Ch.2 Strange World
"Hold on to your balls guys, this is gonna be a rough landing" The pilot ordered over the intercom. Barnes and his squad strapped in and waited anxiously. The landing was exactly as the pilot had said it would be. When they hit all hell broke lose. The nose crumpled and they dug into the sand. "Is everyone ok"? Barnes said grimacing, he had come lose and cracked his head on the bulkhead. "Yes sir, well' a Private paused 'both the pilots are dead". They made their way to the weapons locker and secured their arms.
"Lets move out" Barnes and his squadmates got out of the ship and began moving. They climbed up a steep incline that lead into a dense forest. There had yet to be a sign of covenant ground forces. That would soon change. In a slight dipp in terrain they spotted a group of 5 jackals and 7 grunts along with and elite. "Alright boys heres what were going to do, Jackson you've got the only sniper rifle you find a good vantage point give cover. The rest of you guys stick with me we'll envelope right and flank them grenades first keep moving wait for my order.
Barnes and the 7 other marines under his command moved silently to the flank. Jackson climbed a tree. When everything was set Barnes gave the order. Jackson fired 2 successive shots the first cut right through the elites skull and burst out the other side scattering blood and bits of bone. The second hit a dosing jackal that had carelessly turned off his shield. The rest of them regrouped and turned to fire upon Barnes' group. They opened up first on the grunts as they had no shielding. 4 of the grunts went down with suppressed fire. Barnes tossed a grenade and 2 of the 3 grunts left were no more. Plasma shots and needlers exploded all around them.
"Ahhhhhhh" Screamed a private as he was hit in the foot with a needled it exploded and he fell to the ground but continued to fire his rifle. Jackson picked of the remaining grunt in they methane tank. The grunt went down gasping from lack of breath. "Lets move marines" Barnes led the charge. They had to get closer to the jackals for they were weaker at close range. He yanked the plasma pistol from a close adversary. Barnes knocked the jackal's shield off balance and had just enough time to stick his pistol down the screaming jackal's mouth and blow him to hell. Plasma screamed toward him.
Barnes dove behind the dead jackal's shield. Just in time because the plasma just glanced off the shield a split second later. With only 6 jackals left the marines opened up on them. Wearing down their shields with suppressed fire and peppering them to bits. They took out 4 this way. Another private died after suffering a plasma shot to the chest. There was a gaping hole where his insides had been. "Dammit! Fuck!" Barnes screamed. He unsheathed his knife and jabbed a jackal in the neck. Barnes turned to join his comrades then disaster struck. A needle cam out of nowhere and hit him in the shoulder.
It only grazed him but it was enough to split open his armor and pierce his muscular shoulder. He went down with a grunt and hit the ground hard. "Oh where the hell am I" Barnes said dazed as the world flooded into view. "Your on a strange world and we took out a band of covenant an hour ago" Corporal Jackson informed him, we lost a man im afraid sarge and we have 2 wounded you and another guy. Barnes opened his eyes and saw the rest of his squad. " We did it then hey"? Barnes was still dazed.
"Yeah we did" Jackson smiled.
"Hold on to your balls guys, this is gonna be a rough landing" The pilot ordered over the intercom. Barnes and his squad strapped in and waited anxiously. The landing was exactly as the pilot had said it would be. When they hit all hell broke lose. The nose crumpled and they dug into the sand. "Is everyone ok"? Barnes said grimacing, he had come lose and cracked his head on the bulkhead. "Yes sir, well' a Private paused 'both the pilots are dead". They made their way to the weapons locker and secured their arms.
"Lets move out" Barnes and his squadmates got out of the ship and began moving. They climbed up a steep incline that lead into a dense forest. There had yet to be a sign of covenant ground forces. That would soon change. In a slight dipp in terrain they spotted a group of 5 jackals and 7 grunts along with and elite. "Alright boys heres what were going to do, Jackson you've got the only sniper rifle you find a good vantage point give cover. The rest of you guys stick with me we'll envelope right and flank them grenades first keep moving wait for my order.
Barnes and the 7 other marines under his command moved silently to the flank. Jackson climbed a tree. When everything was set Barnes gave the order. Jackson fired 2 successive shots the first cut right through the elites skull and burst out the other side scattering blood and bits of bone. The second hit a dosing jackal that had carelessly turned off his shield. The rest of them regrouped and turned to fire upon Barnes' group. They opened up first on the grunts as they had no shielding. 4 of the grunts went down with suppressed fire. Barnes tossed a grenade and 2 of the 3 grunts left were no more. Plasma shots and needlers exploded all around them.
"Ahhhhhhh" Screamed a private as he was hit in the foot with a needled it exploded and he fell to the ground but continued to fire his rifle. Jackson picked of the remaining grunt in they methane tank. The grunt went down gasping from lack of breath. "Lets move marines" Barnes led the charge. They had to get closer to the jackals for they were weaker at close range. He yanked the plasma pistol from a close adversary. Barnes knocked the jackal's shield off balance and had just enough time to stick his pistol down the screaming jackal's mouth and blow him to hell. Plasma screamed toward him.
Barnes dove behind the dead jackal's shield. Just in time because the plasma just glanced off the shield a split second later. With only 6 jackals left the marines opened up on them. Wearing down their shields with suppressed fire and peppering them to bits. They took out 4 this way. Another private died after suffering a plasma shot to the chest. There was a gaping hole where his insides had been. "Dammit! Fuck!" Barnes screamed. He unsheathed his knife and jabbed a jackal in the neck. Barnes turned to join his comrades then disaster struck. A needle cam out of nowhere and hit him in the shoulder.
It only grazed him but it was enough to split open his armor and pierce his muscular shoulder. He went down with a grunt and hit the ground hard. "Oh where the hell am I" Barnes said dazed as the world flooded into view. "Your on a strange world and we took out a band of covenant an hour ago" Corporal Jackson informed him, we lost a man im afraid sarge and we have 2 wounded you and another guy. Barnes opened his eyes and saw the rest of his squad. " We did it then hey"? Barnes was still dazed.
"Yeah we did" Jackson smiled.
