Chapter 2- The begining.
(Intercom)"All new ODST recruits report to Training Station Beta ASAP". The intercom broadcasted its message all of the building. All of the new recruits laid down what they were doing and began to run towards the training station in full armor. "What do you think we'll do today?" asked Fox to Furlong as they met each other in the hallway. "I have no Idea, I just hope we finnally get to do some live fire training. My trigger finger has been itching real bad!", Furlong said as they getting close the elevator. As they reached the elevator, they met up with the rest of the recuits. As they waited for the elevator, Fox tapped Harding on the shoulder and asked, "Did you see what the aliens looked like?" "Yeah" Hrading replied. "They were these huge, hairy looking things with sharp teeth. They carried a type of pistol with two blades sticking out of it." Harding said as he was trying to show fox how big the blades were by comparing it to the Fox's helmet. "Damn, I hope I kill them before they kill me." Fox, said as he swallows hard. "Are you sure thats what they looked like?" Furlong said. "Yeah, I saw them with my own two eyes!", Harding said as he began to push elevator button again and again " Well, I remember that someone said that they have seen aliens that were skinnier with four mandibals and had weird looking four-fingered hands." Furlong said as he was looking at the lights on top of the elevator slowly reaching their floor. As the elevator reached their floor, they grabbed all of the gear and prepared to go inside. As the door opened however, it was half full with new ODST recruits. Ian Maday was the first of the newst batch of ODSTs to become enlisted. "I guess you guys are also going to Training Station Beta, right" Said Ian as he looked at the other ODSTs in their training armor. "Yeah, we were hauling ass to get to the elevator. It was really far from our bunk rooms!" Said Furlong as he signaled the rest of the recuits to get in the elevator. As the rest of the recuits got in the door closed and they were on their way down. "So what are you going to be training for Furlong?" asked Ian as he watched Furlong put his helmet in a storage compartment. "I'm training to be a sniper!" He said very enthusiasticly. "i've always like taking things out from a distance. expecially when it comes to combat." Furlong said as he took a seat on one the elevator's cushioned seats. As the elevator started to slowly come to a halt, the voice of a female AI politely asked the passengers to gather anythings the brought with them and calmly walk out of the elevator. As the group of ODSTs left the elevator, Harding ran towards a holo-map and looked for Training Station Beta. "Hey guys, it says here we go down this hall and take a right!", Harding said as he pointed at the map and looked at the other ODSTs. "Then let's get going, we don't want to be late.", Ian said as he made sure his armor was in place. The ODSTs began to walk down the hall, hoping their drill instructer wouldn't be an ass.
In Training Station Beta (The Pit)
"C'mon marine, those Brutes aren't going to show you as much mercy as I do marine. Shoot them!!", johnson barked. "They just pop out of nowhere sir, I can't kill all of them.", said a marine as he was just about to give up. "Well, I guess you're not fighting material you maggot. The entire human race is depending on every single man and woman that joins my corps to do their part. If they saw what you were doing, they would pumble you a pulp", johnson explained to the stubborn marine. "I saw a marine continue to fight even though he had his arm shot off by a needler and your whining because you can take out a stupid holograhpic brute!"said johnson as he walked towards the marine. "I want you to go the hall of heroes and take a really good look at it. Do you hear me marine?" said johnson as he took the weapon out of the marine's hand . "Yes, sir" said the marine in an angry manner as he saluted and ran out of the door.
The group of ODSTs finally found the hall where the training station was, when they saw a marine in green combat armor run out of there and around a corner. "Huh, wonder where he 's going?", Fox said as watched the marine run around the corner. "He's probably going to the bathroom, just leave it alone and get inside, we don't want the drill instructer get kick our ass for not being late, trooper.",Ian said as he got inside the training station. As the group got in the room they saw a Sgt. Johnson put an Battle rifle back in a weapons rack. "Why the hell are marines so scared of an 8 foot tall rhino monkey?" jonhson said as he began to laugh. The ODSTs just watched as the seargent continued to laugh as he closed the weapon rack's door. Johnson turned around and immediately stoped laughing. "Can I help you?", he asked as he crossed his arms. "We're here for live fire training sir." Harding said as he stood out from the rest of the ODSTs. "Well, you've came to the right place marine" johnson said as he pressed a couple of buttons on a holopad. "Whose your squad leader?" johnson said as he was ready to type the person's name in the pad. "We don't know sir, we were just told to come here." furlong said as he steped up to explain to johnson. "Who signed your panels in hanger G-12", johnson said. "It was Captain Rojas sir.", Ian said. "Does he have long black hair, marine?" johnson asked. "Yes sir", Ian replied. "Oh, ok I know who you're talking about then. I guess he is going to be the one training you guys today", Johnson said as he stashed his holopad. "i'll go fetch him, you stay here and don't touch anything. If I find anything out of place, I'm going to make you run so many laps, you wish you had no legs. Do you here me marines?",Johnson yelled. "SIR, YES SIR!!", the ODSTs replied in unison. As the seargent left, the ODSTs took a seat in one of the benches that was right next to them. "Do you think Captain Rojas is going to be a hardass to us." Furlong said as he removed his helmet. "I don't know, it's not everyday that you see an ODST with long hair running around on the battlefield." Fox said as he looked at the weapon's rack. "I wonder which one is mine?" Fox said as he pressed against the metal rack. As soon as fox said that, the rest of the ODSTs walked over to the rack. Furlong was awestruck as he looked at the sniper rifle. "Well hello there beautiful!", Furlong said as he looked at the rifle from top to bottom. "Do you think you'll be able to get a headshot with that thing?" asked Harding. "From what i've heard, deffinately", Furlong said as he kept staring at the sniper rifle.
