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The Megg Story
Posted By: Simpsons Rule<Simpsonsrule17@aol.com>
Date: 30 April 2003, 1:15 AM
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The Master Chief felt very alone. As far as he knew, all his fellow teammates were dead. Even though Linda might still be resuscitated, the chief didn't hold out much hope. He considered all of them to be his brothers and sisters. It pained him so to lose them. The Pillar of Autumn had already made the jump into slipspace and the chief was beginning to realize his mission was more important now than ever. He realized he may be Earth's only hope to fight these bastards and he had to do whatever it took to save Earth and its colonies. Of course he'd been trained this way and would give his own life in a heartbeat to save the lives of everyone who depended on him. The attack on Reach proved that the Covenant may attack at any moment and mankind may only have weeks to survive. For now however, the Master Chief knew all he could do was go into cryo sleep until The Pillar of Autumn came out of slipspace. He didn't like doing this. Relying on machines for oxygen and even gravity made him feel helpless. He couldn't even remove his MJOLNIR battle suit. In case he was needed ASAP, every second would count. Having his suit already on would make sure he could be of assistance faster.
A blinding light filled the Master Chief's eyes but it quickly faded. He saw the eagerness in the cryo technicians face and immediately climbed out of the cryo tube. No sooner had the Master Chief's feet touched the ground that the technician said "come on, we've got to get the hell outta here." He ran to the door and said "this way." The Master Chief was about to follow but realized he had to make sure his MJOLNIR battle suit was in working order. The Master Chief treated all of his weapons with the care and respect they deserved. Before and after each mission, he would clean and inspect all of his weapons. His battle suit was probably the most powerful weapon he had so he had to make sure it was working. Usually, he would undergo a series of tests for this. He realized that the lack of these tests must mean that time was of the essence. He couldn't go into battle however unless he knew it was working so he began to undergo his own little series of tests. First he ran around the cryo bay. He was a little disoriented from coming out of cryo sleep but he was satisfied his reflexes were normal. Normal for him anyway. Next he needed to make sure he had the strength. He jumped on top of the nearest cryo tube that was against the wall and made it to the catwalk above. He ran from one end of the catwalk to the other and jumped on top of a striped barrel. He remained on top of that barrel and stretched best he could inside the suit. Satisfied the suit was in working order, he jumped down and saw the technician. There was a look of amazement on his face. Probably due to the speed at which the Master Chief had preformed the tasks.
As the Master Chief went closer the technician ran to unlock a door. Unfortunately, an explosion occurred just as was opening the door and his body flew backwards. The Master Chief examined the door and considered prying it open so he could go through. Just as he was considering doing this, a second explosion occurred. The chief realized he needed to get to the bridge and hauled ass to try and reach the bridge where he could be briefed on his next mission. He jumped over some power conduits and ran through doors and watched an explosion from the adjacent corridor almost catch him. He crouched under an airlock door only to see plasma flying through the air. He stopped and heard the alarm as the air lock doors were closing to trap the Covenant. He watched helplessly as explosions killed the under trained technicians trying to fight the ruthless Covenant. He was about to offer any assistance he could when a technician said, "Master Chief, the situation is secure here. You're probably needed somewhere else." He was right, the Master Chief needed to get to the bridge. He passed through a short dark corridor and continued down another one and was faced with more technicians fighting the Covenant. This time there was a marine helping them. The Master Chief was in a dead run, careful so no plasma would hit him. He jumped straight over the marine standing in the doorway, barely looking at him. The marine was the best trained there to fight the Covenant and the chief didn't want to get in his way. He passed a room that used to be full of weapons and ammunition. He was hopeful that he might find a weapon but the room was bare. What he did find however, was a bunch of bloody, injured marines. Some were too injured to battle, others were too afraid. He went on, helpless to aid them. Yet another air lock was being defended by technicians. "Where were the damn marines?!" the Master Chief thought. The technicians couldn't hold out against the Covenant. He finally made it to the bridge, hopeful he would finally receive a weapon and be of some use. He saw Captain Keyes in the middle of the bridge. He approached and the Captain gave him his orders. He was to get Cortana off the ship and protect her. The chief knew how important that task was. If the Covenant got her, Earth would be doomed.
