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Terket The longswords accelerate to their top speeds and commence a bombing run on the larger enemy ships, launching missiles and then tailing back to take on enemy fighters with the powerful 120mm Vulcans they have.

The larger ships concentrate their fire on the FlameMaker.

A couple of frigates break off from the rest to take out the WO-29s.

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Brank The sim continues on. Holland is impressed with Nats performance as he watches it all on a view screen by the control panel.

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The Colonel sees something above The Group in the Simulation, a Group of Elites, Clad in Red Armor with Blue, Flowing Highlights. Suddenly the 12 Red Figures Jump out of the Shadows, some wielding Energy Gauntlets, some With Needle-Rifles, and one with a Type-1 Energy Sword. Bullets and Needles Fly everywhere, the Screams of marines as they are Cut down and Shot, All that is left Is Natalie, Fighting Against the Elites, Shields Shimmering. The Elite with the Energy Sword Walks Past the Others, and Natalie Freezes, the Blue Blade Shining On her Visor, a Deep Cyan glow Enveloping the Area.
The Elite Charges Her, and She pulls up her Gun and Fires, but is Slammed into the ground. The Elite Picks Up Nat by the Shoulder, She Hits the Elite in the Hand, Pleading. The Elite Rears Back His Arm, and Stabs her in the Stomach. The Simulation Ends, and she falls out of the Rig with a Yell. She Takes off her Helmet, Face covered in Sweat, and Most Likely Tears, She is Gasping and Slowly calms Down. She just sits there, not saying a Word.

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Brank Holland tells her to get up and pull it together in a non-aggresive tone. He realizes she will need a full psychiatric workout for whatever his superiors had in plan for Nat. They watched her perform through all the simulations without her knowing and were quite impressed with her performance until the end.

Holland waits for her to get up after shutting the simulation down. When she gets up he asks if she can come with him to remove her armour then go check something else out.

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She Gets Up, And Calms Down.
"Y- Yeah, Sure. Im sorry, i dont know What Happened. I dont know if im still Fit to be in the UNSC, Even if i do make it home..."
She Follows Holland Into the Room, and Gets her Armor Removed.

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Brank Her armor is taken off and she is sent onwards with Holland to some more personal who give her a full physiatric run-through. Upon further analysis. (this takes a few days to achieve) they discovered she has some form of PTSD.

While she awaits the results of her test she is summoned by some top officials to speak to and explain herself to. From there she will find out what will become of her.

She takes a long elevator ride below to the more secretive levels of the base. She is cleared by MP's as she heads through security checkpoints. When she enters the room it is dark. A table sits before her with high-ranking military officials who stand before her. They ask to hear her story and who she is.

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While she awaits the results of her test she is summoned by some top officials to speak to and explain herself to. From there she will find out what will become of her.

CoconutTrebuchet

This seems pretty cool ngl

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Natalie Explains the Situation, how Reach had fallen, and told about the Scar on her neck and Numerous other scars and Plasma Burns, She told of Being brought here, confused and barely alive, and Wandering around For Years, how she Thought she had been through time because of the Pelican Model she had never seen, and Then She Came Here.
She Sighs.
"After The Prowler Found Me, I came Here, and the rest should be Documented."
She Rubs her finger along her neck, awaiting a Response.

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Brank The council listens to what she says. She can hear them talking amongst themselves about what they are going to do with her. They are puzzled about what she says about the alternative timeline. They document it but mainly contribute it to her emotional trauma.

They dismiss her to talk about what to do with this new Spartan and also tell her to come back in the next thirty minutes.

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She Walks Off, Sitting down on a Bench and Waiting for the 30 Minutes to Pass. She spaces out, and thinks of Reach, the Supercarriers, the Elites, Noble, She Sits Up quickly in a Cold Sweat, and looks at the Time, 25 minutes have passed, she makes her way to the Council, and waits the 5 minutes, then Knocks and Enters

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Brank "Come in."

She enters the room and stands before the council. A woman tells her that they have made a decision. They can offer her something to help with her PTSD and a position within the military.

They will also tell her that they can look into a way of getting her home but the chances of that working are slim. If she accepts the deal, she will undergo medical procedures and therapy to help her trauma. Then once she is cleared for the field she will be assigned to a team where she can get reinstated and recouperated with.

