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Prologue
Posted By: Keyes<captian_jacob_keyes@yahoo.com>
Date: 21 April 2004, 7:06 PM
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As the entered the forest, Sergeant A. J. Johnson turned up his music. Jenkins groaned and rolled his eyes. "Hey Sarge, what if the Covenant hear that music and find us? That would make this a short mission." "We're too high up to get hit by any Covenant AA guns, especially with this tree cover," said Julie, the Pelicans pilot who was as good with a gun as with her ship, and could hold a position for a good four hours under critical conditions. She had also gotten only about four hours of sleep sense they arrived on Halo. However, she was still going strong. "And the only thing that this bird needs to watch out for is a Fuel Rod Burst, and there's no way a Hunter can climb a tree. Besides, I like this band." "Finally, someone who has good taste," said Johnson with a laugh. After about ten minutes, Mendoza spoke up. "Why do we always have to listen to this old stuff, Sarge?" "Watch your mouth, son. This "stuff" is your history. It should remind you grunts what we're fightin' to protect." Mendoza shook his head, "Hey... if the Covenant wanna wipe out this particular part of my history, that's fine by me." "Yeah... better it than us," Bisenti said with a laugh. "You ask 'em REAL nice next time you see 'em Bisenti. I'm sure they'll be happy to oblige." Julie spoke up. "LZ looks clear! I'm brining us down!" "Go, go, go," the Sarge yelled. Mendoza hit ground first, only to find it wasn't ground, but a marsh. Bisenti and Jenkins both hopped out at the same time, followed by Johnson, then Franky, demolitions, and Anthony, the squad's sniper, taking up the rear. "Good luck, see you in three," Julie's voice came over the headset. The Pelican lifted up and zoomed of into the mist. As they moved through the mist, they noticed the occasional spark of yellow on there motion trackers, then red. They came around a corner and found themselves staring at seven grunts, all asleep. "Hey Bisenti, now's your chance, go ahead, ask 'em." Bisenti smiled, "Ok, but we gotta wake 'em up first." He, Johnson, Mendoza, Franky, and Jenkins all opened fire simultaneously, only one was able to get up in time to realize what was going on, but it was to late by then. Suddenly two Jackals and an Elite came out from behind a tree. "Wort, wort, wo..." It began to say before Anthony's sniper rifle shot punched through its shields and into its skull. The two Jackals were quickly mowed down by a frag , complements of Franky. They moved up to where the Elite had fallen. They found that a tree had been pushed over and began to trek over it. Suddenly Anthony dropped to one knee and fired a two round burst into the mist. The team froze, squinting through the mist. A second later Anthony stood. They moved forward and found what he had shot at. An Elite lay draped over a ridge, just under the Shade he had been stationed at. As they watched, gravity and its armor caused it to fall off the ridge and into the little pit just below the tree. "Nice shot," said Jenkins. As they crested a hill, they saw a small, squat structure. It was set up in a position so that from the air, it would look as though it were just an extension of the hill, if not for the lights set up by the Covenant. As they closed in on the structure, Jenkins spotted a strange mark on the ground. It was a greenish color, with a yellowish flesh like substance. "Stay close Jenkins!" Sarge's gruff voice broke Jenkins's thoughts, and realized he had fallen behind the group. He closed in behind Sarge. "Mendoza! Move it up!" Mendoza snuck up towards the opening. He scanned the area, then signaled Anthony to do a sweep with the Sniper rifle. He motioned it was clear, then turned to watch there flank. "Wait here for the Captain and his squad, then get your ass inside," said Sarge to Franky. "Sir!" Johnson signaled to the rest of them. "Okay, let's move!" Franky and Anthony moved to a defensive position near the entrance of the structure as Johnson, Mendoza, Jenkins, and Bisenti moved to the elevator. As they approached, the elevator rose, ushering them in. "What a warm welcome," Johnson said. "Looks like the Covenant rigged it to come up when someone get close enough." Mendoza said, looking at a small box attached to the controls of the elevator. He pressed a button, and the elevator descended at a medium speed into the complex.
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