July 10, 2545 (1230 Hours) Spartan-II Training Complex, Planet Reach. I spent the next few days working out my muscles and training myself how to use my newly augmented body; it was rough, but compared to the stuff I did the few weeks I was a Marine, this was much harder. Today, however, was the day. A spartan rises review Vudozahn 1 Comments The actors trained alongside the stuntmen, and even Snyder joined in. Twight warns that his Spartan workout is not for the faint-hearted, nor the It would be easier with a hard copy to flip to the exercise tutorials from the workout program pages. The Spartan Doctore. Denver-based fitness trainer Ryan Masters. Visit or send a message for more details!
July 1, 2545 (1330 Hours) Spartan-II Training Complex, Planet Reach
-Master Chief's POV-
'Master Chief Petty Officer Spartan-117, report to Dr. Halsey's office, immediately. Repeat, Spartan-117, report to Dr. Halsey's office, immediately.'
I looked up from my MA5B that I had been cleaning and sighed. I had been busy with weapon maintenance for the last hour, when the call came over the loudspeaker. I got up from my bunk and quickly put my rifle back together, being careful to make sure all of its parts were back in place, then I placed it on top of my bed. I turned and grabbed my helmet. As I made my way out of the barracks and across the field to Halsey's office, I couldn't help but wonder where the new guy was. Spartan-139, or Corporal Aren, as he was named, hadn't been seen by any of the other Spartans in a little over a week. Honestly, I was worried about the kid. I hoped he hadn't been snatched up by the Office of Naval Intelligence, as I knew all too well how they could be when it came to keeping things quiet; and that boy seemed like someone that would raise a red flag in their books.
I eventually made it to Dr. Halsey's office and knocked on the door. I knew that she liked her privacy, so I waited for a response before entering.
'Come in, John!'
I opened the door and noticed that Dr. Halsey and Deja were both reading some data that was displayed on a computer screen. They both looked.. disturbed.
'You wanted to see me, Doctor?' I said tentatively, as I stood at attention.
'Yes, come here for a moment, I have something to show you. And please, go ahead and relax. You know how I don't like it when you treat me as a superior officer..' She said as she waved me over to stand in front of her desk.
I made my way over and Deja smiled at me as I looked at the many partial cups of coffee that littered the office.
'I'm sure you're probably wondering why I called you here, aren't you?' she asked as she continued looking at the data in front of her.
'I guess so, yes.'
Dr. Halsey looked up from the files and handed me a datapad after she opened the same file on it. 'Take a look at this.'
I accepted the pad and glanced at the many pieces of information on it. There were dozens of charts, graphs and small paragraphs of data. They mostly described some sort of medical observations, most of which seemed like gibberish, until I came across a portion talking about 'Augmentation Results.' The results described how someone had barely survived the procedure, but then they had made a miraculous recovery.
'Dr. Halsey.. Is this talking about what I think it is?' I asked as I finished reading.
Dr. Halsey took the datapad back and then opened up a video surveillance feed on her computer. Betway casino online. 'Yes. That file was exactly what you think it was.'
I looked at the video feed. The boy was laying in a hospital bed, asleep. But he was bigger, much bigger, in fact. His muscles had gotten three times bigger and he looked a lot more durable. He had scars all over what skin was exposed, but they were extremely faded. There was a vitals machine hooked up to his chest, but he was stable. His heart rate was fine, as was his breathing. Overall, he looked very healthy.
'What- How is he?' I asked, still looking at the video.
'Overall, he is fine.. He had a small issue during the augmentation process where his body almost rejected several of the chemicals, but then his body accepted it like nothing had happened. His body.. it's surprisingly stronger than I expected it would be..' She trailed off as she looked at the video.
'What do you mean? How is he stronger that what you expected?'
'John..' Halsey turned to face me. 'His bones are stronger than yours.'
'What? How is that possible?'
She shook her head and looked at Deja. 'According to Deja's projections, his muscles and bones are significantly stronger than that of any other Spartan, including you. I'm still trying to figure out how it's possible. But I thought that you should know.'
I turned back towards the video and stared for a while before I said anything else.
'When will he wake up?'
'That.. is up to you. I've kept him in a medically induced coma for the last two days. I wanted you to be there when he woke up. I'm not sure what would happen if he woke up to anyone else.'
I nodded and sighed as I looked at her. 'Alright. I'll go see him, then.' I started towards the door.
'I'll need to come with you. I'll need to wake him up, after all.' Halsey said as she picked up her datapad and made her way to the door.
'Okay, then. I'll stop by the barracks and gather my team, as well. They'll want to be there, too.'
'Right. Okay, I'll meet you there.'
I left Dr. Halsey's office and made my way back to the barracks.
