[TheChosen]

*On the roof of the base*

TheChosen is on the roof with his Sniper rifle, looking at the sunset.


TheChosen: There's nothing like a good sunset...

Silence is suddenly broked when Kugerfang coughs behind him. TC turns around and see's him with someone.

TheChosen: What do you want?
Kugerfang: Major sent me. This dude is a fresh member and someone has to show him the place.
TheChosen: So? Why cant you do it?
Kugerfang: Uh, like, were all busy and suchs, but youre just sitting here and watching sunset, so...
TheChosen: Oh, fine! Il do it then. Now bugger off!

Kugerfang runs away. TC takes a good look at the new guy.

TheChosen: Whats your callsign?
AlumiuN: AlumiuN
TheChosen: Hmm...I've heard better ones. Whats your specialization?
AlumiuN: Im a sharpshooter. And I like big guns!
TheChosen: Really? Im a sniper myself.
AlumiuN: Cool! Show me!

TC sighs and lies down on the ground with his sniper. Eagle of Fire walks in.
Eagle of Fire: #What is happening here?#
AlumiuN: Shhh! He's going to shoot something!
TheChosen: See that bottle on that window?
AlumiuN: Noooo

TC lies still for a while. Then, he gets up.

AlumiuN: Did you even shot?
TheChosen: Yes. But Im a very good sniper. No one can see or hear me when I shoot.
AlumiuN: Cool!
TheChosen: Run along downstairs. Il exchange few words with Eagle first.

AlumiuN leaves.

Eagle of Fire: #Query: Why did you pretended that you shot something?#
TheChosen: Why should I waste bullets?

-Later on the cafeteria-

TheChosen: And that concludes our tour. Any questions?
AlumiuN: Yeah! Id like to know more about you guys!

TheChosen looks around. Tervez is the only one sitting in here. He's fooling around with spoons again.

TheChosen: What can I say. Where bunch of misfits, outcasts, criminals and wannabes who just want glory and money. Or something to do at least.
AlumiuN: What about you then?
TheChosen: Well, before this I was living a glamorous live of a mercenary. I travelled around the world serving the highest bidder. I fought in many hot places like Zanzibar, Iran, South Korea and Finland. I even had couple of intergalactic jobs, but I stopped doing them after a couple of misfortunes. Then, I was hired by this fat dictator to train his troops on the country of Linguan. However, the military raided the training camp and I was captured. The goverment gave me two choices: Either I get to rot in prison or I will join in the X-Com project.
AlumiuN: Sounds cool! Where you rich?
TheChosen: Not exactly. I earned a stable living with that. I got money to buy enough food to eat, enough coke to drink and enough games to play. I was happy and I couldnt ask more. Plus, I got to face many challenges and meet many interseting people...altough most of them got killed.
AlumiuN: What about him?

AlumiuN points at GTX2GvO, who just walked in. He sits at the same table with Tervez.

TheChosen: Thats GTX2GvO, our very own spaceman. He's a mercenary too, altough he's done more intergalactic gigs. I even had pleasure to work against him once.

TC takes out a coke can and pops it open.

TheChosen: About five years ago, I ran at him at the Gamma Guadrant. I was in charge of a team who was hired to rescue a daughter of an important ambassador. GTX2GvO was on the side of the kidnappers and his job was to fly their ship. My team managed to ambush them, but the kidnappers where damn crazy....

-flashback-

TC is wearing the same kind of clothes, but with a jungle camo. He's hiding in a strange jungle area with other soldiers.

TheChosen: Is the team ready?
Unknown Soldier: Were ready commander.
TheChosen: Alright. Give signal to Beta.

One of the soldiers shout something to the radio. There's a huge explosion.

TheChosen: GO GO GO!!

Everyone runs trough the jungled-area to a building, with a hole in it. TC leads everyone trough and starts shooting bad guys. However, one of the badguys, a big burly one. Is still standing. He's wearing a huge black leather coat.

TheChosen: Its over Breddel. Give us the girl and I will spare you from lead poisoning.
Breddel: Oh yeah?

Breddel pulls out ambassadors daughter from behind him. He then quickly pulls out another gun and tries to shoot TC, who quickly manages to dodge and shoot back. Breddel drops to the ground.

TheChosen: They never learn.

TC helps the girl to get up. When they try to leave the bulding, Breddel suddenly stands up.

Breddel: Ha! Think this is over yet!

Suddenly, a huge spaceship rams trough the wall. The whole building collapses, killing Breddel and soldiers on TC's command.

The hatch of the ship opens and we see GTX2GvO looking trough it.

GTX2GvO: Wooee! Damn! What a fine mess I managed to make.

He jumps out from the ship and starts surveying the scene.
TheChosen, who has luckily survived, rises from the ruins. They both notice each other and quickly draw their guns.
There's a moment of silence.

GTX2GvO: Where is the girl?
TheChosen: Somewhere safe. I teleported her to the ship. She's probably on her way to her father right now.
GTX2GvO: I see. Your mission is succesfull then.
TheChosen: Seems so. Now I only have to get out of here and claim my reward.
GTX2GvO: Think again. Im targeting at your head right now.
TheChosen: I got your head targeted too.

Another moment of silence.

Then, Breddel rises from the ruins. His jacket is now open, revealing a pack of explosives strapped on him.

GTX2GvO: What the hell is this Breddel??!
Breddel: You think I didnt know about your plans space cowboy!
TheChosen: What the

Breddel pulls the trigger and he explodes.
Later, we see GTX walking towards his spaceship. Appearantly, he managed to survive from the blast.

GTX2GvO: Damn! He knew everything! This is the last time I work for any goverment!


Then, we see TC hiding in a bushes not far away, with his sniper rifle. He shoots...

And hits GTX in leg.

TheChosen: Damn! The explosion must have messed up my aiming!

GTX manages to get in his ship and fly away.

-flashback ends-

TheChosen: And I got back to my ship. I managed to fly back and get the pay from ambassador.
AlumiuN: And GTX?
TheChosen: Hell. I never met him again, until this job. He told me he wasnt even on this galaxy.
AlumiuN: Thanks for the story.
TheChosen: Anytime.

*More later*

TC is knocking the door to Tervez's quarters.

Tervez: Who is it?
TheChosen: Pizzaguy here!

Tervez opens the door.

Tervez: You got it?
TheChosen: Yeah. Here's a whole box.
Tervez: Good! Here's the money!

Tervez closes the door. TC turns around and see's another rookie, Arete, standing behind him. She looks carefully at TC and the wad of money on his hand.

Arete: Youre a pizza guy?
TheChosen: Hey! It pays the rent!

TC walks away, leaving Arete with a confused look on her face.