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"That would be Great. Thank you."
She Accepts the Deal and Signs any necessary Paperwork, and Requests a Quarters so She Can Rest.

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Brank She is given a datapad by the MPS as she leaves the area. With it, are instructions on where she will be located. The location in fact isn't even in the base itself but rather another military base. Camp Hitchcock. The camp was most likely named after some important military figure in the past.

As she followed her instructions they led her back up to the main airfield attached to Sword Base and then to a dropship waiting to transport her to this new facility. The pelican was empty except for the two pilots up front and loads of heavy cargo boxes in the main bay.

The boxes would contain her new armour.

As she boards on the dropship the crew welcome her aboard and they soon leave for the camp.

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She sits around and Waits for them to arrive at the Camp, and When they do, She does anything needed at the front, and Talks with anyone she needs to, before heading to the Living Quarters she is assigned to. She Showers and Freshens Up, before putting on Blue Pajamas then Heading to bed.

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Brank She is given the proper clothes and toiletries before. She is allowed to have some rest periods because of her condition. In the next few days, she will begin treatment that shouldn't take too long and then she can meet her new teammates.

When she awakes, she can hear shouting, boots marching, and gunfire in the distance. The sounds of Bootcamp were calming.

She is greeted by a man in a white lab coat at the door to her quarters. Some sort of navy doctor it seemed like.

You must be the LT he says. I will let you get situated first before you meet me in the medical bay of the camp.

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"Alright. Be there in Ten."
She waves bye to the man, Then Rubs her eye, and gets on some Proper Clothes, Fixing her Hair, and Getting Ready to Move out

Her Outfit:

She Heads out the Door, and Arrives at the Med-bay, 2 Minutes before She Said she would.
"Alright, Im Here."
She looks towards the Doctor. Before Walking Over to Him

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Brank Welcome Lieutenant. Other medical personnel waited around the room too, odd as it may be. Please undress and put this on the doctor hands her a paper gown. As well as lay down on the table over here

The doctor then explains to her that this will help with her PTSD, whatever procedure would happen next.

The doctor sprays something on Nats neck. Her skin felt cold and became numb. Soon she felt the wrrr of a small saw blade, and then something being placed into the back of her skull.

Feeling uncomfortable at all Lieutenant?

A few more minutes pass and the procedure is done. He doctor now explains that Nat has a neural interface for an Ai. The AI, through a special sort of means will help keep her memories of trauma and ptsd at bay while helping Nat too.

(You can pick the AI’s look and name.)

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She sits up, and looks around, and feels the Interface in the back of her neck.
"AI, Huh. Those weren't very common back in my Day, only AI Ive ever actually seen is Cortana. Im Guessing She's already went Rampant and Out of Commission by Now. When do I get Mine? and What's its Name?"

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Brank We are going to give you a minute to sit by before showing you the AI

After resting for a few moments they take her to the next room over, where an AI stands watching the room. Its holotank sitting in the middle of the room.

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The Blue Lines of the AI Moves, the Grid Lighting up as the AI Speaks.
"Hello, Natalie A-456, I am NOBLE Alpha. I am Your Assigned Smart-AI, and i Will help you Through Your PTSD, and Help Improve Your Combat Performance."

Natalie Stares In Awe, before Picking Up the Holotank, and Taking the Chip out of it.
"This Is.. Amazing. An AI, Never thought I'd Have one. And Um, NOBLE Alpha? Why.. NOBLE?"
Natalie Puts the Chip in the Back of Her Head, and The Blue Grid appears in the Top right corner of Her Vision.
"You Will See."
NOBLE Alpha Spots Memories of What happened on the Long Night of Solace, and Suddenly, The Blue Grid Turns into Carter, Who Looks at Nat, and Speaks.
"Move on. He Died Thinking he saved the Planet, We Should all Be So Lucky."
The Ai Then Turns back into the Blue Grid.
Natalie Thinks, Simultaneously Talking to the AI in her Helmet.
'Wha- What Just Happened? Was that Carter?'
"Yes. It is 69.42% more Likely for PTSD Episodes to End Faster, and Bad Memories to Fade Faster, if It is Someone the Person Trusts, Cares for, and/or Served with, who is speaking."
'Oh.'