"This is the USNC Space Station Cairo calling to all ground forces on Earth, we have Covenant invaders on radar and they are coming in hot. All stations report into the Command and prepare for invasion. This is the big one boys."

I looked up at Todd, my second in command. A flash in both of our eyes, fear and excitement was in our eyes. I smiled and said "Sound the alarm."

Within seconds an ear splitting alarm sounded and I could hear people walking to the bomb shelter thinking it was just another drill. I nodded to Todd, who was busy talking with the base about getting ammo shipped over. Rifles, old MA5Bs were sitting on the wall, but only enough ammo for one rifle, and we only have 5 rifles.

I donned my battle gear and clipped a M6D pistol and left the rifles alone. I wasn't going to leave any of my people without something with a little power. My pistol was all I needed. I picked up my patch into the schools Comm system and said:

"Now hear this, now hear this. We are NOT under a drill. This is the real thing people. The four other schools will be transferred to this shelter, trucks and buses will be there momentarily to pick up food and supplies and people. All PSG members fall out and report outside of the shelters you are currently at. You job is to get you people to the High School triple time. Be ready for military support or Blockades. You have clearance 458-9 Lima, it will get you in and out of the city."

I sighed and walked to the shelter and was unsurprised to see the the Principal, Dr. Perez standing there, looking around. He was a bald short and ugly man with a bad temper, sighed again as he walked toward me to let him get a good look at me before saying anything.

"You should be in a shelter." I said in a bored voice.

"And you shouldn't pack in all of these students into this school" He said, slowly turned pink.

"I can protect them better from here and we have more then enough room for these kids. It allows siblings to be together, there going to need it." I said without looking at him, going over the inventory that had been taken that morning.

Enough for a few weeks, and along with the other food we would have more then enough to hold out until evacs arrived.

"How can you be sure?" He said "What if-"

"There are no 'what if's' anymore, there is only facts. We are about to be invaded by one of the largest Covi fleets that we've seen since Halo and you asking me questions about over stuffing a shelter full of kids?" I said staring him down, like I had done many times in the past. " If you continue to bother me and keep me from working and keeping you safe I will have you tied up and put in the middle of the parking lot with a sign saying 'Yay Earth, Down with Prophets'. Am I understood?"

"Yes but-"

"No buts!"

I walked into the shelter looking satisfied. But it was quickly put to the back of my mind when I saw the panic that insued inside. People crying and mass hysteria ever everywhere and I could see that my troops weren't able todo much to stop it.

I raised my pistol in the air and fired a round off. Instantly nobody said a word and all eyes were on me. I surved the room and nodded, the people under my command instantly walked to the front of the room and stood, at attention, in front of me.

"Now I know this is a little scary, but you will NOT act like the kids who are coming here. The Covi are in AFRICA, not AMERICA. They won't be here for a few days, even weeks. You all know the drills, we've done them many times. I am more then capable of handling this."

With that I turned and left, not because I wanted to get out of there but because I could hear the sounds of my supplies and other kids arriving. That and something much bigger...