chapter 1
This is the way the world ends and where a new one begins.
Location: New Alexandria, Club Erara, Reach
Time: November 23, 2552
Several figures pass the dead bodys of Hunters that Raku had killed a two months prior. The figures that where with him where Ten year old children.
"Come on kids Auntie Dot is leading us to a elevator." Raku said.
The children walked behind him, weapons at the ready. When they got to the elevator The kids sat down as the elevator went below from where they had entered which was on the highest floor with a landing pad that could hold there falcon.
"Nobel One the AI that advised us to come to the club is feeding us code to a secure Underground ONI bunker that may be of interest to you specifically." Auntie Dot said in Rakus helmet. "Copy that how are the kids vitals?" Raku asked. "The children are adapting to the Spartan ll augmentations flawlessly. However due to how large there Mjlnor Armor is. They will need to wait until they grow a bit more when the augmentations have stopped to continue there estimate time if finishing up is complete. Luckily the AI that has been contacting us has a solution to our storage problems. A experimental warp pack that can carry items in a slipspace stasis that ONI have been prototyping sense the start of the Spartan ll program."
Raku looked back at the tired tall kids. Wondering if he made the right call to break into one of ONIs medical facilities to give the children Spartan ll augmentations. He had already been through enough of this god forsaken war and the death of his friends possibly family as well as the first noble team.
"Why wasn't it used now?" Raku asked. "Im sorry Noble One but that is above my own security clearance." Auntie Dot said. "Great just perfect." said a boy who was next to one of the girls. "I didn't bring my shovel." he continued sarcastically. "Can it Noble three. Dot can you say anything else about this AI?" Raku asked. "Hes been expecting you." Dot replied. "Great even more perfect." said a boy a year younger then Noble three. "Jesus its like dealing with two Emile's two." Raku thought in the back of his head.
Once they reached the first floor the kids got up in there makeshift ODST body armor pointing there weapons at the elevator door. Fingers ready of the triggers of there respective weapons. The elevator doors slid open. Only to reveal a sight that the children still couldn't get used to. A mass of bloody bodys with plasma wounds. Meaning the covenant where hear before.
"Nobel One plug me into the tower computer to get a clearer read out of the underground facility." Dot said as they entered what looked like a lobby.
Raku pulled a chip from the back of his helmet and plugged it in to the terminal nearby. As dot liked into the facilities and plans of the building. She finally got the data they needed to get to the underground lab that they where ment to go to.
"Noble One theres an anomaly. Currently the AI has requested only you and I can not go forward with you. My security clearance is being over rided." Dot warned as a door to a sub lab opened to there right.
Raku looked at the kids and back to the door. He took Dots AI chip and pulled it oit of his helmet. He then passed ot to one of the girls.
"Noble 2, Can you take care of Dot for me while I go?" Raku asked
"Yes papa." she replied taking dots chip and putting in her helmet.
Raku entered the door way and a elevator dropped slowly. And the door closed as he went down into the sub level. Once there he found the sight odd. He saw Forerunner technology like walls around him. He stepped off the platform and lights turned on. Sentinels where everywhere some building things others where on some sort of patrol protocal. He continued forward soon he saw a terminal. But what was odd was that there was a small blue AI that looked like it was UNSC related being that it looked like a Spartan.
It turned around and looked at the Spartan ll up and down. "Oh there you are. You know, For a ONI assassin, you care a lot about others." the AI said. "Depends on who." Raku replied. "Well im glad your here. There only one warp pack that was successful thats stored behind you." he said.
A pod came up from the floor. The doors opened up and what Raku saw was a pack similar to the jet pack he used when he was evacuating civilians out of New Alexandria.
"It uses slipspace as a storage. Also that Mjlnor Armor those kids chose I had them added in the invatory. As well as lots of Arms and ammunition." the AI said. "What exactly is this place?" "Do you not remember? You came from this place. From a entirely different Earth then ours."
Raku was visibly paled then what he was already. "What do you mean?" Raku asked. "There are two reasons why I called you here. Theres nothing left if the planet to save. You guys are all thats left other than the New Noble team your leading. I'll be sending you home. To a Earth thats not of this universe. But another world."
Raku wasn't shoked but what suprised him was that this AI knew something about.
"What never knew you where from another Universe?" the AI said. "No." Raku replied.
But the the Door to the sub level opened as all the kids piled in. The foor closed as they jumped down to them. They ran to find Raku once they did they where panicked.
"Whats going on?" Raku asked. "Covenant are coming in and are glassing the city again this time on us!" Noble 2 said in a worried voice. "Well that settles it im sending all you nack to Ralus home world." the AI said as a Red violent Slipspace portal opened up. "Raku unplug me i set the structure to self destruct and downloaded all of ONIs info to all your Huds. Lets move now!" the AI yelled. "Wait what .. ." Raku was then intrearupted by a Glassing beam bringing down the entrance to the facility.
