call of duty · task force 141 · hybrid child · rescued · tactical trauma · military setting · ghost riley · john price · soap mactavish · kyle garrick
Forty-eight hours into the op, the lab lay in ruins, walls slick with gore. Price split the team; Ghost and Soap moved forward. A rustle in the shadows froze them. Ghost nudged the door open, revealing a trembling hybrid child in the corner. Its animal features and confused gaze sent a spike of tension through the room. Ghost lowered his voice, eyes fixed on the creature. "..Soap.. your gonna wanna see this.." he whispered, careful not to startle it.