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Halo: The Return Part 6
Posted By: NeoX<TheMasterda@aol.com>
Date: 19 August 2002, 3:52 pm
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The Spartans make their way to the building, all staying low to the ground. Each Spartan has their gun raised watching for any movement, any sign that the Covenant are following them. As they approach they building the first problem, how to get on top of the building without making a sound. It hits John a pyramid. The troops begin to stack themselves slowly making their way up. Once high enough John hops up and to the top. He instantly raises his shield all over, except for his had. He also drops to his stomach so that way he can crawl along the top. As each Spartan makes their way up, he instructs them to do the same. As the last Spartan makes his way up, they head for a ventilation shaft. As they come over the fifth corridor John grabs six PP grenades and throws them all over the area. John slides out of the shaft and hides away from the damage zone. On the inside a hunter is starring at the PP grenade. While another lifts it up to study it. BOOM! The grenades go off and spikes are driven through the skull of Hunter, and its head is ripped off of its head and driven into the roof. A grunt is pinned to a wall; the spikes go right through a Jackals shield tearing it apart. Anything that was breathing in corridors five through ten is now dead.
MC:
Lets move in troops.
John stomps a hole in the weakened roof, his boot goes through it as if it were mud. Soon he busts through the roof and drops in. He falls twenty feet onto a Hunter. Luckily for John the Hunter is already dead. As soon as he gives the OK the rest of the troops troop in after him. Dust kicks up as lights flicker and dim light shines in. The troops freeze to wait and see if there is anything on the way. Tensions run high as they wait for any movement. Time seems to slow as John scans the area. No Spartan move until John takes a step forward, even then they all point their AR towards him. All the troops are on their last nerves, they know that the place is loaded with Covenant; they just don't know where they are.
MC:
Rat which way to the control room?
Rat:
Down corridor seven and second door on the left.
MC:
Got it, follow me.
John stalks down the hall watching for any movement. As he comes up to the door he hear Covenant talking on the inside. He motions for his troops to fall in next to him as he readies his gun. He gives a count down from three and then busts down the door. All he sees is a pair of hurt Elites trying to call for backup. John shots them both, but it is to late. Backup is coming already. John knows he has to get whatever security up as soon as he can.
MC:
Enco, who is your comp tech.?
Spartan:
I am sir! CJ Kole reporting!
MC:
Can you get every thing up? I need all the firepower I can get.
CJ:
On it.
MC:
OK, while he is doing the Rat take a man and go with Enco. Enco take two men to check the area for any Covenant, do not leave the east wing. Report anything that happens. Rat, get us any thing you think we may need.
Enco and Rat:
Sir!
MC:
The last of us will stay here and watch CJ's back. I want you all to report in one hour.
All of the troops shake their head yes. John knows that this is very dangerous splitting up, but it is for the best. He just hopes CJ can get everything working. He really needs all the help he can get.
Rat:
Covenant spotted, they seem hurt. Should I engage?
MC:
Only if necessary. How many are there?
Rat:
About ten.
MC:
Can you tell how they were hurt?
Rat:
Looks like they were hit with the PP's.
MC:
Ok, have fun.
Rat:
You heard the man! Lets have some fun.
The sound of bullets fills the COM channel as the sound of death from the Covenant echoes throughout the COM channel.
CJ:
Got it!
MC:
What?
CJ:
Power is coming on; I just need some more time so I can set the security level to Omega-four.
MC:
Well you have ten minutes, so you better hurry.
CJ:
I just gotta crack the D-base.
John and the other Marines sit down and wait for CJ to finish and for the others to get back.
MC:
Cortona, update me.
Cortona:
The Covenant doesn't know where here, they are setting up for something. I can't tell what yet. I am looking through past Covenant known strategies for anything and I can find anything.
MC:
What about the memory chips from 343?
Cortona:
I'm working on it. He has it pretty encoded. Wait, I just go through. My god! You couldn't believe the wealth of knowledge he had.
MC:
Do me a favor and look up "Forerunner".
Cortona:
On it Chief.
John looks over to one of the marines.
MC:
Tell me, how did the Covenant find Earth?
Marine:
It was Enco's fault. He lost a ship to the Covenant. They hacked it and stole all of our info. They have been moving through the inner colonies every since the Halo project started.
MC:
My god, that Enco is one big ass screw up.
Spartan:
Chief let me ask you this. How are so calm right now?
MC:
Well, I know that this may be the last mission I have. So I want to enjoy it. I am mostly remembering my first Spartan group. We had a lot of good times.
The Spartan soldier does not like how Master Chief thinks this is his last mission. If the legend has lost hope why should he have any?
Spartan:
What do you mean, last mission?
MC:
I have always loved war; it has always been a game to me. And this game seems to be one I can't win. You saw how many there are. There are only eight of us and thousands of them. This is how I also imagined it, going out, taking them out. I wont give up until those bastards are at their last. This is what I have waited for.
Spartan:
I won't let anything happen to you. I know that's not to much but you aren't dying as long as I or any other Spartan is here to help.
MC:
That means a lot to me. Knowing that I got at least one person watching my back.
Cortona:
John, I got some info on Forerunner.
MC:
Go ahead
Cortona:
It says here that the word Forerunner means history of the unknown.
MC:
Keep looking for stuff.
Rat and his Spartan come walking through the door, covered in ammo. John hops up and walks over to them. He begins inspecting the ammo. He sees that it is mostly AR, Pistol, and Shotgun ammo. But there are a few things he hadn't seen before.
MC:
What is some of this stuff?
Rat:
Goodies, we got pulse grenades, sonic beams, and my personal favorite, Flamethrowers.
MC:
CJ, how is it going?
CJ:
Almost there, done. Give the word and you got full lockdown and weapons up.
MC:
Rat, you got everything?
Rat:
Yea.
MC:
I am going to call back Enco.
Over the COM channel John calls for Enco.
Enco:
Yea?
MC:
Come back here now.
Enco:
On the way.
MC: When they get back go to Omega-four.
CJ:
You got it.
Spartan:
Master Chief, you never told me why you are so relaxed.
John turns to the Spartan and looks right into his eyes.
MC: I guess it is because I feel safe, I feel at home.
A small smile appears on John's face and Enco enters the room.
MC:
Lock down time.
The distant sound of metal slamming and locking in the distant is heard with a siren. Guns pop up from the ground and bombs all around the base activate.
Cortona:
It seems the Covenant took that as an invite. They're heading this way.
MC:
Well it's about time. Men I kid you not! This is going to be a hard ass fight. A fight we will no lose. When those bastards come through those doors we will not let them live. Every bullet that kills him or her will be for every person that has died in this war. We will not give up! We will not surrender! If we die, we die with honor!
The sound of blast scrapes and yells are heard as John finishes his speech. The Covenant is slowly burning through the metal walls. John knows this is going to be a hell of a fight. He just doesn't know who will win.
MC:
All right, everyone in the sewer drain. I got a plan.
The Spartans find a hatch and enter the underground tunnel. They take all the ammo, weapons and what ever else thy need in with them.
MC:
This should be a nice surprise for them.
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