Oh boy.. This should be interesting.. Waking up a newly augmented Spartan who's stronger than even me? What could go wrong..
Children's minds are more easily accepting of indoctrination, their bodies more adaptable to augmentation. The result was the ultimate soldier.
'Schyler, I need you to learn to take care of yourself. You need to be strong, because your mom and I, we're not going to be here forever to take care of you..'
(1415 Hours) Spartan-II Training Complex, Augmentation Recovery Room, Planet Reach
-Aren's POV-
'Corporal, can you hear me..' a woman's voice said.
I heard another voice, this one a deep male's voice call to me. '..on Spartan, wake up..'
'Jesus, Doctor, how much of that stuff did you give him..' Another woman's voice said.
'Schyler! Wake up!'
I could tell someone was trying to wake me up, but it was a Saturday, wasn't it? I just wanted to sleep in and let the day pass me by..
'Go away.. I'm tired..' I moaned half asleep.
A split-second later I felt an impact on the side of my face. It immediately woke me up and my eyes shot open. I felt my hand reach for what had hit me and I squeezed it, hard.
'Ow, geez, kid. If that's how you react to somebody making sure you're okay, then I'll let you sleep.'
I looked at the wrist I had in a death-grip and quickly let go. 'S-shit, sorry,' I said as I looked around.
I was laying in what felt like a hospital bed and I was surrounded by Dr. Halsey and the members of Blue Team. Fred was rubbing his wrist and glaring at me a few feet away from everyone else.
'Don't worry about it. He'll be fine.'
I looked to my left and saw the Master Chief leaning on the wall. He was grinning at Fred, and then he stood up straight and stepped over to the side of the bed I was in.
'Hey, speak for yourself. You're not the one who just about got his wrist snapped in half by the new guy!' Fred shouted back.
The Master Chief ignored him and looked at me. 'How are you feeling, Corporal?'
I sat up in the bed as I responded. 'O-okay, I'm a little sore, but other than that, I feel okay?'
'Good to hear,' the Master Chief looked over to Dr. Halsey who had been busy with disconnecting a few wires from a nearby machine. 'You said you were going to explain the situation to him, Doctor?'
'Yes. Fred, Linda, and Kelly, would you please leave us for a moment? I have some things I need to discuss with John and the Corporal, in private.'
Linda and Kelly nodded, while Fred continued to glare at me, but they all left the room anyways. Dr. Halsey then removed a few adhesive patches from my chest before she spoke to me again.
'So, for starters, as I'm sure you probably already have noticed, your reaction time has been increased to approximately 15 milliseconds, which is very impressive. You'll also find that your eyesight has been improved, making it so you can see almost perfectly in pitch black areas; your increased muscle mass will allow you to lift up to three times your body weight and due to one of the augmentations, your bone density has been significantly increased.'
Halsey paused a moment and handed me a grey t-shirt to put on. I accepted it and put it on, then I looked at my body. I was much larger than I had been before the augmentation process. My muscles were larger and covered in faded scars, but overall I looked like a walking powerhouse. I looked back up to Dr. Halsey and the Master Chief, who were both staring at me as well.
'What?' I asked.
'Nothing. It's just, I've never actually seen someone recover from the augmentations before,' the Chief said as he crossed his arms.
I nodded laughed at what he said. That was probably true, as far as I knew, none of the Spartans had seen each other for several days after they had undergone the procedure. So seeing me like this was probably a little unnerving, to say the least.
'So.. what now?'
'Well, now we have to give your body a few days to get used to the changes. After that, we'll have you test out your armor, which will be ready in about four days or so.' Halsey said as she turned off the few machines around my bed.
'Alright then, well let's get out of here. I hate hospitals as it is.' I said as I shuddered a bit.
I threw the sheet off of my legs and grinned when I saw my leg muscles, then I swung my legs over the side of the bed and slid off. As I stood up, a huge wave of dizziness hit me like a truck and I fell to the floor. I was able to catch myself by my hands, but I slammed my eyes shut as I felt my muscles scream. I shook my head and swore under my breath, but then felt someone holding my shoulder. I opened my eyes and looked to my left to see John kneeling next to me with his hand on my shoulder.
'Are you alright?' he asked with a face of concern.
'Y-yeah, just a little dizzy. I see what Dr. Halsey meant by giving my body a few days to get used to the changes.'
John helped me up and I rested my hand on the bed behind me as he stared at me again.
'She wasn't kidding. You're going to have to train each one of your muscles how to move again.'
'I see that, thanks.' I said as I tried standing on my own again.
It took me a few tries to get it right, but I eventually was able to walk on my own without falling or stumbling into something. Dr. Halsey and John led me out of the recovery room and watched as I looked back at a series of pictures on a table near the door. They were pre-op photos taken prior to me being augmented. I frowned at one of them, it showed my body before the process and it was next to a picture of what I looked like after the operation.
