A/N: AHHHH! –runs around in circles- I'VE FINALLY GOT SOME IDEAS! Bwaaah… I'm so sorry that this chapter took so long, and I'm so sorry that it's so short! Shortest. Chapter. Ever. I PROMISE the next one will be longer and that it'll be sooner than this one! Bwahh… thank you my readers (probably very few of you though) for waiting! Here ya go! ^^

"UUUGH! I'M SO BORED!"

"Haven't we already gone through this?" Kyle asked Matt, who sighs and shakes his head.

"But that was yesterday! Surely we would've thought of something else to do in that amount of time!" I said exasperatedly.

"Have you thought of anything?" Sonia countered, tired of my complaining.

I paused and looked away sheepishly. "Well…."

"See? Not even the bored one could come up with anything." She said, before returning to her book.

A moment of silence before- "I'm bored!"

"Ugh, Jay!"

"Fine fine, keep your pants on." I scooted away from the table with a huff. "I'll go look for something to do since none of you are helping." Without waiting for an answer, I made my way out of the mess hall, leaving the doors swinging behind me.

My feet took me towards the labs, making me pause at one of the windows to watch the scientists work. Scribble something here; draw a diagram there, yatta yatta.

Something in the window made me pause in m steps. I backed up, turning towards it, holding in a gasp. On the table, two rooms over, was an elite. Scientists walked around it, taking notes while one particular scientist took a syringe and stuck it into the alien's neck. I flinched, even though it was faint, I could hear the drugged elite scream in agony. The scientists, and everyone around, paid no attention to the cry.

I covered my gaping mouth, as wide eyes watched as alien eyes looked around as the same scientist wrote things on his clipboard before filling up another syringe. Time seemed to slow when its eyes landed on me. Pain, confusion, and depression filled its usual triumphant orbs, before they closed as it let out another blood curdling scream.

"Amazing, isn't it?" It looked like I jumped at the voice, but it helped me to hide the flinch. I glanced over, to see the head of the science department by the looks of it. He caught my glance and smiled more.

"Oh I'm sorry, miss. Didn't mean to startle you, I was just observing with you on our test subject. We managed to capture this wounded elite when we picked some marines up from the old UNSC space shuttle. Somehow the two marines didn't notice that it, wounded, snuck onboard their escape pod until they got plasma through their heads. We found it almost bleeding to death and saved it." He said, pretty proud.

Oh, and saving then torturing-oh I mean experimenting, on it is better than letting it die with dignity?

He took my moment of silence, watching the alien weakly struggle against its binds on the table, as the moment to introduce himself.

"My name is Charles Irwan. It's a pleasure to meet you miss…?" He held out his hand while trailing off.

"Sulley. Private Jay Sulley." I ignored his hand, I was watching the elite in the observatory, but he thought I just didn't see it.

"A military gal, eh? I don't see how you can stand seeing those scum every day, killing your comrades in cold blood, risking your life for this stupid war.

He clasped his hands behind his back and turned towards the window, not seeing my more-than-irritated look.

I broke the -awkward for me, comfortable for him- silence, hiding my worry of the answer with fake intrigue. His grin grew before he answered.

"We're seeing his limits. We're in the process of injecting every harmful bacteria and virus known to man, in hopes that it leads us to a way to invent a solution to our… covenant friends."

I gaped at him, him not seeing my expression because he has his eyes closed in self pride.

That's… that's genocide!

He took my silence well because he continued.

"In perhaps days, this war will finally have a solution. Instead of wasting our time on putting all our hope in some old Spartan, we can win this war sooner because of my genius plan." He checked his watch, missing my enraged look. "Oh look at the time, I've got a meeting to get to. Hopefully I'll see you again miss Sulley."

"Yeah, a real pleasure." I said distastefully as I crossed my arms and looked the other way. When he walked away, whistling, that's when I glared daggers at his retreating back. I turned back to the window arms still crossed.

Creep.

My gaze softened when it landed on the alien again. I got to thinking, I thought about the war, the reason why I joined the Marine Corps; why I'm still even here. Then they traveled to Zeuk, and my heart clenched in my chest. What if it was him on that table? What if they were doing this to him right now on another ship?

I shook my head, shutting my eyes forcefully.

Why am I thinking about him? He's the enemy, not my friend… no matter if I saved him again or if he saved me, we could never be ally's in this damned war… and yet…

I looked back up, only to meet the elite's gaze. I leaned forward again, putting my hand on the glass. When he closed his eyes, I made up my mind. I know why I joined the military.

Ok, so maybe it wasnt the best, but the science ideas were written just today and the first half was when i tried writing this chapter with the writer's block. I am so glad I'm currently not a author in career standards right now 'cause i'd need a lot of time to write a book. xD

uuuhh... i know i'm asking for a lot... ok some things... so i wont ask for reviews from new people... only if you want to guys... but the thing i want to ask is if anyone reading this story has been, is, or knows somebody in the military. If you know anything about what it's like in any branch, please message me. Yes, i have, and still am, reading from books and doing research on every branch, but i want an inside opinion about the military life. thanks, publish soon! ^^

PS. i'm writing a TMNT story (same main oc, different back story) and i was wondering if there should be a pairing :P No, or yes and a name. I also have a poll on it, but it just says yes or no. I'll put a poll with names up on it when i get some votes. Comments/reviews work too! ^^ Thanks! :D