418Justice League of Amazons: Halo chapter 2
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Now we begin
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It had indeed been a full twelve hours of sleep for John and as soon as he woke up, he decided to get himself into the habit of exercise to get his body warmed up. The chance to actually sleep on a real bed was pretty much a worthwhile thing for the UNSC Super Soldier and he was now eager to get himself into fit shape. He went and got a quick shower and soon managed to wear some simple clothing, namely a unisex UNSC body suit uniform which was grey and black with the symbol of the UNSC and a pair of boots. He felt a small measure of comfort but still felt positively naked without his MJOLNIR on. This was a by-product of Spartan IIs wearing their armour for practical reasons for so long it literally was their regular uniform so not wearing it... felt unnatural. The only team who did not have that many issues in the armour wearing were Grey Team due to their deep cover operations doctrine.
As soon as he was done, he decided to head over to get some basic push ups, sit ups, crunches, weight lifting and more before breakfast. Cortana was naturally in the MJOLNIR to run some basic diagnostics work and some firmware updating. She needed to get his Armor fully repaired since it not only helped keep her busy but also helped make sure he was ready for anything.
As he ran through the paces he also decided to lift some of the heavier weights, they were rated to at least a ton and a half but he was handling it well enough on his own. Even without the MJOLNIR, John was far stronger than most humans, even some of those who were peak level humans were not at his strength level as he lifted the weights. This helped him keep in shape, and also made him think on what he was going to do now. He revealed what was non-classified material and now was in a world where he was the only man left alive. And now he had to help Humanity in a way that he was still trying to wrap his head around.
Cortana had teased him all the way to bed on i but she was also serious about it as well as the dangers and he did give his word and he always did his best to keep promises. Still, that did not mean that this felt a bit out of his usual line of work as it were, he was more into running covert operations and fighting enemies who were non-human and human if it came to dealing with terrorists and Innies. As he stopped he felt some of his more vivid memories coming back, but he flattened it with his regular iron discipline and decided to wrap things up with his way of meditation.
He moved to a crate of his weapons and took out an unloaded MA5C and began to assemble and check the weapon, then reassemble it, soon he took out a Battle Rifle and did the same thing. Doing this helped him relax a bit more and become more focused. He then heard something and turned quickly and relied on reflex to aim his nearest weapon at the possible threat...
Only to find none other than Kara looking at him with wide eyes.
"Whoa! it's okay... it's just me!"
John looked at the young cousin of Clark Kent and nodded as he lowered his weapon.
"Sorry, reflex action even if the weapon is not loaded."
Kara nodded and had to admit that seeing how fast he moved in that instant was impressive and soon she walked over to the man, keeping in mind that he was not someone she can just flirt with. He was in many ways a tortured soul and someone who needed time to adjust to peace after such a horrible lifetime of war. She recalled seeing the war and the fights he had been in and the horrors he had seen and the pain he endured, she sat down and watched him more until she realized that the Spartan was looking at her with a hint of concern or what could be concern in his eyes.
"W-What?"
"You've been staring at me for a while now Ma'am, is something wrong?"
"Oh, nothing really, and don't call me Ma'am! I'm still a teenager you know!" Kara replied.
"I see..."
John went back to what he was doing and Kara said nothing for a while until she spoke softly.
"How?"
John looked at her and while Kara was not an expert at reading body language she realized that since he was looking at her he was allowing her to carry on.
"How...did you...go through all of that? I mean...most people would have gone insane from all that you've seen. That war and all...and..."
John could tell that she was feeling very sick about what she had seen and it amazed him that her expressions were truly human life, had it not been for the fact that she admitted to being an alien, he would have easily mistaken her for a full human teen. Still he could tell that she truly was trying to comprehend how he handled it. He wondered briefly if he should trust them more, but seeing that he had already gotten this far and they were still accepting of him, he might as well return the favour.
"It... was not easy. But I had a duty to the UNSC and to Earth and her colonies."
"But...they took you from your family! You were a child...and yet they took you from your parents! It's not right!" Kara exclaimed angrily.
John calmly replied to that
"No... I suppose it's not. But the UNSC had run out of time and options. I carry on...not because of any indoctrination or brainwashing. I did it, because I believed."
"Believed?"
"In what it I was meant to do, the Program...and I had a family, the other Spartans were my brothers, my sisters, even if they were not mine by blood. Mendez was my father figure, and Halsey was my mother figure. I fought for the people of the UNSC even if I never understood the undisciplined lifestyle of civilians. I fought for them, my fellow Spartans my fellow military kindred...and those who are no longer alive" John explained.
Kara could tell he meant it and felt a growing sense of respect towards the man, and then John spoke again.
"I... remember those who died, my family on one battle field or another, and those who I could not save...military or civilian. I remember their names, faces. I recall... all of them. And I will never forget a single one of them, so I fight to make sure that they did not die in vain."
"Oh..."
"What do you fight for?"
Kara looked at the Spartan who looked at her seriously and began to think hard on what she fought for and felt that long ago, her desire to be recognized as her cousin Clark, to step out and be her own person. To be seen as a hero of her own right...to be known. All of that seemed to shrink in comparison to what the Chief had done. But then she recalled how she felt losing her cousin and then her step-father and how she did all she could to console Martha who treated her like a beloved niece as Jonathan did.
