Hi so I have had this idea for a while and it is actually completely written out so I plan to publish a chapter every two weeks on the weekend. I am open for suggestions as I revise the pieces. I want to for warn you that I have my own idea of how AI's work so if I go against the actual plot I apologize. I am also sorry if the characters are sometimes OOC. This starts somewhere during season 9 before things fell apart but after Tex showed up.

"Agents Texas, Carolina, New York, Maine, Connecticut, Wyoming, Florida, Washington, and, North and South Dakota Please report to the bridge." Carolina frowned as she looked at the intercom above her. Why call so many? "Any idea why he's called everyone?" York asked as he fell in step with her.

"No idea." She said trying to push the voices into a small dark corner. Unfortunately it was not working. Ada and Iota were whispering too fast for her to understand.

"You okay?

"I'm fine" She grit out as the doors slid open. All of her team was there standing around the holo-table. The director consulting the counselor a little way off. Carolina did a quick head , Maine, Wash, Wyoming, Florida, North, South, and unfortunately Tex. Everyone was there. She walked up to the director . "Sir the team is assembled."

"Agents we have intel that the insurgents are building a large base on this isolated planet." A jungle covered planet appeared. "This is Sherman XI a tiny colony of 700 people just outside of UNSC satellite reach. You can see how this is a favorable place for the insurrectionist." The director said in his southern drawl. The counselor continued the briefing saying,

"Your mission is to destroy the insurrectionist base and clear out any left over afterwards."

"You are dismissed." barked the director.

All the freelancers headed for the pelican bay where 479er was yelling at a marine.

Carolina climbed in the pelicans co-pilot seat. "Ada calculate the trips time. Iota plot a course." And for a few blessed seconds there was silence.

"Carolina I have plotted-"

"Carolina I have calculated-"

"Both of you shut up! Go one at a time. Iota you first."

"I have plotted a suitable course, Agent Carolina."

"Good now you Ada."

"The trip will take 8.23 hours and 15 seconds if we keep to UNSC protocol."

"Good. that's good. Remember how you reported because that's how I want you two to do it if I give you both jobs." Maybe it would ease the head aches.

"You ready?" 479'er asked looking back her voice was slightly concerned having heard the exchange between Carolina and the AIs

For the second time that day and the millionth that month Carolina snapped back "I'm fine."

Wyoming and Florida scouted the lay out. They shot several guards clearing the way for the others. Maine and Wash took the motor pool while York and Carolina carried the bomb. The others were working on other parts of the mission.

"Give me a this" York said crouching. Carolina sighed and straightened. "Done they don't have much in the way of security do they?" York asked as he finished priming the bomb. But as he looked up he trailed off. Carolina sighed and pulled her pistols off her armor.

"You just had to say something didn't you, York?" as twenty guards pounded across the room to them. York pulled his rifle off his back as Carolina charged the guards shooting with surprising accuracy if you didn't know Carolina. When she was out of bullets she turned to hand to hand combat punching and kicking and in some cases Turning the soldiers guns on themselves. York provided back up taking out any guards that when for Carolina's back or coming at him though they were more focused on the teal soldier to be honest she was the one kicking their asses after all. but soon it was over the twenty men lay at the two freelancers feet. York and Carolina looked at each other and both knew that the other was smiling. Then Carolina glanced at the bomb. "York how long on the bomb?" The euphoria from the fight was gone. York rushed over and checked the display.

"Shit RUN!" York yelled spinning and pushing Carolina, both breaking into sprints.

"All freelancers evac now!" Carolina shouted into her com, praying that everyone had already gotten out. She and York were suppose to radio when the charge was set for five minutes but the guards had delayed them. Then the bomb went off and Carolina felt herself blown forward by the blast and then everything went dark.

North frowned as he looked at the near empty base. Carolina and York had not radioed in when they were suppose to but everyone had been finished and had gotten out. "All freelancers Evac now!" Carolina sounded breathless and almost panicked. He hadn't heard her use that tone since York's accident. Then the base had exploded. "That didn't sound good."

"They are grown ups, North they will be fine." South told him not unkindly, unusual for her.

"What do you think happened?" Wash asked. the weakest member of the squad sounded a little panicked. The other freelancers shifted looking to North unsure what to do and worried about what had become of their squad leader and her lieutenant.

North turned on his coms "Carolina? York? Delta? Ada, Iota? Anyone please respond. Theta can you get any kind of signal from them?" his little red and blue AI appeared at his shoulder.

"No, I'm sorry North."

Well that was the first chapter. Review! I also plan to add a bit of what was going on around me when I was writing the story the first time. I was writing this during summer camp and I had some weird cabin mates.

" I hear it again!" A girl shrieks before jumping out of the bed.

"What?" A bunch of us asked

"It sounded like a spider!"

"Spiders don't make noises." The girl in the bunk under me said.

"No wait I hear it too! I am scared." Another girl on the other side of the cabin said. "It sounds huge!"

" Here climb in my bed." Another girl said.

I watched the two girl crawl into a lower bunk. It was only the third night and in eight years of going to this camp I had never seen people share a bed. But whatever. It would be a less than pleasant night for them what with the bed being only 2.5 by 5.5 and the mattress, a foam pad about an inch thick. Just as the girls got comfortable and the rest of us stopped laughing a councilor came in.

"There are three girls in that bed and two need to get out." She said before turning around and walking out. We all burst out laughing though the next night the "Spider" could still be heard though I never saw anything.