This is my first fan fic so any reviews/advice is welcome.

Disclaimer: I do not own Halo or Halo 2, Microsoft does. Microsoft also owns Beta Halo. But now enjoy!

Beta Halo

One year after the start of the Battle for Earth.

Master Chief snuck down an alleyway, tall ruined buildings on either side. Earth was lost, he knew it, and nothing he could do would save it. As soon as he found a ship he would commandeer it, search for survivors and find a hospitable planet were they could hide from the Covenant. As he came out of the alley to the main street he looked left and right, pointing his two pistols in both direction. Master Chief was trained to be cautious but in this case he had no need to be as this part of town was deserted.

As he looked to his left he saw what was left of a ship docking station. It had originally been built to hold about 10 Pelicans but a massive explosion had reduced it to only hold about 3. Two were currently parked there and Master Chief hurried towards it. When he got closer he realised that they weren't abandoned. A Marine was ushering scared looking civilians onto the Pelican. The Marine saw Master Chief and said, 'Nice to see you Chief. Hop aboard'. As Master Chief did so he realised that the Pelican was modified.

It had a shutter at the back, a small table in the centre and had extra chairs. There was also a holographic projector on the table. As he looked at it purple fuzz appeared over it and Cortana appeared. 'Good to see you Cortana', Master Chief said. 'Same to you, Chief,' Cortana replied.

The ship lurched and Master Chief quickly sat down next to the Marine as the Pelican took off.

15 minutes later the pilot cheered, 'Yes! We're in space!' Several people cheered. Master Chief breathed a sigh of relief. They were safe, as long as the Covenant hadn't noticed their departure. Suddenly the pilot said 'Hey Chief. You should check this out.' Master Chief rushed to the cockpit, but stoped when he saw what they were heading towards. It looked just like Delta and Theta Halo except it was bigger and about three fourths were covered in a volcanic, fiery wasteland. 'What the hell…' Master Chief muttered under his breath. 'Well whatever it is, were landing on it!' said the pilot. 'Whoa.' said Master Chief, 'Déjà vu.'

How was that for a first chapter? The next will probably have more action. But in the meantime review!