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Life of a ODST by ghostmarine
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Battles in New Mombasa
Date: 9 October 2008, 5:40 am
This is kind of based on the upcoming Halo 3: Recon. It is not intended to be connected with it, this is just a fiction. If you like it please comment.
The sounds of gunshots and explosions fill the streets as Marines fight back the Covenant forces. Buildings are wrecked and vehicles destroyed laying scattered about, giving cover in fights. Overhead U.N.S.C. pods begin to drop into the city. As they drop a Covenant Captial ship makes a jump...inside the city. Many pods near the city are destroyed or pushed off course. One in this jump is pushed off course but falls deeper in the city.
The ODST(Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) inside the pod waited awhile. Knowing the systems needed time to reboot, and it probally wasn't safe outside anyway, he waited and breifly checked himself. He didn't get hurt from the drop but his rifle was torn from it's postion. It laid at his feet, he would have to check it when he got out.
It was around 8:54pm. when he left the pod. He went inside a building near by and hide in the darkness. He turned his light on and checked his rifle. It was a standard issue MA5B Assualt rifle but had a silencer attacthment and sling around it. It was in mint condition, nothing out of place. He had large pouchs carrying extra ammunation. He checked them to see if he had them all, and found he was missing five rounds. He slung the Assualt rifle onto his back and searched for his clips. He found four but couldn't find the fifth.
He looked around then wound up in the street. There he found it next to his pod, and heard the sound of marching foot steps. He looked and saw a squad of brutes equiped with night vision goggles. Knowing they must be looking for him he swiftly flung himself inside the building. The brutes seemed minorly stunned. His light was off and he was motionless. The brutes popped inside the building, the ODST was ontop a pile of rumble near the roof.
All left but one, it looked and smelled around. The ODST watched and decided to move. The brute noticed a slight sound and turned toward the ODST. He was against a wall, listening. As soon as he heard the brute right next to him he jumped out and turned his light on. The brute, with his night vision still on, was blinded and let out a yell. It was only for a second though for the ODST rammed his fist into the brute's jaw.
Blood lecked down and the brute squirmed. He was flailing all over the place and the ODST landed a powerful fist blow into the brute's rib cage. The brute's bones broke, shattered and stabbed his heart. The brute fell, silent and dead.
The ODST dragged the body into a corner, making sure it wasn't in sight. The ODST walked to his pod and took some vital communacation equipment. With it he made a base in the building he was hiding in, there he set up his own headquaters. It was behind a wall of rubble that was impossible to see through and no light could get through. It was also around several corners that made a W like shape. After awhile there he relized that he needed food. He remembered that the pod had some food storage, he went to go collect it.
After clearing the corners he came to see five brutes staring at the body of the brute the ODST killed. The ODST slide his rifle into his hands and leveled it with the brute in the middle of the group. He released 26 bullets from his 32 bullet clip and killed the brute. The last 6 he shot at the foot of a brute shooting randomly. The brute reached for his foot but kept shooting and unloaded on another brute. The brute, reliezing what he did was stunned. All the while the other brutes ran and the ODST slip clips in and out of his rifle as he gunned them down. The ODST had several empty clips on the floor, as four brute bodies.
The stunned brute looked around him, then down at the ODST right in front of him. The brute was frighten, never before had he seen such a powerful human. The ODST took his helmet off and tossed it aside casually. The ODST's hair was a dark brown, his eyes were emerald green, and a rough beard around his face. He starred at the brute striaght into the brute's red eyes and said "Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, launch number 43, rank First Private, name Shawn..." He reached behind the terrified brute and grabbed a rock then continued talking saying "the last damn person you'll ever know" and with that he crushed the brute's skull with the rock.
After that he retrived his food and sent a special U.N.S.C. ODST beacon from his small base. With that he took his helmet, put it on, and fell asleep.
Battles in New Mombasa: Part II
Date: 11 October 2008, 6:02 am
This is part two in my seires. Hope you enjoy.
Shawn woke up slowly. Sleeping on the ground and among rocks made his back stiff but he could move. He looked at his communaction equipment and noticed no responses to his beacon. He sighed, the fight for the city would be short if no one was alive. Shawn walked around the building for an hour, collecting metals and electrical equipment. He went back to his computer and there used his gathered metals to make a door. He connected the electrical equipment to the computer, knowing it needed power.
