Halo: The Cyber Initiative

by blackcomet1224

"The reason older siblings are born first is to protect the little ones that come after." David's sister was taken and he swore to get her back. Agreeing to have his body modified and enhanced to gain the power to save his sister. Now a Cyber, and he is willing to do anything to protect his sisters and his family, but soon he will fight for his kind's survival. Cover by Pitbottom.

3. Chapter 3: Program: HADES

Chapter 3: Program H.A.D.E.S

Year: 08/20/2525

Planet: Reach

Location: Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex offices

Halsey was in her office going through files and reports on her laptop that recently caught her attention. The agent she assigned to watch over the Spencer family and in turn the clone replacement reported that the clone was receiving treatment for her illness at a clinic near the town, and based what the parents said it working. It was impossible, the clones were damaged down to the genetic level to heal them they would need to repair almost every cell in her body. To repair such massive genetic damage requires a level technology beyond what they have now. Something wasn't right. Halsey made a note to look more into the Vanguard corporation.

Halsey was interrupted from thoughts when the projector by her laptop lit up and a sparkly ball of appeared over it. It was Jarvis, Halsey's micro-AI.

"Dr. Halsey, I am here to inform you that the guard has brought Daisy and is outside waiting." Jarvis informed.

"Let them in." Halsey said simply.

Her office's door opened and a guard led Daisy in. Halsey waved the guard away, the guard saluted and left. Daisy stood at attention her face calm and neutral a result of her spartan training. But Halsey could still see the same loathing from a week ago in her eyes.

"Please, relax and sit." said Halsey gesturing at the chair in front of her desk.

Daisy did as she was asked and sat perfectly still in the chair. Halsey grabbed the mug on her desk, and took a sip of its contents. She made a disgusted face.

"Uck, the coffee gone cold." she said to herself as she set the mug down.

Halsey turned her attention back at Daisy. "Good for you to come, Daisy. Despite recent events I was able to keep you in the program. Any questions?"

"What will happen to Ralph?" she asked she already knew about Basil and Juliana suicides, and the death of their clones. Daisy felt sadden when she heard the news, she understood their grief of being replaced she nearly done the same thing they did to their clones, and the death of the clones sadden her as well. She couldn't help, but think of her sister. Weren't they people too? Didn't they deserve the same life as a natural born person?

Halsey let out a tired sigh. "Ralph, was too psychological damaged and some of the augmentations didn't take in. He was given treatment to suppress the augmentations that took in, and was adopted by another family."

Daisy snorted. "Well, I guess you couldn't send him back to his original family." she said sarcastically.

"It was the best I could do. Any other questions?" she asked trying to ignore the biting comment.

Daisy narrowed her eyes. "My family, how are they?" she asked.

She wanted to know. She needed to know.

"Your parents are doing alright. They are holding up based on the reports I received." Halsey she answered.

"My sister?"

Halsey cocked an eyebrow. "Excuse me?"

Daisy leaned forward looking Halsey straight in the eye. "My sister, my clone. Is she doing alright."

Halsey stared at Daisy curiously. "You consider the clone your sister?" she asked surprise. She expected some resentment and anger towards the flash clone.

"Yes, I do." Daisy said absolutely. "She is not a copy of me. She is her own being, and family."

Daisy felt her sister's emotions. She was touched by Daisy's words.

"Well, she is doing better. She is receiving treatment for her condition."

Daisy nodded. "Thank you, that is all I need to know."

"Alright, then the guard will escort you back to the barracks. Your training will continue tomorrow."

Daisy nodded as the door opened. The guard from before came in.

"Escort Daisy-023 to the barracks, please." Halsey ordered.

The guard saluted. "Ma'am." he motion for Daisy to follow him.

Daisy headed towards the door, but before she left she turned towards Halsey. She had to say one last thing before she leave.

"Spencer, not 023. My name is Daisy Ann Spencer. My mother and Father gave me that name. You, the UNSC and ONI took away my life and many other things, but I be damned if you take away my family name. Remember that." Daisy said before heading out the door.

After the door shut, Halsey stared at for a few minutes. Most of the Spartans don't even remember their last names, and much less their full names. And it seems Daisy found out her full name and intends to keep it in memory. Halsey wonders for a moment if it was good idea to let her back in before going back to work deciding to see how things will play out. She had a feeling that Daisy would be a black sheep of the Spartan family, right next to Kamina-1337.

Daisy followed the guard down the hall as she was following him she was having a private conversation with her sister.

"Daisy, what you said back there, thanks."

Daisy smiled. "You're my sister, not just some clone."

"I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact my condition wasn't an accident."

Daisy mentally shook her head. "Don't worry about it. What matters now is that you're getting better."

"I need to go to bed. Can we talk some more tomorrow, Sis?" Amaranth asked.

Daisy smiled. "of course."

They both said good night to each other, and Daisy felt her sister go to sleep. Daisy continue to follow the guard with slightly happier steps

Year: 08/20/2525

Planet: Unknown

Location: Training grounds forest area a few miles form Trainee's drop off point

High in the raining night sky of the unknown planet a black pelican flew in the air passing over the planet's forest. It engines roaring and pushing the Pelican at high speed. Inside its passenger hold Whiplash(Ivan) was giving the briefing for the training mission, the computer on his left arm gauntlet projecting the mission data including maps and information on the fortress that his team was assigned to infiltrate.

"Alright, Here's the mission." A hologram of the fortress appeared over Whiplash left gauntlet. "Our job is to infiltrate this fortress and take their flag."

Brawler(Cody) folded his arms, and leaned back. "So this a game of capture the flag, eh? Should be a piece of cake."

Whiplash pressed a button and pictures of the fortress defenses appeared. Soldiers, turrets, warthogs, militarized Cyclopes, etc. Everybody stared at the images.

"As you all can see the flag will be heavily defended, so we will need a plan." Whiplash zoomed in on the overhead map, between the drop off point and the target's destination. "Alright, not too far from our Drop off is a road used to deliver supplies to the enemy's fortress." A arrow appeared moving slowly towards the fortress on the road shown on the map, meanwhile five triangles was moving towards the road slightly faster than the arrow. A big X appeared on the road a few inches in front of the arrow."Once we drop off we will double time it towards here," Whiplash pointed at the X highlighting it. "If we're fast enough we should be able to to that spot before the truck get there. Once there we lay a trap for them."

