A/N: well, I got this out a little sooner than I thought. but that's okay, as I know some people have been waiting for the full story of our Spartan friend. I hope you all enjoy this chapter, it can be a bet vague at times. I did this because he might be intelligent, but not always detailed. and remember, R&R.
Apartment complex
Masane and Rihoko walked into the café part of the apartment, not expecting everyone to be there. They saw Masane and got a little cheery, just before Salcito walked in behind her. If looks could kill, Salcito would have died a hundred times over. He instantly knew that this was not a friendly situation in the least.
"I guess this has something to do with me?" Salcito asked, crossing his arms.
"That depends, are we talking to a human or alien?" Cho asked, taking a command position for the group.
"So I guess you were able to find files pertaining to the crash site? If so, then you only got a small portion of the story. But I will not tell it to a group of angry civilians, so suggest you all make sure that you won't try to interrupt me while I speak," Salcito said, seeing the expressions on everyone's face. "Now you must listen, as I will only tell you all this once.
"I am not from here. Now, that does not mean I'm not human. I was not born on Earth, or in recent times either. I was born on the planet Reach, a fortress world for humans in my time. I was born on April 8th, 2502. At the age of eight, I was taken by the Office of Naval Intelligence to participate in the Spartan Program. This program was designed to create super-soldiers to perform covert anti-terrorism efforts. Most of the details are still classified, and shall remain so.
"In 2522, one of humanities farming worlds was attacked by a conglomerate of alien species known as the Covenant. They saw humans as a blight on the galaxy and began attempting to exterminate us. We fought them for close to thirty years, and have only been able to slow them.
"I was on board the U.N.S.C. frigate Sunset's Light. We were being called back to Reach for an operation against the Covenant Hierarchy, but my ship never made it. We were attacked by a Covenant cruiser just as we made the jump to slip-space. Plasma rockets hit our ship and turned it sideways, removing the front of the ship to the rear and turning it to dust. I was the only Spartan on board and was in cryo-stasis along with a squad of ODST's who personally follow me to hell.
"I know this as the A.I. on board left a message to any surviving crew members as to what happened. Most of the pods had shut down due to lack of power. The engines on board had started to go critical and were ejected. The explosion threw the ship out of slip-space, sending it flying through multiple dimensions and ending up in the atmosphere of your Earth. Only three pods were operational; mine, Lt. Samantha Morantz, and Corporal James Kellens. We all awoke at some U.N. facility in Belgium.
"It was there that we discovered what happened, and its best to say that it didn't go over well. James had a wife and kid on the way back on Earth. He committed suicide with a pen on the table. Sam, she started to cry. She had been through hell, but there was always someone there to help her. She had felt alone. I comforted her after James killed himself.
"Most Spartans were reserved and didn't try to know the marines around them. I was different, as the process that was used on me was slightly flawed. It was supposed to make us the best solders, and raging hormones was not allowed. The process to remove that from me failed, but it made me stronger and faster than my brothers and sisters. I compensate, I was placed on a ship and given missions that made it so I would remain in cryo-stasis for most of the time. Didn't work too well as I still was able to develop a relationship with Sam.
"Sam and I were offered a position working with the U.N., as they were trying to build a true world government. But they didn't have enough agents to do the job, and with the level of training Sam and I had out matched that off even the most seasoned veteran from any nation. We were able to keep using the weapons retrieved from the Sunset's Light, and so we went to work.
"That was five years ago, and if you paid attention to the news, you would have noticed the U.N. was gaining power and a military peace force. That's because of me and Sam. We have taken down terrorists, dictators, international criminals, pirates, etc. The U.N. was good to use, even though they gave us mandatory leave after missions. Sam stopped coming on missions after she got pregnant, so I took jobs that didn't offer up much danger. And we went with her version of danger, as my version of danger is a lot higher than hers. She remains at the U.N. training camps now, teaching the new people how to be a true soldier.
"Now, I use a hyper-advance armor system that is made from a titanium alloy and has an experimental power system consisting of a micro-nuclear reactor and a plasma-fusion reactor. This armor weighs close to one ton, but I can handle it. Now for why I am here is completely up to whether Masane wants you to know. If not, then I shall keep quiet as well. Any questions?" Salcito finished, surprised the whole room was able to keep quiet the whole time. Masane was first to ask.
"So, what's your full name?"
"Oh, right. Sorry, didn't tell you all. I'm Salcito-148. There were only 150 eligible Spartans, so each of us was numbered accordingly," Salcito answered.
"So you have been living here with weapons under my roof and didn't tell me?" Mariko asked, her temper rising.
"Yes, and I actually have no obligation to tell you. As a U.N. agent, I do not need to inform anyone of what is in my possession," Salcito informed her.
"Do you honestly expect us to believe you? You could have made up that story on the spot," Cho said, worried about Rihoko's safety.
"Your right, I could be lying to you right now. But I can still have you all taken to a facility and locked up for the fact that I told you all classified information. And I prove I'm not lying, did you notice the document delete itself as you read it?" Salcito said.
"I…uh…um…I, uh," Cho couldn't think of anything to say.
"I'll take that as a yes, this is because Sam and I have been looking for all forms of documentation of the Sunset's Light and keeping it from falling into the wrong hands. I actually have to thank you, for if you hadn't found it, then I would have never known it existed. And I will not have you persecuted, as there is no document to prove you have read it, is there?" Salcito said. Cho still didn't know what to say and just nodded.
"Good, any more questions for me?"
"yeah, did you have a boy or a girl?" Rihoko asked.
"Well, I'll have to tell you when I find out. She still hasn't had the baby yet, but she will soon," Salcito said, getting down and telling Rihoko on her level.
