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Project-Halo Chapter Two: Infiltration
Posted By: SpikeDaDragon<Dusty@Tcommunications.net>
Date: 14 September 2002, 11:16 pm
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John couldn't help but think of all the lives lost, on Halo. So many, for a truly justified cause... Earth's Survival, along with all Humanity. But was that all? Was that the only thing that kept Earth's forces on the move, ready for an invassion from the Covenant? He knew that there was something not right about the whole situation.
As John continued to ponder the means, Cortana interupts. "Masterchief, Sir. We've entered the Naquadrian Solar system. Estimated rendevous in fifteen minutes."
Naquadrian, a place know to the Earth as Utopia. Free of plunder and crime, nearly a safe haven for all that is good. Until the other night, his memories of the distress call fatigue his every will to move on. But yet, he keeps steady, knowing the consequences for his hinderance.
The more he thought about it, the less confident he was becoming. Because of his error in judgement, the Covenant had located the peacefull planet, Naquadrian, and begain it's infiltration. John realized, as soon as he steps foot on the planet, all hell is going to break loose. His type of odd's.
"Sir, we have incoming star vessels. Their approaching us, they seem to be friendly," Cortana voiced over John's concious, audible to all those around him.
"Good, let them know of the conflict. And tell them to fall back, until I give the signal."
John unstrapped his belt, and rose up to his feet. Viewing forward, he glances at Naquadrian, as it is lit up in balls of fire and molten plasma. If he didn't act fast, the planet would cease to exist, and suffer as yet another glassed planet. He just couldn't allow that to happen again. Not with so much riding on this one mission alone. He had to make it fast, and he had to be accurate.
John strode forward towards the weapon locker, where he knocked he lock off, and grabbed an assult rifle, equally equipped with night vision and a lazer for pin point accuracy. There was nothing to chance. John grabbed his ammo clips, and straped on some grenades for a just in case measure.
Locked and Loaded, John grabbed the hatch of the Longsword, and turned the lever, sending a blast of pressurized air into the bay area. Turning his back for a second, John jumps out, aiming his body into the ocean.
With a resounding splash, John hits the icy waters of Naquadrian. Walking up to the shore, he immediately pulls out his Assult Rifle, and prepares for his first encounter on the planet. None to soon, the sound of squealin is heard, as a pair of Grunts walk along side the shoreline, spotting Chief standing there. Before a sound of warning could be called, Chief had them pumped full of lead, slunk down where they stood.
"Cortana, was it wise jumping out of the Longsword?"
"Sir, with all due respect, if we landed on the planet with the Longsword, the Covenant would of spotted our entry, and begun and assult on us. By abandoning our fighter jet, we have lost the Covenants eye for a brief time," replied Cortana, as she keyed in the map of Naquadrian to Chief's HUD.
Master Chief continued his treck up the beachy shores, towards the rocky slopes of the Naquadrian Hills. As he approached he recgonized the voice of an Elite commander, odviously ordering a pair of Covenant warriors.
Having had his own share of encounters with the Elite warriors, Cheif straffed alongside the hill, until he had a perfect view of the Elite and it's crew. To Chief's surprise, two red Elites stood in front of a herd of 10 grunts and 5 jackals. Those jackals would be tough to take out, unless he somehow was able to disable their arm devices.
"Cortana, I want a infared scan on the wrist devices used by the Jackals. Get me a squelch frequency."
"Sir?"
"I plan on sending a high pitch tone, to knock the circurt out of commishion."
"Understood sir," Cortona took a moment of silence, only to return with the information requested, "I've ran a through scan on the Jackals shield devices. It seems that they opperate at the pitch related to a dolphin squeal. Therefore, if you chance your silencer on the Assult Rifle, you should be able to cause a loud enough screech to disable the devices, and keep you hidden still."
Good, just what he needed. Chief prepped the gun, and fired a single shot, straigh at the nearest jackal. It paused, and turned it's body around, searching. Finding nothing, it slowly slunk back to it's position, as the head Elite starred down at him.
Chief was far from balked, he grabbed a grenade from his armor, and lobbed it straight at the Elite, sticking it to his plate of armor. The Chief just grinned, as the Elite rushed back and forth, attempting to get the grenade off, but to no prevail, as the astonishing sound of the grenade blasting the Elite to bits, filled the air. Master Chief quickly jumped the hill, and blasted the remaining Covenant scum into shribles.
The Master Chief then continued on down the path, searching out any survivers. If they were here, he would find them. He wasn't about to allow an incident such as the before one, occur once again.
