The new chapter in the Agent Hawaii Series! Hope you enjoy, and I'll try to stay on track :)

Rob walked off the shuttle, followed by his new friends Alpha 1 and Alpha 2, the two guards who were in the shuttle. Thinking back on it, Rob realized they hadn't been very talkative, in fact, they hardly said anything at all!

"Sir, please follow us to your new quarters," came Alpha (Was is one or two? Under their armor they looked identical) 's voice.

"Well, alrighty, but maybe you could explain a bit more about why I'm here on the way over?"

"I don't think so." As they walked down the hall, Rob admired the flashy yet tasteful bare metal walls.

"Guess they haven't done much decorating, have they?"

The Alpha trooper remained silent, probably already annoyed at him. Instead of talking, Rob decided to walk in silence. A couple people walked by, some welcoming him, but most just kept walking in silence. One trooper was nice enough to stop and introduce himself.

"Hi there, I'm North Dakota, but most people just call me North."

"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you North. I'm Robert, but most people call me Rob."

The next thing North said confused him.

"Not for long. See you around." By this point, the trooper was getting antsy, and was inching his hand closer and closer to his pistol. Rob decided it was a good idea to keep moving. Eventually, they reached his new quarters, where he found a welcome and unwelcome visitor at the same time.

"Yo, dude, welcome to the crew."

"Thanks Vic, it's... interesting to be here. First question, where can I get some food? It's almost lunch time by my watch."

"Woah, what dude? It's 4 in the morning." Ah. That would explain why he saw so few people.

"But it's 11 back at Sidewinder," Rob practically whined as a low rumble was heard throughout the ship.

"Well, the mess might still be open. It's run by computers instead of the normal dudes, dude, so don't expect anything good." As they were walking towards the mess, they were pulled over by a familiar face, North.

"Sorry to interrupt, but the Counsellor wishes to see you."

Rob established his reputation right there, but in the politest way possible.

"If the Counsellor wishes to see me, please inform him that I will be in the mess, and if he decides to make if an order, tell him to go to hell for me, will ya?"

"Well," North replied uncertainly, "I'll try. You seem like a good enough guy. Just don't ever do that to the Director, and you should be ok." Rob and Vic continued to the mess, where the computer decided it didn't like them and this gave Rob a banana and a glass of water.

"A GLASS OF WATER? WATER DOESN'T GO WITH BANANA! ARE THEY CRAZY?" With that, Rob sat down and ate his banana and drank his water, too tired after his long voyage to argue with a computer, though he normally would have been glad to.

Rob woke up about 6 hours later with his face glued to a table and somebody shaking him awake.

"I swear Vic, if you're STILL trying to tell me about those stupid color battles, I'll knock your block off."

"No need to worry buddy, I'm not Vic. Names Wash. The counsellor says that if its convenient he wishes to see you."

"The Counselor? Where have I heard that name before?"

"Oh, well, he asked to see you last night and you refused. You'd better hope he didn't tell the Director."

"The Director sounds like a son of a bitch."

"Alright, that's it buddy! The Directors done nothing to you other than give you a job, if you have a complaint, you can settle it with me on the training field!" came Wash's angry voice. Rob went to see the counselor.

"Ah, . You are from here on to be known as Agent Hawaii, as I believe you grew up there as well as your being the last of the un-reserved states to join."

"Agent Hawaii... Agent HI? Is this a joke?"

"I assure you agent, we do not joke here at Project Freelancer. Serve well, and you shall be rewarded. I can see the makings of a fine agent in you, if only you could calm yourself," came the Counsellor's soothing and calm voice.

"Now, I believe it is time to have you outfitted for your duties as an agent."

When Rob emerged from sickbay, he had brand new armor as well as a few cybernetic enhancements. He had opted for a Recon class helmet and Warrior class torso armor, he had also gotten his pick of colors. He picked Standard-issue blue with a steel trim.

"Well, so this is the new recruit. He isn't too scrawny looking, like you York."

"Hey, I take offense at that!"

Rob realized that these were a few people whom he did not know, and introduced himself.

"Hey there, I'm R- Hawaii."

"Ah. I'm York and this is my friend Carolina. Nice to meet you Hawaii, and might I just say, good luck."

"Good luck? For what?"

Carolina spoke up. "You see Hawaii, we have a tradition here. The new kid and an agent of his choice versus the person who's top on the leaderboard. Right now, that person happens to be me." At that point, Rob felt very small, and decided his armor probably wouldn't be much of a help against the monstrosity of an agent.

"Oh come on Carolina, does he even know anybody besides Wash and I? He told me about last night, so he'd probably pick me. No offense, but I wouldn't be much of a help to him."

"Aw, he'll be fine. Lets head down to the training floor and get prepped."

Rob now felt not only small, but angry, miniature lightning dancing in his eyes.

"Who said I would pick you? I pick North."

By this point, a crowd had gathered, and North was among them.

"Hey kid, are you sure you want me? I'm barely even on the leaderboard."

"Well North, in my experience, it's not always the best who win."

They headed down to the training floor, and suddenly Rob noticed that he didn't know how to use any other weapons but an assault rifle. Only one thing to do now.

