Instalation- 03
Disclaimer: I Don't own anything used in this story and no money is being made from it. I wish I owned Halo but I don't.
A/N: My first attempt at a Halo fanfic, review please but with constructive input, not flames.
The UNSC frigate Vengeful Fury dropped out of slipspace in an unknown system. The ship and it's crew had just fled the colony world Midlothian as it was being glassed by dozens of covenant ships. The Vengeful Fury was a new vessel, assembled in orbit over Mars only a few months earlier. The battle over Midlothian had been the first test for the ship and its inexperienced crew. After twenty minutes of fighting they and three other ships were forced to jump away on random slipspace vectors.
On the ships bridge it's crew worked feverishly to determine their position in space and locate any nearby dangers. On a small pedestile a projector glowed to life, an artificial intelligence appeared dressed as an ancient explorer.
"Captain I'm reading the a massive annomily on the oposite side of the nearest planet."
Captain Mathew Graves looked at a large view screen in the middle of the ships command deck. "How are we getting any readings if it's on the far side of the planet?"
"It appears to have more than double the radius of the planet. I can't be sure of its exact size unless we move in closer."
"Is it covenant?"
"I don't believe so, but the energy output is on a planetary scale."
The captain looked to his navigation officer Lieutenant Williams. "Williams bring us within viewing range of the object. Stevens bring ship up to combat alert alpha, and tell cryo to thaw out all remaining crew members."
Suddenly the ships' A.I appeared on its pedastil looking alarmed. "Captain we have multiple contacts slipping in at the edge of the system.
"Bring it up on the view screen."
The picture on the screen changed from a view of the planet to the a view of the stars behind the ship. Four blue spheres of energy appeared and another UNSC vessel amerged from slip space persued by three covenant capital ships. The ship was badly damaged and was clearly venting atmosphere as several of its decks were almost completely removed from the ship.
The crew of the Vengeful Fury stared at the view screen in shock as more covenant vessels begin to appear en mass, all in persuing the other ship. "It's the Armstrong sir, they're badly damaged."
"Can we open a COM channel to them?"
"On it sir….. Channel open."
"Armstrong this is Captain Graves of the Vengeful Fury please respond."
"This O'brian, second in command. The captain is dead, we have covenant up our asses over here!"
The A.I. appeared in front of graves. " Captain scanns show that the Structure on the far side of the planet is a ring, unknown alien configuration but it is habitable. The Armstrong might be able to crash land on the surface. They won't stand a chance in space."
"Relay the information to O'brian and bring us around behind the persueing ships, launch all fighters."
"Captain engaging a fleet of that size is suicidal."
"We just need to buy the Armstrong enough time to reach the ring. Arm all archer missile pods and target the nearest ship with the mac gun."
"Missile pods armed sir, mac ready to fire, longsword fighters launching."
"Fire!" hundreds of archer missiles left smoke trails as they streaked through space toward the nearest covenant ship. The mac impacted the ship and it's shields flared vibrantly before the round tore through the ships midsection. Seconds later the missile struck home and plasma fire spewed from the ship before its engine core went critical and exploded in a brilliant flash. Five other covenant ships now turned toward the Vengeful Fury, their plasma lines burning brightly. Then a second later superheated balls of plasma hurtled from the covenant ships toward their new target.
"Captain incoming plasma fire!"
"Williams push all available power to the engines, we're gonna slingshot around that planet."
"Sir we'll have to go straight at the enemy, they'll tear us apart!"
"You have your orders lieutenant make it happen!"
"aye sir." The Vengeful Fury lept forward the engine were pushed to the max. They shot through space at a break neck pace, heading directly toward the covenant plasma fire.
The A.I. again appeared on its pedistal, "Captain on our current trajectory we will miss the covenant fleet on the first pass but when we come back around we will be aimed directly at them.
"That's the idea order everyone to prepare to abandon ship on my order. Take all available equipement we can." He turned to the A.I., "Endless Night I'm gonna need you to aim this at the heart of their fleet when it comes back around. Self destruct when u reach their command ship. "This is the captain to all remaining lonsword fighters, break off the attack and head for the ring, land if u can."
Endless night appeared again. All crews ready to abandon ship, dropships loaded with equipement and escape pod primed for launch. Good luck sir." The Ship reached the planet just as the Captain and command crew made it to their escape pods. As the Vengful Fury crossed to the dark side of the planet dropships and escape pods began to fire, all were away before it was clear of the darkness. The captain sat in his seat on the escape pod and gave the Vengeful fury one last look before it was out of sight. "Goodbye my friend."
"Endless night looked out at stars as the ship began it's run at the covenant fleet. He gave the ship one last fond gaze before solemly turning back to the fast approaching enemy. Plasma rained onto the ships hull and alarms sounded through out an empty ship. The hull began to buckle but ship maintained course, heading toward the covenant command ship at the heart of the fleet. As it reached it's target Endless night closed his holographic eyes. "Ashes to ashes we all fall down….." The broken remains of the once proud Vengeful Fury collided with starboard side of the covenant capital ship as it tried to avoid the collision. A second later the reactors of both ships overloaded, the combined blast took out several other ships nearby, which only added to the explosion. When the debris began to clear five covenant capital ships emerged, energy shields still flaring from the power of the blast.
"This is the captain to all UNSC dropships and pods in range, head for ring and land as close to the Armstrong as possible, please transmit this message so it reaches all personell."
The pilot looked over his shoulder at the Captain. " Sir we're way off course, I won't be able to set her near the Armstrong." The ecsape pod began its entry into the atmosphere of the ring over a large ocean dotted with tiny islands. Captain graves unbuckled from his seat and moved to look over the pilots shoulder.
He pointed at a small dot below them. "Can you set us down their? It appears be the biggest of the islands."
"I can try sir."
"That's all I can ask for pilot."
A/N: I did this in three hours. Please review cause I will need ideas. Thanks