Shawn checked the time, 8:42 A.M., and guessed it would be light outside. He looked around and saw a large cement pipe among the rubble. Picking it up he jammed it into the wall, his new window. He looked outside and didn't see anything. Suddenly the computer made a beep noise. Shawn turned and saw a message on the screen saying "Watch your back." There was a blighting dot in the building across the one Shawn was in. He looked out the window again and this time went to the part of the building he could leave and enter. There he popped his head out and saw three brutes in front of a wraith. Quitely Shawn climbed some rumble to the roof.
There he saw six more brutes gaurding the flank. His assualt rifle wasn't long range so he practilly couldn't do anything. Then over the C.O.M.s Shawn heard "Hey buddy, coming out to see some fireworks?" Shawn looked around and didn't see anyone, but he did see seconds later a rocket streck out of the top floor of the garage across from him. It hit and destroyed the cockpit and turret areas on the wraith. Stunned the brutes looked around for someone. The three infront of the wraith were moving to enter the garage, Shawn tumbled down the rumble he climbed to get to the door.
At the door there was a gaint TV screen and the brutes were reading it with great diffuculty. Zooming in Shawn read "Take out these apes as they try to read me." Taking the hint Shawn grabbed his waist knife and stabbed the back of one of the brutes. It fell and the other two noticed and tried to shoot but Shawn sliced the barrels. With their spikers usless the brutes prepared to fist fight.
The first swing by the brutes was a power house coming down, but Shawn side stepped and unleashed a flurry of fists on it's chest. Fumbling back the second one came in with faster side swings. Following each step Shawn carefully landed a punch on the brute's elbow and grabbed the back of his arm. Then Shawn twisted the brute's arm, dislocating it and flinging it on it's back.
The first brute was back by this point and kicked Shawn. He flew back on the wraith and got up weakly. The brute came in to finish it but Shawn threw his knife striaght into his waist. The brute went down flailing and twisting. Shawn grabbed the brute's head and snapped it.
The other six heard some of the commotion and move toward Shawn, but the person who shot the first rocket shot another. This time at the wraith's back booster core were most of the remaining brutes were. Went it hit the brutes were engulfed in blue and red flames.
Moments later Shawn came face to face with this mysterious helper, another ODST. "Thanks for the assist, how'd you stop those other three?" Shawn said "Well they tried reading that distraction you put up." The ODST didn't respond for awhile, then said "I didn't put anything up." Shawn was bewildered, and asked "Did you send a message saying watch your back?" The ODST shook his head no. "You did say if I came to see some fireworks though right?" The ODST said with a chuckle "Yup. But it seems like someone is watching us, we should go to cover."
Shawn showed the ODST his small base in the building. The ODST took his helmet off in there. His face was different to Shawn's in almost every aspect. His hair was smooth and a pale white color with black strecks. His face was well curved, and he sported a goatee style beard. Both Shawn and this ODST had fairly light skin. Shawn looked at him and asked "What's your name?" The man said "Boris, what's your's." Shawn responded with his name. Boris looked around, he noticed the computer and walked through the metal door. Boris turned to Shawn saying "I'm a demolishion expert, I'm guessing your a communaction?" Shawn nodded. Boris continued adding "well that explains why this place is so untidy, here after I retrive my equipment we shall make this a truely noteworthy fortification!"
Shawn smiled under his helmet and helped retrive Boris' equipment. After the two rocket launchers, four C4s, five extra power grenades, ten rockets, and ten landmines were brought to the base they cleared the room of most of the rubble. The rubble that was left was used to support the roof. Boris began to take some loose metals and box his demolition equipment, and Shawn made a cover for his computer.
The time was 5:18 P.M. when they finished. Since they were done they decided to check for brutes snooping around. When they confirmed no brutes were in the area, Boris jogged around the building. Shawn went inside the building and tried to make a bed out of half a sofa and torn up cloth sheets. Boris jogged in and saw the wreak of a sofa. He looked at Shawn and said "Why don't you sleep on the floor? You have a less chance of being spotted at night." Shawn told Boris how troublesome it was to fall asleep the night before and they moved the 'bed' into the base area. Shawn placed some rocks in the pipe he put in the wall to make it seem like the place was in ruin.
At 10:23 P.M. after a continuous watch on his computer screen Shawn finally shut it down. He keep back up power on so that if they did get a message they would recieve it. Boris also made a bed only his was from chair cushions. However Boris decided to stay up and watched the door for awhile. As Shawn looked went to sleep he took one last look at the computer screen. He could've sworn as he shut his eyes it typed "Goodnight."
