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"We'll use are standard code-names for the operation. If that's all the question we'll be heading out at 19:00 so prep your gear and i'll see you there!" Washington left the briefing to rest his aching head and clear his mind for the mission ahead.

18:00

Happy that everything was in order he looked at the drop Pelican that would be transporting them. Outfitted for high orbit drops it had many pods strapped to the sides and was almost twice the size of a regular pelican, built to drop them in then zoom out. Looking at it he remembered how much he hated Halo dropping. The gut wrenching G force and of course the crashing, that was his least favorite part of it. As he was imaging the idea of plummeting to his death the Counselor walked in, as several of the engineers stopped to salute.

"Good evening Agent Washington. How are you today? Ah. Gearing up for the mission then I see."

Washington turned to The Counselor he wasn't a person to salute a superior, not after what he had seen in the war against the flood. Washington didn't like this man, something about the Counselor was off. He just couldn't place his finger on it. "Good Evening to you too Counselor. I'm doing okay, not looking forward to the Halo drop. Never did trust these buckets of metal we're dropped from the sky in.

The counselor chuckled lightly, looking down at his PDA he tapped it a few times before replying. "We've had some reports that your A.I. may be malfunctioning. Have you noticed anything irregular about it?"

Washington Said yes but what came out was. "No sir, nothing Irregular at all."

"Okay then, we'll keep an eye on you just in case. These A.I.s are experimental, so they may be a little buggy. It's best we squash these bugs before they become a problem." The counselor walked away and out of the shuttle bay. Washington was a loss for words.

"Epsilon, What the fuck did you just do?"

Epsilon appeared looking sheepish. "I'm sorry Wash, I didn't want you to tell him I might be faulty, he'll rip me out of your skull and lock me away again. I don't think I could deal with being alone with it again." Epsilons voice was full of terror now and Washington was getting quite concerned.

"Easy there Epsilon. What do you mean by alone with it? With the other A.I.s? But, you're all separated so why does it matter?"

Epsilons voice cut out and was replaced by thousands of different voice speaking in unison. "I am the Alpha I am who was, I am what was destroyed in pain and suffering I was the First."

Now it was Washington's turn to be afraid. The voices cut out leaving the sound of a woman crying in his head. "Umm, Epsilon? You alright?"

The crying faded out replaced with Epsilon's voice "Yes, why do you ask? Come on Wash, it's almost time for the mission to start. Are drones we that were sent out have submitted a report of the current location of the enemy. Beth is there she is currently guarding the perimeter a long with a couple of dozen rebels. However due to the lining of the Reactor room the drone is having trouble telling who else maybe inside the building."

Washington was worried for his own safety now, Epsilon was having some major malfunctions and there wasn't a damn thing he could do. Pushing it aside he would confront this issue after the mission. Opening up the coms he radioed all agents heading out on the mission. "This is Agent Washington to all Agents. The mission is a-go please make your way to the shuttle bay and prepare to leave."

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I'll get a post up tomorrow

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@Supermanwell i was going to wait for everyone to get a post in first

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@Argetlam350 post is a post as long as your active

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Washington was taken aback at all of the question. As he was about to answer he begun to hear whispering in his ear it sounded like the councilor. "Director the unit is failing, you're pushing it too hard!" Than he heard the Director "Quiet the unit can take it! Push it harder!"

Washington was silent for a while as the voices left his ear. "Uh. Listen here guys, rank doesn't mean shit here. No matter who you may have been on the outside in here we're all the same. Except maybe right now. The Director has put me in charge here so I guess at the moment I am your commanding officer."

Washington left the stage and pulled up a holo map that appeared in front of him. "Now from what Epsilon has filled me in on this place has been working on some kind of experimental power source. Something they gained during the war covenant tech probably. The people causing the distractions can do this in whatever means they wish, you're job is to create plenty of noise and act as a distraction so we can move in and secure the scientist. I myself will deal with the reactor and I expect the two with me to provide security."

The Holo map showed a large compound with two large steam vents behind the vents is a large building with one entrance. Washington pointed to the large building. "This is where we need to go. Our overwatch can use the vents for a better view and for some good cover too, there are walkways along the very top for maintenance. The facility goes deep underground so expect my crew to drop off the radar when we go into them."

