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Logan rolls over in the small bed he was put in a few weeks ago, staring at the wall as he holds a pillow to his chest. He doesn't really remember the previous week, having been in and out of some heavy sedation in an attempt to let his body heal at least a little. All Logan can remember of being found is someone yelling, he can't remember if they had an accent, if they didn't have an accent, if they were from the states, if they were from out of the states or anything thet differentiate them. He does remember someone lifting him out of the hole he had been dumped in, someone carrying him across both of their shoulders while jogging to a plane he didn't recognize in his delirium. The one thing Logan does remember from the people who saved him was someone with a skull mask, whether it was one of his old teammates or someone who just liked the look of it, Logan couldn't tell.

"Mister Walker...? You have a physcial therapy appointment, I can help you in a wheelchair or if you'd like you can try and walk to the appointment." a nurse says, slowly opening the door to the room Logan has been assigned.

Logan rolls over, glaring at the nurse with a dramatic huff. He hates being this weak and helpless due to how much weight he's lost and the muscle atrophy, managing to sit up with his legs hanging over the edge of the bed. Logan points to the wheelchair in the corner of the room, a looming presence in the room no matter the time of day.

"Alright, you should be able to walk short distances in a month or two if you keep with the nutrition plan and stick with the physical therapy. Do you want your main therapist to add anything to the letter to your dad and brother this month? It's an update on how you've been and the progress you've made." the nurse explains with a smile, same one thats plastered on every single time she talks with Logan.

Logan can only really groan in response or roll his eyes, doing both as he shifts himself from the bed to the wheelchair. The nurse rolls her eyes at Logan's dramatics, allowing him to roll himself towards where the facility gym is. He has to take an elavator, aggressively spamming the down button as he waits. He knows it won't speed up the elavators but it's just habit at this point. Logan makes his way into the elavator, the nurse trailing behind him while still letting him lead and move himself. Once on the floor needed, Logan makes his way to the gym, seeing his physical therapist waiting for him with a blank expression. He doesn't mind his physical therapist, knowing he's the most honest person on Logan's team and isn't one to sugarcoat whats going in and why he's working Logan so hard.

"Working on standing today, scoot to the edge of your wheelchair." Logan's physical therapist explains, walking over and locking the wheels so it doesn't roll away from Logan. "Grab the parallel bars and use your arm strength and core strength to pull yourself up, feel free to try and push up with your legs if you have the energy."

Logan grabs the parallel bars, pausing to think through the action before actually trying. It's hard, Logan won't lie, struggling to pull himself up while also trying to engage his core and legs at the same time. It takes a few attempts but Logan manages to do it, remembering to lock his knees when he stands to he isn't relying entirely on his arms and core to keep him upright. His physical therapist walks through the parallel bars so he's facing Logan and adjusts how Logan's feet are, nudging them so they aren't poining in at each other, pidgeon toed as some people call it.

"Stand as long as you can, you're already at 9 seconds, try and go for 15 seconds." the male explains, looking at his watch to track the time.

Logan hums, looking past the physical therapist and at the wall, his eyes unfocused as he stands. Time seems to slip away, Logan staring at the wall as he traces imaginary shapes and designs with his eyes. The thing that brings Logan back is when the physcial therapist nudges him and makes him sit down.

"Need you to be honest with me, did you dissociate for almost a full minute while just standing there?" the male asks, Logan shurgging.

He knows a little what the word means, having heard it used when someone he vaguly remembers working with since his memory is still spotty on some people. Maybe he was doing it, maybe he wasnt, Logan isn't sure if it was on purpose or accidentally. His physical therapist sighs, kneeling in front of him while shaking his head.

"Does it help pass the time, I need an honest answer here Logan, even if it's you nodding." the physical therapist explains, Logan nodding since it does help pass the time. "I want to assume you did it while you were captured?"

Logan nods again, only really remembering Rorke dragging him away from Hesh while trying to claw his way back to his brother. Anything else is a blur, occasionally remembering whenever they fed him though even that was a form of turture. Logan's physical therapist sighs, standing up and pushing Logan towards a seperate room after unlocking the wheels.

"It's not a reliable way to cope or proccess thing Logan, you know that from your therapist and from everyone else here. It blocks what you really need to work though." the male explains, Logan groaning and crossing his arms as he listens. "We want you to be able to go back home Logan, we're not trying to keep you from them."

Logan grabs the locks on the wheelchair, turning to glare at the male.

"You can glare at me all you want, you know I'm right. We're meant to be a support system for you Logan, not something to hinder you from healing." The male explains with a frown, unlocking the wheels before pushing Logan towards the cafeteria.

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"Dad, you have a letter from...The Meadows?" Hesh says, walking into his dad's office with the letter in hand.

"Feel free to open it, it's an update from the rehab facility Logan is at." Elias explains, looking at his eldest son.

"It's about Logan?!" Hesh blurts out, grabbing his pocket knife before opening it and slicing open the letter.

"Mhm...got some information sent to me by the task force that found him, he's in a rehab facility in Kentucky...specializes in people who were in the military and prisoners of war."

Hesh listens to his dad as he pulls the letter out and unfolds it while moving to sit in front of Elias' desk.

Dear Mr. Walker,

 I hope this letter finds you and your team well. I am writing the first of many letters with an update on your youngest, Logan. We had to keep him sedated for about a week after his admission to allow his body to rest, though we aren’t sure how much good it did for his mental health. Over the span of 1 month he has managed to put on a few pounds, maybe around 3 or 4, which is a good sign. To help his weight continue to increase, we have him on a nutrition plan that's heavy in protein and fats while maintaining healthy amounts of sugars, fats and carbs so it remains balanced. Logan still has yet to speak to anyone, though that seems rather normal for him based on the information you gave me when you were called so we could get basic medical information on him. His physical therapist has said positive things, Logan managing to stand on his own for a couple minutes with the aid of railing on either side of him. For the most part he is still using a wheelchair to move around since we’re still combating his muscle atrophy, but it looks promising with the progress he’s made over the span of a month. We aren’t sure if it’s something having to do with him serving with your team or just sheer determination. He seems to enjoy music, mainly metal or alternative I’ve come to learn. He’s been using a notebook to communicate, which has caused a few issues since feelings can’t always be put into words, though I have found some work around by using an emotions chart so Logan can pick multiple emotions that he’s feeling. He hasn’t opened up much but he knows who did this to him, giving me the name Rorke, who I can only assume you know too. When he arrived with us, we did an initial blood test and we found indigenous plants that are poisonous to humans, giving us the assumption Logan had no idea he was ingesting them and they were snuck into the food he was given. I look forward to updating you next month Mr. Walker, I assure you that Logan is in a safe place and is under the best care possible.