"Hey Vic, you there?"

"Oh, hey dude, how you doing?"

"I'm pretty bad, you?"

"Oh you know dude, same old same old. You had your initiation yet?"

"I'm on my way there now, and that's why I called you. I don't suppose there will be any ghosts there?"

"No dude, and you realize you can't just run everybody over though, right dude? I can tell you this though, there will be eight rounds of training: three rounds of hand to hand, two of lockdown, and one of shoot out."

"Shoot out? Can't say I'm familiar with it."

"We'll dude, it's basically your pick of weapons and try to kill the enemy, dude. Lucky for you though, it's blanks. Ever played Lazer Tag? Just like that. There's usually an objective like capture the flag and stuff like that. It's usually weapon of your choice.

Rob was depressed when he saw some soldiers gambling on who would win, nine said Carolina and only one said North. Nobody even mentioned him.

"I'm gonna let you in on a secret, new guy. I already have an AI, I'm one of the first. His name is Theta. Combined with my equipment, which is a shield, we have a fair chance at winning. Right now though, I think everyone's betting on Carolina. Even York is scared of her, and he's second on the leaderboard. I'm fifth."

"Well, if we die, at least I know I won't have to go to the mess anymore. Did you realize they gave me a banana? Some welcome present," Rob complained, shifting his weight from foot to foot in an effort to hide his nervousness. Once they were inside the arena Rob felt like he was gonna puke.

Phyllis's voice came on over the speakers,"Round One, Agents Hawaii and North Dakota against Agent Carolina. First three rounds will consist of hand to hand combat, the next two shall be lockdown, and the last will be a shoot out match. Good luck agents!"

With that the round began. North ran to the left for unknown reasons, while Rob just stood there, looking dumb but (in his opinion) cool armor. Carolina charged forward and kicked him in the side of the head, a great way to start the match. Suddenly North reappeared, karate chopping Carolina in the head, drawing her attention away from the moaning blob known as Agent Hawaii.

"You son of a bitch, why are you so strong?!" came Rob's treacherously weak voice.

"Yeah well, haven't you been paying attention? I'm not a son of a bitch, I'm THE bitch, you idiot." That was where Rob's treacherous voice came in. He attempted to mimic North's karate chop, but was apparently too loud and got flipped onto his back before he realized what was happening. Carolina had already taken North down, the only blow hitting her the one North had struck earlier. And so the next two rounds went, Hawaii and North getting crushed by Carolina's impressive skill.

"Round Four: Lockdown. Good luck agents!" Rob did much better this time, as most of his training was with hand guns. North went left again, but this time the roles were reversed. Rob went straight and then left when he heard North's signal. He got to North just in time to see his head hit the ground covered in lockdown. He fired twice at, and hit, Carolina's back.

"Crap! How did they beat me?"

"That's very sportsman like of you Agent Carolina. You underestimated an opponent during ranged combat. During the next round, Carolina took North down too early for him to be of any help. Robb's instincts went into overdrive, and soon he saw Carolina in front of him. She fired at him but missed, and a firefight soon broke out. They both hit each other at the same time, but Rob scored a headshot while Carolina shot him in the leg.

"Holy... this stuff really burns," Carolina moaned.

"What? The lockdown or defeat? Speak up Carolina, I'm not sure the audience can hear you." At that, the "audience" burst out laughing.

"Round Six: Shootout. Elimination round, good luck agents. Chosen map is Sand Castle 01, and vehicles will be a ghost and a scorpion. Weapons are weapons if choice, however, once you choose you may not change. The goal is to not destroy your opponents command vehicle,the scorpion, but to destroy the defending team. Five minute time limit, try to defeat as many enemies as possible, and ever vehicle destroyed you shall be docked a point. Agents have two minutes to prepare, good luck agents. Agents North and Hawaii shall start on offense, Carolina on defense

"Alright North, I've got a plan. First, I'll get the ghost, you can take the Scorpion. I'll get Carolina to chase me, just hang tight here until I call for you. Once I do, wait until we're going over a sand dude to fire. Hopefully the uneven terrain will make it difficult for the scorpion to stay upright. Once the scorpion flips over, she'll be forced to get out and then we can do one of two things. A) Run her over, or B) shoot her."

"Wow, you thought this trough, didn't you?"

"Begin." Rob ran for the ghost, not even bothering to pick up a weapon. He held the boost button all the way until he reached Carolina's base, where she was still picking equipment. She heard him coming, but wasn't fast enough to get out of the way. Her hologram flickered from the impact, and Phyliss announced a point for Hawaii and North. The next time they followed the plan, and scored a second point against Carolina, North's hologram shooting here's in the head with a sniper rifle. The Defensive round went just as well, only this time they waited for Carolina to attack them. That didn't take long, and this time they were allowed to blow up her tank.

"Round six complete. Agents Hawaii and North are tied with Agent Carolina with three points each. Entering tie-breaker round."

"Phyllis, call off the match."

The arena grew quiet as they all stated at who had entered the room.

"Yes, Director," came Phyllis's voice.