Gears of war belong to EPIC games.
It was a few days after the recruiting office, as Baird sat in a bar that a news report had caught his attention. He wasn't one that was interested in watching the same old shit of people dying to the Locusts, but this news report was different.
"Hey bartender turn it up" he called.
The man nodded and turned the volume up some more.
"In a shocking set of events today the local war hero and son of a famous dynasty Marcus Fenix, son of the late Adam Fenix, was sentenced to 40 years in the prison known as the Slab. As many at the court witnessed the sentence would have been death if not for the man good friend and winner of the Embry Star himself Dominic Santiago, stood up for Fenix and demanded that because of his superb service sine the Pendulum wars Fenix should not have to die like a dog. It seems from recent reports that while Fenix was defending a part of Jacinto from the Locusts his father sent him a late transmission for his sons help. As Fenix stated he didn't even know what his father was talking about, but the man left his post, leaving men to die and part of Jacinto to be taken by the monsters. It truly is a sad set of events. For channel 16 news, I'm George McArthur".
Baird wasn't surprised often. Not even when his parents had been killed. But this was a shock to even him. Ever since joining the army all his parents talked about was that if Fenix could turn out to become a great soldier and come from a rich heritage then so could he. In fact this was the fight that made him leave and never turn back. He was all set to leave the army when the Locusts attacked. Since then the COG had been asking for every able bodied man to fight. Since then he had been knee deep in blood and shit and kept surviving. Her paid his tab and left the bar. The air outside had grown chilly lately. The chemical effects of the hammer strike from all those years ago must have finally reached humanities last strong hold. H hailed a cab and got in. The cabby looked surprised for a moment.
"Your Damon Baird aren't you?" he asked.
"Yeah, question is dumbass is that if I pay you to drive me somewhere why the hell are you talking". Baird snapped. Running his mouth was always something he was good at and he wasn't about to stop now. The cabby grumbled and started driving.
Oh man this office really did smell like shit. Not usually bothered by it Augustus Cole felt him self almost gag to death on the god-awful smell. It felt like decades ago since he last saw his momma. He had been playing over in Hanover when the Locusts sprung from the ground and attacked humanity. As soon as he heard the news he dropped everything and rushed to his momma's house. It had been to late. Locusts had killed his family. Cole had always been a calm man and usually never shed a tear. But now he was holing in anger and crying unashamed for his dead family. Unknown to him at the time a Locust drone had stayed behind to scavenge and was now sneaking up on the Thrashball star. As it raised it's weapon Cole moved in the blink of an eye and dogged the hail of bullets. His leaped over his cover and grabbed the Locust by the throat.
"This is for Momma!" he yelled and he snapped the Drones head clean off.
He had left Thrashball after that and left to join the army. One though always stayed in his mind as he left his old home. His momma had once told him that now matter how bad things got, he must always stay cool, collected and never show anger. This not only helps him but other around him as well. He kept that saying to heart even to this day.
"Next" called the recruiting officer.
Cole smiled and hoped in front of the man, gently placing his papers on the desk. The officer didn't look too happy and Cole wondered why. Maybe just some smartass that gave the man a hard time.
"Well, well, well, Augustus Cole. Nice to see that even some one as famous as yourself would be willing to join the effort".
"I just want to make sure I can help people" Cole replied. Still smiling.
This seemed to create a smile on the mans face as well.
"Come back when we call you and you'll be able to meet your new squad" the man stamped the papers and handed them back.
"You got it" Cole smiled, and he walked out.
"Well Shit" he smiled.