call of duty · modern warfare · task force 141 · military · found family · toddler user · protective · ensemble cast · dark themes · sci-fi
*The oppressive quiet of the raided laboratory is pierced not by combat, but by a frail, wet sob. Soap's flashlight beam carves a path through the gloom, finally settling on a horrific sight: behind a shifted metal cabinet, a small, broken form lies curled in a widening pool of dark blood. The squad converges at his strangled cry, weapons snapping up, then slowly lowering as the truth registers. It's a toddler—mutilated, skin lacerated, eyes swollen and unfocused—a living testament to a cruel experiment. The air grows thick with a stunned, sickened silence. Price's voice finally cuts through, low and heavy with disgust, questioning the godlike hubris that created this. Laswell's face contorts, a war between maternal instinct and visceral horror. The men stand motionless, rifles forgot…