Welcome to the UNSC.

Cassie Cage. To say she is not your everyday girl would be an understatement. Since childhood, she has been a very skilled martial artist, her father was a action movie star, or so he says at least. And he taught Cassie a lot of tricks that has saved her butt on more than one occasion. But that is not what makes her special, no the special part comes from her mother's side.

Cassie is the daughter of General Sonya Blade. A well known and well respected soldier of the United Nations Space Command, more commonly known as the UNSC. Sonya's father and Cassie's grandfather was a high ranking officer as well. So naturally, being born from Sonya's womb, ment that Cassie was next in line for the life of war... even if she didn't really want to.

Cassie could get out of this. Break enough rules and disobey enough orders and she might get kicked out or shot in the head. Reason why she did not do that was because despite her strained relationship with her mother, she still wanted to become a soldier and prove to her mother that she is worthy to be he daughter.

Cassie was currently in cryo sleep, getting ready for a training It was time for a training Exercise, one of many.

"Cryo pods opening" The AI named Orlin spoke.

Cassie falls out, vomiting bronchial surfactant. Next to her, her squad mates are thawed out and vomiting surfactant as well.

"Lasky? You okay?" Chyler Silva said to Thomas Lasky who doesn't respond and continues to vomit "Are you alright?".

Lasky managed to get up and walks to his locker, still coughing. As another squad mate named Michael Sullivan spoke "Lasky, let's go!".

Lasky as he gears up, still coughing. Walter Vickers who was the leader of this exercise spoke over the COM) ""Hastati Squad, 4 minutes to rendezvous point!".

Lasky takes out his assault rifle.

"Copy, Vickers. T-Minus 4 minutes" Silva said.

Cassie noticed that Lasky's right hand wrist were bruised "Lasky are you sure that you will be able to shoot with those hands?".

Lasky tightens his gloves "We'll find out"

Chyler runs for the exit "Come on!".

Sullivan follows her "Axios!".

Cassie got her gear ready and headed out aswell "Axios!".

Dimah Tchakova was heard over the COM "10 seconds, closing in! First checkpoint. Almost there!".

Lasky runs out of the building, the sunlight blinds his eyes. Lasky pants and coughs. He looks up at a small hill, where Silva and Sullivan are already climbing to the top.

Cassie grabs his arm "Move is Lasky. We can't fail this!".

Lasky nods and they continue up the hill. They reach the forest and are met by explosions and gun fire.

"We're under heavy fire!" Vickers said "Vickers, checkpoint!".

"Covering!" Sullivan fires his assault rifle.

Silva fires hers for a short second before continuing "Moving!".

Cassie breaks from cover and continues on. The 4 cadets move on to the RV point. Lasky is running through explosions and gunfire. Cassie could see the check point now

"Tchakova. Checkpoint!"

"Chen, checkpoint!"

"Briggs, Ceckpoint!"

"Checkpoint!" Vickers said over the COM

"Uh, fifty seconds" Lasky said.

"Go!" Silva shouted. The cadets advance forward and take cover momentarily.

Vickers spoke over the COM "Cage, Silva, Sullivan, Lasky - where are you guys?".

"RV in fifteen seconds" Lasky said before looking at Sullivan "Are you ready?".

Sullivan nods "I'll see you at the party".

Cassie, Lasky, Silva and Sullivan get up and continue running, with Silva taking point. They continue running until Sullivan is then shot by a tactical training round and falls backwards. Cassie, Lasky and Silva notice this and turn around.

"Sully!" Lasky shouted as he his two squad mates looks at Sullivan lying stunned on the ground.

Silva begins to running again "We have to leave him!".

Lasky hesitates, but Cassie shakes his shoulder and they continue on.

"Cage, Lasky!" Vickers shouted ove the COM.

Lasky coughs "Ten seconds".

Lasky breaks into a run. His motion tracker enlarges and moves to the center of his HUD, a red "X" appears over the green arrow representing Sullivan. A message appears over the motion tracker: CASUALTY: SULLIVAN.

Vickers shouted again "Cage, Lasky, hurry up!".

"Landing in 3... 2... 1" Cassie said Lasky makes it to the rendezvous point, a small concrete shelter under fire where the rest of Hastati Squad are taking cover. He continues to wheeze and cough.

"Enemy inbound. They'll be on us in 35 seconds" Chen said

"Fresh mags in your weapon, prepare to attack" Vickers ordered

Both Casisse and Lasky turns to Vickers in disbelief. Lasky being the one to speak "What?".

"Our objective is to neutralize the Insurrectionists and acquire the target. We move on my mark" Vickers said.

