Mother of Invention
I opened my eyes slowly and groaned quietly, my whole body being in pain. I thought for a moment, trying to remember what happened and where I was when it finally all came back to me. The insurrection, project freelancer, Connie...
I lunged forward, however when I did I noticed a few things. A, I only had my black body suit on, and B, I was hand cuffed to a medical cot.
I looked around the room and saw Connie without her helmet sitting on a chair next to me, looking at me with concern. I looked around the room a bit more and noticed the aqua and black freelancers who had broken into the command room, as well as two purple freelancers, one of the purple freelancers having armor that looked nearly pink and very light green accents while the other had a dark purple with darker green accents, two white freelancers, one of them being the giant who I had briefly fought, he was wearing in what looked like a EVA helmet, having a different style than the other freelancers, a tan freelancer with silver accents, and a black freelancer with yellow accents.
I slowly laid back down, making sure not to aggravate my injuries, trying to relax, being tense and ready to fight in this situation would get me no where. Especially sense I was currently being restraines. Not much I could do about that.
We all waited in total silence, not one word being said, when a man eventually walked in. He wore an outfit that was grey and black, it seemed similar to the body suits that are worn under armor except it wasn't as thin. He wore glasses and had dark hair, his hair turning grey on the sides he also had some light stubble on his face. As soon as he walked in, all of the soldiers, except for Connie, quickly stood at attention, "At ease." All the freelancers nodded at the man and relaxed again.
"So, would you mind telling me exactly who you are son, and exactly where you learned to fight and where you got your armor?"He had a slightly southern accent when he spoke. When I looked at him, I couldn't help but feel like I couldn't trust him, that it would be a fatal error if I did. Usually I trusted my instincts, the last time I ignored them was at the insurrectionist facility, and well... look how that turned out. So I decided to act like I had gotten amnesia from being in cryo for so long.
"I'm sorry sir, but as much as I would like to tell you, I can't. I was told at the facility that I had been in cryo for a long time, I can't really remember anything about my past. All my fighting was, well, more or less muscle memory I guess. I thought I was an innie because that is what I was told, I didn't know what they did or who you were, I was just fighting for the side I thought I was on. Then Connie here gave me the truth about your group and the innies and I killed the insurrectionist leader." The director stared at me coldly for a few seconds before he nodded, seeming to believe my lie.
Connie sighed in... was that relief?
"Well, how would you feel about joining project freelancer? When your in better condition we'll test you against 3 of our agents and determine whether you should join our project or not." I looked at Connie in my peripheral vision and nodded.
"I will gladly accept your offer, sir. Now, if you would kindly take these cuffs off and let me up..." He nodded and took off the handcuffs before he turned to my little sister.
"As for you Connecticut, you have committed treason against project freelancer and, as a result, the UNSC, we have no choice but to court marshal you, where you will either face execution, or imprisonment." His tone was flat, hard, cold, and threatening. It was the voice of a man who was ruthless when he needed to be. Yet what he said made me feel rage as I jumped up and stood at my full height of 6'9, making sure to stand in front of Connie.
"Your not doing anything to her as long as I'm still breathing." The director just stared at me before the chick in black armor stepped up.
"Why the hell are you defending her? Shes a traitor, plain and simple, she deserves whatever she gets."
I growled at the freelancer, "Because A, she told me the truth about you and the insurrection, so I fought against and killed the insurrectionist leader, and B, she is my little sister, and if any of you even THINK about laying a hand on her I will kill you." To emphasize the point I took out one of Connie's knives and flipped it in the air, "Any takers?" Wisely they all stayed back, though it seemed to be more from shock then anything else.
The director started to talk, seemingly annoyed, "I thought you said you didn't remember anything soldier." He stared at me, a calculating look in his eyes.
I stared right back at him, "And I don't. I only know because Connie mentioned it when she was trying to get the insurrectionist leader to leave. Seems she forgot that I was listening in. So, I have a few terms if i'm going to join the project. First of all, your to drop all charges against Connie, second of all, you let her rejoin the project if that's what she wishes to do, thirdly, you give me back all my equipment, including the armor, and lastly, no one who has a grudge against Connie can TRY to touch her." The director stared at me, again, for a little bit. Yet he seemed kind of impressed.
"Alright soldier, that can all be arranged." As soon as he said that all the freelancers started to protest yet he quickly shut them up, "I have a feeling this man can be a very valuable asset to project freelancer, it would be better to have him with us, than against us, don't you think?" Most of them nodded, except the chick in black armor who seemed to be the only one to really hold a grudge against Connie. The director started to leave the room before he turned around and said,
"Well, I guess I should say, welcome to project freelancer."
The sibling thing will eventually be explained, just be a bit patient. If any of you have a Wattpad account, I encourage you to find my story on there and compare the chapters I've already posted to the original versions on Wattpad. Also, in case any of you are wondering why Noble is more emotional, its more fun to write hin this way. Hope you all enjoyed!