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The End
Posted By: FloodBane<floodbane@hotmail.com>
Date: 16 December 2007, 10:42 am
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Jabez told the grunts to guard the front entrance and his Spartans to secure the surrounding area while he used the comm.
"SPARTAN – 025 here, do you copy? Where are those reinforcements?" asked Jabez.
"Calm down Spartan we're on our way." replied Lana "by the way some how Fleet Admiral survived, don't ask how because we don't know."
The comm. shut off and the sound of Lana's voice was replaced with the roar of engines.
"Finally," said Nathan walking over "I hope they have food with them I'm starving."
Ten Brute Choppers zoomed over a pile of rubble and opened fire on the vulnerable group. The squad of Grunts ran screaming into the building and closed the door shut behind them.
"I have a small feeling that we're in trouble." whispered Jabez.
"Mow them down brothers!" bellowed Brute captain Ettue.
Ettue led his troops straight towards the armoured demons. One of them barked an order and each demon rolled in different direction; and out of harms way. Ettue screeched past the least armoured demons and saw the surprise in his eyes. Ettue laughed at the petty human.
The laughter quickly stopped as he felt small metal objects pinged off his armor and vehicle; he did a sudden hairpin turn and began shooting explosive ammo at the armoured freaks. The demon with the half suit dodged each shot. Ettue drove past and stuck out his mighty arm and grabbed the demon by the throat.
The demon squirmed in his demon powerful grip, the demon reached for Ettues' spiker attached to his hip. Ettue flung the human behind him and was satisfied by the sound of bones cracking.
He spun his Chopper around for another pass and saw the half armoured demon standing up holding a weapon and with one arm limp. The demon fired his weapon and the projectiles bounced harmlessly off the Choppers' plating, but one projectile found its mark, a tiny gap in a vent for cooling the engine. The bullet struck the engine and sent the Chopper careening out of control.
Ettue attempted to regain control but to no avail, he swerved straight into another Chopper and they exploded in a fiery spectacle.
Jabez grabbed his arm and shoved his dislocated shoulder back into place. He turned his attention to the other Choppers who were momentarily stunned by the death of the captain.
Jabez primed and threw a grenade and it managed to lodge itself between the driver and controls of one stunned Chopper pilot. It and a close by chopper exploded; sending shrapnel into a third Chopper causing it to explode as well. Marina rolled in front of Jabez and threw her own grenade which exploded and sent a rather large rock into the helmet of a Brute causing the startled pilot to drive straight into another Chopper.
The surviving Brutes realised that they were not going to triumph so they drove off into the distance yelping in fear.
"Well, hopefully that's the last we'll see of them." panted Nathan, walking up to Marina and Jabez.
"How's your arm?" asked Laura joining the group.
"More intact than those Grunts bravery." joked Marina.
The roar of engines once again filled the air
"That better not be Choppers." growled Nathan.
A Pelican descended from above, blowing dust and rocks in all directions. The dropship landed and several Elites walked out followed by three Marines. After the troops had exited the Pelican three more figures strode out. Lana, Ellie and Fleet Admiral Alicia.
Jabez' jaw almost fell at the sight of seeing the Fleet Admiral; alive.
"Surprised to see me?" asked Alicia "I don't now how but I managed to survive my ship explosion, the Admiral also survived but he's injured in the ship."
Lana walked up to Jabez.
"Sit report Spartan." she ordered.
"The Brutes have taken the planet and are presumably holding General Dawkins inside, I suggest we take half of us inside and the rest remain out here and stop any Brutes gaining entrance." answered Jabez with a salute to end.
Lana thought about it for a moment "Sounds good, Ok people lets move!"
Alicia walked up to Jabez and whispered to him.
"Spartan you may want to have a look at the 'Holy Writings'?"
Jabez and Alicia walked towards Ellie who was grasping her hand. When Alicia and Jabez reached her position she held up her hand with the Holy Writings on it.
It said.
The Great Destroyer shall only be revealed when the time is perfect for the enemy to be destroyed and there will be no signs of immense power prior to the revealing.
The Great Destroyer shall eliminate the enemy with her enormous power, allowing she and her kin to rule the universe with peace.
All who oppose the Great Destroyer and her kin shall be powerless against the mighty power of the Great Destroyer.
Jabez read the writings then looked to Alicia then to Ellie and then back to the rest of his team.
"Any thoughts of who it might be?" asked Alicia.
"Not a clue ma'am, I guess we'll have to wait until 'the time is perfect' and pray that we stop them before this 'Great Destroyer' kills everyone we know." he replied.