After Washington had explained the layout he turned to the question. "If shit hits the fan I expect you all man up and use your new armour. Remember we have the advantage they don't have we're well trained, in expensive spartan class armour with enhancements and we all have are A.I. to help us with the fight. As for who these insurgents are? I have no idea, possibly people trying to cause trouble for the UNSC but I have no idea. Ask the Director if he'll tell you." Washington's voice distorted slightly as he said the last part.

Washington carried on like nothing had happened "We'll be being dropped in by air using our armours lock in to survive the fall, we will than split off from the distraction team and wait for them to launch their attack and than move into the building to search for the scientists. Over watch you'll be dropping in with a stealth chute." Washington sent the Stealth chutes info to Maine. The stealth chute was essentially a stealth parachute that allowed the individual to get where they needed to get quickly and with no detection. "As for who get's leader next? Search me. Any more question?"

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@Superman Whoops mean Maine

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@LetMeDoStuff tis cool man post when u can

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Washington had finished the mountain of food that he had prepared for himself and had been about prepare another plate when the intercom came to life. The voice of the Director could be heard over the intercom. "All Agents are to report to the briefing room immediately. That is all"

Washington's shoulders sagged. Wiping his mouth he placed his helmet back on his head, Epsilon disappeared from the table as well. "Well fellas, it seems as though the mighty Director has called for are eyes and ears in the briefing room. Best not to disappoint him." Getting up off the bench he stretched his arm behind his head and burped. "Alright let's go then. Epsilon where is the briefing room?"

Epsilons voice chimed in reply. "Updating your HUD now.

Winking inside his helmet he followed the red dot that appeared in front of him. "Thank you Epsilon." It didn't take Washington long to get to the briefing room arriving he found the room empty being the first there. It didn't take long for the room to fill with agents. Once everyone was here the Director and his right hand man the Counselor entered the room. The room went quiet.

"Good afternoon agents of Project Freelancer. We are currently updating your A.I.s with the Mission brief as well as the location of your objective. You will leave at 22:00 hours and begin your mission. That is all, you are dismissed. The Director and the Counselor walked off the stage, leaving the room quiet for a moment as everyone's A.I.s explained the mission details.

"Alrighty Agent Washington got a tough mission coming up from my calculations there is a; 20% chance that you may die. However let's not think about that.

The mission is simple; Insurgent forces have attacked the Power plant on Research planet Delta-6B, they have sabotaged and disabled the nuclear reactor and have possibly overloaded the reactors core to critical levels. Their main objective seems to be disruption of the research facility located on the planet. We are to stabilize the reactor and rescue any survivors we find, eliminating any threats to the mission that may arise. There are several key characters involved in this attack:

George Relph: The Insurgents Second in command he is a deadly man who is skilled in many different martial arts.
Simmons Westford: Well known hacker. Wanted for Cyber Crimes as well as terrorism.
Finally there is Beth a Mercenary skilled with the Covenant Energy sword. She is known for using alien tech in battle and is possibly the most dangerous of the lot.

Apart from that there is a force of probably around 100 insurgents armed with various types of weaponry as well as Freelancer Armour abilities. It seems Agent Washington that your in charge of this mission. Best go up there and talk to the troops!

Washington nodded Stepping up onto the stage he motion to the agents to listen.

" Hey, I'm agent Washington and as you've heard I'm in charge of this mission and I, Have a plan! The only way we're going to beat these guys is with team work. I think a stealthy approach is necessary with a sprinkling of distraction and chaos to make the stealthy part easier. Maine you will be Overwatch and Sniper support. Your job will be to keep an eye on our enemies positions and also ours.

We will split into two groups. Myself, Agent California, Agent Montana and Agent Ohio will head to the reactor and ensure that it is stabilized returning power to the facility and to its defences. The research facility operates a Skeleton crew of about 12 scientist who use robots similar to the ones we fought for defence and manual labour. Once power is returned we will search for the Scientist.

The rest of you will work on distracting and drawing away the enemy from the reactor. That's you Agent Iowa and Agent Utah. Once the defences are back up the robots should help out making it easier to push back the Insurgents and force them off the planet or, wipe them out."

Taking a deep breath he looked at the agents. "Any Questions?"

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@Sapphire@Argetlam350@Superman@LetMeDoStuff@GingerBoi123@Liotrent Can someone post please so I can move the story along

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