Archive of Our Own

The ongoing series following an alternate first meeting between Ghost and Soap, where Soap is terribly competent and Ghost is terribly not while they're trapped in a pit getting up close and personal with a bomb. And of course, the aftermath.

Note dated early September 2026: part two is definitely in the works! After extensive re-writes and three different major changes in direction, I'm finally set on a path for it and am currently working on Party Bus Adventure 2: They're So Smitten Boogaloo. However, I've had a ton of big life changes recently, and the kicker is that I'm moving away from the mate who's laptop I've been borrowing to write. So until I'm settled and employed in my new location, publishable writing is gonna be on hold as I don't have a computer of my own. The writing never stops though, so for now I'll be continuing the progress for this and other wips in emails to myself (more efficient and less glitchy than mobile site of the software I use), ready to edit and publish once I have a computer set up once more.

So trust y'all - it's still happening. In fact, it's grown quite a bit and is now a much more extensive look into their developing relationship and Soap's life with the 141. There's fluff, there's angst, there's teeth rotting sweetness and chest aching yearning, it's gonna be good y'all. It's just not going to be in a publishable state for a while yet. But I'll catch y'all when it is! The Party Bus WILL be back for another tour, and I look forward to seeing y'all there. - Trej o7