The Director looked over the agents with hidden curiosity. They were all either quiet or engaging in mindless chit-chat to pass the time. The Director smiled as he looked over the files that were on his desk. [b]"Jacob Huntington? Fairly dull background to the collection of people here. But still someone to keep an eye on. Counselor, what happened to the last shipment of experimental weapons. Binary rifles? Was that there name?"[/b]

The Counselor looked at his PDA and sighed. [b]"I am sorry to report sir but they are currently in rebel hands, they ambushed the delivery ships and stole the cargo."[/b]

The Director slammed his fist down on the table making the Counselor jump. [b]"God damn it! This rebels stealing everything I try to get delivered! No matter. A perfect first mission for our new recruits however training time first. Then mission briefs."[/b] Pressing a button on his desk a woman's voice spoke slightly robotic in the way it spoke she addressed the Agents in the large hall, who had now gone quiet.

-Recording Start-
Welcome you are one of 49 elite military members who have been chosen for the new Freelancer project. We hope that you have gotten your self comfortable to listen to this recording as you will need to listen very carefully! You will no longer be know by your Civilian names, instead you will be addressed by your new codename which will have been assigned to you before you entered this hall. This must be used at all time this is for your safety! Before entering live combat you will be hooked up with various armour enhancements and an extremely Valuable AI. This AI is suited to you and will help you use your new abilities safely and efficiently. 

Working together is crucial to completing your objective and scoring high in the leaderboards. The leaderboards track your personal progress throughout your missions. No matter where you are on the leaderboard you will not be treated any differently, these leaderboards are for The directors and the boards feedback as to how well the Project is running. There are a few rules that must be followed:

AIs must not communicate with each other.

No contact to the outside is allowed via any mode of communication. 

Use of live weapons or abilities unless inside a training zone is prohibited.

Obey any orders given to you by the Director or Counsellor.

We hope you enjoy your time with us here at Project Freelancer!

-Recording End-

The Directors voice followed the womans after a short pause. [b]"Good morning agents. To assess who is going to be implanted with what A.I. we will begin this morning with a round sparring. We will be assessing how you fight and act individually and together. Your opponents will be military grade Mechanoids with military A.I.. You will be outnumbered two to one so take this into account. Please make your way towards the training facility now."[/b]

The training facility in question was a large room filled with a simulation battle environment made to look like an abandoned village. All of the agents would be able to use live round however their armour abilities would be disabled. Their opponents stand at the other side of the room, black suits of armour armed with simulation rounds that pack a hell of a punch but are not lethal.

Washington was the first in, looking at situation he grimaced. [b]"Man, robots punch like heavyweight boxers and take as much punishment as a tank. Not fair."[/b]

Once all the agents were in a horn buzzed signaling the start of the exercise. The robots jumped to life taking up defencive position and throwing smoke grenades in front of them to cover their advance. Advance they did slowly moving forwards preparing to engage whoever got close. 

Washington looked over at the rest of the agents. [b]"Hey guys and gals names Washington, these robots are going to be a bitch to take down. Word to note they'll keep on going even if you knock of their heads. They can take information from other bots to see so if one sees you they all see you. Only reason I know so much about these bastards is this ain't my first rodeo with them. Got stuck in a training simulator with two of them, they beat me good. So don't get caught and if you do have to hit them then hit them as hard as you fucking can! Apart from that..."[/b] Washington pulled the pin on a grenade. [b]"Have fun!"[/b] Vaulting over the wall he had been hiding behind he threw the grenade into the crowd of machines. They jumped away from the explosive and Washington was there to meet them blasting one in the arm with his AR he was met with a punch to the gut sending him flying over a wall. [b]"Son of a bitch"[/b]