Disclaimer: I own nothing of the Halo series except the Spartan III's I make up.
Shane ordered the other Spartans to set up base around their HEV's. He then sent Spartan-A054, Jake, to scout a perimeter. Shane, Robert and Jane then proceeded to bury their dead comrades. It was such a waste for them to die from a simple landing. He knew that they would have wanted to fall in battle and take some Covenant scum with them.
A few hours later, the base was ready and Jake returned. Shane called him over.
"Sir! Covenant bastards on patrol about a mile west. Looks like Jackals with carbines and two Elites in red armour overseeing them. Up high, there were more Jackals with beam rifles on a rooftop. The building was hastily-constructed but, from what I saw, it seems sturdy."
" How many Jackals patrolling?"
" Not many. We are still a few miles away from the plasma reactors so defenses are pretty light.
" Very good. Get your gear together."
Alpha Company had 10 of the best snipers the UNSC had ever produced. Aside from Linda, Shane would say they were the best ever.
"Jake, Zack, Max, Ben, Sarah, Gemma, Erin, Daniel, Darren and Claire. You 10 are to find a high position around the perimeter Jake set up and stay there until I say otherwise. Clear? Good. Do not disable your SPI suits unless absolutely necessary. Now move out."
Shane walked around the make-shift base. Everyone was either taking weapons apart, cleaning them and putting them together again or making sure their SPI armour was in working order. For tomorrows assault, they were going to need everything to be perfect.
Authors Note: Sorry these 2 chapters have been so short but I'm building up to something.