Briggs Marauders part 2
Posted By: Matt Cesario<caesarcesario@comcast.net>
Date: 30 August 2004, 10:11 PM
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"Platoon leader, be advised that there are two covie dropships inbound to your location with banshee escorts, advise that you get the hell out of there!" said Lance "Finch" Horton, pilot of Delta 111.
"Copy that, thanks." said Briggs.
"I got orders from Alpha Base to proceed back, it looks like the convoy hit a snag. But if you need me call me." replied Horton.
Briggs laughed and replied: "All right Finch, see you up spin."
"All right."
Then Delta 111 sped forward, up and over a hill then vanished.
"Ok marauders, lets move out before those covie dropships get here." said Briggs
"Which direction sir?" asked Blue one.
"Up spin." said Briggs.
"Sir all that's up spin is swamp to the left and a grassy barren plain to the right." said private Marcus, Blue twos gunner.
"I'm well aware of that private. We will proceed on through the plain and on to the forests that follow, are we clear marauders?" asked Briggs.
"Sir yes sir!!"
One hour later, grassy plain just up spin from covenant motor pool.
Adrian Briggs looked through his binoculars at a covie position just over a small hill. On his right was one of the snipers, lance corporal Gary Grimes. The structure the covenant had secured was shooting some sort of energy pulse out of it that seemed to go up to the other side of the ring. He guessed there was three Elites, two were blue armored ones and one was a silver armored one. There were probably twelve Grunts armed with Needler and Plasma pistols. There were no Jackals which was good. But there were two Ghosts, probably for the Blue Boy Elites.
He called up his other sniper corporal Antonio Delgado.
"Ok, corporals listen up, I want you two to take up position on the left and right flank. Delgado you take right, Grimes you take left." said Briggs.
They both nodded and started to move to there positions. Then he called up his two rocket jockeys: private Sanders and private Jansen.
"Ok you three stay here and when I give you the signal blast the hell out of that place, got it." said Briggs.
"Copy that." they all said.
Finally he told the gunners and drivers to dismount and come up.
"Ok, we will be making the main assault. The snipers will cover us and by the time we get there to the structure there will be only a few Grunts. Don't look so scared, it will be a cakewalk." said Briggs.
"Ah, sir? Why don't we use the 'hogs for this one?" asked a private.
"So we don't have to waste gas private." replied Briggs. "And besides I want to stretch my legs."
With that Briggs gave the order for the snipers to terminate the Elites. Briggs peered over the hill looking through his binoculars at the three Elites standing there talking as eight 14.5mm sniper rounds blew through the blue Elites, but the silver one vanished before his eyes.
"Jockeys! Blow the hell out of that place, only use one satchel though." said Briggs.
With that the air around the structure was filled with shrapnel as the four rockets ripped into the scattered covie cargo modules that littered the surrounding area.
"Charge!!!" screamed Briggs as him and his twelve infantrymen followed behind him.
They covered the ground quickly and only found four hysterical Grunts screaming and running in circles when they arrived. They took care of them easily. Now they had to find the invisible bastard that was around here somewhere.
"Snipers and jockeys, hold position. Blue group secure the Ghosts, and Red team come with me, we're going to secure the top of the structure. And all of you watch out there is one of those invisible guys around here." said Briggs.
Red group walked up the ramp to the top level and when they got there they found some covie weapons and food.
"Wallace, see if you can raise Delta 111 to come and pick up some of this crap." said Briggs.
"I'll try sir." replied Wallace.
As Briggs turned around he saw a light blue energy blade materialize out of no where and start to charge towards him! He drew his M6D pistol and aimed just to the right of the sword and a little high above and prayed the round would hit the Elite in its head.
As the gun bucked and the shell casing flew out of the chamber. The silver Elites body materialized inches from his body and fell backwards, its helmet punctured right between the eyes. One of his men said "Hey, nice shot". Briggs knelt next to the dead Elite, and removed the energy sword from his grasp. When he did so the blade deactivated and made him jump. Briggs examined the metal handle and found only one possible way of turning it on and pressed it. The blade reappeared, Briggs was overjoyed at his new weapon and couldn't wait to try it out on some covie bastard. He deactivated the blade and stuck the handle to his belt buckle and looked off into the distance to see a cloud of dust moving closer to the structure. It looked like he was about to get a chance to try out his new weapon.
Briggs looked through his binoculars at a column of six Ghosts. Sitting in the lead Ghost was a gold armored Elite.
"Snipers and jockeys get the hell up here!" barked Briggs.
When the jockeys and snipers reached the top of the structure he gave them their orders: "Ok, Grimes, Delgado, I want you two to stay up here and concentrate your fire on that gold Elite out front." said Briggs.
"Sir why don't we just make a run for the 'hogs?" asked Grimes.
"When we get there the covenant will already have killed us." replied Briggs.
Grimes looked dismayed and ran to the wall to start firing.
"Everybody else we'll just sit tight and take shots when they get closer." said Briggs.
"Yes sir." replied the Helljumpers in unison.
to be continued...
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