Thank you,
Sabrina May, therapist

"...who found him?" Hesh asks, passing the letter to Elias so he can read it.

"Some team from the UK, I don't know their name but they're the UK version of the Ghosts." Elias sighs, looking at the letter. "...Rorke used the same technique the Federation used on him on Logan...he wanted to turn him into a Fed soldier."

"What was the team doing there...? That's way out of their jurisdiction..." Hesh continues, trying to get more information out of his dad.

"On their own mission, as much as I know..."

"Can't you call them or something? You have the ability to..."

"David...you can call them if you'd like, I have their captain's number if you're that interested in getting information. I think you should focus on the fact that your brother is alive, he's healing but he's alive..."

Hesh hesitates but nods, knowing it's more or less no use trying to argue with his dad when he has his mind made up. Hesh stands up and walks out of Elias' office after grabbing the letter, heading towards the yard the building has. Hesh walks out and sees Merrick throwing a tennis ball for Riley, Riley turning and runnng after the ball, kicking up a bit of sand as he runs.

"Hey, you good?" Merrick asks, seeing Hesh out of the corner of his eye, turning to face him.

"Yeah...Elias got a letter from a rehab center..." Hesh explains, Merrick and the others outside looking at him.

"A rehab facility...? He have an addiction or something?" someone sitting in the grass asks, having black hair as he wears a hoodie and cargo pants.

"No...no, not that I know of...Logan is there. He was found by some UK task force, the facility is in Kentucky, specializes in army veterans and vets who were prisoners of war..." Hesh fully explains, passing the letter to Merrick so he can read it.

"...Logan got your music taste Keegan, metal and alternative." Merrick taunts, looking at the black haired male.

"Funny, what else does it say?" Keegan scoffs, rolling his eyes.

"He was sedated to let his body rest, he's gaining weight and is on a nutrition plan, can stand with some assistance despite muscle atrophy, is using a notebook to talk...holy shit...you know how Elias mentioned that when Rorke was broken by the Feds that snuck poision into his food...?" Merrick lists, looking at the group as Rilet sits at his feet while holding the ball in his mouth.

"Yeah, Kick jokes and says it's what made him so fucked in the head." Keegan huffs, Hesh rolling his eyes with a smile.

"Rorke did that to Logan...whenever he was fed, the same plant or a similar one was snuck into his food...he wanted Logan to turn into a Fed soldier..." Merrick fully explains, the group quiet as they listen to him.

"Logan almost became a Fed?" someone asks, having brown hair with a white streak through it that isn't caused by bleach or dyes.

"Sounds like it, a team found him and took him to the rehab facility..." Hesh explains, grabbing the ball from Riley to throw it for him.

"We should try and visit when Logan is cleared for visitors, might be a good thing for him." the male suggests, the group agreeing as Riley barks to get their attention so his ball can get thrown again.

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Dear Mr. Walker and Ghosts team,

I am writing with another note on Logan. Last month I had mentioned that he is walking on his own with the aid of forearm crutches and someone with him. With the newfound independance came...a hiccup. We aren't sure how he managed to, possibly something he picked up while serving, but he had managed to unlock the room we keep medications in and stole one of them. One of our nurses was doing rounds and didn't see Logan, leading to us searching for him. His physical therapist, Jameson, found him face down in a hallway, breathing but defineitly not in good shape. Logan had managed to ignore any medication that would cause any major harm, having grabbed a bottle of sedatives/sleeping pills and injested maybe 3/4 of the bottle, which was a 100 count bottle. One of our on-site nurses managed to get Logan something to get him to throw up once Jameson woke him up enough for him to be at least a little present. Due to the inicident, we have two nurses assigned to him at all times and we've moved him to a room that we use for people who have attempted to take their own lives. There are no places to hang things from, no locks on doors and other changes to ensure the patient's safety. I've talked with my collegues and we are wondering if anyone, and I mean anyone, even multiple people, from the team can come and visit Logan. We've seen improvement in some patients after family, friends, pets and/or loved ones visit them. I'm unsure what it will do for Logan but I am willing to try anything to see him improve a little more. His weight has continued to increase and he's been using a water treadmill we have to decrease weight on his legs while still allowing him to build muscle. I apologize I did not call when this happened, I was focused on getting Logan in a bit of a better place and talking with collegues on possible next steps. I will enclose my phone number so I can either call you or we can have a video confrence if you'd like so I can meet the rest of the team and who might be visiting. I am sorry we failed on keeping Logan safe from harming himself, I hope you will consider keeping Logan here.

Thank you,

Sabrina May, therapist

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"Why are we using the projector again? That was mainly used for confrences, video calls or showing plans." Merrick asks, sitting at the table in the room with Keegan on his right and Hesh on his left.

"Someone wants to meet us, its Logan's therapist..." Elias explains, the male with brown but white streaked hair beside him getting everything set up.

"Did something happen?" Keegan and Hesh ask at the same time, Riley barking from his bed in the room thats on a higher and pushed out windowsill.

"Letter is on the table, feel free to read it." Elias groans, not wanting to explain what happened or read it again.

Elias turns around when he hears a thud, Hesh having lurched forward so hard he knocked his chair over in the process. The male that was beside Elias walks over and fixes Hesh's chair for him before going back to what he was doing with the computer and the projector. Hesh sits down and mumble reads the letter, reading the important parts aloud for the others to hear. Elias grits his teeth as he listens, not wanting to hear about how he almost lost Logan for a second time.

"He's okay though?" Merrick asks, looking a little worried himself as Keegan has his arms crossed and his expression hard to read.

"From what this says, yeah. One of the nurses made him hurl to get the meds out of his stomach, I'm sure the meds were long lasting to really empty out his stomach..." Hesh explains, looking at his dad.

"Alright, all set up, just need to call her." the male next to Elias hums, Elias patting his back.

"Thanks Kick..." Elias mumbles, Kick nodding before moving to sit beside Hesh.

