Gears of Halo
Disclaimer: Halo belongs to Bungie Studios, and Gears of War belongs to Epic Games. This is for entertainment purposes.
Author's note: I know its been 2 years since I last update my story, mainly was cuz I was not interested in continuing it, but Gears of War 2 and Halo ODST has change that, and now I'm going to first revamp the chapters. Delete some dialouge and rearrange the plot a bit. The intro takes place after Halo 3, and not Halo 1.
Summary: Sets right after Halo 3 and Gears of War. After the destruction of Halo, Chief, and Cortana crash land on Sera where they are caught in the War between the Locust Horde and the C.O.G. Rated PG-13 for Language and some Gore and graphic scenes
"Wake me, when I'm needed."
The Cryogenic-stasis cell closed, and with a hiss of air, sealed itself. Cortana watched it, only becoming increasingly lonely as she watched it freeze him over, preserving him for however long it needed to. She pondered how long it would even be until he would be awakened, if ever. Would he be left here for all time, now a sad remnant of a war, drifting through the cold emptiness of space?
She shook her head, turning away from the unmoving Spartan. Raising a hand, she activated a secondary panel next to the beacon. What was left of the navigational system buzzed and flashed sporadically, static being the only true sight on the panel.
Overriding the system, she opened a secondary path for the information carrier, and got a clearer image. Cortana couldn't recognize the system the wreckage of the frigate drifted to, however, she did spot something strange- a planetoid that had been unnoticed before. As it focused on the planet, strangely enough, it seemed inhabited. Several stations orbited the planet, and the surface itself was covered in buildings.
Only a few seconds passed before she realized why she hadn't noticed it. The damaged systems could detect anything within a million mile radius. And the planet was getting clearer and clearer- the wreckage was being pulled by the planets gravity.
"Oh no." Turning to the still sleeping soldier, and activated the release, having it begin to thaw. While waiting for him to wake up, she watched the planet, trying to remember as much of its physical features as possible.
It wasn't earth, but it certainly similar enough to it. Most of the terrain looked burnt and blackened, with large craters in the cities, which she noticed where in ruins. Outside of the large mazes of rubble, lands ranging from large forests to rivers and two large oceans stretched across the plant.
"How long was I out?" Master Chief had finally woken up, and glanced around for any changes. Stepping out, he returned his visor to look at her.
"About a minute. We're not going to be drifting as long as we thought."
"Oh?"
"A planet just began to pull us into its space. We're going to reach its atmosphere in a matter of hours."
He glanced around again, and finally looked at the screen of the advancing planet. "I'll be right back."
"Chief?"
As he drifted across the hall, floating in the gravity-less environment, he turned briefly before continuing. "I'll be salvaging."
After about half an hour, the Chief had located what remained of the armory. Loading as many weapons and supplies into the launch pods, he coordinated the landing for the escape pods full of weapons and supplies near the crash site. He would have to work his way back to the ruins of the ship; staying behind as it fell apart was worse than actually jumping at the planet from space.
He had done it before- jumping from the forerunner ship and landing didn't cost him his life. He had to do it again. A panel nearby fluttered blue with life as Cortana appeared next to him.
"Are you sure about this?"
"Yup."
"We don't even know what's waiting for us down there- it could be flood, or humans, or covenant again!"
"What's why I'm taking these." He nodded to the weapons he was tossing into an escape pod. She shook her head, but didn't argue.
"The area around the crash site looks like the ruins of a City- so you need to pick your landing well."
He nodded, and as he did, the hull suddenly buckled. Looking to her, he motioned to her. Nodding, she disappeared into the small chip, and hid slid it into the back of his headpiece.
"I hope you know what you're doing."
"Sorta."
He punched at a red button on the wall, and an alarm went off, sounding the launch of the escape pods. A countdown started, and Master Chief waited as it counted down.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Launching Escape pods."
The door in front of him shook slightly as the small vessel shot out with the others. The hull buckled again, and the ship moaned of metal, crying out in an eerie groan.
"Now might be a good time to jump."
He glanced back, and pushed himself down a hallway, which led to the enormous opening to space. The planet, however, took up most of the view.
"Wish me luck." He bent his knees, and spotted his landing zone.
"Good luck."
He jumped.
C.O.G. outpost….
Delta Squad celebrated there victory over the Locust when they destroy there base with the Lightmass bomb. It was the first victory the Humans had over the Locust. However, this victory was short lived when Hoffman found disturbing news that the queen's body was no where to be found and concluded that she was alive and is probably massing the remaining Locust Horde. He told the bad news to Delta Squad.
"What do you mean we didn't finish the Locust off?" Marcus questioned rudely to his superior officer Colonel Hoffman.
"I thought we finish the Locust off once and for all Marcus?" Dom inquired.
Hoffman just shook his head, "Hold your horses Delta, your last mission with the Lightmass bomb was successful, but it didn't destroy the entire Locust Horde or kill there Queen."
"Wait a minute the Locust have a queen?" Private Cole asked.
"Yes Cole they do", Private Baird replied. "Who do think that leads them?"
Cole gave Baird confusing look. "Well I thought it was that bitch Raam?"
Baird just shook his head. "That was General Raam retard! Didn't you hear him say "serve the queen" when Marcus and Dom fought him? Sheesh!"
"Well if they have a queen I bet she's butt ugly" Said Cole playfully.
"You two assholes better shut your mouths! Hoffman shouted who grew tired of there arguing, "Look Deltas, with the queen alive this war isn't over."
Marcus narrowed his eyes. "So your new plan is for us to find the queen?"
"Gee Marcus it was plainly obvious from the beginning." Private Baird said sarcastically.
Marcus ignored Baird's wise crack and focused at the matter at hand. "Colonel how do you plan to find the queen?"