Whiplash extended his right arm slightly showing his underarm, a razor sharp whip made out of inter-locking blades extended out of his arm. "My whips composed of blades that can detach and act as spikes that can blow their tires. Once the drivers come out to change the tire, we will sneak into the storage area using our active camouflage. Once the truck parks in the loading ramp we will get out, take care of any personnel before they sound the alarm, then I will find the nearest terminal and download the map of the fortress and transfer it to all of you and go from there. Also treat this like a real mission, just bemuse they are using stun rounds doesn't mean they don't hurt. Any questions?"

Wildfire crossed her arms and cocked her head. "So be that easy? Knockout some guards, get a map and retrieve the flag. I don't like it. It's too easy." she commented.

Blizzard(Daniel) nodded his head in agreement. "I'm with Wildfire on this one. I may not have combat experience, but I know when something is too easy."

Whiplash let out a sigh. "I heard that the Gray Fox likes to add 'surprises' to her training missions."

David was listening to the conversation, while at the same time checking his carbine, his flash training taking hold telling him what was what and how it worked. "Well, what ever surprise Gray Fox has in store for us," David looked at his teammates. "We'll be ready." he said with resolve.

"Hello, Cybers, this is your pilot Joker speaking with a special announcement. We are closing in on the drop off point ETA 30 seconds. Thank you for flying Black Vanguard Airlines. Have a nice fall." said the pilot of the inter-com jokingly.

Whiplash let out a raspy chuckle. "Showtime. Alright, We will be making a high altitude drop in low visibility caused by weather conditions. Use your Visor types and thrusters. Remember your flash training. And most importantly follow the way-point." Whiplash sent way point coordinates

Wait, we're jumping!?" Blizzard exclaimed.

The Pelican's passenger door opened revealing the raging storm outside. Out of reflex David lifted his free hand shielding his face from the rain and raging winds blowing in. David lowered his hand reminding himself he had a helmet on, he could see the lighting and hear the thunder, the dark clouds reminding him of a something he saw in a nightmare. A dark gray fog threatening to devour him. David felt fear form in the pit of his stomach, he was doubting if he could do this. He then remembers his sisters faces and how much his parents grieved. He shoved down the fear and doubt, and stared back at the storm outside. Nothing and nobody will stand his way.

"ALRIGHT! GO! GO! GO!" Whiplash yelled, waving us to jump.

"This is going to be fun!" Wildfire(Gumi) cackled as she ran to the edge and jumped into the storm cackling and yelling 'BANZAIIII!' while doing so.

Brawler shrugged his shoulder nonchalant. "Here we go." he said before going to the edge then jumping disappearing into the storm.

David was about to go next, but he then noticed Blizzard(Daniel) seemingly unsure of himself. David walked to him and patted him on the shoulder. Blizzard looked at David.

"I am not sure if I can do this-"

"Hey, we're in this together. And don't forget you have a team standing right beside you. You can do this." David interrupted.

Blizzard nodded feeling his confidence rise. "Thanks, David. Well here I go!" Blizzard ran to the edge then jumped.

Whiplash saw and heard the whole exchange noting how David treated Blizzard in his slight distress. Whiplash chuckled to himself. "He gets it. I wonder if the others do as well?" he mused.

David let out a deep breath, placed the carbine on the magnetic hard point on his back and without thinking ran then jumped into the raging storm. Whiplash followed him shortly.

(BGM: Metal gear rising ost: Dark skies instrumental)

David's heart raced pumping blood to vital areas, David felt the g-forces of the fall pushing against his body. He could hear his rapid breathing inside his helmet. He was scared, excited and determine all at the same time. He was dropping like a rock belly first passing by clouds, rain drops hitting his armor with thunder and lighting going off around him. David could see the way point on his HUD and the indicator on how close he was.

And it was dropping rapidly.

'15,000'

'14,000'

'10,000'

David saw three of his teammates falling in front of him using the thrusters on their suits to steady themselves, keep them on target and to slow their decent. David did the same using his back thrusters to keep him on point and with the group. They exited out of the storm clouds, David could see the ground moving faster and faster towards. He could see the forest below and the small clearing that his way-point was leading him to. His teammates readjusted their positions, small bursts of fire appeared from their backs moving left or right keeping them on point. David did the same and after a few second everybody twisted their bodies so they were feet first towards the ground, then they activated the thrusters in their boots and on their backs setting them to full boost. David could feel his decent slowing to non-lethal speeds, but the clearing was coming in pretty fast. The indicator continue to decrease until it reached zero.

David feet touched the ground causing his knees to buckle completely, the shock absorbers inside his CNT legs and his Cyber suit taking most of the impact. Mud and dirt splashed and scattered as David rolled on the ground until he was on his back staring at the sky disoriented. David head was spinning and saw doubles of everything, but he could still hear the sound of splashing mud coming towards him. Two figures stood over him. David surrounded them in a blue outline with their codename and Cyber serial number over them.

(BGM ends)

It was Brawler and Blizzard.

Brawler chuckled. "Having fun playing in the mud, kid?" Brawler joked.

Brawler and Blizzard each grabbed an arm and picked David up to his feet. The disorientation quickly left David. He looked at Brawler and Blizzard.

"Thanks." he said.

Blizzard waved him off. "No problem. We're a team, remember." he responded.

David couldn't help, but chuckle at the variation of what he said earlier.

"Man, that was fun! Let's do it again!" yelled Wildfire over the team COMs.

Everybody(except for Whiplash.) stared at Wildfire with an 'Are U Crazy' look. Wildfire stared at her teammates confused. "What?"

Brawler shook his head. "I think Wildfire is a few matches short of a full box."

Before Wildfire could retort Whiplash interrupted them. "Hey! Stop talking and listen up! We are on a mission we have little time before the supply truck cross the trap point! Also use your COMs only and only when needed. We will maintain radio silences, which mean we will using hand signals to communicate. Understand?!" he said over the COM channel.

"Yes, Sir!" everyone responded.

Whiplash nodded. "Alright, arm up, follow the way point and stay in formation. And keep an eye on the motion tracker. Setting Way-point, now."

On each of their HUDs a way-point appeared pointing them north. David along with everybody else took their carbines off their backs and turned the safeties off. Everybody got into formation with Whiplash leading. Whiplash gave the signal to move out, the team followed their leader into the forest. David and Blizzard followed right behind Whiplash covering the sides, while Brawler and Wildfire were right behind them covering the rear. It was silent, nobody talked which unnerved David slightly. The only sound he could hear was the rain drops hitting his suit and the leafs on the trees, the sound of contact between boots, mud and wet grass with the occasionally tree root, thunder echoing in the sky and the sound of his breathing within the confine of his helmet.

David aiming his carbine scanned from his front to his right checking his motion tracker every few seconds, his senses were heighten and his mind alert. After an hour of traveling they reached their destination, a crudely made dirt road muddied by the rain. The COMs suddenly came to life with Whiplash's raspy voice.

