Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or the games that they come
from that are in the story. (Halo, The Master Chief, Cortana, Super
Metroid, Samus, True Crime: Streets of LA, Nick Kang, Dead to Rights, Jack
Slate, Hitman, Agent 47, Max Payne...so far...)
Best of the Best Chapter 5: The Man With Nothing To Lose
The Chief ambiguously pulled out Max Payne's file folder. There was a clear picture of him. There was also some information about him...information that disturbed the Master Chief dearly. He read his file.
"Max Payne's wife and baby daughter were murdered three years ago." The chief said.
"Dear God..." 47 answered, "How come we need his help?"
"After it happened, he went on a crusade, killing all of his former partners in crime. He killed over 25 major criminals in the city single- handedly. I think that proves it."
"Well, where do we start looking?"
The chief noticed that the pod has come to a halt very close to a police station. The chief didn't feel like getting yelled at again, so he threw his weapons into the pod. He then proceeded to the police station. As the chief and 47 swung through the doors, they caught some attention. The chief walked to the front desk, where an officer was reading a magazine.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for Detective Max Payne."
The officer kept his eyes on the magazine. "Sorry he's on duty, you'll have to wait till he gets back."
"Can you tell me where he's patrolling?"
"Hey buddy," the cop said, as he closed his magazine, "Like I said, you'll ha-holy shit!" the cop looked up at the MC. "Umm...he's patrolling near the Apollo...in Harlem." The officer replied, with a nervous tone to his voice.
"Thank you, let's go." He said, turning to 47.
The two of them walked out of the police station. The chief went back to the pod, picked up his guns and climbed inside the pod.
"Wait, what are you doing?" 47 asked.
"Do you really want to walk all the way to Harlem?"
"I see..." 47 said, and climbed in the pod. The chief inputted a little more specific co-ordinate: Harlem, New York. They arrived on the street adjacent to the Apollo.
"Now, all we have to do is find him." The chief stated. Just that moment, the chief noticed that a mugger was robbing a woman of her purse. He held her at gunpoint, and the woman gave him her purse. The man ran off. The chief chased him.
"What are you doing now?" 47 asked.
"Stay there!" the Master Chief yelled back. The Chief ran after the crook. Max Payne was in his car patrolling when he noticed a man with a purse running away from a man with a spacesuit. He jumped out of his car. "Hold it!" he said, pulling out his trusty Beretta 9mm pistol. But the both of them continued to run. The chief caught up to the felon with easy, grabbed him from behind and threw whim to the ground. Max wasn't too far behind. When he noticed the crook was on the ground, the pulled out his handcuffs, but still had his gun fixed on the Chief. He cuffed the felon, then turned his full attention to the Chief.
"Put you hands up." Payne said.
"Are you Detective Max Payne?"
"PUT YOUR HANDS UP!" Max yelled.
"Go ahead," 47's voice came from behind, "Shoot him. See what happens."
Max squinted his eyes and looked at the chief. He could tell there was something different about this guy. "Who the hell are you guys? What do you want?"
"I'm the Master Chief of the UNSC. This is Agent 47. I come from the future to recruit you for the team that will help save the fate of mankind."
Max would have laughed, it he had remembered how. "Bullshit, put you're hands up I'm bringing you in."
The woman whose purse was stolen finally caught up to the men. "Wait!" she yelled, huffing and puffing. "This man did nothing wrong. He chased this man who stole his purse. Thank you." She said to the Master Chief. He nodded. She picked up her purse.
"Are you alright, mam?" Max asked her.
"I'm fine, I'll be on my way. Thanks again." The woman walked off.
"Detective Max Payne. The future needs your help, to save mankind."
"He's telling the truth. We arrived in a time traveling machine." 47 piped up.
Max lowered his firearm. "What exactly kind of enemy is threatening mankind?"
"They are an alien race known as the Covenant. Their only purpose is to end all human life. If you're still having trouble believing me, I can show you the file that we recovered from earth. It contains your entire history, including everything after this moment...and you're death." The Master Chief held out the file folder.
Max waved it aside. "I'd rather not know."
"So, are you coming with us?" 47 asked.
"Why not, I've got nothing to lose. I've already lost everything."
The MC and 47 knew what he was talking about. They headed back to the pod, and the Master Chief set his co-ordinates for UNSC HQ Sector M-9, 2552.
47 leaned over and whispered into the chief's ear. "Hey, sorry about shooting you before."
The chief snickered. Of course, neither 47 nor Max could see, because of his helmet.
When they arrived back at Sector M-9, they found Samus sitting down checking her arm cannon. Out of the other room, Nick and Jack walked out with UNSC suits. Samus began to laugh hysterically.
"What?" Jack asked, "I think they're pretty cool."
"Team," the Master Chief spoke, "This is Agent 47 and Detective Max Payne. Boys, meet Samus Aran, Officer Nick Kang and Officer Jack Slate." They all nodded as a greeting to one another. "Doc, will you tell these guys what we're up against and show them our weapons and suits."
"Sure thing, Master Chief, sir. Agent 47, Detective Payne, please follow me." Dr. Dufraime said, motioning for the two to follow.
"Chief!" one of the scientists said, "Admiral Whitaker's on the phone for you, he says it's urgent!"
The chief ran to the phone. "Sir?"
"Master Chief," the Admiral started, "There's a slight problem. During the time you were recruiting members of your team, the Covenant managed to hijack and take control of a UNSC ship. The ship contained data about the time travel project. It had enough information on the ship for the Covenant to find out how to time travel on their own, to assume that they're not as stupid as we think they are. They also had a copy of our intended subjects. I'm assuming that the Covenant will try to get to the rest of them first. Go as fast as you can to get the rest of the subjects. Also, while you were gone, I looked up a few more. I figured that we could use as much help as we can get. I sent them directly to the pod. Please, hurry Master Chief."