Battles of New Mobasa: Redux
Date: 16 October 2008, 2:05 am
I took your guy's advice and changed the story alittle bit. I tried the fix the grammer and fights, and I did make the ODST more human.
The sounds of gunshots and explosions filled the streets. Marines were fighting back Covenant forces. Buildings were wrecked and vehicles destroyed, lying scattered about, giving cover in fights. Overhead U.N.S.C. pods begin to drop into the city. As they drop a Covenant Capital ship makes a jump...inside the city. Many pods near the city are destroyed or pushed off course. One in this jump is pushed off course but falls deeper in the city.
The ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) inside the pod waited awhile. Knowing the systems needed time to reboot, and it probably wasn't safe outside anyway, he waited and briefly checked himself. He didn't get hurt from the drop but his rifle was torn from it's position. It lay at his feet; he would have to check it when he got out. He heard rain outside, and hoped lighting wouldn't strike him.
It was around 8:54pm. when he left the pod. He went inside a building near by and hid in the darkness. He turned his light on and checked his rifle. It was a standard issue MA5C Assault rifle but had a silencer attachment and sling around it. It was in mint condition, nothing out of place. He had large pouches carrying extra ammunition. He checked them to see if he had them all, and found he was missing five rounds. He slung the Assault rifle onto his back and searched for his clips. He found four but couldn't find the fifth.
He looked around then wound up in the street. There he found it next to his pod, and heard the sound of marching foot steps. He looked and saw a squad of brutes equipped with night vision goggles. Knowing they must be looking for him he swiftly flung himself inside the building. The brutes seemed minor stunned. His light was off and he was motionless. The brutes popped inside the building, the ODST was on top a pile of rumble near the roof.
All left but one, it looked and smelled around. The ODST watched and decided to move. The brute noticed a slight sound and turned toward the ODST. He was against a wall, listening. As soon as he heard the brute right next to him he jumped out and turned his light on. The brute, with his night vision still on, was blinded and let out a yell. It was only for a second though for the ODST rammed his fist into the brute's jaw.
Blood leaked down and the brute squirmed. He was flailing all over the place and the ODST landed a powerful fist blow into the brute's rib cage. The brute grunted and started to aim his blows toward the ODST's chest as well. The ODST quickly snapped it's neck, though it didn't give in without a fight. The ODST was hit twice in the chest himself until the brute focused on trying to pry the human's hands from his neck. He was to late though and fell.
The ODST was aching but had to drag the body as close to a corner as he could, then covered it with rubble making sure it wasn't in plain sight. The ODST walked to his pod and took some vital communication equipment. With it he made a base in the building he was hiding in, there he set up his own headquarters. It was behind a wall of rubble that was impossible to see through and no light could get through. It was also around several corners that made a W like shape. After awhile there he realized that he needed food. He remembered that the pod had some food storage; he went to go collect it.
After clearing the corners he came to see five brutes staring at the body of the brute the ODST killed. The ODST slide his rifle into his hands and leveled it with the brute in the middle of the group. He released 26 bullets from his 32 bullet clip and killed the brute. The last 6 he shot at the foot of a brute shooting randomly. The brute reached for his foot but kept shooting and unloaded on another brute. The brute tried to get up and reach the others but the wound tripped him. All the while the other brutes ran for cover and the ODST slip clips in and out of his rifle as he gunned them down. The ODST had few empty clips on the floor, as four brute bodies. The brute he shot in the foot saw the human and lay on his back. From that position the brute fired his spiker until it was out of ammo. The ODST managed to dodge the poorly aimed shots, though he was skimmed by a few shots, and reach the brute. He starred at the brute straight into the brute's red eyes and said "Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, launch number 43, rank Private First Class, name Shawn..." he loosened next to him for a large rock then continued saying "the last damn person you'll ever know" and with that released the rocks covering the brute, yells muffled out.
After that he retrieved his food and sent a special U.N.S.C. ODST beacon from his small base. He then leaned back, rested his aching bones and muscles and fell asleep.
Battles in New Mombasa III
Date: 18 October 2008, 10:30 pm
Shawn woke up and Boris was at the computer. Shawn walked to the computer and looked at what Boris was looking at. They both were astonished, there were around twenty signatures heading their way. "Well lets me them" Boris said picking up his rockets. Shawn grabbed his MA5C assault rifle and followed him out. Outside they saw in the distance the twenty ODST they saw on the radar. One had a portable scanner, probably checking for survivors. Shawn and Boris ran up and met the group.
