Author's Note: This is something I wrote for fun in the span of about ten minutes in reply to a thread in the Reach Forum. I decided to post it here to show you I'm not dead. And yes, I know how Kat really lost her arm, but the original poster was asking for you to come up with your own way. With that out of the way, enjoy!
The Elite roared an order, coming up on the debris of the Warthog after it had gone flipping through the air. Disoriented, Kat struggled to regain her bearings, looking around for her assault rifle. The explosion still ringing in her ears, she slowly stood up, seeing the wreckage that had once been her transportation now billowed smoke into the air. The Elite roared again, sighting it's prey as the Spartan made herself seen through the fire.
His gold armor flashed as he jumped over the Warthog while simultaneously brandishing his energy sword, bringing it down towards Kat. With no time to spare she rolled to the side, her boots kicking up dirt as she struggled to dodge the enraged Elite. Another swing, and another, the Elite was merciless as he tried to strike her down again and again. Kat felt as if she were doing some weird dance, ducking and dodging the plasma blade. It wasn't until jumping backwards a few feet that an object caught her eye. Turning, she saw the assault rifle that she had so desperately been looking for previously.
Not hesitating, she dove for the weapon, grabbing it and using her momentum to roll to her knees and bring the rifle up to her shoulder. She fired, flaring the shields of the Elite as he roared in frustration. The clip emptied quickly, and immediately she ejected the clip and grabbed a fresh one. Before sliding it home, however, the enraged Covenant soldier used the opportunity to strike. Closing the gap with astonishing speed, he swung, and the blade hit its target.
It sliced cleanly through her shoulder, separating her right arm from the rest of her body. Crying out in pain she dropped the rifle, staggering back a few feet as her vision slightly clouded. The Elite, now laughing deeply, slowly walked towards her, claiming this fight as his. Kat stared him down, seemingly embracing her fate. Finally, the Elite lunged, prepared to plunge his sword through her spine.
Kat, her plan in motion, rolled underneath the blade so close that her shields crackled from the heat. Not wasting any time she grabbed a plasma grenade off of his belt with her good arm, acitivating the blue sphere. Before the Elite even knew what had happened, she stuck the grenade to his back and kicked him forward onto his stomach. As she moved out of the range of the grenade, the Elite turned to look over his shoulder. A roar, so full of rage, escaped him before it was cut off by the explosion, shaking Kat's teeth as the blue flare nearly blinded her.
Silence descended upon the field as she staggered back a few steps before falling to one knee. It took several moments, but finally, she regained her composure and switched on the COM channel.
"Noble One... I need an evac..."