Halo: Brotherhood
This is set fifteen years after the events of Halo 3. Some things may be changed from halo cannon either because I don't know it or for the sake of the story. Here's hoping I can continue with a story. Please enjoy and Review.
Chapter 1: Betrayal
Journal Entry: Dr. Halsey May 2, 2517
The first generation of Spartans have been introduced. There are twelve of them and I have decided to name them each after the twelve disciples of Jesus of Nazareth. I have decided to name them this because just as the original twelve went out and developed a new religion, so while mine be remarked as the prototypes of a new type of soldier. Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Matthew, Bartholomew, Thomas, Mark, Simon, Thaddaeus and Judas. Giving one of them the name Judas makes me feel uneasy. Although I am a believer in science, naming one of my precious Spartans a name of a betrayer still burdens me. My only hope is that they will not turn out as my notes predicated and die as they reach the age of pubescence or worse in that they might go rogue.
Journal Entry: Dr. Halsey April 17, 2558
My first generation of Spartans have all died when Reach fell. The only one I know for sure to be alive is John and there was no doubt in my mind that he would be. Other generations have been shipped off and are now safe until called in for battle. There is a sense of loss for those who died, like a mother losing her son. I know that I must strive forward and keep building the next generations of super soldiers in the hopes that they will be able to defeat the Covenant. But there will be none as perfect as my first.
Admiral Ollie R. Looper aboard his battle cruiser The Iron Fist has been deployed out to the Outer Core in order to quiet tensions between the humans and the new beings living there, the Covenant. Frustration still resides within these souls after years of conflict and it will take nearly double of the time to wipe it away. Standing next to Admiral Ollie is the icon of the Halo Wars, Master Chief. He has been away in the outer core for nine years. The six before that, he was in cryogenic stasis along with Cortana after the destruction of the Ark. Cortana, after nine years he might see her again. At first, she was like a thorn in his side, but she began to… not be as irritating. He had heard through rumors she was now the top A.I. in the UNSC military and coordinated much of the militaries files with the help of lesser A.I.s.
An officer monitoring the communication channel hails Admiral Ollie. "Admiral, there seems to be a slight disturbance on Variath. It's just a few clicks from here."
The Admiral asks, "Are there any other ships in the area?"
"No sir."
"Chief, if you don't mind heading down there with a small scouting party."
"It would be my pleasure sir."
The planet Variath looked like a swap. The swamp water was so flooded that it came up above Chief's knees. Chief hated swamps as they reminded him of the first time he fought the flood… and met Guilty Spark. There was a small Covenant force here, but nothing the scouting party couldn't handle. That's what made this feel uncomfortable to the Spartan. For a distress call to be alerted, especially to hail a battle cruiser, there had to be a significant force. These were mostly Grunt and Jackals. Even a standard company could handle these enemies. Then on his radar Chief noticed something. It was significantly larger and didn't move like any Brute or Covenant. "Guard the perimeter," the Spartan tells his teammates. "I'll scout ahead." He raises his assault rifle and trudges through the thick swamp.
A few yards ahead Chief notices that the blip on his radar is coming toward him, due East. He turns waiting for the attack. The blip comes closer. Ten meters… seven meters… five meters… yet he saw nothing. He switched to his night vision to get a clearer look, but there was nothing but trees and water. The blip was now right on top of him. Then it hit Chief, the water. Water gushes forth as something bursts out. Chief fires a few rounds at the thing.
The officers hear the firing of Chief's assault rifle and wonder if they should pursue. They stay frozen in time waiting for the Spartan to emerge from the mist. Emerge he does. "What happened, Chief," asks one of the soldiers.
"Brute tried to sneak up on me," replies the Spartan, "and failed."
"Good to hear." The officer puts his index finger and middle finger to his ear where his comm. piece is. "This is scouting party Alpha to base, all clear. We are heading to evac for transport." The officer releases the button on the earpiece. "All right men let's move out."
The men begin to move forward when Chief calls to the officer. "Sergeant!" The officer turns around to be sniped in the head. The other officers look on in disbelief.
"What the hell… we're on the same side!"
"Who said I'm on yours." The Chief begins to fire upon his crew and they unleash there bullets back, but lack of experience and of armor prove that the officers are no match for the Spartan. One of them has a bullet in his leg. Master Chief walks over to him. The Spartan hears one of the communications officers yelling at him in his comm. device. "Chief, what's wrong!"
"Tell the military I'm no longer there puppet." The Spartan takes off his comm. device and holds it near to the screaming officer after stepping on his bullet wound. "Let this show that Master Chief has declared war with the UNSC." The officer jumps as he hears the gunshot that silences the scream. Admiral Ollie looks at his communications officer.
"Well? What is it private?"
The private looks at his superior dumbfounded. "I think Master Chief just betrayed us."