Chapter 2 Forging a new future
Six was sitting on his bed and knew there were a few things he needed to get done. First on that list was getting a new suit, not the ones the agents had but real Spartan grade Mjolnir armor mark 6. His old one was nice and has served him well for many years but it was time to let them go and be put to rest. Director and counselor try offering him a new suit from the project but he's not taking the Chinese knock offs.
Six knew who to go to to make it but needed the material to do it. Though for all his knowledge of the UNSC and ONI that is something they don't tell your Spartan about so he is going to need to get into the database and find a facility that has them. He is going to need cloak enhancement which he already has in his armor check, a silent sidekick, and maybe binoculars with multi vision options so he can scout his plan of attack.
Six knew he could get the sidekick and suppress in the armory along with the binoculars so now he only needs a ship and he is good. Raising to his feet he heads to the door of his room to leave and as he turns down the hall heading to the armory he bumps into one of the agents that he has been teaching for the past few months.
"Oh sorry sir I wasn't looking where I was going." Six raised a hand to silence the young agent Washington before saying to his student.
"No need to apologize. My fault for not looking when exiting my room." taking a pause to see the steel black mark 6 armor with a yellow secondary color. "Keep improving your aim."
"Oh okay, sir." Six walked past the now confused Wash at how the Spartan ended his conversation with him. He watches the black of towering man in mostly black with some red secondary that he fails to notice someone coming behind him.
"At Least he is not a cruel cold type at least." North's joke and his appearance startled the younger agent but recovered from it quickly and North said some more, "what do you think of teaching Wash? personally, I like him all things considered."
"Yeah, it's pretty cool to have a spartan as a teacher. Though I fear him having a pen in his hand." North let out a little laugh at what he thought Wash was joking about until the rookie turned and said, "What you never heard how he used a single pen to kill eight men at once, and then write a message to their boss with their blood with the pen."
"I trust all that was real until written in their blood part." as the duo walks in the other direction as Wash argues it did happen which it did though it only because Six was trying to do some math and he was tired on that day.
After stopping at the armory Six found the classroom with the desk that also acts as a computer which is what he really needed. So the Spartan sat down signing into his own account was tempted to use Carolina's account but last time he did she got mad at him deleting all the thirty three links about fighting style, fitness, and other stuff he doesn't remember or care to remember.
Six was not good at hacking as it was taking him a while to make very little progress, but lucky for him a fairy was about to aid him, FYI not a real fairy.
"Hey dude what are you doing?" Six turned around aiming with his sidearm which was the suppressed Sidekick he was going to need for his heist, but he saw no one, he didn't hear someone come in either? But he heard someone talk and it was close by. "I'm standing on the table."
Six turned and saw the voice belong to an A.I. however Six could sense though was not certain if this was a dumb one or not. The A.I. form was that of a guy in Spartan armor like most of the agents of freelancer use but its main color was a blue like cobalt type.
"So why are you working so hard to go snooping around UNSC's database?" the A.I. asked genuinely curious which the first hint to Six this not your average dumb A.I. but some of them can have more personality than they are programmed to.
"I'm trying to find a base that holds material and equipment to form actual Mjolnir armor that is up to date since my current suit is outdated and worn down." as he kept at his attempt to break in while the A.I. watch him.
"Hmm, I think I can assist you. Give me a moment."
"First off, what would you want to help me with breaking in? Second, isn't that going against your programming?" Six assume he was due to the project being funded by UNSC and ONI.
The blue A.I. did not respond at first but then the screen showed coordinates and the name of a UNSC storage base in the same system the Mother of Invention is in currently.
"I was never given such a program to limit my performance. I hope this is what you are looking for." he saw Six plugs a thumb drive into the terminal table and copy the info the A.I. got for him. Once all downloaded he pulled it out and headed to leave the room. "What not even a thank you?!"
"What's your name?" Six ask stopping right at the door deciding he should at least know the name of who helped him big time.
"They call me Alpha."
"Well, then Alpha. Thank you." Six added a nod to his thank and left the room and headed to the hangar part of the Mother of Invention.
Alpha stayed in the room for a bit before leaving but not before saying to himself.
"He seems nicer than I thought."
Six arrived in the hangar and saw a pelican not being used and prepared to take it when someone cut in front of him to stop his advancement to the ship.
"Well HOLD their buster I can see the look you're are eye, there no way-"
"How can you tell the look in my eyes?" genuinely curious but also being sarcastic to her which hit Niner's nerve button which he loves to do regularly.
"Don't sass me! You plan to take my Pelican out for something am I right? Well, buster no one is flying my Pelican but yours truly." four seven niner said to Noble Six.
" *sigh* Fine I already have a destination in mind." Six said to Niner as head into the Pelican which was followed by Niner herself.
Niner took the pilot sheet and Six the co-Pilot seat and then put a thumb drive into the USB which put directions and coordinates to the base Six wants to go to. She was confused about the destination but decided not to question someone who can kill her with his pinky if he so chooses. However, there is a ghostly third-party stowaway on the pelican to get a glimpse of the Spartan 3 in action.
At a small Base that was used for storing very important materials and equipment. In front of the main building of this base were two UNSC Soldiers wielding Assault Rifles.
