Hey readers! Im Koejou, a new author here on ! This is, obviously, my first story on this site, so the story might be a bit off of what you'd expect. I dont care what you leave as a comment, but know I WILL NOT do any gay/lesbian/bisexual/unisexual sex stories or posts. I am, however, planning on experimenting with this story. If you would, drop a comment on how well you think I did. Thanks for your time.
CHAPTER 1:TOUCHDOWN
PFC Matt "Leo" Dempsy woke with a loud bang. As he looked around, he discovered his squad had managed to stay together. He walked out of the pod, sensing something was off. The pod to his left was purple. The last few days came back in a rush. A treaty, some brawls,a new member. He tried to remember his squadmates names to reorientate himself. To his left there was Terissa "Ace" Hamilton, a texan girl, Nikolai "Brick" Ricencovich, a strange russian-german blend, and his Zay "Snare" Takeo, the japenese squad leader. On his right, his childhood friend-turned-enemy Will "Fly" Turner, a tiny SOB, and an elite, Shar'Tere, or Lilly in english. Matt retrieved his DMR and set out for supplies.
Matt returned to a welcoming sight. His squad was sitting around flashlights, eating cold rations and chatting about their previous lives. Their lives before the war. Matt lit a fire, casting a golden glow over the dark, desolate highway. "Ah, he returns!" Nikolai remarked witha cheerful tone. Silence fell over the small group, awaiting an answer. "Well, someoe had to keep you warm." Matt replied, retrieving his SMG, arousing warm, good-hearted laughter from the group. "What took you so long? I'm getting frostbite!" Nikolai wittily returned,beaming under a minor spell of alcohol. "Silence! Belly down, unless you desire to be stuck with needles! Brutes, 12 'o clock!" Zay quickly hushed any replies witha harsh wisper. The squad followed these orders, seconds before a brute hit squad strolled in, carelessly dropping their weapons. A phanton flew by, scanning for aircraft. "Dispatch all enemy combatants. Knives only." Zay commanded, moving with a grace gifted to few.
Moments later, Hellfyre squad was mobile, searching nearby hotels for rooms, finding a rather unique building. The outer walls were made of glass, enclosing beautiful rooms with silk sheets and cotton curtains. Matt and Lilly were placed on first watch, both walking nearly hand in hand. "You humans are an decisive species, aren't you? Hopping from planet to planet, only to sent more from that planet." Matt turned the question around his him mind, deciding on an answer.
"Sometimes, but only when we need to. We've proven we're stubborn headed bastards when we need stayed quiet for the rest of the watch. As Zay and Nikolai took over the watch, Matt lay own, thinking of Lilly before falling asleep.
Matt woke, for the second time that night, with a bang. He rushed out, his armor making a black blur. He burst through the door, finding a gruesome scene. Zay was torn apart by a hunter shield, knife landing on the floor witha dull thud. Nikolai rushed over, explaning what had happened. " We turned the corner, me taking a swig from my vodka and Zay tense as always, when the phantom stopper right in front of us. We took cover by a couch we dragged out earlier, expecting only grunts. When the hunters came out, Zay was already halfway to them. He stopped, unable to move, in sock from this rapid devolpment. The hunters charged, shoving Zay to the ground. You saw the rest." Matt was stunned. Zay was tough, almost indestructable even. How could a hunter kill Zay? Thats when he realised something. "Lilly's room is closer to them! Lets go!" he yelled, thankful for the door that was between them and the hunters. "Not so fast, boy. Why are concerned about Lilly suddenly? If I didn't know you, my friend, then I would say you have a crush on our new friend." Nikolai said, trying to calm the sudden rush of adrenaline that Matt had aquired. Matt blushed, thankful for the dark visor of his helmet. Nikolai was right. Matt had slowly developed a crush on Lilly. And it ate him alive. They slipped out, agreeing on a plan. They rounded a corner seeing one of the fuel rod cannons cool in the cool russian air. They doubled their pace, Rapidly throwing the C12 in their hands near the hunters, cannonballing into a room before detonating the plastic explosives. The building shook, waking the rest of hellfyre squad. Nikolai was the first one out, finding his vodka bottle shattered underneath the rubble of the floor above them. He cursed silently, looking at the rooms that the rest occupied. He saw a body, speachless as Matt slid up to him. Matt jumped the small gap created by the explosion, discovering what Nikolai coundn't take his eyes off of. Terissa was badly burned, several of her bones were shattered into dust, some proruding from her blackened, lifeless body. He was joined by Nikolai, Will and Lilly soon after his discovery. They collected Zay and Terissa's tags, and set off into the dark cover of night.
