Chapter 3

/ PS: i don't remember if Dr. Halsey was a good person in the original... well she'll be good in this fic. /

1 MONTH LATER:

"WAKE UP!" Jay shot up from his bed like usual, he had grown much taller and bulkier than his peers. Most of the recruits including him had adapted to living here.

Everyone stood near their beds tensed up. "AT EASE! Luckily for you, today you're free!" Mendez said with a small smile, looking at our faces.

"What, sir?" a recruit asked.

"You're free to do anything today… though you must be at the lab at 3:30 PM where Dr. Halsey will do a checkup on you." Mendez elaborated, leaving our barracks soon after.

'A checkup?' Jay thought. They didn't have any checkups until now, and in general Dr. Halsey didn't seem really interested in them.

…

Jay didn't have anything to do, and he wasn't sleepy nor hungry. So, he went to the armory to grab his rifle and practice in the firing range.

…

*BANG BANG* two rifle shots rang out. Jay turned to look who shot the seconds shot and saw the same girl with who he did the jungle gym exercise.

They kept shooting, but the girl was MUCH more accurate. "Hey, what's your name?" Jay asked when she was reloading.

She turned to him and said, "Linda 058, you?"

"Jay 007… by the way, how are you so accurate?" They exchanged names and Jay asked for advice.

Linda finished reloading and said, "I shoot while looking out for the wind."

'Interesting' Jay thought and used her advice…

His aim seemed to improve thanks to this, "Thanks!" Jay thanked Linda with a smile.

[Skill upgrade = Weapon Mastery (Intermediate)]

Jay grinned and continued shooting until they had to go meet Dr. Halsey.

…

He arrived at the lab, where all the other recruits had gathered. There was a door and near it stood a guard.

"007 enter." The guard motioned after opening the door.

Jay walked to the front and entered. He found himself in a room with a bunch of machinery and other tests.

"Hello Jay, take a seat," Dr. Halsey said with a small smile. (I don't remember if she was bitch or good person in the original, well she'll be good in this story)

"Yes, miss Halsey" Jay followed with a neutral expression and took a seat.

"So, how are you?"

"Erm, good, I guess." Jay scratched his neck, surprised by such a trivial question.

"Really? I thought you would hate it and you don't seem to be lying." Dr. Halsey had a shocked face and kept looking at him.

"Well, I get to sleep and eat. And I will be able to save people."

"G-good" she seemed slightly sad.

"Ehem, anyway how is your health." She cleared her throat and asked.

"Very good." Jay answered, his words traced with excitement.

"Good, for example, do you get tired in exercises and how much could you lift?" Dr. Halsey asked.

"I don't really get tired. And I'm positive I could lift 100 kg."

"Your joking, right?" Dr. Halsey had an extremely skeptical look.

"No, miss."

"Haha, then go lift that piece over there." Dr. Halsey chuckled in realization and pointed at a piece that resembled metal.

Jay walked to it and lifted it quite easily.

"…"

"Are you sure your alright?! This shouldn't be possible!" Dr. Halsey was panicking. This was bullshit – two ordinary men would struggle to lift that, and a 6-year-old could?

"Yes… I'm alright."

"If I may ask, why do you seem unhappy, its good if I am strong, right?" Jay asked innocently.

Dr. Halsey smiled kindly and then explained, "Yes it's amazing… but you see, we have to account for any circumstances like these, one wrong move and the augmentations would kill or cripple you!"

'Oh… shit.' Jay thought, remembering the quest.

"Come here quickly, I need to do a full scan of your body." Dr. Halsey motioned him towards a table.

Jay sat in the table, a lid enclosed him, and he closed his eyes.

…

"Miss Halsey, is everything okay?" Jay was starting to worry; he had been here for quite some time.

"Magnificent… OH yes!" Dr. Halsey came to a realization and quickly got him out of the machine.

"Well… I don't really understand your body, it seems different, better… we'll have to make our checkups more frequent" Dr. Halsey looked at Jay with awe, determination, and a hint of sadness.

"Oh, and wear these from now on, they should weigh a lot." Dr. Halsey handed him 4 bracelets.

"But why do I need them?"

"Well, they should make your training more fruitful… but in reality, I am worried about your fellow recruits." Dr. Halsey explained.

…

"Goodbye, Jay 007." Dr. Halsey waved slightly, and Jay exited the lab.

/ Next chapter they will undergo augmentations, i will make that chapter longer. /

and the next chapter is guaranteed to be in a week... unless i'm feeling extra spicy.