Full Name: Nathan (Shockwell – Family Name) Age: 20 D.o.B: 08/03/2511 Birthplace: The United Kingdom Gender: Male Species: Human Residence: UNSC Eternity Affiliation: UNSC Occupation/Rank: Master Chief Petty Officer Battalion/Regiment/Creche: Fireteam Gold Serial Number: S-013 Armor: [URL=http://oi46.tinypic.com/2isfq7r.jpg]MJOLNIR Mk.VI "C"[/URL] [u]Appearance[/u] Height: 6”11 out of armour, 7”3 in armour Weight: 400lb out of armour, 1000lb in armour Personality: Although his height and status as a Spartan can be intimidating he’s actually a very friendly person although his armour and age can give people a bit of prejudice towards him, but it is usually quickly forgotten since he can get on with virtually anyone, although this attitude is usually masked over by his more serious side, after all he is a Spartan and he takes the condition of his team very seriously, and when he’s on the battlefield it’s almost like he’s a totally different person, he snaps into a deadly serious mode and he becomes one of the finest Spartan warriors alive, he also highly respects rank and order, giving appropriate salutes and calling them by their rank, he maintains a state of politeness even if they’re screaming profanity right into his face, due to his sociable nature at times he’s found that many people like to talk to him to let out their feelings or if they just want a shoulder to cry on, Nathan listens and understands and gives them a reassuring hand if they need it Background: Nathan was born in 2510 to two retired Orion soldiers who both served in Operation: Trebuchet who gave up their military career to raise their son. Nathan was actually born in the middle of battle, his mother didn’t know she was 9 months pregnant at the time and her body didn’t show much, so on the 8th March 2510 Nathan was born in the midst of war and chaos, his father was on the other side of the battlefield when he received the news, Nathan was named after the sergeant who helped deliver him as a thank-you of sorts. Nathan grew up in a small town not far from the main city and his parents didn’t try to shy him away from their careers, they were very open about what they did and that did cause some minor controversy at the schools but nothing too serious to get him pulled out, his parents knew that a good education would go a long way so they spent their time making sure he was getting good grades and attending school, Nathan had the upmost respect for his parents and he loved them so much, although he wasn’t the outdoorsy type his parents didn’t try to change him in that aspect, as long as he was getting a report and grades from school they thought that this was his reward in a way Nathan had a nice little group of friends at school and he fitted in nicely to the school, he was loved by teachers due to his attentiveness in class and he was the light of the party in his group of friends, the only place he really failed at was when it came to physical exercise, over the years his indoor lifestyle had started to affect his body, he had picked up a few pounds and was a chubby kid, one day during another boring day at school Nathan was pulled out of class to talk with a woman from the government, she introduced herself as Ms. Shaley and pulled a thin A4 sized paper booklet and slid it across the table, Nathan looked at it to find it was his test paper from a national exam a few days ago, the woman then brushed her hair out of her face and went on to mention that his scores were much higher than the average score of most students and then complimented Nathan saying that he is among the few children who are ‘Gifted’ to which Nathan gave a shy smile The woman then did an unusual thing as she just blurted out ‘one hundred and seventeen minus one hundred and four’ and then Nathan, immediately replied with the answer of thirteen in a machine like fashion. Ms. Shaley smiled and pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose, she then thanked Nathan for his time and said that he would be seeing more of her in the future, she then collected her handbag and walked off and a small object fell from her bag, Nathan walked over to the small item and picked it up, he looked at the small knight chess piece and then chased after the woman to the school’s main door holding the chess piece up to her, she took it off him and thanked him for returning the piece before leaving the school One week later he was taken by ONI and replaced by a clone and then stuffed into a pelican with all the other candidates Nathan woke up to a cold metal floor, taking a breath in the cold air felt like it was freezing his lungs, feeling breathless he coughed and rapidly blinked his eyes trying to focus on his surroundings, he was cold and scared as he seen other children starting to wake up making familiar faces as him, he felt scared and he really wanted to see his mum or dad right about now, the pelican’s cargo door opened and the kids were pushed out of the pelican and marched into a big amphitheatre, he felt a big hand slap him on the shoulder and push him down onto the bench, looking up with a tired and confused face the man had no expression in his face, his steel eyes staring right into Nathan he looked away scared of the man who just let go of his tight grip on his shoulder Looking up he then saw a familiar women in the centre of the room, she cleared her throat and spoke to the children ‘As per Naval Code 45812 you are hereby conscripted into the UNSC special-project codenamed SPARTAN II’ Nathan was still dazed and tired, he tried to soak in the information but his mind was rejecting it, he looked around and watched as a child tried to stand up but she was shot right back down by the man stood next to her, her bottom lip began to tremble and Nathan felt empathy for her, but his attention shifted back to the women who continued to speak ‘You have been called upon to serve, you will be trained and you will become the best we can make of you, you will be the protectors of Earth and all her colonies’ this speech made Nathan perk up a little, it did the same to the girl next to him, Nathan began to picture the Superhero vids he used to watch so avidly and then the women dropped a bombshell that knocked a chunk of enthusiasm when she said that he would never be able to see his parents again, he hoped for that to be a lie but he knew it was the truth, not long after that he was pushed out of the room with the rest of children, they were escorted to a bunk room where they all slumped into the beds drifting off into sleep In the early hours of the next morning Nathan was met with a man shouting into his face, screaming at him to get up, Nathan raised his head wearily and saw the silhouette of a man who then brought a long thin stick and jabbed it into his chest, Nathan got a frightful shock and sat up immediately, his eyesight became clearer and he could make out the features of the man, he threw the covers off his body and got out of the cot, then a booming voice filled the room ‘I am Chief Petty Officer Mendez, the rest of these men are your instructors, you will do exactly as we tell you at all times’ Nathan looked at the man who rudely awakened him and he replied with a nod, then he and the other 74 Spartan children were herded into the showers at the far end of the room, the showers shocked Nathan awake as he jogged back to his cot and threw on clean underwear, socks and training sweats with his tag ‘NATHAN 013’ stitched into the chest, he then put on his combat boots and marched outside quickly not wanting to get shocked again Then began to tough and gruelling work out laid out for Nathan and the other children, due to his chubby physique he began to tire quickly, but whenever he slowed down he was given a jolt of ‘encouragement’ by one of the trainers, he threw up more than once during the workout and after the final workout – leg lifts he was given a sweet and well deserved rest, he lay on the floor for a while just taking in as much oxygen as he could, sitting up just to retrieve the bottle and gulped the contents down, saving a little at the end to splash his face with, not long after that they were on the move again with a run that seemed endless, he began to trail behind so an instructor gave him another bout of ‘encouragement’ to keep up with the rest, they soon ended up at a what seemed to be a UNSC structure and the flag confirmed it, and there at the top of the step was the A.I Deja They were quickly ferried in for class, to which Nathan and other groaned at, taken into the building he wolfed down the milk and crackers and then he watched the holographic vid of Thermopylae and the Spartans who fought off wave after wave of Persian troopers, they were hopelessly outnumbered but somehow they managed to become the victors, Nathan was amazed by the spectacle and it started to sink In why that women said Spartan II yesterday, then he was ushered outside and had a two mile run to the ‘Playground’