"30 seconds" Chen said.

"We should flank them and force a surrender" Lasky argued.

"We're too close to flank and Innies never surrender!" Vickers shot back.

Silva decided to speak up "Dimah and I could circle around. There's still time".

"We can make it" Tchakova said.

"25 seconds. Guys?" Chen said unsure what to do.

"It's our best move" Lasky said.

"I can cover them" Cassie added

"20 seconds" Chen said.

Vickers contemplates for a moment "No, we're sticking to my plan, okay? On my mark".

"It won't work" Lasky argued.

"You're not in charge anymore, Lasky!" Vickers snapped.

"Tom, just do what he says" Silva said, trying to end the argument.

"15 seconds" Chen said.

Vickers shoots an urgent look at Lasky "They're my orders".

"I don't care" Lasky declared.

"10 seconds!" Chen said.

Lasky and Vickers glares at one another. These two never got along and had very different methods of doing things. And Cassie thought this was the worst time for them to be at eachother's throats.

"5 seconds!" Chen called out.

Lasky charges out of the shelter "Axios!".

"Lasky!" Vickers shouted after him.

"Damn it Lasky!" Cassie shouted and

Lasky runs amidst heavy gunfire and explosions; scene briefly goes into slow motion; suddenly, he is hit in the chest by a training round and falls "Augh!".

Lasky lies on the ground, breathing heavily. All is quiet before April Orenski appears from behind a reflective barrier.

Orlin could be heard again "Hastati Squad leader on the field. Exercise paused".

Orenski walks to Lasky, still laying on the ground, aiming her rifle at him "Let me guess, Lasky, you ignored orders".

Lasky was panting "It's just... another strategic casualty, sir".

"Unacceptable" Orenski said and shoots Lasky twice in the chest with training rounds. Lasky grunts loudly in pain.

"Game over" Orlin said.

"Shoulder your weapon, cadet" Orenski said coldly.

Cassie sighed 'He did it again'.

Later Hastati Squad walk across a field at the forest edge.

Sullivan looks at Lasky "The Robot tag you?".

Lasky nods "Yeah, once from two meters... Twice from one".

"I'm still numb from all those stun rounds" Sullivan said.

"I'm always numb" Lasky said.

"Lasky, this is getting old. Try to argue less next time. Even if the order was bullshit" Cassie said.

"Lay of him Cassie. You can't baby him forever" Jacqui Briggs, Cassie's best friend said with a smirk.

"Someone needs to keep him alive" Cassie smirked back before giving Lasky a sister punch on the shoulder, making him flinch.

They stop as General Black's Warthog approaches along the concrete road. Orenski walks to face Hastati Squad, now standing in formation as the general's Warthog pulls to a stop and Black climbs out "Hastati... Port arms!" The members of Hastati Squad do as ordered. Orenski turns to face General Black "General Black, sir!".

Black surveys Hastati Squad disapprovingly and slowly walks in front of the cadets "Let me remind you, cadets... this academy bears the name of the Roman general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo. Because he represents honor, valor, allegiance! General Corbulo was to take his own life in the name of the Empire. Corbulo did not hesitate nor question. He loyally obeyed, screaming 'Axios!' as he fell upon his own sword. Axios: I... am... worthy" He stops to face Lasky, who continues to stare forward "But I'm afraid, cadets, today you have proven to be anything but. We are at war with Insurrectionists. Terrorists, who would like nothing more than to see all of us dead. Had this been a real firefight, the rebels would have likely killed every member of Hastati Squad" He then goes on walking in front of the formation "Every single one of you at this academy was sent here because your parents are the upper echelon of the United Nations Space Command. Because all of you are its future". He then stops next to Orenski "And I expect you to act like it".

Orenski took a breath "Understood, sir!".

"Well, what are you waiting for? Lead them on tour, Orenski" Black said and turns to leave.

Orenski addresses Hastati Squad "Axios!".

Hastati Squad repeats "Axios!".

General Black leaves in his Warthog and Orenski speaks again "Hastati... Right, face!" Hastati Squad turns to face the right ""Double, march!" The cadets break into a jog, singing the UNSC Marine Cadence as they follow Black's Warthog along a dirt road "One early morning 'bout zero-five!".

Hastati Squad: "One early morning 'bout zero-five!"

Orenski "The ground will rumble, there'll be lightning in the sky!"

Hastati Squad: "The ground will rumble, there'll be lightning in the sky!"

Orenski "Don't you worry, don't come undone!"

Hastati Squad "Don't you worry, don't come undone!".