Whiplash pointed at Brawler, then Wildfire. "You two go on the other-side of the road and hide." he then pointed at David and Blizzard. "You two stay on this side and I will lay the trap and hide with you two. Once in position activate your refractive plates, and as soon as I give the signal pick a target and shoot. Understand!"

David and Blizzard gave a uniformed 'Yes, Sir!'.

Wildfire huffed. "Yeah, we get ya." she said with some attitude."

Whiplash made a mentally note to talk to her about it, if it becomes a problem.

Brawler nodded. "Whatever you say, boss." he said.

Brawler and Wildfire quickly moved to the other side of the road hiding among the plantation they slowly faded within the environment until disappearing completely, but if you look closely enough you could see a faint humanoid shimmer. David and Blizzard did the same on their side while Whiplash let out his whips disconnecting segments laying them across the road. Whiplash quickly activated his refractive plates hiding with Blizzard and David when a red blot appeared on their motion trackers approaching them.

David HUD displayed a blue outline around his virtually invisible teammates, he could see them just like they could see him. The sound of tires trying maintain traction on ground and a roaring engine hit the Cyber team's ears. The target was here. It was a multi-purpose truck used to deliver supplies and carry troops. The rain and mud hid the strips well causing the driver to blow out the one of the first pair of tires with a loud 'burst'. The driver along with 4 soldiers wearing the same armor as the standard Vanguard trooper except their shoulders were painted white marking them as training personnel.

David could see the driver's agitation at the situation. He barked orders to the soldiers. Two stood guard while the other two grabbed the spare tire and jack, and with an amazing amount of teamwork fitted the new tire in under 3 minutes. Whiplash gave the signal. Each Cyber picked a target and fired. Four bodies fell to the ground unmoving, they were still breathing.

"Alright, Everybody hide the bodies in the forest, then load up in back and go invisible. I will drive." Whiplash ordered.

David along with everyone else took a body and hide them in the forest. Whiplash took the keys off the driver, and then went in the driver seat of the truck and pressed the button on the dashboard that opened the cargo trunk. Whiplash checked his rear view mirrors and saw his team enter the cargo trailer closing the doors behind them.

Whiplash started the ignition and drove towards the fortress. In the cargo trailer it was quiet, except for the sound of the truck's engine and the wheels fighting to maintain traction. Everybody was sitting waiting, they didn't know what to expect. A lot of things can go wrong, ranging from simply blown tire without a spare to the enemy expecting them. Whiplash did say that Gray Fox loves to add surprises to her trainee's exercises. To ease some tension Blizzard decided to try to lighten the mood.

"So, how and why did you all joined the Black Vanguards? I joined to offer a great contribution to my kind. Dr. Sarah contacted me and told me about the Cyber Initiative including the whole possibility of alien invasion. Thought she was crazy until she showed me evidence and introduce me to Shress, and well here I am." Blizzard looked at each of his teammates. "So, anyone else want to go next?"

Wildfire chuckled deciding to indulge her fellow Cyber. "Heh, The Doc came to me hearing of my pyrotechnical services and specialties offered me a job with a huge paycheck. She told me everything, and like Blizzard, I instantly joined. Plus, she said I get to burn evil aliens."

David and Blizzard just stared at Wildfire, while Cody shook his head.

"You just love to burn things, don't you?" said Blizzard.

Wildfire nodded her head. "Yup! Like a good ol' fashion BBQ." she said shamelessly like a schoolchild answering a simple question.

She whistled grabbing Brawler's attention. "Hey, Brawler, so what your story?"

Brawler folded his arms and leaned back on a metallic crate. "My story nothing much, I was sent to jail after killing some scumbags and their boss, the Doc got me out of jail and here I am." Brawler let out a chuckle. "I bet the staff cheered when I was bailed out, and the prisoners who messed with me probably cheered as well."

Everybody was quiet for a few moments before Blizzard finally asked. "Why… did you do what you that?" Blizzard asked hesitantly.

Brawler suddenly found the floor interesting, the mood suddenly shifted to a more regretful and sorrowful aura. Brawler let out a sad sigh as he was reminded of painful memories. "They killed the only family I had left, my little sister. We were dirt poor, our parents died due to a car accident and well I was legally I was an adult so it was my responsibility to take care of her, our parents were almost dirt poor, but they were able to leave a little bit of money, but it could only keep us afloat a few months." Brawler looked at his right hand then clenched it into a fist. "So I tried to make money the only I knew how, by fighting. Where I came from we had a problem with illegal fight clubs, it was good money and I win every match, problem was-"

"You won too much." Whiplash added

Brawler nodded in confirmation. "Yup, the bosses of one of my opponents was a sore loser and the head a very large crime family. You know what happened next."

David stared at Brawler. He understood how brawler felt, to lose your loved ones to some group. He understood all too well. "My little sister was kidnapped and was replaced," he said catching everyone's attention particularly brawler's.

"Wait, what do you mean by replaced." asked brawler. Kidnapped brawler could understand, but how could you replace somebody?

David's grip on the carbines trigger handle tighten. "When I wasn't looking some ONI spook kidnapped herand puta flash clone in her place." David eyes narrowed under his helmet. "And they did this to 74 other children as well. All for the Spartan II project."

"Spartan II Project?" questioned Blizzard.

"A super soldier project started and funded by the UNSC and ONI to fight insurrectionist." David chuckled, but it lacked mirth instead it was full of bitterness. "They kidnapped the most genetically perfect six year old children they could afford for the project, replaced them with flash clones that supposed to get sick and die to cover their tracks. And with the children they kidnapped they train and indoctrinate them to death, and when they turned 14 performed dangerous military-grade augmentative surgery on them. If you want to know more, it's all in the Black vanguards database."

It was quiet in the trailer for a few moment with only the sound of the tires going through mud with the occasional rock being run over causing some of the crates clanking together and the engine running.

"I don't believe it. The U.E.G wouldn't… I mean this is a betrayal of the people's trust…." Blizzard said in disbelief. He was bit naive when it comes with government and politics.

A raspy snort was heard over the COMs. Whiplash was quiet listening to his team conversation, it was good way to get to know his team in a way documents and psychological reports couldn't tell him.

"Blizzard, before the Black Vanguards hired me on a permanent basis, I did some jobs for good old ONI, which was 'taking care' of some radical Insurrectionist leaders without leaving a trail that goes back to them. Point is even if I didn't read the files, I still wouldn't pass them to do what David described. If it means keeping the 'peace'. As far as they are concern we are just numbers, if their statistical AIs show sacrificing a few childhoods means maintaining the peace. They would do it, Kid. ONI is an organization of paranoia and backstabbing." said Whiplash.