"Why are we on watch duty for a storage base on a boring grass planet?" said the younger of the two Soldiers present. The older one sighed at the rookie's question and responded.
"One you put the short straw and I decide not to watch the football game tonight." though the real reason he did not want to be around those ODST wankers.
"Yeah see no appeal in sports, but also don't want to hang out with those elitist pricks who think they all mister the universe or some shit." sharing the same annoyance at the ODST being honestly pricks.
Before either could talk about something else when the rookie heard the sound hitting the floor on the side of the building the two were guarding.
"What was that?" The rookie heads over to explore the source of the strange noise.
more experience one decides to let the rookie do as he please so he could get some time to be lost in his mind sadly he was not alone. The rookie turned the corner and examined the area and did not see anything but something shimmering light from his flashlight on the side of his rifle.
The Rookie got close and picked it up seeing it was just a coin, a fake coin so not even worth anything. The kid sighs pockets the coin, and heads back to his spot around the corner. However when he turned he saw his fellow soldier on the ground look to be knocked out. He looked around for the one that did this.
Suddenly someone grabs his rifle but he could not see who it was and then got socked into the stomach causing all the air inside of it to escape out before getting hit in the back of the head knocking him out cold.
Six uncloak and then grab the roll-up door and head inside to get what he needed for someone to make Mjolnir armor like Titanium alloy for the outer shell and the material to make the black tech bodysuit and stuff for regulating temperature and many more stuff.
Six also add to his crate full of stuff were armor abilities for extra vision which six like since he liked to be able to see all and know all, what looks like a prototype grappling hook, a jetpack like he had on reach and quite like though wonder if he or his forger could make it more compact. After grabbing some scraps in case he heads out the building with his create fill to the brim with stuff.
However outside he was welcomed by three ODSTs. The middle one was wielding an assault rifle, the one on Six's left had a sidekick pistol, ad the third one wielded an SMG. they clearly were confused on seeing what they can only guess a Spartan breaking into a UNSC storage base.
"Well this night is a strange one. What is a spartan doing here?" said the middle one who is clearly the leader of these three goons.
"..." Six said quietly which the leader could hear but could not make out so he steps closer to six.
"Hey speak up!" he order of six but Six kept his voice low enough to be heard but not understood so the leader got a bit to close and was tired of this game.
"SPEAK UP NOW MOTHERFUCKER!" aiming his rifle at Six faces, merge inches away.
"Mumble mumble." six said louder grabbing the guy's assault rifle than using Emile's kukuri to slice open the guy's throat wide which made him unable to talk but the blood lost alone will kill him.
Six took the AR from the hands of the corpse in front of him and shot a few bullets into the shoulder of the one on the right to knock him to the ground before unloading on the ODST on his left, killing that one very quickly. Six checks on the one he unloaded a clip of bullets on. While he was checking his victims were killed the one he shot barely rose to his feet and seemed to be possessed? Six heard movement to see this happen and the ODST to have his fist up ready to brawl with the Spartan.
Six did not get into a fighting stance since he was sure he could take this ODST in a good old fist fight. The lone human charged trying to land a punch on the Spartan but he avoided them before striking a powerful flow to the goon's chest. This clearly hurt but strangely it sounded female which did not fit since it looks more manly than femme.
The ODST tried to do a mighty swinging a haymaker backhand but Six blocked it with his elbow before getting behind the soldier and wrapping his arms around his or her helmet. It had barely time to struggle before Six twisted it hard, killing the warrior by snapping his or her neck.
Six went back to his crate and head out, he knew the ODST's death should not be super easy to figure out who or what did it. all they saw someone invisible so his best guess they will assume it either an elite to rebels that attacked.
Niner was bored waiting for Six to come back with what he was getting. She got so bored she pulled out her phone and watch a video on a review of God vs Man The final battle 2. Niner thought the first one a worth wild conclusion but I guess the money from another one was too tempting to let pass. Four Seven Niner was about to watch a video about why the Warthog should be named a Puma when she heard someone getting aboard her Pelican.
Niner glances back and saw it was Six with his crate and did a gesture for Niner to take off which she did not argue. Once into the orbit of this planet Six took the spot as the co-Pilot and shove a new thumb drive in which gave new direction but it was for a spacecraft of sorts.
"Go to these coordinates and then we return to Mother of Invention." his tone made it clear it was not up for debate.
"Sure thing boss," she said making it clear she was objecting to it as she followed the directions on the screen. Curious what's so special about this, what she assumes is a spacecraft of some kind. When they arrive after an hour of flying through the black void of space they reach it and it was a large spacecraft, not as big as the mother of Invention but big enough to hold a pelican inside of it easily. Niner flew around it until she found a place to get inside.
"So the owner of this craft is just going to let us in without any questions?" Niner asked a bit worried but Six tried his best to calm her nerves.
"She is smart enough to know a Pelican is no threat to her ship, also my suit signals she is well aware of it." What the Spartan said ease Niner but she was still on edge. She flew up to the rear of the ship and drove into the butt hole of the ship who opened wide for the Pelican.