'Is something wrong?'
I turned and saw Dr. Halsey looking at me concerned. She looked over to the photos I had been looking at and then frowned as well.
'No, nothing. I'm fine,' I lied.
Halsey smiled. 'Well then, come on, we have a lot of work to do,' She said as she walked away.
I took one more glance at the pictures before I left. This was the nail in the coffin. I knew that this was real now, that I wasn't dreaming. I was officially a Spartan. No amount of wishing was going to take it back. This was do or die now, I didn't have the luxury of backing out now, I wasn't about to let Humanity be brought to its knees by the Covenant.
I closed the door to the recovery room and followed Dr. Halsey and the members of Blue Team to one of the fitness areas. As I entered the room, I saw the Master Chief setting up a weight machine.
'Okay, first things first, let's work on training your upper torso muscles,' he said as he finished loading a machine with weights.
John led me onto the machine and watched as I struggled for a bit, but then he helped out by giving me tips. After about a half hour he stopped me and let me to another machine that Fred had set up.
July 10, 2545 (1230 Hours) Spartan-II Training Complex, Planet Reach
I spent the next few days working out my muscles and training myself how to use my newly augmented body; it was rough, but compared to the stuff I did the few weeks I was a Marine, this was much harder. Today, however, was the day. Today I would receive my MJOLNIR MK IV armor for the first time. I had rushed through my morning training routine and basically sucked down my food at lunch, but none of the others said anything. John and the others knew I was excited, I had been asking them countless questions about what it was like to wear the armor for days, and now that I was going to finally get mine, they understood why I was acting the way I was.
Dr. Halsey had called me and the members of Blue Team to a small warehouse on the outskirts of the complex soon after lunch, which we all promptly made our way to. Once inside, I immediately noticed a few scientist-looking people in the center of the room. They were all huddled around a series of irregular shaped crates, and were talking amongst themselves quietly. Dr. Halsey led me over to them and cleared her throat, to which they all jumped at the sudden loud noise, in the otherwise silent building.
'Gentlemen, is it ready?' She asked as she held a datapad in her hands.
One of the scientists turned and nodded. 'Yes, Dr. Halsey, the armor is ready.' The scientist looked at me for a moment before he continued. 'Is this him?'
Halsey looked at me and nodded. 'Yes, this is him. Alright Corporal, listen to what these men have to say and you'll be in your armor in no time at all.'
'Yes ma'am!' I said as I saluted Halsey.
'Follow me, Spartan, and we'll get you into your armor,' the scientist said.
About an hour later, after fighting the many tools that were supposed to make putting the armor on easier, I was finished. I waited as one of the scientists initialized the power supply for the armor, and watched as the visor polarized from within. A few beeping noises sounded off as the many systems turned on, first the motion tracker, next the bio-monitor systems, and finally the compass. Then I felt a slight popping sensation in my ears as the suit was pressurized.
'Can you hear me Corporal?'
I turned my head and saw John standing a few feet away with the others. I nodded and then looked down at myself trying to get a better look of the armor.
'Good to hear. How does it feel?'
'Like a second skin, sir.' I said as I smiled under my helmet.
I felt a few tools get disconnected from my armor and then a message appeared on my visor.
'SYSTEM ONLINE/ READY FOR USAGE/.. ERROR/ PLEASE CALIBRATE SENSORS..'
Wow.. I thought that was just a stupid gimmick in the games..
'Um, the suit says something about calibrating the sensors. What do I do?' I asked as I looked over to Dr. Halsey.
'Ah, right. Just a moment,' she said as she typed a few commands into her datapad. A few seconds passed as the message continued to flash, then it disappeared. 'How about now?'
'It's gone now.'
'Good,' She whispered something into the ear of one of the scientists and they walked away with a laptop. A few minutes went by, during which I took the time to get used to my armor, and then a series of obstacles emerged from the floor and ceiling. There were a few 30mm chain gun emplacements scattered along the course as well, but overall it looked like a piece of cake. The Master Chief started walking towards the far end and leaned against a wall.
'Okay, Spartan, I want you to traverse the obstacle course ahead of you, using whatever route you want. The Master Chief will be waiting for you on the other side. Please, exercise caution, those chain gun turrets, while having their rate of fire severely reduced, are still more than capable of injuring you,' Halsey said as she brought me a small crate with and M6D and two magazines of ammunition.
I accepted the weapon and loaded one of the magazines into the handle. A click resonated from the small device and then I pulled back the slide and let it slingshot forward as the first round was chambered. I put the firearm into my hand and watched as a aiming reticle appeared in the middle of my HUD.