Once sitting, Kick finds Hesh's hand and squeezes it in what most would think is a weird pattern, Kick using morse code so he doesn't blurt anything out.

"U-O-K-?" is squeezed against his hand, Hesh assuming Kick is asking a question so he mentally tacks a question mark on the end.

Hesh looks at the floor, shrugging in response. Kick doesn't push to ask more questions, knowing Hesh is working on processing everything at his own pace. After a minute or so, with Riley holding a rope toy while Keegan does curls, Logan's therapist joins the call.

"Can you all hear me alright...? I don't do video confrences on my own frequently..." Sabrina explains, leaning back in her seat since she was leaning forward to check the settings on her laptop/computer.

"We can hear you fine, can you hear us?" Elias asks, Keegan shifting himself and Riley so he's facing the screen while still playing with Riley.

"Yes, I can hear you fine. Would you like to do introductions or talk about Logan." Sabrina offers, knowing the group might want to settle and intorduce themselves or have her introduce herself.

"I'm Merrick, though if it's easier you can call me Thomas..." Merrick starts, looking to Hesh to talk next.

"...David, though my nickname/callsign is Hesh, I'm Logan's older brother." Hesh shrugs, knowing Sabrina is going to have questions for him.

"Keegan is the one messing with the dog, Riley, and I'm Elliot though my nickname/callsign is Kick." Kick adds, still holding Hesh's hand in such a way it's hidden from the camera the room has.

"It's wonderful to meet all of you, my name is Sabrina, I'm Logan's primary therapist. I say primary since he has a psycologist as well, just to help explain and name any quirks that may come up." Sabrina explains, Elias leaning against a wall.

"Mental disorders." Elias adds, Hesh groaning as Sabrina sighs.

"We...try not to title them as that, it makes them seem more vilanous than they are. They're conditions, some may fade with time until they're gone for good or they may come and go like an ache or pain." Sabrina sighs, Hesh liking the description far more than what his dad said. "That being said, it's rather clear that Logan has some degree of PTSI..."

"PTSD...." Elias firmly corrects, Hesh hiding his face at how stern his dad is being.

"Mister Walker, I understand you know certain terms but this is not a disorder, it's an injury...you heal from an injury, though you also heal from a disorder. I was hoping you'd have a little more faith in Logan, you seemed rather hopeful in the return letter from last month." Sabrina frowns, Kick standing up.

"Um...give us a second..." Kick states, moving to mute the microphone so Sabrina doesn't hear any sort of yelling or argument.

Sabrina sighs, rubbing her eyes before looking back at the screen. Though she can't hear is, she can very clearly see how distressed and upset Hesh is with Elias, motioning with his arms and hands as they argue. After a maybe two minutes Elias leaves, the rest of the group watching him. The camera must be connected to some sort of support or stand, shaking a little when the door is slammed closed. Kick walks back over and turns the microphone back on, Sabrina's heart aching a little when she hears broken and cut of inhales from Hesh.

"I'm fine, I'll be okay...he'll come around...hopefully..." Hesh mumbles, Kick walking over and pressing his forehead against Hesh's.

"Breathe...you sound like you're choking..." Kick explains, one hand on the back of Hesh's head. "Inhale when I do, exhale when I do..."

Keegan and Merrick watch, Riley letting go of the rope toy so he can shove his head in Hesh's lap. It takes a minute before Hesh's breathing evens out, Kick staying there for a couple extra seconds to make sure Hesh really has evened out his breathing.

"...who from your group will be visiting Logan? As much as I'd love to say all of you can come, I'd recommend at most two people visiting at a time." Sabrina explains once Kick moves away from Hesh.

"Hesh needs to go, that's not up for debate...Keegan and Logan worked together pretty closely, it would probably be benifical if Keegan went to..." Merrick states, Hesh nodding as Riley barks from his spot before putting his from paws on the desk.

"If you'd like, Riley may join you...dogs are very in tune with people, especially people they have been raised around or gone through tough situations with." Sabrina adds, Riley's tail wagging as Hesh pets between his ears.

"Riley, Hesh and I are going. When do you want us there?" Keegan asks, looking at the projected image of Sabrina.

"Within the week, I know it's short notice but if you message me a date, I can pay for a week long hotel stay. Pet friendly of course." Sabrina offers with a smile, Riley seeing to perk up and look a bit more excited.

"We can leave tomorrow, we'll figure out flights..." Hesh blurts out, Keegan nodding since he wants to go sooner rather than later.

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"This...is fancier that I was expecting..." Hesh mumbles, standing outside of the facility with Keegan next to him.

"Well it's probably a safe place for your brother and they were honest about what happened...so they must have good staff, which means a good repuation to boot." Keegan adds, holding Riley's leash while Hesh holds a bag of clothes for Logan is he's allowed to keep them.

"...lets go see Logan." Hesh says, walking towards the door.

Keegan opens the door for Hesh, walking in after him. Sabrina is waiting in the lobby for them, handing each of them an ID badge before passing one made for Riley to Keegan. Keegan kneels down and clips it to Riley's leash, smiling at how silly it is for him to have an ID badge.

"Logan is currently eating, so you can either sit with him or wait for him since he doesn't have any appointments today." Sabrina explains, walking to the elavator block in the lobby.

"I wouldn't mind joining him while he finishes eating..." Hesh shrugs, looking at Keegan.

"I'm fine with whatever, he's your brother so you know more than I do." Keegan adds, Hesh nodding as Riley sits at Keegan's feet once in the elavator.

Sabrina presses the button for floor 6, Keegan watching the number change as the elavators rises. Hesh and Keegan seem to wait until Sabrina steps out, Riley pulling Keegan out since he doesn't smell any sort of danger. After stepping out of the elavator, Sabrina leads the trio towards the cafeteria. It's not packed but it's not empty, a few small group talking while other people are sitting alone or with one or two nurses with them. Riley seems to smell Logan, yanking on the leash while whining. Keegan allows Riley to drag him along, Hesh snickering as he follows Keegan. Logan seems to be sitting in a back corner with two nurses with him, Riley whining even louder when he gets closer. Logan looks up from his tray of food, bangs covering his eyes until he moves them. Hesh doesn't expect to hear any sort of sound, laugh, chuckle or even a word from Logan, always knowing him for being quiet. Hell, even when he was being pulled away by Rorke he didn't say anything, nor did he say anything when he was stabbed, shot or even when he fell from the plane and landed in a tree in the jungle.

