- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
This is a small chapter, but I think I did a better job with the dialogue, I hope you enjoy! . Just to let you know, the next Chapter will have lots of action!
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CHAPTER 2: The New Spartan
Location: Military Base, 0600 hours.
A secret group of highly ranked marines silently walks past John's room, careful to not make a sound. Rounding the corner, they walk down a long hallway until reaching the large door at the end. Quickly they enter the room.
Inside, it was a technological mad house. In the middle of the room, there were many desks all set-up perfectly so as not to interfere with each other. Over 22 state-of-the-art computers sat in the room, complete with holographic projectors. With over 22 computers, it was amazing they could even power the Holographic projector screens. At the end of the room. was a large holographic projector. Beneath it sat the Colonel. He sat there, unmoving, staring at the wall with his hands folded under his chin. At the sound of the door being opened he immediently looked up.
"I would like to thank you all for coming" the Colonel said.
"As you know, its been 6 months since our last meeting. I called this meeting to refresh your memories on what the Plan is. On top of this, we have a problem with the boy. He has discovered the bug. Watch this video from the hidden camera in his room". With that said, the Colonel pressed a button on the remote and the holographic screen came to life.
The Colonel stood, and slowly paced back and forth in front of the desk as he continued, "You are all familiar with the Spartan project I assume. As you also know, Master Chief is the last Spartan in active duty. Well, 2 years ago, I realized something. Master Chief isn't going to last forever, we're going to have to replace him at some time. Why not start a little early, so that the person we choose can get some training by fighting along side of Master Chief himself? After how dangerous it was when we genetically enhanced the other Spartans, and how many of them died, we needed to do something different this time."
With he had finished, the holographic screen instantly changed and was replaced with the new Spartan project.
"As I'm sure most of you remember, we were trying to find the ideal person for the job. Someone who had suffered a major psychological ordeal, and someone who has no family members. Along with those characteristics, we needed to find someone who was born naturally with a strong mind, and body. Someone who has a body strong enough to be able to take a hit from a sniper rifle and survive. That someone, is John Triton." After saying this a picture of him came up on the screen.
"John Triton is the perfect person for the new Spartan project. His father died, and his Mother was found dead not far away from her husband. It is quite obvious from our observations of John that he wishes to get revenge. Young, reckless, and full of potential, he will have the fury and energy to take down enemy, after enemy. On top of this, he has been practicing. Practicing so that he can get his revenge, we believe. By practicing I mean that he has been trying to build up his physical strength and close-combat skills. Now normally we wouldn't let someone join the Marines early, but we want him to get comfortable with the military and our group. Hopefully on his 19th birth day, he will understand where we are coming from, and decide to become the next Master Chief."
The Colonel cleared his throat before continuing, "Now, I have one more thing to say. I know some of you will disagree with this, but I've made up my decision. The boy needs a test. A brutal test of both his mind and body. We need to be absolutely sure that he is the right one. I have arranged a test for him, which will commense tomorrow. If he survives, we will know that he is the right one. If he fails, well, then he obviously isn't the right one."