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After First Strike: part two
Posted By: Elliott2020
Date: 18 June 2004, 1:55 AM
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1040 hours, September 16, 2552 (Military Calendar)/ UNSC High Command (HighCom) Facility Bravo-6, Sydney, Australia, Earth.
Lt. Commander O'Donoghue entered the room very quietly making sure not to disturb the other...higher ranked officers. The doors locked behind him. ''Sir,'' he said to Fleet Admiral Hood. "The Gettysburg sir, she has crashed into the pacific about 10,000 km off shore, sir. Approximately 120 degrees west and 30 degrees south." Admiral Hood sat up, "Lieutenant, come with me."
2114 hours, September 16, 2552 (Military Calendar)/Aboard UNSC vessel Gettysburg, Pacific ocean.
John sat uncomfortably on a metal bench outside the armory. Sergeant Johnson Finally woke up, by puicing everything he ate in the morning. The Spartans were bored and afraid of death. John didn't want to die like this, he wanted to die fighting, fighting for his friends and human kind.
"Were getting a signal" Cortana said. "It's from an Australian sub, I'm sending them a message." The COM channel turned on inside John's helmet, "Admiral are you there, Whitcomb, answer me, this is Fleet Admiral Hood, do you read me." John sighed and answered, "This is Master Chief Petty Officer, Spartan 117. I'm the highest rank on this vessel, I read you." "What's going on Chief." The Chief explained everything to the Admiral as fast as he could, they needed to get out.
Minutes later there was a clank sound, the Australian sub "gadget" was now attached to the Gettysburg. Sergeant Johnson puiced again but he got up hiding the pain. The Admiral and his crew walked out of the Gadget to meet the Spartans. John saw them first, he was surprised by there ranks. There was Fleet Admiral Hood, Chief Petty Officer Bekins, Petty Officer 3rd class Lah'noy, Petty Officer 2nd class Bilodeau, Master Chief Petty Officer Nickelson and Lieutenant Commander O'Donoghue. He saluted to the Admiral and he saluted back. "Explain Chief, the Covenant have found Earth?" "Yes," he answered still standing straight with his hand at his forehead. "At ease son," the Admiral said. It was quiet for a couple a seconds until the rest of the Spartans got there. They all saluted. "Lets go" the Admiral quickly said. All ten of them marched back in the Gadget.
John was surprised at the enormous hallways of the Gadget. It was built for war and nothing else. He wondered how much time they had left before the covenant will get to Earth.
0650 hours, September 17, 2552 (Military Calendar)/ UNSC High Command (HighCom) Facility Bravo-6, Sydney, Australia, Earth.
The Master Chief had to talk to the Officers, he needed to tell them his plan. He entered the room with Admiral Hood which made fell a little bit better. Major General Straus was looking quite frustrated. John looked at him straight in the eye. He quickly looked away. "The Covenant have found Earth and are heading towards it," he slammed the table with a fist "We need to be ready." The Admiral quickly said as he got into his chair. The Officers were swearing and yelling, all worried about what has happened. One pulled out a pistol and shot the ceiling and yelled "SHUT UP." Everything fell silent. "Thank you Bicknell," the Admiral sighed. They discussed and plotted what they would do against the covenant. The Master Chief had a simple plan,
1. Get Gettysburg out of the ocean.
2. Repair Gettysburg.
3. Get every single UNSC ship that is left, in orbit.
4. Send team to protect orbital MAC gun generators.
5. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
Admiral Hood agreed, it was the only thing they could do. Colonel Ackerson disagreed, he slammed his fists against the table and yelled "You blind bastards, this man is going to kill us all with his idiotic plans." He pulled out a pistol and shot the Master Chief in the Head...his shield was on, the bullet flicked away. The Master Chief quickly grabbed the pistol out of the mad man's hands. He grabbed the Colonel by the throat has squeezed until blood was poring down his mouth and nose. He then let go, the Colonel fell to the floor grabbing his throat. The Officers were staring at John. He didn't usually do that but CPO Mendez had always told him to neutralize the enemy or any threat. He left the room.
Outside the room he joined his fellow remaining Spartans and Sergeant Johnson. Fleet Admiral Hood followed him out of the room. "It's alright Chief, we've been wanting to do that to him for a long time." "what's he talking about," asked Fred. John and the Admiral laughed.
John and his team went to Sydney's Docking Bay with the Admiral. Three submarines went off into the Pacific to get the Gettysburg out of the polluted ocean. Cortana was placed in ONI's section four deep inside an underground facility in Sydney. Things got complicated. Cortana estimated that the Covenant would arrive and ring the door bell in 26 hours. She quickly opened a private COM channel to the Chief to explain the negative news. The Chief's eyes widened and walked up to the Admiral. He was with Major General Straus and Lt. O'Donoghue contemplating the battle over some brandy and a cigar. "Sir, permission to speak?" John said. "Yes, of course," Admiral Hood replied, "What is it." John told him the bad news about the Covenant being so close to attacking. His eyes widened, he turned around facing the crewmen working were the Gettysburg was going to arrive, "Hustle," he yelled at the top of his lungs, "Hustle hustle hustle."
A few hours later the Gettysburg rose in the air supported by giant metal rods and bars. Thousands of engineers were repairing, loading and refueling the Gettysburg. As he was watching the workers, he felt happy, like if he had already won the war against the Covenant. He had warned Earth about the attack, and now they were about to give them hell.
Linda looked at him in confusion when he whispered this, "It's party time."
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