her name since Persica explained to her about Lunasia is the copy of brain of M4.

Lucia: Alright, let's see you can master the CQC

https://youtu.be/lGG1rTUvtbg

(A/N: fight only in the scene, Venom snake replaced as Lucia and Eli as M4. 0:43 - 4:43)

After long sensitive CQC combat skills with Lucia, M4 successfully learned the CQC with she hold the combat knife beside her head that stabbed on the ground.

Lucia: Your pretty good, M4.

When all the sudden they heard a voice calling them, they turned to their head seeing Simon with Helianthus.

Aiden: What's going on Simon? Helian?

Helian: We have a guest here.

Aiden: Who?

Simon: Don't worry it's not our friend.

Coming out from the VTOL, is a man in mid 50s wearing formal suit with winter clothes, and other comes out was a girl in 18 years old wearing her uniform but wearing her jacket, her hair with ponytail on her back of her hair.

Simon: I brought em, made sure we don't want URNC knows.

Then a soldier walked towards him and thanks to him.

G.H.O.S.T. Soldier: Thank you sir.

FTac Recon: Call me Taylor. *to G.H.O.S.T. Soldiers* Listen up. For us, there is no victory.

G.H.O.S.T Soldier: But in revolution, doesn't one triumph or die?

Aiden: *to G.H.O.S.T. Soldiers* We don't do either, soldier.

At the HQ Tent

Wido, Maxwell, Hesh with his brother Kryuger, Zelinsky and others gathered in meeting.

Wido: So, what brings a distinguished scholar from Germany doing here in Verdansk?

Simon: Sir this is Professor Arno Albrecht Rix, he is also from Germany university.

Logan: *sarcastic* Uh why would that professor from university want us?

Simon: They were clients for us.

Hesh: What for?

Albrecht Rix: You see, over the months ago or half of year, before OpFor and Al Qatala invaded Verdansk. There have been sightings of an armed group in Iceland. They're not ours, of course.

Simon: Well since Iceland government collapse since ELID disease, Iceland has no standing an army.

Albrecht Rix: Correct. According in Article 12 of constitution states in Coasta Rica that "the army as a permanent institution is abolished."

Rachael: The peace constitution...

Zelinsky: I see, Iceland has no army but a group armed forces.

Albrecht Rix: Ja, the armed group was supported by Inner Circles.

Aiden: Grrr those guys.. haven't give up already, Taylor just killed their leader.

Albrecht Rix: Not much, another leader of Inner circle has took over.

Wido: Do you think it was armed groups and Inner circles who've fled to Iceland.

Albrecht Rix: Personally yes...

Hesh: What does the URNC wants us?

Albrecht Rix: No... no we don't work URNC as an agent, we were civilians, however we've give you an information about the armed groups. The authorities in London, claim it's a paramilitary hired by called themselves the white blizzard.

Albrecht Rix: However, lies, obviously they're bringing in something called State-of-the-art weaponry and equipment by the shipload by Soviet's warship spying on them.

Angelia II: State of the art weaponry?

Aiden: Where they get that kind of cash?

Albrecht Rix: *sigh* I fear Inner circle may be involved except OpFor and Al Qatala who were still in the Middle East.

FTac Recon gasped

Simon: The Inner Circle were responsible?

Albrecht Rix: As you all know, that US views on Northern America was a border of Article circles. Even after the World War III, the world maintain recovery since URNC formed.

Hesh: And that government can't just give 'em the boot?

Rachael: We are not allowed to bear arms against URNC relationship to other countries.

Simon pass a hot drink to Rachael.

Simon: For my words about Japan's constitution has something similar article 9. It says Japan renounces war, and can't maintain an army.

Aiden: Sounds like you learned about Japan?

Simon: *Sarcastic* Of course I do!

Albrecht Rix: I understand for the G.H.O.S.T. PMC you and the army along S T-Doll have neither state nor ideology and ideals that you will fight any foe to protect your home and family.

Albrecht Rix: *to Kryuger* As for GnK despite your success of defeating Griffin Lyons and Paradeous, you had alliance with G.H.O.S.T. correct?

Kryuger: Yes, I met Hesh back in Africa when I was 20 years old during my day as Wagner Group.

Albrecht Rix lean towards Wido.

Albrecht Rix: You must drive those Inner circles bastards and White blizzard of their defenceless country in Iceland, you must send the best Doll team to stopped them, I fear they're planning to bomb in Germany.

And Albrecht pointed at the flag of G.H.O.S.T. Pmc, alongside GnK and multinational logo Coalition.

Albrecht Rix: We come to you, the Coalition.

Simon: *concern* Okay are you hiring us?

Albrecht Rix: Yes as our deterrent. While you guys fighting in Verdnask, All I need a Doll, soldiers and one commander to send to Iceland to stop the White Blizzard and Inner circles. But...

Albrecht Rix pull out a picture and place on the table showing to them. The photo depicted an offshore plant near in Atlantic Ocean.

Albrecht Rix: We can offer you this a forward operating base - an offshore plant in the Atlantic Ocean.

Albrecht Rix: Like example, while Rebel special forces of Neo-Soviet fire on Western borders destroyed Griffin and Kryuger HQ, its kinda know if the enemy find your base in 2064. Now I will offer you an offshore plant as forward base in case your base was attack.

Simon: Ohhohoho this is gonna be perfect idea for the base.

Angelia II: Really?

Simon: With the plant, we can use it as a second base in Offshore plant in waters without on land, we can't end up like your former base was destroyed.

Kryuger: I agreed with Simon, Offshore plant in water is the good idea away from enemy ground vehicles.

Simon: Hesh... we need someplace to settle down, while your HQ will be our Commanding Center while this offshore plant is our Forward operated base.

Yuri: Yeah, I agreed with Irons, say Hesh what do you say?

Hesh sigh and nodded realizing the urgency and the potential of the offshore plant as second base.

Hesh: Alright, let's look into it further for the plan, while the rest can stay in busy fight in Verdansk. Simon your going be offshore plant base command when your plan finished.

Kryuger: As for you Helian, I will instruct with few of Dolls to joined with Simon.

Bal-27: It sounds like a good plan. 

Meanwhile FTac Recon was at his dorm, he looked through the stars, he pulls out a necklace, and reveal a picture of a Japanese girl with red hair, this girl used to be FTac Recon's former lover, Mina Yukitara, in 2045, after the Shallow of Death island, Mina died by the enemy soldier during World War III, his tears appeared from his eyes, keeping to remember his former lover who died.

https://youtu.be/WFbjOlJRyBw

to be continued

(A/N: Another story spin-off of Shadow of Verdansk this story called Girls Frontline: Legend of the Ghosts: Special Seasons: The Peace Walker.)