'Understood, ma'am,' I said as I put the second magazine in a small pouch on my hip. I made my way over to the start of the course and waited for permission to begin.
'3..'
I got into a running position and place my hand on the ground.
'2..'
You've got this.. You can do this..
'1..'
I smiled as I remembered something I had heard years ago.
'No matter what happens, you never give up, you hear me? Stay strong and keep moving forward..'
'Begin!'
As Halsey finished I dashed into the obstacle course. I ran for a few meters until I came to a ledge that was way higher than I could jump. I looked around and noticed a bend in the walls next to me, I grinned as I ran over to the corner and spring-boarded off one of the walls and grabbed onto the ledge. As I pulled myself up, I could hear the distinct sound of one of the chainguns spinning up. Before I rose to my feet, I was under siege by a storm of bullets. I rolled to the left and onto my back as I sighted up on the power cord of the gun and fired. The bullet erupted from the gun, with barely any recoil, and severed the cables, permanently shutting off the gun. I rose to my feet and brushed off my armor as I noticed a trench below a series of metal platforms that were suspended by thin steel cables.
Somehow I get the feeling that those cables aren't designed to hold my weight for very long..
I surveyed the many different platforms for a few seconds before I came up with the optimal pathway. I ran over to the edge and hopped onto the second-nearest platform; the cables groaned under the intense strain, but I jumped off before they could snap. As I reached the halfway point in the trench, I passed another wall, and heard another chaingun lock onto my heat signature. But before I could react, it opened fire and hit the platform I was on. Two of the cables snapped and the platform swung out from underneath me. I managed to grab onto the edge before I could fall, but cursed as I dropped my magnum.
You have got to be kidding me..
I attempted to shield myself from the incoming bullets with the platform I hung off of, and struggled to look around to see how far I was from the end of the trench. It looked like I was about 5 feet or so from the edge, although I knew if I jumped that the turret would get a perfect opportunity to get a few shots in. I looked up as I saw one of the cables start to cry in stress from my weight and then I got an idea. I let go of the platform with my left hand and yanked on one of the cables, sending the platform swinging above the trench. I grunted as I struggled to hang on, but then pulled myself up and began rocking my body back and forth, hoping that I could gain enough momentum to pull off my plan.
As the platform began to become dented from the gunfire, I swung myself across the remaining portion of the trench as I held onto to the edge of the platform. The remaining cable snapped and the platform came with me as I landed on the edge of the trench. I quickly pulled myself up as I shielded myself from the turret's fire and then turned and stared at it a moment.
Would you stop shooting at me already? Please?
I raised my makeshift shield above my head and then quickly threw it at the turret. A loud scrape was heard as the top of the turret was sent flying into the trench behind me. I sighed as I turned and made my way towards the end of the course. As I emerged from the course, I saw the Master Chief cleaning an MA5B. As I walked towards him, he looked up and his face changed to one of surprise.
'Holy- Are you alright?' he asked as he dropped his weapon and ran over to me.
I bent over and placed my hands on my knees as I took a moment to catch my breath.
'Dr. Halsey, he's done!' John yelled as he helped me get my helmet off.
As I felt the air in the room hit my face, I took a deep breath in. 'Thanks..'
Dr. Halsey and the others ran over and looked at me in surprise.
'My God. What happened?' Kelly asked.
'I- I don't want to talk about it..' I said as I took a seat in a nearby chair.
'I'll tell you what happened. He just completed the course, and he only fired one bullet out of his weapon.' Halsey explained as she looked over the many parts of my armor.
I sighed as I looked at my helmet, which was now laying on the table John had been using. There were several scuff marks on the top and the flashlight on the side was missing a big chunk. Instead, there was a large bullet hole.
'Nice work, kid.' Fred said as he slapped me on the back.
I laughed and looked up at him. 'I aim to please.'
HELL YEAH!
Aren is now, officially, a Spartan!
This was a very fun chapter to write, I really enjoyed writing the obstacle course portion, as well as a few other things. I tried to put in a few humorous moments in, as well as a few personal bits. I thought that they would help convey the message of Aren actually realizing the scale of what he was doing. Oh, and the two italicized lines about staying strong were actual things that I, myself have either heard or been told in my life. I hope you like 'em.
As for Aren's armor..
At this point in the story..
It is a MJOLNIR MK IV system suit with the following parts:
Helmet: Standard MK IV DELTA helmet
Right SP: Same as Emile's from REACH
Left SP: Standard MK IV DELTA
Torso: Same as John's From Forward Unto Dawn
Utility: Tactical/Soft Case (For reasons that will eventually be explained..)
Knee-pads: FJ/PARA
Visor Color: Standard Golden-Yellow
Anyways, thanks for checking out the latest chapter. Once again, if you like this story, please go take a look at my other work.
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