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Spartan, Holy Writings: part 1
Posted By: FloodBane<floodbane@hotmail.com>
Date: 13 October 2007, 12:56 am
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The staccato sound of an automatic weapons fire echoed over the large clearing.
"Three Brutes on our six!" exclaimed SPARTAN-099 Marina.
"They're surrounding us!" added SPARTAN-006 Nathan.
SPARTAN-025 Jabez spun around and fired his MA5C assault rifle at three very ugly aliens; purple-black blood spattered the clearings ground as the 7.2mm rounds penetrated armor, flesh and bone.
A bright pink crystalline needle round came out of nowhere and bounced off Marina's shields, Marina turned to her left and fired a controlled burst of bullets into the shadow of a twisted tree and was rewarded by a cry of pain form a vulture like Jackal. There was only five enemies left in the valley, but even so the enemies were heavily armed with fuel rod cannons. A large green blob of plasma soared through the air towards the three Spartans position; the Spartans rolled in three different directions.
Nathan stood up from his roll and fired his sniper rifle at the lead Brutes' forehead, the high velocity 14mm round made the hairy aliens head explode in a gory spectacle.
"The leader is dead!?" announced a shocked Brute minor.
The lead Brutes' fallen cannon exploded from an assault rifle bullet; sending the remaining Brutes to their deaths.
Jabez activated his comm. device "General Dawkins?"
"Let's here it son, have you found the squad we sent in earlier?" the general asked.
"No sir," replied Jabez "but we have found traces of a battle in the jungle and outside a temple which we've located."
"Hmm…inspect that temple, they might be inside."
"Yes sir," Jabez turned to his team "you heard the general, let's move!"
The Spartans made their inside the temple, they found numerous blood splatters but no bodies.
Over the comm. a gravelly voice spoke "General Dawkins?"
"Yes?" replied Dawkins, Jabez and his team of Spartans were very interested to find out who this new person was.
"This is Htas Nathm, my team and I have located Power and are about to hitch a ride to his nearby cruiser, permission to proceed."
A full five seconds past until General Dawkins replied "Allow the team of Spartans in your vicinity to catch up to you then you may proceed."
"Yes sir." obeyed Htas with slight irritation in his voice.
The Spartans made their way to the landing platform with speed and stealth in case of any remaining Brutes, but the carnage left behind by the previous team allowed no interruptions. They reached the landing platform and were greeted by two golden armored Elites and a very impatient looking Hunter, a robed Prophet floated on his chair beside the alien team with a sword to his throat.
"This scum has let us borrow his Phantom back to the cruiser," informed the male Elite "it'll be a tight fit with all of us in there so Jasa, watch where your spines are going."
The Covenant Loyalist Phantom pulled away from the platform with Lana at the controls, Jabez was inspecting a strange object that Htas had taken from the now hog tied Prophet of Power.
"What is this thing?" asked Jabez looking in Powers' direction. The Prophet spat out the gag in his mouth and began to speak.
"Something that would've helped me rid the galaxy of you vermin." he said with a snarl.
Marina jabbed the barrel of her weapon into Powers' forehead and said "How about being a little more specific."
"It would have allowed us to upgrade our technology ten fold, but now in the hands of you barbarians it will have little use." the Prophet glared at the Spartans and aliens in the cargo hold of the Phantom.
"I doubt that," said Nathan "our ONI spooks should find some use for it."
Over the ships intercom Lana's' voice announced that ships soon arrival to the cruiser. "ETA two minutes."
"Get ready boys and girls they'll have a warm reception for us." Jabez exclaimed.
Daz the Jackal lazily made his patrol of the cruisers landing bay.
"The High Prophets' Phantom is on its way, make ready for arrival." boomed a voice over the cruisers intercom.
Daz saw fifty Brute Honor guards line up in two separate rows in the bay followed by sixty of his fellow Jackals in shiny armor. A purple Phantom with ornate patterns on it flew smoothly into the bay. Daz was astonished to see the Phantoms plasma turrets turn toward the lines of troops, cutting down Brutes and jackals alike.
Daz made a mad dash towards the alarm but was quickly cut down by a hail of bullets.
"That little bastard almost sounded the alarm," Jabez sighed "good shooting Marina."
Marina made the 'Spartan smile' on her faceplate, and then Jasa and Htas burned through the last few enemies in the hanger bay. Jasa kicked a dead jackal in the head.
'Lana, think you can keep the ship warm for us in case we need a quick escape?" asked Htas over the comm.
"Can do." she replied.
"Nathan and Jasa you two stay here and make sure that Power doesn't try to escape."
Jasa lumbered back towards the ship followed by Nathan. Jabez lead his team to the hanger bay entry door, he motioned Htas to open it. The door silently slid open to reveal a search-and-destroy-party of Brutes, one of them roared an order then the rest of the pack opened fire.
Jabez returned fire and took out a Brute who was still a little surprised to find a team of enemies beyond the door. Lana, still watching in the Phantom, fired the plasma turrets on the belly of her ship and cut down the rest of the Brutes.
"Thanks Lana." said Jabez waving back to the ship.
The team continued through the purple corridors of the cruiser to get to the bridge. The ship suddenly shook with tremendous force and Htas was knocked off his feet.
