Stranded

by Deadmanshand95

When his town is overrun and used as a base by the Locust, he makes it his mission to kill as many Locust as he possibly can, but when he stumbles upon a conspiracy to destroy the Cogs, can he and Drone ally save the entire planet from Locust Rule?

1. Stranded

I turned the radio off and buried my head in my hands. The only sound came from my steady breathing and the creaking of the chair I was sitting in.

"I'm screwed." I told myself repeatedly, much to the dismay of my German Shepard, Marcus, named after Delta squad leader Sergent Marcus Fenix. For the most part, he's the poster boy of the Cogs, along with the rest of Delta. But, back to the problem at hand. Why am I screwed? I'll tell. I live in a city on the border of Cog territory. As in, right next to the Locusts. That made us prime for a Locust attack. It was inevitable. All it would take was time. And I spent that time wisely, stocking up on weapons and food. I'm glad I did, cause those weapons saved my ass in the end. Now I was trapped behind Locust lines and Cog help was not coming anytime soon. I was trapped. No, I was stranded. Stranded in a near ghost town, aside from a few survivors and scores of Locusts. My choices were few. Stay and fight, bide my time and pray for Cog assistance or flee like a little girl, the latter not being an option. I got up, grabbing my Lancer, and walk slowly to my garage. The lights flickered on, reveling a red Ford Mustang and a sport motorcycle. I dug the keys to the Mustang from my pocket. Marcus, being the show off kind of dog he is, opened the door with his paws and jumped in the passenger's seat. He sat like that car was his kingdom and that seat was his throne, like a king. He was far more confident than I. I got into the driver's seat. Marcus seemed to sense the incredible fear pouring from my body. I'm no hero. I turned the car on, letting it warm up for a moment. Marcus whimpered.

"Come on. Lets not psyche ourselves out. Marcus and Delta do this every day. Why can't we?" Marcus was completely silent, so I continued. "Look, at least well we're here, lets make those bastards pay for the lives they've taken." Marcus responded with a happy yip. I opened the door to the garage. I put the Mustang in drive and tore out of the garage. I looked back to make sure the garage door closed. My name is Ranger Moore and I, Along with my canine companion Marcus, am going to kick Locust ass, even if we are stranded.