"Riley!" Logan smiles, Hesh stopping in his tracks when he hears the cracking but audible voice of his younger brother.

Riley yanks away from Keegan, whos just smiling, running the rest of the way over before jumping into Logan's lap. One of the nurses pulls the tray of food back since they aren't sure of Riley will try and eat any. Logan doesn't say anything else, smiling as he presses his face into Riley's fur while listening to him whine and warble in excitment. Hesh walks past Keegan looking down at Logan since Logan is sitting while Hesh is standing. Hesh pauses before kneeling down to he and Logan are close to the same height, Hesh now having to look up at Logan a little.

"Logs...I need you to say one last thing to me...what did I say before I gave confirmation for the train to be targeted?" Hesh asks, Logan looking at him while still having part of his face hidden in Riley's fur.

Logan inahles as Rorke steers him towards where Hesh is leaning against a console on the train, staring at Hesh as Rorke sets the barrel of his pistol against Hesh's temple. Logan had tried to fire at Rorke, Hesh getting stabbed in the process by Rorke before Rorke had grabbed Logan and hauled him towards Hesh.

"Checkmate..." Hesh chokes out with a bit of a laugh, Logan hearing a confirmation through the earpiece he has in as Rorke yells for Hesh to explain what he means.

Seconds later something hits the railing in front of the train, the train falling forward and off of the railing before landing in the water. Logan remembers fading in and out of consciousness while Rorke struggles to his feet. Hesh is already on his feet, a little unsteady as Logan and Rorke both try and reach for a revolver. Hesh slams a fire extinguisher into Rorke's head, Logan grabbing the revolver before firing. All Logan hears is a click, no bang or bullet flying. Hesh and Rorke are tumbling around, Hesh tossing a few bullets at Logan. Logan manages to grab one, loading it into the revolver bedore firing. It hits Rorke but also hits the glass, water flooding into the fornt of the train. Logan grabs Hesh and swims out of the train, pulling Hesh back against his chest while swimming towards the beach.

"........checkmate." Logan says, his voice muffled by Rilet but Hesh hears it clearly though Logan's voice is broken and hoarse from barely any use in his teen and young adult life.

"Yeah...yeah I said checkmate..." Hesh laughs, Keegan hearing hidden tears in the sound as he waits for Hesh to be done talking with Logan.

Logan grabs his notebook from the table, a nurse passing him a pen so he can write.

"I also remember you slamming a fire extinguisher into Rorke's head." Logan writes, showing it to Hesh while Riley leans forward to try and sniff the tray of food.

"Yeah, yeah I did do that." Hesh scoffs, smiling at Logan as Riley happily wags his tail.

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Keegan yawns as he shows his ID to the person at the front desk, Hesh rubbing his eyes as he waits for Keegan to walk ahead. The two had gone back to the hotel after sitting and filling Logan in on some of whats happened in the year and a quarter he was missing. Riley had spent the night with Logan, Hesh having been sent a photo of Logan and Riley asleep in Logan's bed by Sabrina. The photo shows Logan lying on his side in the bed, one arm thrown over Riley as he sleeps in the gap left on the bed. Keegan had gotten the photo sent to him, setting it as his background. Hesh had asked him why, Keegan saying he wanted a photo of Riley but it would look weird cropped down to just show him.

"Have a good visit!" The front desk employee smiles, Hesh nodding as Keegan groans in response.

"Still not a morning person?" Hesh taunts, walking to the elavators with Keegan.

"I'm not required to get up early anymore, I'm allowed to get used to sleeping in." Keegan huffs, leaning against the wall in the elavator.

"Yeah...I get that. Kick sleeps in a ton."

"...don't take this the wrong way, but are you two together...?"

Hesh falls quiet, looking at Keegan while trying his best not to look embarassed. Keegan sighs, smiling at Hesh while crossing his arms.

"I'm not judging Hesh, it's a genuine questions since you and him seem close. If you are, great. If not, you two are great friends..." Keegan explains, shrugging as he talks and watches the numbers change in the elavator.

"......we are. I just...don't know what Elias will think. He's supportive as far as I know but I'm not sure how he'd respond to me and Kick being together..." Hesh mumbles, stepping out of the elavator after it stops and the doors open.

"Hesh." Keegan says, stopping when he steps out of the elavator, Hesh turning to look at him. "I'm happy for you, Kick is a good guy and he cares for you. He would have just told me to breathe when if I was freaking out, but he coached you through it."

Hesh looks at Keegan, smiling a bit. Hesh offers an open arm to Keegan, wrapping it around Keegan is a sort of hug.

"Want to tell me the real reason you have my brother as your wallpaper? I know it probably isn't because of Riley." Hesh taunts, Keegan scoffing with a smile.

"I...care a lot about Logan. I have no clue if the feelings are mutual, I'm not going to ask since he already has a ton going on." Keegan explains, Hesh moving his arm as he and Keegan walk towards Logan's room.

"If it means anything, Logan really likes you too. Maybe not date like, I never got any information about his prefrences out of him but I know he thinks highly of you as a person." Hesh adds with a smile, patting Keegan's back.

As the two walk, they hear Riley's nails on the tile, running towards them. Riley seems to be further down the hall, Keegan and Hesh looking at each other while shrugging.

"Incoming!!" Someone laughs, Riley barreling into Hesh's legs and knocks him off balance.

"I'm not a target Riley!" Hesh scolds, Riley circling back and towards the person who is laughing.

Standing further down the hallway is Logan, still using his crutches, as well as someone Keegan hasn't seen in years. Beside Logan is Ajax, smiling at something Logan signs to him, hands on his hips as he watches Riley stand beside Logan like a guard.

"I thought..." Keegan says, walking over to Ajax and Logan after helping Hesh to his feet.

"Thought I was dead, Merrick thought the same thing. Left me on a table and I woke up and scared some poor medic. Was sent across the water to a facility while everything ended and smoothed over here and shit was rebuilt. Picked up some German while I was across the way, pretty shoddy but I know it." Ajax explains, Keegan hugging him when he's done talking.

