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Halo: Memories A Blank
Chapter 1: Darkness
Darkness... that's all I can remember nothing else... my eyes lazily open revealing the bright blue eyes that I had worn for the 16 years of my life. But now, now they had blood in them obscuring my vision but I ignore it as I groan, putting my hand over my lower rib I feel a bit only to have a sharp pain split through it, "Agh!.. Dammit, broken rib..." I feel the over places on my body to see if they are broken but for once in my short time awake luck was on my side.
I pull myself up only to be hit back down and hard, "Stay on the ground! Move again and I will not make your death quick!" I groan again as I look at what hit me Damn... he's ugly. Four jaws, glowing eyes... why does this seem so familiar?
I cough as I stare at it as it raises it's arm in it a glowing blue double edged blade, more like double hilted, and it's hand with two thumbs and two fingers. I feel the heat burning off of it as it makes the creatures black armor shimmer. I hold my breath just as a gunshots ring out and the aliens head explode, blood rained down on my head as I saw white streak pass by right where that monsters head was, "...Damn," I sit back up coughing harder.
Soon enough I hear heavy footsteps coming from behind me without thinking I look and reach for the aliens weapon and grab it. Pulling down on the center it ignites and I turn only to be grabbed by the neck by a 'Jolly Green Giant'. I first I didn't know if it was even human but surely enough it spoke from within the confines of the armor "I suggest who put down that energy sword and I don't have to fire." I then hit me as I looked at the sniper rifle millimeters away from my cheek. Taking a deep breath I let it drop to the ground, sure enough the sniper rifle is moved away and... it hit me that voice was one a of a girls!
Letting my neck go I let go of the breath "Just who the hell are you? And if you wouldn't mind what?" I demanded as that alien sure as hell could speak English so why couldn't she?
"Spartan Linda 058 Petty Officer Second Class." She said almost kindly. But she was taking aback when I scratched my head at first not understanding if she was in the Navy or the Army my head, but she didn't stay like it for long, "Follow me, and don't fall behind..."
I realize she's asking for my name "...Antonio, Antonio Locklear, just call me Tony." I answered almost a little too casually. She nodded as she pointed down an alley I picked the... what did she call it? Right! An energy sword! Grabbing it she handed me a pistol, nodding turned and put energy sword in my left hand and the magnum in my right. I hold in front of me as I take a deep breath.
I look at Linda and open my mouth to talk but she tells me to be quite as she looked down her scope, "Jackals I'd say a click away..." She obviously didn't know what to do at the moment since he was with her. Linda sighed "I'm going to call a pelican to get you, stay here while I go and scout the area out, understood?" I nodded and hide in a damaged house. I was slightly glad I got some time to myself... more like some time to think.
As I try to recall what happened I hear a sound coming from within the house, "I have bad feeling about this..." A high pitched and obviously scared voice says, "Stupid! You always have bad feeling!" Another said. I look around a corner to see one small but, pointy backed creature with two stubby legs and arms.
Not letting it get any closer I lock the pistol and aim at it's head, "Don't move!" I ordered it scared the one I was aiming at and the other ran other to him. Seeing it aim it's gun I shot his friend that had just arrived in the head "I said don't move!"
The small creature dropped it's gun and hid it's face "Don't hurt! Don't hurt!" It cried out in a beg for mercy.
I glare at it for a second "Fine," I turn my back towards it, "just don't go shooting me in the back," I said I glanced at it just as it shot me in the shoulder "Shit!" I fall to my knees holding it as my skin blistered.
He laughed "Who in trouble now!" It mocked. I looked at it and ignited the energy sword and lunged at the alien before it could attack me. The blade cut through it easily as a hissing sound was made it cried out in agony as it died.
I sighed as I looked at my wound just as Linda came running over here "What happened?" She exclaimed as she saw the dead grunts, the ignited blade and my blistered shoulder.
I shook my head "Nothing..." Before she could say another thing I looked at her "What's going on here?" I asked as I looked at her my eyes dead serious along with my face, but my eyes also held sorrow.
Linda tilted her head as if to say she was confused, "You should well know, after all were on Harvest," I looked at her There it goes again! Why does it seem so familiar! She continued, "The Covenant aren't going to stop, they're here to kill us." I looked shocked after all this wasn't something someone says everyday, "you got lucky with those grunts, just be glad it wasn't an elite." I nodded.
But soon enough a loud humming noise was heard, running outside of the building I see a large aircraft vehicle that I could easily identify as human. I turn to Linda, "This it?" I asked just to be sure. She nodded which gave me a moral burst, but right after I heard another one of those creatures from earlier.
I quickly identify them as elites but Linda looked at me "Go! I'll take care of them!" She ordered
But I shook my head as I took out the energy sword, "No I won't be a coward," And with that I charged towards the corner ignoring Linda as one was just was turning the corner he had an energy sword cut through his neck and was beheaded. I turned to the other that was stunned and threw the blade into it's chest, panting I turned to Linda and smiled just as I was smacked in the back of the head by a very heavy object. All went black for the second time today.
