Halo: The Nameless War
Chapter One: Omega Team
"Squad kit up," yelled the large black man to the seven marines around him, "we are facing Covenant on every side and they are not going to lay down. We need everything we can get to fight this thing Omega Team. How they found Earth is not necessary, all we need to know is how to kill the bastards. Now sort out who's taking what."
"Jerkin, Private Adam," said a short and pale looking marine in the corner, his speech changed, "I'll have an Assault Rifle and a Plasma Rifle is no one minds."
"Mesa, Private Lana," called a woman from the pilot seat, "I want a Plasma Rifle too, they're good against Elites, and I'll have a targeted Pistol too."
"Williams, Private Liam," shouted another black man near the back, "I want a Needler and an Assault Rifle. And how many grenades do we get?"
"I hope a lot," whispered a muscle-clad woman behind him, "Gainer, Lieutenant Maria. I want an Assault Rifle and Shotgun. Good old human weaponry works well for me. I bet I'll kill more of those Covenant Arseholes than you guys do."
"Reid, Private Diana, "announced a young looking woman in the middle, "bullshit Maria you go nuts and shoot like crazy. We're the ones that end up killing, you just fuck 'em up a bit. Anyway, we'll have enough frags for four each, we'll have to scavenge after that. I'll take a Rocket Launcher, like I could say no as an explosives expert, and a Needler."
"Williams, Private James," shouted the last male almost lazily, "I'll just take a Pistol and an Assault Rifle. I know I'm not going to get much action, I'm just there to reprogram the machines and stuff what else could I do?"
"Relax Jamie, you'll get as much action as I will, if not more considering how desperate the situation is, a Sniper can't do much in a real warzone." A young woman near the front took off her helmet to reveal long flowing blonde hair down to her elbows. As she spoke she hastily began tying it back. "Thyme, Lieutenant Alice. As usual I'll take my Sniper Rifle and my Silenced Targeted Pistol. I hope to god I get some action."
The group hastily gathered up their weapons and munitions before Private Reid gave them each four frags. They tied them to their belts and waited in their Pelican seats. Sergeant Miller took a Shotgun and Plasma Rifle and stood at the back of the Pelican. His team were looking anxious.
"Look, guys," he said, "we had a transmission from Foehammer. The area is completely clear of Covenant right now. Plus, the Master Chief's down there looking for survivors. I hope he finds Captain Keyes."
"But if he's looking for Keyes what are we doing?" Private Williams frowned as he spoke, "why do we have to do this?"
"No matter how good the Chief is he is important elsewhere, we have to search for survivors on the Pillar Of Autumn, especially Captain Keyes, if we can't find him then we have to go searching Halo for him."
"That could take days," said Jerkin, also frowning, "he could have wandered anywhere trying to get away from the Covenant, and what if he's already dead?"
"That's why I'm hoping the Chief finds him. If he does Cortana will send us a message telling us where he is. Then we have to help the Chief rescue Captain Keyes."
"Wait," said Liam Williams, "if the Covenant have found him, which is likely considering their technology, they won't be torturing him on the Autumn. They'll have taken them to either the ship or that camp we found. Truth and Reconciliation's the ship but I'll bet he's on that camp."
"We'd have picked up some activity around there long ago," said the other Williams brother, not cutting his fringe with a knife, "my bet is the Truth and Reconciliation, much harder to break into. I'm more worried about our safety, it's not wise to go wandering into the Autumn, it's liable to explode at any time."
"That's another mission objective," continued the sergeant, "we have to find any problems that could destroy the Autumn, because they're planning to rebuild it and try and fly it out of here."
"We can't go back to Earth," said Reid confusedly, "so where can we go?"
"If it flies again it'll be to lead the Covenant into a trap set up by the survivors of Reach, it was planned straight away but the Covenant were too close. They engaged us before we could target our jump."
The Pelican flashed with red light.
"Ready Omega Team, lets kill us some Covenant."
As the Pelican landed everybody jumped and equipped a weapon. Smiling, the sergeant looked back at his time.
"Leave no Covenant alive on that thing."
With that, Omega Team leapt out.