Ajax hums, hugging Keegan back as Logan and Riley watch them. Hesh walks over, standing by Logan, Riley looking up at Hesh with his tongue hanging out as he pants. The four finish walking to Logan's room, Ajax holding a laptop in a hand. Logan opens the door to his room, Hesh smiling when he sees the stuffed dog he had sent Logan on the bed. The dresser is stuffed with the clothes Hesh dropped off the day before. Logan is also wearing some of the clothes, an old hoodie of Keegan's and a pair of Hesh's sweatpants. Ajax sets the computer down, bending down a bit to log onto it before pulling up a video conference. It takes a bit, but the video eventually loads.

"Little Walker!!" Merrick's voice cheers, Logan rolling his eyes with a smile. "We snuck into the conference room, Kick somehow bypassed the security code on the door."

"Elias won't be happy." Hesh sighs, arms crossed.

"Well seeing Logan is more important than if Elias is mad or not." Kick shrugs with a smile, looking at Hesh on the priojected screen. "How is mini Walker?"

Logan gives them a thumbs up with a smile, using the forearm crutches since he doesn't feel like sitting right now. Ajax is sitting on the bed, Hesh standing by Logan as Keegan sits beside Ajax. The group talk for a little while, g;ad to hear Logan is doing better and isn't in as bad of a spot as he was in. As the group talk, Elias walks in and looks at Merrick and Kick with a signature "upset dad" expression.

"I thought I told both of you not to sneak into the conference room..." Elias sighs, Merrick leaning back in the chair he had settled in.

"We wanted to check on Logan since we could't go with, I thought you'd be happy that we're checking on your son..." Merrick explains, Elias walking into the room and towards the computr to end the call.

"Don't touch it." Logan instructs, Elias stopping and stepping back so he can look at Logan.

"What?" Elias asks, seeming to glare at Logan.

"Don't touch it. I want to talk." Logan huffs, Ajax standing and leaving the room.

"Keegs, I wanna show you something here. Hesh can stay with Logan." Ajax says as he walks towards the door, Keegan standing and following him.

"Uh, I think food is ready in the mess, Merrick and I are going to eat." Kick mumbles, pulling Merrick out of the room via the chair since he didn't stand up.

Hesh and Logan look at their dad, Logan watching Elias.

"Why aren't you here?" Logan asks, looking at his dad. "Are you scared?"

"Wh-What...? Why the hell would I be scared to see you?!" Elias asks, Hesh realizing he sounds a little panicked.

"You aren't here...thought Ghosts don't get scared. They're feared, not fearful." Logan continues, Hesh caught off guard with how much Logan is talking.

"Logan, you're not making any sense, might be the meds.." Elias groans, Hesh scoffing at him.

"He's making plenty of sense dad, you always said the Ghosts were a feared team...why are you acting like the people you scared?" Hesh asks, standing beside Logan.

"You're dad, you support your kids...even if you don'f agree..." Logan adds, his voice cracking from emotions and strain from talking.

"I'm scared to see you Logan, especially in person! If I'm here, you can just...imagine this is your brian messing with you. Last you knew is that I was dead becuase of Rorke...I don't want you spiraling and hurting yourself again because you're seeing me not through a screen." Elias explains, also sounding like he's going to cry.

"I want to see you dad!! You're my dad, I want to see you so I can fucking hug you and know you're alive...you raised me and David, you kept us safe, you talked us through missions and did what you could to make sure no harm came to us...I want to see you in front of me, not through a fucking screen." Logan snaps, Elias and Hesh caught off guard with his tone and him swearing.

"I-...okay. Okay, next time they let people visit you, I'll go." Elias says after a few seconds of stunned silence. "Don't have to say anything else, I get what you're saying..."

"...my throat hurts..." Logan mumbles, Hesh muffling a laugh.

"Thats what happens when you talk for a long time after barely talking for years on end." Hesh snorts, walking to the bathroom to fill a Logan's toothbrush cup with water from the faucet.

"Shush..." Logan pouts, crossing his arms as Hesh walks back over.

Elias watches the two, sighing as he leans against the table in the room. Hesh hands Logan the cup, Logan humming as a thank you before drinking.

"...how about this, next time you're allowed visitors, I'll come visit you. Maybe Kick or Merrick can join me, if you want them to." Elias offers, Logan nodding with a shrug.

"I think you visiting would be good, Logan and you seem like you two have some stuff to talk about and get figured out." Hesh adds, looking from Logan to their dad on the laptop screen.

The three talk for a little while longer, Elias planning to visit in a month or two with either Kick or Merrick with him. Possibly both if Sabrina thinks Logan can handle more than two other people visiting at the same time.

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Elias stands in the lobby, turning the ID badge over in his hands beore clipping it to one of his pockets. Logan had, with Sabrina's help, emailed Elias letting him know to wait in the lobby and he'd meet Elias there. He wasn't expecting to be greeted immedietly when he arrived but Elias feels slightly jipped, pacing the lobby as he waits for Logan. As Elias paces, one of the elavators opens, Logan walking out before turning and walking towards the lobby. He sees Elias pacing and rolls his eyes, knocking the handle of the cane he's using against the floor. The noise seems to get Elias' attention, turning to look at the souce of the noise.

"Hey, no more arm crutches." Elias praises, walking over to Logan.

"I'm House now." Logan signs, having left his notebook somewhere.

"House...?" Elias repeats, his tone showing his confusion.

"The doctor show? Where he has a cane and is an ass to his entire team?"

"Ohh, that one...the one who says it's aways lupis...?"

Logan frantically nods with a smile, Elias laughing at his excitment. The two head to the elavators, Logan using his cane to press the button for the floor he wants. The two eventually step out of the elavator, Logan leading the way as Elias trails behind. Watching Logan walk with next to no assistance, Elias wonders why he was so hesitant to visit, Logan isn't acting any different to him and actually seems a little more social than he was before everything happened and he had to deal with Rorke. Elias is sure that the therapy, possible medication and visits are whats made the biggest difference in Logan's mental state and his attutide. Logan guides Elias towards a room, Elias hearing some voices from in there and almost assumes that he's intruding on a group therapy session. The worry quickly leaves Elias when he watches someone crawl over the back of a couch before one of their belt loops is grabbed and their yanked backwards when Logan opens the door. The person who was grabbed has their hair styled and cut into a mohawk, the person who had grabbed the climbing figure seems to be one of the older members of the group, facial hair trimmed a little short on the chin while keeping mutton chops and a mustache.

