Chapter 2
Two hours prior to reaper team's deployment
"Dr. Kingston we have covies knocking down our front door stay in the bunker. My squad and I will secure your lab and bring all research we can back here."
"I'm afraid that is not good enough you won't know what to look for I do. I'm going with you there's no arguing about It." there was a small pause
"Fine you win doc" bishop said angrily.
The entire building shook as the rounds from a wrath plasma launcher hit home collapsing a near by corridor.
"Lets move people" bishop bellowed across the room. As the squad began to move towards Dr. Kingston's lab one of the squad members handed the doctor his M6G sidearm "if things get rough don't hesitate to use this" he said.
Once at the lab Dr. Kingston placed his hand on the palm scanner to open the security doors. The doors opened slowly and a white mist came through them the lab was filled with computer terminals, at the back of the lab you can just make out the shape of a medical stasis pod. Upon closer inspection there was a cloth draped over the pod it was uniform green and it had an insignia on it an eagle. It held arrows in one foot and a thunderbolt in the other. Bishop did not know what branch of the military this belonged to however he did know that they would answer to people much higher than him and so did not ask any questions.
"Bishop! tell your men to wipe all data on the three consoles at the left hand side of the room" said Dr. Kingston as he approached the pod he stopped just in front of it. Bishop approached the doctor "what you are looking at is the weapon that will save humanity from the covenant." said the doctor.
"Is it mobile doctor if it isn't it's staying here" replied Bishop.
Dr. Kingston looked at him with a burning anger in his eyes, he slammed a button on the wall and the pod lowered on to a hand cart.
Dr. Kingston reached for a small laptop on the back of the pod and started it up.
Status:
Cryo stasis: active
Mobility mode: active
Power levels: high
Time until power depleted: 3 days 27 minutes
Dr. Kingston closed the lap top and just before he put it back where it came from another large explosion shook the building. Moments later a security officer came racing down the corridor towards bishop and the doctor "they broke through the roof in the labs upstairs we collapsed the stairs to stop there advan…."
Smaller explosions from plasma grenades echoed down the corridor.
"Sounds like there in the lobby. Doctor take what you can get to the bunker with the other scientists, we will hold them off! Go!"
Bishop and his squad thundered down the corridors to the lobby soon followed by the sound of M45 TS shotguns and T33GML's or "needlers" as they are more commonly called by both forces. The doctor unwilling to get caught up in a fire fight pushed the stasis pod as fast as he could trying to reach the bunker however, he did not notice the fact that the section of selling above him was giving way.
A large chunk of concrete hit him in his back causing him to stumble and smash his head against the steel casing of the stasis pod, knocking him out cold.
Bishop and his teem charged in the lobby after charley squad. Two of the three elites where dead and being carried off by grunts one of witch used its T25 DEP "plasma pistol" to cover its escape one of the bolts hit bishop in his right shoulder he hit the floor crippled by the shot screaming in agony. One of bishop's squad mates propped him up against the desk, mean while a member of charley squad used his M392 DMR to take down the last elite.
Charley squad unpacked a SPNKr rocket launcher and waited for the covenant to make another push. One minute went bye and nothing. one of bishops squad checked on him "guys? Bishop is KIA. Update his status please"
Before anyone was able to do anything squad of grunts charged into the lobby franticly shooting there plasma pistols causing havoc and distress in the squads.
Once the grunts where dealt with charley squad advanced into the courtyard, a few seconds later there was gunfire … endless gunfire.
The doors slid open and two grate hulks stood fuel rods arched towards the squad everyone stood paralysed until grunts swarmed into the room.
"Run!" some one screamed the squad ran through the corridors until someone tripped taking out others with him as they tried to get up and flee they where gunned down without mercy.
The last marine had just reached the bunker when he stood in horror seeing countless scientists with limbs missing and holes in there chests the work of an energy sword he thought. His suspicion was confirmed as an elite de-cloaked in front of him as it picked him up by his neck.
He was thrown to the floor as the energy sword pierced his chest. The elite's job finished it left vanishing as its cloak was once again activated.
