Alyssia sighed as she lay down on her bed. It had been several years since she had acquired her new ship, the ex-UNSC Andraste Fate and set off on her journey to destroy the remaining Halo Rings then find and do the same to the Gravemind. It was also the time she along with her closest cousin and best friend were teleported into the world of Halo; a mere game that they played on a game station in her world and time.
Unfortunately, unlike her, they both died the very year they arrived. She on the other hand, thanks to the Marine training back in her time, survived and was found by the UNSC. Willingly, she volunteered to be turned into a Spartan. Although she was eighteen years old already, she was determined to become the best she could be. They finally agreed and to their shock she developed even better than any Spartan they ever normally made.
She became stronger, faster, smarter and even healed from injuries in a much shorter span of time than Spartans. She chose to wear solid black Spartan armor that had a red visor. Her two favorite colors had always been black and red so of course the armor had to fit the criteria.
She stared up at the ceiling as her CD stereo played her songs.
"…So just give it one more try to a lullaby and turn this up on the radio…. If you can hear me now I'm reaching out to let you know that you're not alone…. And you can't tell… I'm scared as hell 'cause I can't get you on the telephone….. So just close your eyes…. Well honey here comes a lullaby….. Your very own lullaby…."
She sighed softly and tried her best to sleep. She hadn't spoken to anyone for the past two years. This far out into space, there were little to no humans around so in order to keep busy she taught herself how to do various tasks. She now could take apart any human or Covenant weapon and put them together. She trained hard and even built an obstacle course based off the ones she watched in the old T.V. show Ninja Warrior. Every obstacle she ever saw on the show she replicated and rebuilt into one monster course. It was easy building such a large course whenever you have a ship that's larger than a Covenant Super Carrier and you were the only one living on it.
Art and music were also hobbies that she had obtained over her years along with martial arts and even learned swordsmanship; often practicing with blades from daggers and combat knives to large swords like the knights used to wield in the old times. Her favorite blade to use though was the samurai katana and she always carried one around wherever she went.
"What hurts the most…..was being so close…and having so much to say…..and watching you walk away…. And never knowing….what could have been….. And not saying that loving you…is what I was trying to do….."
Things weren't always calm and boring though. She would sometimes intercept distress signals from forces fighting the Covenant and she would rush in to help. In most cases she was helping Sangheili whenever they were outnumbered in a space skirmish. The Andraste Fate was a floating arsenal that could put down a fleet of Covenant ships without any problem. Whenever a Super Carrier is around though, she relies on her secret weapon; an aircraft that is slightly bigger than a Banshee. It has eight wings; six wings that vertically align parallel to each other on both sides of the craft and two larger wings that stick out of the top of the craft just above the rear thrusters.
The craft is solid black, making it hard to see when it's in deep space; not to mention the aircraft has an advance active cammo that Alyssia developed from studying Sangheili active cammo. Her modified version is more advanced and even makes the crafts that have it, like the Andraste Fate and the stealth craft, undetectable by any radar and tracking system when activated.
The craft can hover like a Hornet yet maneuver like a Banshee and Longsword combined. It's also incredibly fast; easily able to blow by a Seraph like it was sitting still. Its main purpose is to attach a bomb to the plasma weapon on a Super Carrier and get away quickly and without being noticed. The plasma weapon that is used to glass a planet is a devastating weapon but is also a dangerous weak point. A properly made and placed bomb can easily destroy the whole Super Carrier and any ships within a ten mile radius of it.
In the years since she built the craft, she had taken down at least a total of forty enemy Super Carriers with this method. She remembered hearing a Sangheili Shipmaster call the aircraft the 'Hammer of Dawn'. She found the name very fitting and thus placed the engraving on both of the top wings.
In the past few days she had past destroyed Sangheili ships. Out of respect for the fallen warriors, she would collect the bodies she could find and keep them frozen in the morgue until she found a suitable planet to bury them. At the moment, she had roughly thirty Sangheili in the morgue and had a course plotted for the nearest suitable planet.
Often she wondered what would happen if any Sangheili captured her and explored her ship only to find dead Sangheili hidden away. She often thought that the result would be that they would assume that she killed them and would in turn kill her. It scared her a bit but her respect and honor wouldn't allow her to just leave them floating in space.