Jabez walked back to his team and told them his plan. They'd go in, save the General and somehow find out who knows about the Great Destroyer.
Jozz was curled up into a ball with fear surging through him. He had heard explosions and engines roaring outside just a few minutes ago.
The doors began to slide open and Jozz nearly wet himself but then saw who was standing in the doorway. It was the Spartans and some reinforcements including two Elites and two Marines. Also there was a woman wearing the uniform of a high ranking officer.
"Excuse me," whimpered Jozz to the tall people "may we go with you because we feel safe when you and you big guns are near."
"Sure," answered the head Spartan "as long as you don't run away again."
Jozz and his brothers followed the heavily armed squad through the metal halls of Alpha Base. They walked through a large door into an eerily quiet courtyard. Jozz sniffed, thinking that that he smelt an odorous Brute nearby. Kimla was shaking behind him obviously petrified.
Jozz sniffed again then saw the tip of a Brutes helmet over a guard railing.
"Brute ambush!" screeched Jozz and pointed to where he saw the helmet.
A plasma grenade flew through the air towards the squad and everyone rolled out of the way. Two of the grunts weren't as lucky as the extreme heat from the blast lit their methane tanks forcing the Grunts to meet an unfortunate end.
The rest of the squad returned the favour with a volley of grenades. Each grenade exploded behind the railing and hairy limbs and blood soared into the air.
Ten Brutes leapt out of their cover bellowing battle cries and brandishing Brutes shots. The squad opened fire and three of the Brutes fell from the overwhelming amount of metal projectiles in their faces. The other Brutes sent their explosive ammunition into the squad.
The quickest of the squad dove behind cover, but the less speedy of them were instantly killed.
"We're losing troops fast!" yelled Nathan over the din "wait a minute where is Laura?"
Jozz peeked out from behind his cover and saw the female Spartan sneaking up behind a Brute, who was completely oblivious about her. Laura pulled out a combat knife and sliced the Brutes jugular wide open, the Brute fell to the ground. Laura continued to sneak around until all the Brutes lay dead in a puddle of their own blood.
Nathan walked over to Laura and gave her a hug, which was very difficult with their bulky armor. Jozz walked over to the remains of his fallen brothers and wrote their names down so he could notify their true family's kin. The lead Spartan collected the dead Marine and Elites' identification tags.
The Spartan motioned for the remaining troops.
"Let's keep moving."
Nathan led the group into the next hall. The group eventually came upon the main control room doors.
"Be ready for anything." ordered Jabez over the comm.
Nathan activated the door controls and the inch thick doors slide apart with a hiss. Inside there was only one light on and it focused on General Dawkins who was bound and gagged on the floor.
Two massive feet which carried a hulking body walked into the light. A Brute the size of a Hunter stood above the General with a weapon that Brutes would only ever use for torture. A five foot long Great Sword with runes engraved on its side.
"Looky here boys," said the massive Brute with a chuckle "it seems these petty humans are going to try and rescue their general."
Several Brute chieftains became suddenly visible as the rest of the lights came on, each hefted a fuel rod cannon. The leader stepped closer to the General, tore out the gag and asked him.
"Do you fear me human?"
Dawkins nodded.
"Good, then order your subordinates to hand over the Holy writings or you shall witness death first hand."
Jabez motioned for Laura to sneak away and try to slice some throats again. Laura disappeared.
"Spartans hand the 'Holy Writings to him." ordered Dawkins.
The Spartans stood with their weapons aimed at the lead Brute.
"Do it!" yelled the general who was obviously filled with fear.
"Sorry sir," replied Jabez "we can't risk them finding out where the Great Destroyer is."
"Do i…" Dawkins was literally 'cut off' by the Brute leaders' sword.
"Such a pity," the brute said "I was hoping we could do this the easy way, but you have opted for the painful option."
Laura leapt out and placed her knife under the lead Brutes throat. The Brute chucked under reached over its head and threw Laura onto the ground in front of him, he lifted his sword and was about to bring it down to end Laura's' life.
"NO!" yelled Nathan with rage.
Nathan sprinted across the room and, with amazing strength, tackled the Brute to the floor and began using his fists to punch the Brutes face. Dents began to appear in the Brutes' helmet.
The Brute swatted Nathan aside and stood up. He picked up his sword and strode over to the floor where Nathan lay.
"A valiant effort I must say" jeered the Brute "but it was in vain, goodbye."
