Hello rebels sorry real world issues caused a delay but its settled now so this has been reworked and reposted to this new account please enjoy
Our story begins in Iraq with Corporal Gregory Sands half way through his second tour of duty in the sandbox. Or perhaps we should say our story both begins and ends here as the Corporal led his assault team through the door of a house his eight man patrol had been taking fire from up until a few minutes ago when they had launched grenades from several underslung launchers through the open air windows. However he hit a tripwire as he stormed the door and a half dozen sixty millimeter mortar shells exploded sending the twenty-three year old young man into the wall and into his next life.
Opening his eyes he was suddenly in an empty room as the door he was in line for shut leaving him with only a police officer in front of him looking around he noticed he was in one piece again vaguely remembering before he hit the wall seeing the bloody stump of his right leg. Patting himself down he was startled to see he was in full kit but his rifle was nowhere to be seen.
Further examination was interrupted by a popping sound behind him turning he saw a kid no more than sixteen standing behind him with his eyes closed.
"Hey kid, can you hear me?" the corporal asked but to no reply about to repeat himself
When the police officer in front said "Give it a minute son, you did the same thing when you appeared."
Looking at the officer "do you know what's going on? Where are we?"
The officer laughed "we're dead of course, the last thing you remember was how you died I know because that's what i've figured out as to where we are. I don't have a clue this isn't heaven as I was taught it also isn't hell as you can see."
Nodding he was about to reply when the kid made himself known "Excuse me?" not sure if he was talking to me or if that was the first thing in the kids mind I didn't say anything "Army dude and y….." Army is this kid trying to piss me off
"Son, I'm not in the Army. I am a Marine." I replied to him. Making him flinch kinda damn greg he is just a kid ease up a bit
"I'm sorry sir, I couldn't tell. Anyway I wanted to ask if you knew what was going on. One moment I'm crossing the road on my way to work and then a flash of a truck the next thing I know I'm here."
Slightly shocked and amused experiencing the confusion from the other POV I reply "Me too I was in Iraq leading a patrol and the last thing I remember before being here is an explosion and me flying through the air." Holding out my hand i introduced myself "Corporal Gregory Sands United States Marine Corps"
Shaking my hand he stumbles with what must be a unusual greeting. "Philip Collins …uhhh high school freshman."
Guess I was right just a kid
The door opens and the police officer goes inside. Shit I didn't even get his name Confused. We continue to talk since we can't go anywhere. Anytime they try to go anywhere else their feet don't move, even the step forward after the police officer went in wasn't a conscious thought. They continue the nervous back and forth. I told the kid Phillip about my life and time in the corps when the door opened and then I started forward "well I guess it's my turn see you later Phil…." The door shuts, cutting me off.
Looking around I'm unnerved that the room both feels like being inside but also out looking around even the door is now gone. When a voice suddenly calls out from nowhere and yet everywhere
"HUMAN 089431296-45 Gregory Sands"
The first set of numbers Greg immediately recognized as his serial number the forty-five was a mystery though.
"First off, to answer the first question we always get.. Yes you are dead for now anyway. And two yes your reincarnation belief held by monks is what happens when you die."
Well that sucks out loud he called out "what of my family? My men? I can't die, I have to go back to my family.i have to help my men."
When the voice spoke again it wasn't the emotionless robotic voice but a female voice and I could hear the sorrow in her tone as she replied "I'm truly sorry but we can't send you back. It doesn't work that way unfortunately. But what we can do is allow you to reincarnate into any world you choose."
Heartbroken at not being able to see his family or his brothers again he just stood there his eyes watering up but before he could cry he was thrown back in time
Two years earlier
Recruit Gregory Sands laid on his back where had fallen from the wall climb his boot had slipped on the rain slicked top and he hadn't been able to catch himself as his view was filled with the stormy gray of South Carolina sky he had been here for just over eight weeks running this fucking obstacle course every day and this is the first time he had fallen.
"ARE YOU WAITING FOR ME TO PICK YOU UP LIKE A GODDAMN PRINCESS RECRUIT SANDS?!" the face of the Drill instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hammer half his face covered with the broad brimmed smokey bear hat appeared in his field of vision.
"SIR No Gunnery Sergeant SIR."
He looked at the rain on my face mixed with the seat and mud "ARE YOU GOING TO CRY FOR YOUR MOMMY TO PICK YOU UP BOOT?! GET YOUR ASS UP AND GET OVER THAT WALL OR ILL MAKE THE ENTIRE COMPANY DO THE COURSE OVER AGAIN IF YOU ARE WEAK AND STOP TO CRY YOU WILL GET YOU AND YOUR FELLOW MARINES KILLED. AND I WILL NOT ALLOW THAT IF YOU DON'T GET UP RIGHT NOW I WILL DRAG YOUR SORRY ASS OVER AND HELP YOU RING THE BELL"
Shaking my head I am pulled back to the present, the beings realizing i'm now back in control speak again.
"Now you cannot be reincarnated into your original universe but you may choose a different universe" the tone took on a slight exhausted mimicking tone "but how will I know what kind of…" going back to the tone of authority but also hope "your planets entertainment is not just entertainment over the last five hundred of your years we have been augmenting human minds to be able to see other dimensions and reality so when you die you have an idea of what your facing"
Nodding, getting the gist of what they were saying, the voices came back with an amused undertone "do you understand what we are saying Corporal Sands?"
"yes ill be reborn into a so called fictional universe from my worlds entertainment scene right? Ive only got one question…will I have to live the entire life infant child everything or can I just start from the beginning of the scenario I choose or do I have to go through the whole birth to adult phase?"
The beings on the other side took a few minutes before replying "either choice its almost an even split for choosing to start from the beginning and picking to be thrown in at the beginning of their scenario."
Interesting "so do I just pick one or is there a list?" I inquire
"There is a list but you can also choose another" the voices say as what looks like a hologram appears displaying a list of some of my favorite movies, games, and tv shows.
TV/Movies. Games
Star wars movies Fallout new Vegas
Battlestar Galactica. X-Com enemy unknown
Star wars Rebels Fallout 4
Jericho space engineers
The walking dead. Fallout 3
Looking over the list its hard. I haven't had much time to play games so I marked those off. Galactica was awesome but I don't see how a single marine could change it even starting from the beginning. As for Jericho and the walking dead again I liked what I had seen but the writing had went downhill after season three of TWD Jericho wasn't very exciting honestly I finished them or just quit watching them. but star wars holy shit.
Any of the movies or rebels. Weighing the options in my mind I make up my mind with rebels. The thought of making the rebels fiercer and tearing the empire a new one was just awesome and too good to pass up.
However… "I do have one question."
"Most do. What would you like to know?" the beings reply
"Will I get a starting package like if I were to choose star wars what would I start out with? A blaster and some power cells? Some starting credits? Or if I choose Space engineers how would that work?" I ask.
The beings are silent for a moment before coming back. "You would start with a thousand of witch ever currency and a basic outfit and for space engineers you would start with a drop pod with a basic assembler and a basic refinery"
That settles it "ive made my decision I want to be deposited into the star wars rebels universe."
"Very well." The beings said "you will have a number of questions to answer before you are deposited into the star wars universe."
With no chance to reply he disappears and reappears in an endless black room with a question floating in front of me
Planet or territory you would like to choose _ thinking about it I enter Tarkin town
Species_ awesome better to be safe and just choose human don't know what the hell other races' issues might have.
Force user? No thought needed. I disliked the entire idea of jedi or sith… NO
And with that the screen disappeared "enjoy your new life Gregory and we will be watching."