"I... I guess I fight now... to honour my cousin Superman and my adopted uncle Jonathan...I lost them to the plague..."
"Good... never forget them... honour them, fight for their memory. And in that, they will never die."
Kara nodded and then she heard his stomach growl, she could not help but smirk a bit and feel the heavy atmosphere lighten a bit and spoke.
"You hungry Chief?"
John nodded and Kara smiled a warm smile.
"Great! I can cook you some breakfast if you want."
john nodded and soon the two headed for the kitchen and soon she managed to whip up some hot bread with apple jam, bacon, eggs sunny side up, and some hot coffee. John ate the food and enjoyed it, as Kara could see a slight...very slight curve of a smile on his face...and seeing that on the normally stoic man was actually heart-warming.
"You want seconds?" she asked
John nodded and soon the others arrived to see John having breakfast and soon joined him.
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Later...
Cortana was now inside John's armour as he was fully geared up and now heading down to Star Labs to be met by Felicity and to see if they could begin with some extra medical tests before moving on. Next to him was naturally the League as a whole...sure it was overkill but John was the LAST male alive so no sense not having security for him.
Cortana appeared in John's hand and looked at the League members and gave a devious and amused smile.
"You know...this is by far the absolute first time my caveman here has such an escort. If any of the other Spartans saw how you're being treated, they would have busted a gut in laughter. Not only that, I think even the regular Marines and Army, even the ODST boys would be either cheering you on or being rather jealous. And of course the ladies on that side of the equation would be very much jealous, or they would be asking which one of the ladies here finally bagged you in the sack."
"Cortana..."
The A.I was smiling all the while and continued with her needling of her protector and long time friend, though it was clear that despite the banter between them, the League could see that both John and Cortana were long time allies and despite his obvious annoyance, John still trusted and respected Cortana. The League could not help but find the whole thing somewhat amusing and soon Cortana spoke once more.
"Oh come on you big baby, it's actually kind of nice to see this, I still recall all of those comments that came from every female UNSC Marines, Army, and more who worked with you. Those made me laugh a lot, anyway, now with that out of my system as it were, let's talk about what exactly are we going to do here. So Diana, what can you tell us about this Felicity Smoak lady and Star Labs?"
Diana spoke to the A.I and gave her the details while John listened to the whole discussion to get all the details. Star Labs was a well respected science community and think tank while Felicity Smoak was a good friend to the League and was very dedicated to her work and was herself the one who they trusted enough to do the work on his DNA, blood, and tissue samples. So far she sounded trust worthy and if the League were on her side, then he was willing to work with her.
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Later...
"Wow...he's big."
Felicity commented as she looked at the Spartan who was currently in a room in the Labs, when she was told that the League had the Spartan with them to help run more tests she was eager to meet the man. She got more than she bargained for when she saw him walk in and under escort. At first she thought that he was a bad guy, but eventually she learned who he was and after trying to digest everything she decided to talk about it all later.
Right now the Spartan had removed his helmet and she was quite pleased to see that he was actually rather handsome in his own way though he certainly radiated the aura of a soldier. They needed to run some medical tests on him and so he had to remove his gear and he did so...making sure to strip right down to his skin...once more giving the ladies, including the now all female staff of Star Labs QUITE the eye full.
"No kidding..."
Cortana appeared and laughed once more while looking at the women who were utterly ogling the Spartan
"My, my... I never knew that one day my caveman would be so popular with the ladies! Who knew?" she grinned.
Mari replied to that.
"It's okay with you?" she asked
"Oh yeah it is! I swear you ladies are giving me so much material to tease him with, it's almost not funny. I swear I will make him blush yet!" the UNSC AI replied.
Dinah then spoke.
"You know... he doesn't seem bothered by the fact he was naked the first time we saw him."
"Not surprising, in cryo-stasis pods you have to go buck naked, or wear special clothing to sleep in them since wearing regular clothing or having bandages exposes you to Freezer burn. Plus being trained and raised the way he was, social norms in terms of showers and bathing don't apply that high to John. Now then.. .all jokes aside, you ALL want to jump his bones and get him in the sack huh?"
The blushing faces of the women were very telling, even Diana had a faint blush there as Zatanna tried to deny it.
"N-N-No we don't..."
Cortana gave a raised eyebrow and replied.
"Don't play coy with me ladies, I've already seen you ogle him before and I swear that some if not ALL of you WANT to do more than just look. The looks of lust in your eyes that time and NOW is so obvious I'd have to be blind, deaf, and dumb not to notice. Not that it bothers me to be honest, as long as you all take time to show him respect and treat him like a person then feel free to go at it."
Shayera spoke at that.
"You...don't mind?" she asked.
Cortana gave a nod and a sad smile as she looked at John.
"No... in fact I want you to make my cave man feel alive again, I want him to feel human again. This is a bit much to be sure, but it's better than nothing. I trust and care for that big lug so as long as we're clear on that, then you have my blessing."
