Halo: The Nameless War
Chapter 12: The War Begins
The Wraith tank kept them well covered. Jerkin and Gainer kept on the top, while Reid rode her Ghost around it to keep it covered. They moved quickly, going towards the control room until they turned into a large room with a panel in the middle on a raised podium.
Already, a furious battle between the Flood and the Covenant was happening there. Reid turned away and moved into one of two dips in the flooring. The Wraith let out a mortar before Gainer called for more cover. Williams followed the Ghost down and was also followed by the Flood. Jerkin and Gainer turned as the Ghost swooped around the Wraith and blasted down the Flood. The Wraith stopped and began to turn. From the back came Thyme, rolling to the side and aiming her Sniper Rifle at the battle. The Covenant were dominating the battle and she felt the need to take a blast.
Her shot went right through the head of a shieldless Black Elite. She shot again, damaging the shield of a Gold Elite bearing a Plasma Sword. A Flood managed to finish it off with a vicious swipe. She took another shot, taking down a Blue Elite and her last damaged another blue. The Wraith shot another mortar, clearing what remaining of her targets.
The battle continued without them, leaving them in a corner while the two factions battled between themselves. The team stayed still for a little while, willing their enemies to kill each other as quickly as they could, but they did not have time to waste. They moved to the right, past the large area blocking their way and sent another mortar at their foes. Thyme finished off what was left using her Sniper Rifle and Pistol. Once it was clear Williams chose a door and went through it. He moved quickly, blasting mortars whenever he saw enemies. Before long they were coming into the centre of the Covenant ship and found it a battlesite they were not prepared for.
As soon as they came near the control room the tank sent out a mortar, clearing the immediate area, but it was well defended. The control room was a large booth protected by several see-through walls of plasma. There were two entrances, one at either side and two ramps leading up to the entrances, but before the ramps was a large flat area covered with Flood. On the top of the booth stood several Covenant shields protecting a huge Covenant force that was firing down on their enemies. The ramps were also amazingly well covered, no Flood had managed to even get close by the look of it. A Wraith tank or two was also positioned on the roof, firing down. The Flood came at the team, who began guarding it with everything they had. Williams targeted the roof of the Plasma booth, firing up at a Wraith he hit it and it exploded, taking off two shields and a load of Covenant. Williams began the recharge as Reid's Ghost flew past, blasting down a transformed Hunter, which in turn took away several Flood around it.
Jerkin shot wildly at anything that came close, throwing grenades over as quickly as he could. Gainer did similar beside him, although she fired constantly. A second Wraith replaced the first on the roof and was quickly blasted away by Williams. Jerkin called for Williams to clear the ramps upward as he began recharging. From doors to the left and the right the Flood rushed forwards, these going for the control room. They blasted with Shotguns, Needlers and Rocket Launchers but still the Covenant held firm. A mortar blast came at them, but still did nothing to clear the way. Reinforcements came quickly and often.
The Flood continued to go for the Covenant control room, but the Covenant were keeping them well at bay. Omega Team were pinned down on their side, Jerkin called for Williams to pull the tank back into the corridor so that they were no longer under fire. Going back in Thyme climbed out and leapt on the back with Jerkin and Gainer. Moving in to fire another mortar she unleashed all four shots from her clip. She took down one Hunter, two Blue Elites and cleared the shield on a red Elite.
For a long time the entire team squashed themselves into the tank, as it was their only armour. The battle raged for a long time, with Omega Team left in solitary for a long while. It was a long time before a push was made to get them back into the battle. As they went towards the door to check on the battle they saw a Flood battalion going at the entrance to the control room. Williams aimed a mortar to help them out and the tank went dead.
"James, what the hell just happened?" asked Jerkin quickly, now firing his Assault Rifle for his life.
"It's dead," came the reply, "it's overloaded, get the hell away from it!"
The team split quickly, running in different directions while blasting for their lives.
Jerkin opened fire at a combat Flood close to him, taking it down. He clubbed at a grunt in front of him with the butt of his gun and picked up it's Needler. Looking around for something coming at him he launched all eighteen rounds into a Red Elite coming at him from across the room. The explosion ripped the Elite apart before taking out several small heads attacking it. Looking back at the Wraith mortar just in time to see it explode he stopped in his tracks, unable to see the rest of his team.