His experiences on Halo had taught him much. He now realized that the Covenant can never be taken for granted. True, that they have superior firepower and numbers; but the forces of Earth had the intelect to take down the Covenant bastards once and for all. He would just have to wait until the discovery was made, and the Covenant's weakness would be revealed.
It would only be a matter of time, until all was discovered. His new mission would ensure the continueing safety of Earth and all of her children. But first, he had to save Naquadrian.
"Cortana," Chief insisted to grab her attention, "what exactly is so special about this planet?"
A few moments passed, as Cortana finally replied. "The planet Naquadrian, resides on a global cashe of plasma energy. Presumably, the same energies that the Covenant have been using. Commander Walsh believes it possible, that if we save this outer colony, than we may be able to use the energies to our advantage".
Ah, so that is why he was sent here. But still, he could of used the help of the other Spartan Soilders. Why he was just sent, was beyond him. The truth was, that after his encounters with Covenant on Halo, he knew that they had to be stopped, before they somehow found another Halo. The first one was shear luck that he stopped it, but the next one wouldn't be as lucky.
The sound of plasma crackled, just to the left of Chief. A plasma bolt had just been shot, and impacted a rock, slowly difusing it. Chief adjusted his sights, as he swirved around, to face an annoying grunt, all by its lonesome, firing it's weapon. Just grinning, Chief cocked his head, and fired a armor piercing round straight through the grunt. Pathetic creatures.
The Covenant were beganing to get predictable, almost like they had a pattern to everything they did. If they did rely on a sole pattern, than perhaps the Covenant could be destroyed... they would just have to decipher the said pattern.
"Sir, we're closing in on the alpha-two-zero rally point. Get ready Chief, I am picking up multiple lifeforms, all Covenant."
"Good," Chief studdied his surroundings, searching out any possible ambushes, "we'll finally be able to end this mission".
Taking a few steps forward, Chief spotted to Grunts patrolling the area. Not really worried, Chief ran up behind the first Grunt, and wacked him with is assult rifle. The second Grunt was just as easy, a simple wack and it was down as well.
Chief strode on forward, where he spotted the Covenant army, lined up, preparing to assualt. Something, that Chief was not about to allow to expire. Not this time.
"Cortana, I need you to hack into SatCOM", Chief thought that if he could get SatCOM's data on Naquadrian, he could assure that nothing would cuase the plasma to blow up, "scratch that, Cortana. Get me a copy of the layout of the planet Naquadrian, patch it to my HUD".
"sir, patching the data in now". But that's all Cortana really needed to say. Chief was already going over the data, and planing out a plan of action.
Good, everything was matching up. Chief jumped up ontop of the steep rock surrounding the army. He quickly assembled his weapons. Taking a glimpse, he lobbed two grenades straight in the pile of Covie troops.
Quickly they scrambled as they realized a grenade had hit right next to them. Chief jumped off of his pedistal, and started to fire off his armor peircing rounds, straight through the incoming Jackals and Grunts. A few grunts fall, but even more head right at Chief.
"You know, Cortona", Chief said, "You'd think that after all the encounters I've had with these bastards, that this would get boring".
Chief just grinned to himself, as he blasted a few more Grunts, and lobbed another grenade right into an incoming pile of Jackals. Covenant guts splattered the rocks around him. "Tireing maybe, but boring? No, I hate to say it Cortana, but I enjoy this".
Eventualy Master Chief had gutted all the Covenant around, leaving him with just a Covenant Battle Cruiser and their illuminated devices.
"Cortana, radio Command HQ at OutLook. Tell them that the mission is accomplished, and the Covenant have been whipped out of this sector". Stated Chief in a clear archivement tone, "And also call for a scalvage crew, this Covenant Cruiser could be of some use."
Master Chief slunk back against a large pillar, as he briefed a sigh of relief. It was done, Naquadrian was rescued, and the plasma energy sources were going to be used to further Earth's forces.
Now with the mission complete, he could return to Outlook, and prepare the search party for Reach. He had no doubt in his mind, that Reach was still out there. It may of been glassed, but that didn't mean that his friends and allies had perished. It couldn't of happened. After everything that he'd been through in the past few years, he wouldn't allow it.
The fact was, the tide of war was changing. Humanity was prevailing, and Covenant were slowly being distinguished. If only it was so simple, that they would leave Earth alone. But he didn't trust them, he had never trusted the Covenant.
Truth is, Earth has never been alone in the universe. They only pretended to be, until it was to late to realize the peril they had put themselves in. Too late indeed.
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