Halo 4: One Shot
Hello RintinDestiny here. Halo 4 is due to come out in 2012 so even though I don't play the game I want to put this one shot up and if it's okay possibly continue it in the future. Now call me what you will, a noob, but I have watched others play and know what the game is about from the cutscenes. So here I go, from the legendary ending to this, tell me what you think.
Chapter 1: Awakening
"Heros are made not born,"
That's what I know for sure. In this crazy messed up life of mine that is the one thing I'm sure of. In the past week I have been betrayed, stabbed, shot at, and I've witnessed the deaths of the two people I thought were my parents.
Now I'm about to be made, to agree to alter my body in ways that I don't even fully comprehend.
It all started the day that one pod crashed to this planet. The day that those aliens started hunting him. And the day that my very own race betrayed me.
I'm not even sure I can trust this one guy, John, who says he'll protect me. He say's he back from 2552, that was over seventy years ago. He's strong and experianced but the AI that's with him, I don't know, she's to smart and keeps alot hidden.
But what choice do I have now? They're the only chance I've got to escape and get my revenge on those damn Followers, UPMC, and maybe even the military itself.
I can use this to my advantage though. I have a new beginning, a new destiny, one that I control and not some whack job military agents.
They underestimate my determination, abilities, and my luck. As John says we make our own luck and I don't plan on stopping it anytime soon.
Maybe though I should go back to the beginning. So that you all can understand my story, to understand that at one time I was like any of you. Young, innocent, and just going through the motions of each day. Here is the story that could have been yours.
Liam ran down the dirt path, his bare feet sending puffs of dust as he went. Today was the day, his one day of the year. His birthday.
He was becoming a man, he was turning eighteen and he got one wish from his parents. And his wish was coming true, to have one day to himself and go anywhere he wanted. Most kids would have asked for money, a pet, or presents. All Liam wanted was to be free.
"Now becareful Liam, if anything doesn't seem right use your head," his father had reminded him.
"And watch out for any aliens, they still have bad feelings towards humans," his mother had warned, brushing a gray strand of hair behind her ear.
But Liam had brushed their warnings away and by now had totally forgotten them.
He ran for about fifteen minutes before he had to catch his breath and rest. He hadn't been going anywhere special just somewhere he had never been before. And he was happily successful, Liam had wandered into the tropical forest that surrounded his small colony.
Soon he was walking past trunks of large trees, vines that sprouted colorful flowers that closed when you touched them, ants marched in single file down the stem of a large bush with red and purple fruit. He brushed aside broad-leaved plants that dripped with water from the recent rain shower and then was standing at the edge of a large, grassy, clearing.
"A perfect place for lunch," Liam thought as his stomach gave a rumble.
At the center of the clearing was a large boulder, it's ragged edges gleaming with silica and bits of quartz. With a heave Liam pulled himself onto the boulder and pulled the small knapsack from his shoulders.
Withing a few minutes the last crumbs of bread and last slice of fruit disappeared down his throat. He lay back on the boulder, brushing off his gray t-shirt and brown cargo pants and then folded his arms behind his head.
"I could do anything today," he muttered to himself, "explore the unknown parts of the forest, go down to the next village across the hills, even explore Hydra Canyon and the Hidden Tunnels,".
But that would have to wait, the warm sunshine and full stomach lulled Liam into a dull drowsiness and soon his was napping atop the boulder.
"...mmm..."
John-117 a.k.a Master Chief felt a warming sensation flowing through his veins.
"...john wake up..."
slowly the Spartan's vital signs sped up, his heart pumped, and his lungs started to function.
"I need you..."
His heart continued to pump, it's pace going faster and faster, finally his brain reacted to the fresh flow of blood.
"Please..."
His brain sent out signals and his lungs expanded taking in oxygen, fueling his now demanding heart.
"WAKE UP JOHN!"
His eyes opened and his helmet lights sparked to life filling the confined Cryo chamber with light.
"Chief!"
With a rush of recognition he shuved open the container and immediatly saw the source of his wake up call.
"John,".
"I'm here," he said to the AI who was standing on the pedistal in front of his chamber.
Suddenly to his left the ship was filled with explosions and fire. Without thinking Chief took out the chip that held Cortana and placed it in the back of his helmet.
In a flash his training took control and he pushed off and used his rockets to speed over to the opened doors of the ship. Using his momentum he propelled himself through them but then had to immediatly had to doge a massive part of the ship's support system as it crashed past him.
Another explosion sound behind him and waves of fire and exploding gas were all around. He rushed forward and kicked open the metal doors that came up in front of him.
He doged more flying pieces of metal and then ducked underneath two large beams of steel, making himself travel on his back. Up ahead he saw a small outline of a gun and using his arms to steer jetted ahead and grabbed it.
