(In John’s voice)
Who was this man these soldiers looked up to keep them alive? Was he a madman or was he just another nobody who signed up to Dante’s Abyss just for the chance of glory? Nobody knew the name “John Connor” here. Here he was just another face in the crowd, a number sent for the kill for the glory of a General who was royalty here and a Commander who knew little about the man except what he looked like or what he was known for in his past life. Where were the men and woman who signed up to die for him? In another world… another time.
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A soldier shook awake Connor in another one of his coffee drooped stupors. The Lt. took several cups of coffee, staying awake almost all the hours of the night to check in on troop movements, and other various orders.
The T-800 sat for a second, waking Connor when he tried to get some shut-eye for the short 15 minute breaks he had.
Another soldier, younger and a bit tired, walked up to Connor while he was still getting his bearings “Sir, when is a good time to start doing our orders, Sir?”
Connor sat up and stood up “Get started on Operation: Dark. I’ll inform you when it gets closer.”
His communicator was on his pants, and he stood again, watching for danger from all fronts.