Halo was destroyed, but the Flood was not. The Flood continued its horrific
quest. Infecting Human and Covenant alike. Its numbers grew and seemed
endless. Human forces were followed by the Flood and reached planet Earth.
The Flood continued to infect the Human race and soon planet Earth was
overwhelmed with the Flood. It soon became a "Hell on Earth" situation and
Military forces from around the world had to kick in. However having no
knowledge about the Flood at all, the Military forces were being wiped out.
Armies of brave men and women who dared to go against an unknown enemy were
fighting a losing battle. Cities became battlegrounds and warzones. Many
civilians were forced to fight for their lives. Although the people of
Earth tried to defend their world, it did little to fight against an enemy
who was greater in numbers. The marines from the battle of Halo began a
small but effective training facility to give the soldiers knowledge about
their enemy. The legendary Master Chief who fought in Halo against the
Flood shared his experience and knowledge with the soldiers. He gave info
on many types of Flood beings. "Ok! Listen up!" exclaimed the Master Chief.
"I've fought these things before and I know what kills them.
Simply..bullets...lots of bullets. They also hate grenades. Now you're
probably all saying you could have figured that all out yourself. Well you
were probably right." He joked as the soldiers laughed. "That's the easy
part. But you can't just simply shoot and nade these things to death just
like that. You need strategy. Because even after you kill these things they
might still kill YOU!" he explained in a serious tone. The soldiers stopped
laughing and listened to him attentively. What the Master Chief was saying
struck fear into some of them. He explained about the different types of
Flood beings and various strategies about how to eliminate them. "..Ok now
I'm gonna explain to you about these Flood fat asses. They won't attack you
from far away and they aren't very fast. Keep your distance and shoot. But
that's not all. These fat asses well most likely explode and send off the
small tiny beings I told you about earlier. So don't be too near when he
bursts and his little bitches come after you!" the Master Chief explained.
On went the training for the soldiers as they learned more about their
enemy and even went on with weapons training. However as the vigorous
training commenced the Flood spread like wildfire. Drawing ever so closely
to the training facility the new Marines prepared for this long waited
battle.
"Damn I've been training hard for this day but why am I still scared!?" exclaimed Gary McKenzie. He was a normal civilian who volunteered to join the Marines and battle the Flood. Very few like him ever made the cut to become a Marine. It was probably due to the lack of experience that the former soldiers had. "Shut up man and try not to piss your pants." joked Eric Brinston. A formerly well known soldier for his combat skills. The other Marines laughed with him. "Brinston! Shut your trap before I remove you from my unit! You may be a good Marine but you're no Master Chief!" argued the Beta team squad leader. "Ye..yes sir..." Eric replied quietly. By now the other Marines were cracking jokes about Eric behind his back. He didn't care. "Ok. Master Chief has given orders about how we're gonna attacked these bastards. The Flood seem to be camping out around this area. First Alpha and Delta teams are going to launch a frontal attack with Scorpions and Marines on foot. While they distract them at the front, Gamma team and ourselves will be transported by Pelican dropships and dropped off in the heart of the campsite. We'll be dropped off with Warthogs so I want you Marines to decide who's driving those things. Omega team will provide cover fire from the rear of the campsite with a mix of Scorpions, Warthogs and foot units but they gotta go around the long way so don't get too comfortable. They're also not traveling in a large numbers because they're only there for support. Now our raid is a standard attack and go situation so I want you guys to take down as many Flood as you can. Once we're done, retreat to Omega team and we head home." the squad leader finished. "Now, are there any questions?" he asked. "What's our arsenal of weapons?" one Marine asked. "Standard weaponry. MA5B Assault Rifles with M6D Pistols for secondary use. Try to bring as much ammo as possible but not so much so you'll be slowed down by it. Also you're gonna want to bring a grenade or 2." The squad leader explained. The Marines listened and took a mental note. "Any other questions?" he asked. "Sir what do we do in case we run into some trouble?" another Marine asked. "Well in that case our best option would be to retreat to Omega team ASAP. I mention retreating to Omega team because once the Pelicans drop us off they leave us there. They're not sticking around for the party. And they're not coming back. That leads me to another point. I don't want anybody...and I mean ANYBODY straying away from the squad!" he yelled then glancing towards Eric. "You got that!? I don't want anybody here trying to be a hotshot! Understood!?" the Marines nodded towards their squad leader. Gary was sitting in the middle of the crowd when he raised his hand and asked "Uhhh.Sir.what do we do if we stray away from the squad?" "I just said NOBODY strays away from the squad." The squad leader said. "I know sir but what do we do in that situation?" Gary asked neverous. "Well I guess your best chance would be to find our squad or another squad to stick with. Because if you're on your own.you're as good as dead." He explained in a serious tone. Silence filled the room for a short time. The silence was broken when the squad leader spoke once more. "Ok guys that's it for now. We begin preparation for the mission in 2 hours so be ready before then." He finished and left the room quietly.