Although the Master Chief was handed a gun, it was out of ammo. As he walked out of the bridge he saw a dead ensign. He closed her eyelids and obtained her ammo for the pistol he had. He walked out and heard the translation software for the Grunts kick in. He zoomed in and shot each Grunt in the head, instantly killing them. "Three down, hundreds to go" the Master Chief thought to himself. Just then Cortana opened the door leading into the cafeteria. He picked up an MA5B assault rifle and Cortana told the chief that he had better help out the marines ahead. He killed the Grunts and Elites he saw a group of marines struggling with. Fortunately, the Master Chief saw more marines come out of the previously locked door behind them. More and more groups of Covenant came and the chief did the best he could. When it was over, the chief saw that only three marines remained. He saw that they just couldn't handle the Covenant and he paused. "What's wrong chief?" Cortana asked. "The Covenant were right outside the bridge," he said. "But you killed them" Cortana replied. "Yes but it was lucky I was there. If they had gotten there a few minutes sooner they would've killed the bridge crew or captured them for interrogation. The Captain didn't even have any ammo for the pistol. If he was caught, the Covenant could've learned everything." "What do you want to do?" Cortana inquired. "I have to find a way to make sure the Covenant don't capture Captain Keyes, but how?" The chief already knew the answer. He had to do the unthinkable and kill the Captain. His Alpha level priority was to keep Earth safe. His Beta level priority was to save himself and his fellow soldiers. Even though it was the hardest thing he would have to do, he must do it. "Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Cortana asked as the chief made his way back to the bridge. "There is a security team stationed just outside the bridge in case of an emergency." The chief remembered how badly the marines had done against the Covenant in the cafeteria. "I'm sure," he said. "This is the only way to make sure the Covenant don't get their hands on Earth." A shot to the head would do it. Painless and quick. The Master Chief drew his pistol and aimed at the Captain's head. The Captain had no idea he was there as his head was turned toward the front view screen. A single tear ran down his cheek as he pulled the trigger. No sooner had the Captain's body hit the ground than he heard Cortana's voice. Not "in his mind" as he normally did but in the speakers on the bridge. It said "Security to the bridge, the Master Chief has gone rampant, take him out boys." "What the hell is that?" the chief asked. "Someone on the bridge must've triggered the security team to go in" Cortana replied. The chief ran and tried to get out of the bridge ASAP. He ran to the corridor he came from but the door was closed. "That recording is part of the security measures to make sure you don't jeopardize the mission. It was Colonel Ackerson's idea." "Figures" replied the Master Chief. On his motion tracker the chief saw the marines coming. He waited in the corridor. He didn't want to kill any marines he didn't have to. "Cortana, can you open this damn door" "Negative chief. The door is unlocked but it won't seem to open." The chief saw as the marines unloaded into the bridge looking for a target. He ran for where the marines had come from, looking for a way out. He ran passed two open doors and took a sharp right and felt his heart sink as he saw no way out. He approached the end of the hallway to see a blood stain on the ceiling with an outline of an "M" shot in it with a pistol. "What's that?" the chief asked. "I don't know," Cortana said, "maybe a marine got bored." "But the blood?" asked the chief. "Chief, Colonel Ackerson was never a fan of the Spartan program. The security team is a group of special elite helljumpers. They've been augmented in a similar way you have but in a way they are better than you. The Colonel tried to keep this a secret and although he didn't approve of the augmenting, he would do anything to show you up. Especially since these were his helljumpers." Cortana replied. "Why wasn't I given this augmentation?" The chief asked. "This kind of augmentation has only been newly discovered and it hasn't been perfected yet. These marines won't live more than a week and are also prone to going insane." Cortana said with a hint of hopelessness in her voice. The Chief began to approach the door and saw a single marine waiting surprised to see he had slipped by him. The Chief shot him in the head and was so surprised he didn't die that he almost froze. Instead, the marine said, "is that all you got?" and began to return fire. The chief's shields dropped dramatically. He ran for cover and saw the marine didn't follow. After his shields returned he turned to his MA5B and put an entire clip into the marine. He obviously felt the pain and didn't attack while the chief's finger was on the trigger. As soon as the chief paused to reload, the marines gave the chief everything he had. The chief again fell back. "How am I suppose to kill him?" he asked. "I don't know," replied Cortana.
The end of the Chief?
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