A Spartan Out Of Time
Story by: Phoenix710
Summary: The Covenant have discovered a method of travelling back in time, and they decide to go back to the 20th century, to when humankind will be less likely to be able to oppose them. However, humanity's best warrior, the cyborg super-soldier known as the Master Chief, hitches a ride on the alien flagship, and follows them. Once he arrives in the 20th century, he sneaks off the ship, takes out the alien scouting party he encounters, and then he meets up with Hunter and Colleen, who are returning to HQ after seeing a movie with the twins. Once introductions are over with, they all return to HQ, and The Master orders the Rovers to assist the Master Chief in stopping the Covenant. Can they win?
Disclaimer: I do not claim any rights whatsoever to Halo or Road Rovers, or any of the associated characters. Road Rovers is a registered trademark of Warner Brothers, and Halo, the Master Chief, Miranda Keyes, Sgt. Avery Johnson, Cortana, MJOLNIR armor, and all other associated characters, are registered trademarks of Bungie Game Studios, and Microsoft. However, Cassie, Alexander, Samantha, Kasha, Karina, and Alek, as well as the Stealth Rover, are products of my imagination.
Chapter One: Hitching a Ride
In the Lambda Serpentis sector, the battle between the UNSC (United Nations Space Command), and the Covenant forces, was going poorly for the UNSC. Most of their ships had been destroyed by the Covenant's superior firepower. Pulse lasers, Plasma torpedoes, and projected plasma cutting beams, were tearing human ships to bits. Only three remained, out of a fleet of forty. The three remaining ships were the frigates Dawn Under Fire and In Amber Clad, along with the carrier Washington. The human ships' main weapons, heavy MAC (Magnetic Accelerator Cannon) guns, were able to take down the smaller Covenant ships, but the cruisers and carriers were unscathed. Their shields were seemingly immune to anything the humans could throw at them. Onboard the In Amber Clad, Commander Miranda Keyes studied the tactical display on her monitor. It didn't look good. "Report.", she called out. One of her bridge crew, Lt. Paul Reilly, the Tactical Officer, replied, "Ma'am, we're down to our last twenty Archer missiles, and the MAC cannon. We've used up our three Shiva nuclear missiles on that last Covenant destroyer, and our last five Longsword interceptors just got fried by Covie Seraphs." Miranda said, "Damn…" She thought about her options, then said, "Tell Sgt. Johnson to send word down to the Cryogenics Bay. Get the Master Chief ready." Lt. Reilly replied, "Yes, Ma'am."
Onboard the Covenant flagship Righteous Fury…
A black-armored Spec. Ops Elite, Taya 'Vultumee, strode up to the Ship Master, Yava 'Zulbamee, who was clad in brilliant golden armor. Kneeling before his superior, 'Vultumee reported, "My lord, the battle against the humans goes well. We have obliterated thirty-seven of their ships, for the loss of five of ours. If all goes well, we can proceed with our plan to travel back in time, and destroy the humans before they create the Master Chief." 'Zulbamee smiled, and said, "Excellent. Inform me when we are ready." 'Vultumee bowed, then left the room."
Back on In Amber Clad…
Along with the commander of In Amber Clad's squad of Marines, Sgt. Avery Johnson, a tough, courageous black man, who had taken out more Covenant than most ships' entire compliment of Marines, The Master Chief made his way up onto the bridge, and saluted. Commander Miranda Keyes shook his hand, and the rest of her crew stared in awe. The Master Chief was huge, at least seven feet tall, and strong enough to flip over one of the 3 ton Warthog Light Reconnaissance Vehicles that were down in the vehicle bay. His armor had powerful, fast-charging energy shields, and could take a tremendous beating, even without the shields. He had a standard-issue M6D 12.7mm pistol holstered on each hip, and an MA5B 7.62mm Assault Rifle strapped to his back, along with ten clips of ammo for each weapon, which were stored in the ammo belt around his waist, along with 4 M9-HE (High-Explosive) Fragmentation Grenades. He said, "Master Chief, Spartan-117 reporting as ordered, Ma'am." Keyes replied, "Chief, listen up. The Covies are up to something, and I don't like it. I'm launching you onto their flagship, in a Human Insertion Pod. Get prepped, and when you find out what they're up to, inform me, and then set a demolition charge and blow that ship to bits. Understood?" The Chief replied, "Completely, Ma'am." The Chief left the Bridge, and Keyes said, "I hope you Covies like pain, 'cause you're all in for a world of hurt."