When they got there the ODST almost completely ignored them, the one with the scanner said "Looks like we found them, you five help their get any equipment we may need." The rest continued after they reached Shawn's setup. One of the ODST assigned to help carry the equipment said "You have anything of use in battle?" Shawn and Boris lead them to their stock of explosive devices and they all carried it out. One ODST waited outside then lead them in the tracks of the others.
Shawn asked the lead where they were going and he said "The center of the city, that's where everyone is. It started with only around thirty guys were there. Then they contacted a frigate hiding nearby and using their scanners found everyone." Shawn was wondering how many there were together, but he'd find out soon enough.
They reached a large building, the entire base was filled with ODST soldiers carrying and sorting supplies. One level higher up there was ODST with battle rifles looking around and patrolling. Boris noticed at around the sixth level were snipers, or something long barreled. Inside there was one ODST giving orders, his helmet was off.
His face was rough and had pale white hair around his entire face. His eyes were golden, combined with his hair he glowed. It made him look less old, and he looked to be around his fifties. He saw the group and said "Greetings, sorry it took so long to reach you. Had to go to the bigger pockets of soldiers." Boris said "understandable, what's this whole operation about?" The commander replied "We're going to kick the brutes out; they already pulled out but are coming back. Think they realized street fighting wasn't their style."
The commander lead Shawn and Boris up a stair case, they reached the seventh level and there were ten snipers looking out. There also were missile pods watching the horizon. The commander sat at a desk and said into a microphone "Commander Gordon reporting in, Shadow you read?" There was a pause then "This is Shadow, what's the status of your mission?" Gordon said "Everyone is here, counting seventy five. We suggest you lift off, won't take long for the brutes to notice where we are." "Copy that Commander we'll be able to provide air support in twenty minutes." "Roger" and with that Gordon turned the microphone off. Gordon said to Shawn and Boris "What are your specialties" After they told him Gordon assigned Boris to base level defense, and Shawn to second level.
After two hours the crates and boxes of supplies were moved to a sub level, only accessible from the base level. Boris grabbed a MA5B assault rifle, an older version but would be good for laying heavy fire down. He also clipped a M7 to his leg plate, just in case. Shawn picked a BR55 battle rifle and took point with two other ODST on the second floor. ODST set down Boris' C4s and other explosives as they prepared for the fight.
As Gordon went to the base level with a turret everyone heard the sounds of marching. Gordon put his turret down of the tri-pod and waited. It wasn't long until the first was visible. Mostly grunts were in it, Brutes were in the back and a few jackals with shields were in between the grunts to act as cover. Gordon wound his turret up, and as soon as the first bullet flew out, everyone started firing. Using rubble as cover the ODST engaged in battle with the grunts. Shawn fired at the closer grunts and was careful to use only the necessary number of rounds.
Gordon's heavy layer of fire was knocking the grunts down left and right. Snipers picked off jackals in their weak spots and knocked down brutes as they gave orders. As the battle dragged on brutes became the dominate force on the field and they used cover. Snipers began having a hard time hitting anything, as did everyone. Gordon's turret began clicking, he was out of ammo. He took his assault rifle and got up into the battle with everyone else.
A sniper noticed something in the sky and contacted Gordon "sir, I think phantoms are inbound." Gordon looked up and saw one. "Copy, tell the missile pods to open up." The sniper gave a hand signal and the ODST carrying the pods fired at the phantoms. Only a few were destroyed, others dropped off reinforcements and left. Worse yet chieftains appeared on the field carrying plasma turrets.
Now spikes and plasma bolts covered the base level soldiers, no one could fire. Ten ODST took some heavy hits and were dragged to the sub level by fifteen medics. Others who weren't hit as bad kept fighting.
Gordon pulled out a detonator, when he pulled it all the C4s Boris laid out in front of them blew. Boris set them father back, which greatly crippled any support to the front. Boris's other explosives, like his land mines, were more in front of them. As soon as they got too close they'd pull out.
Shawn yelled down a code for grenade throwing "sir should it rain?" Gordon shouted back "Let it rain!" All the ODST on the second floor pulled out grenades and flung them out. The entire front line of brutes and jackals fell apart, and chieftains threw grunts to take their place. Suddenly the ground shook, and from the smoke of the field a green light could be seen...
