your mission, should you choose to accept it...
To: SPARTAN B312
HIGHEST PRIORITY ORDERS
Until further notice, you are assigned to the SABRE PROGRAM and are under the command of CAPTAIN RYAN.
Transport to station SHIELD 7 departs at 0700 hours local time.
Shield 7 orbits Tantalus, a colony world noted for its wealth of ore that finds its way into most UNSC military hulls. The station itself is a military facility, wall to wall uniforms, but even they bat an eyelash or two when a Spartan in full armor comes walking down the hall.
Her HUD tells her where Ryan's quarters are; she takes her helmet off before knocking on his door.
"Enter."
She presses the panel by the door and steps inside. "Spartan Bravo-three-one-two reporting for duty, sir."
Ryan doesn't look up from his data screen. "At ease, Lieutenant. Do you know why you're here?"
"Something called the Sabre Program, sir. Nothing more than that."
"The Covenant have an advantage in space combat, Lieutenant. They have smaller, more maneuverable ship classes that augment the defenses of their larger units. We have the Longsword, but the admiralty wants more than that. The Sabre Project is going to give them what they want."
She shifts her weight. "I'm not that much of a pilot, sir."
The captain laughs. "We'll make you one, Lieutenant."
HIGHEST PRIORITY ORDERS
Until further notice, you are assigned to the SABRE PROGRAM and are under the command of CAPTAIN RYAN.
Transport to station SHIELD 7 departs at 0700 hours local time.
Shield 7 orbits Tantalus, a colony world noted for its wealth of ore that finds its way into most UNSC military hulls. The station itself is a military facility, wall to wall uniforms, but even they bat an eyelash or two when a Spartan in full armor comes walking down the hall.
Her HUD tells her where Ryan's quarters are; she takes her helmet off before knocking on his door.
"Enter."
She presses the panel by the door and steps inside. "Spartan Bravo-three-one-two reporting for duty, sir."
Ryan doesn't look up from his data screen. "At ease, Lieutenant. Do you know why you're here?"
"Something called the Sabre Program, sir. Nothing more than that."
"The Covenant have an advantage in space combat, Lieutenant. They have smaller, more maneuverable ship classes that augment the defenses of their larger units. We have the Longsword, but the admiralty wants more than that. The Sabre Project is going to give them what they want."
She shifts her weight. "I'm not that much of a pilot, sir."
The captain laughs. "We'll make you one, Lieutenant."