Chapter One: Omega Team
"Squad kit up," yelled the large black man to the seven marines around him, "we are facing Covenant on every side and they are not going to lay down. We need everything we can get to fight this thing Omega Team. How they found Earth is not necessary, all we need to know is how to kill the bastards. Now sort out who's taking what."
"Jerkin, Private Adam," said a short and pale looking marine in the corner, his speech changed, "I'll have an Assault Rifle and a Plasma Rifle is no one minds."
"Mesa, Private Lana," called a woman from the pilot seat, "I want a Plasma Rifle too, they're good against Elites, and I'll have a targeted Pistol too."
"Williams, Private Liam," shouted another black man near the back, "I want a Needler and an Assault Rifle. And how many grenades do we get?"
"I hope a lot," whispered a muscle-clad woman behind him, "Gainer, Lieutenant Maria. I want an Assault Rifle and Shotgun. Good old human weaponry works well for me. I bet I'll kill more of those Covenant Arseholes than you guys do."
"Reid, Private Diana, "announced a young looking woman in the middle, "bullshit Maria you go nuts and shoot like crazy. We're the ones that end up killing, you just fuck 'em up a bit. Anyway, we'll have enough frags for four each, we'll have to scavenge after that. I'll take a Rocket Launcher, like I could say no as an explosives expert, and a Needler."
"Williams, Private James," shouted the last male almost lazily, "I'll just take a Pistol and an Assault Rifle. I know I'm not going to get much action, I'm just there to reprogram the machines and stuff what else could I do?"
"Relax Jamie, you'll get as much action as I will, if not more considering how desperate the situation is, a Sniper can't do much in a real warzone." A young woman near the front took off her helmet to reveal long flowing blonde hair down to her elbows. As she spoke she hastily began tying it back. "Thyme, Lieutenant Alice. As usual I'll take my Sniper Rifle and my Silenced Targeted Pistol. I hope to god I get some action."
The group hastily gathered up their weapons and munitions before Private Reid gave them each four frags. They tied them to their belts and waited in their Pelican seats. Sergeant Miller took a Shotgun and Plasma Rifle and stood at the back of the Pelican. His team were looking anxious.
"Look, guys," he said, "we had a transmission from Foehammer. The area is completely clear of Covenant right now. Plus, the Master Chief's down there looking for survivors. I hope he finds Captain Keyes."
"But if he's looking for Keyes what are we doing?" Private Williams frowned as he spoke, "why do we have to do this?"
"No matter how good the Chief is he is important elsewhere, we have to search for survivors on the Pillar Of Autumn, especially Captain Keyes, if we can't find him then we have to go searching Halo for him."
"That could take days," said Jerkin, also frowning, "he could have wandered anywhere trying to get away from the Covenant, and what if he's already dead?"
"That's why I'm hoping the Chief finds him. If he does Cortana will send us a message telling us where he is. Then we have to help the Chief rescue Captain Keyes."
"Wait," said Liam Williams, "if the Covenant have found him, which is likely considering their technology, they won't be torturing him on the Autumn. They'll have taken them to either the ship or that camp we found. Truth and Reconciliation's the ship but I'll bet he's on that camp."
"We'd have picked up some activity around there long ago," said the other Williams brother, not cutting his fringe with a knife, "my bet is the Truth and Reconciliation, much harder to break into. I'm more worried about our safety, it's not wise to go wandering into the Autumn, it's liable to explode at any time."
"That's another mission objective," continued the sergeant, "we have to find any problems that could destroy the Autumn, because they're planning to rebuild it and try and fly it out of here."
"We can't go back to Earth," said Reid confusedly, "so where can we go?"
"If it flies again it'll be to lead the Covenant into a trap set up by the survivors of Reach, it was planned straight away but the Covenant were too close. They engaged us before we could target our jump."
The Pelican flashed with red light.
"Ready Omega Team, lets kill us some Covenant."
As the Pelican landed everybody jumped and equipped a weapon. Smiling, the sergeant looked back at his time.
"Leave no Covenant alive on that thing."
With that, Omega Team leapt out.