(Chapter 2)
The Pelican arrived at UNSC command outpost just after sunrise. The transport touched down on the landing pad and opened its rear hatch. The black armored Spartan walked down the ramp and into the sunlight. Once off the aircraft, he removed his helmet and revealed his face. The super-soldier had white skin; brown hair buzzed short, brown eyes, and he had a x shaped scar on the left side of his jaw. He attached his helmet to his hip and walked away from the aircraft and towards a welcome party waiting for his arrival.
He was welcomed by two other Spartans, both with their helmets attached to their hips and a single marine. The closest one had armor with blue primary and red secondary. He had white skin; medium length blue hair, green eyes, a scar from above his left eye that went all the way down to just above his lip and a small goatee patch on his chin. He had a mark V B helmet with a blue visor, multi threat shoulder pads on each shoulder, default chest piece, a TAC pad on his left wrist, UA/NxRA reactive armor utility, and Para knee guards. The other had armor with blue primary and white secondary. He had white skin; short not buzzed dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and a scar that started from just before his right ear and went diagonally to his chin. He had a mark VI helmet with a silver visor, mark V shoulder pads on each shoulder, commando chest piece with a fanny pack attached to his belt on his back, tactical soft case, and grenadier knee pads. They were accompanied by a single Marine.
"What's the matter Ninja? Your swords couldn't help you?" the blue and red armored Spartan asked.
In the blink of an eye the black armored Spartan unsheathed his right sword and held it inches from the other Spartans neck and said "Maybe I should give you a new scar, right about here."
The blue and red one put up his hands and said "Relax Jimmy, I was just kidding." To the sword at his neck
"So was I Eric." Jimmy replied. "If I wasn't, your head would be rolling on the ground right now." He then put his sword back in its sheath and the two Spartans pounded fist.
"Thanks for reminding us of one of the reasons why we call you "Ninja"." The third Spartan said.
"What are the other reasons, Greg?" the marine asked.
"Well besides the obvious being the black armor and the swords he carries. Back in training, they were teaching us about history's greatest warriors. Can you guess which one was his favorite, Tyler?" Greg asked.
"Well that makes sense." Tyler replied.
"What are you two talking about over there?" Jimmy asked.
"Nothing." Greg replied
"Command wants to brief the three of you for a new mission." Tyler asked.
"Then what are we waiting for?" Jimmy replied. "Man do I have a story for you guys." Jimmy handed his weapon to Tyler and the three Spartans started towards the briefing room and Jimmy began to tell the story of how dispatched the grunts from the previous night.
The story was finished by the time they made it to the door of the briefing room. Jimmy knocked on the door twice, the three then entered the room and stood at attention. Jimmy saluted and said "Sir. Team SBF reports as ordered."
There were two UNSC naval officers waiting for them in the room. The senior ranking officer was the rank of Captain and the junior ranking officer was at the rank of Commander.
"At ease." The captain said. "I suppose you three know why we called you here?"
The Spartans nodded in unison. The captain then nodded to the commander.
"Here's the mission, it's the same that was aborted last night." the commander started. "A three man Spartan team, which would be you three. Lieutenant Jimmy 76 and Chief Petty Officers Greg 36 and Eric 45, will investigate a Covenant underground base. We received Intel that there is a teleport connected to an enemy ship."
"How reliable is this Intel?" Jimmy asked.
"It hasn't been verified yet, but for now we are going to assume that it is reliable." The commander answered "76 will insert first, under the cover of darkness five clicks from the entrance of the base. You are to recon the entrance, then secure a LZ for 45's and 36's insertion. When the rest of you team is on the ground, make your way inside the base and search it for the teleport. After you complete your search, report back your finding and receive further instructions. Any questions?"
"Yes. Will we be given any special equipment for this mission?" Jimmy asked.
"I'm glad you asked 76." The captain said. "Although you and your team are not the most disciplined Spartan team. Calling your team the Super Best Friends, just to name an example. You three are however one of the most effective, if not more so."
"Hear that Greg, he said I was effective." Eric said
"No stoopid, he was talking about me." Greg replied.