Wildfire waved her hands in a 'hold on' motion. "Wait, hold on! This sounds like something that ONI don't want anybody knowing about. So, how did you know about all this."

"I didn't know about the program, but when my other sister began to show signs of serious sickness. I became suspicious. I investigated the manner well into my college years, and came to the conclusion about my sister being kidnapped and replaced. Sarah provided the rest of the information." David let out a sigh. "She offered a chance to join her program and a chance to rescue my sister… And to heal her clone."

"Wait, the clone lived that long? I thought they survive only for a few months ate best?" Blizzard interrupted.

"My family is very well off. My parents spend a fortune trying to find a cure for her illness, but the best they could find was a treatment to extent her life by a few years." David hands clenched. We had to watch for years get sicker and sicker. And we couldn't do a damnedest thing about it. I accepted the offer, then a week ago my sister came back. She escaped came home, and long story short she went back to protect our family. I tried to reach her before they could go off planet, but on the way to the likely meeting place… I was in an accident, and well..." David lifted his left hand and stared at it moving his fingers. "I was picked up and was put backed together again. Most of me was replaced or enhanced, I lost my limbs, my face…. My life. Everyone thinks I 'm dead which is for the best with me gone ONI won't keep such a close eye on my family. And here I am."

Wildfire moved towards David, then gently punched his shoulder. "Well then I guess we just have to help you get your sister back." Wildfire then looked back towards the rest of her teammates. "Right?!"

Brawler nodded. "You got my support. I won't let you fail like I did." Brawler understood what it was like to fail to protect one's younger sibling.

"I will help you. We are a team and teammates help each other." said Blizzard.

"Thank you." David said quietly. He leaned back on a crate accidentally kicking it making a hollow sound. This ringed alarms in everyone's head.

Brawler quickly went to the nearest crate and knocked on it. It made the same hollow sound the crate David leaned on made. Brawler lifted the lid of the crate and saw what was inside.

"It's empty..." he said.

David, Wildfire and Blizzard checked almost every crate in the truck. Each turning up empty not single crate even contain a med-pack or bio-foam dispenser. Something was wrong… Very wrong. Wildfire kicked a crate in annoyance. She was hoping to find some extra weapons.

"This can't be good, Whiplash did you get any of this?"

"Yes, I knew this was too easy. Alright, team, listen up."

Whiplash gave instruction for his team to stack the crates back up making it look like nothing happened, then cloaked and hid inside to the crates. In the front seat on the driving side Whiplash saw the gate leading into the fortress ahead, the radio in the truck came to life as a young voice was heard.

"Supply truck, this Fortress T outpost please send in your conformation code for clearance, over."

"Hear you loud and clear, Fortress T, Sending code now." Said Whiplash using the voice modulator in his helmet to mimic the voice of the driver. Whiplash then transmitted the code he took off the driver to Fortress T outpost.

A few moments later the guard at the outpost responded. "You're clear, supply truck, opening gate go to loading dock."

The gate slowly opened up, Whiplash drove the supply truck inside the fortress following the road to the cargo loading dock. Along the way he saw troops performing marching drills, warthogs and other vehicles parked or being driven around carrying troops to their positions. Militarized Cyclopes were stationed at key areas of the fortress armed with over the shoulder rapid cannons and unlike the standard Cyclopes there hands were modified to be more human like with four fingers and a thumb instead of two fingers and a thumb. Each was carrying a rifle and had less powerful cannons attached to their forearms. The fortress itself was very spartan in nature with armories, barracks and garages at easy to access spots for rapid deployment. Their were guard towers along the walls of the fortress and gun placements on the walls. In short it was heavily fortified. Too heavily fortified. Whiplash was sending video feed to his team, preparing them for what to come.

"Well, looks like they were expecting, but why not attack us now?" blizzard asked.

Whiplash could hear Cody scoff over the COMs. "Simple, lull us in to thinking they don't know anything, then strike when we least expected. Even dumb thugs use this tactic. We need to trick them some how and sneak into the fortress inner area somehow."

"Or we can blast our in. I will make sure they are extra crispy!" Wildfire cackled.

"Hey, remember this a training scenario, so our weapons will be set to non-fatal levels."

Whiplash unconscious shook his head. Out of everyone in his team he noted Brawler as the most cool headed and captious of the group marking him for potential second in command if he was incapacitated. Wildfire on the other hand seem a bit too trigger happy and destructive good for all out fights and distractions, but bad for subtlety and stealth. A plan formed in Whiplash's mind, he had a plan.

"Wildfire, when the cargo door opened I need to throw one of your grenades, and then we rush to the cargo elevator to the lower levels." A map popped up on the . In each of his teammates helmets, displaying the route to take to the elevator with an arrow from the cargo dock to the elevator. Then it went down the lower levels to through some halls to the room where the target reside located in the middle of the level. "It should lead us straight to the same level as the target, but likely there would be intense security. Guards, turrets, cameras, etc. They know we're here, so we will have to rush it. Understood?"

"So pretty much run like hell to the target and hope. Right?" Wildfire simplified.

"Yes, now we are nearing our destination. Get ready, everybody!" Whiplash saw the cargo unloading dock entrance, he drove into entrance and parked against with cargo hold facing the dock.

In the cargo hold Whiplash's team got ready taking out their carbines while Wildfire took out her training grenade which simple release a non-fatal shock that will knock the training personnel unconscious. The air in the cargo was tense with a multitude of emotions. Wildfire was excited as a schoolgirl, Brawler was focused, and Blizzard and David were nervous wondering if they would succeed or fail. Would they be good enough? What if they didn't meet the training standards?

Outside the truck on the dock 15 soldiers were pointing assault rifles at the door of the truck's cargo hold, and 15 in front pointing at the trucks front seats. They were ready for them. The sergeant leading the group was about to give orders to fire when suddenly the windows of the front windows and the cargo-hold door opened and one grenade came out form each opening.

"GRENADE!" yelled one of the soldiers.

Some of the soldiers were able to jump behind cover, but others weren't able to duck to cover in time before the grenades went off releasing sparks of electricity electrocuting a good amount of soldiers to unconsciousness. Blizzard, Wildfire, Brawler and David. The Sargent gave the order to fire and popped out of cover only to be hit in the head with a training bullet. The rest of his troops immediately opened fire. Blizzard, Wildfire, Brawler and David decloaked and ran out of their hiding spots guns blazing, while Whiplash used his left whip to slash the driver side open, then using his sidearm to take down a few of the guards shooting at him. He jumped out the truck and ran towards the elevator following the way-point to the elevator.

