Spartan-B34

John - 117 stepped up to the staging area.  It had been over two years since he had been on this field.  He remembered it well.  It stood out in his mind as the first real lesson he had ever learned.  It was his first time in the field, even though it was just training, and he had lost.  He had won, but still lost. He learned that day, that in order to win, sometimes you have to do more than just get yourself across the finish line – you have to do more than just pull your own weight. If your team doesn't win, neither do you.   This time was different, though.  John wasn't going to lose this time.  He was eight years old now, and his m