[ October 26Th 2525, Eden] Have you ever felt that moment in time when everything bears down on one place. All those actions were meant for you to be in the present situation. Lieutenant Commander Shawn Hernandez has felt that before. He was in a firefight yet the situation reminded him of his mixed past. One thing he was proudest of the most was his team. How skilled they each were. How every member of Wolf Pack was the same in that regard. This team was the best since he joined with Commander "Texas" St. James. That was years ago him being a rookie. Everything was in slow motion as his DMR(S) fired shot's at these bigger aliens. Energy Shields deflected the rounds off the blue alien. " Tangos have shields. Concentrate fire on the big ones." They moved slowly up as the aliens fired back with blue or green energy blasts. Some hit the earth sending dirt flying all over. Sgt. Green was on his left laying down SMG fire hitting bird like aliens with some kind of shields on there arms. What he noticed the most was these aliens had some kind of bond. They also wore color armor to distinguish each other in some way. In all his years of soldiering he never expected to be fighting alien forces on a sacked planet. On his right Gunny was blasting enemies who got too close with his shotgun. Even using the Magnum-6(S) pistol for longer range easy kill shots. Bigger enemies were leading the smaller ones with masks despite being scattered by that air strike. A few tried to charge in but P.O. 1st Class Casanova shot them as they were priming a grenade. Some sort of energy grenade that detonated killing most of the little aliens squad. He put his SPI armor hard into the dirt despite that he was nicked on the shoulder by a energy blast. It seemed he was beating the odds again. Like one of O'Kifes blues songs. If he counted this would be a IOU to the grim reaper for the one thousandth time. He had not known that it was risky to become a Spartan. Volunteering for the ORION project seemed the right thing to do at the time. He had seen more war then all of his team put together. Including Liz whom he felt a bit sorry for in some ways. He would take her under his wing try to do his best for her as he did with all of the team members who really needed it. His sins were mixed with a deep dark past so black that most of his record is dripping in black ink. It was getting harder to sleep at night. One operation that reminded him of events long past. They were sent to destroy a rebel camp. After clearing a room with grenades then flaming the supply room they found out it was full of children. That Operation was ten years ago. Yet like a snow ball he began to question ONI about there motives and intel. Not all were bad but those at the top were about results at any cost. Not that he was not expendable to solve problems. His team served as a tool to be used then put in the shed for later use. Amanda had opened his heart. Allowing him to see the world in a new way. He fought for so many years for Honor or those who had fallen. Now he adds love. Just to get off the operating table was a miracle for him so he was glad for a new perspective. It was not bad for a punk kid who grew up in Los Angeles in the slums. Being a Navy Spacemen has given him so much. Allowed him to go to places. Do things most people see in Videos or Movies. Till now Aliens existed in imaginations. Every one was pounding fire into the last few as Delta and L.Corporal Dupree moved up to get close and personal backed by Liz, Gunny and O'Kife. One thing that every soldier picked to be in Wolf Pack had was battlefield intuition. They liked to move fast as well. Yet that was not somthing a soldier learns automatically. It takes years of experience to get that kind of sixth sense down. Being inventive creative or inspired to do incredible feats is why super soldiers were created. Any soldier can do all of these things but he or she must be honed to perfection. Mind, Body and Spirit must flow as one. Spartains are just able to do all this only at a higher sustained level. In any case even the most athletic ODST would have a hard time doing what a Spartain can do with out much pysical effort. Humans can possibly perform the same feat. When picking members when Shawn became team leader. He really wanted the best he could get in the UNSC even before ORION shut down. A balance of team members who would be from any branch. Starting with two S.E.A.Ls and two marines after serving a tour in another unit making Lieutenant. Regs about serving in the same unit when making rank. He eventually was reassigned to his old unit taking command. He reformed it turning it into one of the best units, USW had around that does " We were never here missions." Including allot of training. They never trained for Aliens attacking. You learn the enemy's tricks. Yet this was all new so they were learning what to look for. Air strike had allowed them to close in on the enemy forces. Delta limped over while L. Corporal Dupree using sign language to the dog who barked in response. It was funny that it had specially designed armor like the ODSTs to keep it safe from fire. These energy weapons would burn through any armor if you took too many hits. Enemy had been dealt with. So they approached the south entrance. Squad of them appeared as Waycrest Academy doors slid open. L.Corporal Dupree was Injured in the shoulder by a pink round from some sort of strange gun. He downed the shooter with a shot to the head. It entered the eye socket then its head blew in purple mist. No one messes with his people."Medic. We need a medic for Fierce." Doc Winters rushed out to check on the wounded K-9 handler. Using her M-6(S) pistol to cover Dupree. Doc spends most of her time behind Casanova covering her back. Looking over the wound as the last enemy dropped Doc Winters pulled out the pink silver gently. Armor took most of it yet blood poured down from the hole in the armor. Pointing with out words Hernandez told his team to watch all sides. Dock Winters worked in the shadow of the southern entrance to Waycrest. Two burning turrets with burning mountains off in the distance made a remarkable sight. One he will never forgive nor forget. [Edited on 11.30.2012 7:45 AM PST]