Isunusi

Halo. Log XXII. - Cartographer part. 1

Note:
This is short because it was finished in a hurry, so next will be part two then we'll go on from there.

I woke up and stretched, getting dressed and ready for the day as the regular routine goes.

Kenny and I are getting along again, thankfully, I didn't think it would end very good... Although we did not discuss the scared rings actual usage, the Great Journey or genocide? Big difference.

Gwen has not been so... kind as Kenny, we both have not gotten along, she avoids my presence and any form of eye contact.

Were it not for them both, I would not have a home.

Ruke's always waiting for me at my door, Uiumea is always waiting for Ruke and I down the hall.
Us sangheili's have to stick together, right? I mean, this dangerous of a place...

Ruke walked and talked with Uiumea as I simply enjoyed walking.

Now and then Ruke would point at something, and sometimes it would be part of my mechanical side and I would always jump away, but Ruke insisted on Uiumea knowing everything of my life support, just in case.

Without a second past, Kenny came up.
"Hey Isu, I want to talk to you... alone, if I can" He asked and Ruke thought about it... but I didn't ask his permission.

"Brother, I am experienced enough to go out on a friendly ship, so stop worrying" I told Ruke who grunted.
"Last time I did that, you disappeared for much too long" I smiled.
"We're here to help, at least I am, not here to wage even war, so quit pestering" I shook my head and walked away with Kenny.

"What's up?" I asked, he twitched a little which showed he was indeed nervous.

"Well, Keyes wants you and the squad to go follow Chief to find this cartographer, as you know, but apparently the Commander... uh... wants you to stay with Chief in order to test your abilities" He answered, I shrugged.
"So, Master Chief and I get along good enough"
"It's not that, it's... You won't be near any of us, Gwen, Ruke, Uiumea or me, it's plainly just you, Chief and Cortana" He sat down and I sat with him.

"I repeat my previous question, so?" Kenny sighed.
"Our objectives are to get Chief on the beach safely, help get him in a close radius to the cartographer then Chief goes in... alone, well, with you" I put my arm around Kenny.

"Kenny, I see no problem with that!" I chuckled.
"Chief does the hardest missions, the ones us marines probably couldn't do even in large numbers, it's... bad for you I thought, like a suicide mission"

"Kenny, calm down, I can do much more then you think I am able to do, I can fight and I can take orders, especially from the Master Chief, I have done things in war more then I let you know" Kenny then looks toward me.

"Like what?" He asked a little frantically.
"Like things I don't let you know, for the sake of our friendship... Think about it Kenny, I'm a sangheili who worked for the Covenant because I believed, and still do, that the Great Journey will come by activating the Halo ring. I have done things to humans that you would never approve of, I'm not a good person in war, I don't cope with it well, but this is humanity we're talking about" I replied calmly and clearly.

Kenny sighed, "Okay, so... just be ready, I'll get you when we're ready to go" He walked away and I stood up heading toward the armory.

The marines were also gearing up, I believe?
"Hey! It's Isunusi, maybe we can see you in action this time around!" A marine called out, the other agreed with gestures and the famous 'hell yeah!'that they all have used at least once in their time in the UNSC.

"Maybe, then again I'm leaving with Chief, so you may only see me a few times in the next mission" I smiled.
"Ooo, going with Chief? That's means you must be more then a private to the UNSC or at least, to the commander" I tilted my head.
"Well, I did aid in rescuing her father although I failed terribly and with one less limb, I guess she just appreciates my being so whole hearted in this war... to the UNSC I mean" Half the marines blinked then stared at me.

"I am ready to finally fight in battle along side the UNSC, I've had enough sitting around, I want to work!" I smiled and holstered the two M6C Magnum Sidearms and a BR55 Battle Rifle.

"Marines, report to the Pelican in docking bay 719C, all marine, report to docking bay 719C" Marines finished gearing up and we all left to the docking bay.

Of course, I followed them, I had no clue where the docking bay was...

