Helljumpers
UNSC Say My Name, Geo-Synchronous orbit above Earth
October 20 2552, 16:05
The Spartan moves steadfast through the UNSC Say My Name, moving towards the drop pod bay, his heart racing. He hadn't seen action in almost two months. "You'll be fine." Alice says, at a failed attempt to calm his nerves. He stores his weapons, and enters the drop-pod. "Oh, and Sierra 260, one more thing, you'll be dropping into the same LZ that Captain Dare has identified. From there, head to ONI AS, and link up with security forces pushing back the Covenant. Hood out." "Let's hope this all goes off without a hitch." Jack announces, but realizes that he's on no comms with anyone. In less than 5 seconds, the green light is given, and his pod is fired. The recoil and shuddering noise sending him into a nightmare. The pods passing past destroyed frigates, and ships alike. One minute later, the Space Elevator was in sight and so was the Cruiser. "Radiation signatures detected! The cruisers going to jump!" yells Alice, in response, Jack crosses his fingers, and watches the blast hit his pod, sending him flying off course, out of instinct, he grabs the door of the pod, fearing that it will come off, as he does, he watches as he gets closer and closer to the ground.
Lumumba, New Mombasa
October 20 2552, 16:09
The pod slams into a building with an almighty roar, with Jack hitting his head on the back of the drop pod. He grabs his weapons, and notices a Jackal in front of him him. "You fuckers are everywhere." he exclaims, pushing the button to disengage the door, flying, and hitting the Jackal in the face, breaking it's jaw. A boot slams into it's neck, and a shot is fired into it's head. His energy shields recharging, Jack holsters his M6 SOCOM, and checks his MA5KS. He counted how many mags he had: 8 plus one in the weapon. He checks the surroundings, and moves out. "All callsigns, this is Sierra 260. I am currently en route to ONI's Alpha Site. This is the rally point for all survivors. Secondary rally point is Kikowani Station. Out." Jack calls on the radio. "Jack, there are some new upgrades in your helmet. I didn't notice them before. You have access to white and black hot thermal, and night vision. Also integrated is something called VISR. Figured I should tell you now than never." Alice states, watching his every move. He strolls the streets, and encounters a wraith, firing it's main cannon at him. He rolls to his right, and fires off a panic mag at the wraith, hitting the turret gunner. "Side street next to us can bring you around to the back of the Wraith." Alice states, attempting to get through to Lord Hood. "Lord Hood, we are on the ground and are on our way to Alpha Site. Is there any air support?" she continued. "Negative Alice, you're on your own until you reach Alpha Site. Try to get in contact with Captain Dare as well, we've lost comms with her. Out." he responded, with static intercepting his voice. Jack's body swinging around a corner to clear it, and moved up.
"Spartan, over here. Wraith's got us pinned down. We were hoping you could un-pin us." a marine yells out, reloading his M7. Jack nods, and runs towards the back of the Wraith, the turret gunner turning and firing. His shields flaring, Jack readies a frag grenade, tears off the canopy door and jams it into the drivers seat, propelling himself off of it, onto a nearby car. The Wraith explodes in a shower of blue and purple, the marines yelling as their morale is boosted. "Alpha Site is 10 klicks from here. Lets move out." Jack exclaims to the men, throwing a magazine to one of the specialists. Jack looks back, and notices a SUV still intact. He smashes the window, and opens the door, his childhood instincts kicking in as he hot wires the car. The engine sputters, then revs to life, the Spartan motioning for the marines to get in. They jump in, and Jack removes the boot door, allowing them to sit on the edge. He gets back in the drivers seat, and drives off, towards Alpha Site.