As he slowly awoke he could see a girl with long brown hair and purple eyes, "He's coming too" She said as someone walk over to him "What happened?" The person's face escaped his view as she talked "Blow from a plasma rifle to the back of the head, minor concussion, surprised Anders?" The girl asked, Damn, again with me not being able to remember where these memories are coming from!
I turned my head to the woman named Anders, "And there was nothing in the files about who he was?" The nurse shook her head, "No, nothing at all, he could be a rebel though." She commented. But Hasley shook her head "No, I doubt it, besides they'd want to stay away from there as much as possible by my best guess."
I began to sit up straight, "May I ask a question?" I asked quickly catching the attention of the two, Hasley nodding and gesturing to ask, "What's going on here? I mean Linda's answer didn't help me out much." I questioned.
Anders looked at me a little oddly, "Linda eh..."
She began to ponder as I looked at her, then the nurse "What happened back there?" I asked as she looked at me in return.
She looked at a clipboard, "You were hit in the back of the head by a plasma rifle. Nothing too serious." She answered.
I nodded as I looked at Anders, "You don't have a clue about whats happening here do you?" I shook my head and she continued, "Well, in short-"
I interrupted her "I know, Alice told me, so what's the long version?" I demanded as I began to stand up.
Anders sighed and gave me a reasonable update but it took an hour. As she finished I nodded, "Damn if only I could remember my past..." I cursed.
She looked at me right away, I guessed her suspicion of me being a rebel was beginning to grow, "No memory eh?... Well then what's your name?"
I sighed as I tried to remember, that hit to the head did a lot, "Tony, Tony Locklear," I answered.
She nodded, "Well we had someone else just like you a couple days ago she said her name was Maria Flay, she didn't have any memory, nor did we have any files on her." Anders explained.
I knew she was asking if I knew her and after a few seconds I remembered but only her, nothing else, "Maria! Where is she!" I demanded instantly.
Anders smiled, "Follow me," I nodded and went after her without hesitation.
After a rough half hour of walking Anders stopped at a door and knocked on it, "Maria, we have someone we think you'd want to see,"
The door didn't open but Maria talked back, "If its another one of those damned therapists-"
Anders interrupted her, "It's not," The door opened and she was standing there, her pearl white eyes staring at Anders as she blew some of her black hair out of her face, "Who?"
Anders simply pointed to me, Maria looked at me and her eyes widened, "Tony?" She asked almost a little frightened.
I smiled and looked back at her, "The one and only." With a swift movement she grabbed me in a large embrace, "I was scared Tony, scared I wouldn't be able to see you, Alex or Max ever again! " She cried out as tears formed in her eyes as I hugged back.
I nodded, "I know, but it's alright now, I'm here." I said as I tried to calm her down, after all she was my little sister, not through blood as she was adopted at a young age. Did this happen to anyone else? What if my two other brothers were taking to this strangely familiar place also? I shrugged it off as I looked at my sister, "What happened?" I asked knowing she hadn't been calling back since she left with some friends out to California.
She slowed her breathing forcefully, "It started when we had just crossed the border, we began to notice some things a little out of place, but nothing much. Vanessa was the first to see it, a large flying vehicle passed over head with a turret on the back of it," She began, "it slowed down and stopped a little ahead of us. I stopped the car and got out to see someone get out, the most confusing thing was he was dressed in full body armor. He ran over to us and looked me in the eyes as I got out of the car. He gave me an odd expression and said, 'What are you doing out here?'. I looked at Sara and then back at the man and told him that we were just heading to California he shook his head disbelieving but a thunder bolt shook the sky and he looked at us dead serious. He then rushed us into the plane he called a 'Pelican' and here I am, being pelted by therapists."
I nodded and turned to Anders, "So think were crazy do ya?" I asked as I looked at her a bit of hate in my eyes.
She shook her head though, "Not at all, I just thought you were troubled but now I think your rebel," She accused. She put pressed on something on the side of her head "Captain Cutter, get the two unidentified personnel off of this ship and get them to ONI, they'll know what to do." Anders ordered.
I looked at her, "What are those creeps gonna do?" I was no longer speaking consciously as my subconscious took over, "Were fucking screwed if we stay here! Those Covenant bastards are going glass every planet straight to Earth! And ya know what those damned Spartans are shit too us! Only John can will save us!" I yelled at Anders
My sister looked at me a little frightened, "Tony? What are you talking about?" She asked.
I looked at her as my conscious mind took over, "I don't know... but it freaks me out just as much as it does for you I'm guessing." I looked back at Anders, noticing she was a little taken a back I sighed, "I'm sorry about that, I truly don't know what the hell I'm talking about." But she only made sure that the marines wouldn't let us go.
It was a matter of minutes before we were put onto a small vessel to be taken out to ONI. It was also the last time we ever heard from the Spirit of Fire. I only then realized that I was aboard a ship.
A/N: For those that think I may have it a little out of order without a Prolouge, well your wrong. He doesn't remember anything about his past currently. But I will make a chapter talking about what happened that day later on.