What happens when you get the Video Games Halo Combat Evolved, and Fallout 3. Mix in a Fan who fancies himself an Amateur Writer who loves the movie Franchises of Aliens and Predator, not to mention Terminator. You get the Fallout of Halo Installation 04.

I wrote this a number of years ago so it might be a little out of a serious whim. So I was pleasantly surprised buried deep in my email drafts. So for now I share it with all of you. The Story takes place just after the mission Truth and Reconciliation. With the rescue of Captain Keyes and his command staff. A note on the weapons and such. I have edited and adjusted the story some what so you might find references to all sort of themes.

Remember that in a couple days September 12th 2014 for ten days or so I have a out of country friend visiting. And in October planning to move so please do not expect a rapid update to this or any of my stories. I thank you for your understanding and patents.

Fallout of Halo Installation 04

Chapter 1

Arrivals

by. R. Reichelderfer

"Alright. Where the hell am I?" The figured asked himself. Before him stretched out as far and wide as the eye could see, trees, grasses, bushes. Looking around he could see the trees and turning to the right and left he looked up as he could see the edge of the world? No some sort of structure. He could see the structure as it went up for miles hundreds of miles forming a circle that arched back down. It formed a Ring. Looking around the place he could see animals and plants. All of which he could not identify and had no way to know if they were poisonous. As a result, he thought back to how the hell he got here.

He had been out patrolling the Capital Wasteland when he had heard of a group calling themselves Caesar's Legion. And from what he had recalled in the Vault from his history it was it was the name of a Roman army. He had gotten out there, and discovered to his horror they had some sort of fusion bomb. And where transporting it to DC to detonate it next to the pentagon. To destroy the Brotherhood of steel. THAT did not sit well with him.

The Lone wanderer had spent ten years fighting the Enclave, Raiders, Slavers, Super Mutants. Bringing fresh water to the capital wasteland. And after ten years bringing peace and civility to the region. Instead of the war torn harsh land, peace and order had started to come. The Legion had intended to invade. He had gotten word to Elder Lyons, and went on ahead not expecting them to give him much trouble but still had wanted to warn his allies.

There was trouble, yes and no. He had expected an under equipped forced. These guys were nothing if not well trained. Just like the Enclave. And disarming that Fusion bomb... well he was pretter sure he had accidentally set it off. Now... he wondered if he was in Heaven. Standing in the Riot Armor he had his Anti material rifle out. Loaded with standard rounds. Looking around the place he started to move. He was certain he was being watched, he could feel the eyes on him. Looking around the area he was in the middle of a patch of ground that had been blasted clear, in a small crater that had a glass bowl. Daylight was with a reddish tinge so it was either morning or evening. He was in the middle of a rocky outcropping, large boulders, looking around he could see a large number of them could hide people behind them. Grasses extended beyond the blast ring as he looked to an area where he could get out of an ambush zone.

Ten years of hard learning had conditioned the Lone Wanderer knew when an ambush was around him. Finally as he took a step, casually, he bolted lunging as fast as he could as he heard the moving people behind him. Someone big and green lunged at him as he turned to face some sort of massive man wearing power armor with an emerald green color. The man was fast as the speed he had was incredible, he was as large and as tall as a super mutant, and if it was a super mutant in power armor he was screwed. Thankfully not fucked as he clenched his fist and from the top of his left armored Gauntlet he projected three blades over a foot and a half long. As the figure rushed he heard a woman's voice.

"CHEF WATCH OUT!" And the Two Collided.

The Lone Wanderer knew he could not think on the voice he heard as he was no match for the Strength of the man, so recalling what he knew of Physics. he allowed the man to reach him as he used his left arm to suddenly grab hold of the armored figure. "Newton's First Law an object in motion tends to stay in motion." Holding his left arm as the figure was shocked and he pulled back pulling the armored figure allowed himself to Roll on to his back as he lifted both legs slamming them into the waste of the man and used it to pull him into a throw. His right arm slashed across his chest as he was trying to break the hold on his right arm as the two blades cut right through some sort of energy field and sliced the armor open. As he was on his back he realized this guy had to weight a ton.