Time passed by rather quickly and soon the 2 hours were up and the Marines headed towards the armory. An announcement came onto the PA. "All Marines head to armory for equipment and weapons check." The Marines headed towards their designated armories. There was one for each team. Gary followed Beta team into the armory and found the bio-suit with his name on it. "Guess this is mine.."he said slipping his suit on. After getting his bio-suit and helmet on he walked over to the weapons storage and reached for an Assault Rifle. He grabbed a few clips for it before reaching over and grabbing a Pistol and a few Frag Grenades. Soon after, Eric came over towards Gary. "Hey man I'm sorry for making fun of you earlier. I dunno I was being a jerk." Eric apologized. "Don't worry about it." Gary replied happily. "Hey these things are pretty damn heavy." Gary said looking at his Assault Rifle. "Yeah. But don't hate it too much cuz that thing is gonna be your best friend from now on. It's gonna keep you alive." Eric replied holding up his Assault Rifle. Another announcement came over the PA. "All squads report to docking bay." "Ok guys lets go and join the other squads in the docking bay!" exclaimed Beta team's squad leader. Beta team reached the docking bay and Gary saw the awesome vehicles. The Warthogs, the Scorpions, they were all there. "Alright! Get into a line!" the squad leader yelled out. As Beta team lined up he started calling out all the Marines names. "When I call your name step out! Beret! Ricchel! Vans! Brinston..." and the list went on. The squad leader finished his list and Master Chief came over to Beta team. The squad leader saluted him. "Sir, Beta team is good to go! All Marines accounted for!" Master Chief nodded and took a look at the Marines who were now saluting him. "Good. Ok guys I wish you the best of luck against those Flood freaks. Now move out!" Master Chief yelled out to Beta team. With that, the Marines charged towards the Pelicans, which were ready and waiting for their departure. Warthogs were also placed on board the Pelicans and were fueled, loaded and ready to go. The docking bay doors opened and the Pelicans flew off. Gary looked around to see the formation of squads. Alpha and Delta teams were down below on the ground making their towards the Flood campsite. Gamma team was close behind Beta team in their own Pelicans. Omega team followed Alpha and Delta on the ground. It was a good 45 minutes before they reached the Flood campsite. Gary was now scared for his life. Eric could see he was terrified. "Hey man, don't worry! As long as you stick with us you're gonna be fine!" Eric reassured Gary. They both nodded at each other and focused at the task at hand. Gary could already see Alpha and Delta attacking the front full force. Omega team was going around to the rear for cover fire and support. The Flood swarmed towards the front to defend themselves. This was Beta and Gamma teams' chance. The Pelicans hovered low to the ground and finally landed. The Marines hopped off and started their raid. The Pelicans hovered back up a bit and dropped the Warthogs before leaving and flying back to base. "Here we go! Alright Marines attack, attack, attack!" the squad leader yelled. Te Marines fired endless shots at the Flood and Frag grenades were flying everywhere and exploding. Eric threw a Frag grenade at a group of Flood and exploded right on target. But this only seemed to make more of the Flood to come out of hiding. They were clearly out numbered but the brave Marines refused to give up. "Sir! Enemy groups appearing west from our position!" a Marine yelled over the all the gunfire. "Ok! Squad, watch out! Enemy approaching from west!" the squad leader yelled into his voice communicator. Eric jumped onto the back of a Warthog and manned the M41 LAAG. The Warthog's light anti-aircraft turret. Another Marine hoped into the driver's seat. "Gary! Get over here and give us cover fire in the passenger seat!" Eric yelled over to Gary. He ran towards the Warthog and hoped into the passenger seat, Assault Rifle in firing position. They drove west towards the new group of Flood the squad leader warned about. Eric was already aiming the M41 and pumping lead into the Flood. Gary did the same. The driver didn't stop until he drove right threw the groups of Flood and running them over. Limbs and guts flying everywhere. When the driver had stopped, the Warthog was now in the middle of 2 Flood groups. The Flood surrounded them in a circle formation and closed in on them like zombies looking for human flesh. Eric spun the M41 wildly not letting his fingers of the triggers. Gary still pumping some lead into the Flood, he started to realize they were being overwhelmed. The driver threw a Frag grenade at a group before pulling out his Assault Rifle and firing like a mad man. Soon enough the 3 Marines eliminated the surrounding Flood and sat back for a bit with relief. Alpha, Delta, Gamma, Beta and Omega team seemed to be victorious as the last of Flood were wiped out. It was a good 30 minute battle but they won. They celebrated in triumph and started making their way home before the ground started to rumble. From behind Omega team, who was at the rear of the campsite, was a stampede of Flood running wildly and attacking Omega team violently. The rest of the teams headed towards their aid but it was too late. Omega team was wiped out and the Flood left no survivors. The rest of the squads were in shock before all the squad leaders yelled to their team "RETREAT!!!!!!"