"That will take some time Sergeant Fenix, in the mean time you guy's should concentrate on fighting any possible Locust attacks. This war isn't over just yet."
"Great!" Marcus grumbled, "Just Great!"
"Yahoo!" Cole cheered, "The Cole train is ready to stomp more grubs again."
Dom just shook his head, "Is this guy for real?"
Marcus just chuckled, "I'm still trying to figure that out since we rescued him from the Locust."
"Colonel, do you read?" Said a female voice that came from a radio.
"Yes Anya what is it?" Said Hoffman.
"Our monitors are picking up an unidentified aircraft in sector 4. We suspect it crashed, but we believe theres at least one survivor sir" Said Anya.
"Okay gotcha! Delta Squad I want you to check out the aircraft and make sure the survivors are safe, understand!" Hoffman ordered.
"Yes sir." Marcus said coldly as he Dom, Baird, Cole, and there Robotic assistant Jack went to the AV Junker to find this 'aircraft'.
Delta Squad began to near the AV Junker near the garage, with Baird complaining.
"Great a salvage operation, this really wasn't part of the job description." Baird complained.
"How don't we know that there could be some shit the Locust could be planning?" Cole asked Marcus.
"This does seem pretty wierd to me Marcus, think of it what if the aircraft was gundown by Locust Nymacest, and the grubs are ready by the grub hole to sink us when we go there?" Said Dom.
"Well if it is a trap, then the Locust are ether pretty stupid for us not to suspect it, or there pretty desperate for a kill. Ether way we're gonna see what the shit happen in Sector 4." Said Marcus with a emotionless tone.
Sector 4….
Chief? Chief?!"
The man in green opened his eyes. A blue sky was overhead, and as he tilted his head slightly to the right, crumbling buildings blocked the rest of the sky. Slowly getting up, he got a quick fix of the area. A very long canal stretched down an open area of the city. He assumed the small indentations around the path of the canal was his landing path. The structures were built of shining stone, similar to a dull marble.
He to his left, was a fallen in section of a building that blocked most of the view of the left section of the path which surrounded the canal. The pile spilled out into the canal, directing water to a faster flow.
"Chief, are you alright?" he stood up, and walked out of the water, easily stepping over the small wall dividing the water form the blocked path. "I guess you are."
"Where are we?"
"Give me a second." She paused. It gave him time to look through several buildings, looking for pods. "Strange- I'm picking up strange radio waves from a complex right about 40 miles due north." Cortana informed him.
Then we're heading north ." Master chief began to walk, now noticing that not only had the buildings been left in a state of disrepair and destruction, but how overgrown the city was; several patches of weeds and vines clumped over at the end of the canal. As he walked closer to the canal, sure that the other side would allow a path that lead North, he could feel eyes on him. Chief clutched his only weapon, his default Assault Rifle he manage to pick up before he fell to this strange new world. Chief laid his visor to the destructive world lay before him. Building ripped apart, the street gone and melted with the cement to form a crumbled ground bearing no life. This ghost town breeded madness and fear to the weakest man.
But Chief was no man, in his time as a soldie he was taught how to handle his mental ability to master the art of psychological warefare, as to he would be never go mad. However Chief was new to this strange world, and lacked a knowledge of it. What ever caused this city's destruction ate Chief away like a virus. Even Cortana was curious, infact she was horrifield at the broken destruction.
"Sweet mother of..." Cortana said inside Chief's head.
"Something tells me the Covenant didn't do this," Chief quietly replied.
"No, if they did this they would've glassed this planet to the Ice Age, whoever did this are far more brutal then the Covenant would ever hope to be." Said Cortana.
Chief strode down the broken sidewalk near a broken 16 feet building that was cracked to its core. Laying aside him was a couple of benches, pillars, and a large truck. Chief took another minute to examine this apocalyptic enviorment.
"It appears there are no one around." Said Chief.
"Well I heard alot of COM shatter up north incase you forgot. So there should people up there." Said Cortana.
"Yeah your right." Said Chief.
Then suddenly, the entire ground shoke fast and hard. Chief stood his ground as he saw what appeared to be a giant hole forming from the ground ten feet away.
"What's going on?" Cortana asked him.
Chief didn't answer instead he went with his gut feeling and hid behind the pillar that was somewhat near the hole, but kept a good distance from it.
"What are you doing Chief?" said Cortana.
"Something tells me we're in for a rude awakening." Said Chief, he put his finger near the trigger of his Rifle and stood ready for any foe the hole would throw at him. Sure enough monsters, about bigger then a human with guns loaded on them came from a whole, there white grayish reptilian flesh made them look more monster then alien to Chief.
"Cortana what are these things?" Chief quietly ask Cortana as he observed the creatures.
Cortana just gave Chief a sigh, which usualy meant bad news "Sorry Chief," Cortana then paused, "I don't know what these things are."
About 4 Locust drones formed a defensive formation near the concrete stone blocks, as one of them started to give orders in primitive english. This took Chief by a bit as he never expected them to form a military formation. Were these creatures properly trained?
"Dust to Dust!" Shouted the Locust as they prepared to fire.
"It seems everywhere we go we attract a crowed, and the ones who want to get your autograph." Said Cortana sarcastically stated.
Chief ignored her for the time being and kept his focus on the 4 drones who gave a swarm bullets to him. The drones were out of firing range making a charge a suicide run. Sue his shields could take the damage and recharge, but these monsters were packing full lead over 1000 miles per hour, in a gigantic swarm like dangerous Locusts (the insects). Thus leaving Chief unable to move from his spot. His only hope, to shoot back from where he was and get a luckly shot.
Well here's first revamped chapter I hope you like it. PLZ R&R!