Disclaimer: Everything seen in Bungie's HALO series is © Bungie 2001-
present. Everything not seen (including characters and such) is © Jon
Smith 2003 – present.
::::Authors Note::::
As chapter IV begins, I bring on my first dilemma for a main character! What the hell will Master Chief do?? I once again recommend Obsidians "Rebellion: The Grunt Wars" – it is so freaking awesome!
Jon out.
"What?!?" cried Cortana as Chief turned around and picked up his Assault Rifle. "You cannot leave me! What if they don't fall for it?!"
"It's a risk I'm gonna have to take. Listen, I might be able to get back to earth, alive, if Sarge can spare one of his men. I need a gunner, after all!" he replied. Cortana bowed her head, deep in thought. She snapped her fingers (silently) as she brought her head up to look at Chief.
"Chief, I'm coming with you!"
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"Good luck Chief, Cortana....Johnson," smiled Sarge while he stood at attention. "I'll steer this baby back to Earth – thanks to Cortana and her co-ordinates!" laughed Sarge as Master Chief nodded at him, before turning to face the Longswords baydoor. Johnson fitted his mask and pressed the button.
"Good luck, sir!" cried Johnson as the two brave men jumped into the Pelican. Sarge stood and looked out the door for awhile before remembering danger was still at hand. He needed to keep this going as straight as possible, to fake that no-one was left on the ship. Meanwhile, Chief and Cortana would pull away, going to the right, to the closest SPARTAN outpost...
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"Chief, they're coming this way!" cried Cortana from the Pelicans cockpit. Chief sat, waiting with his Assault Rifle pointing out the bay door, waiting....waiting for the Covenant ships to come. "ETA 2 minutes 35 seconds," she finished. Chief grunted as Johnson tapped his foot nervously on the metal floor of the Pelicans holding area.
"Calm down Private. We'll make it through – if they start to overrun us, I have a plan..."
"Chief, I'm trying to contact another Pelican just over 3000 miles from here, on a planet named Xau 14. Whatever it's doing there, it seems like it's in trouble. It's a Covenant planet situated in the middle of nowhere basically," informed Cortana.
"Johnson, I want you to try and contact Sargeant Jones on your COMMs, tell him to come to these co-ordinates Cortana is about to relay," ordered Master Chief. Johnson nodded and tried to get ahold of Sarge. Eventually, the two Covenant ships came into view – Chief loaded his Rifle and checked his aim.
"Perfect as always, I presume?" laughed Cortana as Chief nodded.
"Oh, you know it," replied Chief. He looked to his right and saw Plasma bolts coming in from the attacking ships. The fight of his life had begun...
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"New objective men! Seems like Cortana and the Chief have found another Pelican on a planet just over 3 point 5 thousand miles from here. Hopefully, those bastard Covenant won't be able to get to Johnson before we get to them! Prepare to board men, take only what you need. I'll take some explosives..." but before Sarge could finish, James cut in.
"Sorry to interrupt sir, but aren't our orders to take any covenant equipment unharmed if unnecessary? I mean if we board and capture it surely we can destroy the other ship with the Pelicans help sir! Then we can take the dropship back to Earth for investigation!"
"I like you James. Always thinking," laughed Jones. He scratted at his rough, new beard. "Leave any explosive equipment on board the Longsword! I'll let you three board the Ship while I contact Chief and Cortana and explain the situation. We've got a hijack on our hands, boys!"
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Radio static broke in over Johnson's COM system. "This is Sergeant Jones, come in Pvt. Johnson."
"Sir, I hear you!"
"Good. Listen up Pvt. I want you to tell Chief and Cortana that we are boarding and engaging the Covenant dropship. When I signal that it has been captured, I want Chief and Cortana to board the Covie ship and commandeer it towards the Pelican. I'll be be bringing up the rear in the Longsword," reported Jones.
"Sir, yes sir! Patching you through through to the Master Chief's COMM sir!" replied Johnson without hesitation. Johnson looked at Chief and then heard Sarge through the Chief's helmet.
"Good plan. But Sergeant, that means YOU will have to contact the Pelican and warn it not to fire on us when we board the D'ship," informed the Chief.
"Yessir!"
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"Ready boys? I'm bringing her in for contact in 5...4...3...2..and we're there!" cried Sarge as he locked the door into the Longswords cockpit. He pulled a switch above his head, opening the Longswords bay door.
"Shit! There's a couple of Elites out here!" cried Toey. Sarge smiled – he knew his boys could handle them. "SARGE! Permission to use fragmentation grenade!"
Sarge has a split-second to think or the consequences might have been dire. "Give them hell, Marines!"
"Yes sir!" laughed Toey as he primed a grenade, waited a second or so before throwing it into the Covenant Dropship. "Board the ship!" cried Toey. Sarge noticed one of the Plasma cannons started to glow. He had no choice but to close the Bay door and leave immediately. Medic sat behind him, playing around with a lighter. He was nervous. Hell, even Sarge was. The Longsword's engines roared back into life as he jammed his controls forward.
The Longsword shook violently. Medic screamed. Sarge didn't move.
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"Crap! Fire Team Merc's Longsword has taken a heavy hit!" cried Cortana. Chief stood up, still clinging to the Grav-railing and looked out the Pelicans bay door. They had taken a hit to the cockpit. What was worse was that the far dropship was charging another blast. The closer one was getting ready to engage their Pelican.
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This is the end of Part 1 of Chapter IV. I don't really like having too long a chapter, so this one rounds off at about 930 words, whereas Part 2 finishes with about 1200 words.
