Brothers in Arms
Chapter 1: The Drop Off
As the two Spartans sat on their pelican waiting to land all that was going through their minds was what was going to happen next. The two sat on their pelican with their battalion of other Spartans all nervous. The two Spartans: one was Michael the other was Jack. The two had been best friends for years; they trained together, grew up together and now they were both part of a mission to take back the planet Reach.
Michael was a marksman. His armor was dark green and had blue for the trim. The sniper rifle was his favorite weapon. He had incredible accuracy and power, never wasted a shot, never thought twice before shooting, and never missed a single shot. Michael's only weakness was that he could never fight well at close range. Jack was the heavy gunner. His armor was dark red and had green for the trim. He specialized in the shotgun and the grenade launcher. He didn't always have the best of aim, but packs a massive punch in hand-to-hand combat. The two balanced one another out.
"We're nearing the surface! Thirty seconds!" Yelled the captain on the pelican's intercom.
"This is it buddy," said Michael to his buddy Jack.
"Sure is, Good luck! I'll see on the surface, maybe," replied Jack.
With that both Spartans put on their helmets and grabbed their weapons. The loading door to the pelican started to open up. As it started to open explosions and gun fire could be heard off in the distance. Everyone on there could see the surface coming and it looked like hell.
"When you touch the ground, try to find some cover. Watch each other's back and kill any covenant you see," said a superior officer.
The explosions started to sound louder and more dangerous. The whole pelican started to shake. Within a few seconds the ship had a rough landing.
"Go, go, go!" ordered the officer. With that all the Spartans ran out of the pelican. Michael and Jack stayed side by side, finding cover quickly. The two quickly found a small rock formation to take cover. All around them were covenant ground troops swarming there battalion.
"Alright Jack, let's show them what were made of," said Michael.
"Here take this," Jack said to Michael handing him a clip of ammo. "I made this myself. When the bullet hits your target, it will disperse like a shotgun round, causing extra damage. And these as well, they have exploding tips."
"Thanks. That'll come in handy," thanked Michael.
There whole battalion was being pinned down by oncoming fire. The first part of their operation was to secure what remains of sword base. Since the fall of Reach the Covenant have taken over almost everything. If the Spartans could take back sword base, that would begin the start of the take back of Reach.
Michael and Jack were still under cover. They were with some of their other comrades. They included Sean, the heavy shooter, Felix, the tech guy, and Winona the strategist and medic. They were all pinned down by oncoming fire. Jack tried to peak over the rock formation but immediately ducked as a needle rifle needle whipped passed his head.
"I can't see anything," Jack informed in his English sounding accent.
"Let me take a look," said Michael. With that Michael took the scope off his sniper rifle and placed it on the rock. He looked through it to see what was firing at them. "Looks like four phantoms, six banshees, twelve ghosts, eight wraiths and dozens of ground troops," Michael reported. "It looks like there using those two towers up ahead that coordinate their attacks."
"That's more then all of us can handle," added Felix.
"If we stay here were done for, so we have to act now!" commanded Michael.
"I have an idea," said Winona.
"Let's hear it," replied Jack.
"Me, Jack, and Felix will stay here and give you cover," stated Winona. "You and Sean head up to that old building and aim at the towers to take them out. The Covenant will be thrown off by this and the rest of us can charge in along with the rest of the forces."
"Sounds like a plan, let's get going then," ordered Michael.
