The Banshees scattered while the Phantom descended and opened its bay doors so the Hunters from earlier could hop out and combat the Brute controlled Spectres on the ground. We were momentarily vulnerable without the Phantom hovering over us like an armored roof. Enemy Banshees zoomed in from over the cliff tops and engaged ours, but we couldn't focus on any of it, couldn't help out. In order to fire the Scarab's main beam, the Scarab have to remain stationary, putting ourselves at further risk and allowing that idiot Tartarus more time to try and activate the ring. Not an option.

It was all on Keyes until we got there, and I knew her, she was tough. But tough as she was it was only a matter of time; everybody cracks sooner or later, whether they'd like to admit it or not. As the Brutes and Elites dogfought overhead, I noticed more Banshees were coming in from the north. I brought my Bloodhand to bear and took aim at the first one, though I doubted that the plasma wouldn't dissipate before it got to them. This was a task for Human weapons.

The world suddenly became as bright as the surface of of the sun accompanied by a clamor of shouts and weapons discharging and bombs going off. I retreated to the gap between the columns to try and get away what had to be an enemy flare. A moment after I arrived, something blue and fuzzy landed on one of the control panels directly adjacent to head. I looked at it and groaned. It hissed and fizzed excitedly in return. Not ready to be poofed into a cloud of black and blue mist, I dove away from the grenade to the one place I didn't want to be: the ramp that led to the lower deck.


A/N: Welcome back! Long time no see. So, I may have fibbed a bit in. Only the Elites that dropped the Banshees off and the ODSTs are on the Scarab with Johnson. Ludo, the Hunters, and the remaining members of the Arbiter's lance are aboard the Phantom. Got ahead of myself in the promotion. Regardless, I advise that you buckle up. It's gonna be a bumpy ride!

Also, for those who are interested. The website goes live in about an hour. Oct. 18th, 2022 at 11:45pm PST. Still need to iron out a few kinks but it's more or less ready to go and I can't wait to give it to you guys. Most of the artwork I've picked for the encyclopedia portion of the site is not mine, but meant to capture the idea behind the character, item, or region in question. Other art pieces I have had custom made at for prices with triple digits. Soon, all the artwork on the site will be one hundred percent original works. So far, the only original pieces are The Enforcers, all the martians on the Lorhvu of the Scarabs page, and March of the Gongors. My mascots too, but that's a given.

Explore and enjoy!