Chapter 7: Race Against Time
Master Chief, and what was left of his squadron each went on the Banshee at the same time. They had no time to scale down the mountain. Halos everywhere started to explode. This was good yet also bad. Master Chief had to rush to find the ship that the Forerunner leader came in. They were under constant attack from The Forerunner. Sometimes the Flood that were on the ledge attacked them but the Marines and SPARTANs pushed them back.
"Dammit. We can't take anymore attacks like that We need to get a fast ground vehicle." said the Chief. They searched for some Ghosts. They found enough for all of them. They landed the beat-up Banshee and got into the Ghosts and made a break for the flagship. They saw Hunters up ahead.
"Hunters! Everywhere! In front, behind, and above!" yelled Cortana. They were completely surrounded and had no way to escape.
"Look! Over there! A Phantom! Snipers, get the pilots!" said the Chief. The snipers fired at the cock pit while the others defended them from the Hunters.
"Got 'em Chief! We also got all the others on the ship, so It's free!" said one of the snipers. They ran over the Hunters and made their way to the downed Phantom. They had 15 minutes left until Alpha Forerunner detonated. They were 13 minutes away from their destination but now that they had the Phantom, they could close the gap. They all boarded the Phantom and took about 3 Ghosts wit them. They headed for the ship at top speed. The Phantom had no Slipspace engine so they were out of luck.
"Almost there Chief. About 5 minutes to our destination, with 10 minutes to spare. We should make it outta this ali-" said Cortana.
"Sir! We're hit! They've sent some Banshees over." interrupted Johansson. They turned around and fired at the Banshees. They managed to bring a few down but they had no time to take out the rest. They were almost there, when they got shot down.
"Chief! Everything's going critical!! We must abandon ship!!" yelled Johansson. They all jumped out of the ship and landed near the ship. They made a run for the ship but they were stopped by the Flood. Cortana stayed behind while everyone boarded the ship.
"Go! Get on the ship! I'll handle this by myself!" yelled the Chief.
"No! We can't leave you behind!" yelled Cortana.
"Do as I say Cortana! I'll get on the ship as soon as I drive these bastards back!" ordered the Chief.
"But.." said Cortana. Her voice trailed off.
"Just go Cortana!" said the Chief. Cortana boarded the ship but didn't close the door. Master Chief pushed back the Flood and ran towards the ship. The Flood just kept coming.
"Launch the ship!" yelled the Chief. The ship's engines started. The door was closing but the Flood kept coming.
"Chief! Crab my hand!" yelled Cortana. He reached for it but couldn't reach it.
"Chief!" yelled Cortana. The ship was too high up for the Chief to grab her hand. The door closed shut. Master Chief was there alone, fighting the Flood. She looked out the window and saw the Chief become engulfed by a wave of Flood.
"NO!!!!!!! Land the ship! We have to save him!" yelled Cortana.
"We can't Cortana. If we do, we'll be blown to bits. The Chief wanted us to go. At least he died honorably." said Johansson. Cortana stared out with sadness. The one man she cared for. The only person she cared for. Has died. They jumped into Slipspace and left before Halo detonated. They saved the Universe but at a dire price.…….
Master Chief, and what was left of his squadron each went on the Banshee at the same time. They had no time to scale down the mountain. Halos everywhere started to explode. This was good yet also bad. Master Chief had to rush to find the ship that the Forerunner leader came in. They were under constant attack from The Forerunner. Sometimes the Flood that were on the ledge attacked them but the Marines and SPARTANs pushed them back.
"Dammit. We can't take anymore attacks like that We need to get a fast ground vehicle." said the Chief. They searched for some Ghosts. They found enough for all of them. They landed the beat-up Banshee and got into the Ghosts and made a break for the flagship. They saw Hunters up ahead.
"Hunters! Everywhere! In front, behind, and above!" yelled Cortana. They were completely surrounded and had no way to escape.
"Look! Over there! A Phantom! Snipers, get the pilots!" said the Chief. The snipers fired at the cock pit while the others defended them from the Hunters.
"Got 'em Chief! We also got all the others on the ship, so It's free!" said one of the snipers. They ran over the Hunters and made their way to the downed Phantom. They had 15 minutes left until Alpha Forerunner detonated. They were 13 minutes away from their destination but now that they had the Phantom, they could close the gap. They all boarded the Phantom and took about 3 Ghosts wit them. They headed for the ship at top speed. The Phantom had no Slipspace engine so they were out of luck.
"Almost there Chief. About 5 minutes to our destination, with 10 minutes to spare. We should make it outta this ali-" said Cortana.
"Sir! We're hit! They've sent some Banshees over." interrupted Johansson. They turned around and fired at the Banshees. They managed to bring a few down but they had no time to take out the rest. They were almost there, when they got shot down.
"Chief! Everything's going critical!! We must abandon ship!!" yelled Johansson. They all jumped out of the ship and landed near the ship. They made a run for the ship but they were stopped by the Flood. Cortana stayed behind while everyone boarded the ship.
"Go! Get on the ship! I'll handle this by myself!" yelled the Chief.
"No! We can't leave you behind!" yelled Cortana.
"Do as I say Cortana! I'll get on the ship as soon as I drive these bastards back!" ordered the Chief.
"But.." said Cortana. Her voice trailed off.
"Just go Cortana!" said the Chief. Cortana boarded the ship but didn't close the door. Master Chief pushed back the Flood and ran towards the ship. The Flood just kept coming.
"Launch the ship!" yelled the Chief. The ship's engines started. The door was closing but the Flood kept coming.
"Chief! Crab my hand!" yelled Cortana. He reached for it but couldn't reach it.
"Chief!" yelled Cortana. The ship was too high up for the Chief to grab her hand. The door closed shut. Master Chief was there alone, fighting the Flood. She looked out the window and saw the Chief become engulfed by a wave of Flood.
"NO!!!!!!! Land the ship! We have to save him!" yelled Cortana.
"We can't Cortana. If we do, we'll be blown to bits. The Chief wanted us to go. At least he died honorably." said Johansson. Cortana stared out with sadness. The one man she cared for. The only person she cared for. Has died. They jumped into Slipspace and left before Halo detonated. They saved the Universe but at a dire price.…….