Just Dropping In (A RvB x Halo Fanfic)

Chapter 4

He studied my armor as I come off the Pelican and asks. "Lieutenant McKenna, I presume?"

"Yes, sir." I answered and stood at attention at the foot of the Pelican's entrance. The man who asked the question looked like he was in his 50s or 60s. He wore a black suit with a black tie and had a few soldiers in ODST armor behind him, but instead of having fully black armor, they had red highlights with the black.

"Is this the reinforcements UNSC requested?" He asks.

I replied again. "Yes, sir. This is everyone."

"Very well." The transfer ODSTs stand behind me as the man explains to everyone. "I am the Chairman, CEO of Charon Industries. The UNSC has sent you all here as additional protection for my ongoing projects. Projects that could revolutionize galactic warfare as we know it."

"You will be divided into our current security forces and will report to the squad leader you are assigned to." He goes on, which catches me by surprise. I thought we were all going to stick together.

"Sir, permission to speak." I ask. The Chairman nods his head to me, but his expression tells me that he didn't want to be interrupted.

"I was told by my Commander that I am in charge of these ODSTs," I explained. "That would include reporting to me as their squad leader."

"Lieutenant McKenna, you may have been made the leader of this group when you were on your previous ship, but now you are on MY ship." He said in an authoritative voice. "And on MY ship, you are not the leader of these ODSTs; you are just like them."

You got to be kidding me... "Very well, sir. I just want to be sure that my ODSTs are taken care of." I tell him.

"I assure you: they, as well are yourself, will be treated well here." He finalizes before addressing everyone once again. "When you are dismissed, you will find which one of the Lieutenants behind me is your new Squad Leader. After finding them, they will guide you to your bunks. Tomorrow, you will start learning your patrol areas and protocols in case of an emergency. Am I clear?"

"Yes, sir." Everyone answers, including me. The Chairman seems to know what he is doing, so I'm not too worried about the ODSTs being treated poorly. I hope that my job requires interacting with the prisoner, Agent Washington.

"You are all dismissed." He says, making a sharp right turn and walking away with one of his current soldiers following him.

The transfers start moving out of the Pelican and finding their squad leaders. Commander Lasky said that he managed to get me a spot in the prison department near the Freelancer, so I scanned the Squad Leaders, trying to find out which one might be in charge of the prison patrols or something that involves the prison. They all have the same armor and the same emblem, so it looks like I'm going to have to guess.

"Lieutenant McKenna."

I turn to the person that said my name. One of the Squad Leaders, a male, wearing a different color armor than the rest, white with blue, was looking at me. "Yes, sir?" I answered.

"You're with me on Prison Watch." He tells me.

Well, that just made my life easier. "Is it just me?" I ask.

"Yep." He says. "The boss believes that we don't need many soldiers down there. But, he wanted someone capable of handling a Freelancer, which so happened to be you. Apparently, you were also recommended by your Ship's commander."

"A Freelancer, huh?" I say, acting surprised about the fact that I'm guarding a Freelancer. "I've heard that they are similar to Spartans but more dangerous."