Battles in New Mobasa III complete
Date: 31 October 2008, 12:54 am
The other part III was a rough draft of the final version, which this one is. I hope you enjoy. Shawn woke up and Boris was at the computer. Shawn walked to the computer and looked at what Boris was looking at. They both were astonished, there were around twenty ODST signatures heading their way. "Well lets me them" Boris said picking up his rockets. Shawn grabbed his MA5C assault rifle and followed him out. Outside they saw in the distance the twenty troopers they saw on the radar. One had a portable scanner, probably checking for survivors. Shawn and Boris ran up and met the group. When they got there the group almost completely ignored them, the one with the scanner said "Looks like we found them, you five help them get their any equipment." The rest continued after they reached Shawn's setup. One of the troopers assigned to help carry the equipment said "You have anything of use in battle?" Shawn and Boris lead them to their stock of explosive devices and they all carried it out. One trooper waited outside then lead them in the tracks of the others. Shawn asked the lead where they were going and he said "The center of the city, that's where everyone is. It started with only around thirty guys were there. Then they contacted a frigate hiding nearby and using their scanners found everyone. What's amazing is all the thirty had was COMs but somehow still managed to lock on the frigate's signature." Shawn was wondering how many there were together, but he'd find out soon enough.
They reached a large building, the entire base was filled with ODST soldiers carrying and sorting supplies. One level higher up there was troopers with battle rifles looking around and patrolling. Boris noticed at around the sixth level were snipers, or something long barreled. Inside there was one ODST giving orders, his helmet was off. His face was rough and had pale white hair around his entire face. His eyes were golden, combined with his hair he glowed. It made him look less old, and he looked to be around his fifties. He saw the group and said "Greetings, sorry it took so long to reach you, had to go to the bigger pockets of soldiers first." Boris said "understandable, what's this whole operation about?" The commander replied "We're going to kick the brutes out; they already pulled out but are coming back. Think they realized street fighting wasn't their style."
The commander lead Shawn and Boris up a stair case, they reached the seventh level and there were ten snipers looking out. There also were missile pods watching the horizon. The commander sat at a desk and said into a microphone "Commander Gordon reporting in, Shadow you read?" There was a pause then "This is Shadow, what's the status of your mission?" Gordon said "Everyone is here, counting seventy five. We suggest you lift off, won't take long for the brutes to notice where we are." "Copy that Commander we'll be able to provide air support in twenty minutes." "Roger" and with that Gordon turned the microphone off. Gordon said to Shawn and Boris "What are your specialties" After they told him Gordon assigned Boris to base level defense, and Shawn to second level. After two hours the crates and boxes of supplies were moved to a sub level, only accessible from the base level. Boris grabbed a MA5B assault rifle, an older version but would be good for laying heavy fire down. He also clipped a M7 to his leg plate, just in case. Shawn picked a BR55 battle rifle and took point with two other ODST troopers on the second floor. Other Troopers set down Boris' C4s and other explosives down as they prepared for the fight. The explosives were placed around the base level so when they pulled back into the building they could block the Brutes off.
Everyone was obviously tired and nervous. The Brutes were obviously going to bring in endless waves of soldiers to combat the troopers. Each one had enough experience to know they weren't going to make it out alive. Many troopers sat in groups and prayed together hopping for the best, others made sure they were in the best spot possible. A hand full wrote letters to family and stuffed them inside their armor; hoping marines might come in and take the letters for them. Shawn sat down in one of the groups praying, to reflect on his life and ask to be forgiven for whatever he has done wrong. Boris stood with the group he was assigned to; there they set themselves up and waited. Gordon was with the snipers, making sure they were prepared.
Shawn talked with one of the troopers in the group, his name was Joseph. His first mission was in a fight with Covenant in space, he repelled forces trying to take his ship. He was only twenty five, at the time of his first mission he just came out of training. Even though this was his second fight he was sure the Covenant would be relentless, but he tried hard to be optimistic. He pointed out how others there had years of experience under their belt and would help them survive, and Shawn wished he could believe him. Looking at Boris, Shawn noticed how he intently he stared at the empty ruins of New Mombasa in front of them, fingers tightly packed in fists.
