Str1ke:Phew. took me a while, though I'd bring it out early. next up, my favourite map.
Zack:YAY! I get to do stuff this time! ^^
Str1ke: Only if you do the disclaimer.
Zack: Str1ke does not own Halo, any references or anything, other than OC characters. ALL HAIL Square En-*Bang* -I mean BUNGIE!!!!!!
Str1ke: good boy. [pat pat]
Zack:=_=
3. Final Test
Research sector cum Physical training facility
Zack was finally put through a series of field tests to ensure that the new MJOLNIR armour was functioning. Things like reaction time and syncing actions with pure thought. Zack needed a little time to adjust, but soon, he was back on the track with the rest of his batch, a mix of races, age groups, all as one unit. What caught his attention was a captain level Spartan running with the rest of them. His insignia and armor modifications were easy to make out. Looking at his HUD he scanned through the comm. channels and found a private channel that wasn't voice locked. Curiosity got the better of him. The first thing he heard was, 'Sweet. More Americans who think they are big shots. Destroying them will be fun. Muahahahahahahahaha.'
Without thinking, Zack shot back and replied, 'Hey, watch it! Americans are obnoxious I know, I was born there. I'm Singaporean too. Just like you '. The Captain screamed out of shock for a minute before a new voice was heard. 'Russell, by my authority as your brother and your superior, pull out now!' Russell immediately left. The new voice represented by a 2 star insignia apologised and left but not before giving his name. "My name is Seth Marcus, 1st Commander of the Singapore Company. I have high expectations of you. Your written exam was excellent, especially that report on anti-covenant warfare. However, book smarts is not everything. Let's see how you remember your facts in the heat of battle. Good luck with the field test. I will be waiting." The commander then left just as the call was made to get into position to fall in.
Campaign Simulation Room
The XO happened to be Russell. Aside from a dark gray and coral colour scheme, the armour he wore looked different. It looked like an older version of the helmet, the Mark V, which looked a little more plain, largely rounded shoulder pauldrons with a section with an upper centre, trapezium-shaped arm guard going out the bottom and a rounded section above it and an H shaped plating attachment to his chest. His words were straight to the point. "All you green horns who just got fitted with the standard issue armour just got the tip of the iceberg. It is time for your field test consisting of holographic opponents from a real situation encountered by the Ultimate Legend, Spartan 117! Followed by a free for all combat exercise on a map of my choice, passing of which you will earn the option to modify your armor with basic choices, earning more as you progress. The field test is so difficult, it is insane! It will challenge your nerves, skill or lack thereof", his helmet pointed to the Americans before he concluded with, "I expect most of you to fail. Step on the teleport pads and prepare to drop into virtual hell. Good luck."
With that, he entered the code to set up the arena and all the Spartan recruits were sent to their individual test fields. Zack found himself in an area with thick vegetation and cover in the clearing. He found himself armed with a BR55 HB SR rifle and a 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel Sniper rifle, often considered the king of power weapons. The Battle Rifle was of a bullpup design, featuring a electronic ammo counter like the MA5C ICWS. It also sported a scope attachment capable of 2x magnification, mounted on what could be used as a makeshift handle used to carry the weapon when out of combat. Zack did not have much time to think about that as he heard a distinct "wort wort wort" and the activation of energy swords, weapons with a curved shaped hilt that, when activated shapes and contains superheated Plasma, two small magnetic-field generator built into the handle of the weapon help form the iconic oval shaped, ionized blades.
'Russell was right about the insane part.' The reptilian aliens clad in shark inspired helmets that stood before him were labelled as Elites, who often lead lower ranking species into battle. In this simulation, there were 7 of them. White armour signified their rank as Ultras, with superior shielding and a fondness for their close combat tool of destruction. Calmly, he took the Sniper rifle and steadily aimed for their heads. Zack waited for their notorious battle cry and fired. 3 Elites went down in the first shot due to the rifle's shield ripping, over penetrating power before switching to his Battle Rifle and by lobbing a grenade, taking out the other 4's shields before taking all of them out in 4 bursts. All over the ceiling, the announcer spewed out names of those who failed like a machine gun. The said weapon happened to be at the front of the room, which got over run in an instant. Zack found the course survivable seeing as he only lost 1/4th of his hit points thanks to plasma fire coming from two of the Ultras. Chuckling to himself, he thought of what he could shape his armour into as he was teleported out back to the training centre.
Str1ke:Another chapter done. ^^
Zack: I'm gonna go sleep with my BR now. bye bye.
T&R – Rechecked on 7/11/09