"FUCK Your heavy!" And he could feel his cybernetics strain as he let his legs bend and using both legs as the two rolled kicked the armored figure off allowing his momentum to carry him as he flew through the air. Not fighting the arc he continued to roll drawing his hand gun. His Desert Eagle, The weapon he called. Desert Dragon. And with it he turned around and he was surprised for a moment as the person was already on his feet turning around as well, he had a pistol in his hand as The Lone Wanderer brought up VATS. And with it computing all the changes and angles he lifted his weapon ready to fire. Right up until he heard the sound of multiple weapons being readied. The Green Figure stood with his pistol pointing at him as the Wanderer turned his head to the right and saw what looked like what had to be dozens of soldiers all of them pointing assault weapons at him.

A Black man chewing on a Cigar said, "Don't even try it, mother fucker! Drop the weapons, all of them."

Looking at the man as he said, "The Blades..."

"I said drop them!"

"Surgically attached!" He screamed, his voice coming over a voice modulator he said as the man looked ready to hear him. "The Blades on my right arm are surgically attached. I can't remove them." At that point he looked around at the soldiers and exhaled. He would need to find a way to deal with this persuasively, or escape later. As a result he turned his head to the man in power armor as he approached. The Lone Wanderer allowed the blades on his arm to retract. As he relaxed. And allowed the man in power armor to take his hand gun from him he lifted his arms up in a surrendering posture as as he could see the two cuts on his chest were sparking.

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After they had removed all his weapons even. They took off his helmet, and over coat leaving him in the core outfit of his Riot armor. Behind him was that Green Giant of a man. He wasn't bound but behind him the man was carrying an assault rifle. Fairly high quality as one of the soldiers came up and putting his Shotgun to his head as he said, "Looks like a damned insurrectionist, I say we grease this rat-fuck son-of-a-bitch right now!"

"At ease soldier!" A voice said coming out from behind the rocks as a man walked out with his arms behind his back relaxed as the Soldier was shocked at the man.

"Captain?!"

"I said at ease!" he spoke in a much harsher tone as the soldier turned to look at the Lone wanderer.

"Just give me a reason you fuck face!" And with a trembling arm lifted his weapon up as the man approached the Lone Wanderer.

"Thank you Captain Keyes. Guy like that needs a Valium." That got a laugh from the surrounding troops. As one of them said.

"I think we could all use one." The Captain Chuckled as he said.

"You know who I am?" and at that from the armored figure behind him said in a woman's voice that was like over a comm channel.

"Your name is on your uniform sir." The voice said as he looked down at his left breast and chuckled. "Sir I suggest we get under cover before The Covenant pick up that energy flash that seemed to precede our friend's arrival."

"And we need to get your armor repaired Chief."

As they headed into the cave in the rocks The Lone Wanderer could see that a fairly large company of soldiers had been assumed. The Cave rock quickly turned into a metal alloy that The Lone wanderer could not identify. The Cave was massive and as the pair walked down the metal floor he was surprised and shocked to see what looked like a well armed military camp. Minimal lights and energy signatures. He could see jeeps, tanks, even aircraft.

"So Son who are?" The captain asked as the Lone Wanderer.

He noticed that they were walking over to the Medical station, and a number of soldiers were there on various cots groaning out, Captain Keyes was watching the stranger's gaze and he smiled inwardly as he noticed the compassion on the face of the Lone Wanderer. Catching himself the Wanderer said firmly. "Give me what's in that canteen on your hip and I'll play Q&A with you." Keyes Turned to look at the Wanderer as he said. "I try to run away, then get attacked by someone in power armor, have weapons drawn at me, and one of your soldiers threatens to blow my head off. You want answers. I want that Canteen." Keyes reached down with a chuckle and took off the Canteen. It contained nearly a liter of water as they watched with with amazement as he started drinking it nice and slow, taking care to not spill a drop.

For the Lone Wanderer, you had to carefully ration water. In the parched wasteland you had to carefully ration water to last for as long as possible while balancing the need to keep you functional. While project purity had of course relieved some of that hardship. When you were out patrolling dozens of miles of wasteland, it was hard to find fresh clean water, or you had to make due with dirty or irradiated water. And he wasn't about to turn down the chance to get some fresh water with out depleting his supplies. Finally he finished the water as it wasn't ignored that he tried to get every last drop out of it. Once he was sated he said with an exhale and inhale, "I have a lot of aliases, Lone Wanderer, Vault 101, Vault kid, but my full and proper name is 'Johnathan Markus, spelled with a k not a c, Ordain."