Whiplash thanks to his heighten reflexes due to his implants and the adrenaline rushing through his veins was able to dodge some of the enemy's bullets, but some hit a little off their mark. Despite being training troops they weren't just green horns or Stormtroopers. They were Black Vanguards troopers, they trained to be excellent marksman even with automatic weapons such as the standard assault rifle. A bullet hit Whiplash in the shoulder sending a wave of numbing pain through out his arm and body.

"Son of a-" Whiplash fired a few rounds behind him, then slashed his whip at the troops firing at him the chains links disconnecting and heading towards them.

The targeted troops saw them coming, but weren't fast enough to dodge or take cover each razor sharp link imbedded themselves on their armor and sent a non-fatal electric shock through their bodies. After few moments they fell to the ground unconscious and twitching.

Whiplash smirked proud at his handiwork, but he couldn't relish it for long he had to meet his team at the elevator and there were some more guards left. So, he continue to run to his target.

Meanwhile, David and his teammates were running towards the elevator located not too far from the docks. He felt exhilarated. He didn't notice before, but when combat started and the flash training took hold he notice how much stronger and faster he became thanks to his enhancements. He felt like he could take on the world. As he ran David saw a guard aiming for an unknowing Wildfire. David quickly aimed his carbine at the guard and fired a short burst hitting his target. The target instantly fell to the ground.

Wildfire heard the body thud and looked to her right and saw the guard, then looked behind her at David and gave a thumbs.

"Thanks, I owe you one-" she then took her side arm and a shot behind David. A thud sound was heard behind him. David a guard was behind him.

"Well, I guess were even." he said.

Wildfire smirked under her helmet.

"Hey, keep focus we are nearing the elevator. We have to get there before more guards show up." Brawler knocked a guard out of the way causing the guard to skid across the pavement thanks to Brawler's enhanced strength. He was pretty much the defacto leader at the moment until they meet up with Whiplash. They following him more than following the way-point to the elevator. The group continued to follow brawler across the loading dock when Whiplash ran beside them. With the elevator in site Wildfire slowdown until she was behind the group threw 2 grenades behind her towards the guards shooting at them.

The grenades detonated with a flash blinding the guards. The group got on the cargo elevator, Whiplash headed straight for the elevator's control panel and pressed the down command setting it to the lowest level. Before the door closed Whiplash shot the control panel out side the elevator. The cargo elevator began with a mighty 'creak' moved down.

Everybody let out a sigh taking a breather while they can. David looked around and took in the design of elevator. It was a standard cargo elevator wide and big enough to hold crates upon crates of supplies, a few vehicles and a fee dozen soldiers. Their were some crates scattered about on the elevator platform, it look liked they didn't finish loading the cargo they had on dock. David was interrupted from his endeavor when Whiplash.

"Alright, team, we have some time before a we reach the lowest level, ETA 30 minutes. I want you all to check these crates for anything we can use. Ammo, weapons, etc. be sure to reload your weapons. I want everybody to meet up at the control panel in 25, Understand!"

Everybody spread out groups of two just in case someone was on the elevator with them, while Whiplash stayed with the control panel. Blizzard and Brawler checked the crates on the left side of the platform, while Wildfire and David checked the right side. David went to the first crate he spotted and examined it. It was a standard issue military grade metal crate used to transport supplies such as ammo and weapons protecting them form damage from being transported from place to place. It had an electronic lock with key pad and can survive an impact of 500gs. David was about to attempt to hack the crate's lock using the hacking tool that his flash training told him was in his suit, but he noticed a key factor that would have made such an endeavor pointless.

The crate was unlocked.

David removed the lid from the crate, and checked its contents. Inside resting foam used to transport fragile items were M6D Pistol. An upscale variant of the M6 series, described as more of a rifle in the from of a pistol. The M6D pistol was a very powerful pistol capable of blowing huge chucks of a person the trauma from from such an impact more likely killing the target rather than the bullet itself. Usually assigned to officers, it is dependable, hardy, powerful and thanks to its electronic scope allowing it to be used as a sniping rifle made it very popular among troops of all branches. Even PMC and mercenaries groups.

There was also loads of ammo for the pistols beside the pistols foam hold. It was too good to be true.

"OH, YEAH! Hey, David, look what I found." Wildfire yelled from behind him.

David turned around and saw Wildfire digging through one the crates, then pulled out two M7 SMGs. Wildfire dual-wielded the two guns doing different poses with them. It was clear she loved them.

Alot.

"Light, caseless ammunition, doesn't spew hot shells everywhere, and can be dual wielded. I love these almost as much I love my flamers." she cackled. "Almost." she added.

David couldn't help, but chuckle at her antics.

Wildfire holstered her two SMGs and then two more form the crate. "Here catch." she said as she tossed the two guns towards David.

David watched as the two guns slowly(to him.) approach, and thanks to his enhanced reflexes he grabbed both guns perfectly by the grip. David looked at Wildfire.

"Thanks, I am sure these will be useful in the hallways, where I won't have to worry about some of the SMGs known disadvantages."

Despite it usefulness and light weight, there was a reason the SMG was nicknamed the bullet-hose. It had high rate of fire, but it also had low accuracy, and inability to be fully controlled when fired in full-auto. Making a poor choice for long range combat.

Wildfire shrugged. "Well, I owed ya, for the save back in the dock. It's no problem. Now come on grab some ammo. There is a crate full."

David retracted the stock on the SMGs so he holster them like a pistol, since he could realistically carry two weapons or two side arms and a rifle he needed to ditch his M6 pistol. He placed the pistol on another crate including it ammo, then took as much SMG ammo as he could carry. Contrast to Wildfire happiness David, didn't like it. It too convenient. Almost like that area in video-games full health and ammo making the player only to find out in the next room was boss. A really tough one.

"Hey, Wildfire, don't you feel something… off about this."

Wildfire looked at David tilting her head to the side slightly. "What do you mean, I think we are doing pretty good." she responded.

"Exactly, we haven't faced any real opposition and now we are on an elevator full of guns and ammo." he pointed out.

Wildfire shrugged. "I guess we were lucky." she said nonchalant.

David shook his head. "Nonetheless, I think we should report this back to Whiplash. 'Cause I don't like this one bit."

David followed by Wildfire hurried back to Whiplash's position. After a few minutes they arrived at the control panel. Blizzard and Brawler was already there, and they had new weapons with them. Brawler still had his Carbine, but he changed out his sidearm for a shotgun, while Blizzard changed out his Carbine for a DMR aka the M392 Designated Marksman Rifle.

