January 15 2550 covenant controlled space.
UNSC cruiser The Demon is leaving the system after dropping off two of the Spartan II's their mission is to destroy a mining station that is digging around a new Forerunner artifact and to explore if they have the time. They have 5 days to find any weaknesses that they can exploit on later missions.
As I ran through the trees surrounding the base, I looked around to see if there were any of those vulture like Kig-yars in the trees. I could not afford to be spotted so far from my target because there is no way of knowing what kind of defenses that the covies might have set up to defend their artifacts.
I knew that my partner will be doing the same thing as I am right now.
So when I got to the cliff top overlooking the mining laser I was surprised to find her standing there before me, because even back in training when I got shot in the leg by the trainers when they had the TTR I was faster then her. But it was a relief because I would not have been happy to seen the two elites that were lying at her feet with their necks snapped while they were alive.
"Matt." she said as I walked up beside her to stare down at the area. After we assess the defenses which are surprisingly small for the size of the base just a few Jackals and maybe 40 Unggoy not at all what was expected. Even though there were the two Elites we only saw another 3 which was also not bad. So we decided to attack the base the next day when we had some more rest so we removed our helmets because, it feels better to have the ground below our heads then just the slight tightness of our helmets.
The next day when I woke up I smelled the distinct burning scent of burnt Moa that we got from Reach, with a bit of Franks red hot sauce "Jeez Autumn do you have to put that shit on everything." I say with a laugh. She punches me to get me back for the lame joke I made, even though I know she thought it was funny.
Afterwards we check our ammo grenades and we each take two plasma grenades from the elites. Then we go our separate ways so that we can attack the base from two directions and catch them off guard then after I get in position I give the move in signal over the HUD and she flashes green back, telling me she's good to go and the attack begins.
As I rush down to the first Sangheili and stab him through the back of his amour I hear the distinct sound of a DMR being fired, Autumn has started her side of the battle. As the elite falls from my knife a Grunt fires his plasma pistol at me and as I dodge out of the way the other elite runs towards me with his energy sword held in his left hand and a plasma rifle in his right already firing at me the first 3 shots hits my shield draining it a bit but for the most part it was fine as I rush towards it dodging plasma all the time I got shot be a Grunt with a needler that I didn't get to kill before the elite attacked me and just before I stabbed the split chin bastard my shields flared then died and as the elite fell I got hit twice in the arm and once in the back the needles from the same grunt.
As I run towards the Grunt I hear a scream like a demon or at least a Spartan, the grunt turns to look and I grab his head and rip it around killing him quickly and painlessly and keep running towards the sound. But by the time I get there Autumn has all ready been shot by the elite and then rammed in the gut by the hunters that were on the side she was attacking. With a yell of rage I run towards the hunters with an energy sword I found on the ground and stab one in the neck and chop the other one in to thirds before it has a chance to react then the elite runs at me with his energy sword and the duel begins.