"Fucks sake Soap, don't crawl on Ghost..." the person who grabbed "Soap" insctructs, more or less dragging him off of a larger figure who is sitting on the couch.

"What...?" Elias mumbles, Logan shrugging as he walks into the room and sits down in one of the chairs.

Elias watches as the figure he assumes is called Soap sits down besides the figure on the couch, noticing the figure is wearing a black medical mask and has his arms acrossed. Elias walks over and stands by Logan, unsure who the others are since he doesn't recognize any of them.

"I guess introductions are in order..." the older male suggests, the others seeming to agree since they don't argue with him or the suggestion. "I'm John Price, captain of the team that found Logan."

Elias looks at Price, his brain connecting the dots of him and the name on the reports from the team that had found Logan that were sent to him.

"Kyle Garrick, sergeant for the task force." a dark skinned male responds with a smile, sitting in one of the chairs since Price is standing. "You can call me Gaz though since it's my callsign.

"John MacTavish, another one of the sergeants for the task force. Can call me Soap." Soap explains, lounging on the couch with his feet in the bulky figure's legs.

"....Riley, rank as the task force's lieutenant. Most call me Ghost." the bulkier figure says, arms crossed across his chest as he looks at Soap with a small glare.

"So...you're the group that found Logan?" Elias asks, Price nodding in confirmation as he looks at Elias.

"If you'd like, I can talk to you in the hall about what we found when we got there." Price offers, Elias taking him up on the offer.

The two walk out of the room and into the hallway, Price closing the door to the room gently before turning to Elias.

"How much do you want to know about what happened to your son?" Price asks, hands on his pockets as Elias crosses his arms.

"As much as you can tell me without getting in trouble." Elias responds, Price chuckling at the answer.

"Watch your steps boy, ground gets uneven around now." Price says, Soap and Gaz on either side of him as Ghost is behind the trio.

"What are we looking for?" Gaz asks, looking around as he watches birds fly across the canopy of the forest.

"Anything that shows if group called the Federation is still active and making trouble." Ghost explains, Soap looking over his shoulder at the lieutenant.

"Wasn't that group demolished years ago? By some group called the Ghosts? No connection to our ghost..." Gaz taunts, Ghost rolling his eyes with a glare.

The group continue to walk around, some rocks and dirt from the path rolling to the side when Soap shifts his weight to reach for a tree limb. The rocks don't stop immedietly, instead continuing to roll before falling. Soap stops reaching for the branch, walking towards where he thinks the rocks rolled.

"Price...I think I found something..." Soap calls, looking down at the ground while slinging his secondary over his shoulder.

Price jogs over, kicking more pebbles and rocks towards where Soap is standing. Price looks down at his feet, shining his flashlight down. Theres a hole on the ground, covered by a makeshift grate thats made of sticks tied together with twine. The hole is deep enough someone of Ghost's hight can't escape, Price swallowing when he sees a figure curled up.

"Are they alive?" Gaz asks, walking over with Ghost trailing close to him.

"I can't tell, they're skin and bones, they could be decomposing if they've been here for only a few months." Price explains, grabbing a rock and throwing it at the figure.

The rock knocks against the figure, the four males watching the figure raise their head before looking up at the opening of the pit like hole. The figure is blonde, the group can tell that much but other than that theres nothing discernible about them. Ghost reaches and pulls the cover off, telling Soap to keep him from falling in before taking his primary weapon off and passing it to Price. Ghost lays own on his chest/stomach, scooting forward until he can reach down. The figure reaches up and has their hand grabbed by Ghost. Ghost easily lifts the figure up, Price and Gaz reaching to help lift the figure up.

"Holy shit, he weighs nothing..." Gaz mumbles, Ghost easily holding the figure before walking towads where the plane is picking the group up.

"Which is an issue...we need to get him to a hospital or some sort of facility to try and recover..." Price explains, jogging with Ghost towards the plane as Gaz and Soap run after them.

"So he was worse than when he came to the facility?" Elias asks, leaning against the wall in the hallway.

"Way worse, maybe a max of 60 pounds...had no idea how he was alive, must have been pissed off enough to stay alive." Price explains, facing Elias as they talk.

"He's stubborn, I think he gets it from me and his mom." Elias shrugs, looking at the floor as he shifts his weight.

"From what I'm seeing today, he's stubborn. Drag himself across the ground and cut someones achilles tendon kind of stubborn."

Elias scoffs and laughs a little, smiling at the explination.

"He and his brother were...harsh when they served. Hesh, Logan's older brother, hit Rorke in the back of the head with a fire extinguisher." Elias laughs, having seen footage of what happened from Logan's vest camera when it was recovered.

"Damn...that's not what I was expecting." Price hums, caught off guard by the mild brutality from Hesh.

"Hesh is...protective. Logan has been quiet all his life, Hesh decided that Logan needed someone to have his back and he put that role on himself. He's always had Logan's back, no matter what happened..." Elias explains, Price nodding in understanding. "Maybe it's a big brother thing, I'm not sure...they're my only family, their mom passed after she had Logan."

"I'm sorry to hear. What about friends, anyone besides you and us visit Logan?"

"Hesh has, same with our team's sniper Keegan. Keegan used to be a Marine before joining the Ghosts team as a scount sniper. Did a lot more than sniping but that's what he was classified as."

"What did Hesh do while serving?"

"A lot, he was special forces, same as Logan. They were basically the jack of all trades for the team, did anything from sniping to infiltration to commanding."

"He seems well rounded and and trustworthy.  All of your team does, I did a bit of digging after learning Logan's name."

"Wish I could say I did the same but you all are hard to find information on."

Price shrugs and smiles, walking towards the door for the room.

"We're a little like you, we come and go." Price explains, opening the door and walking back in.

"And you're cryptic..." Elias scoffs, following Price into the room.

Elias watches as Soap and Logan bicker about something, Logan writing since Soap doesn't know a lot of ASL. (American Sign Language)

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"Little Walker!!" Kick yells, standing in the lobby with Hesh and Merrick.

"Stop yelling, there are other people here besides Logan." Merrick sighs, watching Logan walk over and knock his cane against Kick's head.

