Breaking story tonight - rogue UNSC Army Colonel James Ackerson was assassinated yesterday in a massive operation undertaken by Naval forces above Charybdis IX. Ackerson is widely known as the force behind the resurgence of the Insurrection, and the creator of the so-called 'Sword of the Insurrection', a genetically-modified super-soldier that has terrorized UNSC worlds for nearly a decade. Ackerson disappeared from UNSC-controlled space in November of 2530. The official reason for his defection is classified, though many believe that disagreements with ONI caused a rift between Ackerson and the...
Parangosky switched off the screen and turned her chair around. She faced a tall, graying man. He was bruised. His lips were swollen and cracked. Handcuffs and ankle restraints prevented his escape, not that he would try. Two massive armored troopers breathed down his neck.
"Uncuff him," she said, and they did.
"Leave."
"James, take a seat. No need to be so serious. You've been away for a very long time, and you've done a lot since you left."
He continued to stand, and said nothing. Parangosky thought she detected fear on his face, mixed with anger. Like a cornered animal, waiting for its last fight.
"You've got me all wrong, James. You're not in trouble. I'm impressed. We're impressed. I don't know how you did it, with a full-grown man, but you did. Halsey couldn't even make that happen. Now sit, please. We need to discuss your future."
Slowly, he sat. They finally listened.
