Chapter 29
Sol System, Planet Earth
En route to Arizona/Grand Canyon.
November 16, 2552

Break relaxed. The marines all looked rather shaky. Hade was keeping the ship steady, so it must have been pre battle jitters. He noticed the marines whispering something to each other every now and then, but other than that, nothing much, but them trying not to stare at the him or Veritas. "Don't worry, it's not every day they get to see a Spartan." Nathan whispered to him. Break nodded with ease, he wondered if he would be amazed at the sight of a Spartan if he wasn't one. He brushed the thought aside. "Okay Marines, you under my command on this mission, you will each carry two grenades, an assault rifle, and second weapon of my choice." Nathan passed around grenades, and assault rifles. Break put his new MA5C on his back, and a SMG on his thigh. "Sir won't we need more magazines?" Break nodded; he was uneasy they were jumping ahead of him. He tried to open the second crate, but it was locked… from the inside? That hasn't been done since they tried to secretly board rebel ships…

He ripped open the top with relative ease, inside sat Cory and an unknown adolescent next to him. "Uhh… surprise?" Break pulled them both up. "What do you think you are doing aboard this ship? I said you couldn't come along!" Cory shrugged off his arm. " I told you, I have some unfinished business." Brian looked over, "And… I don't let him go anywhere alone, he'd die with out my help sir." Cory hit him in the arm. "Damn it, we can't afford to go back you two will have to stay on board, while we complete our mission. Nathan, I am putting you in charge of these two. "What? With all due respect I am not their baby sitter!" "Well you don't have to be, I won't get in your way, and I have my own agenda." Break looked at him, would he really have to let him go and die? Or would he have to be looked after like a helpless child. "No, you will stay here, or be arrested." "Damn it… I want to see you try and keep me here. "Break leaned foreword. "Don't test me patience." "Every one buckle up enemy Banshees!" Veritas and Break stood up and braced them selves. "You two take our seats hurry!" Nathan, Cory, and Brian sat down and buckled up, the other marines help on tightly to their straps.

The back of the Pelican opened up, and about 30 meters back, two Banshees were closing in, Break grabbed an M41 Rocket Launcher and steady the aim, this one didn't have lock on. One Banshee barrel rolled to the right, he fires, and it was a direct hit, it went down and exploded. The second Banshee fired at him, Veritas stepped in the way, and took the shots, he fell to his knees shield less, and burned on the back, Break fired again, and down went the second Banshee. "Are you okay?" "Yeah I'm fine, just... got he wind knocked out of me…" Break closed the back. "Loud thunderous shots came form either side of the Pelican, break went in through the back door, and saw Phantoms coming closer. In a delta formation, the one the left went down. The other two shot and hit the right wing. "Destination LZ is 100 meters, he are going in for a hard landing." Hade said over the COM speakers. The other two Pelicans shot down the Phantoms. Break opened a COM with Locke "Do you see what I see?" the COM was silent "Yeah… a Scarab…"