Dinah then spoke.
"So what do you suggest then?"
Cortana looked at the ladies sternly and replied.
"First, be patient with him, you all know his story and know the kind of battles and worse he's been in as well as the life he lived so don't think that he is going to just change overnight. He's been raised in the military for all his life and more so social experience with women outside of the military is completely alien to him. The fact he even showed you his face is a sign of how much he is willing to work with you all since Spartans RARELY socialized with others outside of the Program or each other" she explained.
"Second, don't ever lie to him, he HATES being kept in the dark. Third, don't treat him like a glass doll, he may be the last man on this world but he is a soldier, a Spartan and to him, his duty and the protection of those under him is important. Fourth, earn his trust and friendship first and he will be by your side for life so do NOT betray him, he will not forget it. And fifth...well, it kind of ties in with the first thing when it concerns the romantic and physical side of a relationship."
Karen was curious on that as well as the others
"Why is that?" she asked
"Well...you know the augmentations they placed on him right? Well there were some...risks to those. One of them is a suppressed sex drive." Cortana explained
THAT got their attention right away and they all shouted.
"WHAT?!"
"Pipe down! I can hear you just fine thank you."
Barbara was stunned and asked
"They neutered him?!"
Cortana gave the redhead a look of disgust at that and replied
"No! I said suppressed, not eliminated. Like I said it's all there but it will take a lot more effort than usual for you to get him into the state of arousal."
Diana surprisingly spoke at that point.
"So he won't feel a thing if one of us kisses him?"
That actually put a cloud of despair into the women which Cortana noticed quite easily and replied.
"Oh he'll feel something all right but it will confuse him as he'll have no idea how to respond to it the way most regular people would in his place. Mind you he was raised in a black ops military program and fought for three decades so it's not like he had time to be socially close to the opposite gender. In fact if any of you kiss him right now, it would be a galactic first for him. And before you ask, yes he CAN have sex, but obviously he's never done that before with the war going on and the need to bottle up his emotions to handle the need to fight in the war at peak level."
Cortana then gave a grin.
'"Of course...that also means that my cave man there is a VIRGIN...in EVERY sense of the word. He might know the scientific view of human sexuality and the activities associated with it. But he's NEVER experienced it before. So you will have the PLEASURE of teaching him all the wonderful PHYSICAL aspects of a relationship. Couple that with his stamina, recovery rate, learning curve, endurance, and obviously his...proportions, you really need me to explain that part? So ladies, if you REALLY want him, you're going to have to work for him!" she said with a grin.
Before anyone of the women could comment or have interesting thoughts in their brains, one of the security guards came up to Felicity and spoke.
"We...have some visitors, the unscheduled kind."
Felicity was confused but only for a moment before she looked at the nearby monitors and soon recognized said visitor and her escorts. And it was none other than Amanda Waller, head of CADMUS, and from what she heard from the grapevine of the government, she was now part of the CIA's administration group due to succession protocol. She groaned out loud at this and rubbed her forehead.
"Great...Amanda Waller is here...I should have known she would have her nose and eyes on this."
Cortana looked her over, and already the 26th Century Smart AI accessed the government database and black ops database all over the world, MI6, Mossad, CIA... everyone. And she did not like what she was seeing, she turned to the others and spoke.
"Better not mention me or the Chief's tech, if she's what Felicity here is suggesting and I hacked the data to back it up, I have no doubt she'll try to take what she can from the Chief and that includes me. See you ladies in a bit since my caveman is coming."
And not a moment too soon as John arrived and after a few minutes fully donned his Armor and was now about to put his helmet on before Amanda and her now all female security detail came in. Amanda spotted the Master Chief who merely looked at her for a moment or two before placing down his helmet and sealed it with a hiss as the magnetic locks came online. Amanda gazed at the Armor and the weapons nearby that the Chief soon placed on his armour with a thunk that was enough to tell her that he had magnetic plates on his armour. She then spoke calmly even though she glared a bit at the League, most of all Wonder Woman and apparently the same could be said for her guards.
It was expected since the two with her happened to have families who were lost from the disease so naturally they would have an axe to grind against Diana.
"When I managed to get a feed into Star Labs a few days ago when I heard you managed to get some live tissue samples and blood work from a living man sent by the League I thought it was a hoax, then I get sight of an actual living male being examined by Star Labs...escorted by the League."
She soon looked at the heroines and spoke sternly.
"You realize that one could call this a capital offense hiding one of the last living men on Earth, considering that one of the Amazons of Themyscira committed gender genocide?"
John was about to respond and ask who she was, but Cortana soon filled him in and he was not all that sure that he would want to associate with Waller, she pretty much screamed ONI operative/administrator and not the kind like Elias Halverson, one of the few he trusted. Cortana was more than willing to show that there was more to Waller as well, namely in the fact she had plans to create an army to fight the League if they went rogue...a good measure to be sure, but also dangerous if not done right. And Waller's list of geniuses for that was pretty shady to the extreme.
Diana however replied.
"The Spartan is not someone you can just take as if you own him Waller."