"Damn I've been training hard for this day but why am I still scared!?" exclaimed Gary McKenzie. He was a normal civilian who volunteered to join the Marines and battle the Flood. Very few like him ever made the cut to become a Marine. It was probably due to the lack of experience that the former soldiers had. "Shut up man and try not to piss your pants." joked Eric Brinston. A formerly well known soldier for his combat skills. The other Marines laughed with him. "Brinston! Shut your trap before I remove you from my unit! You may be a good Marine but you're no Master Chief!" argued the Beta team squad leader. "Ye..yes sir..." Eric replied quietly. By now the other Marines were cracking jokes about Eric behind his back. He didn't care. "Ok. Master Chief has given orders about how we're gonna attacked these bastards. The Flood seem to be camping out around this area. First Alpha and Delta teams are going to launch a frontal attack with Scorpions and Marines on foot. While they distract them at the front, Gamma team and ourselves will be transported by Pelican dropships and dropped off in the heart of the campsite. We'll be dropped off with Warthogs so I want you Marines to decide who's driving those things. Omega team will provide cover fire from the rear of the campsite with a mix of Scorpions, Warthogs and foot units but they gotta go around the long way so don't get too comfortable. They're also not traveling in a large numbers because they're only there for support. Now our raid is a standard attack and go situation so I want you guys to take down as many Flood as you can. Once we're done, retreat to Omega team and we head home." the squad leader finished. "Now, are there any questions?" he asked. "What's our arsenal of weapons?" one Marine asked. "Standard weaponry. MA5B Assault Rifles with M6D Pistols for secondary use. Try to bring as much ammo as possible but not so much so you'll be slowed down by it. Also you're gonna want to bring a grenade or 2." The squad leader explained. The Marines listened and took a mental note. "Any other questions?" he asked. "Sir what do we do in case we run into some trouble?" another Marine asked. "Well in that case our best option would be to retreat to Omega team ASAP. I mention retreating to Omega team because once the Pelicans drop us off they leave us there. They're not sticking around for the party. And they're not coming back. That leads me to another point. I don't want anybody...and I mean ANYBODY straying away from the squad!" he yelled then glancing towards Eric. "You got that!? I don't want anybody here trying to be a hotshot! Understood!?" the Marines nodded towards their squad leader. Gary was sitting in the middle of the crowd when he raised his hand and asked "Uhhh.Sir.what do we do if we stray away from the squad?" "I just said NOBODY strays away from the squad." The squad leader said. "I know sir but what do we do in that situation?" Gary asked neverous. "Well I guess your best chance would be to find our squad or another squad to stick with. Because if you're on your own.you're as good as dead." He explained in a serious tone. Silence filled the room for a short time. The silence was broken when the squad leader spoke once more. "Ok guys that's it for now. We begin preparation for the mission in 2 hours so be ready before then." He finished and left the room quietly.