"Ow...don't use your cane for chaos..." Kick pouts, glaring at Logan who is similing at Kick.

"Then don't yell and pout." Hesh shrugs, Kick looking at him before falling quiet.

"Can you two just kiss already? The tension is comical..." Logan writes in his notebook, holding it up for the others to see.

Kick and Hesh look from the notebook to each other, their faces red in embarassment. Merrick doesn't say anything, his attention moving from Kick and Hesh to Logan.

"How's being here going?" Merrick asks, wanting to change the subject.

"Good, miss your cooking more than I expected. Not that this place has bad cooking, it's just not the same." Logan writes, showing it to Merrick and the others.

"If we had known you'd miss the cooking so much, we would have sent you some or brought some with us." Kick comments, Hesh nodding in agreement.

"Here, when and if you visit the base, I'll cook every single day you're there, anything you want." Merrick adds, Logan smiling and humming to show his excitement.

"When will you be allowed to visit?" Hesh asks, Logan thinking for a bit before writing in his notebook again.

"Maybe in a few months, they want me to not depend on the cane as much." Logan explains through writing, Kick rocking back and forth on his feet.

"Is Riley still with you?" Hesh asks, Logan nodding with a smile.

"Yup, the staff adore him and got him in with a groomer so he's at one of the grooming appointments right now. He's being picked up soon." Logan adds, turning the notebook so Hesh and Merrick can see.

As Logan shows them his notebook, Riley barks and runs into the lobby, rubbing against Hesh's legs as his whole body wiggles.

"Riley!!" Merrick and Kick cheer, kneeling down and petting Riley while cooing at him.

Logan smiles at them, Riley soaking up the attention as his tail swishes side to side. Hesh moves and stands next to Logan, the two watching Kick and Merrick dote on Riley.

"...you and Kick are good for each other." Logan mumbles, Hesh looking at him when he realizes Logan is talking and not writing.

"I...thank you Logan. Dad hasn't said anything, but he hasn't made a fuss about anything so I think we're okay. What about you? Anyone you're eyeing or have taken a shining to?" Hesh asks, smiling at Logan.

"Mmmmmmm...Keegan, he's been understanding and nice to me and I just...being with him would be easy, not much different from just being friends." Logan explains, his voice still quiet.

Hesh looks at Kick and Merrick, watching them dote on Riley and squish his face. Logan watches as well, nudging Hesh when Kick looks at him. The two look at each other, Hesh smiling and nodding which makes Kick stand up and walk over before kissing him. Merrick pauses when Kick stands up, smiling as Logan walks over and kneels down to scratch between Riley's eyes.

"Giving them space?" Merrick asks, Logan nodding as Riley's tail brushes against the lobby floor. "Fair enough, they need some time to be a mushy couple."

Logan sticks out his tongue and nods, smiling as he does which makes Merrick laugh a bit as Kick and Hesh look over when they hear the laughter from Merrick. Logan stands up and walks over, the group heading upstairs to his room so they can all sit down.

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Logan nervously bounces his legs as people board the plane, Riley huffing and setting his head on Logan's knee to try and calm him down. Logan looks down and gently pets Riley's head, watching his ears wiggle side to side as Logan scratches his head. He reaches and grabs the neck pillow he has around the handle of his carry on backpack. His actual luggage is in the cargo hold of the plane, some of Riley's harness gear in the backpack between Logan's feet. Logan looks down at Riley before working on fitting the neck pillow and trying to relax. It takes a while but Logan manages to doze off, Riley watching him the whole time to make sure he's okay. He ends up sleeping for a good amount of the flight, waking up with maybe 45 minutes left of the flight. He moves the neck pillow before standing up and heading towards the bathroom. Riley follows after him and sits in front of the door while Logan uses the bathroom. Logan slides the door open and walks back to his seat with Riley behind him, sitting on the floor again after Logan sits down again. The plane eventually starts it descent, Riley still keeping an eye on Logan as the plane lands. Logan closes his eyes as he grips the arm rests as the plane fully lands, tense as the wheels land on the runway and the plane lurches just a little. Riley whines a little, nudging Logan's knee to get his attention when people start to deplane and it's almost Logan's turn to get out of the chair and to head out of the plane.

"Alright, we're going. Maybe they're waiting at baggage claim for me...maybe. I don't think it's allowed anymore though so we'll have to see." Logan says to himself as he walks through the plane aisle towards the door.

Logan picks Riley up to walk out of the plane so he doesn't accidentally step in the small gap, setting him down once they get off of the plane. The two walk through the airport until they find a service animal relief station for Riley to use. After making sure Riley is done, Logan leads him towards the baggage claim to grab his bag and to see if anyone is waiting inside at baggage claim for him.

"Little Walker!!" someone yells, Logan looking over when he sees Merrick standing there with Neptune.

"Hey, I didn't think anyone would be inside of the airport waiting for me." Logan says, walking over to the two of them with Riley and his backpack.

"Your dad told us to wait inside by baggage claim for you so we're following orders. The others are at the base getting a room ready for you." Neptune adds, rolling the wheelchair he's in back and forth as he talks with Logan.

"They don't have to, I was perfectly fine setting it up myself." Logan shrugs, looking at Merrick then Neptune.

"It's your family Logan, everyone is going to look after you even if you might not want it or expect it." Merrick sighs with a smile, the trio hearing the baggage claim belt start up and some suitcases are set down to start going.

"Still, you're already accomidating a lot of my things and I don't want to cause any issues." Logan mumbles, Merrick crossing his arms as Riley sighs dramatically.

"I think Riley agrees with us, you need to accept help when it's offered to you or when you really need it Logan. It's not a sign that you can't do something, it's a sign that you need a little extra support or a shoulder to lean on." Neptune explains, Logan shifting his weight a little as he looks at him. "Everyone on the team wants to help make sure you're comfortable while visiting and they want to make it memorible in a good way. So let that happen, even if it's embarassing and you don't necessarilly want it to happen."

"...okay. I guess I got used to being independant for the most part while at the facility. I'm just used to helping myself with these things." Logan sighs, Riley lying down at his feet while Merrick reaches and grabs Logan's luggage when he sees it come around. "Plus dad made me pretty independant..."

"That's something Elias does with everyone, he did it with Keegan and myself, as well as Ajax and Kick." Merrick sighs, holding Logan's bag before gently nudging him towards the door for the airport. "Everyone is waiting for you at the base and I need to make dinner like I promised I would for you."

