Halo

No Hope in Hatred

Prologue

"Echo 61 and Charlie 25, come in, over. I repeat come in, over." Williams looked over solemnly at Captain Trovas.

"No response, sir", Williams said.

"Damn, that's the second team that we've probably lost" Trovas shouted.

Trovas got up slowly out of his seat and strolled towards the bridge window. He looked down at the murky, icy planet and sighed. Lord let us win this war he thought. Williams interrupted his troubled thoughts "Sir we have something on comms. It seems to be coming from Charlie 25!"

"Patch it through Williams", Trovas' face lightened.

A fuzzing noise came onto the comms as Charlie 25's call came through.

"UNSC Athena this is Charlie 25 we are under attack by…..Southeast of….we need reinforcements now Goddamn it, now! What th…. What are those thin…get him off me! Ahhhh…"

The message cut off. The bridge crew stood gobsmacked at what they had just heard.

Williams looked with fear at the Captain and muttered "They're gone sir".