New chapter, this one is longer everyone, hope you enjoy it, keep those reviews coming, I'll try and get a couple of chapters out weekly. Once again I do not own Halo, it is the property of Bungie, Microsoft, and 343 Industries. All OC's are mine. Reference to Kyle 091 is sanctioned by General MB.

Chapter 3: Something old, something new.

Location: ONI Research and Medical facility, Castle Base, Reach. Time Date stamp: March 09 2525, 12:35 hours, Military calandar.

The marine lead Gavin through the winding halls of the facility, at first he had dismissed Gavin's demands, instead repeating the question "Who are you?" Gavin placated the man saying that Dr. Halsey would be able to explain in more detail once he had a chance to speak with her. They took a right down another identical corridor and stopped outside a metal door with a small camera above the frame. The marine looked at Gavin and said, "Here we are," Looking up at the camera the marine said, "Ma'am this intruder was found three corridors over in one of the medical bays, I asked him how he got here, but he said he'd only speak to you." There was silence for a moment until, "Send him in corporal." a female voice said from a speaker recessed into the wall. The marine looked at Gavin then entered a code into the panel on the door, it slid open with a metallic click, and Gavin stepped inside. Looking around the room he walked in further the door hissed shut behind him as a woman who looked like she was in her mid thirties got up from a desk in the back of the room.

"Now explain to me why I just let you into my office." She said, Gavin was astounded at how much she sounded like her Halo: Reach counterpart. "I'm sorry this is going to be hard to explain," Gavin started but he stopped, rethinking how he was going to explain all of this. "You're not going to believe me, but I was transported here from another reality in the year 2011, in my reality everything here," he gestured around the office, "is the subject of a series of games, books and comics. I have no idea how I got here and no idea how I am going to get back. But you have to believe me, I'm not a rebel or a spy or anything like that, I'm just a kid." Gavin inhaled deeply, regretting saying everything so fast without any sort of introduction. Before he could rectify this however, Dr. Halsey arched an eyebrow and muttered, "Fascinating." Gavin's jaw dropped, "Fascinating, that's all you have to say, you're not even going to question what I said? You believe me?" he couldn't believe she was just outright believing everything he said, considering her scientific background. "Well it's not impossible, there's a lot of things we don't know about physics and reality, I presume you have proof of what you claim?" She looked at him with a interrogative stare. Gavin began to rummage in his pockets and his backpack, removing his drivers license, ipod, phone and a photo taken during a trip to comic con.

"See there's my date of birth, 09/10/1993, and a picture taken a few months ago, see the date stamp in the bottom right corner." Gavin hurriedly said, there was something bugging him about all this, why was Halsey just accepting his story, and why had he arrived on reach, A different planet in the EXACT place the spartans were being augmented. He was about to voice these question when Halsey began to speak. "There is no real need for you to explain your presence here, to be honest I was expecting it, considering ONI's experiments with slipspace manipulation here." As she said this a new question formed in Gavin's head, "Wait, so you brought me here on purpose?" he asked, he expected to be angry but instead he felt, elated? "Well, yes and no," Halsey answered, "ONI have been experimenting with ways to use slipspace to transport a single person to different locations, it seems however they pulled you here instead, and I think I know why." Gavin was already thinking what she was about to say though he didn't know it. "They were using spartan genetic markers as the transport parametres, they were planning on using it to transport spartans into combat situations and back out when they were finished. If you would permit me," She walked to her desk and pulled out a needle in a package, "I would like to test a theory," she said as she reached for his arm. Gavin rolled up his sleeve and let her take a sample. She filled a vial with his blood then used a small biofoam applicator to seal the small needle hole. Walking to her desk she inserted the vial into a small receptacle by the light. "Deja I need this analyzed, search for these specific genetic markers," She selected several genetic markers on the computer screen in front of her. "One moment doctor." Said a voice emanating from small speakers around the room. Gavin couldn't believe what was happening, could it be? Could he actually have the same genes required to be a spartan? "I have completed my analysis doctor, the genetic markers are present." Deja's voice said. Gavin's heart rate spiked, so it was true, he did have the genes required.

"Interesting, it seems you have a decision to make , ONI will no doubt wish to detain you for knowledge of your reality and if what you say about this universe is true, that it is a collection of books and games in your Universe, they will want information. Now you can go through that, or you could become a spartan, ONI would know who you are, and the other spartans can at least be told where you are from, then at least you are protected by me as I have full authority over this programme for the time being. So what do you say are you in or out?" She asked him, staring at him with unblinking eyes.

"You didn't even have to ask," Gavin took a deep breath and readied himself. "I'm in."

Hope you enjoyed it folks, I hope to have another one out tomorrow, then I'll be taking a break until sunday.