Fox, A.K.A. Spartan H74's P.O.V.

I was at Valhala with the other Reds. Keeping my eyes open for dirty Blues. Waiting was boring, I headed to my little nook to be alone. It was a little cave near the stream where had a clear view of both bases. I sometimes sniped from behind the bushes at the Blues. No one else knew about it as far as I knew. I usually go there to relax, maybe listen to some music. I was doing that, until a Blue came in.

It was dark in there and I was hiding, so he couldn't see me as I could him. His name was Andersmith I think, or at least that's what the other Blues called him. He was no more than three inches taller than me, with an O.D.S.T. helmet and a shotgun.

Please don't let him see me, I thought. I only had my pistol with me. I moved my hand to get it, but I guess he saw me. He started shooting randomly and hit me in the arm.

"# $&%!" I cursed loudly, grabbed my gun and shot his foot. He cursed as well and crawled out of the cave.

That makes the day a bit more exciting than yesterday. I walked back to base, clutching my arm and wondering how that guy knew about that spot.

"What happened to you?" asked Yaeger with only a touch of concern.

"Some Blue found me and shot my arm." I replied almost casually.

"Which one?"

"Andersmith, I think. I dunno, they don't have nametags."

I went to clean out my wound and ask Kim to look at it.

"Looks fine," she said after taking out the bullet. "It didn't go too deep."

"Thanks, Kim!"

"No prob, man."

We were getting a new recruit since old Richard left, a girl.

"I don't believe in women fighting," I agreed with Yaeger. "They're not strong enough."

She came the next day on a Mongoose. She wore shiny, gold armor with sage accents and a C.Q.B. helmet.

"Hey," she had a teenager voice. "I'm Chloe Domingo."

Kim took her to do a medical test and came back talking with her.

"So, You're also Chinese?" she asked.

"And Filipino, German, Irish, and who knows what else!" Chloe was too immature, or so I thought. Later that day, I went back to my cave and took a nap.

Domingo, A.K.A. Spartan J19's P.O.V.

Everyone seemed super serious, which I should have expected from soldiers. I couldn't find Sergeant Fox, so I went looking for him. I was almost too close to Blue base, when I found a small cave, hidden behind a few bushes.

"Sergeant?" I called.

"How'd you find me, Domingo?" he didn't seem to like me that much. I could tell because of his exasperated tone of voice.

"Oh, I was looking for a place to be alone," I lied. I didn't really want him to know I was looking for him for some reason. I felt kind of embarrassed.

"Well, here's as good a spot as any." He slid slightly to the side. "Why don't you join me?"

I didn't really want to, but it sounded like an order. I didn't want to disobey orders on my first day, so I did as requested. I sat as far away from him as I could, while still in the cave. It felt very awkward, just sitting there, not talking. I decided to take a nap.

When I woke up, Sergeant Fox was gone. I got out and started back to base.

"Hey, Ming, have you seen Fox?" asked Privet Beans.

"No, I thought he was here." I was getting kind of worried, the Sergeant was missing.

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