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Spartan Holy Writings: part 2
Posted By: FloodBane<floodbane@hotmail.com>
Date: 20 October 2007, 5:49 am
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The captured Phantom landed in the UNSC's flagship Thors Hammer within minutes of leaving the Covenant Loyalist cruiser. On the bridge stood six troops each standing at rigid attention, except for a large dark blue armored armor.
"Spartans, Elites and Hunter," began Fleet Admiral Alicia "your recent mission has proven you worthy of an even more difficult mission."
"You and a team of your choice will take two frigates back to the enemies' home base then report back on its defenses."
"Yes ma'am!" answered the irregular team.
"Well? What are you waiting for?" barked Alicia "Get ready!"
The team made their way to the armory for equipment.
Before he got to the armory Jabez bumped into an ONI officer, who dropped his data pad that he was looking at.
"Watch where you're…..oh a Spartan." stammered the young officer.
The heavily armored Spartan stared blankly at the ONI officer.
"Are you SPARTAN-025?" asked the officer suddenly.
"Yes, that's me." replied Jabez.
"Ah then this is for you," the officer handed the data pad to Jabez "I was ordered to give it to you so you can record everything you find at the enemies' home base."
"Okay then." Jabez continued his walk down to the armory.
He accessed the panel on the doorway and walked into the armory, he found the rest of his team picking up weapons and ammo for the upcoming mission. But what caught his eye was that a newcomer was sitting in the corner cleaning a sniper with a rag.
"What's your name soldier?" asked Jabez.
"Sorry Jabez forgot to tell you," said Nathan walking up to him "this is Laura I requested her to come on this mission; she's a better shot than me with a sniper."
"I'll need to see it to believe it, welcome to the team Laura." said Jabez extending his hand for a handshake. She took his hand and shook it.
"Status report." asked Jabez once he'd finished the handshake.
"Everyone is just about ready," answered Marina "only I can't find the rocket launcher, damn it where has it gone?"
Htas walked over, lifted the lid of a crate and pulled out a launcher and handed it to Marina.
"Oh, there it is."
Jabez was grabbing some spare ammo when his comm. device activated.
"SPARTAN-025 here." he spoke into the comm..
"This is Admiral Jesse here," spoke the voice on the other voice "HIGHCOM has just told us that because of the artifact that you took from Power, they want you and your team of Spartans to go down into the enemy base and find any other artifacts that they plan to use."
"Yes, but what about the rest of my team, Htas and the others?"
"They'll stay back and pilot the Frigates and cover your entry into the enemy base." the Admiral replied.
"Okay."
The two Frigates, Eagles Talon and Black Diamond, separated themselves from the Fleet and began Slipspace preparations; piloted each by an Elite Zealot named Lana and Htas.
In one of the landing bays a Pelican dropship was being loaded up with ammo and supplies for four Spartans. Each Spartan was carrying the weapon that they were greatest skill in using.
Marina held a Jackhammer rocket launcher and put spare rockets into the Pelicans cargo hold.
Nathan carried a Beam rifle which had been given to him by a Spec ops Elite before their departure.
The newest member Laura carried her precious sniper rifle and put an entire crate of 14mm rounds into the ship.
Jabez carried a standard MA5C assault rifle and on his back a battle rifle for long range attacks.
"Slipspace transition in five minutes, so hold on." said Htas over the ships comm.
The Spartans secured their supplies into the Pelican then grabbed a handhold.
A blue light appeared in front of both Frigates and widened so the two ships could pass thorough. Each ship slowly went through the holes and into the realm of nothingness called Slipspace.
"ETA to enemy base ten minutes." said Htas over the Frigates intercom.
Ten minutes later the two Frigates pulled out of Slipspace over a large grey planet, but it was the fifteen Covenant Loyalist Super Carriers that caught Htas' eyes.
"Take evasive action!" he barked to the navigation officer, and then he turned to the weapons officer "fire the MAC gun at the lead Super Carrier."
"Yes shipmaster!" the two Elite officers obeyed and went to their tasks.
Htas activated his ship to ship comm. and said "Lana, I'm going for the lead Carrier you take out anything that get within range."
Htas looked out his viewport and saw Lana's' ship, the Eagles Talon, launch three MAC rounds from the under belly of the ship. Each round connected with a different Super Carrier and their shields flickered and failed. Lana luached another three rounds and each MAC round found its target. All three ships span out, dead in space.
Htas felt a rumble from his ship and saw three MAC rounds from his ship and connect with the lead Super Carrier; all three rounds connected with the ships bow and sent it spinning off into space. Htas activated the ships intercom.
"Spartans take your pelican and some Longsword escorts and get down to the planets surface!" he barked.
"Okay," Jabez replied, then added to his team "okay let's mosey!"
The Pelican piloted by Nathan lifted out of the Black Diamonds landing bay followed by four Longsword bombers. The Pelican dolled to the left as a beam of plasma from a nearby Super Carrier flew past, the beam took out one of the Longswords in a fiery explosion.
"Get a move on Nathan," Jabez ordered "we're losing fighters!"
