Everyone except Chopper fired at the first Hunter. It returned fire. We scattered and the wall behind us exploded. We rolled forwards and peppered it's shields with bullets. It fired again, and we evaded. Chopper snuck up behind it and sliced a slit in it's back, then he slammed the Gravity Maul into the slit, tearing it open and hurling the parts apart. There was a roar and the other Hunter slammed him away. The Grunts saw us and started firing their Needlers, and we scattered - again. I aimed and fired at the Grunts, damaging one's methane tank and causing it to whizz around and crash into another. One survived the chain reaction and fired at me. It hit my Shoulder Pad and I fired back, tearing it's stomach open. Meanwhile, Chatter and Silent were firing at the Hunter, who was turning to fire back. It fired and the blast hit a car, hurling it at Chatter, who rolled forwards under the makeshift kinetic weapon. Chopper staggered up and smashed through the Hunter's unprotected back. It roared and Chopper hit it again as it span round, killing it. I checked he was ok. Hunters can hit very hard, you know. He was mostly ok. Only 1 broken rib, which isn't that bad for us. Usually we had to be evacuated after being hit by Hunters. We got out some flares and scattered them over the park. A few minutes later, 10 Pelicans swooped down, hovering over the park's ground, and each dropped a Troop Transport Warthog. Then 5 Marines jumped from each, most of them armed with SPANKrs. The Marines loaded up into the Warthogs, the ones with Rockets taking non-driver seats.
Another Pelican landed, dropping a final Warthog, with a Rocker Launcher in each seat. We all climbed in. I grabbed the wheel, and Silent rode Shotgun. The Two Cs were in the back. Everyone except me had a Rocket Launcher. I know, poor me. One of the Marines climbed onto a bench and gave us our mission - to drive to the Covenant base, and blast through it, aiming for AA Guns and Plasma Deposits. Then, we would strafe around, taking out Brutes, Hunters and large groups of Grunts and Jackals. While this was going on, more Pelicans would be landing with reinforcements, and a few Scorpions. We drove off, roaring down the streets, ramming through Grunts and Jackals on the way out of the city. Then we drove North until we saw the Covenant Base as we reached the top of a hill. We drove faster, firing Rockets at the gate. It was and Energy Shielded gate made of thick armor. 43 rockets blew it backwards and shards rained down on the Covenant inside. We raced in, and 129 more Rockets were fired (roughly). When we came out the other side, they had no Turrets of any kind and Plasma Fires were raging. We strafed back through, firing more. We barely noticed as Marines filed in, taking out enemies like there was no tommorow. A while later we were outside their main building, ready to attack. 98 of us, mostly armed with MA37s now the SPANKRs were out of ammo. We flooded in, gunning down the War Chiefs inside, and hurling walls of bullets at their packs. It took us no time to get to what we assumed to be the command room. Then Plasma explosions ripped through the building, killing most of us instantly. SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT AND MOAR SHIT!
The door to the room hissed open and 6 Chieftians walked out to finish us off. A 20 on 6 battle. We started firing, bullets whizzing everywhere as they charged us. One reached a group of 3 Marines and slammed them all into the floor. Shit. Another grabbed Chatter by the throat. I roared as I leapt at it, stabbing it in the neck. My squad would not die if I had anything to say about it. It shoved me away and I dropped an M6 magazine into it's head. It staggered and fell, headless. Another stepped over me before there was a fast series of four CRACKs and the thing fell backwards, without a head. I scrambled to my feet and hurled 4 grenades, blowing one into a Plasma explosion crater. The battle raged until one was left, facing Me, My Squad and a Sniper Rifle bearing Marine. We fired but it ignored the bullets, white energy shimmering over it. It swung the bladed side of it's hammer into my chest as it charged. I screamed as it kicked me off of it's blade. I looked down and saw a huge, deep wound in my chest, blood leaking out. I began feeling faint and my vision faded. I grabbed an MA37 and fired it at the Brute as it killed the Sniper Marine, kicked Chatter into a wall, then hacked Silent's chest open. I was going unconscious as it swung it's hammer at Chopper's head. I heard a Gravity Hammer go off as I fell into a forced sleep. Energy shooting through my body woke me, and a Marine injected me with Biofoam in the chest, and gave me some blood injections to keep me alive. The blade's cut was my only wound, so when they wrapped a bandage around me I was able to climb to my feet, coughing up some blood. Chopper was injecting Silent with Biofoam, and getting out a bandage. A quick electronic check confirmed his wounds weren't as bad as mine. He would be ok.
Chopper slammed his Gravity Maul into the Chieftian's chest. It flew backwards and landed on it's back. Chatter fired at it, rounds pinging off it's white energy shield. It roared and charged again, shield fading. Chatter snatched the Sniper Rifle from the ground and fired it one handed, the powerful slug taking off it's helmet. It roared and Chopper hurled his Gravity Maul. It slammed into the Brute's face, crushing it's skull. He called for Medics and ran over to Silent as the Medics sprinted into the room.
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