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Wolf Effect
Ch 6. Awakening
Location: Normandy, Medical wing
Tony's POV
I was standing next to Anthony's bed as I was making sure that nobody tried anything with him or Ghost because he would be pissed as hell if anyone tried to steal or delete her then he noticed Halsey & Dr. Chakwas are checking over both Anthony & Shepard as Shepard was stripped of her armor & into her casual clothing, Anthony was still in his armor along with Ghost which I made sure that no one except for myself, Halsey, Ratchet, or the rest of Wolfpack, would ever touch him because I was not gonna tolerate anyone who is highly aggressive or has a huge dislikes of AI's
My AI popped up on my HUD as she spoke "They're waking up" I smiled as I saw Anthony moving around a little but when I hovered my visor over his to get a better look
we both head butted each other & I fell on my ass holding my helmet as he does the same as we both yell out "Ow! Son of a bitch!" I shook my head as I stood back up to see Anthony sitting up as he looks around then I noticed Shepard waking up then sits up as well
I place a hand on his shoulder to get his attention "Hey boss, you ok?" Anthony looks at me then nods as he looks at Shepard
Shepard holds her head then let's go as Chakwas walks over to Anthony & Shepard & says "You had us worried there you two, how are you feeling?" She looked at them looking for a reply
Anthony was the first to reply "I feel like I had a nasty hangover with some Grunts & Brutes" I tried to hold back a laugh as I noticed Halsey looking at him with disgust which made it more harder as he tenses up
"I feel like the morning after shore leave. How long was I out?" The both of us looked at Shepard
Anthony's AI popped into view as she answered "15 hours more or less. The beacon blew up after you two went to have a nap"
I failed to notice Ashley & Prime in the room as she looked ashamed as she replied "It's my fault. I must of triggered some kind of security field when I-"
Prime placed a hand on her shoulder "Hey none of us knew, besides who knows what happened"
I also told the out cold duo about what happened after "Then Prime & Rio carried your asses up here & we had to stand guard duty to make sure no one tried anything with you, Ghost, Halsey, or Ratchet" Anthony nods as we both knew that us & the rest of Wolfpack including the Chief are very protective of our AI's
The AI's are pretty much unique in so many ways but if someone ever gotten a hold of one then we knew that would lead to a rescue operation at all cost & I can remember what happened when both Chief & Anthony lost their girls back on High charity but once they got them back they returned to their normal selves but now I just had to focus on making sure no one tried to take our AI's or Halsey & Ratchet
"Psychically, you two are fine. But I detected some unusual brain activity. Abnormal waves. I also noticed an increase in your rapid eye movement, signs typically associated with intense dreaming" Chakwas made analysis as Ghost nodded to confirm her findings
Shepard went ahead told what she saw "I saw- I'm not sure what I saw." She looked down
Then I heard Anthony speak up "Death, destruction. It's not very clear but I could see something familiar but I don't know yet." Anthony sounded... Terrified but Shepard looked at him
"You saw it too?" Anthony nodded then he looks up which I can tell by his body language that he's surprised "how did you get the same thing as me?"
"My guess is that when I tried to pull you out, I got pulled into it as well then the both of us received whatever it was at the same time" That was Anthony's guess but I sounded pretty close but I missed the part where Chakwas said she will add it to her report then Halsey also noted to talk to him later about what he saw
I looked at Nihlus still out cold but he was stable just gonna have to rest for awhile since he took a pretty nasty hit & he needs to get some rest then I noticed Prime looking at the door which opened up as myself & everyone was surprised to see Anderson out of all people as he asked "How's our XO holding up, Doctor?"
Halsey answered that question "The readings say that both your commander & my Spartan are fine psychically. Mentally however is something I don't know myself but everything seems normal" Anderson nods
"Glad to hear it. Shepard I need to speak with you in private along with your comrade" myself, Prime, & Anthony are shocked to hear how he wanted to not just Shepard but Anthony as well but I did see Halsey wasn't happy but she allowed it since she needs to check on the rest of us to make sure we're going alright
Everyone walked out saying a goodbye as Prime & Ashley went into the mess, Chakwas is waiting out the door, I headed to the elevator to the hangar to check out weapons & Halsey followed to assess what happened on the ground
Anthony's POV
Myself & Shepard stand up in as Anderson looks at me then ask "Sounds like the Beacon hit you two pretty hard, your two sure you're okay?"
I could guess that Shepard was unsure so I answered for the both of us "Honestly sir, your people were underprepared & had bad Intel including a soldier KIA. But saving the aliens life, defused the bombs, repel the attackers & saved what's left of that colony counts as a mission success" I could tell they're look right at me
Anderson cleared his throat & asked a question "Who or what are you?" I kept a military stance even though I'm not System Alliance I might as well be professional
"Spartan 115. designation Wolf-1 or Noble 6. Original name Anthony Winters" ok I think I might of spooked them a little but then again I did scare Emile once when I was walking to the armory
Shepard seemed confused but that's because she knew my name but they probably wanted to see my face until she asked "So which military branch did you come from?"