"Yes sir." Nathan replied and the ship lurched to the right as another beam of plasma attempted to destroy their craft. Three Seraph fighters zoomed out of a Super Carriers' bay straight towards the Pelican and its escorts.
"We'll take them out," barked the Longswords' lead pilot "you Spartans haul ass down to the surface!"
"Thanks marine," Jabez replied to the pilot "Nathan, you heard the man haul ass!"
The Pelican dove towards the surface of the planet and within minutes the Pelican touched down on the rocky surface about a mile away from a large structure which Nathan had guessed to be the main base.
The team of Spartans picked up their gear and made their way to the large structure. Laura was on point, she suddenly held up her hand, motioning for the team to stop.
Each Spartan hid behind a large boulder each; waiting for Laura to give the all clear. The sound from a silenced sniper was only just heard, a moment later Laura gave the all clear.
The Spartans made their way down a slope and saw three Jackals lying on their sides with a hole in their temples.
Jabez whispered to Nathan "You were right, three headshots with one bullet is good."
"Told you so." Nathan replied with a chuckle.
A few patrols were encountered but were expertly taken out by Laura's sniping.
They came upon a large gate made of an unknown alloy and was guarded by three Wraiths. Jabez had to make a plan quickly before he and his team were vaporized.
"Laura and Nathan, take out the secondary gunners sitting on top of the Wraiths," he began "Marina blow holes in them with a few jackhammer rockets while I sneak up on one and give him a frag grenade up his tailpipe."
Laura and Nathan moved off to the left so that they could get a better angle on the gunners, Marina kneeled down and loaded two rockets into her launcher while Jabez moved off to the right so he could give the Wraith his gift.
Laura aimed carefully with her sniper. She had to make her first shot count otherwise the other Wraith gunners would quickly spot her and fire.
She rested her forefinger on the trigger, carefully aimed at a Brutes temple and fired. The bullet flew straight and true, it penetrated the Brutes armor and then its skull; killing it instantly.
Nathan fired his weapon and destroyed a Brutes power armor; he followed up with a second shot and finished the Brute off. The final Brute gunner was still blissfully unaware of his comrades' deaths; he paid for his ignorance with a bullet from Laura's and Nathan's weapon. He slumped into his seat; dead.
Marina saw the final Brute die and then she opened fire. One rocket connected with A Wraiths mortar gun making it unable to return fire. The second rocket connected with the Wraiths cockpit. The Wraith exploded sending enough shrapnel into the second Wraith to make it explode.
"Damn I'm good." whispered Marina.
Jabez silently crept up behind the third Wraith; he pulled himself up onto the back of the Wraith. An explosion went off to his right. Marina he thought.
He pulled his arm back, and then punched the back armor of the purple behemoth; the armor dented.
The pilot was now aware off the Spartan on its back. The Wraith spun in circles in a vain attempt to shake Jabez off. Jabez punched the Wraith a few more times until the back armor had a hole in it. He primed a grenade and shoved it through the hole he had just made. He leaped off the machine and rolled, the alien tank exploded from within. Jabez called the rest of his team over and congratulated them on their work. After the congratulatory session the Spartans made their way around the wall until they found an entrance into the structure.
"I wonder why the Covenant doesn't have as much defenses as you'd think they'd have." said Marina.
"Yeah," agreed Nathan "for a Home Base its pretty badly defended."
A large explosion went off behind the team. They rolled close to the wall.
"What was that?" asked Jabez looking around for where the explosion had come from.
Another explosion went off to their right. Jabez saw in the distance five anti aircraft Wraiths.
"Find and entrance!" ordered Jabez "we can't take on that many Wraiths!"
The Spartans ran as quickly as they could, explosions going off behind them. The soon found a large metal gate, a control panel was mounted on the wall next to it.
"How are we going to get in?" asked Nathan.
"Like this." replied Laura.
Laura stood directly in front of the panel and stared defiantly at the Wraiths. The Anti aircraft Wraiths turned to her and let loose a barrage of plasma. At the last moment Laura rolled out of the way, allowing the plasma blasts to smash into the panel.
The plasma made the panel short circuit, making the gates slowly swing open.
"Well done." said Jabez as he and his team ran through the gates and into the enemy stronghold.
Brute Chieftain Huktan kneeled before the High Prophet of Vengeance.
"My lord," said the Chieftain "four intruders have made their way inside the base, what should we do?"
"Send all of your troops to engage them," replied the the Prophet who was sitting atop his floating chair "they mustn't be allowed to attain the Holy Writings."
"Of course my lord." answered Huktan, with a bow he left to amass his army.
The large structure lay ahead of the Spartans, a large spire almost blocked out the sunlight.
"Where is everybody?" asked Marina "where's our welcome party?"
"I don't know," answered Jabez while looking around for any other movement "but be careful you never know when they'll strike."
Just as he finished his sentence the ground began to rumble. Jabez looked at the structure before him. A large door at its base opened and let out a flood of Ghosts, Prowlers and Wraiths.
"Oh shit!" exclaimed Nathan.
The oncoming wave of vehicles opened fire.
To be continued
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