The Bane of Any Halo Player's Existence…
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Halo, Master Chief, Cortana, Warthogs, Echo 419, the Flood, or Longsword fighters. What I do own is a duct-tape BR55 and a pack of Skittles to help me write.
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"Cortana to Echo 419! Request extraction now, on the double!
"Affirmative, Cortana. Foehammer inbound.
"Wait, stop! This is where Foehammer is coming to pick us up. Hold position here."
A damaged Pelican drop-ship appeared in the separation in the ship's hull. Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 jumped from the driver's seat of his Warthog and moved about seven feet away from the LRV. He looked expectantly at the Pelican, but two Banshees appeared from either side of the gash in the ship's hull and trailed the Pelican.
"Cortana to Echo 419! Two Covenant Banshees are approaching on your six! Evade, say again, evade!"
Master Chief backpedaled to his Warthog, as the drop-ship lost control. He cleared the side, mashed the accelerator pedal down and bounced away from the pelican's recent site of demise.
"Echo 419…! She's… gone. Calculating alternate escape route... The ship's inventory shows one Longsword fighter still docked in Launch Bay 7. If we move now, we can make it!"
The Chief slammed down the gas as the timer in the bottom left on his HUD ticked down to 2:00. The Warthog flew past exploding pillars, groups of Combat Forms, and SpecOps Covenant strike teams as he made a mad dash for Launch Bay 7 and the precious fighter it carried. He ignored Cortana's voice as she told him what he already knew: a Warthog going at top speed could easily clear a 15-meter jump. As the Warthog rocketed into the launch bay with the timer at 1:01, he tried to stop… but the Warthog hit the barrels just in front of the corridor, flipped into the air, and tossed the Chief out. He landed headfirst on the Longsword fighter and died, as the Flood took over the Longsword and left the ring.
So long and thanks for all the fish, Bungie. Master Chief's dead and the Flood are off of Halo.
R&R please!
I wrote this all in the space of about 20 minutes… So don't be surprised that it sucks.
After finishing Combat Evolved, I realized that those barrels are the most annoying part of the entire game…