Brawler waved at them. "Well look who's finally here." Brawler then noticed David's urgent body movement. "What's wrong?" he said seriously.

"Whiplash, I think something is wrong-"

"You're concern about the convenient amount of weapons and ammo placed here, I am too." Whiplash reloaded his Carbine. "OK, we have 5 minutes before the elevator reach the botttom. Prepare yourselves because whatever is waiting for us won't be easy to overcome. We will need to work together to overcome whatever is down there."

Wildfire laughed madly. "Come on, we handle whatever is waiting for us. I will burn whatever is waiting down there to a crisp." She said fist pumping and creating a small flame with her flamer.

Whiplash unaffected with the display shook his head. "Wildfire, don't be so cocky. It cause you a lot of trouble in the future. I want everybody to approach this situation cautiously. Understand?" he said more sternly than the usual.

Everybody gave nod or voice of confirmation, just when the elevator reached the bottom. The group armed themselves. And followed the way-point to the dual sealed doors. Whiplash entered a code on the control panel by the door, and with a loud hiss it opened revealing a black and gray hall.

"Alright, initiate radio silence. Hand signals, unless it is an emergency."

After he received confirmation Whiplash signaled for them to follow him. Carefully, but with a generous amount of haste they followed the way-point through the maze of corridors. Left. Right, straight, left, right and right again. To everybody it felt like it would never end, the only signs they were getting close were the auto-turrets guarding the halls. They weren't a problem for them.

It worried Whiplash, one of the things he learned in the mercenary business is that when the road towards the goal is too easy it usually means something is waiting for you at the goal. After sometime the group reached the door to their goal.

It was a heavily armored door usually used for UNSC warships to seal bulk heads to atmosphere in. Whiplash signaled his team to perform door breach maneuvers. Whiplash went the control panel by the door, Blizzard sat next to Whiplash, Brawler and David sat next to the left side of the door, while Wildfire stood in front the door taking out a grenade. Whiplash hacked the control panel opening the armored doors. Wildfire immediately pulled the pin then threw the grenade into the room. The grenade detonated with a loud bang!

Whiplash signaled everyone to go in. Brawler was the first to enter, followed by David and Blizzard. After scanning the area he gave the all clear signal. The rest of the team entered the room, which calling it a room was an understatement. It looked more like and empty warehouse or more accurately an arena.

It was simple in design lights hanging from the ceiling, the walls were blank no windows or anything and it was empty. Nothing was in there except for a black flag with the Black Vanguard's symbol standing in the middle of the room.

Whiplash felt unsettled. He was feeling anxious and frighten. It was familiar, he knew he felt this feeling before, but he figure out when. He looked at his team and he saw the change in their demeanor.

They felt something too.

Brawler was constantly pointing in different directions with his shotgun looking for something even his motion radar told him nothing was in there with them his gut told him differently. Wildfire wasn't feeling cocky anymore she warmed up her flamers twisting her head costly looking in all directions she was scared. Blizzard aimed his DMR in different directions more focused than he ever was. David did the same with his carbine.

All of the group were using their scan visors scanning over and over, but nothing came up. Nothing was out of place, no laser traps, hidden mines, etc.

"Alright, follow me, but move with caution. Somethings not right." he ordered keeping his composure the best he can.

"Told have to tell me twice. I am getting the chills, it almost feel like something is watching us." Wildfire responded.

David couldn't help, but agree. Someone was watching them. The group made it slowly walked towards the middle of the room where the flag was. But, the minute they were close to the flag all the lights went out except for the one hanging over the flag. It was pitch black, the group tried to activate their night vision but something was interfering with their HUD. The icons on their screens were staticy and pixelated, and their HUD was now like an old holo-screen ready to kick the bucket. Snowy and staticy causing everything to be all fuzzy. Night vision was the same story.

"Shit, everybody the COMs aren't working." Whiplash cursed.

Before anyone could respond a raspy, scratchy and almost otherworldly feminine laugh was heard. It sent chills down everyone's spine. Particularly Whiplash's. He recognized that laugh, and he finally remembered where the unsettled feeling he felt before came from. It was a feeling that come form working a certain Cyber. A Cyber who was pretty much scared everyone she meets. A cyber who give even him nightmares. It was…

"Hisako." Whiplash whispered. "Everybody stick together and whatever you do. DO! NOT! SEPARATE!"

(Killer Instinct Ost: Village of Whispers)

"HHHHAAAAAAAHHHHHHAAAAAAAHHHHAAAAA!"

"WHAT…..THE …. HELL WAS…..THAT?!" Wildfire screamed her cockiness replaced by fear. She was scared, extremely scared.

"Hisako. Gray Fox's surprise." Whiplash let out a sigh. "Out of all the things to surprise us with. It could have been an army of Cyclopes, booby trapped flags, etc. But, nnnnnoooooo. She had to have the most mentally unstable, psychological scarring, fear mongering batshit insane Cyber in existence."

"OK, beside the ever colorful description you provided us can you provide anymore details 'cause my HUD is all screwy making accessing the database difficult." Brawler pointed his shotgun scanning left then right looking into the darkness he could have sworn he saw something move.

Whiplash place his carbine on his back then let out both of his whips. The whips clanged tot he floor. "Hisako is a Cyber from the Alpha batch. She specialize in guerrilla warfare, psychological warfare and as multiple Cybers and troopers put it 'general mind fuckery'. She is infamous for her scare tatics, her creepy nature, very possible insanity and scaring the knife out of people. She always wields a HF nagatina, which she uses in her sneak attacks, and that her unofficial nickname is Onryo due her attacks breing based on the Japanese spirit. She also somehow can leave ghostly after images behind every-time she walks or runs. Something about a malfunction with her slip-space generator."

"I WILL DEVOUR YOU!"

David was scared out of his mind. His HUD was on the fritz, he can barely see a thing and the darkness wasn't helping. He and his teammates are trap in a room with a psycho. A grade-S fear inducing psycho that made Wildfire tame in comparison.

David pointed his Carbine in different directions following the hints of movement in the darkness that keep disappearing. He cursed, he couldn't get a clear look even with night vision due to the interference. He was afraid. Terrified. It almost like the air itself was generating fear soaking it through his armor and skin. He had a feeling it was related to this 'Hisako' person.

David scanned the area when he spotted something coming towards him, a humanoid gray figure with red lines was quickly crawling on the ground in a position that no natural person could. David immediately fired his weapon in short burst.

"SHE'S OVER HERE!" he screamed as he fired his weapon missing every shot due to his screwed up HUD.

