The Tales of a Marine
Authors note-This is my first story ever so be nice with the reviews.
I don't own halo, if I did then all brutes would be called chucky, grunts would command the army rather than being cannon fodder and many characters would not be dead. So read and review!
Chapter 1 Pillar of Autumn
Captain Daniel Watson
Captain Daniel Watson woke to find his second in command first lieutenant Samantha Brown standing over him a quirky smile on her face. Riddell had served in the marines for years of his life, he was twenty two, had brown hair and eyes and came from Newcastle, a city on Earth. His second in command had served years and was twenty one, had blond hair, blue eyes and also came from Newcastle. They were childhood friends and had fought together against insurrectionists, then covenant. They had also dated the last two years. "You going to get up?" she asked him "no I like the view down here", he replied jokily. They both chuckled at that, however she then hauled him out of his bed "come on the captain wants to see you right now" she told him while leading him out the door. The captain of the ship was Jacob Keyes, a veteran officer and the ship was fleeing from the destruction of Reach at the hands of the covenant. The two officers passed soldiers and crewmen going about there jobs as the ship exited arrived at the bridge and the marine on guard saluted "hello chip" Watson said as he passed private chip two officers got onto the bridge and walked up to the distinctive figure of Keyes. He was talking to the ships A.I Cortana " so where do we stand" the captain asked the A.I
"Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious. But, I've isolated approach signatures from multiple CCS-class battle groups, make it 3 capital ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us." Replied the A.I, "well that's it then. Bring the ship back up to combat alert alpha, I want everyone at there stations." the captain said to the A.I "everyone sir?" asked Cortana "everyone" confirmed the Captain. After he said this he and the bridge crew rushed about to there stations. "And Cortana" said the captain "hmm" replied the A.I "give our friends a warm welcome" "I've already begun" she replied. The captain then turned to me and Samantha "captain I need your company to guard airlocks twenty to thirty", he told me calmly. "Sir yes sir!" I shouted before leaving the bridge, followed by Samantha.
When we left the bridge me and Samantha sprinted to the area of the hangar where my company, Bravo company 54th marine regiment was gathered. "Alright marines we got a job to do, we are to hold airlocks twenty to thirty from covenant boarders. So we are going to kill some stinking covenant, am I right marines!" I shouted at the top of my voice. "Oorah!" was the shouted reply "platoon and squad leaders to me!" I shouted at the company. So three lieutenants and six sergeants came to me. They were lieutenant Fredrick Williams, a twenty year old soldier who was new and untested, Lieutenant Sara Nichols a twenty five year old veteran of some skirmishes with rebels and the old man. The units affectionate name for Lieutenant Robert Dee, a forty five year old who had served in the marines most of his adult life. He had fought most major battles of the last fifteen years in his gunnery sergeant uniform until he finally got his deserved promotion from me in the battle of Reach. Then there was the company sergeants- gunny Jack Hills, a veteran of Reach and Harvest, Sergeant Matthew Miller a man who had fought the rebels and was rumored to have beaten a rebel to death for killing one of his former company in a rebel uprising. Gunnery sergeant Bill Lister, Sara's platoon sergeant who also had a crush on his platoon commander, and was known by some of his men as ass staring Bill for his constant staring at his platoon commanders behind. He was also an elite sniper. On Reach he split a zealots head with one shot at one thousand yards. Sergeant John Butcher Jenkins. He got his nickname for his immense size and the fact that during a fight with some covie pirates he used his knife to kill an elite and four grunts in less than five seconds. Master sergeant Andrew Hodgins the companies senior NCO he was five years younger than the old man and nearly as experienced. Then there was the units black sheep, sergeant Alfie Bertrum a man who had come from another company and also had a desire for lieutenant Sara while the lieutenant did not mind Listers crush and did nothing to drive him away she responded harshly to Bertrums and hated him greatly. "Okay marines listen up" I started "Fred you lead a section
to defend airlock one, Jack you got two, Matty three ,Sara four, Bill five,. Butch six, Andy seven , Rob eight and Bertrum nine." I referred to him as Bertrum because I had no liking of the sergeant. "And command team will take ten. The airlocks were twenty to thirty but one to ten was easier to remember. "Sir yes sir!" shouted the commanders before running to accomplish there goals. The command team followed me down a separate corridor to get to airlock thirty. The team consisted of me, Samantha, corporal Louis Maynard, a radio and tech specialist, medic Eduardo doc Valadez, Amanda Stephenson a heavy weapons specialist, and privates Joshua Barrow and Manuel Lopez. We got to the airlock and I motioned to my men to gather round me. "Louis, Amanda you get the left corridor Ed, Josh, Manuel you got the one coming from the right me and Sam got the front one. Go!" I shouted and my men spread out to there positions. Me and Samantha took cover behind a weapons container and waited. "You know Sam you look really hot before a battle" I remarked to my lover, who laughed at the joke and slipped her hand into mine and leant forward and kissed me briefly. "Covies coming!" came Lopez' voice on the comm. Me and Sam pointed our guns over the container and waited. We both had MA5B assault rifles. We waited until hell broke loose.
Needler rounds hit the container, and I peeked over to see a major grunt and three minors blazing away. However me and Sam fired a shot burst each and all four fell. Gunshots echoed and explosions rocked the ship, a minute later a minor elite led four minor grunts in a charge of our position. However I riddled the elite and Sam shot down the fleeing grunts. However a more major assault followed. A Major elite led two minors and eight grunts in a charge. Both me and Sam chucked a grenade over the top of cover and when we looked over cover one elite was dead the other minors shield was down and four grunts lay mangled. We both hozed the two standing elites then turned our attention to the grunts. It was then I felt a searing pain in my left arm. A grunt had got me with his plasma pistol before Sam dropped him. She then turned to me and when she saw blood seeping from my arm she asked me in a worried voice "you alright?" "fine babe," was my reply. "Let me bandage it at least", she said. I nodded in approval, she took off the plating on my arm and bandaged my shoulder before gently slipping the plating back on. "Thanks", I said before giving her a brief kiss. Then some naval crewmen cam running past to get into the lifeboat. Then we got an order on the comm." Bravo company pull back and evacuate once lifeboats are away." After I heard the order I opened a comm with the whole company, "listen up marines we are pulling back to our evac positions NOW!" I shouted into my comm. "Lets move Sam" I said and we sprinted to where the rest of the command team was waiting, I then spoke to them " me and Sam will take point Lou, Amanda take the rear everyone else spread out in the middle." We then moved out meeting occasional grunts and elites. The command team got in a lifeboat with three naval crewmen and a pilot. "Hold on tight" said the pilot as we hurtled downwards. However a covenant ship drifted across our course and the pilot could do nothing as we hurtled into the ship. The three lifeboats to our left crashed into the ship first, then it went black as we crashed.