Boris had talked to a soldier who wrote to his family, they were currently hiding in the military base somewhere in Africa. The trooper's name was Kevin, he was thirty two and had two kids. He told Boris that he would be proud to fight and die today, for he knew he set a perfect role model for his kids. Kevin was kind but stern when needed, and caring for every human he got the privilege to meet. Boris asked Kevin what he wrote to his wife, then Kevin said "My wife died on Reach during my training, I tried to get to her but some high ranking officers dragged me away." Boris could tell by his voice he was deeply saddened and left the conversation drop. Boris now had someone else to keep fighting for.
As Gordon went to the base level with a turret everyone heard the sounds of marching. Shawn and the group he was with took up point, Boris braced himself, and Gordon put his turret down on a tri-pod and waited. It wasn't long until the first wave was visible. Mostly grunts were in it, Brutes were in the back and a few jackals with shields were in between the grunts to act as cover. Gordon wound his turret up, and as soon as the first bullet flew out, everyone started firing. Using rubble as cover the ODST forces engaged in battle with the Covenant forces. Shawn fired at the closer grunts and was careful to use only the necessary number of rounds. Gordon's heavy layer of fire was knocking the grunts down left and right, tearing limbs from corpses. Snipers picked off jackals sending heads flying and knocked down brutes as they gave orders. Early on grunts began to panic, seeing so many of their comrades tore to bits. With Brute and jackal heads dropping to the floor, bodies following, many grunts began to flee. After tearing a squad of six grunts apart Gordon's turret began clicking, he was out of ammo. He took his assault rifle and got up into the battle with everyone else.
A sniper noticed something in the sky and contacted Gordon "sir, I think phantoms are inbound." Gordon looked up and saw one. "Copy, tell the missile pods to open up." The sniper gave a hand signal and the ODST's carrying the pods fired at the phantoms. Only a few were destroyed, others dropped off reinforcements and left. Worse yet chieftains appeared on the field carrying plasma turrets. Now spikes and plasma bolts covered the base level soldiers, no one could fire. Ten ODST took some heavy hits and were dragged to the sub level by five medics. Others who weren't hit as bad kept fighting, and the four that died were left where they lay. Shawn and Joe saw the intensity of the fire, and that grunts would pull out grenades soon and destroy the mines set under them. Joe shouted to Shawn over the racket of firing "Help me take down grenadiers as they pop up! We might be able to turn the tide yet!" "If we get others with their grenades that is!" "I'm sure we can" Joe sounded very optimistic and sure, and for a moment, Shawn believed he was right. Carefully watching Shawn and Joe tore arms holding grenades off grunts, ripped methane tanks off the grunts backs as well. Grunts without their tanks lost breathing control, hyperventilated and died with grenades in hand. It wasn't too long until a Chieftain noticed the two and ordered jackals with carbines to fire upon them. Shawn and Joe took a hit but it was their armor plates so it wasn't as bad. They got back up and refocused on the jackals.
By now the base floor troopers were able to return fire and pushed advancing grenadiers back. Boris and Kevin were behind a giant boulder firing intensely upon the grunt fodder. Boris' MA5C fire was effective but since it was an older model he didn't have too much ammo. After three clips he ran out and had to pull out his submachine gun. After the grunts were pushed back, Kevin started to fire at a Brute Chieftain. The Chieftain's elegant armor repelled the bullets as if they were pesky flies and the Chieftain turned his head slightly toward them. Boris also began to fire on the Chieftain, and in a rage the Chieftain ran toward them. Alone they didn't have nearly early fire power to bring down such a monster, and the Chieftain laughed as he got closer and closer. An ODST on the second floor saw the Chieftain, and since he was out of ammo he jumped down on top of the Brute's back. The Brute's charge was merely stuttered, that was until the ODST grabbed the Chieftain's heel. The ODST were made to absorb shock and that's just what this one did, and because he did he saved Boris, Kevin and four others at the boulder. Even more enraged the Chieftain picked up and threw the trooper. Boris and Kevin unleashed one last round that tore through the weakened back armor and distorted the Chueftain's back. The Brute wasn't done though and charged again, but in the charge he fell on an electrical cord and was zapped. The Brute Chieftain was finally dead, but there was still more.
