August 12th 2538. Mid covenant invasion.
The swoop from a formation of banshee flyers would usually cause panic and distress in a marine squad but, they where no ordinary squad. They where an elite squad from the 105th orbital drop shock troopers ODST's code name reaper.
Reaper team consisted of team leader Kelly "ICE" crow they call her ice because she has no regret for the lives lost under her command, demolitions expert Michael "MICKY" crespo if you can name it he can blow it up he makes it fun even when you are under enemy fire, marksmen Zackary "GHOST" Jones so called because when he is focused on a target he forgets everything else and you may as well be talking to a corpse and heavy weapon specialist Conner "PYRO" McKenzie he's… well he is obsessed with explosions which explains why he and MICKEY get along so well.
As reaper squad covertly advanced along the courtyard to the top secret ONI laboratory evading multiple covenant patrols CENTCOM had marked on their HUD. Com's crackled through updating the squad's orders "reaper team new orders just came through, abandon all attempts to reach VIP's in the laboratory's bunker, security cameras are back on line and have confirmed all personnel KIA, your new…. Scratch that. One scientist has survived and has taken cover in the bunker find and extract him. Recover any research you come across command out."
Kelly activated TEAMCOM "you herd the man get that door open."
"No problem." replied Conner lifting his SPNKr rocket launcher
"Quietly"
"Oh why didn't you say so?"
Kelly sighed and said "GHOST you got the codes?"
"Yeh yeh I got em." replied Zack
. Reaper team quietly approached the door and took up flanking positions around it. At the same time Zack typed in the code and the doors opened.
The steel doors slid open with a quiet "whoosh" noise. The lobby could easily be mistaken for that of a hospital with its rows of seats and vending machines. At least until you notice the scorch marks and bullet holes and casings all scattered around the room along with the purple blood of a covenant Elite the body not too far away it is then that you realise it had been the scene of a fire fight between Covenant and UNSC forces.
Reaper team entered the lobby scanning the room for possible threats once satisfied they moved towards the desk in the centre of the room, only then realising that corpse of one of the security personnel sat propped up against the desk still clutching his MA37 assault rifle in one hand and in the other impact sight of a plasma round to his shoulder.
Conner activated the computer built in to the desk at the same time all the lights in the facility came on and the lobby door closed. As Conner checked the security records he accessed the building lay out and downloaded it to the team TACMAP and turned off the console.
In a calm tone Kelly ordered her team "MICKY you and me will take point GHOST, PYRO cover our six where headed for that bunker."
The team polarised there visors so there faces where no longer visible, and with that they vanished into the hart of the building but not before Conner relieved the corpse of the security guard of his gun and ammo then they left as silently as they entered.