Before anyone could stop him, the Brute sliced Nathan cleanly in two with his giant sword. The Brute laughed and then wiped his sword clean from the blood.
Jabez opened fire and the Brute staggered back and dropped his sword, before he could recover the rest of the squad unloaded bullets into the Brute. The chieftains all dropped there weapons and went into berserk mode and charged. Laura ran over to Nathan's side and pulled off his helmet and closed the lids of his eyes. She then stood up and picked up the lead Brutes sword and began to wildly swing it around cleaving anything that it hit into pieces.
One Chieftain fell to her rage filled swings, then another and another. Two Brutes fell to gunfire and two more from melee attacks. Laura walked over to the lead Brutes who was bleeding profusely from his stomach.
"Die." she muttered and plunged the sword into the Brutes' head. The size of the sword sliced the thick skull in two even halves.
Jabez walked over to Laura and put his hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry." he said.
Jozz picked up the dead Brute weapons and put them in a pile. He turned around and looked at the three Spartans standing over a makeshift coffin, they were saluting. The dead Spartans' helmet sat atop the coffin.
"Goodbye Nathan." Jozz heard the lead Spartan say.
The Spartans stood back and saluted once more, and then the Fleet Admiral laid a medal by the helmet then saluted.
"We'll be back later once we're done to take him back home and tell his family." said the lead Spartan "we will wipe out the enemy for what they have done."
Jozz followed the Spartans and the Fleet admiral to the large control desk at the end of the room. Jozz started to access any communications as he had been ordered to do earlier.
"Incoming communication." Jozz exclaimed.
"Put in on screen." ordered the Fleet Admiral.
On the large screen in front of them appeared the image of a Prophets head.
"You are all vermin, thinking what I wonder, that you will stop me?" it chuckled "no, you shall all burn by the mighty power of the Great Destroyer; we shall find the Great Destroyer and you, the enemy. Will burn!"
"We have the writings, and it says that the Great Destroyer shall only be revealed when it is the perfect time for the enemy to be destroyed." exclaimed Jabez.
The Prophet snickered.
"You think I don't know this? What time could be more perfect for your destruction? None other than now" it proclaimed "every single Covenant soldier is here awaiting my command, none of shall survive."
The communication ended.
"Sir, what are going to do?" asked Jozz "the whole enemy is here and is about to kill us!"
"No," said Alicia calmly "they shall be destroyed."
Everyone turned around and saw that Alicia's eyes were glowing a golden light, illuminating the control room.
"Spartan-025, Ellies' hand is glowing again." said Lana over the comm.
"What colour?" asked Jabez in a whisper.
"Golden, why?" she answered.
"You'll see." replied Jabez.
Alicia began to float; she floated to the centre of the room and spoke in a mystical voice.
"I the Great Destroyer shall burn the enemy to a cinder, the prophecy shall be fulfilled." she said "the vision which was given to the now deceased Prophet of - did not mean that the Covenants enemy would be destroyed because it was a human female in the vision who foretold my coming. The Humans shall have their enemy destroyed."
Alicia tilted her head back and a beam of light so bright that everyone had to shield their eyes, shot out of her mouth and smashed through the roof into space, towards the Covenant armada.
The prophet gave a smug grin as he terminated the communication. He turned to a hairy brute shipmaster.
"The moment of triumph is at hand my friend." he said with a victorious tone to his voice.
"Yes my lord," replied the Brute "I can already hear their screams of pain."
A minor Brute turned from his station and spoke with alarm.
"My lords, a beam of pure energy is approaching extremely fast towards the armada."
"Avoid it." ordered the shipmaster.
"Let me see it." said the Prophet.
The minor complied and the viewport opened to reveal a golden beam speeding towards the armada. The beam stopped abruptly and a giant orb formed on the tip of the beam.
An image of a female humans face appeared and spoke.
"Covenant, you have killed and maimed human kind for many years and now it shall end, for I am the Great destroyer."
"No that cannot be possible!" the Prophet exclaimed "the prophecy said that you would destroy our enemy!"
"No, the prophecy was foretold by a human therefore the enemy meant the enemy of the humans, meaning you." the woman explained.
"Not possible!" screamed the Prophet "All ships fire!"
"It ends now." the orb exploded and sent the entire Covenant to oblivion.
"Sirs," squeaked Jozz with joy "sensors show all Covenant ships destroyed!"
Jabez ran to the middle of the room and caught Alicia as she fell.
"What happened?" she asked in a daze.
"It doesn't matter." Jabez replied "it's done, the war is over."
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