The general had just sat down when he heard a knock on his office door, he sighed, the life he lived never allowed him a moment of peace.
“Enter.”
He looked up to see Lisa, followed by a group of marines, “Lisa, what’s going on?“
"The marine from Jaune’s squad, the one who went MIA, we found her sir.”
The general nodded and stood up, “Where was she?”
Lisa shifted, a little unsure, “Well….she was just here, outside of the base.”
Ironwood let out a small gasp of shock, “What?!”
Miss Lavender nods and motions for the marines to bring in the girl, who quickly pushed her into the room. The general opened up a window as the room was quickly becoming stuffy and small.
“Please, marines. Remove the restraints, and then you are dismissed.”
The marines looked a little shocked but quickly abliged, and took their leave.
“I took the liberty to read your files Miss Nikos,” the red headed girl nodded, taking a seat as the general motioned her to one, “You were offered the position of squad leader a few times, yet you refused. Maintained that you needed to work under the direction of your current squad leader, is this correct?”
“Jaune Arc was a great leader, sir. I only stayed under his direction due to our relationship.”
“Hmm, yes, I read up on that as well. You were one of the few who could console him from his fits of sadness, I imagine seeing your family die would drive a man to that.”
Pyrrha nodded, “Yes sir, it was not the best situation. I could not leave him in good conscious.”
The general nods, and stretches, “Well. What is your reason for coming here then?”
“I want to honor his memory, sir. If it’s still available, I would like to take my position as a squad leader.”
The general squinted his eyes, and leaned in towards her, “You went MIA, yet you wish to become a squad leader.”
Pyrrha gulped, “Yes sir.”
The general smirked and stood up, “No. I have something better for you Miss Nikos.”
“Sir?”
The general pressed a button on his desk phone, “Miss Lavender, get me head scientist Fall, prepare the Spartan III serums. We’ve got a volunteer.”
Pyrrha stood quickly, shocked, “Sir?! But I can’t be a Spartan!”
“Nonsense,” the general cut her off, “You’re records prove your ability. Besides, you wish to honor Jaune’s memory no?”
Pyrrha sat back down, astonished and exhausted, “I…I do.”
“Good,” the general extended his hand, “Welcome to the team, Spartan.”
With a smirk of a smile, Pyrrha grasps the general’s hands.
“Thank you sir.”
“So, you came here to honor that Jaune boy?”
“Yes ma'am.”
Cinder circled the young girl, a devious smile on her face.
“Yes, yes I have a very special plan for your Spartan Program Miss Nikos…”
“Ma'am?”
Cinder smiled, “Please, call me Cinder, I’ll be working on your Spartan AI companion, we’ll be spending lots of time together.”