Logan nods and walks out with Riley as Merrick and Neptue lead him to the truck that Merrick owns. Logan's bag is thrown into the truck bed and Logan helps Neptune breakdown his wheelchair before putting it in the truck bed before managing to walk to the passenger door before Logan helps him in. Riley and Logan get in the backseat before Logan buckles in and gives Merrick a thumbs up to show he can start driving. After thirty minutes the group pull in the base and Merrick hops out of the truck to help Neptune before grabbing Logan's bag. While still in the truck, Logan undoes Riley's harness so he can have a break and be a dog. As soon as Logan opens the back door Riley jumps out and runs across the parking lot before running into the open door.

"Riley!!" Kick cheers, Logan getting out of the truck before heading into the base.

He hesitates before knocking on the wall, the group looking over before Hesh stands and walks over and hugs Logan. Logan pauses again before hugging Hesh back and going slack at the touch, Hesh gently rubbing Logan's back as they stand there while Merrick walks in to help start dinner. The group don't interrupt Logan and Hesh as the stand in the living area of the base, the two walking over after a few minutes of sibling comfort. They all sit down at the table as Merrick grabs plates and serves the food before handing them back to the others. Logan smiles as Merrick hands the plate to him, the group saying nothing when his stomach grumbles. Conversation flows easily as Logan eats, adding to the conversation between bites as he smiles and listens. He had missed this the most while at the facility, he had missed the conversations he could relate to as well as the fact the people he's talking with can relate to what he's saying. Elias talks as well, asking Logan how the facility has been and how he's been feeling being away from the group.

"It's been weird, I don't mind being away from you all since it just feels like a mission and I'm doing my own thing. I'd prefer if I was here with you all but until I'm discharged I'm okay waiting, just means you all can get a party set up for when I'm back here." Logan taunts, Elias rolling his eyes with a smile as Logan talks.

"Do you have an idea of when you'll be discharged?" Neptune asks, tilting his head as he looks at Logan.

"I...don't entirely know. Sabrina is happy with the progress I've made, which is why she allowed me to visit but I don't think I'm to the point where I can leave fully and be more so out-patient than in-patient." Logan explains, poking his food around as he talks.

"Lets focus on the fact you can visit here, that's a big first step that you took and a progress mark you managed to make it to." Merrick adds, Kick nodding as he eats some of the steak Merrick made.

The group steer the conversation away from Logan being discharged and towards teasing Hesh and Kick about the fact they kept their relationship a secret so well from the whole group.

"I assumed you were with someone, I didn't know it was Kick until you all visited and I none too subtly told you that it was okay." Logan says as he snickers a little, Merrick standing up and grabbing plates from people who seem to be done.

"I knew it was you two after the video call with Sabrina months ago but I wanted to be polite." Keegan huffs as he crosses his arms, laughing when Logan smacks him with a napkin.

"If you all want to you can go and talk amongst yourselves or seperatly." Merrick offers, the group going their own ways while Neptune stays to keep him company while he does the dishes.

Keegan and Logan walk off to a patio area the base has. The two stand together as Riley and Hesh run around in the yard while Kick tosses a ball towards Hesh to play monkey in the middle with Riley.

"...been weird without you. Felt like I was going insane not having someone talking." Logan explains, looking at the ground as he talks to Keegan.

"I was really worried about you when we got the letter about the sleeping pill incident. In all honesty I never thought you'd be the same...I was worried I'd lose my friend and someone I care deeply for." Keegan sighs, hands on his pockets as he watches Riley running back and forth as the ball is tossed.

"I'm not the same though Keegan...the shit I had to deal with changes a person, for better and for worse. I'm still...more or less the same person, just...different in the head...I'm still me, I still care about you, I still remember everything we went through, I still...I still know I really like you...and I know I want to be with you the way Hesh is with Kick...I know I want to be with you like that. I remember everything that we did togeter, I remember how I first met you, I remember being in the office building with you..." Logan mumbles, crossing his arms as he talks.

Logan doesn't notice but Hesh and Kick are watching him and Keegan while calmly tossing the ball back and forth for Riley. Keegan looks at Logan, taking in and processing what Logan said to him and the meaning of the words. Keegan shifts his weight before finding Logan's hand and holds it, Logan staring at his hand in Keegan's hand. The two aren't that far off build wise but Keegan's hand certainly makes Logan's feel small. Keegan doesn't do anything, just stands with Logan's hand in his while standing on the patio area.

"Okay, now you two need to kiss!!" Hesh yells from where he is, Riley barking in agreement as Kick laughs a little.

"It's called not rushing, something you two could learn from." Keegan calls back, which makes Logan snicker a little while smiling.

Logan gently tugs on Keegan's hand, smiling at him before just barely going on his tiptoes and kisses the corner of Keegan's mouth. He gently pulls his hand away before heading back into the base while leaving Keegan there stunned at the action. Kick is snickering and laughing at Keegan's reaction, watching him walk into the base to find Logan. Keegan wanders the halls for a little while before finding Logan in his room while unpacking. Keegan stands in the doorway until Logan notices him, turning while pulling out the hoodie Keegan gave him months ago. Logan walks over to Keegan and stands in front of him, tilting his head a little while smiling.

"You're a tease Walker, I hope you know that." Keegan taunts, hands hovering over Logan's waist since he hasn't been given permission to grab Logan's waist.

"Just giving back what I dealt with, I thought you'd appreciate a little bit of snark." Logan smiles, leaning into one of Keegan's hands as a signal that Keegan can hold his waist.

"Mmmhm, sure, I think you just like to bother me." Keegan smiles, feeling Logan's hands on his chest before grabbing a handful of Keegan's shirt.

Logan tugs on his shirt until Keegan leans down and kisses him again. The height difference between the two isn't insane, maybe an inch but Keegan wants to exagerate it a little so he leans down for the kiss. The two share small kisses while standing in Logan's room, Keegan possessively holding Logan's waist the whole time. Logan eventually yawns into one of the kisses which makes Keegan laugh before walking towards Logan's bed before hauling Logan down towards the bed before lying down and holding Logan there with him. The bedroom lights are still on but Logan and Keegan don't seem to mind as they lay in the bed together.