Battle For Chippanicas Gorge Part 2
Posted By: Austin Peters<gannon52@msn.com>
Date: 12 March 2003, 2:38 AM
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The Battle for Chippanicas Gorge Part 2
"Great plan," heard Corporal Devin Berkley over his helmet intercom.
"Shut up and stop your whining. We've got enough problems as is," he responded in a slightly aggravated tone. He was covered in the wet, sticky snow that covered the gorge. The splash damage from that shell tore his battle armor up quite a bit, and on top of that, his rifle was disabled in the explosion. Extra weapons were few and far between, so the only weapon he could use was a sniper rifle. That was his single worst skill in basic.
"Incoming!" shouted Sergeant 1st class Rico Vanderbilt. Twelve mortar shells hit the small outpost. Devin leaped off the tank and covered his head.
"Report: The force has escaped. Permission to retreat." A scout yelled over the helmet intercoms.
"Okay men. Let's push em' back and retreat." Screamed the Sarge as a soldier was shot directly behind him. He wiped the blood from his rifle. "Concentrate your fire on the mortar tanks. Master Chief, you get the Banshees. Portage, you move up and mine the pass."
Out of the corner of Devin's eye he saw something move near the edge of the tank he was crouched on. He whipped out his reserve pistol and fired. A blue cloud filled the air. He then looked at the Marine standing in front of the former being. His hand was shakier than a Grunt with Parkinson's. Devin was miserable. But all he could do was keep firing. He looked a little shaky.
"Keep your eye on the enemy, soldier." said the Sarge. Devin sighed as he lifted the big lug of a rifle. He trained his sights on an Elite that had his back turned. Master Chief fired off a rocket at a nearby Jackal, blowing him forward.
"Game," he took the safety off, "set," he put his finger on the trigger "and ma-"
"Hold your fire!" yelled the Sarge. Devin managed to stop himself from firing.
"Cover me!" screamed a Marine on his left flank. He aimed at the Elite once more and pulled the trigger. A split second before his death, the Elite looked directly at the bullet. He then found he couldn't follow the bullet as it went through his skull. Devin noticed as it fell that its eyed were crossed. God really does have a sense of humor, he thought. The same Marine he had covered moments before rolled behind the tank as a mortar shell slammed into the tanks. The Sarge handed him a sniper rifle and sent him to the position next to Devin. The Marine with the name 'Portage' engraved on his helmet quickly crouched down as Devin blasted another Elite. Then Portage shot and the enemy rebounded with a wave of fire. Devin got down, but Portage was gunned down next to him. Master Chief ran over to the fallen soldier. Devin then crouched down under the tank and targeted another Elite.
"Berkley, get out from under there and cover us. We're getting outta here. Marines, assemble for retreat." Devin slithered out from under the tank, and fired another round at the Covenant. Seven Grunts in a row fell and knocked over an Elite. He quickly took the shot and blew away the Elite. Devin then shot wildly with his pistol as he ran back towards the retreating Marines. Another wave of plasma flew about him and blew off his left arm. He leaped around a nearby wall and stopped for a moment. He then reloaded his pistol as he heard an odd sound around the wall. He stepped around the corner, weapon drawn. His pistol found its way into they mouth of a gold Elite. They both stopped, frozen in the moment. Neither knew what to think. They stood staring at each other. Then Devin snapped to attention and pulled the trigger. Out flew the large, purple brains of an Elite. He turned around and ran toward the rest of the Marines. He heard them beckoning him, but he couldn't decipher it all. Then a huge explosion erupted behind him. A few Covenant limbs flew past his head.
"This is Tango Dropship 318. Do you read me? I'm coming in for evac."
"Roger Tango. Marines, assemble for evac," said the Sarge as Devin made it back to the small group of Marines. The drop ship landed. The small group of men leaped aboard as they took off. Suddenly, a Banshee flew down from nowhere. It began firing like mad. Master Chief collected as many clips as he could and jumped from the ship. Devin looked from him to the Banshee. It fired a fuel rod shot directly into the troop quarters. Devin ran to the entrance and jumped just as the shot collided with the ship. As he fell, pieces of shrapnel riddled his body. The body of Portage fell past him just before he hit the ground. "Goodbye my friends," said Devin a split second before he hit the ground.
To be continued.
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