See ya'll next chappy!!
::::Authors Note::::
As chapter IV begins, I bring on my first dilemma for a main character! What the hell will Master Chief do?? I once again recommend Obsidians "Rebellion: The Grunt Wars" – it is so freaking awesome!
Jon out.
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"What?!?" cried Cortana as Chief turned around and picked up his Assault Rifle. "You cannot leave me! What if they don't fall for it?!"
"It's a risk I'm gonna have to take. Listen, I might be able to get back to earth, alive, if Sarge can spare one of his men. I need a gunner, after all!" he replied. Cortana bowed her head, deep in thought. She snapped her fingers (silently) as she brought her head up to look at Chief.
"Chief, I'm coming with you!"
---
"Good luck Chief, Cortana....Johnson," smiled Sarge while he stood at attention. "I'll steer this baby back to Earth – thanks to Cortana and her co-ordinates!" laughed Sarge as Master Chief nodded at him, before turning to face the Longswords baydoor. Johnson fitted his mask and pressed the button.
"Good luck, sir!" cried Johnson as the two brave men jumped into the Pelican. Sarge stood and looked out the door for awhile before remembering danger was still at hand. He needed to keep this going as straight as possible, to fake that no-one was left on the ship. Meanwhile, Chief and Cortana would pull away, going to the right, to the closest SPARTAN outpost...
---
"Chief, they're coming this way!" cried Cortana from the Pelicans cockpit. Chief sat, waiting with his Assault Rifle pointing out the bay door, waiting....waiting for the Covenant ships to come. "ETA 2 minutes 35 seconds," she finished. Chief grunted as Johnson tapped his foot nervously on the metal floor of the Pelicans holding area.
"Calm down Private. We'll make it through – if they start to overrun us, I have a plan..."
"Chief, I'm trying to contact another Pelican just over 3000 miles from here, on a planet named Xau 14. Whatever it's doing there, it seems like it's in trouble. It's a Covenant planet situated in the middle of nowhere basically," informed Cortana.
"Johnson, I want you to try and contact Sargeant Jones on your COMMs, tell him to come to these co-ordinates Cortana is about to relay," ordered Master Chief. Johnson nodded and tried to get ahold of Sarge. Eventually, the two Covenant ships came into view – Chief loaded his Rifle and checked his aim.
"Perfect as always, I presume?" laughed Cortana as Chief nodded.
"Oh, you know it," replied Chief. He looked to his right and saw Plasma bolts coming in from the attacking ships. The fight of his life had begun...
---
"New objective men! Seems like Cortana and the Chief have found another Pelican on a planet just over 3 point 5 thousand miles from here. Hopefully, those bastard Covenant won't be able to get to Johnson before we get to them! Prepare to board men, take only what you need. I'll take some explosives..." but before Sarge could finish, James cut in.
"Sorry to interrupt sir, but aren't our orders to take any covenant equipment unharmed if unnecessary? I mean if we board and capture it surely we can destroy the other ship with the Pelicans help sir! Then we can take the dropship back to Earth for investigation!"
"I like you James. Always thinking," laughed Jones. He scratted at his rough, new beard. "Leave any explosive equipment on board the Longsword! I'll let you three board the Ship while I contact Chief and Cortana and explain the situation. We've got a hijack on our hands, boys!"
---
Radio static broke in over Johnson's COM system. "This is Sergeant Jones, come in Pvt. Johnson."
"Sir, I hear you!"
"Good. Listen up Pvt. I want you to tell Chief and Cortana that we are boarding and engaging the Covenant dropship. When I signal that it has been captured, I want Chief and Cortana to board the Covie ship and commandeer it towards the Pelican. I'll be be bringing up the rear in the Longsword," reported Jones.
"Sir, yes sir! Patching you through through to the Master Chief's COMM sir!" replied Johnson without hesitation. Johnson looked at Chief and then heard Sarge through the Chief's helmet.
"Good plan. But Sergeant, that means YOU will have to contact the Pelican and warn it not to fire on us when we board the D'ship," informed the Chief.
"Yessir!"
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"Ready boys? I'm bringing her in for contact in 5...4...3...2..and we're there!" cried Sarge as he locked the door into the Longswords cockpit. He pulled a switch above his head, opening the Longswords bay door.
"Shit! There's a couple of Elites out here!" cried Toey. Sarge smiled – he knew his boys could handle them. "SARGE! Permission to use fragmentation grenade!"
Sarge has a split-second to think or the consequences might have been dire. "Give them hell, Marines!"
"Yes sir!" laughed Toey as he primed a grenade, waited a second or so before throwing it into the Covenant Dropship. "Board the ship!" cried Toey. Sarge noticed one of the Plasma cannons started to glow. He had no choice but to close the Bay door and leave immediately. Medic sat behind him, playing around with a lighter. He was nervous. Hell, even Sarge was. The Longsword's engines roared back into life as he jammed his controls forward.
The Longsword shook violently. Medic screamed. Sarge didn't move.
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"Crap! Fire Team Merc's Longsword has taken a heavy hit!" cried Cortana. Chief stood up, still clinging to the Grav-railing and looked out the Pelicans bay door. They had taken a hit to the cockpit. What was worse was that the far dropship was charging another blast. The closer one was getting ready to engage their Pelican.
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This is the end of Part 1 of Chapter IV. I don't really like having too long a chapter, so this one rounds off at about 930 words, whereas Part 2 finishes with about 1200 words.
See ya'll next chappy!!