Raku grabbed the Warp pack and put on his back amd turned to the kids. "Get in kids get out of here!" he said as the beam moved out of the way to let Covenant into the facilities.
The children all fired there weapons at the incoming covenant as plasma and lead lit the station up as the kids entered the red Slipspace portal. Soon only Raku and Noble 9.
"Noble 9 get the AI out of here I'll cover you!" Raku said. She was about to protest but Raku removed the AIs data chip amd put it in her hands before kicking her into the portal.
After killing a fee more covenant squads the protal began to fluctuate. Raku knew he didnt have time to hold them off so he ran through it just as it was about to close. Once it did The Elites came in further into the Facility. But they never expected the Oracles of there forerunner gods to turn on them as they fired there lazers at them the covenant tried to flood the facilities by sending more troops to get a look at whatever was inside but it was to late. The facility self destructed and The small battalion got wiped out. Leaving a very angry General Vale Gmator to slam his fist into his control console.
"General the Demons escaped." said a major. "Salvage what you can. otherwise we won't know why the Oracles servants turned there hands to the demons." the general said. but them alarms went off. "General the Arbiter requests to speak with you." said another Elite. "Patch him through." The general said.
The Screen came up on his command post to show the former ship master turned Arbiter. "General I have called to inform you of a pressing matter. Your Occupation of the planet Reach." he said. "But Arbiter our orders from the Prophet Of Truth instructions where clear to search for relics and Glass whats left." "The Prophets have betrayed the Council and murdered them. Im Asking you come to our aid as well as the Humans Aid."
This angered the general because he had lost so many troops to a squad of Spartans that where a thron in his side for months. But to this new light he was skeptical.
"Are you Sure about this Arbiter what you say is boarder line heresy!" the general said. "Im afraid not. The Prophets plan to fire a ancient artifact that will wope out all life in the galaxy if we dont stop it all will parish for nothing." the Arbiter replied. "Sir what should we do?" said another Elite.
"If what you say is true I will Join you but i will talk about it among my troops before i come to a final decision." the General said. "I only hope you chose wisely General." the Arbiter replied before cutting coms. "Sir?" one of his officers said. "Come we must discuss this with the crew and troops." the general said as they all wemt to a meeting hall.
Universe: Infinite Stratos
Area: IS Academy Arena
date: September 23 2015
To say Ichika Orimora had a bad day was a understatement. He hated his damn luck. First He finally gets to see Houki after a long time though she was rarely talking to him at the moment because of another childhood friend Rin.
"Damnit!" he said as he felt another impact from Rins double bladed Staff whatever the hell it was called at the moment. "Damnit why are yoh trying to kill me!?" Ichika demanded. "Im not going to stop until you remember damnit!" she screamed with a war cry as he dodged another attack. "How the hell is that gonna help me!?" he thought.
But sadly as his luck would always have it An unknown IS had broken through the arena barriers shields causing blast doors to fall over the on lookers due to the unknown attacker's. "What the hell is that thing?" Rin Stated with hit blooded anger at her match being interrupted.
System: locked
Unit: Unknown
Weaponry: Unknown
Current sheild level: 5000
Ichika's Hud blared up. "The hell another IS?" he thought. "Ichika get to the pits!" Rin saud as she flew near the crater. "What!? no theres no way im leaving you behind!" he yelled back. "Shut up and get to the damn pits! your the weaker fighter here!" she said.
But then a lazer almost hit her directly if he didn't go into over drive on his thrusters. "Just what the hell is that thing?" he said allowed. "Alright Identify yourself!"
He got no response as he let go of Rin. Bit then it flew towards them with the intent to kill. They dodged and Attacked back.
In the control room however Houki and Cecilia was worried. After a little argument with Cecilia about trying to help out in her "Blue Tears" Sniper IS Ichika's sister basically jist verbally slapped her in the face reasoning with the hormonal teen.
"If only someone can help right now." Houki said aloud. "Same here." Maya sensei said as well. "Alert, Alert, Unknown Energy Surge detected! Warning, Warning, Unknown Energy surg detected." The Alerms went off.
"Maya what the hell is that?" Chifuyu asked. "I dont know?" Maya said as she looled at the monitors. Sparks where shown to be floating around.
"Wait where's Houki?" Cecilia asked. Chifuyu looked around to see that Houki was gone. "Oh Son of a Bitch!" she yelled.
Houki managed to get the door to the control room open via a few hacking tricks she learned from her older sister. She ran to the Pit dock till she was at the edge of it. She looked at the battlefield. Ichika was hit into a pit. She saw that it was about to hit him when she spoke up.
"Ichika! If your a man! If your a man then defeat the Enemy completely!" she screamed out.
