Picking up his Assault Rifle, the UNCS Marine steadily fired short bursts into the Grunts. He hunkered forward and leaned against a wall. He glanced forward to see a group of Grunts followed by an Elite in Crimson armor. He was upon the Athena Space Station XX2, which was a housing facility for Humans who could afford it. A Covenant drop ship had recently attacked the station, and took over. UNCS Command sent one of their best to free the ship. His named was Staff Sergeant Thomas Monroe.
"Bloody Grunts" he announced firing into the crowd and alerting the few he missed. They got into an offensive position and charged their Plasma Pistols. "Kill them!" called the Elite as he pointed a Plasma Rifle in the direction of the Sergeant. Thomas got down and quickly slammed a magazine into the Assault Rifle. He dropped it to his waist and pulled out a Fragmentation Grenade, which he casually tossed back killing the rest of the group. "Command, this is Staff Sergeant Monroe reporting. When is that second squad going to get here" he asked into his radio. "Negative on that one Monroe. There ship is currently under attack and they cannot come until their business is complete" replied a female voice. "Damn" he thought after his radio clicked off. He sighed and took a stance and slowly walked forward. He was now in front of an escalator and saw that it was turned off. He walked up and suddenly felt the escalator move. "Wha-!?!?" he called as he shook and gained his balance right after. He was now able to see above the escalator and saw a group of Jackals with Carbines. They growled and screamed and fired on Thomas who responded by slamming the emergency stop button with the butt of his Rifle. He got to his stomach and felt the metal rub on his chest. He aimed up and fired, shooting a few jackals in the head. "Got'em!" he announced getting back down as the plasma fired rained. Jackals were natural snipers and one missed him by less than an inch. He got up and fired again killing to more. He was about to get down until a shot struck his chest and caused him to loose his breath. He was holding himself up by his hands and felt his sight fading. "Da- Damn" he muttered before he fainted.
Hours Later he Awoke in a Prison
"Whe- Where am I" he asked lowly lifting up his head. "A Covenant Jail Cell" responded a cracking and rough voice. He turned to see a man, bound by shackles against the wall. "Covenant Jail Cell?" asked Thomas noticing the shackles on his own arms. "You're a prisoner of war now… get used to it" the man said leaning back against the wall. Thomas stood up and noticed he was stripped of his armor and only had his boots. He bent over and touched his boot. "Good…" he said as he felt the Magnum strapped to his foot. "Don't get your hopes up" said the man. "Don't worry" said Sergeant Thomas Monroe with a smirk. He glanced through the bars to see a Grunt sleeping soundly in a chair. He tossed a rock at the Grunt and backed up. It suddenly woke up and jumped out of the chair. It growled at Thomas who leaned in. "Rat" Thomas mumbled towards the Grunt enraging it. The Grunt pulled out a key and opened the cell. It pulled Thomas out and aimed a Plasma Pistol at him. Thomas quickly swung back and slammed his elbow into the Grunts face and pulled the Pistol from his boot. He fired at it, in the process killing it. "Like I said… Rat" Thomas said turning to the man. "Wanna get out…" Thomas asked the man who was amazed at what he saw. The man stood up and Thomas quickly undid the shackles. He handed the man his pistol and Thomas grabbed a Carbine that was on the wall. The two stepped out and smirked, followed by a hasty charge into the next room.