"Oh? The Spartan is it? And that is odd talk coming from you Diana of Themyscira, your sister Aresia already killed off all the men on this world all for your ideals and beliefs...and here you are...protecting a man. After what your sister did to us, the LAST thing I want is to have the one possible human male who can save all of Humanity from death in the hands of an Amazon who may very well kill him too. I have already informed the president and also the congress and senate as well as the surviving delegates of the UN so he is no longer some secret you can keep hidden. And how do you think the rest of the people on this world will feel if they find out this as well? What kind of heroes are you all if it came out that you are hiding him from all of those who have suffered? Most of all you?" she asked.
That struck Diana as she knew that in a way Waller had a point, if anyone found out that the League were harbouring the last living male who was immune to the disease, then there would be rioting and the governments that had been reformed with all female leaders would be demanding to see this man and would call the League as enemies of humanity for this. The same could be said for the others as they could guess what could go wrong here.
However, John decided to speak.
"I will speak for myself" he said calmly.
Amanda looked at the man and nodded
"Very well...your name?" she asked.
"Master Chief Petty Officer Spartan-117 of the United Nations Space Command Navy, Naval Special Warfare Division Ma'am" John replied.
Amanda raised an eyebrow at that, she could tell this man was Special Forces and obviously very well trained as well as experienced if the damage on his Armor was any indication. There were a lot of questions in her head on who this man was as she knew that the UN had no such group, let alone a working space borne navy.
"Is that your name in full?" she asked.
"No Ma'am, but under ONI Articles and Guidelines pertaining to the Spartan II Commando Program, no Spartan is to reveal their name unless asked by a sanctioned member of the UNSC with proper clearance or by high ranking ONI personnel. And you Ma'am are neither, thus I am obligated and ordered to not reveal my name" John replied.
It was clear to Waller that she was not going to go anywhere in that front but decided to speak again in a different path.
"I see, my name is Amanda Waller and I represent CADMUS, a government sanctioned..."
"Government sanctioned organization created to counter the Justice League should the League go rogue and founded by the Central Intelligence Agency under the order of the previous President. I am well aware of who you are Ma'am and your group's mission. I will state that I cannot go with you at this time, however I will present myself to the UN if it is deemed needed to prove that the League are in no way shape or form hiding me for negative reasons. I will reveal who I am in that time though also under those same articles I am not obligated to reveal any information deemed Classified under the articles of the UNSC and ONI" John replied.
Amanda was not too happy about this but could see that the man would not budge on the matter and merely nodded.
"Very well, I will send word to the UN of this...we will meet again Spartan."
A few days after that less than ideal meeting with Waller, the League had to gather together and escort the Spartan to the UN building. Cortana and John had decided that it would be best that they make some alterations to the images in records to avoid mentioning that John and his fellow Spartans were child soldiers since doing that would be a bad idea. Only the League and those they trust would be allowed to know the whole truth about the Spartan and it would remain that way. So far a good amount of ground work had to be done as the League members who could fly were the ones flying near the Javelin though it was natural that they had to expect that some of the people would be LESS than pleased to see Diana with them. many hated her for what Aresia had done and some of the League worried that her presence would lead to a riot, but Diana decided that she had to do this.
Thus when they arrived many women glared and some shouted obscenities at the Amazon but she was willing to endure it and accompanied John and the others into the building. Even there though, many of the now all female staff glared darkly at the Amazon, even though it was obvious that Diana was nothing like Aresia. John disliked that and made it clear when one of the more belligerent guards was about to spit at Diana he got in front of the guard and glared at her.
Even though his face was hidden by the visor, the death glare he levelled at the woman is telling as she backed away and allowing the others to pass. Diana looked at John who spoke gently as much as possible.
"You all right?" he asked her.
"I... I am fine, you need not worry. But I must ask..." Diana began.
"Why did I protect you?" John asked.
"Yes...you know they have reason to be angry at my people's teachings and beliefs...they caused this tragedy after all..." Diana began to say.
"You are not Aresia" John said simply.
Those words were simple to anyone else but to Diana they had meaning and for some reason it uplifted her spirits and it seemed that the League were aware of what happened and were pleased. Cortana was eager to tease her caveman but decided against it for now. As soon as they entered the meeting area where all the now all female delegates were, needless to say it was loud as many of them were speaking, though naturally MANY if not all of them glared darkly at Diana. However it was not long before more cool heads prevailed and soon the leader of the group spoke to the assembled League.
"Who will speak among you?" she asked.
Kara knew that this was not her chosen field but she decided to step forward. It was a huge decision since Kara was technically the youngest of the League due to her being less seasoned that most of the League in some way or another. Thus this move was something she knew that she had to do for not merely herself but for her cousin and those who were male friends of hers. It took a while but she finally managed to introduce John to the people in the hall and asked them not ask too many questions since the Spartan was a military man and was...for the lack of a better word...secretive.
Several reporters asked various questions towards John, some asking who he was, why was he alive, how did he survive...and all that. One however, and this one being none other than Lois Lane asked.
"Are you really a man underneath the Armor?" she asked.