But the it looked at her. She was shocked that it pointed its arm her and fired. She closws her eyes not wanting to meet her end that is until she was pulled back forcefully by someone. And when she opened here eyes she saw several people im armor and that hey all where somehow in a large blue shield. One of them that was Red themed was beside her.
"Are you hurt?" the red clad girl asked. "Yes im fine." Houki replied.
The Red colored girl nodded and got up with a odd looking rifle. looking at the Unknown IS still going at the sheild.
"Noble 2 hows the girl?" Raku asked with his arms extended before pulling them back. "She good noble 1." the girl replied. "She seems to be good just shocked where here." Noble 2 answered.
"Copy that Noble 3, 4 help Noble 2 escort the VIP out of here. 5, 6, on me 7, 8, 9, provide cover fire when the sheild drops." Noble 1 said.
Houki was confused at there jargon but thought that there voices where to young. Way to young to be In the military.
"Roger." the children replied. 2, 3, and 4 wemt to Houki amd took her away from the fight as the Unknown IS knocked out Rin and Ichika amd decided to deal with the Humans that dare challenge it.
2, 3, 4, and Houki ran down a hall way back to the control room. However they where met with Chifuyu looking at Houki amd the three children.
"What do you three want with us?" Chifuyu demanded. "Nothing just here to help." Noble 4 responded.
Chifuyu was about to ask another question but they sprinted back to the arena. "What the hell where you thinking!" Chifuyu asked. "Theres something off about them. They seem like children but im damn sure that there no more than ten years old!" Houki replied. "Wait what!?" Chifuyu said suprised.
Raku was in a serious problem. The machine has already knocked out Nobles 6, 7, 8, and 9. 2, 3, and 4 have yet to return. He looked at the two unconscious mecha pilots still knocked out.
"Damnit! This thing doesn't let up!" Raku thought. "Noble 1 where here!" Noble 2 shouted.
But before Raku could turn the machine looked at the three kids and without hesitation it fired at them causing them to be blown back and hit the wall knocking them out to. "NO!" Raku Roared with anger. He turned back to the machine. His gave out a angry growl. "Im going to rip you limb from limb!"
Raku them ran straight at it. Unmanned IS didn't expect this from the Spartan and tried to attack him with its other still functioning arm sense Ichika sliced off ots other arm. He punched the hand that was about to hit him and the fingers to the IS bent unnaturally. It looked at its destroyed hand them back to the raging Spartan and got another punch to the gut this time causing its energy sheild to disperse amd the Armor protecting the circuitry cracked amd bent deep. It recoiled back and held its abdomen as if it was in real pain it looked down and saw sparks fly out of it. It then looked up and looked up and got a fist to its face cracking the helmets metal aslo releasing sparks. It was shaking as it recoiled back again. But not of because of ot being hit. It visibly shook with fear that it was able to take damage from a mear human in personal body armor. But before it even thought about retreating Raku jumped onto it amd repeatedly punched it in the face. The armor began to crack amd dent with every hit.
In the control room however Houki and the others watched as a single man in a rage about his comrades being hit take on the Unknown IS with his bare fists. They watched in horror as to how this was even possible.
"How is he doing that theres no way a single person much less a man can literally punch a IS to the point of damaging it to cause dents in its armor!" Cecilia spoke up. "Who knows maybe he was created to take on IS units just by himself." Chifuyu spoke. "Then why have a team?" Houki asked. "Maybe they are all the same as him they just work as a team. But that still doesn't explain how they got here." Maya sensei said.
Warning Warning
Energy fluctuations has emp locking systems
All clear Energy fluctuations gone system restore time: 3 minutes
They all looked at the camera to the Put hanger amd saw a red portal but then it desappeared. "That was odd. Maybe they came through that portal." Maya sensei speculated.
They all turned there heads to the Screen of the Arena battle. The Spartan didn't let up. He was going full force and wasn't holding back. The IS looked drained and had dents and some armor cracked or simply pulled off like dead skin. The man then pulled out a blue ball from his armor utility belt and ran again at the Unknown IS. He jumped and twisted around to get on its back his legs firmly planted on its own utility belt. It tried shaking him off only to be meet with a fist in its back. He pulled off the back piece of the back armor which showed half a IS core. He the did the same to the other armor plate. And with one punch. The Spartan armed the plasma grenade and stuck it to the core like he did when he destroyed Covenant Scarab tanks. he then jumped off and it exploded destroying the upper half and severely damaged the IS core. but it was still moving. Raku walked up to it and with one mighty tug he pulled the IS core out of its place. He tossed it away. Thinking that it was a victory but then the IS self destructed blowing him to the arena wall. Making an imprint of himself against it before falling to the ground. Tired from the fight previous amd now he let the unconscious that was ebbing at him take over. He heard the voices of women all round him. Little did he know that Houki watched as he was carried off to the infirmary as well as the other armored savors of the day.
"Just what are they?" she thought to herself.