Alyssia had just finally gotten to sleep when the alarms went off. She jumped and sat up quickly.
"Alert! Alert! Two Covenant Class Super Carriers detected in vicinity! Alert! Alert!" The A.I. spoke over the speaker.
She sighed and got up out of bed. "Can't I ever get a break?"
A form appeared on her night stand as she put her long brown hair up in a bun. It resembled a girl roughly 19 years old in bell bottom jeans and a grey sweater. She had long, blonde hair but her roots were dark brown. "I'm sorry Lys; should we just leave them to their squabble?"
"No Jess, I'm already up and getting suited." She replied as she put on her black armor. "Can you identify either of the Super Carriers? Is one of them a Sangheili craft?"
Another form appeared on her other night stand. It resembled a 17 year old girl who wasn't as thin as the other one. She had long blonde hair with hot pink tips and she wore glasses. She also wore jeans and a black hoodie. "Yes, we have identified one of the ships as the Sangheili Carrier 'Shadow of Intent'."
Alyssia froze in place as she was putting on her helmet. "The Shadow… Of Intent?" She turned and looked at the A.I. "Are you sure it's the Shadow of Intent, Ber?"
"Are you familiar with the craft?"
"Yes."
The A.I snapped her fingers and the warbling voice of a Sangheili Shipmaster bellowed over the speakers, "Attack swiftly and burn their mongrel hides!"
"Yup, that's definitely Rtas 'Vadum."
"The Sangheili in the Shadow of Intent are in a full blown skirmish with a Jiralhanae Super Carrier- wait….! I am detecting three more unfriendly ships just coming out of ship-space. They are outnumbered!"
"What class, Jess?"
"Definitely Corvette Class Carriers; Nothing Amber and I can't handle with the Andraste Fate." Jess smirked.
"Very good; you focus on the Corvettes and whatever small enemy ships are floating around. I'll take the Hammer of Dawn and bring down the Super Carrier." She told them as she put on her helmet.
"Understood," Both said then disappeared from her night stands.
Meanwhile Onboard the Shadow Of Intent….
"Damage report!" Rtas growled as he looked over at a Sangheili sitting at one of the control panels. "Heavy damage, Shipmaster; our shields are almost depleted and our weapon systems are failing!"
"Damn it!" Rtas yelled as he slammed his fist into the arm of his seat.
"Calm yourself, Rtas," A familiar voice told him. Rtas turned to see a Sangheili in ornate armor standing beside him. "We cannot let the Jiralhanae know we are having problems. Clear your mind and think."
"Yes, you are right, Arbiter. There must be something we can do."
"Shipmaster, may I make a suggestion?" A Sangheili Major asked as he walked up to them.
"What do you suggest?" The Arbiter asked him.
"The Hammer of Dawn and Andraste Fate; what if we tried to contact them for assistance?"
The whole room became quiet as Rtas and Thel looked at each other.
"Major, nobody knows how to contact that black crafts. They seldom appear to us. When we try to contact them there is never a response and when we attempt to track them, they disappear into the darkness." Rtas told him as he looked down.
"I have thought about the black crafts as well, but we cannot rely on miracles to rescue us-"
"Shipmaster; there's an unidentified craft heading straight for the Jiralhanae Corvettes! It's taking them out!"
"What? Bring it up on the screen!" Rtas ordered. Within a few seconds there was an image of a massive black craft bombarding the Corvettes along with the Banshees and Seraphs. On the side of the craft the Sangheili could easily see the name written in white.
"…The Andraste Fate! But that's impossible!"
Thel chuckled a little. "Well what do you know… it seems that we have back up in the form of a miracle."
Just then the Sangheili saw a small black craft blow past them and shoot down three Seraphs that were aiming at their Bridge. On the two top wings, Thel got a glimpse of the name. "And it seems the fabled Hammer of Dawn has also rushed to our aid."
Rtas looked at him. "How could they have known where we were? Do you think they could be secretly tracking us, Arbiter?"
Thel shook his head. "I doubt so; I think this was just a chance meeting, but I can't help feeling as though the Gods have just aided us. I always wanted to bear witness to these strange ships as the fought and today it seems we are now rewarded."
Haha I just luv Halo!
The first song was Lullaby by Nickelback. The second song quote was From What Hurt's the Most by Rascal Flatts.