Disclaimer: Don't own John or any other Spartans.
Author's Note: This is my first story. It sorta just hit me in science class. Don't spam. Flames are welcome thou. Yes it's a one shot. I might come out with more.
"Shoot that damn gun James!" John yelled as he barley bypassed the tree that was up head. No one knew how it happened. The mission was going fine until the nuke Sam was holding blew sky high right in his hands. James loaded in the belt of 50. caliber armor piercing rounds, and pulled back the bolt with a loud clanck. "Taking heavy fire! I need your help here!" Kelly practically screamed over the radio. "James, we have enough losses already, pay and spray (1) those ghosts NOW!" The warthog rumbled as the turret started firing.
Everything was just a blur. The explosion rocketed throughout the covenant base they were supposed to infiltrate and destroy. It over took Sam, Grace, Li, and Kurt. All of the Spartans that did get away suffered serious conditions. "John, ghosts up ahead" Linda told him as she snapped up her S2 AM sniper rifle to shoulder level. There were two loud cracks as the rifle shot, and suddenly one of the two riderless ghosts tumbled toward him. John quickly turned away from the ball of wreckage. "John, covenant camp up ahead". Just as she told him, there was a terrible slit as a pulse beam shot James right in the back. He just limped over the turret, and John knew he was dead instantly.
"SHIT!!!", "Linda I need you to get on that turret. Make sure you don't drop James's body. The least we can do is give him a proper burial." Linda carefully slipped to the turret, and put James's body in her seat. John could hear the clanck as she pulled back the bolt, and the rumble of the 50. cal rounds spitting through the air. "John, Linda, James! If you can hear me…static…need help with these bastards on ghosts…static…my ghost is nearly…buzzing…" Kelly's lifeline flattened on John's HUD. "Damn it…" "Linda…we've got to get out of here now. I'm taking a sharp right at the edge. Hold on."
Black Out
John just barley woke. He saw Linda on the floor next to him, panting. Atleast she was alive. As long as one Spartan lived on to fight another day, he was happy. He closed his eyes…….
……….And there was a flatline next to John's name on Linda's HUD.