"Do you have any idea how you arrived here?" The two continued with their guards to the medical officer as John looked based Captain Keys at someone who was almost drooling over his Desert Eagle and it was angering him as he shouted out.

"That is my gun, The Desert Dragon has saved my live more times than I can count. You damage that gun, I'll skin you alive."

The Soldier smirked at The Wanderer and said, "You think you could get past the Chief, much less all of us?" he said sneering as he pointed the Loaded weapon at the Wanderer. Before the Wanderer could act he had a green giant standing in front of him.

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The Chief said firmly. "He's got near SPARTAN level strength and speed. The blades on his wrist sliced through my energy shields like they were not there and cut into my armor. Frankly I would not want to piss him off if I were you, Sir." Chief said as he watched as the Soldier backed down as he could hear Cortana say.

"Nice touch Chief." she was highly amused at the soldier who backed down. While the Corporeal was over Chief's military rank, it made the Soldier back down. Properly cowed the soldier acknowledged the Chief's suggestion and dropped the attitude.

Turning around as the Master Chief looked to Ordain he respected him. Anyone who could flip him and damage his armor was worthy of both the Chief's and Cortana's respect. That didn't mean they didn't consider this man a threat and danger. Ordain looked up to the Chief. "Not holding a grudge for the damage to that pretty armor of yours?"

"Make no mistake I consider you a credible danger and threat. But I also respect you." Chief said. Firmly watching the reaction of the Wanderer. "But I also know that The Covenant is the Enemy to all humanity. And great man once said, the enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Heard only to the Chief Cortana said. "If he wasn't so Irradiated, that i could get a clean can of him I could tell you more about his abilities and physiology. At least the levels are dropping, although I can't identify why either."

"Give it time Cortana. A medical ccan will give us all we need to know."

There was a head tilt as if the two were looking at each other. Ordain looked to Chief and said. "Another great man said. Do I not destroy my enemy when I make him my friend? I have something in my pack that should be able to repair that armor of yours. A nanotech Slurry, Silver tube with a plunger style injector. If used it for a long time to keep my repair weapons and armor. If we can get to the friend stage I'll let you use it."

Turning to Keyes as he listened to him as he said, "I have no fucking clue. I was trying to disarm a Fission bomb when, I am pretty sure I somehow detonated the damn thing. Next thing I know I'm in the middle of a small glass crater. Where you found me."

As they listened to the the two talk. Cortana said "The energy signature that I detected was Identical to a Slip Stream event. But as far as I know, no human has ever survived direct contact with it." She said as Ordain turned to the Chief as he asked.

"Slip Stream?" The question made Keyes and the Chief stop. As Keyes asked a very confused way.

"Where are you from son. Exactly?" Turning to look to Keyes Ordain said

"Earth, North American Continent, Washington DC AKA Capitol Wasteland." That made Johnson cough.

"You telling me the Covenant has reached Earth?" Johnson asked in disbelief and horror.

"Who the hell are the Covenant?"

When that Question was asked it made everyone Dead Pan Even Cortana was surprised at the Question. The Silence was cut when Cortana sighed and said over the speaker. "It's gonna be those days, isn't it?"

Ordain voiced the next thing. "Hell I knew that when I arrived here."

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Captain Keyes had to excuse himself from the mystery at hand and allow the Medical personnel and Engineers to solve the issues at hand. Despite the discomfort of being left in the dark and to be examined. Ordain had submitted himself to a thorough medical examination. A process that would take two hours. Because in two hours plus thirty there were be an Operation he heard called, The Silent Cartographer. Needless to say that when they took a look inside of Johnathan Ordain. It was unlike anything they had ever expected. And it explained his extreme speed and strength.

68% of his skeleton had been replaced with a powerful cybernetic system. An Endo Skeleton. The Material was composed of some sort of Iron Resin alloy, Ordain called. Adamantium. The Engineers scanned the tensile strength and concluded it was stronger than Tungstun Carbon, in fact it was most likely harder than diamond. While the Chief bones had been laced with Carbide Ceramic Ossification process. The Material composing this Endo Skeleton put the strength of Cheif's bones to shame. The joints, servos, everything had been crafted out of this metal. Chief could use every ounce of his strength and still not bend, much less break the metal.

