Prologue
For once, since many years, humans were having a peaceful rest. Finally, their long time enemy, the Locust had benn totally whipped out. Or so they hoped as humanity tried to mend their broken pieces and flourish once more. But this time they wouldn't be caught unaware if, for some odd reason, the Locust returned with a vengeance. COGs, also known as Coalition of Ordered Governments, are still on duty. Today they are still training next generation troops and keeping a watchful eye for movement below them. But for the famous Delta Squad, because of their heroic actions, they are taking a well deserved break. But someone new is about to shatter their vacation to bits.
Chapter 1- A Wolf In The Squad
It was getting cold. Soon everything would freeze and snow would blanket the land. But for one lone figure, the cold was the least of their worries. Private Dana Wolf, a tall slender woman of twenty-five with long raven black hair and piercing dark blue eyes, stood in front of Delta's barracks. She looked nervous, maybe alittle sick. Her record showed her outstanding accomplishments. From fighting in the war before E-day, to single-handingly rescueing two captured squads, including her own, from Locust, without a single causualty. But as she faced squad reassignment, Dana felt that nothing she did would amount to Delta's deeds. They had won a major turning point in the battle with the Locust. Destroyed a Locust stronghold called Nexus, but not without some losses, but they had done the impossible. Dana was still staring at the door when a gruff voice came from behind her,"Well, if it ain't Delta's newest member. Why haven't you went in yet soldier? Don't tell me your afraid of those lazy bums in there?" Dana turned to find Colonel Victor Hoffman. Although he was rather old, this man still seemed to want to hang on to the younger days he couldn't quite regain. On countless time now, he had been wounded from trying to show that he was still a soldier that wanted to fight for what he believed in. But age has a way of sneaking up on you and soon you have to realize your limitations, so reluctantly Hoffman fell back into shouting orders from HQ. He didn't want some dumbass getting his job that couldn't do it as good if he died. He wasn't smiling at Dana, he hadly smiled, but she could she a twinkle of amusement for her shyness of Delta. Dana saluted, saying,"No sir, just trying to compose myself before I go in. Don't want to goof up and act like a rook to them, sir." Hoffman snorted,"Don't worry about that soldier. You have already shown your not green many times. Now lets get you settled in before you lose all your nerve and we freeze to death out here." Hoffman walked past Dana, opening the doot and waiting for her to follow. She took a deep breath and thought,"Oh well, nothing I can do but tough it out." You see, Dana wasn't worried about how she would look to her new squad. It was that, no matter which squad she was put in, no matter how many times she saved them, she was never really accepted into that squad. To them, she was odd and alittle to quiet, but she never complained or even talked back to her squadmates when they harrassed her. Why try to explain what you really are when nobody cares to listen. But Hoffman knew what she was, well only part of what she was anyways. He had kept that secret in hoping that she would be an asset to them in this war and she had been. Dana stepped into the barracks of Delta Squad who, at the moment, looked rather bored. Hoffman shouted some and got their attention. He particularly shouted at Delta Squad's leader, the famous Marcus Fenix. Marcus rolled his eyes at Hoffman,"Can't you keep it down old man, we're trying to sleep." Hoffman shouted,"Shut your ass, Fenix. I brought your new squadmate, meet Private Dana Wolf." The other members of Delta gathered around, curious at a girl being in their group. Fenix was an imposing character. His black hair was covered by a bandana that had seen better days, and his scarred face showed no signs of emotions. What got Dana most of all was his husky white eyes that remained ever steely in mood. He said,"Hoffman, you know you should stop sending us rookies. Everytime you do, something bad happens to them." Fenix's bestfriend, Dominic Santiago, said,"Now Marcus, don't hurt the girl's feelings before she even gets a chance." A tall ultra blonde man with blue green eyes, Damon Baird, sneered,"Dom, this isn't the girl scouts. If she can't take Fenix's shit, then we don't need her." Hoffman retorted,"Well, you'll be lucky to know that Wolf here is just about as decorated in battle as all of you, without casualties, Fenix." Dana flinched at Hoffman's smartass comeback,"Was he trying to get me hated by all of them?",said Dana worridly. A big dark skinned man, Augustus Cole a.k.a the"Cole Train", whistled," Marcus looks like you gots some competition, baby." Fenix sighed,"Fine, but what's your abilities? Any handy skills that might be useful? Dana replied flatly,"I'm a top marksman sniper, a competant mechanic, and a weapon's expert." Hoffman added,"Plus she can fight stealthy like a Pesang warrior. Scares the shit right out of me how she does that, must have a Pesang bloodline." Cole again,"Whoo Baird baby, looks like your gonna be out of a job soon. She's way prettier than your old ugly ass." Baird, adjusting his goggles on his head, said,"Yeah, well she can't be as good as me, noone is. And besides she'll probably be worried she will chip a nail." Dana didn't take the bait and just smiled as sweetly back at Baird, unnerving him alittle. Cole laughed,"Don't let that smile fool you Damon. She'll sneak up behind you one night and you'll never know it. Then we'll find you with you underwear wrapped around you head, crying for help. Baird just huffed and turned away, clearly he wasn't impressed. Dom stood beside Cole,"Take it easy guys. We are on the same sides last time I checked. Besides, we don't need this kind of hate between our squadmembers when we're in a fight." Fenix nodded,"Fine, Hoffman. But if she doesn't pan out, she's gone. Now leave so we can finish our vacation in peace." Hoffman snorted at Fenix's direction, he then patted Dana's shoulder and gave her a "it's gonna be alright looks" and then he was gone. The others, except Baird, greeted her more warmly. Dom was the first to welcome her and show her to her bunk. Unfortunately it was beside Baird's. She thought ironically,"Could this day get any more shittier?" Cole then greeted her stating, or more like shouting happily,"Baby, if you need anything just call on the old Cole Train. And don't you mind anything Baird says, he may bitch alot, but he's really a good man." Dom laughed and nudged the grinning Marcus,"Yeah, ain't that right Marcus. He's all love and peace with rainbows after you get to know him." Baird flipped Dom a bird saying,"Screw you asshole." He then left the his garage mumbling to himself about rainbows and shoving them up Dom's ass."
