Baltan Carid stood on his Star Destroyer, Mandalore's Wrath, and watched as another jet black Star Destroyer blew up. He shuddered and he watched thousands die. "The captains to prepare for a jump, random jump. We need to get out of here." He said, looking out the viewport.
"Sir, the Star Saber, is too badly damaged to jump." One Mandalorian said, looking at his screen. "If we jump, she might not make it."
Carid chewed on the idea of trying to fight off the Republic, but then he saw another Star Destroyer blow up. "No, we are jumping." He said, turning to the men on the bridge. The men nodded, none of them out argue anymore about this. "Have the last five ships jump with us.
"All ships are ready to make the jump, Admiral." The captain of the ship said. "Waiting for your command."
"Make the jump. Get us out of here." Carid said, watching the injured Star Saber make its way in front to jump. It started to move faster, but exploded right as it started the jump. "Osik!" Carid cried out, as the four remaining Mandalorian ships jumped into the ruins of the Star Saber. He didn't know what happened, but the four Mandalorian ships dropped out of Hyperspace, and into another battle.
"Where in Mandolore's name are we?" One Mandalorian said out loud, looking at the planet and the fleet protecting it.
"Cortana, I see the Covenant fleet, but what are these four triangles?" Fleet Admiral Hood asked the A.I. "They aren't ours, but the Covenant doesn't like them much." He said as one of the Covenant ships drifted over to the triangle ships and opened fire.
Cortana looked at the new ships through the MAC platforms video cameras. She was interested in their design. "I don't know, Admiral. They aren't of any Covenant or UMSC design." She said, looking at the ships. "It's strange; I don't see any armaments on any of the ships." She said as one of the Covenant ships fired at the triangle ships.
"Admiral Carid, one of the attacking forces opened fire on us; I think they mistake us for reinforcements for the planet." The radar said, not looking up for his screen.
"Right. Open up a comm channel to the defenders; tell them that we will not open fire if they don't." Carid said, looking out at the strange purple and blue space craft. "Tell the Jaster's Gambit and the Night Thunder to engage the ship while we pull next to those stations. Let's help our new friends."
The Jaster's Gambit and Night Thunder opened up, turbo lasers ripping across space into the Covenant cruiser. The ship's shields started to fail and the two jet black Star Destroyers loomed closer; they dwarfed the cruiser as they came along side of it. The barrage was intense, and the ship couldn't take the pounding after the shields failed. The Covenant ship blew up as the two Star Destroyers moved in between the planet and the Covenant ships.
"Cortana, what the hell just happened?" Hood asked, watching the two triangles move between the Covenant fleet and Earth. "They killed a cruiser in just one pass?"
"It looks that way, Admiral." Cortana said, watching the feed again. "I get it, the triangle hulls give them more firepower and shielding at the same time. I suggest you play nice with them."
"Admiral, the two ships that moved in behind us." A comm officer said, "One of them wants to speak to you."
Hood nodded. "Bring him on screen." He waited as a man, or one that was close to him, wearing a T-shaped visor appeared on the screen. "I am Fleet Admiral Hood, commanding officer of the UNSC forces you see around you. Who are you?"
"Mandalorian Admiral Baltin Carid of the Mandalore's Wrath. I have with me the Jaster's Gambit and Night Thunder, the two ships that gave you a show a minute ago, and the Concord Dawn, which is damaged." The other admiral said. "We will help you fight now, and after that, we will talk. Where do you need us?"
Hood was surprise that the other Admiral got right to business. "We need some men to help us repel borders here. The other stations can handle themselves." Hood said, looking at the Marines and the Master Chief. Sergeant Major Johnson smiled a bit and put a cigar in his mouth while the Chief just nodded and stood still.
"I will have my best squad there in five. Do you have a hanger? They will be on personal craft." Carid said, looking around off screen.
"Yes, right side, I will send the Master Chief there." He nodded towards the Chief. "Other than that, keep on doing what you are doing."
"Yes, Admiral." Carid said, nodded and turned off the screen.
Carid turned to see a tall Mandalorian in gold armor. The man nodded. "You want me and my men to help these humans, do you?" He asked, folding his arms.
"Commander Venku, we both know you are the best of the best and so is your squad." Carid said, looking back at Venku. "Get your squad ready and move your boots. Take your Bes'uliik fighters."
"Yes, sir." Venku said, walking out of the bridge and towards the hangers. "Alpha, meet up at the hangers, we got a mission." His HUD showed all three Mandalorians were moving towards the hangers. Kal got the hanger and looked at his fighters, three delta winged fighters, made of Mandalorian iron. His squad was already there. "Let's get moving, don't want our friends to get all the kills, now do we?" They all laughed as they climbed into the fighters.
The Master Chief stood in a room that over looked the hanger, waiting for these Mandalorians. He was impressed that their ships were able to take down a Covenant cruiser, but that didn't mean they were good ground troops. He watched as the four fighters came into view. They were delta wing fighters, he noted, just like the fighters the Humans had. Johnson took the cigar out of his month for a minute and said, "Their fighters are almost like ours."
The Chief just nodded, watching the fighter enter the hanger and landed. Four men in full battle armor stepped out, one in gold, another in red, and another in green and the last in black. The Chief walked out of the room and towards the Mandalorians with Johnson behind him.
Kal saw them, and walked towards the Chief. "Commander Kal Venku, of the 105th Shock Trooper Legion, Mandalorian Army and this is Alpha squad. Are you the one Admiral Hood sent to meet us?"
The Chief just nodded, and said, "I am Spartan 117, Master Chief Petty Officer of the UNSC and Sergeant Avery Johnson, UNMC." Johnson nodded, putting the cigar back into his mouth.
Kal just nodded, his helmet gleaming off the light. "Shall we?" He asked, looking at the taller human. "We're ready whenever you two are."
The Chief nodded and Johnson smiled. "Right this way." He said, leading them back towards the bridge.