"Shut up!" Jimmy snapped and slapped the two in the back of their heads. "Please continue sir."
"Thank you, 76." The captain replied "As I was saying, your team is effective. So besides your preferred equipment, you 76 will be assigned something extra. You will be assigned an AI. But unlike other AI's, like Spartan 117 being assigned Cortana for example. An AI that was designed for a starship, this one is different. Although she can do everything Cortana can, including flying a starship, she wasn't specifically designed for this. Your AI is a new type of AI. She was designed for combat alongside Spartans, which would be you. This combat Ai will boost both you and your suits effectiveness. The name of your new AI is Revy. Here she is."
The Captain then gestured to a holo pad next to him. A red light flashed over the pad and a miniature woman appeared on it. She had dark red mid back length hair that was in a ponytail. She was wearing a black tank top, blue jean shorts that were cutup, a pistol belt around her waist, and dull black combat boots. She had shoulder pistol holsters with two nickel plated 9mm cutlass specials, one underneath each arm. She also had a tribal tattoo on her right shoulder.
"What up assholes?" she said, with her right hand on her waist. "So you're my very own Spartan?"
"As you can see, being designed for combat left her with a personality unlike any other AI." The Captain said. "You will carry her 76. She will be of great help to you and your team."
The Captain turned to the holo pad, he pressed a few select buttons and Revy vanished from the pad. He removed the chip that Revy was now inside of. It had a red glow to it. The Captain then handed the chip to Jimmy. He accepted it and placed it into the Ai slot in the back of his helmet. He felt a cold sensation run down his spine as he felt Revy invade his mind.
"Looks like we're partners now." Revy said. "I hear that they call you "Ninja", my black armored friend."
"That they do, my artificial intelligent friend." Jimmy replied.
"That concludes the briefing." The Captain said. "You are dis-missed. Go and prepare for your mission."
"Atent-hut." Jimmy ordered. The three Spartans stood at attention. Jimmy saluted. The Captain returned the gesture and the three left the room. The three armored super-soldiers started towards the armory.
"How come you get all the cool new toys?" Eric asked. Jimmy shot a look at his fellow Spartan. "That's right, I remember now." Eric said. "You always have a higher body count then I do."
"Yea I do. Not to mention that I am the leader of our little band of merry Spartans." Jimmy replied. "And besides, she's not just another piece of equipment for you to break."
"Yep." Revy added. "It's not like I picked Mr. Looks Goods n Black here just for his fashion statement. It's because he is the most lethal of the three of you. It also doesn't hurt that he is the best when it comes to assassinating his enemies."
"Yea I is." Jimmy added. "And you know it."
"Tee Hee! You just got pooped on." Greg said to Eric as he hit him in the arm.
The three Spartans reached their destination. The doors parted and they entered the armory. The room was wall to wall weapons. The black armored super-soldier walked into the room and began his weapon selection. First he grabbed a combat knife and his two Katana swords and attached them to his armor. He then grabbed a suppressed sniper rifle and two pistols. Jimmy put the rifle on his back with his swords and put his pistols on his hips. One on each side. He also grabbed a suppressed assault rifle and plenty of ammo for each weapon. Finally he grabbed four frag grenades to finish his load out.
The Spartans turned towards each other. Each looking at the face of the other two. The three then exchanged fist pounds. Jimmy then started for the door, leaving the other two behind.
"See you guys at the party." Jimmy said. "I'll make sure they roll out the red carpet and give you guys a warm welcome."
The black armored Spartan existed the room and began walking in the direction of the landing pad, where there was a bird waiting for him. Leaving the other two behind to talk to themselves.
"Being assigned an AI is new. For us at least." Greg said to Eric.
"Yea it is." Eric replied. "And how come he gets her."
"Do we really have to go through that again?" Greg asked.
"No. We don't." Eric answered with a long face.
"Based on what Cortana has done to help John, Revy should be able to do some pretty cool things to help Jimmy. Not to mention she's a combat AI, so who knows what else she can do."
"Maybe she can get him to get rid of those swords of his."
"Yea, that's not going to happen."