Epilogue

The war with the Phonies, or "Phony War" as it was later called, ended on September 13, 2016, with the sudden and unexplained disappearance of all Phony forces in Europe and Russia. Theories for this range from a top-secret government superweapon to the Phonies actually being aliens and suddenly going back to their home planet.

During the Phony War, tensions between Russia and the Allies dramatically decreased as both sides fought for their own survival. The two sides made peace with each other on September 14, 2016. Russian President Boris Vorshevsky stated that, "I deeply regret that it took a war with an unknown enemy to show us that peace and unity is better than destruction and hostility."

The Loyalist-Ultranationalist war promptly resumed on September 15, 2016, even though many countries had tried to pressure the two sides into peace with each other. That war eventually ended in January 2017, with the death of Vladimir Makarov.

All charges against Task Force 935 were dropped after word of their help in the Owl Mountain incident got to Allied governments. Task Force 935, along with Team Metal and other survivors were sworn to secrecy over the entire matter.

No solid evidence of Samantha's involvement was ever found. However, there was a handwritten note in the Group C outpost, found when Task Force 935 investigated. It simply read:

You win. For now.

So there it is. The ending of "Cat and Mouse"! Thank you to everyone who read, reviewed and/or favorited this! I never expected this much positive feedback for my second fanfic :D. Because of this, I've made another Task Force 935 fanfic, "Black to the Future"! Yay!