A/N: I thought about this, and decided to run with it. I like the idea of Noble Six suffering from some sort of emotional trauma, and the pairing of Fem Six/Carter also appeals to me. Hence, this fic.
This will mostly follow Halo: Reach canon, apart from small additions such as another member of Noble Team.
Fragments
Summary: Carter watched her slide down the wall with a sob, her hands covering her face. "You should've said something to me, Lexi. I would've helped you." Her teary eyes met his, and she shook her head. "You don't understand. You're not a murderer."
*Prologue*
What does it mean to be a Spartan?
Is it really so simple as being humanity's ultimate defense against the alien juggernaut bent on exterminating our kind from the galaxy and leaving us to only to be remembered as a failed species in data logs of the future?
Or is it something more?
Does it mean that certain things are to be expected of, such as the complete lack of the very emotions that make each and every one of us human?
When one shows emotions, that makes them know they are not just a mindless drone, aimlessly slugging it out on a battlefield while their comrades are burned alive by the plasma weapons of our enemy.
That's what I did. I allowed myself to show that I still had some humanity in me. I showed I was still human, despite the things I had done to my own kind over the years. I allowed the first man who didn't call me a freak or stare in awe to get close to me.
And we both paid for it.
Spartans were never supposed to fall in love. Our augmentations were supposed to eliminate our drive to reproduce in order to make us the perfect soldier. We were trained to not let emotion get in the way of our duty. And I did.
It wasn't long before we were discovered by the Office of Naval Intelligence. And when we were, I was given a choice. Either I kill the man who could see past the armor, or we both face public execution for treason against the UNSC.
In the end, it was me who killed the only person I ever loved. He reassured me that everything was okay countless times, that he would never hate me for it and would continue to love me even in death.
I was the one who pulled the trigger on that Magnum, and watched as the 12.7mm bullet sank into his chest.
I wasn't a Spartan. Not anymore.
I was nothing more than a murderer.
-0-
Carter tapped his chin as he scrolled through the files, his blue eyes reading every word carefully. "Interesting information you managed to get, Adam. This one is unique, even amongst the Spartan IIIs."
A brunette man with black/red Hayabusa armor folded his arms across his chest, his gaze calm. "It wasn't easy to dig past the ONI censors without being detected. But I feel as though it will be worth it. She's special in more ways than just her skill-set, you know."
"How so?"
"Check the middle paragraph in Section 1A."
Carter raised an eyebrow, scrolled through until he reached the section in question. Once he started to read it, he understood exactly what Adam meant. "I see. So, she's been through more than just physical hell. Her emotional and mental problems are quite well-documented after the date 2548. I take it there's no information as to why she suddenly started showing these symptoms?"
"Not a thing," Adam grudgingly admitted. "The spooks are keeping that locked up tighter than a miser's purse. But, for all it lacks to tell us, it does show one thing. Something you've been looking for."
"What?"
"She's still human."
Carter allowed a faint smile to creep up on his lips, and he closed the file. "Indeed. I'll put in a request immediately for her deployment to Reach. I want you to remain hidden for now, understood?"
"Yes, sir."
"And one more thing, Noble Seven."
"Sir?"
"This conversation never happened," Carter replied firmly. "Nothing we discussed inside this room makes it out to anyone."
"Got it." Adam nodded, sliding his Mark VI helmet on and grabbing his custom Sniper Rifle. Carter watched him go, and he took a sip of coffee before finalizing the request for the deployment.
"Let's see just how human she really is."
A/N: Chapter 1 will be out shortly, I promise. Tell me what you think in the review section.
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