"UNSC Spartan Branch, sir" I answered bluntly because on the Infinity anyone could be a Spartan IV which I thought were pretty weak compared to the II's & III's but I was getting off track as I waited for them to continue asking me whatever it is they want to ask
Anderson asked "Never heard of it" I smiled behind my helmet then he spoke again "Then again I never heard of a Spartan noir this UNSC or your armor & tech including that alien that came with you?"
"Well sir that's because me & my team aren't exactly from around here, we got sent through a portal to here which I think might of been a way to travel to another universe" I told them how we got here & the answer to how they never heard of us but I can tell someone was gonna call bullshit
"Bullshit" knew it! "How do we know that's true-" before she finished Ghost appeared & was glaring at Shepard
"He helped saved Nihlus's life & saved yours twice! Plus how us he able to have armor that can take a whole lot of damage, weapons that can break those machines like paper, & to go further, how do you explain me?" She crossed her arms as she glowed red for a bit before returning to her normal color
Anderson & Shepard were both stunned by Ghost then Anderson asked "Is that a AI?" I nodded in confirmation "AI's are illegal you know"
"Well too bad because me & my team need them to keep us going because without them then we won't be able to run our equipment properly, gather Intel, check our health, etc. I don't give a rats ass about a ban against AI's because weather they like it or not they are staying sir" I crossed my arms
Shepard seemed a little frighten which I can't blame her since I'm taller, have better training, weapons that could make theirs look like paintball guns, & my armor was intimidating as she finally speaks "He's right sir, she actually helped with the mission along with the rest of their AI's & so far I think they can be helpful"
Ok if I wasn't wearing a helmet my jaw would of dropped because she actually defended a stranger who broke probably every single law in citadel space then Anderson replies "Well I'm not saying anything about getting rid of... Her. But I doubt the Council will be as willing to listen as myself" I nodded in agreement along with Ghost as she dematerializes then signals that she's logging off as he then looks at us & we both go ahead & explain what we saw in our dreams
Prime's POV
Damn I can't believe it, I'm sitting with Ashley Williams. ASHLEY WILLIAMS! Man I'm so glad I can control myself unlike Anthony when he was going to be Noble 6, god damn it he would not shut the fuck up & even with the Spartan discipline I really want to tell him to shut the fuck up.
Now I'm still armored because we're going to be at the citadel soon & Ruby was up at the cockpit with Joker sharing some jokes, learning how to fly the ship without flying it but she trained for larger ships but hey if it keeps her from being depressed then that's fine
Ok so how do I talk to her "So Wolf-4 right? I wanted to ask, why didn't you take your armor off when we got your commander on board"
I looked at her "First off It takes too long to take it off plus it's very difficult, Second he's a SR92 while I'm a SR89 & Ruby is a SR86 while Tony is a SR79, Third my name is Austin or Prime while my team leader is Anthony or Freelancer or Six"
Ashley looked confused "What does the SR stand for?"
"It stands for Spartan Rank it basically tells you how skillful you are plus it even tells you what your specialization is at except for us we specialize in almost everything" I smiled behind my helmet & I think I saw a twinkle in her eyes as she hears about the Spartans
"That sounds pretty tough, how do you join?" Ok now I thought she was crazy as I looked at her but Sierra materialized onto the table as I noticed Ashley didn't jump or reach for her gun but she did have a death glare aimed at her
"You can't just join, you have to be chosen just like P113 here but that's where you have to prove to Halsey if you have what it takes" Sierra explains to her about how the process goes
Ash raises a eyebrow "So how did he get picked?" She asked Sierra & I smiled behind my helmet
"He was part of a deal that Anthony was able to make & got all four of them to become Spartans" she looked down a little
Ashley asked again "so when did you guys enlist?" Ok now my eyes widen a little bit I thought what the hell so I told her
"We became Spartans at the age of 14 last I checked"
Ashley's eyes went wide as she was in shock "14?! That's crazy, how can someone join the military like that?!"
I just shrugged "I'm not complaining, besides we helped a lot of people & stopped a lot of rebels before they could cause problems"
"So you guys basically just went in & stopped Rebel uprisings before they happened?" Myself & Sierra nodded as she holds her head with her arm "Well since it's gonna take awhile, why don't you tell me some stories or something?"
"Sure but I do need to know about where I'm at & all because I have zero clue where we are" it was true I didn't have any idea but I also didn't want to just blurt out random stuff that Anthony would beat the shit out of me for
"Sure but after you tell me a story or two" she smirked & I can guess she was hoping it was good so I got started on one of my stories of me being Achilles leader known as Achilles-1
Location: Unknown
First person POV
I stand on top of a hill overlooking the landscape as it was nothing but rock & magma then I turned to see a humanoid with a light shining through its head as it was mouth less & it raises its weapon at me
That was the last thing it ever did until it was shot from behind & disintegrates as I look to see one of my many Promethean Knights as I look back to see a cave "It is time to awaken the Guardians"
Location: Unknown, Halo
First person
I have been trapped within this grave by the Forerunners, but as Time passes I was spreading, growing stronger then ever as I have learn that someone new is coming "Two corpses. One grave"