The Chief got into the pod, and launched. Once he neared the alien flagship, Cortana, the powerful AI that was inside his armor, hacked the alien ship's computer, and dropped their shields, allowing the Chief to ram his pod right through one of their airlock doors. He kicked the pod open, and took down three Grunts with headshots from his pistol. Their light blue blood spattered the walls, and they went flying from the impact of the 12.7mm shells. Cortana, who was linked to the Chief's armor via his neural interface, said, in her normal voice, "Chief, I'm picking up two Elites on the other side of that door. One's got a plasma sword, and the other one's got dual Needlers. Be careful." He replied, "Thanks for the warning." The door to the bay opened, and the black-armored Elite wielding the Plasma Sword charged, intending to slice the Master Chief in half. He ducked and rolled, then slammed his armored boot into the Elite's gut, smashing the armor, and breaking half the creature's ribs. It doubled over in pain, and the Master Chief threw it into the bulkhead, breaking its skull and neck. The other Elite, clad in red armor, roared in rage, and fired its Needlers. The Chief dodged behind equipment crates, until the alien went to reload. The Chief picked up the crate he was hiding behind, and threw it at the Elite, squashing it. He then made his way to the ship's Bridge, where he activated the cloaking system built into his armor. It was a recent addition, based on captured examples of the Active Camouflage used by the Elites. He listened, as the Ship Master said, "We are ready. Engage Temporal Jump. We shall travel back to the 20th century, and obliterate Earth, before the filthy Humans can offer any resistance." The Chief radioed back to In Amber Clad, and Commander Keyes replied, "Chief, stop them! If they attack Earth in the past, humanity won't stand a chance!" The Chief replied, "It's a little late, Commander. They're starting. I'll…" The transmission cut off, and Commander Keyes screamed, "DAMN IT!!!" She then said, "Chief, good luck, and Godspeed."
Earth-20th Century, Socorro, NM:
Hunter and Colleen had just exited the GoldStar Cinema, after seeing a special showing of the children's classic Beauty and The Beast, along with their twins. Cassie walked alongside her mother, while Alexander was at Hunter's right side. Cassie said, "Mom, dad, thanks for taking us out to the movie, I really liked it. Belle was such a great role model for girls, just like you are." Colleen replied, "I can see you inherited your father's sweetness, as well as his speed. You're such a wonderful little darling, and so's your brother." Alexander said, "Dad, are we gonna have lunch out, or are we gonna go back to Headquarters?" Hunter replied, "I think we're gonna head back to HQ, since I planned on making those pepperoni and cheese calzones, that Speedy gave me the recipe for, when we linked up with the Pizza Cats to stop the Holy Voice a couple months ago." Colleen said, "Huntie, that sounds abso-bloomin'-lutely delicious! I can't wait." The happy family of four headed for home, not having any idea that they would soon be involved in a battle that would determine the fate of the entire human race.
Next Chapter: Hunter, Colleen, and their twins meet the Master Chief, after he takes out a scouting party of Covenant Grunts, Elites, Jackals, and Hunters. Once introductions are out of the way, the Master Chief accompanies them back to HQ, where they inform The Master of what's going on. Professor Hubert notices the Chief's armor, and the Master Chief asks why the Rovers' armor is so similar to his, which they explain is due to Prof. Hubert's technical genius. Join us next time for Chapter 2: Of Rovers and Spartans.