John cocked his head at that but was in truth annoyed at this as he absolutely disliked being in front of the cameras, let alone being in the spotlight but thankfully Cortana was there to help.
"You might as well get it over with John, and in hindsight it makes sense the lady there would ask that" she said.
"I am not liking this one bit" John replied.
He removed his helmet and allowed his face to be seen, apparently despite his still present dislike for the whole decision to show himself, a LOT of the women were now looking at him in ways that did not sit well with the Spartan. But he kept his calm there and then looked at the reporter Lois who was staring at him intently and he finally spoke.
"Satisfied?" he asked.
The feisty reporter nodded and John finally put his helmet back on and soon the leaders began to ask him more questions, Felicity arrived and soon showed the medical results and blood work to show that he was indeed immune to the disease Aresia created and they showed all the results when they tested his cells with samples of Aresia's plague. The sight of his cells not only resisting the attacks but actually countering the disease was impressive. And since the results were confirmed positive after at least a thousand intense, it was proven without a doubt that he was immune. That was a shocking revelation and also an important one as many leaders were now chatting like mad about this, but soon order was restored and soon John was asked to tell the audience who he was.
Naturally John in a clear voice repeated the same introduction he had done with Amanda Waller and soon explained he was from an alternate reality where there was now Justice League or anything that the UN here were familiar with. And naturally he explained how Humanity had reached for the stars and forged their own empire. When asked to provide proof he did so as he hooked himself onto the Armor and as much as he disliked talking for too long unless it was needed, he had to play the role of the speaker since revealing Cortana too early was not a wise idea. In fact he had to actively remove Cortana from his memories in order to keep her a secret so that meant altering some of his memories with Cortana helping along.
(A/N: Just recall the introduction with the League all the way to the Spartan II program, but this time instead of the Spartan II Program's true history being revealed, it only shows that John and the 74 were carefully selected by the military at an appropriate age for military recruitment. Though naturally he did not remove the part with the augmentations and the results.)
he then spoke of the war with the Covenant and how it began on Harvest, one of their more productive agricultural colonies and how he had been part of the war for over thirty years, technically making him a man of fifty years of age chronologically. But due to Slipspace travel and cryo-sleep he was at the age of twenty-five. They also showed his war records in ALL full detail and just how badly the war between the UNSC and the Covenant was, needless to say a LOT of the women in the room, even the guards were about to lose their lunches, breakfasts and whatnot before the day was over. They also showed how MANY medals and citations in the military he won which in comparison to the ranking system here would have made him a Five Stag General in the Army, Marines, Air Force, or a Fleet Admiral a hundred times over...he also showed the Flood and that REALLY made people sick and of course Halo itself really made them pale. They saw all the records all the way to the end of the war and how he escaped alongside the Arbiter from the new Halo ring's firing in the Dawn...
And all of it ending with him fighting he League even in an injured state until they took him in.
At the end of those records, and some more questions like trading technology, which he explained still was up for debate, they finally agreed that if John was willing to help humanity by helping donate for the formation of a serum to immunize any new born male children. And if needed... a sperm donation every now and then... much to the Spartan's internal annoyance and Cortana's absolute laughter.
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It was not long before the League and John had to go back to the Tower and also get some things organized since John could not afford to be on Earth due to the way he would be seen by those with more malicious intent. There was a lot to do, one of them included taking ALL that they could from the remains of the Dawn and then figuring out what to do with John.
As soon as they got to the Tower a lot of the League decided to head off to rest and recuperate after a long day. The only bit of good news was that no female villain had attacked the N building. A vast majority of the criminals super powered or not were gone since they were all male, so that was at least one GOOD thing that happened, though that meant the female villains would be taking up the slack. But for now John was back to working on gathering whatever other salvageable materials, vehicles and whatnot and whatnot from the Dawn while Cortana worked on her own front as she had already taken ALL the data from the Dawn's databanks and purged everything else that was not needed.
As this was going on, most of the League members took the time to think as well as eat and drink though right now the most senior of the now all female League...Diana and Shayera were talking about what transpired.
"You think it worked?"
Diana shook her head at Shayera's question and replied.
"I cannot say, but I think Cortana and John did what they could, I shudder what could happen if Cortana was revealed too early. At any rate, all we can do now...is help John get comfortable. After all he has been through...he deserves to be human again" she said.
"I've seen a lot of things go bad...but what the Spartan went through...comes a close second. By the way...how are you holding out?" Shayera asked
"I...I...I am still reeling from all of this...seeing how much hatred is being directed at me...all because of Aresia's actions. And I can't say that they have no reason to be angry towards what I represent" Diana replied shakily.
The Thanagarian could see how painful it was for Diana right now and could not blame her for her feelings on the matter, she had once been seen as a hero but after Aresia, she was very much tainted and so was the image of the Amazons. She reached out and helped her fellow heroine with the situation she was and hoped that would find a solution. After a while she recalled what happened with Diana and John and spoke about it.
"So the Spartan said that you are not Aresia...pretty important words judging by how you acted" Shayera said.
"Yes, they were...anyway...what do you think about what...Cortana said about...well, the Spartan's...suppressed...urges?" Diana asked.
