Aftermath
June 19, 2556, 1345 Hours SMT. Aboard UNSC Hopeful.
"Sergeant Gabriela Carter?" the doctor asked. The 21 year old ODST team leader stepped forward, "Says here that your mother is a Spartan II?"
"Yes sir," Gabby replied, still standing at attention.
"Well then you shouldn't have anything to worry about."
"Wasn't worried in the first place."
"Follow me please," the doc said before leading her into a room with more doctors and a table that had an injector machine next to it. "Please remove any clothing that could restrict any sudden muscle growth."
Gabby stripped down to her standard issue undergarments and laid down on the table.
"Unfortunately, sedatives have had a tendency to…interfere with the augmentations," the doctor said. "You will be awake the entire time."
"I know, it's gonna feel worse than all the pain I've felt before combined. My mother already told me."
"It's still required for us to tell you," another doctor said as she moved the injector into position. "Are you ready?"
"I was born for this doc," Gabby said.
"Good luck, and you need to stay awake."
As soon as the doctor said that, the machine activated and sent several needles into her in multiple places. For five minutes Gabby was in the worst pain of her entire life. Once it was over she was extremely relieved.
"Ok trooper, you can pass out now," the female doctor said.
"Thank God," Gabby replied as the world turned black.
30 minutes later, Gabby woke up in a room filled with Spartans.
"Filled with other Spartans," Gabby corrected herself.
Gabby just sat there for a few minutes before deciding that she should move. She got up and started to walk around…or tried to at least. She felt a little dizzy, like her legs weren't working how they usually did.
"I was they same way when I went through the augmentations," someone said from behind her. Gabby turned her head to find her mother standing there, wearing an instructor's uniform.
"Mom!" Gabby yelled as she tried to stand and hug her mother. She ended up tripping over herself instead.
"Quit yelling," another Spartan IV said. He looked up and saw Maria standing there.
"Well to bad. ATTENTION!" Maria yelled, causing everyone to wake up.
Ever Spartan in the room immediately stood at attention. Not having to move helped them not be quite as dizzy.
"Good morning everyone, I hope you had a good rest because that's the only one you'll be getting for a while," Maria said to everyone. "Before anything else I'll introduce myself, my name is Chief Petty Officer Maria Carter, and for the next month I will be both your worst nightmare, and your best friend. Now those of you who have lead teams before, step forward…or try to."
Immediately Gabby and three other 4s stepped forward. Maria walked to the first one.
"What is your name?" She asked him.
"Sergeant Andrew Jones, ODST team leader," the 4 said.
"You will be Saber team leader. Pick four people to join you on Saber."
The 4 tried to walk to the four people he was picking, and nearly fell over. Maria helped him up and to the four people he picked. Once they were able to stand on their own, she walked to the next 4.
"Gunnery Sergeant Victoria Drake, Marine team leader," the 4 said.
"You'll be Violet team leader, pick four."
The four pointed to four other female Spartans, who Maria helped walk to Drake. She again walked to the next 4 and waited for his name.
"Sergeant Clayton Carmine, ODST team leader," the soldier said.
"Carmine huh, I knew your brother. He was a bit of a dumbass, no offense."
"None taken, I thought he was to."
"You'll be Titan lead. Pick four."
Carmine selected four male 4s who were helped to him by Maria. She then walked up to Gabby and smiled.
"Sergeant First Class Gabriela Carter, ODST team leader," Gabby shouted at the top of her lungs. This got a few people to stare at her, and one member of Saber to say something.
"She's your daughter," the 4 said.
"Yes, and I couldn't be prouder," Maria said, causing Gabby to smile. "But," Maria said, having no effect on Gabby's smile, "I won't be going easier on her. In fact, I might be tougher on her since she is my daughter." This caused a couple of people to say a few things about how it would have been unfair if it was different.
"You'll be Crimson team leader Gabby," Maria said before turning to the four remaining Spartans. She helped them get to where Gabby was before walking back to the center in order to speak to everyone.
"I hope you chose people you can agree with, because you do not get to change teams…ever. Get to know each other, because for the rest of your lives, these people won't just be your buddies, they will be your family. I'll let you all get acquainted, you have ten minutes," Maria said as she left the room.
Gabby turned to her teammates and then realized something. She wasn't getting dizzy anymore.
"Must be the genes," she thought to herself.
"So your mom's a Spartan II!?" the only other female member of Crimson asked.
"Yep."
"That is awesome. I'm Jennifer by the way, but call me Jen," Jen said.
"I'm Edward, but call me Ed or Eddie," Ed said.
"I'm Jackson. Jaxs for short," Jaxs said.
Gabby looked at the final member of Crimson.
"Name's Thomas, I'm a Scout/Recon/Sniper and I don't talk much," Tom said before he went silent.
"I'm a Medic/Tech specialist," Jen said.
"Demolitions and heavy weapons," Ed said.
"CQB/CQC/Hand-to-hand specialist," Jaxs said.
"Well I'm a Tactic/Strategy/Weapons specialist," Gabby said.
"Glad to be on the team, Ms. Second-Generation-2," Ed said jokingly. Gabby smiled and gave him a friendly punch in the shoulder.
"Welcome to the family," Gabby said.