Gary Young: Chapter 2
Posted By: SOS.Odin<kavika86@yahoo.com>
Date: 30 April 2004, 4:20 AM
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Last chapter introduced you to a young boy named Gary. Gary wasn't an ordinary boy, and people knew this. For those reasons he was selected for a special program code named "Spartan-II". Unfortunately, the powers at hand only had enough funds for half of the candidates. Various "luck" tests were made and half of the six year old candidates were eliminated. Gary Young was one of those children.
Gary blew the candles out of his birthday cake. It was his 18th birthday. His mother, father, older brother, and sister were all there. He had grown into a monster of a man. At the age of eighteen he was the valedictorian, captain of the football, gravball, and baseball teams, was guaranteed a spot in any college anywhere he wanted and already worked as an accountant at his father's business. Despite all of this and his parent's wishes, he was heading to the local recruiter's station and enlisting in the Marine Corps. later that day.
Five hours later, Gary was at the Military Entrance Processing Station. Two months after that, Gary was on a plane heading for Camp Wehlermann for his basic training. He was well over six feet tall and weighed 286 pounds. He was ready for boot.
Young caught on fast in basic. He quickly became a squad leader and a short while after that he became guide. He made expert with the rifle, pistol, bayonet, grenade, and in martial arts. He was born to be a Marine. He also made 100% on all of his PFT. With all these honors, Gary was a Private First Class out of boot camp.
Ten days after his graduation Gary went to Infantry School. At the recruiter's station he enlisted in 0300. 0300 is Infantry, 0300 is the Marine Corps. Infantry School was the best time Gary had ever had. Gary graduated from Infantry School and was sent to the 1st Marine Division.
In the 1st Marine Division Gary learned everything the UNSC knew about the Covenant, Elites, Grunts, Hunters, Jackals, and how to kill them. Soon after he settled into his squad, his company was dispatched to a cruiser, Alaska, and was sent to the front lines.
Alaska orbited the planet Tango Prime. Covenant ships had exited slip space and dropped ground troops onto the planet. Alaska was the only UNSC ship sent to respond.
Gary was strapped into his seat in the Pelican, ten other Marines, including the company First Sergeant. He sat at the edge of the drop ship, right next to the door. Waiting for the green light was the hardest thing he did since boot.
"First Sergeant, when the frick do we drop?"
"Don't worry about it Marine. We drop when battalion HQ says so. Pipe it down and go over the plan again or something."
Gary sighed and laid his head back. He was anxious to drop and fight for his family.
The pilot came on the intercom and told everyone to strap in, the company got the good to go. Gary rechecked his harness and checked the Marines next to him. A clang was heard outside the Pelican and Gary felt the Pelican get lifted off of the ground by a crane.
"All right little girls, we're good to go. I want you guys to cover crack and the crack of the Marines around you. Follow the POA and your good to go. Shoot anything that ain't human and if any of you die I'll find you and kill you again!" The First Sergeant was quite the motivator.
A buzzer sounded off and a monstrous clack was heard, seconds later the Pelican dropped. Gary felt the gravity vanish as his stomach rose.
"This your first drop right?" Sgt. Johnson, his platoon's sergeant, was sitting to his right.
"Sure is. Got out of Infantry School a couple weeks ago."
"First one always is the hardest. My sons gone on a couple sims with me. He's gung-ho and good to go. He'll probably join up once he finishes high school."
Gary smiled and laid his head back. The silent roar of the Pelican's engines soothed him a bit. Seraph fighters supposed to be around. He just figured the Longswords did their job.
After a short while the Pelican began to rumble due to atmospheric entrance. The Pelican eventually broke through and all was smooth again, until the pilot broke in.
"Sorry guys but our LZ is blazing. We're coming in hot!"
Gary grinned like a mad man. He was finally going to test his training.
Sry bout the length guys. Next chapt will be good.
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