Once landing inside Six exits the Pelican with the crate and head deeper into the large spacecraft. Six knew where he was going, he was heading to her forging rooms. Once arriving at the room he heard the banging of metal on metal as she hammers the metal she was shaping into what she desired like she was beating her meat.
"So is this a specter haunting me or is it flesh and blood." her tone was curious but spoke like a lot more about what's going on than she what she'll share to the Spartan as her face was away from him. As her work was more important to her at this very moment.
"I need your service." Six said not really answering her as he placed the crate near her which caused the Forger to glance at it and then Six.
"I see. What do you need?" decides to focus on business.
"I need a new suit of armor and tech suit." the Spartan's tone made it clear this was of importance.
Forger got up to open the crate and saw he had all she needed to forge a Mjolnir armor. She glances at him and then got closer to the crate and looks over her tools and then decides to ask some questions before she even agrees to make him a new attire.
"So why do you need a new suit in the first place? I doubt it's for serving humanity or else why come to me?" glancing at him through her CQB-like helmet while wearing light material armor along the lines of an ODST but more brownish in color.
"I need it for a project I have joined." still keeping her in the dark. But she was not having that shit.
"Need a stronger reason to forget your new armor." especially consider this armor not going something that she can make in a few days, more like weeks.
"Because my current armor is starting to break down, Also in project Freelancer I might have to get my hands dirty eventually in the project." Six giving some info to her since he really needs it.
Forger looks and seems able to read his thoughts even though his black visor which Six did not like, he was never a fan of being able to read like he was a goddam ebook and she was well aware of it.
"Very well I shall do it but I need something from you."
"Okay, what do you need?" Six really just want to get this over as fast as possible.
"Well it's quite simple you must let go of your past and-"
"You thinking asking me to do it will make it go away?!" sounding very annoyed since it not the first time they talked about it or she tried this trick.
"Young one you have enough self-loathing that I'm surprised you haven't just used that sword of yours and get it over with." Forgers points get a rebuttal from the Spartan three. "You were doing as you are told no one can blame you for her-"
"ENOUGH," he said, aiming his Magnum right at her face which would scare anyone but not the forger as his breaking of voice gave away his emotional state. "Just make me the fucking suit, I find someone else to make it." Six was done with her mind games.
"Very well. I hope this time Nathan you will open up and show the world your true colors." The Forgers tone was that of a mother who only wants the best for her child even if they don't see it until much later or until they no longer have that guiding hand.
"Yeah I open myself up to a bunch of retards, no thanks," he said leaving really tired of talking with her.
Forger sighs and decides to finish what she was working on before he came then see what she was working on before his armor project. While she was working she failed to notice the spirit following Six inside and now following him out of her ship and back to the Mother of Invention.
When Six got back on the Pelican he just told her to take them home to the Mother of Invention. Once landed inside the ship Six wasted no time and headed to his room leaving Niner who sort of wanted a thank you after all the driving she did for the Spartan.
In one of the many hallways of this large Spacecraft, two of the few female agents were having a friendly chat which is a rare sight considering the two in question.
"Why does Carolina get so much special treatment? What does she do him favors in order to get this special treatment?" said by agent South Dakota to the brown armor agent named CT.
"First off that's gross. Second I the main reason he gives her some special treatment is due to her being his Dau-"
The two girls stop talking when they see Six walking towards them and walk right between them brushing them a bit rough though neither complained since who wants to anger someone that can kill a person with their thumb alone. Six entered his room and sat on his bed and rested on his bed and closed his eyes in an attempt to get some form of sleep.
Right when finally he was consumed by sleep the ghostly spirit of a black armor chick looked over the Spartan. She examined his room and really saw it was bare-bones with really nothing in here besides a crate of his stuff. Sadly to get in here she had to leave her physical form and exit her body.
Tex got closer to the slumbering warrior on his bed and thought the best to learn what makes Six tick would be looking right into his mind.
Tex sees an image of an Elite stabbing a man who Texas can only guess was Six's father being killed by that alien scum. Next was his hand stretching to a trio walking away from him in a jungle setting of some kind, what would Tex know she never been to a jungle before. Next was him grabbing both Elite's arms by their wrists with one holding a crimson color Energy sword, this was followed by another image of Six using that same red energy sword cutting the head of someone wearing an ODST like last one was Six seems to be reaching out to someone who was falling her face blur but she had blond hair and was in ODST armor.
Six sprang up and looked around as he seemed to wake up from his nightmare. Luckily for Tex, she got out of there so he did not see the "ghost". Six needed to clear his head so he removed his hamlet letting us see his crimson red hair that was short but a bit spiked up, he was growing some facial hair like a five o clock shadow. To complement his red hair was his blue eyes that were on the light side but still could be cold eyes if he so wished.
Six was left to clear his head while Tex returned to her body and stretched it after it being left limb for a few hours. As she stretches she ponders what she learned about the Spartan three, his name is Nathan, he clearly is not going all out at all times so it likely she is only analyzing the tip of the iceberg of his skill. However his name, his memories stuck with her like something inside of her is crawling to the surface but still so far down the well where it is right now but it left her asking,
"Nathan? Why does that name sound familiar?"