Gordon's fight against these forces wasn't as pleasant as Shawn's or Boris'. Gordon's cover was decimated when the phantoms came in and they rained a quick shower of bolts at his position. His squad was ok but now they were immobile, pinned and cut off. Gordon took every opening he could and managed to take a jackal and two grunts. Fire began to slow on his side as the grunts with grenades got picked off and the Chieftain's death demoralized many grunts and jackals. Taking the opportunity he got his squad back to the main group, though one trooper took a spike into the side. Gordon dragged the trooper to cover as he intensely bleed, but he also continued to fire. The trooper being dragged was giving it all he could. When the medics got him they weren't sure he'd make it, but Gordon believed he would and gave the dying man hope to live on. They carried him to the medic center downstairs, and when Gordon turned around he saw a bright green light. A large plasma blast swept across the upper floors, and the rubble crashed all the way to the third floor. The Covenant just broke out a Scarab. The snipers saw the blast coming and made for the stairwell, but as the told Gordon over the coms, they were trapped.
Gordon issued a full out retreat and told the frigate helping them to fire on the Scarab. "Sorry Gordon, we are in a battle with Covenant ships. UNSC ships were already fighting, we had to join." Gordon watched the Scarab gloom over the advancing Covenant forces, like a giant guardian ensuring his people a victory, retreating ODST's getting shot down with their comrades dragging them away. "Sorry? That won't cut it" and Gordon ran in front of the fire and sprayed the enemy down. He gave the troopers enough cover so they could escape. The surviving forty eight troopers moved and blockaded the staircase to the second floor. There they waited, then a large fodder force of grunts and jackals moved in. When they took up over half of the lobby area Gordon detonated the explosives they placed, the base floor engulfed in a flame eating everything and the front side of the building collapsed forward down on the Covenant forces. The floor was drenched in blood and much of the second floor and stairs were covered in blood as well.
Rubble blocked off the Covenant's only entrance and the troopers cheered. Suddenly there was a rumble, and most of area shock. Shawn looked carefully at a center boulder, and again the rumble was felt, and the boulder also budged. On the third strike the boulder exploded and a fist could be seen. A Brute Chieftain emerged and removed the other rocks. Four Hunters also broke through the rubble, hordes of soldiers behind them. The ODST's opened a relentless barrage of fire down on the Covenant, but the Hunters and a large number of jackals repelled the shots. The forces advanced up the stairs and fired upon the ODST, desperately trying to repel them. Shawn and Joe grabbed a crate of fragmental and tossed them one by one, active, down on the enemy. The grenades knocked the Hunters around, and killed soldiers directly behind them. When a Hunter's worms were exposed the ODSTs jumped on it. They managed to kill one after five grenades but it wasn't good enough.
When all the grenades were gone only another Hunter was killed, with only the worm's hollow armor left. The Covenant forces still were pushing their attack, and now only thirty ODSTs were left, the others were dead or wounded. The moral was low; the end of the waves was visible but not a possible goal. Then as the Hunters were almost point blank range a large green laser scorched the Hunters along with the rest of the line. Brutes in the back rushed outside to find out what this new threat was. When they were outside the ODST could hear the Brute's battle cries and many explosions. Gordon heard over his com the captain of the frigate. The captain of the frigate responded gleefully "Looks like we've done it Gordon! We took the brutes by surprise up here when we came up and crushed them with only two ships being lost. Looks like you managed to hack the Scarab they deployed and turn the tide!" Gordon was confused, but responded "Come pick us up in three hours, we'll need time to recover bodies and items on their body." Gordon and the others walked outside, Brute's were burning, the ground was caved in, and blood was everywhere. The Scarab was staring at the troopers, and then a very robotic voice said "Congratulations." The Scarab went into self destruct and blew up, metal flew everywhere.
Shawn looked through the remaining troops for Boris, Joe and Kevin were following him. Joe struggled along, for his armor plates took direct plasma bolts, and Kevin had a spike in his right arm. Shawn, who was still sore from his fist fight two days ago, was missing his left shoulder plates, they were hit clean off. They found Boris, dying under three rocks that the Hunters blew up. The three ODST's took the rocks off Boris, his bones broken, flesh torn. Concerned Shawn and Kevin took Boris to the medics and Joe told Gordon. Three hours came to pass, wounded could walk to pelicans now to leave the place; those who couldn't walk still were carried in. Marines now were on the ground helping pack crates and store weapons. Kevin and Joe left early on one of the pelicans wanting to leave the disaster behind. Shawn stayed a little later, needing to drop of something. Letters and dog tags were recovered from bodies and Shawn passed to a Marine collecting them a letter and dog tag. The dog tag was bloody and you couldn't read it, and the letter was also blooded. On the front fold you could clearly see the name and homeworld of the writer, as well as his last will. Boris, Born on Reach, To be buried with his childern on Reach.
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