This is the start of a new RvB fanfic. It is a sequel to my previous fic Chruch's Crusade and is set a year after the final events of that story. Also, the only characters in this story that I own are Penny, Anna and miscelaneous other characters that will appear during the tale. I do not own the cast of Red vs. Blue or Halo (however awesome that would be).

The Dark Crusade

Prologue

The ship hovered near the edge of the huge crater and the survey team jumped out. The officer in charge took a moment to look at the massive pit. It had clearly been here for a while for weeds and a fews small bushes had started to grow on the sides, however there was no larger vegetation, which suggested that either the crater had not been here long enough for them to grow or that the soil was unable to support them. Scattered throughout the pit were large chunks of concrete and steel, which suggested that some sort of man made structure had been here at some point.

The officer shook his head. He knew all this anyway. He was not here to look at wreckage. No, he was here to find something specific.

He turned to the members of his team and nodded. They began to move around the outside of the pit, all knowing their assigned tasks. He then looked at the soldier next to him.

"Report."

"Radiation levels are at normal levels, except right in the middle of the crater. We should be okay."

The officer nodded and turned to look out at the rest of the team. They had set up five devices which with antennae and sattelite dishes attached to them and now each group was standing at ease while one of its number worked at a terminal on the front of the machine. It was only a matter of time now.

The devices began a scanning sweet of the area. The officer looked at the picture on the terminal of the device at his postion. It was a perfect scan, showing every detail...except for large dark areas. He pointed at one and looked at the technician.

"What's this?"

"They look to be large quantities of lead sir. My guess is that they came from the walls of the main silo as a precaution."

"Well let me know if you find anything significant okay?"

"Yes sir."

The officer had just started to walk away when the tech called him.

"Sir! I think we have something."

The officer spun and stared at the screen. A human shape was coming into view. The tech looked at the figures scrolling down one side of the screen.

"Lets see. Composition, 60% steel-titanium alloy, 25% sillicone, 15% miscellaneous unknown compounds. Approxiamtely 100 meters down."

The officer looked at the image with a grin spreading over his face.

"We've found him..."