Flesh Wounds

Chapter Twenty-four "Cam of duty"

34 Pov

"What? You said we might have what?"

"Ugh forget it."

I turn back to the computer screen. The camera is in the hallway but it shows the entrance to the Team Dorm and a bit of the living room.

I can feel Nick's presence behind me as I watch the camera.

I quickly set the time ahead 2:20 Am.

The screen buffers, then it can barely show because of the darkness. But a single eye, the blue one, is visible.

The same one that stared me down that night.

I can hear Nick shuffling behind me as I watch the cam.

A minute or so passes and whoever has those eyes backs away from the camera, and I'm pretty sure that's me with the grey-ish eyes that comes up.

I mean I woke up staring at the wall, and most likely the camera.

"What is this?"

"The camera, but I can't quite get the feed to be bright enough."

"Here let me help," Nick offers and quickly starts typing on the keyboard.

He pauses the video, opens the inspect, goes to the command bar on the video's feed, and types in a command which I barely even get a second to read 'sUuEnG/re'- and that's all I'm able to read before he punches it in.

The screen lights up nicely but a little blinding on the white.

"Geez okay then," I say as I let my eyes adjust to the gamma.

Colors are a bit harder to make out but, I can definitely make out better figures.

Now I skip the time a tad bit more.

It buffers a sec then shows me a bit more backed up.

After maybe ten seconds a/the figure comes up behind my sleep walking arse and, I think pokes me in the back. Kinda violently but at the same time, they look asleep too.

"Maybe not the demon thing.." I murmur.

Then there's a knocking on the door and I pause the video but Nick's already going to the door, "Do you care if I let Yang in?"

"Uh, not really?" I respond watching the door as Nick opens it to, whatdoyahknow its Yang.

The second she steps in I turn back to the camera and hit play again.

After a second the figure steps back and walks into the kitchen and out of view.

Yang and Nick are talking to each other behind me but I'm too focused on watching to hear what their saying.

I pause for a second, then think, Do I really look like that when I sleep walk?

I watch for just a bit more and then I can tell that I wake up.

I turn around in the feed and I then I can see my dumb ass walk around in the dark.

But something makes my hesitate in real life, and I pause the feed and quickly put my computer to sleep mode.

I turn around to see the two looking at me, Nick and Yang are confused but whatever.

I start leaving my room because, well it's Monday and that means new orders. Probably.

I'm trying to forget. What happened. Everything. I mean I drink but that's a whole other reason.

Anyways I leave and they follow behind. They must be confused but I turn around and with a pretty fake expression I ask, "Well I guess it's time to get back to work huh?"

"Uh, yeah?" They both ask really dumbfounded.

-Time skip to about 13-00-

Hello there what's this? I stand up from the scrap pile of old junk outside of the base. It's very convenient.

But it seems that I have some new mail in my HUD I seem to need to look at.

-Updated- (Project Numbers)

Bringing in the fact that you're being hired for our Project, we must inform you of your role.

You are one of a hundred agents that have been assigned.

You seem to already have a similar code name: 34.

Luckily for you, you're not changing.

You will be known as Agent Three-Four in the project.

You'll be assigned a team, you, the leader. Considering you've lead teams your whole career.

From your time in the UNSC Marines and your current time as a Spartan-Three.

Your team will consist of four agents including yourself.

Three-Four: The Team leader. Corporal.

Seven-Zero: Second in command. Sargent.

Two-Four: Third. Private.

Zero-Eight: Fourth. Private.

Your team name will be Wild.

Further details will be explained later.

-End of notice-

Hm. Interesting day.

"Oh well.." I let out a sigh as I look back down.

"OH HELL YEAH"

"A multi-transfusion drive."

Very abrupt.

Nuke