His remaining skeleton, mainly his ribs, hips and thigh bones had also been infused with the metal making them just as strong with out interfering with blood cell production. Allowing him to survive. The Skeleton was anchored to and by the cybernetics. The doctors were shocked and horrified at the sight that his brain, spinal cord, was placed into an artificial skull and spine. His chest cavity was also armored and protected. Armor plates protected the Gut bag as Ordain called it. The Container that held his esophagus, throat, heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach, liver, kidneys, bladder. The doctors were surprised he was also fully functional.

His armor had been augmented with metal alloys containing elements unlike anything ever seen before, the plates would protect him from anything shot of an direct missile hit. The armor plates also had a strange habit of dispersing energy bursts. The Wrist blades he had were composed of the same material, but coated with an unknown substance that channeled energy into them to a batter. That explained why they had cut through the Chief's energy shields. When the blades came into contact they simply channeled the energy away and into a battery. The Blades were almost as strong as the alloy composing the endoskeleton.

This combined with the fact his DNA had suffered repeated exposures to nuclear radiation as well as mutations. They were surprised that Ordain was alive. When asked about his past by Cortana who introduced her self. Ordain recounted a chilling tale, he even allowed her to access his Pipboy. Recounting how his world, his earth had two hundred years prior had gone nulcear. The Resource war which resulted in full global nuclear exchange. He explain about Valttec, and the experiments. He was rather matter of fact about it. No emotions, and it let up to an explanation of an alien star ship that had abducted him.

The Aliens who called themselves Yaujta, or just Predators. Intergalactic Big Game hunters. And one of their favorite species was a parasite like aliens that Gestated in a host and when it erupted killed the host. The Data that Cortana had was frightening when she displayed it. He explained that he escaped from his Cell in the ship and there was an infestation. Going through the vessel, it turned out to be a massive nightmare. Most of the footage was on his pipboy showing hours upon hpours of hunting and being hunted which culminated in the death of an escaped Alien Queen at his hands. The aliens the Yuajta so impressed with his accomplishments which involved killing a number of their own kind, awarded him with a place in their clan. Which granted him all the rights to their hunting equipment.

He even under went the ritual to have the wrist blades attached. Which involved a very painful graft to his arm. He still had nerves and still felt pain. He gained a number of items such as armor plates for his armor, a cloaking device that was integrated, as well as enhancements for his helmet. Which allowed him to see in a normal light, enhanced low level vision, Thermal, Ultraviolet, and a Vision he called Tech vision. Much of this was of interest to Cortana, and the engineers had wanted to take it apart. But Cortana advised against it.

In return Cortana gave a similar over view of the Earth Covenant war. A summary of various battles, nothing classified. Finally after getting some food in him which Ordain wolfed down Captain Keyes and Sgt Johnson approached. "So Cortana what do you make of our guest?"

"Well captain, I have gone through everything in his personal computer. And as crazy as it sounds. I'm convinced he is from an alternate reality. As crazy as it sounds. There is technical data in his computer that indicates Laser and Plasma weapons. Captain the data I was able to obtain could change the balance to this war!" She said through the Chief's helmet. "I went over the schematics and saved them. They are a viable weapon design. We have a the parts needed to construct one Captain Keyes. It could turn the tide here."

"Let me guess, you want me to build one to show it works." Ordain said as he rubbed the back of his neck. Before anyone could say anything. "Get me the parts, I'll have it ready in ten minutes."

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Collecting the needed parts and batteries he took a BR55 battle rifle and stripped it down to just the frame and the barrel. With Engineers watching as he began to work on the Rifle. With in ten to fifteen minutes, he had it assembled. Commenting on how nice it was to actually have decent high quality materials. Putting in a power pack people watched him heading over to an armor plate intended to be used to repair a Scorpion tank. And with it Set up they watched him throw off the Safety and then fire.

The Soldiers jumped back as they watch three bursts of red light spring from the battle rifle. The first shot impacted the tank armor, leaving it glowing read hot, the second shot impacted and carved out a small pock mark half way through the armor plate, and the third shot punched through. He continued to fire three round bursts. Putting holes all over the armor plate. In all firing a hundred and twenty shots as he explained. "The weapon has a heat sink which allows the weapon's excess heat to be channeled into a capacitor which allows it to assist in recharging the battery allowing you to gain an extra shot for every four you fire, so instead of a hundred shots, it gives you one hundred twenty shots."