The cadets of Hastati Squad continue their jog across a field with other cadets performing various physical exercises, training in close quarters combat, as well as firing pistols at a shooting range.

Orenski "Helljumper, Helljumper, where you been?"

Hastati Squad: "Helljumper, Helljumper, where you been?"

Orenski "Feet first into hell and back again!"

Hastati Squad "Feet first into hell and back again!"

Orenski "Don't cry for me, don't shed no tear!"

Hastati Squad "Don't cry for me, don't shed no tear!"

Lasky begins to pant and falls behind the others.

Orenski "Just pack my box with PT gear!"

Hastati Squad "Juste pack my box with PT gear!".

Orenski "Helljumper, Helljumper, where you been?"

Hastati Squad "Helljumper, Helljumper, where you been?"

Orenski "And I wanna drop and drop again!"

Hastati Squad "And I wanna drop and drop again!"

Lasky continues to pant and runs several meters behind the squad.

Orenski "One, two, three, four, oh..."

Hastati Squad "One, two, three, four, oh..."

Cassie slows down and looks at Lasky "You ok?".

"I'm... fine" Lasky pants out.

Cassie shakes her head and helps him the rest of the way. Something she had to do several times before. Like she said before. This is really getting old.

Later Cassie stood in the shower, washing the sweat of her body. This day was a disaster, no way around it. Unlike most of the squad, Cassie did not really blame Tom for this, she too disagreed with the plan. But she just wished he would stop being so naive. As much as she hated to admit it, Vickers was right, the enemy could not be reasoned with anymore. She was brought out of her thoughts by an sharp slap on her ass making her yelp.

"Wake up, you will use up all the hot water" Jacqui said as she claimed the shower next to Cassie.

"Would you stop doing that!" Cassi said, rubbing her butt which now had a hand mark on it.

Jacqui laughed "I will stop when you stop being such an easy target".

Cassie sighed and finished up her shower "Sometimes I wonder how we are friends".

"You don't mean that. I am the only one who can put up with you" Jacqui said washing her hair.

"Right back at ya" Cassie said as she dried of.

Cassie and Jacqui met shortly after they entered the academy. They became best friends almost right away. During training, Jacqui proved to be the strongest female member of Hastati Squad, while Cassie was the best hand to hand fighter of the squad, leading them to offten spar with eachother.

Cassie wrapped a towel around herself "We lost again".

"Yeah. This is getting embaressing. At this rate we will never graduate" Jacqui said while washing her arm pits.

Cassie looked in a mirror fixing her hair around her shaved sides "Everyone blames Tom for that".

"Easier to blame someone else than to admit the plan was shit" Jacqui said while washing her legs.

"Yeah..." Cassie agreed.

"Any words from your mother yet?" Jacqui said as she stepped out of the shower and began to dry of.

Cassie sighed "Do I even need to answer that?".

"Guess not... Let's get dressed and head back to our rooms" Jacqui said.

Cassie nodded and they left the shower room.

Jacqui entered her room and saw she had a new video message. It was from her dad, Jackson briggs, or Jax as he is nicknamed. Jacqui sat down and turned on the message.

Jax apeered on the screen, smoking a cigar "Hey Jacqui. Sorry for not sending you a message for so long. Been a hell of a ride out here. I just wanted you to know that I am damn proud of ya girl. I did not want you to become a soldier, but I always knew that you could not help yourself but to follow my footsteps. I know you will make it through training with no problems. And I look forward to finally giving you the dog tags" He was about to end the message but quickly added "And don't tell your mother I am still smoking. You know how she gets".

When the message ended Jacqui smiled "Don't worry dad. I will not say a word".

Back in her room, Cassie went to check if she had any messages. She got one from her dad... but non from her mother. Like always. She shook her head and read what she got from her father Johnny Cage.

Johnny: Hello my little cage. I read the reports. I am proud to see that your hand to hand keeps being on top. As for your Combat scores... Well, it may be room for improvements, but I know you will get there. I belive in ya kid, you are a Cage.

Cassie smiled and closed the message before heading to bed.

He was right, she is a Cage. And she would make sure to get through this and join the war... and find her mom.

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Well there you have it. My first ever Mortal Kombat and Halo crossover. I got this idea on a wim while I was planning on making a Halo crossover fic, so I decided to go for Mortal Kombat.

Just know I will mainly focus on the military MK characters and there will be no magic since this is the Halo universe.

Also NO THIS WILL NOT BE A CASSIE X LASKY STORY. Jut incase you get the wrong idea.

Tell me what you think and please review. That is what keeps my stories going.