It was evening when they saw multiple wraiths patrolling the area, their cannons giving off an eerie blue glow. "Hide! Quick!" Matt ordered, being nominated that morning as squad leader. They
lept into a russian bar, Nikolai's eyes immediately lighting up as his russian side kicked in. Every bottle of vodka within 5 yards was drunk, Nikolai passed out with a smile on his face. Matt hefted the heavy man over his shoulder and carried him to a room on the 2nd floor. Matt then took first watch, taking the time to think about his life, including his crush on Lilly. He didn't like her sangelli name Shar'tere. He was deep in thought as Lilly burst out in anger, the door nearly flying off the hinges. "Will being an ass?" Matt asked, his voice hinting concern. Lilly just grunted, and Matt understood. "Don't take it personally. Will hates everyone.' Matt tried to reassure her when Will calmly walked out of the room "So, you wanna take up my offer, Shar'tere? Shall we kill Nikolai?" Matt shot up. "Kill Nikolai? We need him you selfish bastard! No-one is killing anybody!" Will drew his knife. " FUCK YOU MATT!" he screamed, slashing at Matt's helmet, cutting through the visor. Matt dodged it, kicking Will in the back, causing him to fly into a wall and knocking him out. Lilly smiled, and Matt suddenly blushed, and proceeded to drag Will into the room. Dear god, her smile is beautiful. Matt immediately killed the thought. He couldnt afford to think like that. It'll never happen anyways. He called Lilly in, and they both took one of the 7 remaining beds, falling asleep before they hit the pillow.
Matt woke up before anyone else, sitting up in the bed and remembering last night. She smiled at me. Me! Heat flushed to his face as the memory stuck to his brain. He got up and walked outside, SMG at ready, to make sure no-one had snuck up them. Thats when Nikolai woke up. "Turn down the fucking lights! Who the fuck turned them up so damn high?!" He sreamed louder than ever before, waking Lilly and bringing Will closer to consciousness. Matt rushed over to his friend, covering his mouth with his hand and shushed Nikolai. They gave his some morphine to help, and it worked. By the time Will woke up, Nikolai was already making smart-ass jokes. "Have a nice nap, Will?" he commented rapidly, not giving Will a chance to fully wake up. Will flipped him the bird and got out of bed. They ate breakfast and ran outside, checking for any sighns of opposition, not finding a single soul, human or covenant. They gathered their composure and jogged towards a tall building 3 miles west. Matt rounded a corner, nearly ramming into a grunt,dispatching it quickly. The rest of the grunts squad were stunned by this intimidating black figure. The rest of Hellfyre squad joined Matt, scaring off the rest of the grunts. Matt sat down, catching his breath as he slid down the concrete collumn that kept up an overhead highway. Hellfyre squad followed suit,weapons holstered and guard lowered. Matt could barely hear the first shot. A large ball of plasma crashed down in front of a nearby building, bringing them back to life. "Get into a building. Hurry!" Matt ordered,feet a rapid blur on the concrete. He jumped into a building,turning around and seeing Will and Nikolai vaulting into the hotel across the street. He suddenly couldn't breathe. Lilly groaned, her left leg burned by plasma. Matt covered the wound, checking how much wraiths were out there. On the street, side by side, were 10 wraiths turrents ready to blow up whatever moved out of those two buildings. Matt rushed over to Lilly, picked her up, and carried her up 3 floors to a strange sight. There were cots lined up, none tipped over or occupied. He set Lilly down on a cot next to his, staring at her. He got up and booby trapped the stairwell, returning to his cot and lying down, sudddenly aware of hot tired he was. He fell asleep, wondering whether or not Lilly was talking to him when she said I love you.
There you go. The first chapter of Hellfyre squads journey. I am doing 11 chapters to this, and will try and have this done before christmas. If you haven't figured out where I'm going with this story, then wait for chapter 6. All will be revealed within a month or two. Please tell me what you think and I'll try to get chapter 2 sometime next week. Untill then, keep watch. See you later!