Halo: Mercy

Ch: 5

Title: Reach is gone now what?

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For the people that want the Chief in this story you well eventually get what you want. But in the time that this story is set the Chief still is fighting at Halo and I bet you guys have had enough of reading of his exploits there.

I promise that the Chief well come in to the picture soon at later chapters. I might even through a couple of flash back with him appearing. I see all kinds of stories talking about the Chief but I have not seen a story that has a base story line about the Spartans that where on Reach fighting to protect the generators.

The reviews has motivated me to put another chapter up so I wont hold you up with reading this B.S and ill get to the point.

For your enjoyment Halo: Mercy

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Hangar C on the battle ship Ragnarok:

Fred shot off the engines on the pelican and all electrical equipment.

While Fred was doing that the Spartans unsecured them selves and got ready to get off.

" When we get off all of you well remain in the hangar." Halsey told the Spartans

" Kelly, Fred, and Adam you are coming with me to the Bridge." Halsey said to them.

" Yes mam." Kelly answered " Zero you are in command of the rest of the team." she added.

Zero just nodded.

Zero rarely said anything. Of all the Spartans he could probably handle him self the best alone. If we wanted things done with stealth and deadliness then he would be the person that you would send.

Kelly wondered for a while about Zero. He would answer only in nods and gestures. She knew that he could talk and would when he gave orders but it did not went to the extent of a conversation. She only ever saw him talk to three people personally and actually had conversation with them, they where Dr. Halsey, John, and Chief Mendes.

She blew the thought away.

Fred pressed the button to open the Pelican door. The door opened at a moderate pace.

When it opened the hangar was full of people. Marines walked around and technicians did their duties. But the Hangar was full of civilians.

As soon as the doors opened the Spartans walked out. Just as they got off every one stopped moving in the hangar. Every one was looking at the Spartans. They could not believe that the Spartans actually existed they all thought that they where rumors.

The Spartans had been introduced to the public a couple of years ago but many people had doubts that they existed.

The UNSC personnel went back to work but the civilians continued to stare. Halsley began to feel sorry for her Spartans they where looking at them as if they where alien. The younger civilians hid behind adults legs with looks of fear.

The Spartans walked past some civilians. They where at least two heads taller than the tallest civilian in the hangar.

They heard the people say things like. " I cant believe they actually exist, are they even human, they look like robots." The Spartans knew that this happened every where they went. It's not every day that you see 8 ft soldiers that could be mistaken for Covenant.



Their where a lot of people that where shocked to see them but Fred noticed some people that where just sitting on the ground showing no emotions. Not even moved to take a look at them they seemed to be traumatized. Some had tears on their face. He caught a glimpse of a man that had a bandaged arm holding a picture of himself and two kids and a woman next to him.

The picture was damaged it had some burn marks. The people that where on the picture where no where around him it did not take a rocket scientist to figure out what had happened to the people in the picture.

Fred felt sorry for the man but he continue to walk toward the Hangar exit with Dr. Halsley, Kelly, and Adam to the Hangar exit heading to the bridge.

They slowly made there way toward the bridge. They took an elevator to the floor that the bridge was located.

They passed the medical room only to see all kinds of wounded men and women. And a stack of body bags that a couple of marines where picking up and putting them in a stack.

They finally reached the entrance of the bridge only to be met by three ODST. Of all the UNSC people they where the only ones that did not act shocked when they saw a Spartan. The ODST worked all the time with the Spartans. They where the second best that the UNSC had to offer.

" Dr. Halsley the Captain has been waiting for you." a PFC ODST told her.

They Saluted the Spartans and let them passed to go in to the bridge.

The Dr walked toward the Captain who had his back toward her he seemed to be reading some info on his display.

" Are you to busy to say high to an old friend Capt. Luna." Halsey said with a smile.

He recognized the voice immediately.

" Well its been a wh…." He stopped as soon as he turned around. He saw three behemoths that made him feel small and weak.

" Spartans this is Capt. Luna." Halsey said

Kelly, Fred and Adam Saluted.

" At ease soldiers. I cant believe that you Spartans survived that hell down there. You guys are as good as the rumors say even better!" Luna said.

" Lets get to the point Capt. This is Kelly, Fred, and Adam. They and twelve other Spartans which are waiting in the hangar are at your disposal." Halsley informed Luna.

" What's going on Captain?" Halsey asked

" err well doctor we where given the order to retreat. The Leviathan us and three other ships are the only ships able to escape into Slip Space." He said

"What about the other eight ships?" Fred asked.

" Those ships slip space generators have either been damaged or destroyed they are covering us to escape." he said

That when the Communications officer interrupted.

" Sorry sir but we are getting a message from the Leviathan. Admiral Stanford is sending navigational coordinates for a slip space jump." he said

" Roger that son." Luna said

He turned to his navigation officer.

"Enter the coordinates for the jump Sarah." Luna ordered

' Yes sir." Sarah Responded.

" Sir it seems we are headed into the Earths Solar System. But we need to jump to these coordinates first so the Covenant well not track us." Sarah in formed the Captain.

" Do it Sarah." he responded

" yes sir"

The Ragnarok and the remaining ships accelerated and got ready to go into slip space.

Halsey took a look at the camera that showed the ships that where covering there escape.

All she said was,

" Thank you."

To be continued.