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Halo: Liberation of Earth - Section 3
Posted By: HawkEye<muse_aholic@hotmail.com>
Date: 21 February 2004, 8:37 PM
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Halo: The Liberation of Earth
Section 3
Chapter 7
The Master Chief emerged into the sunlight on his ATV and looked around him. Everywhere he looked there were corpses - many were Covenant, but sadly, there were marine dead as well. He also noticed the burned-out wrecks of Covenant and human vehicles alike - phantoms, ghosts, two warthogs, a Scorpion, a Pelican, banshees and even a few wraiths.
The ATV squad secured the perimeter of the LZ's and waited patiently for fire teams Bravo through Foxtrot to arrive with the survivors. The patrol was circling the LZ area, and the Pelicans were hovering in case they had to retreat. The ground squad arrived shortly after, and the warthogs and scorpions were clamped under the Pelican's belly's. then the ATV's were secured, and finally, the ground squad entered the Pelicans. Sierra squadron gained altitude and headed towards HQ.
Upon entering HQ airspace, they noticed with despair that the Covenant had thrown another assault on the base, and that the perimeter defences had been breached. It looked as if the defenders were still active, though, as the Covenant were still landing troops outside the complex and not inside.
"This is Pelican Sierra 1 to UNSC forces; the LZ is too hot to approach. Heading for emergency LZ. Five to dirt; repeat, five to dirt. Prepare to take those bastards out!"
"Saddle up Marines!" the sarge yelled. "Here's the plan. The ATV squad will cause confusion among the Covenant ground troops and head towards the armoury. Patrol squad, you will take up defensive positions around the entrance and take out all Covenant armour and mobilised squads. Ground team, you are going to infiltrate HQ via the sewers and head for the armoury; Lieutenant Kellett will have chosen to hold out there to minimise the risk of running out of supplies." The surviving members of the ATV squad mounted up and loaded fresh magazines into their weapons. The patrol squad also got ready to make a fast assault, while the ground teams prepared to infiltrate HQ via the sewers.
"Sergeant Wallis," the Master Chief said.
"Yes?"
"This assault will most likely reach the armoury and reinforce those inside - however, the Covenant will launch a huge offensive and if they do, HQ will fall."
"I see your point, Chief, but what can we do?"
"I'm going to find as many reinforcements as I can. There are still a lot of marines left within the area, and when I find them I'm going to bring them back here."
"Good luck Chief."
Chapter 8
The Master Chief's ATV leapt over a pile of rubble in the street. It hit the ground, the suspension smoothing the landing, and the Chief put the vehicle into a powerslide round a blind corner. There was a flash, and a lance of green plasma arced through the air, slamming into the ground beside the vehicle. It flipped wildly into the air, and the M.C. rolled off the vehicle and landed in a crouch. Two hunters were positioned down the street in front of him. He turned, and was just in time to see the ATV roll into a deep sewer trench. Seconds later there was an explosion.
He turned back to the hunters, and pulled out his battle rifle. He activated the scope, and focused on the Hunter on the left, aimed at its chest, and unloaded the whole clip into the beast, but it remained standing. These Hunters somehow took more damage than the Hunters he had fought earlier - genetic enhancement maybe? he thought to himself whilst diving for cover. Lances of plasma from the Hunters fuel rod cannons sped through the air, melting the Titanium where he had stood before. He reloaded the battle rifle and span from behind the pile of rubble he had been using for cover.
Once again he activated the scope, but this time he aimed for the visor of the alien's helmet, and fired 30 rounds in quick succession towards it. Most pinged off the alien's helmet, but several entered the creatures brain and pulverized it. The Hunter collapsed, and the second Hunter howled and charged, firing its fuel rod cannon rapidly. The Chief dove for cover again as the plasma sailed through where he had just stood.
He stood up, primed a plasma grenade and lobbed it. The device fused onto the alien's helmet and glowed, then detonated. Unbelievably the behemoth had survived. The Chief primed two incendiary grenades and lobbed them at the ground in front of the alien. They exploded and coated the ground in flames. The creature had just started to slow down when it hit the area of flames, slipped over and hit the ground with a thud. The Chief ran towards it and pulled out his SMG's, emptying the ammunition into the Hunters exposed chest. It growled and struggled, then stopped, and fell silent.
The M.C. reloaded the SMG's and headed towards the tower where the sniper shot originated from. He reached a crossroads and cautiously looked around. A Ghost with a Grunt driver emerged from a side alley, but there were no other targets. He pulled out the battle rifle and took the Grunt out with a single headshot, commandeering the vehicle, and headed towards his goal.
Chapter 9
"Fire in the hole," a marine yelled, and threw a Frag grenade towards the Covenant. It exploded with a dull boom, and several Grunts and an Elite were hurled lifeless into the air.
"Fall back!" Sergeant Wallis yelled, and the strike force headed back towards the armoury. They had successfully rendezvoused with the marines holding it, and launched several counter-offensives throughout the day, but still the Covenant pushed through.
" Fire teams Golf and Hotel, move out. Hold the stairwells, and fall back when I give you the signal." The two fire teams sprinted towards the conflict above. "OK troops, here's the plan," Lieutenant Kellett said. They were all gathered around a large holographic map of the structures interior. The Lieutenant looked tired. He had been taking a very active role in the defence, leading the counter-offensives in an alternating pattern with Lieutenant Burchett, and this had shown upon their faces. They were both extremely tired, and there were multiple plasma burns on their bodies, but they fought harder than any soldier.
"This armoury has five access points. There are two long corridors, here," he highlighted an area of the holographic map, "and here. The Covenant have yet to reach the elevators heading down to those corridors. There are also these two stairwells which our forces are currently using, here and here. The fifth access point leads to the vehicle bays, where Sierra squadron are fuelled, reloaded and ready to evac us out if things get to hot. Fortunately for us, that is the only way other than aerial insertion to the vehicle bays, and the Covenant cant aerially insert troops because we have AI-controlled anti-aircraft weaponry and patrolling warthogs and scorpions in the vehicle bays. Also, Longsword Squadrons Yankee and Zulu have been dispatched from the nearest UNSC airbase, 'Guardian base' which is holding perfectly well without them. These Longsword squadrons should arrive within the next two days. Lieutenant Burchett?" he enquired.
"We have decided that these four access points must not fall under any circumstances. If they do, the armoury will be rigged to blow and we will be forced to evac. Yes Private?"
"Sir," Private Dewsbury enquired. "If we do fall back, where will we go?"
"We have arranged with the boys at Guardian base to rendezvous there if we get into trouble. As I was saying, the long corridors will be designated 'snipers alley 1' and 'snipers alley 2'. I want ten snipers at our ends of the corridors, with alternating fire so that you're not all reloading at once. I also want five rocket launchers with the snipers for extra firepower. Lieutenant Kellett?"
"Fire teams Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta will hold the elevator shafts for as long as possible. If it gets too hot in there, then fall back, OK?"
"Yes sir," the marines answered.
"Good. We don't need any more unnecessary deaths. Better to live and fight another day. Now then, fire teams Golf and Hotel are currently holding the stairwells. I want fire teams India and Juliet to reinforce them, whilst Titanium plugs are quickly built to barricade the stairwell exits. Fire teams Kilo and Lima, you're on barricade duty. Prepare those plugs for quick and strong installation. Move out!"
The marines moved to do their designated tasks.
To Be Continued...
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