Time passed by rather quickly and soon the 2 hours were up and the Marines headed towards the armory. An announcement came onto the PA. "All Marines head to armory for equipment and weapons check." The Marines headed towards their designated armories. There was one for each team. Gary followed Beta team into the armory and found the bio-suit with his name on it. "Guess this is mine.."he said slipping his suit on. After getting his bio-suit and helmet on he walked over to the weapons storage and reached for an Assault Rifle. He grabbed a few clips for it before reaching over and grabbing a Pistol and a few Frag Grenades. Soon after, Eric came over towards Gary. "Hey man I'm sorry for making fun of you earlier. I dunno I was being a jerk." Eric apologized. "Don't worry about it." Gary replied happily. "Hey these things are pretty damn heavy." Gary said looking at his Assault Rifle. "Yeah. But don't hate it too much cuz that thing is gonna be your best friend from now on. It's gonna keep you alive." Eric replied holding up his Assault Rifle. Another announcement came over the PA. "All squads report to docking bay." "Ok guys lets go and join the other squads in the docking bay!" exclaimed Beta team's squad leader. Beta team reached the docking bay and Gary saw the awesome vehicles. The Warthogs, the Scorpions, they were all there. "Alright! Get into a line!" the squad leader yelled out. As Beta team lined up he started calling out all the Marines names. "When I call your name step out! Beret! Ricchel! Vans! Brinston..." and the list went on. The squad leader finished his list and Master Chief came over to Beta team. The squad leader saluted him. "Sir, Beta team is good to go! All Marines accounted for!" Master Chief nodded and took a look at the Marines who were now saluting him. "Good. Ok guys I wish you the best of luck against those Flood freaks. Now move out!" Master Chief yelled out to Beta team. With that, the Marines charged towards the Pelicans, which were ready and waiting for their departure. Warthogs were also placed on board the Pelicans and were fueled, loaded and ready to go. The docking bay doors opened and the Pelicans flew off. Gary looked around to see the formation of squads. Alpha and Delta teams were down below on the ground making their towards the Flood campsite. Gamma team was close behind Beta team in their own Pelicans. Omega team followed Alpha and Delta on the ground. It was a good 45 minutes before they reached the Flood campsite. Gary was now scared for his life. Eric could see he was terrified. "Hey man, don't worry! As long as you stick with us you're gonna be fine!" Eric reassured Gary. They both nodded at each other and focused at the task at hand. Gary could already see Alpha and Delta attacking the front full force. Omega team was going around to the rear for cover fire and support. The Flood swarmed towards the front to defend themselves. This was Beta and Gamma teams' chance. The Pelicans hovered low to the ground and finally landed. The Marines hopped off and started their raid. The Pelicans hovered back up a bit and dropped the Warthogs before leaving and flying back to base. "Here we go! Alright Marines attack, attack, attack!" the squad leader yelled. Te Marines fired endless shots at the Flood and Frag grenades were flying everywhere and exploding. Eric threw a Frag grenade at a group of Flood and exploded right on target. But this only seemed to make more of the Flood to come out of hiding. They were clearly out numbered but the brave Marines refused to give up. "Sir! Enemy groups appearing west from our position!" a Marine yelled over the all the gunfire. "Ok! Squad, watch out! Enemy approaching from west!" the squad leader yelled into his voice communicator. Eric jumped onto the back of a Warthog and manned the M41 LAAG. The Warthog's light anti-aircraft turret. Another Marine hoped into the driver's seat. "Gary! Get over here and give us cover fire in the passenger seat!" Eric yelled over to Gary. He ran towards the Warthog and hoped into the passenger seat, Assault Rifle in firing position. They drove west towards the new group of Flood the squad leader warned about. Eric was already aiming the M41 and pumping lead into the Flood. Gary did the same. The driver didn't stop until he drove right threw the groups of Flood and running them over. Limbs and guts flying everywhere. When the driver had stopped, the Warthog was now in the middle of 2 Flood groups. The Flood surrounded them in a circle formation and closed in on them like zombies looking for human flesh. Eric spun the M41 wildly not letting his fingers of the triggers. Gary still pumping some lead into the Flood, he started to realize they were being overwhelmed. The driver threw a Frag grenade at a group before pulling out his Assault Rifle and firing like a mad man. Soon enough the 3 Marines eliminated the surrounding Flood and sat back for a bit with relief. Alpha, Delta, Gamma, Beta and Omega team seemed to be victorious as the last of Flood were wiped out. It was a good 30 minute battle but they won. They celebrated in triumph and started making their way home before the ground started to rumble. From behind Omega team, who was at the rear of the campsite, was a stampede of Flood running wildly and attacking Omega team violently. The rest of the teams headed towards their aid but it was too late. Omega team was wiped out and the Flood left no survivors. The rest of the squads were in shock before all the squad leaders yelled to their team "RETREAT!!!!!!"