"OUTTA OF THE WAY, BOYS, I GOT THIS! STAND BACK, EVERYONE!" Wildfire pushed David out of the way, then she pointed both her arms in the direction he was shooting at. And with a 'click' bluish white hot flames came out of the nozzles in her gauntlets dispelling a part of the darkness.

"BURN, BITCH, BURN! AHAHAHAHHHHAAAAAHHHHHHAAAA!" she laughed madly as she did a sweeping motion with arms covering a wide area in front of her in flames.

"WILDFIRE!"

"BURN!"

"WILDFIRE!"

"BURN!"

Flames continue pour out of her gauntlets consuming everything in its path. David couldn't help, but shudder at the madness of the flames and Wildfire. It was clear she was out of it.

"WILDFIRE!"

"BURN TO THE GROUND!"

"WILDFIRE, THAT'S ENOUGH!"

Wildfire's gauntlets stopped spewing flames. The darkness returned leaving the one lamp shining over the flag as the only source of light. Wildfire looked into the darkness wondering if she got her. She chided herself for letting her fear get the best of her and going off the rails. Wildfire suddenly felt a hand on her right shoulder, she turned around and saw Whiplash beside her.

"You're wasting energy. She is not there anymore. Calm down, this is what she wants. She-"

SWISH!

"AUUGGHH!"

THUD!

THUD!

Wildfire, Whiplash and David turned back and Blizzard and Brawler on the ground paralyzed. Standing over them was a figure with armor like theirs except painted gray with red accents. She was holding a Nagatina, her body was slightly hunched over in a very creepy manner, her head was tilted in an odd angle and her neural cables were hang across her face. And she was laughing evilly.

"BLIZZARD! BRAWLER!" David yelled.

She was just standing there in a prime position to be fired upon as if to mock them. Whiplash without hesitation aimed his carbine at Hisako.

"Open fire! No flamers!" he quickly added.

Wildfire huffed and dual wielded her SMGs aiming them at Hisako, David did the same with his carbine.

"Take this you, bitch!" Wildfire yelled.

All three cybers opened fire hitting the mark for the most part, the sound of the bullets hitting their target echoed throughout the room, but nothing was happening. Hisako just stood there cackling evilly, and then she just dissipated in a shower of blue sparks.

"What the hell just happened!?" Wildfire scanned the area seeing no signs of the creepy bitch.

Whiplash lowered his carbine. "It was just a hologram, used just to dis-" his word stopped in his throat as he fell to the ground with a 'thud' 3 kunais sticking out of his back.

Hisako suddenly appeared behind Wildfire and before David or Wildfire could respond she slashed her nagatina across Wildfire's back paralyzing, She crumbled to the ground with a loud thud! David just stared he was alone, his team was out of commission and now it just him and the psycho Hisako.

David quickly aimed his carbine at Hisako, but before he could pull the trigger Hisako sprinted forward and slashed Davids weapon in half causing David to move backwards a few steps. He then unholstered his SMGs firing both at Hisako, but before the bullets hit their target Hisako disappeared the bullets only hitting an after image. David pointed his SMGs in random directions looking for any hint of where Hisako teleported to.

"My, My, how easily you all have fallen. Then again you should be used to this David, considering your past failures."

David fired short bursts behind him towards where(or where he thinks) the voice was coming from.

"You failed your team."

"Shut up!"

David frantically fired a few rounds to his sides.

"You failed your Mom."

David remembered how much his mother cried when Daisy disappeared and when her clone's illness began to manifest. It still haunted him, considering it was his inattentiveness that caused Daisy to be kidnapped. He didn't want a reminder.

"SHUT UP!"

David reloaded his SMGs then fired a few rounds to his right.

"You failed your Father."

David remembered his father working himself to the bone trying to find a cure for his dying sister. He turned around to his left and pointed his SMGs into the darkness.

"SHUT UP!"

He kept firing until nothing else came out of the guns. The clips were empty and he was out of spares. David tossed the guns into the darkness, A loud 'clank' echoed indicating they hit nothing, but the ground. Hisako took this opportunity to teleport behind David and hit him with the blunt end of her Nagatina's blade sending David on his knees. She repeated the action sending him on his belly, he quickly turned around so that his back was against the ground. He saw Hisako with her blade lifted high readying for the killing blow. David panicked, he was scared, he knew that all this was a simulation, but it felt so real.

"And most of all. You. Failed. Your." Hisako grinned under her helmet. She was enjoying the fear radiating off of David. "Sister" Hisako lunged her Nagatina for the killing blow.

At that moment something snapped within David. Emotions there were kept under control suddenly were freed to be expressed. Anger, hate, rage, sadness, and righteous fury coursed throughout David's body like a shot of stimulants injected in to his system. Those emotion activated something in his suit, something that wasn't ready to be activated. Before it made contact he grabbed the Nagatina's blade a mere few inches away form his chest. Hisako gasped in surprise, something was wrong the delicious fear that was radiating off of him was replaced with something…. Violent. It made Hisako trembled. It made her cold.

It scared her.

"Shut up." he whispered.

"What?" said Hisako.

Hisako tried to make the blade make contact with David's chest armor, but it wouldn't budge forward, she then tried pulling back, but that didn't work either. Then being still for so long David finally push the pole arm back sending Hisako a ways back. She steadied in time to get a glimpse him standing up, she noticed something was off with him like something within him was unleashed.

(David's theme: Street fighter VI: Abel theme)

"I said…. SHUT UP!"

Panels opened across David's suit revealing heat sinks, vents and other cooling mechanisms. A blood red aura of heat radiated off of David, his helmet eyes glowed a bright red instead of an eerily blue. Hisako HUD produced a warning. She was shocked, David's suits released its limiters, its reactor was producing energy beyond its safety tolerance or more accurately the user safety tolerance generating a lot of heat producing the aura around him. It was madness, Hisako didn't know the nitty-gritty of how the suits work, but she knew that those limiters were there for a reason. A very good reason. To release them was insane, if not sucicidal. Then it hit her, this newbie activated 'it'. It was impossible it shouldn't have unlocked until later on in his training. At this point he doesn't have the proper training to be able to handle the program.

Hisako took a step back as David stepped forward unsheathing his ninjato, the weapon's blade crackling with electricity as it vibrated a thousand times per second.

(Few minutes earlier.)

In the Spacestation Sarah, Shress and Grey Fox were watching the whole exercise, and there were mixed opinions among all of them. On one hand they were all impressed to an extent on how well they worked together the first time around(a rarity.), and how far they made it without casualties and how they covered each other, but on the other hand they needed a bit more training. Wildfire had a trigger happy attitude problem, Whiplash made some leadership mistakes that can easily corrected, and in all they could improve their teamwork. They continued to watch their progress, and when they faced off aganist Hisako, they knew it was likely they wouldn't achieve their objective. She was added in their to teach them to expect the unexpected, and as expected each one fell until only David was left.