Then coming up fast was a large plate of metal that had fallen off the ceiling. Thinking fast he loaded the gun, aimed and fired. The weapon launched a small grenade and it connected with the large piece of steel blowing it apart so that Chief slipped through.
He saw that just beyond the tattered remains of the ship was the black void of space so as he went by he grabbed onto a beam to stop his momentum and then he was able to gain footing at the edge of the wrecked metal.
Up ahead he was the blinding white light of a tractor beam pulling the wreck towards the giant ship before him. This was bad, he had to get off this wreck before those raiders came aboard.
"Cortana can you see if there are any more working launch pods left on this ship?" he asked as his reloaded the gun in his hand.
"I'll run a diagnostic and check," she said from inside his helmet and was silent for a long few minutes.
"You'll have to hurry the ship's fuel lines are what are making it explode, it's only a matter of time," Cortana responded, "there are two pods that would still be in working condition, but they only have half a tank of fuel each,".
"It'll have to do," Chief said, hooking the gun to his hip.
He turned and then hurried down a wrecked hallway, alert for any more explosions, to where the escape pods were, Cortana was right. Most of the pods had either been destroyed by the collapsing ship or had already been used.
"Is it possible to siphon the fuel from one pod to the other?" he asked the AI, moving a metal bar to get to the last pods.
"I might be able to but that's only if the computer controls are still operational," Cortana was silent again for another minute.
Then there was another explosion down the hallway, heat washing over Chief making him more impatient to be off.
"There, more than three quarters full, John where do you plan on escaping to?" Cortana returned once more, startling John with her sudden voice.
"Anywhere is better than here," the Spartan entered the pod and closed the door behind him, sending both himself and the AI into darkness.
Liam jolted awake. Anger shot through him as he saw the fading light in the sky. He had slept to long and now his day was over.
"I wasted the entire day!" he thought savagely, shouldering his pack.
"Stupid...damn birthday!" he growled.
He was just about to jump down when something in the sky caught his attention. It was a firey white streak, like a comet only it didn't have the smooth edges of one. It was ragged looking like an astroid, but it didn't tumble like one.
The object seemed to pick up speed and then it randomly changed direction, until it was heading straight for the clearing.
BOOM!
The impact sent Liam rolling off the boulder and onto the ground below, making him twist his ankle and wrench his shoulder. He covered his head despite the pain with his arms, Liam could feel the heat from the object even on the other side of the boulder
Dirt rained down from the sky as did flaming pieces of metal and debris. Liam stayed in his protective position for quiet some time. Finally he uncurled his cramped legs and arms and limped around the boulder to see what had happened.
There, not even ten feet from the giant rock was a strange metal contraption. It had a sliding door on the front and protective metal armor surrounding it.
He stared at it in wonder, was it an alien? Or some military experiment?
The thing had left a twenty foot gouge in the earth, a ragged wound of reddish brown earth that was pockmarked with bits of metal and fire.
Liam stepped closer until he was infront of the sliding metal door. Heat radiated from the ground but the metal was strangely cool. He reached out a hand but snatched it back as the door opened with a hiss.
"Chief are you alright?" Cortana questioned.
The AI looked over the health readings for the Spartan, his body was still recuperating from the long cryo-sleep but it was still more than double the average human's strength.
"Ya...I'm here," John replied after a second and unstrapped himself from the pod, he could feel a burning in his chest. Broken ribs.
With a hiss the door slid to the side and Chief was able to glimpse the tops of trees and the dusky pink and purple sky.
"John, we're not alone,".
Immediatly Chief was on alert again, he jumped out of the pod and unhooked the gun from his side sweeping it from right to left.
"There..." he thought as a flash of movement caught his sharp eyes.
"Ahhh!" there was a yell and Chief caught sight of a boy cowering next to large gray boulder.
His face had flecks of dirt smudged on it and his dirty blonde hair hung down into his face. Chief sighed and lowered his gun, this was just a kid.
Liam looked up and saw that the tall, armored man was lowering his gun and seemed to be considering him. It was hard to tell from his unemotional helmet.
"Who are you?" he said shakily but tried to seem brave and stood.
The man clipped the gun back onto his hip and stepped forward, "I'm Spartan soldier John-117, what planet is this?"
"This is the planet Arigmus," Liam responded.
"Arigmus?" Chief said, "What planet it that?"
"It's at the edge of the Milkyway, it's not anything new really," Liam said, slighty confused as something surfaced in his mind.
"You said you were a Spartan, from the military right?"
The soldier nodded.
"Where have you been than? There haven't been Spartans for almost seventy years,".
Master Chief froze in shock, "Cortana," he whispered, "how long was I in Cryo-sleep?"
He could tell the AI was hesitating, "Cortana..."
"The year is...it's 2622, sev...seventy years since 2552,".
So should I continue? Or is it to far from the real deal? I would really like to get some feedback and maybe some suggestions on how I can improve. Please review! Thanks!