Shayera looked at Diana before replying "I guess I hadn't thought about that" she said "From what Cortana has told us, John has never done anything of a sexual nature before" she added "It'll be very hard for him when he has to go to a sperm bank to donate" she then said.
"What makes you say that?" Diana asked curiously.
"Well, think about it, just because John knows the scientific aspect of sex, that doesn't mean he actually knows what it's like" Shayera replied "And given that he's been going from warzone to warzone and never had any downtime to do anything... 'pleasurable', he probably wouldn't what to do" she said.
"So maybe we should help him learn how to?" Diana suggested. Shayera looked at the Amazon in surprise before saying "Well, I don't think he'd appreciate us jumping his bones" she said "But we should at least talk to him about it" she added.
As soon as John was done hauling in what he could from the Dawn and storing it in the Tower, he left the ship and headed back to the Dawn, and soon headed to the room that he had been assigned in. However, before he could go into the room in question Diana and Shayera came over and the Amazon spoke to him first.
"John...we need to talk for a moment about something...important" she said.
The Spartan raised an eyebrow at that in his helmet but decided to follow the two heroines and had his MA5C on his back with the safety on as well. As he arrived he was able to see himself in one of the spare rooms and soon they sat down on the chairs and though Diana was about to ask him to sit down for the talk, he replied.
"I weigh a ton in armour Diana, unless that chair is rated for my weight, I'll stand" he said.
The two looked at one another and nodded, mentally deciding that they should consider reinforcing the chairs to handle the weight of the man. But it was decided that it would be shelved for another time as this was far more important. Though naturally...it was something that the two women had to admit was darn awkward...since they were going to have to show a man how to have...sex with women. It was going to be a very interesting situation indeed. And since it was Diana who brought it forward she spoke first, though she had to admit that it was still something that she needed to take slowly.
"All right... John, since you agreed to this, you know you have to... donate your sperm as well right?"
"Yes. Though why is being discussed?" John asked.
The Amazon blushed a bit at that and replied.
"Well, you may be aware of the scientific aspects of sexual activity...but...do you know...how to do it with a woman?" she asked hesitantly.
For once in his life, John had no way to answer that, however it took him a moment or two to finally get an answer into his head, and it was an honest one.
"No" he said simply.
The women nodded and Shayera finally spoke, being the more outspoken of the two and more familiar with male and female interactions than Diana was.
"All right...well the reason we're here is that what Cortana told us about you not having ANY experience in that field is troubling since you are going to have to socialize with others more often now, women most of all. And one such aspect is how to interact with them on a more...physical manner since even if you...donate your sperm to a sperm bank you may need to have some idea on how to do it...or have help" she explained.
"Come again?" John asked
The two women could not help but feel even more awkward with this train of conversation, all the while John remained as stoic as ever as they managed to finally get themselves to speak again, this time however it was Diana who decided to speak again. She knew that if her mother or her sisters heard this from her, they would have been utterly shocked by what she was saying in front of a man, but she ignored that as she knew that this was vital.
"Well, even if you do know the science behind it...you have no practical experience in such matters when it comes to sex and also how men and women interact in such situations. And as much as I...do not wish to bring it up, this lack of...experience because of the war you fought in John along with being part of the Spartan II Program, so you need to have knowledge on how to be around women in a more personal setting, and also know just HOW such acts are done" she explained.
John did not reply but when he did...
"And you both want to teach me how to have sex with a woman?" he asked
Yep... a genius on the battle field, a complete dunce in the bedroom and how to talk to women pretty much summed it up. Not that it was John's intention and he was not lying at all, there was not a SINGLE shred of deception in his question.
This was utterly embarrassing for both women though due to her being more experienced, Shayera was better on recovery and nodded, even though behind her mask she was blushing at the idea of teaching a man how to have sex with a woman. Diana was no better as she blushed to the point she gave even the red of her armoured getup a run for the darkest shade of red around. The idea of her... an Amazon teaching a man how to have sex and be intimate with a woman was something she NEVER thought would happen to her.. .but apparently it was now. It took a bit more effort for them to finally calm down...but that moment was broken when Cortana showed up...a wide grin on her face.
"Well now... this is an interesting conversation; oh I can see this now... sex education for the caveman. At least you got excellent teachers huh Chief?" she teased.
"Cortana...why do I get the feeling you had some hand in this?" John asked.
"Well...yeah I did, but there is a reason. You know that making that serum may not be enough, a LOT of sperm banks got robbed long before we got here Chief so whatever stocks they got left are as of now more valuable than gold, or platinum...hell they are even more precious than food or water right now. And we're just talking about what's here in the US mind you. So, if you don't know HOW to...shall we say..." she trailed away.
"Auto-eroticism or masturbate so my sperm can be collected?" John asked.
Yet again ANOTHER round of blushes for the two... right now they were just hoping that John would just stop and just say yes. Cortana on the other hand snorted and rubbed the bridge of her nose.
