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Hell J's Chapter 4
Posted By: Ethan<BaldEagles7@earthlink.net>
Date: 27 December 2005, 8:25 pm
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Chapter 4
6:45 A.M.
Hades Earth
Rick was in the docking room immediately when he heard the voice over the intercom. "All personal for rescue mission, report to the docking bay immediately." Rick waited for the rest of his team to get there. They all arrived. Somebody fitted their new battle armor on them.
"Nice fit," Taylor said.
"Yeah it's awesome," Joel said, astonished. Captain Quincy immediately stepped into the docking bay.
"Hello men," Quincy said. All of the Shock Troopers saluted him. "Now you've all heard the mission objective. Your first objective is to find any survivors. We can't risk anything, so we won't be able to pick you guys up immediately as you fine someone. Your second objective is to keep your targets safe at all costs. If your targets will help you fight, and get through the mission, then let them. We will contact you as soon as we're able to come in and get you." Four more men stepped into the room. "This is the addition to your team." All of the Shock Troopers they saw looked a whole lot tougher than Taylor.
"Hey bitch, what's up?" one of the Shock Troopers asked Taylor. Taylor stepped right up to him.
"Who do you think your talking to?" Taylor asked. "Step down!"
"Don't worry I will," the Shock Trooper said. "Hey Cap, why do you have to pair us up with these pansies?"
Captain Quincy wanted the argument over with, "Well I'm sure all of you will get along just fine." Quincy left the docking bay.
"Captain, what's with these guys?" Rick asked. The Captain turned around quickly before he stepped into the elevator.
"They're the men that are going to help you accomplish your mission, like I had just said," Quincy said. Taylor and the other Shock Trooper were still arguing.
"Guys break it up," Marcus said. Another Shock Trooper stepped in front of Marcus.
"Watch your mouth son, before I have to shut you up myself," he said. At that moment Marcus snapped. He wasn't one to do so usually but he was rough around the edges. He socked the Shock Trooper in the face and the Shock Trooper twirled around and fell. The whole group was now in a fight.
"STOP IT!!" Rick yelled. Everybody froze in their spots. "Get your suits on and get ready to launch!" Rick knew he wasn't going to let this mission fail. He had other people's lives to worry about. Everybody got in their pods and was going to be ready for launch in five minutes.
"I need a name list," Rick said through his COM link to the Shock Trooper that started the fight.
"I'm Adam," he said. "The one that got socked in the mouth was Tim. The two others are Zack, and Kenkashu."
"Thanks," Rick said, but got no response from Adam.
The announcement went into their COM link, "Ready to launch in one minute."
"Ready for this Rick?" Joel asked through his COM link.
"Yeah whatever, just don't die while landing," Rick said.
"Launching in ten, nine…" Rick thought of his family. "…. Four, three, two, one!!!" The pods launched and were ascending towards Halo 4; a Pelican was going to drop off their supplies about two minutes after they all regrouped. Rick just looked ahead of him, at the ring way out in the distance, in which he could barely make out. The pod kept going full speed.
"I don't like the looks of it," Taylor said. "We're going to run into a shit lode of trouble on that thing. I mean there isn't just Covenant, there could be other shit waiting for us over there." The Hell Jumpers would be arriving at Halo 4 at about 7:20. Rick saw the ring getting closer and closer. He started to panic a little but then settled down.
"We'll be touched down in about thirteen minutes," Rick said through his COM link to the rest of his men.
"Will do," Marcus responded.
"When you get there Marcus, don't die while landing," Rick said.
"Don't worry I won't," Marcus said jokingly. A couple of minutes went by and Rick's pod began to warm up.
"We're closing in," Rick said. "Everybody get ready!" His pod began to plummet towards the surface of the planet. Pieces of metal began to break off of his pod but it didn't damage it much.
"You still with me Marcus?" Rick asked.
"I'm here," Marcus said, and his pod hit the ground hard, skidding across the lush green surface Rick's pod, along with others crashed as well.
Rick opened his eyes, and he was still in his pod. He pushed that big red button that he was so used to pushing, and his pod door fell to the ground. Rick stepped out and looked around. He ran to the closest pod in which one of the other crewmembers was inside. It was Tim; the man he was looking at was dead. Rick grabbed the Tim's dog tag and looked away. Rick ran to go find the other pods, and soon met up with Joel and Zack.
"Do you know where the rest of them are?" Rick asked.
"I saw Taylor and Adam crash in a field south of here," Joel said.
Zack spoke up for the first time, "I'll stay here incase a survivor from the crash, or another one of our boys pass by."
Rick didn't say anything and went with Joel to go find Taylor and Adam. They arrived at the crash site and found the two pods. Rick got one, and Joel got another. The pod doors blew open and Adam stepped out of his. Following, Taylor stepped out of his.
"We aren't dead yet," Taylor said laughing.
Adam spoke up, "Where are my men?" Rick was silent, and then he spoke up.
"Zack is waiting for us where we landed, Tim is dead."
"Tim was a good man," Adam said. "Where's Kenkashu?"
"We haven't found him yet," Rick said.
"Then let's go," Adam said and jogged off. The three of them followed behind him, and they got to where another pod lay. The door of the pod blew open, and Kenkashu stepped out.
"I'm here," Kenkashu said with his slightly strong Japanese accent. Joel was standing away from the group and stood still.
"What is it?" Rick asked as he ran over to Joel's position. Joel was standing right next to a pod, with it's door popped open. Rick looked inside and found Marcus's body inside the pod, all crunched up. "He can't be dead! After all of those missions…how the hell could've this killed you Marcus?" Rick kneeled down and ripped off Marcus's dog tag. Rick walked away from the scene. "Lets go find those survivors!" Rick said to his team. All of them met back up with Zack and headed over to the other side of a mountain range. The woodland was quiet, and the trees stood still.
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