intro
The fighting has stopped. No more vile threats of extinction, No more death, destruction and fear. But in the after math of the war which almost meant the end of humanity earth is left heroless. Humanity's savior lost in the dark. Gone when the dust cleared.
In the end of the fighting earth was claimed as one nation, a world nation governed by a jury and a democracy. The people decide the way of the future. The newly elected president saw it fit to rid the world of a military and acted to disband the UNSC to avoid a war similar to that between Zaft and the Earth Alliance or the colonies and space and other repeated wars of the past. Despite warnings that the covenant may return the UNSC collapsed, but as it's dying act it hid a weapons cash in space wreckage and sent it floating near Reach. (reach was formerly the largest military base of the UNSC consisting of an entire planet) Earth was left peaceful but also defenseless to what lurked about time and space.
Chapter 1: a fall to remeber
Our story opens with slightly special boy. You know higher than average grades a smart kid. He had some extensive computer knowledge as well as a record as a Gamer. His Name was Matt but was often referred to as Red Comet. He had a pretty assorted group of friends, most stayed close by him but one was far in distance but close at heart. She came to visit him often in the summer. On her first visit out they spent time together hang out. They knew each other to the point were they could read each other's thoughts practically. He called here Blaze short for her gamertag Blue Blaze. She preferred it to her name, Emma when she was in an action situation like paintballing or when they were "on duty". One day when they were out hiking they came across a crack in the mountain. The two looked into it. Blaze kicked a rock into it and turned her head so her ear could focus in on the rock bouncing off the chasm walls. Comet looked in shining a Mag light down into the dark abyss bellow. All of a sudden the rock gave way and Matt found himself falling into the chasm. Emma could only look on in horror as her best friend slipped into what looked like a crack in the earth's surface. As comet fell he reached to his ankle and pulled a bayonet/dagger and slammed it into the dirt and rock with most of his strength. The knife threw sparks and dirt down at his face but slowed his decent until he finally hit a landing. Tired from his heart racing he just lay there. His cell phone rang. He answered out of breath "comet. Yello?" He heard Emm's voice out of the ear piece "thank god your alive. I'm gonna get the jeep and the wench to come get you" "ok but.." he replied till he was interrupted "you have the bloody key don't you?" she said ticked off "no actually I put them in your left pocket" he said almost back to normal.
Five to Ten minutes later she was down on a rope almost to the ledge where he lay. "hurt? She said. All of a sudden the rope dropped 3 ft and knocked Blaze off and tumbling down to comet's ledge. She landed on him with a thud knocking the wind out of him. "thanks for breaking my fall" she said her face inches away from his. "no prob just next time watch your knee" he said in a sore kinda ow way. "sorry" she said pushing herself up with one hand on his chest "you ok? Or am I gonna have to shoot you first" she spat out in a shallow voice grabbing a paintball pistol out of his pocket. She got up dusted herself off and offered her hand to Comet. he took her handed and got up slowly and looked over the edge. "is your gun in the car ?" he asked. You can tell he was thinking up something by his face and his hand stroking his chin. "yeah just the tactical one I get a bit trigger happy with the other one. why?" giving him this puzzled look. "lets go splorin" he said putting a loop in the rope. He gave the rope a tug and Emma used the remote on the key to reverse the wench. He began to raise upward his foot in a loop. Emma quickly grabbed hold of Matt as they ascended out of the chasm. She put her arms around him and rested her chin on his shoulder. He couldn't see her expression but she seemed content as she moved her arms form being around his waist to around his neck. He wrapped his free arm around her back down to her belt line. The two of them, they seemed to fit together it was fates play that they met in the first place. Nearing the top Emma climbed up above using Matt for steps then he just walked the last 6 ft up the wall.
They assembled their weapons loading up tac lites and laser pointers. She put a night scope on her top rail and he loaded up an infrared scope on his rail. They shouldered the weapons and descended back into the chasm. Same way they came up, her arms around his neck his arm around her slid under her gun. When they neared the bottom Comet jumped first. He hit the ground down on one knee and swept with the gun then. Blaze jumped after him landing knee bent and the other leg out side ways. She pushed off her bent leg and rolled then took a firing stance. They walked along the chasm till got very narrow. Both Comet and Blaze where in pretty good shape but it got ridiculous their shoulders were touching both sides of the rock face when they were almost ready to turn back but then they noticed a shine then a flash of red light, then another this time blue. They were now pushing on side ways with their backs up against the rock. Blaze looked back at comet seeing him struggle to keep his gun from catching on the rocks. She sucked it in to try to get past a jagged rock sticking toward her back. She pressed herself against the rock in front of her has hard as she could. Comet took her gun and she just barely made it. She leaned to her side as hard as she could then heard a rip and then fell on her stomach through to the other side. Comet handed her the guns and climbed up on the rock that gave Blaze the trouble. Being slightly thinner that Blaze he was able to get around with less hassle. He looked at her back seeing a tear between her shoulder blades and a minor red mark. She dusted off the front of her shirt and then dusted off comet's shoulders noticing he was in a daze. "what never seen girl's back before? You weren't complaining in the pool yesterday" giving him an irritated tone. Then she turned around and saw a door. Dropping her mouth wide open she just pointed.
The Door had what looked like a crucifix on it with a gear in each corner with the initials CW the cross was held up by angels, but something else. Two symbols one to the left one to the right. The left a Red hawk with scarlet daggers, blue background with a yellow X. To the right a circular shaped figure in green with a white outline, it's back ground was 4 squares 2 red 2 blue. The two seemed called to the symbols she placed her left hand on the left symbol he placed his right hand on the symbol on the right. A metal looking liquid covered their hands and shot a cold shiver through their spins the liquid seeped back into the stone symbols and flowed across the door illuminating it in red and blue light. Comet tried his best to shake off the cold but Emma on the other hand couldn't. she saw her breath come out blue and was shivering. To make matters worse the door released cold smoke as it began to open. The cold got to her easy and then she looked over at matt as though she felt warmer she hugged him shiver. Comet on the other hand felt hot like he was baking but as soon as she hugged him he felt ok her flesh cool to the touch. As the door opened they started to feel normal again.
They stepped in and the doors closed behind them. Before them were what looked to be two giant caskets each with a viewing window. The two climbed a stair like rock a purple light flashed from the head of the room. They both looked over guns drawn and heard the words "freeze tempo " next thing they knew their hands were empty their guns laying on the floor near a magnificent figure resembling the angel of death but his beard was long and his body seemed frail with a hunched back. He carried a cane topped with an hour glass rather than a scythe. "who are you" comet said taking a defensive stance in front of Blaze.