"Yep... you could have worded that better, but yeah, you get the gist of it caveman. So if you can't do that without some help then it would be better you get as much education as you can. Look at it this way though, at least you're with people you do know and not just a bunch of random strangers. And at least they all know your story and what to do in order to help you. So care to give this a shot Chief?" she asked
John did not respond at first and finally he spoke to Diana and Shayera.
"I don't have much of an option I take it?" he asked.
Diana nodded, managing to finally get her blush down.
"Sadly yes, it would be...very odd if the time came for you to donate in a sperm bank and did not know...how to do it. Plus also how to socialize with others, namely the opposite gender in terms of relationships. They...never covered that in the Program?" she asked
John shrugged and replied.
"Nope, only ones I know among the unit who did that were Black One and Black Two, former is leader of Team Black and the other is the heavy weapons specialist of said team. They were in a relationship and got into a fight because of it with Red Team members. Other one was Spartan-062, she got wounded and was off duty for a while, got back to testing weapons and gear. Retired and apparently got married" he explained.
THAT made the two look surprised, the idea of a female Spartan being married was new. And knowing how powerful they were... they had to give credit to a man, a regular man who could ask a female Spartan out, then date... and hell even propose marriage!
But now they had work to do!
It took at least some weeks and this naturally had to get the women to be all hands on deck. Those of them who were not on assignment had to help John adjust to the new world he was in and Cortana helping fill in the blanks. They had no problem keeping John in top physical condition since he did that on his own, push ups, sit ups, lifting weights, runs and more, he even did exercises that were the Spartan training standard. They also got him used to interacting with them, though personalities were very different for them all. Plus...after Diana and Shayera reminded them of what they talked about, all of the women were MORE than happy to pitch in.
Of course it was not long before the call came in from Star Labs, a sperm bank had come a calling.
Only problem was, the League had need of more time to introduce John to the whole concept of sexual intimacy. Why? They were still working on how he could speak to women and deal with how women would react to him. But now...he had a duty to perform.
The sperm bank was ordinary as things went but right now the place looked like Fort Knox, and had so many security systems and personnel armed to the teeth it might as well had been Fort Knox's little brother. To John as he arrived in secret though, he could easily infiltrate and exfiltrate places like this with his eyes closed. Of course he would not. With him were the League members again, along with some of the security staff from Star Labs and Felicity. Thankfully they had concocted a cover story on the off chance John might not react well, explaining that the UNSC Covenant War was a seriously traumatizing event for all involved, which it was, so John would need help to do what he was going to do.
It didn't help matters that none of the time they had was sufficiently enough for them to get to first base as it were to helping John deal with intimacy and sex in general. But now here he was.
"Okay...we're here Felicity."
"Yeah, I KNOW you guys needed more time but we couldn't delay it any longer. The President pretty much demanded we start and there's no way I can ignore that coming from the most powerful woman in the United States."
John shrugged and spoke.
"Let's get this over with."
John entered the room and soon began to remove his armour and body suit, having placed aside his weapons and soon he was fully naked again and now looked at the cups before him. he shook his head and wondered just how he was going to do this, he looked at the window nearby, all too aware that by the way it looked, this was a two-way mirror and now doubt he was being watched. It was rather odd but since he was here he might as well figure something out.
But he was also a practical man and KNEW that he was not going to be easily aroused... add the fact that he was still clueless about this whole thing, made this lack of knowledge all the more difficult. Thus he did the one thing he knew he could do.
"I need some help with this" he said apologetically.
So now it was up to the League to pick just WHO among them was going to help John get... comfortable.
For a moment, no-one moved until Zatanna sighed and said "I'll help him" she said sincerely and everyone looked at her in surprise with a hint of jealousy. Zatanna noticing their stares spoke "I'm just helping him out" she said defensively "One of us has to help him and it might as well be me" she added as she left the room to enter the room with John.
John raised one eyebrow a little when Zatanna entered the room and she said "You need some help, Chief?" she asked gently. John slowly nodded his face an expressionless mask.
"Okay, let's get you comfortable" Zatanna then said "Tes eht doom!" she chanted and the lights became softer and some lit candles littered the room and Zatanna was wearing a black silk kimono revealing some of her cleavage and her long lean legs and her hair framed her face.
"Ready to get started?" the brunette witch asked the Spartan super-soldier who was a little speechless; taking John's silence as her cue, Zatanna went to work to help the Spartan get more relaxed.
t was not exactly an easy thing to do since Zatanna was well aware of John's past and the fact that he was not one who could be easily aroused. But the magic user was not one who gave up easily. And in some ways she was actually enjoying the closeness between her and the Spartan. John was still dealing with the closeness between himself and Zatanna and right now he was trying to digest what was going on through his brain. And right now the magician was moving closer to the Spartan and begin to sway her hips a bit more.
John naturally looked at her and took in all the details and it seemed that the magic she used to set the mood was working as John seemed to be more relaxed and that was always a good thing.
Too bad she was shaking like a leaf inside as she moved closer to the man, and for good reason as she was hoping she did not make a complete fool f herself.