Chief watched with some serious interest as without warning Ordan tossed the weapon to the Chief as well as a battery pack. "Careful with it, hold down the trigger for too long it might be prone to explosive over heating. Best I can do with makeshift equipment." the Chief reloaded the weapon as he took the weapon himself and used it to fire off a number of shots gauging the range at over a hundred meters for optimal range, and had a maximum range of two hundred fifty meters before there was some serious loss of power to make it ineffective.

"It's a good weapon Sir, I would use it even as is. The punching power is enough to get through most Elite shields with little issue." As Captain Keyes looked to the Chief. "Cortana, you have the plans for all these weapons in your memory?"

"Yes sir." She said.

"Then I don't need to tell you how important it is to get that information back to Earth. The survival of the human race may depend on it." He said all seriously. Then turning to Keyes as he appraised the young man.

"Let me guess I am stuck here making weapons here." Ordain said as Keyes shook his head.

"No. Cortana relayed the video footage of your fighting and combat skills. I have full confidence in my soldiers ability to assemble them. And I have need of someone with your particular set of skills and talents."

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As they rode on the Pelican, Ordain was holding his newly modified rifle. Captain Keyes had wanted the Master Chief to appraise the weapon in combat, in the hands of someone who knew how to use it properly. Keyes had briefed him on Halo and what the Covanent had done. He told him that he could not order him to take up a weapon, but Ordain had pointed out, that he had the impression he couldn't just walk out and ignore the Covenant. So he agreed to allow himself to be... enlisted. Effective same rank as the Master Chef, and placed under the direct command of the Master Chief. With the understanding that when he got back to Earth he wouldn't be forced into anything military service or what ever.

So as a result, he now stood watching the oceans flow under him as he was listening to the Chief about the various enemies they faced. The Grunts, Elites, Jackals, and worse. The Hunters. The various crafts. As he adjusted the strapped weapon on his back he was loaded out with the LBR01 Prototype Laser Battle Rifle. He also had his Sidearm, His Desert Dragon, as it turned out he Military pistol rounds were an exact match for the .50 AE rounds. As well as his anti material rifle. Keyes gave him plenty of power packs needed to keep the Laser Battle Rifle. a hundred and twenty rounds for his pistol. and for his Anti material Rifle 60 rounds of explosive ammunition, not including the clip of 12 in his Anti Material Rifle. Legion.

Part of the equipment he had assembled was able to assemble an energy belt harness. That would allow him to place the military power packs back into the belt and draw a new one. And if he could find a power supply he could thrust his wrist blades into anything with a large enough power supply and it would allow him to rapidly recharge the power packs. And as long as he didn't loose any of the fifteen he would have effectively near limitless ammunition for it.

The Chief had a military pistol, his assault rifle and a Shotgun. The Chief also had something else. the Yuatja Spear. It was another weapon that Ordain had on him and after repairing the Master Chief's armor. He allowed the Master Chief to try the weapon out and found it ultra light, and ultra strong more that able to hold up to Elite Plasma swords with no sign of damage. So Ordain let the Chief have it.

As they relaxed the soldiers near them seemed to be taking bets on how long it would take for him to get killed. All it did was make him shake his head. "Chief. Do me a favor, Don't assume I am a simple grunt."

"I know your not." The talk of the Chief made people shut up and listen as the thrumming of the ship could be heard. "I saw you take out creatures with acid for blood, and fight creatures that had to have strength and durability equal to Spartans. You're not a rookie. I normally work alone, but you have skill, speed, and common sense. It's why I am willing to work with you. When we hit the Beach we'll see exactly what you can do. Focus on Elites, I'll handle the Grunts. We need to see how good that rifle is in actual battle."

The talk from the Chief had some people actually put bets on his survival. At that point they heard the Pilot say, "We are approaching the Beach! Get ready!" Grabbing hold of his helmet he put it on and sealed it to his suit. Thanks to Captain Keys he was able to procure some material to help make some repairs to the suit. At that point he could see the hatch start to open up as he readied the Battle Rifle. As the beach came in to view and the height was low enough About twenty feet, both Master Chief and The Lone Wanderer Jumped hitting the sandy ground as the two waded into combat.

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