The heads almost instantly surrounded Gainer. She shot randomly with her Assault Rifle, hitting as many as she could and taking note that they popped on her shield. Moving forward she surprised a combat Flood that was firing it's Pistol at a Jackal and took it down before throwing a frag into the oncoming Covenant. Once she was clear she looked back. The tank exploded, sending flood scattering. But the team was nowhere to be seen.
Thyme left her Sniper Rifle behind, she was out. Running forward she picked up a Plasma Rifle from a dead Blue Elite. With the rifle in one hand and her pistol in the other she opened fire at two blue jackals in front of her. The flood behind them finished them. A Fuel Rod blast went over her head, crashing into more flood following her. She dived to the ground, avoiding fire between a Rocket carrying flood and an attacking wave of Covenant. Crawling along she grabbed hold of a fallen Shotgun and looked back at the victorious rocketeer. She fell back, the blast from the Wraith had knocked her, rubble crushed the rocket flood.
Reid had left her Ghost behind. It was a distraction and likely to be targeted so now she was defenceless. She ran away from the Wraith and into the Flood. She fired her Assault Rifle, unsteadying a Flood that was shooting a Plasma Pistol at her before slamming her gun into it's head. She stopped to reload, and dropped a clip in her rush. She ran on, getting a clip in this time. Her last. She fired it, hitting anything that came near her before the explosion came behind her. She made it to the door and it opened before her. Covenant reinforcements had arrived. She dived, trying hard to get away before she was crushed.
Jerkin ran towards Reid, blasting at the Flood. He threw a Plasma Grenade into the advancing Elites and grabbed onto Reid, dragging her away from the door and into a corner.
"Reid, can you see anybody?" he called, firing at anything that came near them.
"I need Assault Rifle rounds," she replied, grabbing some handed to her, "I can see Gainer across the way. She looks fine, holding her own. We'll have to cross the door the Covenant have come in through to get to her. Thyme's hidden beneath one of the ramps to the control room. They haven't seen her. I can't see Williams. What should we do?"
"We meet up and then we break through. I don't care what happens, it's kill or be killed. Let's go."
Chapter 12: The War Begins
The Wraith tank kept them well covered. Jerkin and Gainer kept on the top, while Reid rode her Ghost around it to keep it covered. They moved quickly, going towards the control room until they turned into a large room with a panel in the middle on a raised podium.
Already, a furious battle between the Flood and the Covenant was happening there. Reid turned away and moved into one of two dips in the flooring. The Wraith let out a mortar before Gainer called for more cover. Williams followed the Ghost down and was also followed by the Flood. Jerkin and Gainer turned as the Ghost swooped around the Wraith and blasted down the Flood. The Wraith stopped and began to turn. From the back came Thyme, rolling to the side and aiming her Sniper Rifle at the battle. The Covenant were dominating the battle and she felt the need to take a blast.
Her shot went right through the head of a shieldless Black Elite. She shot again, damaging the shield of a Gold Elite bearing a Plasma Sword. A Flood managed to finish it off with a vicious swipe. She took another shot, taking down a Blue Elite and her last damaged another blue. The Wraith shot another mortar, clearing what remaining of her targets.
The battle continued without them, leaving them in a corner while the two factions battled between themselves. The team stayed still for a little while, willing their enemies to kill each other as quickly as they could, but they did not have time to waste. They moved to the right, past the large area blocking their way and sent another mortar at their foes. Thyme finished off what was left using her Sniper Rifle and Pistol. Once it was clear Williams chose a door and went through it. He moved quickly, blasting mortars whenever he saw enemies. Before long they were coming into the centre of the Covenant ship and found it a battlesite they were not prepared for.
As soon as they came near the control room the tank sent out a mortar, clearing the immediate area, but it was well defended. The control room was a large booth protected by several see-through walls of plasma. There were two entrances, one at either side and two ramps leading up to the entrances, but before the ramps was a large flat area covered with Flood. On the top of the booth stood several Covenant shields protecting a huge Covenant force that was firing down on their enemies. The ramps were also amazingly well covered, no Flood had managed to even get close by the look of it. A Wraith tank or two was also positioned on the roof, firing down. The Flood came at the team, who began guarding it with everything they had. Williams targeted the roof of the Plasma booth, firing up at a Wraith he hit it and it exploded, taking off two shields and a load of Covenant. Williams began the recharge as Reid's Ghost flew past, blasting down a transformed Hunter, which in turn took away several Flood around it.
