Task Force 141 was back at base, finally enjoying some downtime. Soap was polishing his gear, Gaz was losing badly at a game of chess against Price, and Ghost… well, no one really knew where Ghost was.

Suddenly, the lights flickered. Screens flashed. Every terminal in the operations room lit up with a scrolling wall of code.

Laswell burst in. “We’re being hacked.”

Price stood up. “By who?”

“No idea yet. But it’s not just a breach. Whoever it is… they’re in digging around like they know what they’re doing.”

Ghost appeared in the doorway. “Want me to find them?”

“No need,” Laswell said. “They just sent a message.”

Everyone turned toward the big screen as it cleared.

A message popped up:

“You should really update your firewalls. :)”