"What the hell was that?" asked Htas, Marina helped him off the floor. Jabez had a pretty good idea what it was.
"Contacting any UNSC ships in the area this is Spartan oh-two-five," announced Jabez over the comm. "cease all fire on the cruiser, my team and I are aboard, I repeat cease fire!"
A burst of static came over the comm. but the other voice was still clear, a sweet but official female voice said "This is Fleet Admiral Alicia, don't worry Spartan, it was just an EMP charge to shut down their engines so the Covvie bastards can't run off; Dawkins let me know of your little expedition."
"Okay ma'am." answered Jabez, the team continued towards the bridge.
The bridge door came into view when they turned around a corner after a quick firefight. The bridge doors slid open to reveal very poorly defended bridge, five Brutes and several Engineers making repairs to damaged instrument panels. But standing on the elevated pad overlooking the rest of the bridge was a Brute clad in jet black armor and wielding a large gravity hammer.
Marina and Htas opened fire on the Brutes and instantly killed three of the surprised beasts. The black armored Brute jumped down from the pad and swung his hammer at Marina, she rolled off to the side but the hammer sent a pulse of energy at her and sent her smashing into a wall. She lay on the floor unconscious.
"No!" yelled Jabez.
He leaped across the room and landed next to the large alien. In rage he swung his fist at the Brutes chest, it connected and made a loud clang but the Brute merely laughed and sent his armored knee into Jabez's stomach.
Jabez keeled over and felt like he was about to be sick when he saw the large shadow of the brute loom over him. It lifted its foot about to crush the Spartan but Jabez rolled to the side just in time to avoid being turned into a bloody mess on the floor. He stood up and dodged another blow from the amused alien.
Htas had finished disposing of the other Brutes and brought his plasma rifle to bear on the black clad Brutes' large form, plasma fire spewed out of the alien weapon and splashed over the Brutes' shields. With his attention elsewhere Jabez grabbed the distracted Brutes' gravity hammer and swung it straight into the aliens' midsection, its shields flickered then failed. Jabez swung again but this time at its head, the large helmet cracked then shattered then the large ugly head of the Brute disconnected from its shoulders and flew to the other end of the room. The decapitated body fell to the floor with a loud thump.
"Htas go to the navigation controls and find out where this ships has been, maybe we'll find out where the main base for these guys is located," he ordered, then added "I'll see to marina."
Htas went to work and Jabez checked Marina's vital signs. She was fine, unconscious but fine. He lifted her up and put her up on his shoulders then looked over to Htas.
"Any luck?" he asked.
"One moment please," replied Htas, moments later he let out a roar of triumph "I've found the location of the main base, not sure where these coordinates are but I found them."
"Excellent, HIGHCOM will be happy to get these findings including the artifact we got from Power," Jabez exclaimed "load those coordinates to a data crystal then we'll take this entire load of stuff home."
The bridge door opened and five Brute captains filed in with brute shots in the large hands.
Jabez opened fire.
7.2mm rounds found their targets but bounced off thick armor, in return brute shot grenades flew towards the Spartan and his still unconscious teammate. Htas pulled out his energy sword, leaped across the room and plunged his weapon into a captains' torso. The mighty alien fell in an instant. The other captains turned to the Elite and sent a hail of grenades in his direction, but Htas was two quick. He dodged the grenades and swung his sword at the nearest Brute, cutting it in two and littering the floor with intestines.
Meanwhile Jabez had put Marina gently down behind a weapons crate, picked up her fallen rifle and charged towards the enemies. He held a rifle in each hand and sent a wave of bullets into a Brutes unguarded throat sending blood squirting into another Brutes' eyes; stunning it. Both Jabez and Nathan took the advantage and took down the Brute with bullets and plasma fire.
The final brute dropped his weapon and charged at Htas. Htas jumped over the Brute and simultaneously ignited a plasma grenade. He dropped it on the Brute and it fused to its hairy body then exploded; vaporizing the Brute.
Jabez picked up Marina and motioned Htas to take point. Htas lead the way back to the hanger.
The three reached the hanger and found the Phantom with a few plasma scorches on it and several dead Brutes around it. Nathan walked out of the cargo hold holding his arm where a stray needler round had got through his shields.
"Have fun?" he joked, then saw Marina on Jabez' shoulder "is she ok?"
"She'll be fine, just unconscious," Jabez replied "now let's get outta here."
On the way back to Thors Hammer Jabez explained to the rest of the team and, over the comm., to the Fleet Admiral of Htas' find of the Covenant Loyalists main bases coordinates.
"Excellent." exclaimed Fleet Admiral Alicia.
"That's what I said." said Jabez with a laugh.
Jasa looked at Jabez then asked "So, we're going to go there and blow it up?"
"That's basically the plan." answered Alicia over the comm.
"Sounds like fun." replied Jasa with a chuckle.
The now conscious Marina gave Jabez a 'Spartan smile', which he returned a rare bare smile because his helmet was off.
"Okay, get yourselves back here and get ready for your next mission," ordered Alicia "I think you're going to like it."
"What will it be?" asked Lana.
"Exactly what we were discussing before," she answered "destroying the Covenant Loyalist main base."
The team let out a yell of excitement.
To be continued
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