The Secret Weapon
This is the story of Chris Steel, an orphaned human toddler who was taken into the Covenant and raised by future Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee and takes the name Bel 'Vadamee. Once at the right age, he was recruited into the SPARTAN II program. Unbeknownst to his fellow Spartans, Bel will be serving the Covenant as a spy, which will come as a shock to them, especially to the team he will be assigned to and who come to see him as a brother, Blue Team.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Halo except my OC and his backstory
One day during training with his "father", a six year old Bel was approached by the Prophets of Truth, Mercy, and Regret, the Hierarchs of the Covenant. Bel saw them and took a knee in front of them.
"Noble Prophets of Truth, Mercy, and Regret." He and Thel said.
"Rise, young one." Truth said and Bel stood up.
"We've discovered the humans are developing a weapon to better fight their own that rebel against them." Regret said.
"We intend to send you as a spy for us, as you are human." Mercy said.
"You will discover their full plan and provide us with reports of this weapon." Truth ordered.
Bel nodded. "I am honored, Noble Ones."
"You have been well trained so far, my son. I am confident in you." Thel said.
"I may be human, but my faith in the Covenant is strong. I will fail neither you, Father, nor you, Noble Hierarchs."
The four nodded. Once Bel's human name was decided as Chris Steel and a convincing yet falsified file of his backstory was anonymously sent to the one in charge, he was discreetly transported to a planet where he would await pickup.
Two men eventually showed up in front of him.
"Is this the orphaned kid?" One asked.
"Looks like him. According to the file Dr. Halsey received, no associates, family, or friends, so no need for a flash clone." The other said.
The two brought Bel to the planet Reach and led him to a base. He changed into a tank top with the numbers 015 on the left side, military cargo pants, and boots then walked to the amphitheater where he saw many other children that looked like they were his age.
"All of you, take a seat." The woman on stage said.
"She must be this 'Dr. Halsey' those men mentioned." He thought to himself. "But what is your plan, Doctor?"
"Per Naval Code 45812, you are all conscripted into UNSC's special project ORION-II, also called SPARTAN-II. Your parents are gone, the planet Reach is your new home, and your fellow trainees are your new family. You each have been hand-selected and called to serve. You all are faster and stronger than other children already and we will make them even better." She said then turned to the officer walking to her. "Chief Petty Officer Mendez, escort them to the mess hall, feed them, then get them to bed."
"Fall out, trainees!" Mendez said then the children followed orders.
After dinner, they headed to bed. Bel waited until he was sure that everyone was asleep, before slipping away from everyone silently. Once away from everyone, he pulled out a small device and held it close to his face.
"Father, Noble Hierarchs, can you hear me?" He asked.
"We can, my son." Thel said.
"What news, young one?" Truth asked.
"A woman named Halsey has myself and 75 other children my age for a special project called SPARTAN-II. We were brought to a planet called Reach. I am prepared to do what must be done to maintain my cover." Bel responded.
"Do not reveal the truth to these other children until you believe it appropriate." Thel said.
"I shall heed your words, Father. I must return to rest for the night before the soldiers get suspicious."
"Provide us with reports when you are given crucial information." Regret said.
"We must learn all we can before we begin our war with the humans." Mercy said.
"I will not fail." Bel said then shut off the device and snuck back to his bed and fell asleep.
"Up, trainee!" A soldier said to Bel, who woke up and stood up.
"Pathetic excuse for a soldier." Bel thought as Jorge, one of the trainees, was tased and knocked off his feet for simply telling the soldier how his name was correctly pronounced.
Bel scoffed and the soldier turned to him. "You say something?!"
Showing no fear, Bel shook his head. "No, sir. I didn't."
"Good. Now, move it, all of you!" The soldier said then the children headed outside and started their training.
"Trainees, I am your commanding officer, Chief Mendez! From dawn till dusk every day, you will do exactly what I say, when and how I say it! Clear, trainees?!" Mendez said.
"Sir, yes, sir!" The children said with a salute. Over time, several dropped out while there was bad luck for some in the form of incidents and accidents. All the while, Bel provided reports to the Prophets and Thel when he could. Talking about the candidates that didn't make seemed to amuse the young boy.
While Mendez handled the Spartans' physical training, Halsey's AI, Déjà, handled their mental training. Through the AI, the children learned many things from war strategy to the Chinese strategist, Sun Tzu. They even learned of the soldiers that they were codenamed after.
"That's all for today. Tomorrow, you'll be taught about wolves." Déjà said then the children left.
One day, they ran an obstacle course to ring a bell. While John, a fellow trainee finished first, his teammates, Bel, Kelly, Sam, Fred, and Linda finished last, so John's team had to go without dinner.
At dinner, John moved to sit with his team, who were still a bit salty about the training mission earlier.
"Go." Kelly scolded John.
"Kelly!" Sam said.
"No, she's right, Sam." Fred said.
"He left us in the dirt when he should have helped us." Bel said.
"Sorry, guys." John said then held up six crackers. "I stole these a few nights ago. I'll admit they're better than nothing, even if they're stale." He told them then gave them one each.
"It isn't turkey." Linda said.
"I know." John said. "I promise today won't happen again."
The six were quiet for a little bit before Bel looked at their leader. "I'm holding you to that, John." He said then looked at their teammates. "We all will. Right?"
The four others looked at each other then nodded.
That's chapter one. Review and I'll post more chapters.