Last Stand
August 30, 2552
The Aszod Shipyards, Planet Reach
1100 Hours
The last remaining Spartan of Team Fox, call-sign Wolf, calmly steps forward, withdraws the combat knife he kept sheathed on his waist, and stabs the charging Elite with the plasma rifle, who gave out a roar of pain and madness before it slides dead to the ground, the Spartan picking up the plasma rifle the Elite dropped.
Next to attack is an Elite General, coming from behind the Spartan with an energy sword. But his attack fails, for the Spartan, sensing the danger early thanks to his augmented hearing, turns around and delivers an elbow to the face, knocking the Elite to the ground. The Spartan then brings his plasma rifle to bear, before squeezing the trigger and watching the Elite General's shields fail.
A single shot from a Jackal sniper wielding a beam rifle hits the Spartan, dispersing his shields. Another shot. The Spartan stumbles back, blood beginning to flow from his torso. An ordinary human would've died from that shot, but the Spartan is not one, so he survives. He retrieves the plasma rifle from the ground - he dropped it when the second shot hit him - and fires at the direction of the Jackal sniper. No more beam rifle shots follow.
A trio of Elite Zealots charge at the Spartan, brandishing energy swords and plasma repeaters. The Spartan guns one down with the plasma rifle, finishing it with a shot from a magnum nearby when the plasma rifle went out of ammo. He then turns to another Elite and squeezes the trigger. No shot came - the magnum had jammed.
The Spartan, weaponless by this time, is shoved down the ground, an Elite pouncing on him with an energy dagger. With great difficulty, the Spartan kicks him away, then stands up quickly and delivers a punch to the Elite.
The Spartan's fist connects with the Elite's face, smashing its jaws and causing it to reel backwards. The Spartan follows with an uppercut, hitting the mandibles with so much force that the Elite's skull cracks.
As the Elite slides to the ground, the last remaining Elite stabs the Spartan from behind. The Spartan let out a cry of pain and rage and swung backwards, hitting the Elite with his elbow. The Elite lets go of his energy sword and lunges at the Spartan with his fist. The Spartan's helmeted head is hit, producing several web-like cracks on the visor. The Spartan takes his helmet off and tosses it away, just in time to avoid a punch to the gut.
The Spartan attacks, delivering a swift but strong punch to the Elite's head. It misses, however, and the Elite counterattacks with a blow to the unhelmeted head of the Spartan. He hits, sending the Spartan tumbling to the ground, coughing blood. With a cry of triumph, the Elite activates his energy dagger and leaps upon the Spartan on the ground.
Overhead, the skies of Reach turn yellow. Afternoon has come.
Author's Notes: So there goes my first chapter... Pretty good, ain't it? If you guys got any problem with it, just tell me. Oh, and this fanfic ain't presented linearly, so there will be time jumps and such. So, yeah, that's it. Thanks for reading :)