"Hey, front and center on the double!" I yelled. The ODSTs jumped and ran towards me as soon as the heard my voice. They all next to each other, saluting to me. "At ease". I said as I reviewed today's exercise. "looks like we're going to have a live fire session marines!" I said with a smile on my face. "Anyone that's want to try out the sniper rifle please step forward" I said as I began to open the weapon rack. Furlong literally jumped out to me and said, "i'll do it sir!" "Looks like someone likes to camp" I said as I handed him the rifle. As I reached for a clip to hand to furlong, Harding asked, Why are you the only male marine here with long hair? "Let us get done with this exercise and I'll tell ya all you want marine, deal?" I said as I handed Furlong a couple dozen rounds. "Ok trooper, I want you to take out 20 jackal sinpers. You only have 20 round, so use them sparingly. Begin!" I said to Furlong as I pressed the button. Furlong was taking out the jackals with 100% accuracy. It didn't take him long to "kill" all of the jackal holograms. "Damn, marine, your a freaking natural!" I said as I tallied up his score. "20 out of 20 jackals dead, marine. 13 of those kills were head shots, the rest were confirmed kills." I said. Now let's see how well you do with ranged combat at a much closer scale." I said to him as I took his sniper rifle and handed him a Battle Rifle. "You won't be killing jackals this time marine, you'll be killing brutes. They can take way more punishment than jackals, but if you hit them in the head or neck area, you'll probably get an instant kill" I said as I pressed the button. As soon as I activated the holographic targets, Furlong jumped right into action. rubber projectiles flyed everywhere, barely missing his black armor. Furlong saw his first target. It was a brute cheiftan. He knew that he had to score an instant kill or else he would be counted out. "Eat this you son of a----", Furlong said as he raised his Battle Rifle and began to unload hot lead into the head of His holographic enemy. "I got him!!", Furlong said in excitement. "Keep going, you're not done yet, trooper", I told Furlong as I activated a special surprise. Furlong ran across the training area killing brutes and other known covenant speices. "This is too easy!", Forlong said to himself as he thought his was done. "You missed one!" I yelled at Furlong. Furlong turned around and saw a black armored brute with what appeard to be a huge club. "Bring it you hammer wielding bastard!". The holo brute ran towards him, teeth bared showing that he mean't business. Furlong begain to unload three round bursts from his Battle Rifle as the crature, he thought that he had him since he took down his shield...but he was wrong. "Damn it!!" Furlong said to himself as his gun jammed. He threw the rifle at the holo brute and quickly took out his M6C. He managed to take out the brutes shield, but only had one round left. He aimed carefully for the first time. The brute came closer, but right when the brute raised his hammer to take Furlong out, he just dropped to the ground. There was a sudden silence as furlong waited for me to either pass him, or fail him."Confirmed kill trooper!! Welcome to the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, marine." Furlong dropped to his armored knees in relief. The other marines cheered for him. "Great kills marine", yelled out Ian as raised he gave him two thumbs up. The other marines also excelled in there weapons. Ian mastered close quarter combat he killed several jackals while only using his combat knife. Fox passed his training in short to medium range combat. His skills with an Assault Rifle is remarkable. Being the wiseass as he was, Harding became experienced in all weapons, though he hasn't mastered any of them. Robert became one hell of sinper, as well as short ranged combat his M6C and his M7S Caseless SMG. Salem became quite skilled in his M7S SMG as he was able to kill severval brutes with one magazine.
Commander Center Delta:
"All of these men passed their training sir". I explained to Lord hood as I gave him the documents. "That great to here trooper. Now if we only had someone to lead them?", Lord hood said as he look over the documents one by one. "Would you like the job Captain?" Hood said as he stamped the newly enlisted ODST's papers. "Are you sure you want me to do it sir?" I said to Hood as he put them away in a special folder only squad leader's had. "Yes, I am quite sure. I have seen how you cummunicate with the soldiers. You treat them like brother's and I haven't seen that in a while.", Hood explained. "You know what, you're right. I do treat them like brothers now that I think about it." I said to hood as I thought about it more. "Then I take it as a yes." Hood asked. "Yes sir," I replied. "Very well then Captain, so what will the name of your squad be?" he asked. "My squads name will be Squad Alpha, like the squad I used to lead". As we finnished the final paper work. The Alarm sounded. A huge screen lit up in back of me. An unknown marine was in the sreen and said, "Sir, we have great news! The chief, he's alive and is heading for the Crow's Nest". "That's great to hear. We're going to need all the help we can get if we want to win this war and the chief will deffinately lighten the load alot.", Hood replied to the marine. "We also have a Covenant crusier heading towrads the crow's nest I guess the followed the pelican carrying the chief. We have many wounded and we need to get out of here." The marine explained. "I'll send any pelicans towards you're position. we need to get those wounded out of there". Hood replied. As the screen turned off Hood looked at me and said, "Are you and your squad ready for you're first mission, trooper."? I put on my helmet and said, "Sir, I'm always ready".
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-Pony