"Time to go!"
A marine who was currently calling all marines aboard.

... ah, found it.

As I got on Kenny waved to me and I sat by him.
"Finally, I will help the UNSC by fighting along side them!... About time" I smiled as Kenny chuckled.

"Alright marines! We're heading back onto Halo to get something we now know as the Cartographer, Cortana says this device is very important to our mission of finding the control room on the Halo ring!" The marine said shouting over the engine and wind that is surprisingly loud.

"We can't loose this! If the Covenant find it and use it, this war is going to be much shorter then we throught for both sides!" After the marine was done he went on to explain who was going where.

"Four marines will go out first and secure the landing zone just to be sure, then we'll head up and take out the small Covenant squad located on the beach, more then likely they'll know we're coming, unless their blind" A few marines laughed at that.
"Then we'll be getting a worthog sent down for the Chief, him and two others are going with him, meaning two individually picked marines, Fredric is going with Chief and so is Isunusi, both hand picked are planned to be the best to aid Chief while he goes in with Cortana to find the control room" The marine said, just then all the marines besides Fredric clapped and congratulated both me and Fred.

Chief looked down out of the pelican to the beach side below, then four marines got out and made a clean area around the pelican so we could all get out and get to work.

We easily took out all the Covenant in the area, seeing's how there were only a few, we awaited the worthog.

The pelican pilot laughed and dropped the worthog while saying "Anyone order a worthog?" I decided it was best if I got on the turret, if Fredric got hit it would do much damage but if I got hit, it would barely harm me because my metal body repairs itself over time.

Chief got in, and I told Fredric to get in the passenger side, which he hesitated to accept but I told him why quickly and he understood.

So, we left the marines to their beach side vacation while we went to work.

Chief drove right through a few grunts and jackels hitting a good number of them and I shot down the rest with Fredric.
As soon as I thought we'd have to get out, I was wrong, instead of stopping at the batch of trees that blocked the path Chief turned and got onto an elevated rock forcing the worthog to jump over the fallen trees, scaring the hell out of some poor grunts and made a slim fit through some trees to the other side.
Where Fredric let out a "Hoo-rah!"

I laughed after we made it through, being on the UNSC was already better then the Covenant, riding, flying, the people around you, they were all much nicer and fun.
Usually we'd stop and get out when something blocked our path, but not here, not now.

When we arrived at a platform a few stories about ground level we took down the remaining Covenant, and we got out.
Heading down into the building, Cortana gave a heads up.
"Hurry! Their closing the door!" Chief sprinted for the door past the Covenant squad while Fredric and I delivered cover fire, however Chief couldn't make it in time and the door locked and closed.
Chief turned around and shot the Elite in the head then walked back toward us.
"Cortana says there's a way to override the door, but not here, we have to go back some, unless you can open it from here Isunusi" I thought for a moment then walked to the door to try anyways.

I pulled out a spike from me hand and tried to fiddle with the lock, to reverse it, yet no luck.
Then I tried to place a small device on it that usually worked for opening the UNSC's locked doors.

"Nothing, this door is made quite flawlessly, but two things I can do, try to jump to the platform outside the window or stay here and once the door opens I make sure it doesn't close again" I offered.
"Leaving you alone doesn't sound to good, and I don't want to risk you missing the jump, so we'll head to where Cortana says there should be an override" Chief said.
"Then I'm staying here to make sure they don't close the door again when you head back here" I said but Chief disagreed.

"Leaving you alone is a bad idea, you're coming with" I shook my head.
"Chief, how much do you want to bet that once you open that door they'll notice and close it up again, this time they will more then likely find a way to lock off all override systems from the console you're going to, trust me, we can be very determined when motivated properly, I can do it"

Chief thought for a moment. "Point taken, stay here out of sight, if anything happens, contact Cortana, she'll tell me" I nodded, "Thank you Chief"

Then Chief and Fredric made their way back out as I switched on my cloaking a waited behind the wall of the door.

Halo. Log XXII. - Cartographer part. 1

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