Madison-A006

Earliest Recollections
Madison's earliest memory is of a car accident. An accident which immobilized his mother. Madison also remembers the following weeks, where he broke his wrist, and met his lifelong friend, Mikey, as well as another minor friend, Caleb. Their friendship forged in the imaginary battlefields of their minds, where the Allies were storming the beaches of Normandy, British SAS were taking North Africa, or the U.S. Marines were invading Iraq. His fascination with the 20th and 21st centuries kept him occupied. His memory of his brothers daily torture comes through clear as day. He remembers a great early life.

Tragedy
Madison was only 5 years old when both his mother and father died. The accident was gruesome and he cannot forget the look of his parents as a paste on the street. His friend, Caleb's family was forced to leave Earth because of this, and he never really found out why. After losing his parents, he was able to find, and then hide, his father's pistol, something he needed for himself. He was then taken to and orphanage with his brothers, where he was sure he'd spend the rest of his life.

Inner Soldier
His brothers were quickly adopted, but Madison was not. He was always felt like it was because of his malformed face. A cleft lip and palate that hadn't been properly fixed made him feel inferior to the other kids, because he didn't feel like he was "handsome" or "cute." He began getting into fights with other kids, particularly the older ones who would always harass him, and would generally win, because he was angry. When he got knocked down, he just got back up. He only lost when he literally couldn't move, and as time progressed, this is what happened more and more. Kids would group up on him and hold him down, taking turns punching and kicking him. Finally, an ONI officer was sent to the orphanage to find potential SPARTAN-III candidates. The female officer watched him fight against multiple, larger children, to moderate success. When it was finally clear that he ultimately lost, she intervened. She could tell that he was scared of something, not physical harm, but something else. She looked into his eyes, as swollen as they were, as he tried to avert his eyes. His room was searched, to find one thing, a M1911A1, his father's pistol. The officer asked him about the the pistol, to which he responded, "Please don't take it away! PLEASE!" She now knew that it had some importance to him and asked, "I won't, now why do you have it?" Madison broke down and started crying, "It was my daddy's!" The ONI officer felt pity for the child. She had actually lied to him, she was really going to take it regardless. The weapon wasn't registered, and therefore should have been confiscated. She knew that this child was just one of trillions who seemed to be nothing more than the universe's plaything, but she felt compelled to help. She asked Madison if he wanted to leave, and he responded with a barely audible, "Yes," as he sniffled. She asked him if she could help him find his "Inner Soldier" to which he quickly and slightly more audibly responded, "Yes."