Soon everyone left, leaving Dana to unpack and think to herself. She thought they were all nice, except maybe Baird. She sadly thought,"It won't last. No squad ever keeps me for long." Dana sighed and lay back on her bed, burying her face into her pillow. She was about to doze when Baird came back in stomping around. He noticed her staring at him,"What the hell are you looking at?" Dana shrugged and turned over away from Baird, leaving him to bitch at her back. Then he said something that struck a hurt spot,"You know your kind really pisses me off. you think your so much better, looking down on me like I'm some dumbass. No wonders why your other squads didn't want you." Dana sat straight up, anger flushed on her face like a torrent. She forced her emotions down, no way was she about to give him the satisfaction of knowing her hurt her so bad. She said,"Just because I don't always talk back or because I want to be left alone, doesn't mean I think I'm better than you. Hell, you could probably do things ten times as better as I could around here. It's not my fault I was made like this." With that, she grabbed her coat and went outside to get some fresh air. Baird was still standing there when Cole come in,"What's wrong with the newbie? Baird baby, you didn't go to far did you? She was practically in tears when she passed me." Baird said confused,"I just told her that the way she was acting all high and mighty pissed me off." "And what did she say back?",asked Cole curious. Baird replied,"She said that I was better than her. Why the hell she say that?" Cole whooped,"It sounds to me like little Baird's got an admirer. Why don't you go apologize to the girl. Hasn't she had enough for one day Damon?" Baird blushed,"Ah shit! Why am I always the one coming out the asshole?" Cole snickered,"It's just your turd nature Baird. Try toning it down atleast for Wolf. Why don't you torment Marcus some, and leave her alone." Baird sighed and left the Cole laughing at Baird's stupidity.
It had started snowing as Dana had left the barracks, or what could be called barracks. It was just a temporary base till they could find some place safer from Locust attacks. Now everything was covered in a fine thin dusting of white powder. Dana had remembered snow when she was a little child, but that was before her father had come for her and took her away to that horrible facility. Dana wiped tears away and looked out at the shambled COGs base. They were far away from the sunken remnants of Jacinto, but this base would hold for awhile if an attack occured. Hopefully now would be a time for families and rebuilding of our world. She was so caught in her thoughts, she jumped alittle when a warm hand gently put itself on her shoulder. She turned to find Baird, and he didn't look to happy at being here. His icy gaze stared straight at Dana. She had to give it to him. He had the most gorgeous eyes she had ever seen, she just wished his attitude was better. She asked,"What do you want?" Baird still had his hand on her shoulder and squeezed alittle at her tone,"I came to say I was sorry for being such an asshole. Cole told me I should apologize, so sorry." Dana sniffed,"Is that the only reason you came, because Cole told you to?" Baird said,"Crap, that's not what I meant, and you know it. Look, I have been the way I am for as long as I can remember, so just because your a girl don't mean shit to me. Your just another soldier who pisses me off." Dana jerked her shoulder away from his hand,"So that's it. That is all I am to you? Just another mindless drone to carry out my duties and when I start to think for myself or act different it pisses you off? Your just like those scientist and my father who took me away. All Iwas to them was a freaking experiment." Baird's face registered confusion and he asked,"What do you mean, your where an experiment?" Dana sucked in air. It would be dangerous to even talk to someone like Baird about this. He might go right to Chairman Presscott and then she would really be screwed. They would take her and disect her as to how they had made her the way she is, so they could make more. Dana spoke in a shaky breath,"The best thing you could do for me is leave me alone Baird. I won't be here long anyways, I never am. So don't worry I might take your thunder or whatever." Dana stomped back to Delta's barracks. Baird, again for the second time, just stood there speechless and confused. Cole came up laughing,"Well, how are you two love birds doing?" Baird looked away,"Cole not now just leave me the hell alone okay." And Baird also stomped his own way to his garage, but he mentally saved that piece of info about Dana and being an experiment for later. Cole just frowned at his friends back,"The boy doesn't know anything about manners or being nice, and now he just keeps gettin' himself into more shit. Wish I could help, but man he really did himself in now."