"Can I meet him or her?" Rihoko asked.
"Sure, when I have a date, so will you," Salcito replied, earning a smile from Rihoko.
Everyone else looked at the scene with confusion, wondering if they should be worried or ecstatic. Even Masane didn't know what to say, considering that he was there to protect her. One person though had caught on to what Salcito had said just a few moments prier.
"Masane, why is he here? He said you had to tell us, why is that?" Mariko asked.
"I think I want to Masane real quick, just to insure she doesn't say anything classified," Salcito said, grabbing Masane by the arm and leading her outside.
"Hey, I thought you said that it was up to me to tell them?" Masane said, her irritation rising.
"It is, but you need to think about this rationally. The only reason they partly believe what I've said is because they have proof. Tazawa knows, but he can't tell unless I allow him to. We cant prove anything to them about what you are, unless you want to activate the Witchblade. And that would involve putting your life in some form of danger," Salcito quickly spoke, almost too fast for Masane to keep up.
"Wait, what type of danger?" Masane asked first, ignoring the rest that the Spartan said.
"Me, and my fist," Salcito deadpanned, no real emotion in his face.
"Oh, fine. I won't tell them. But what do I tell them?" Masane agreed.
"That you are under contract about important information that the U.N. needs to protect until certain matters pass. I have a hundred different scenarios that you could use, or just keep it in the 'you-don't-know-anything-just-look-pretty' general speech," Salcito said, his answer coming faster than Masane expected.
"You've thought about this a lot, haven't you?" Masane asked.
"Yep, it helps to be ready for every situation," Salcito answered.
"Fine, but I don't like lying to people," Masane said, once again agreeing to Salcito. She realized she was doing it a lot, and didn't like it at all.
"Good, then we can go back and join those back inside," Salcito said, opening the door and allowing her to walk in.
Everyone eyed Salcito like he was a disease and needed to be purged, all thinking he was manipulating Masane to say what he wanted. And they would be right. Masane told them what Salcito had told her to say, and he had to admit that she put some effort into trying to convience them it was the truth. Then they asked what the information was, which then the conversation once again left Masane.
"Classified. If it was information normal people could hear, it wouldn't be important enough. In this department, Masane has no say in whether she can talk about it. The risks are too great for her," Salcito said, getting murdered by the looks.
"I don't know if I want you living here anymore," Mariko said, distrust growing in the whole group.
"Same here," Cho said, Tazawa backing him up.
"Fine, but –" Salcito started, before the front of the café blew in.
The force from the blast knocked everyone down, shards of glass flying and hitting everyone. In the former window stood a figure that also glared at Salcito. He looked up and saw that an Elite and two Hunters stood above him.
"Shit," Salcito said, jumping into action.
He wasn't wearing his armor that day, the suit was running a diagnostic on itself as per protocol after facing a new foe. He cursed his luck, pulling out his single handgun. Lucky for him, he had plenty of ammo to hold off a single Elite, but not enough to hold off two Hunters as well. Glass was stuck in his back, but he ignored it as the adrenaline started to course through his veins at an increasing rate.
The Elite wasted no time and charged at the Spartan, no weapon drawn which surprised Salcito temporarily. The two collided, the Elite hitting Salcito as hard as it could. Salcito was caught off guard as he flipped the Elite over his head and stood up, being grabbed by one of the Hunters.
"Stupid human, we are your salvation through death. You should be thanking me for ending your life," the Elite said.
"You know how many Elites I've killed before you? I'll give you a hint around five capital ship loads," Salcito spoke back, trying to anger the Elite.
"You are one of the demons! I shall take pleasure in ending your life," the Elite said, pulling out a plasma knife. As the Elite was about to shove it in between Salcito's ribs, the Elite had forgotten to disarm the Spartan.
Three shots sounded as the close proximity was enough to bypass the shields and hit the alien without any resistance. Each round entered and exited the alien, holes becoming a feature in the Elite's chest cavity. The alien slumped down, dead from each round piercing the alien's heart. The Hunters got furious and confused at the same time. They had only been ordered to hold the human, and wait for further instructions from the Elite.
"You guys going to drop me?" Salcito asked the Hunters, not expecting them to.
They did something of a shrug and let him go, dropping him to the floor. He got up and looked at the Hunters, not knowing what to do next. The two just stared at him, looking for a command.
"How long were you two in the Covenant?" Salcito asked.
A deep growling could be heard, and the vibrations felt from the noise. It was a weird sensation to say the least, each one trying to communicate at the same time. Words though were able to register.
"We were never a part of the Covenant. We were grown from samples brought with a Sangheili by the National Scientific Welfare Foundation. We were sent to fight with the Sangheili that brought us here, but we didn't agree with its plan or its hate for humans. You have defeated him, so we will follow your orders from now," the Hunter said, its English was perfect. But Salcito was not entirely convinced.
"And why did the Sangheili work with NSWF to begin with?" Salcito asked, keeping the conversation private.
"They had discovered his ship, laying many miles from yours. They saved him and he owed them a life debt. He had every intention though that after your death, he would have regained his lost honor and left the humans to continue his work," the other Hunter said, causing fear to enter Salcito's mind.
"Did the Sangheili speak of other ships that might have made it?" Salcito quickly asked.
"He spoke often of how he wished to bring the fleet here, but his communications were unable to find anything," the first Hunter answered, Salcito releasing a breath.
"Good, then we don't have to worry about any more Covenant," Salcito said, now relaxing.
"What the fuck are those thing?!" a voice behind the Spartan.
"Ah, shit."
A/N: hope you enjoyed. I am planning to make a Christmas special. I am telling you this now, as i want to do this with all of my stories. so no update until then.