Hello, this is my first fanfict and I hope that I can please all who read it (yeah right as if that'll happen, good to have a dream though huh?). Umm ok I'm not new around Halo, I've read both "Halo: The Fall Of Reach" and "Halo: The Flood" and I really enjoyed them. I plan on purchasing the PC port of the Xbox version. With this story im going for the gritty reality of what it would be like to fight the covenant. Without further stalling here is......
A Marine's Story
Ch.1 The Pillar of Autmn
The Covenant Elite collapsed in a puddle of its own gore as 5 marines ripped through it with 7.62mm bullets. The charged across the blood-soaked deck, the Elite groaned and a private paused to blow open its head with a slug from a M6D pistol. They paused at the door. Assault rifles trained on the corridor soon to be revieled. Sgt.Scott Barnes triggered the door and quickly
grabbed his assault rifle. There were several grunts coming they're way. The marines
dove for cover but 1 of them wasn't fast enough. A needler pierced his abdomen and stuck for a split second until blowing open his gut. He groaned and collapsed. Another marine filled him up with biofoam but they all secretly knew he wasn't going to make it. "Let'em have it" screamed Barnes as the first grunt's head was nearly shorn off from incoming automatic fire. Another marine in his squad was hit in the face with a plasma rifle and was decapitated.
With only 2 other guys left barnes had to change the odds. He told his men to withdraw and cover him. Barnes took careful aim and shot a plasma grenade on the nearest grunt's belt. It worked because the plasma exploded and washed over the rest of them. Melting them into a puddle of goo. "Lets go guys" Barnes called. The 3 took off and only stopped to grab the ammo and dogtags from some fallen comrades.
The Pillar of Autmn was overrun by covenant boarders and the marines on board were trying to repell them. The corridors were littered with bodies of both sides all equaly disturbing. They came to the reactor room and witnessed a skirmish between a handful of marines and shielded Jackals. The marines concentrated on the nearest Jackal and blew him away. One marine engaged in hand to hand combat only to meet his end with a crushed skull by the jackal's plasma pistol.
Barnes and his guys linked up with them and fought off the remaining jackals. When everything was clear Barnes spoke to the Corporal in charge. "Sir, Corporal Frank Jackson serial number 112 3456 921' he took a breath 'my squad was assigned to defend this sector". "Alright Corporal you and your men will stick with us"."Yes, sir!". With that they took off. There was heavy resistance and they took a couple of casualties. As they were clearing a room of grunts they heard the abandon ship signal. An unfortunate thing for one of the marines as he looked away for a second and was rewarded with his arm burned off.
"We have to get to the escape pods" Barnes yelled over the constant chatter of automatic weapons fire. They ran wiht out stopping. They either mowed down all opposition from a distance or clubbed them when they got close. After what seemed to be an eternity they reached an escape pod. "Cortana will u tell us where we are supposed to be going" Barnes said puzzled as took off his blood soaked helmet. "Look out the window and see for yourself" Cortana replied smoothly.
Barnes looked out and saw a Halo the looked like a really thin earth all around, and the bottom part was pure metal. "Oh my god what is that thing Seargent"? Private Yelle questioned.
"I have no clue, but I've got a feeling that it'll be one hell of a ride".
A Marine's Story
Ch.1 The Pillar of Autmn
The Covenant Elite collapsed in a puddle of its own gore as 5 marines ripped through it with 7.62mm bullets. The charged across the blood-soaked deck, the Elite groaned and a private paused to blow open its head with a slug from a M6D pistol. They paused at the door. Assault rifles trained on the corridor soon to be revieled. Sgt.Scott Barnes triggered the door and quickly
grabbed his assault rifle. There were several grunts coming they're way. The marines
dove for cover but 1 of them wasn't fast enough. A needler pierced his abdomen and stuck for a split second until blowing open his gut. He groaned and collapsed. Another marine filled him up with biofoam but they all secretly knew he wasn't going to make it. "Let'em have it" screamed Barnes as the first grunt's head was nearly shorn off from incoming automatic fire. Another marine in his squad was hit in the face with a plasma rifle and was decapitated.
With only 2 other guys left barnes had to change the odds. He told his men to withdraw and cover him. Barnes took careful aim and shot a plasma grenade on the nearest grunt's belt. It worked because the plasma exploded and washed over the rest of them. Melting them into a puddle of goo. "Lets go guys" Barnes called. The 3 took off and only stopped to grab the ammo and dogtags from some fallen comrades.
The Pillar of Autmn was overrun by covenant boarders and the marines on board were trying to repell them. The corridors were littered with bodies of both sides all equaly disturbing. They came to the reactor room and witnessed a skirmish between a handful of marines and shielded Jackals. The marines concentrated on the nearest Jackal and blew him away. One marine engaged in hand to hand combat only to meet his end with a crushed skull by the jackal's plasma pistol.
Barnes and his guys linked up with them and fought off the remaining jackals. When everything was clear Barnes spoke to the Corporal in charge. "Sir, Corporal Frank Jackson serial number 112 3456 921' he took a breath 'my squad was assigned to defend this sector". "Alright Corporal you and your men will stick with us"."Yes, sir!". With that they took off. There was heavy resistance and they took a couple of casualties. As they were clearing a room of grunts they heard the abandon ship signal. An unfortunate thing for one of the marines as he looked away for a second and was rewarded with his arm burned off.
"We have to get to the escape pods" Barnes yelled over the constant chatter of automatic weapons fire. They ran wiht out stopping. They either mowed down all opposition from a distance or clubbed them when they got close. After what seemed to be an eternity they reached an escape pod. "Cortana will u tell us where we are supposed to be going" Barnes said puzzled as took off his blood soaked helmet. "Look out the window and see for yourself" Cortana replied smoothly.
Barnes looked out and saw a Halo the looked like a really thin earth all around, and the bottom part was pure metal. "Oh my god what is that thing Seargent"? Private Yelle questioned.
"I have no clue, but I've got a feeling that it'll be one hell of a ride".