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Read about the Forgotten Spartan I Program
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Here is the end of chapter nine, it is short but leads to one big ol' secret, one that you hopefully won't see coming...
“Congratulations, Lieutenant, you can beat children,” A voice jokingly said. Simmons jumped up and saw it was Dr. Halsey’s voice.
“Yes, ma’am, I can,” Simmons replied, happy Halsey would finally speak to him.
She turned to CPO Mendez, and he ordered the Spartans to retreat to their barracks.
“Doctor,” Mendez said, as he curtly nodded at Halsey. She nodded in response, and turned back to Simmons.
“Walk with us,” she said, “Please,” she seemed to add the last word out of respect, but Simmons didn’t know why. As they started to walk, away from the Medical Complex, The Doctor spoke again, “As you are well aware, the Spartan II project is in full swing, and will be completed within the coming months.”
“Yes, I am,” Simmons, said, “What does it have to do with me?”
Halsey stopped in her tracks, Simmons could tell the doctor was flustered, and she started to clean her glasses, as if that would somehow help her understand.
“What?” she said, placing her glasses back on the bridge of her nose. “Why would it not involve you?”
“With all due respect Ma’am,” Simmons said, as he prepared to uncap months of anger, “I have been hung out to dry, to no help from you, why should I care if your little experiment works or not? I am just a guinea pig.” He reminded her. Halsey was speechless, but Mendez was not.
“Son, you have been helped in ways you’ll never understand.” With that the Petty Officer walked away, as did the Doctor, and Simmons was left to trek back to his barracks alone, thinking about what Mendez said, and how Halsey had ever helped him