Soon she moved to gently kiss John on the cheek, no kissing on the lips just yet since that would be a bit too quick and intrusive. But she certainly liked the feel of his body and heat on her lips. She moved forward and soon pressed herself gently on the man, she began to run her hands on his body again and she also moved gently on his shoulders, chest and stomach, enjoying the feel of his skin and feeling the heat from him. The scars on his body was very telling of his life and a part of her heart ached for the life he led. But it also made her want to do her best to make him enjoy this.
She continued to kiss the Spartan and soon moved her hands to the lower part of his body, right on his manhood and she could not help but blush like mad when she began to run her hands on his sex. It was a very hard moment for her as she was really resisting the urge to just jump his bones right now. The last thing she wanted to do was break the rule of letting John get used to this and so she had to do things slowly.
On John's end he was getting used to the feelings and right now something...was happening to him. Sure he understood the science behind sexual arousal and the like, but had NEVER experienced it at all. And while it was taking a lot more effort on Zatanna's part, it seemed that his body war reacting more. One such benefit of having an augmented nervous system as his meant that certain stimuli that was not harmful was more pronounced in a sense. And it was not long before Zatanna, loosening the kimono somewhat to allow her bust to be a bit more exposed and soon he felt her breasts and nipples on his arm and her hands on his manhood, her hands moving slowly over his length.
And now...his body reacted like any normal man would, but in his case, being a physically, mentally, and genetically perfect and properly augmented at his youth...well, his body's reaction was more than what normal men could do.
(Oh...wow!)
Zatanna's reaction was expected as she finally got John's manhood to react to the stimulus of her hand on it's length, but not because he reacted alone but….
At full mast, John's manhood was at full twelve inches...pretty damned impressive to say the very least and all she could do was stare. And she had no doubt everyone in the back room was staring to as he was. She looked at John who was looking right back at her, he seemed calm and controlled, but there was VERY FAINT blush on his face so it told the magician that her actions WERE working on him and that made her a lot more pleased that she was doing this right now.
She moved her hands on the long steel hard shaft of male muscle and continued to gently kiss John and rub her hands on his body along with her breasts on his arm and chest as well as his sides. Soon she picked up the pace and could not help but blush as John began to move his hips just a bit, but it was enough to make her feel his manhood move in her hands. And in that moment she felt her desire to feel that length of male flesh in her own sex and more...but she quickly stopped, trying her best to remain focused and soon her actions got the results as he released his first blasts of sperm into the cup she managed to get into position with magic, filling it to the brim as John's release was pretty much filled with energy.
But to her shock, awe, and desire...even after such an energetic release...John was still hard and ready for more...
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Later…
The cups at least a full fifty to sixty were all filled to the brim...much to the shock, amazement, and interest of all the women, they were so filled with John's sperm that the staff had to seal them tightly to make sure that they did not lose a single drop of the man's sperm. The thing that REALLY stunned them all was how quickly John recovered, It normally would be very hard for one man to fill three cups, but John managed to fill SIXTY and yet still have A LOT of energy in him for more!
The amount of sperm he had in him was amazing as the cups could show and his recovery was super human and the fact that he seemed no worse for wear was impressive. As soon as the cups were full, the doctor who was there thanked John profusely and had to admit that he cut quite the figure naked even more so that his manhood was still rock hard to boo. Soon however, John's control and discipline made him relax and soon his manhood returned back to the calm state and he dressed in armour but not before looking squarely at Zatanna who was back in her old uniform and then gave her a very slight smile.
"Thank you" he said to her quietly.
Two simple words, but coming from someone of his life, it meant A LOT.
Soon the League packed it up and headed back to the Tower...but it was clear that what they had seen...was going to be in their heads for a very long time!
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Later aboard the Watchtower, John had gone to bed leaving the ladies to talk among themselves.
"You lucky bitch!" Helena said to Zatanna who shrugged a little and replied "I only helped him" she said defensively.
"Oh sure you were" Helena said with a big smirk on her face "We all saw how much you wanted to jump him" she added "So what was it like? Holding the guy's dick in your hand?" she asked eagerly.
Zatanna had the good sense to blush before saying "Well... it's certainly something to behold" she stammered as she blushed scarlet.
"I'll bet it was" Shayera grinned "Makes me wish I was the one in the room with him instead of you" she said wistfully.
"And to think, he managed to fill at least sixty cups!" Karen exclaimed "And he didn't look tired afterwards!" she then said and everyone nodded in agreement.
"It certainly says something about his stamina and endurance" Mari quipped which made all the women grin a little as they thought about what it would be to get the Spartan all to themselves for a night.
At that moment Cortana appeared "Well, what do we have here?" the AI quipped "Just some cosy gossiping?" she asked with a sly grin.
"Were you listening in?" Dinah asked cautiously.
"Yep" Cortana replied with no regret and a smile "I did tell you ladies that John has a lot of stamina due to his training" she said "So you can guess what he would be like in bed" she added with a grin.
Cortana then looked at Zatanna and said to her "And thank you Miss Zatara for being the one to help John out" she said sincerely "You helped him feel some humanity in him again" she added "Plus I imagine you were certainly rewarded by being that close to my Spartan" she then said with a grin.
Zatanna blushed before replying "I'm just glad that I could help him" she replied with a blush and a smile.
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To be continued…