Though they share some degree of agreement and is agreement. They believed Hisako was pushing certain issues too far with her psychological warfare tactics.

Gray Fox folded her arms. She worked with Hisako before she knew she do this, but to this extent? "She pushing it again."

Shress shook her head. Sometimes she questioned some of Sarah's choices in recruits, Agent Hisako especially due to her almost less than tolerable Psychological profile. "Good thing, I called in Dr. Reynolds. Looks like she will be needed for at least one recruit."

Sarah nodded as she watched Hisako fired psychological shots at David, bringing up what the considered his past failures. Sarah scowled slightly. She continued to watch the Computer screen displaying the live video feed of the exercise and the condition of the Cybers Blizzard, Brawler, and Wildfire data boxes were marked with a red X signifying they were taken out with David's the only one green.

"And most of all. You. Failed. Your. Sister." On video Hisako lunged her Nagatina for the killing blow.

But to everyone's in the room surprise David grabbed the Nagatina's blade a few inches form his chest.

"What the..." Sarah wondered then she saw David's data box and her eyes widen. Under every Cybers name was digital padlock representing the limiters, and a special program in every Cyber suit that was incomplete and was digital locked for trainees until they had the proper flash training to handle it.

David's was unlocked.

"Oh, no…." She looked at Shress who had the same look of fear on her face. Sarah turned back to the screen and saw David's suit and ninjato blade was cackling with electricity. Sarah turns towards Gray Fox. "Gray Fox!"

Trisha nodded she knew what to do. She quickly ran out of the observation room to head down to the planet with a Cyber squad.

Sarah stared back at the screen fearful for Hisako's life. Hisako wasn't going to come out unscathed. For The incomplete Program: H.A.D.E.S has activated. The only chance she has if she activated her suits Program H.A.D.E.S.

(David's theme: Street fighter VI: Abel theme)

Back on the planet Hisako was staring at David as he walked slowly towards her. Hisako out of fear lunged forward to stab David, but he simply sidestepped to his right and punched Hisako in face with his left hook sending Hisakoto the ground. Hisako shook her head and saw David still standing, she growled. She stood up then cracked her neck.

"That is it! Playtimes over! Spawn!" said Hisako calling for her smart AI.

"Yes." said a baritone voice.

"Activate Program: H.A.D.E.S, Code: LIMITER RELEASE."

Hisako felt the program activated, her heart started to beat faster as it pumped adrenaline and other stimulants through her systems, and her senses were heighten. Vents opened all over her suit reveling heat sinks and other cooling devices letting out massive amount of heat producing an aura like David's. Hisako focused her mind nt letting her fight or flight instincts take complete control, she pointed her Naginata at David.

"Come at me."

"AAAAAAHHHHAAAAAAUUUGGHHHH!" he screamed.

David sword in hand lunged at Hisako ready to cut her in half, but at the last second she teleported causing David to miss his mark. Hisako suddenly appeared behind David her polearm coming down on him. David quickly around and blocked the weapon with his ninjato.

"What!" Hisako gasped in surprise. She didn't see that coming.

David then clenched his left hand into a fist except this time it was crackling with electricity, and proceeded to punch Hisako in the ribs. Over and over and over again. Pieces of her armor began to crack and/or shatter falling to the ground. David kicked Hisako in the gut pushing her back, Hisako knelt down holding her chest armor. She taste blood in her mouth and feel it dripping down her lips, the battle and the Program was taking a toll on her body. She had to end this. She forced herself up only to be confronted with David charging ready to slash her to pieces. Hisako quickly blocked with her Nagatina. Seeing he was not making progress David used both his hands on the handle to exert more force on Hisako. Hisako then deflected his blade and kicked it out of his hands. It skirted across the floor out of David's reach. She chuckled, now she had the advantage.

Seeing her chance she using her enhanced speed and reflexes dashed past David slicing his armor leaving a deep gash on his chest plate. She then teleported to his left side punching him in the face causing him to step the right stunning him. Seeing he was stunned Hisako dashed passed him with another strike and seeing he was stunned again went in for another attack. She repeated the process over and over, she was taking care not to hurt him… Too much. David was struck back and forth as Hisako continued her blitzkrieg attacks. Things weren't looking good for him stepped left then right as he felt Hisako blows make contact. Chips of his armor flew off and fell to the ground, Hisako was taking this seriously. She was able to detach David's left shoulder plate, then a couple of his neural cables. She then struck his chest slashing random over and over pushing David back. Hisako felt victory was assured until….

SWOOSH!

David's wrist came out, he blocked Hisako's attacks with them, until he was able to lock her blade with his. He then pushed forward with all his might knocking Hisako back stunning her.

"AAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!"

Seeing his chance David dashed forward and with a ferocity of a rabid beast slashed and stabbed Hisako again and again. Hisako tried to guard, but it was no use he wouldn't let up. David in his enraged kept going determine to destroy Hisako, he was blur slashing and stabbing Hisako ignoring the pieces of armor flying off of her or the blood oozing out. He did a vertical downward slash cutting through just enough that her right eye was visible. He then performed a duel slash cutting Hisako's Nagatina in half. Taking advantage of her surprise David lifted both of his arms ready to deliver the killing blow, but before he could his suit suddenly let out a stream of steam through the vents, the heat sinks slowly closed and the red aura of heat dissipated as his suit cooled down. Hisako's suit did the same shortly after.

Weakness suddenly washed over David's as he was barely able to stand, he took a few wobbly steps back before finally losing consciousness falling to the ground. Hisako thankful for luck allowed herself to sit down and rest. She was breathing hard, the way David fought keep playing in her mind repeatedly. He didn't fight like a human, he fought like a beast, a demon.

A raging demon.

She then passed out due to exhaustion and the wounds inflicted on her, and the stress placed on her from Program: H.A.D.E.S.

The lights in the huge room turned, and the entrance opened. Five Cybers rushed in led by the Gray Fox. She inspected the new recruits, then Hisako. She shook her head.

"You three, take them to the Pelican and make sure they medical treatment ASAP!" she ordered pointed at 3 Cybers.

The Cybers she ordered salute, and proceeded to pick David and his teammates. Gray Fox nodded with satisfaction. She looked at the remaining Cybers on her team and ordered them to pick up Hisako and take her to the Pelican. Gray fox then activated a scanner on right arm guard scanning the warehouse for the report will give to Sarah and Shress. They need to make sure that the Program never activates prematurely again.