Chapter 1

Conciousness

Time date stamp, March 11th 2525 Epsilon Eridani system, Planet Reach, Castle base medical ward

Strange images flashed through his mind, images of buildings, places and people that he couldn't remember. Where was he, his veins felt as if someone had poured napalm inside them, and every bone in his body ached. He opened his eyes and was greeted by a blinding light, his name what was his name? .....Gavin that was it, he looked at the end of his bed where there sat combat fatigues and a black dress suit, the combat fatigues had his name stenciled on it and a number, 717, what was that about? His thoughts were brought to an ubrupt end by the opening of his room's door. A tall man with close shorn hair, with a gray band at his temples entered along with a woman in her mid thirties. "Do you remember where you are?" the woman asked, Gavin shook his head, "Do you remember who we are?" she asked. Again Gavin shook his head. "Do you at least remember your own name?" she asked looking slightly frustrated, "Of course, its Gavin right?" the confused teenager replied. "Thats great you can remember, my name is Halsey, and this is chief petty officer is your Commanding officer," Dr Halsey told him,"do you remember him at all?"

"No, what is going on? Why does my whole body feel as if its been ripped apart and put back together with napalm for blood and hot iron rods for bones?" Gavin asked gritting his teeth against the pain."Ah I see, you are still recovering," Dr. Halsey said her eyes sympathetic but hard at the same time. Gavin looked at Mendez who just looked straight faced showing no emotion.

"You haven't answered my question, whats happened to me and what do you mean Recovering? Recovering from what?" Gavin asked, he was almost shouting now, he had never met these people before now, what did they want for him, and why didn't they make the pain stop?.

Mendez bristled when Gavin raised his voice, "Amnesia or not I will not be spoken to that way and neither shall Doctor Halsey is that clear?" Gavin stared blankly at him,"I said IS THAT CLEAR?" Mendez barked, Gavin jumped slightly wincing at the new pain this brought him as his limbs moved, "Yes s....sir," he stuttered.

"But why am I here, please just tell me." Gavin asked pleading with Dr. Halsey with his eyes.

"Well thats simple, I'm guessing you checked your clothes seeing as they were thrown roughly back down on the floor over there," she pointed at the corner where Gavin had thrown the fatigues,"Well your name is on them obviously, but the number may have had you confused."

Halsey said,"Yes what is it for?"Gavin asked. "Simple, its your serial number. You are a second class spartan, I guess I should say, welcome to spartan group Beta, Petty officer Gavin 717." she reached out her hand to shake and Mendez simply stood straight. Gavin took the hand mystified then realised he had to salute. He stood up off the pain ignoring the pain, and raised his hand to his head, it got about halfway when he said in a voice like a whisper, "I.....I'm a spartan" and he fainted.

End of chapter one sorry for the long time between the prolouge and the chapter I had stuff to do. Review please and tell me what you think. Deathman1000