Jerkin shot wildly at anything that came close, throwing grenades over as quickly as he could. Gainer did similar beside him, although she fired constantly. A second Wraith replaced the first on the roof and was quickly blasted away by Williams. Jerkin called for Williams to clear the ramps upward as he began recharging. From doors to the left and the right the Flood rushed forwards, these going for the control room. They blasted with Shotguns, Needlers and Rocket Launchers but still the Covenant held firm. A mortar blast came at them, but still did nothing to clear the way. Reinforcements came quickly and often.
The Flood continued to go for the Covenant control room, but the Covenant were keeping them well at bay. Omega Team were pinned down on their side, Jerkin called for Williams to pull the tank back into the corridor so that they were no longer under fire. Going back in Thyme climbed out and leapt on the back with Jerkin and Gainer. Moving in to fire another mortar she unleashed all four shots from her clip. She took down one Hunter, two Blue Elites and cleared the shield on a red Elite.
For a long time the entire team squashed themselves into the tank, as it was their only armour. The battle raged for a long time, with Omega Team left in solitary for a long while. It was a long time before a push was made to get them back into the battle. As they went towards the door to check on the battle they saw a Flood battalion going at the entrance to the control room. Williams aimed a mortar to help them out and the tank went dead.
"James, what the hell just happened?" asked Jerkin quickly, now firing his Assault Rifle for his life.
"It's dead," came the reply, "it's overloaded, get the hell away from it!"
The team split quickly, running in different directions while blasting for their lives.
Jerkin opened fire at a combat Flood close to him, taking it down. He clubbed at a grunt in front of him with the butt of his gun and picked up it's Needler. Looking around for something coming at him he launched all eighteen rounds into a Red Elite coming at him from across the room. The explosion ripped the Elite apart before taking out several small heads attacking it. Looking back at the Wraith mortar just in time to see it explode he stopped in his tracks, unable to see the rest of his team.
The heads almost instantly surrounded Gainer. She shot randomly with her Assault Rifle, hitting as many as she could and taking note that they popped on her shield. Moving forward she surprised a combat Flood that was firing it's Pistol at a Jackal and took it down before throwing a frag into the oncoming Covenant. Once she was clear she looked back. The tank exploded, sending flood scattering. But the team was nowhere to be seen.
Thyme left her Sniper Rifle behind, she was out. Running forward she picked up a Plasma Rifle from a dead Blue Elite. With the rifle in one hand and her pistol in the other she opened fire at two blue jackals in front of her. The flood behind them finished them. A Fuel Rod blast went over her head, crashing into more flood following her. She dived to the ground, avoiding fire between a Rocket carrying flood and an attacking wave of Covenant. Crawling along she grabbed hold of a fallen Shotgun and looked back at the victorious rocketeer. She fell back, the blast from the Wraith had knocked her, rubble crushed the rocket flood.
Reid had left her Ghost behind. It was a distraction and likely to be targeted so now she was defenceless. She ran away from the Wraith and into the Flood. She fired her Assault Rifle, unsteadying a Flood that was shooting a Plasma Pistol at her before slamming her gun into it's head. She stopped to reload, and dropped a clip in her rush. She ran on, getting a clip in this time. Her last. She fired it, hitting anything that came near her before the explosion came behind her. She made it to the door and it opened before her. Covenant reinforcements had arrived. She dived, trying hard to get away before she was crushed.
Jerkin ran towards Reid, blasting at the Flood. He threw a Plasma Grenade into the advancing Elites and grabbed onto Reid, dragging her away from the door and into a corner.
"Reid, can you see anybody?" he called, firing at anything that came near them.
"I need Assault Rifle rounds," she replied, grabbing some handed to her, "I can see Gainer across the way. She looks fine, holding her own. We'll have to cross the door the Covenant have come in through to get to her. Thyme's hidden beneath one of the ramps to the control room. They haven't seen her. I can't see Williams. What should we do?"
"We meet up and then we break through. I don't care what happens, it's kill or be killed. Let's go."