The chief ran back to his pod. He found a few new files, one contained just the name "Mega Man". He still had two more subjects to pick up, one in 1986, the other in 1000. He picked up a file. "Year: 1986. Name: Tommy Vercetti."
Best of the Best Chapter 5: The Man With Nothing To Lose
The Chief ambiguously pulled out Max Payne's file folder. There was a clear picture of him. There was also some information about him...information that disturbed the Master Chief dearly. He read his file.
"Max Payne's wife and baby daughter were murdered three years ago." The chief said.
"Dear God..." 47 answered, "How come we need his help?"
"After it happened, he went on a crusade, killing all of his former partners in crime. He killed over 25 major criminals in the city single- handedly. I think that proves it."
"Well, where do we start looking?"
The chief noticed that the pod has come to a halt very close to a police station. The chief didn't feel like getting yelled at again, so he threw his weapons into the pod. He then proceeded to the police station. As the chief and 47 swung through the doors, they caught some attention. The chief walked to the front desk, where an officer was reading a magazine.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for Detective Max Payne."
The officer kept his eyes on the magazine. "Sorry he's on duty, you'll have to wait till he gets back."
"Can you tell me where he's patrolling?"
"Hey buddy," the cop said, as he closed his magazine, "Like I said, you'll ha-holy shit!" the cop looked up at the MC. "Umm...he's patrolling near the Apollo...in Harlem." The officer replied, with a nervous tone to his voice.
"Thank you, let's go." He said, turning to 47.
The two of them walked out of the police station. The chief went back to the pod, picked up his guns and climbed inside the pod.
"Wait, what are you doing?" 47 asked.
"Do you really want to walk all the way to Harlem?"
"I see..." 47 said, and climbed in the pod. The chief inputted a little more specific co-ordinate: Harlem, New York. They arrived on the street adjacent to the Apollo.
"Now, all we have to do is find him." The chief stated. Just that moment, the chief noticed that a mugger was robbing a woman of her purse. He held her at gunpoint, and the woman gave him her purse. The man ran off. The chief chased him.
"What are you doing now?" 47 asked.
"Stay there!" the Master Chief yelled back. The Chief ran after the crook. Max Payne was in his car patrolling when he noticed a man with a purse running away from a man with a spacesuit. He jumped out of his car. "Hold it!" he said, pulling out his trusty Beretta 9mm pistol. But the both of them continued to run. The chief caught up to the felon with easy, grabbed him from behind and threw whim to the ground. Max wasn't too far behind. When he noticed the crook was on the ground, the pulled out his handcuffs, but still had his gun fixed on the Chief. He cuffed the felon, then turned his full attention to the Chief.
"Put you hands up." Payne said.
"Are you Detective Max Payne?"
"PUT YOUR HANDS UP!" Max yelled.
"Go ahead," 47's voice came from behind, "Shoot him. See what happens."
Max squinted his eyes and looked at the chief. He could tell there was something different about this guy. "Who the hell are you guys? What do you want?"
"I'm the Master Chief of the UNSC. This is Agent 47. I come from the future to recruit you for the team that will help save the fate of mankind."
Max would have laughed, it he had remembered how. "Bullshit, put you're hands up I'm bringing you in."
The woman whose purse was stolen finally caught up to the men. "Wait!" she yelled, huffing and puffing. "This man did nothing wrong. He chased this man who stole his purse. Thank you." She said to the Master Chief. He nodded. She picked up her purse.
"Are you alright, mam?" Max asked her.
"I'm fine, I'll be on my way. Thanks again." The woman walked off.
"Detective Max Payne. The future needs your help, to save mankind."
"He's telling the truth. We arrived in a time traveling machine." 47 piped up.
Max lowered his firearm. "What exactly kind of enemy is threatening mankind?"
"They are an alien race known as the Covenant. Their only purpose is to end all human life. If you're still having trouble believing me, I can show you the file that we recovered from earth. It contains your entire history, including everything after this moment...and you're death." The Master Chief held out the file folder.
Max waved it aside. "I'd rather not know."
"So, are you coming with us?" 47 asked.
"Why not, I've got nothing to lose. I've already lost everything."
The MC and 47 knew what he was talking about. They headed back to the pod, and the Master Chief set his co-ordinates for UNSC HQ Sector M-9, 2552.
47 leaned over and whispered into the chief's ear. "Hey, sorry about shooting you before."
The chief snickered. Of course, neither 47 nor Max could see, because of his helmet.
When they arrived back at Sector M-9, they found Samus sitting down checking her arm cannon. Out of the other room, Nick and Jack walked out with UNSC suits. Samus began to laugh hysterically.
"What?" Jack asked, "I think they're pretty cool."
"Team," the Master Chief spoke, "This is Agent 47 and Detective Max Payne. Boys, meet Samus Aran, Officer Nick Kang and Officer Jack Slate." They all nodded as a greeting to one another. "Doc, will you tell these guys what we're up against and show them our weapons and suits."
"Sure thing, Master Chief, sir. Agent 47, Detective Payne, please follow me." Dr. Dufraime said, motioning for the two to follow.
"Chief!" one of the scientists said, "Admiral Whitaker's on the phone for you, he says it's urgent!"
The chief ran to the phone. "Sir?"
"Master Chief," the Admiral started, "There's a slight problem. During the time you were recruiting members of your team, the Covenant managed to hijack and take control of a UNSC ship. The ship contained data about the time travel project. It had enough information on the ship for the Covenant to find out how to time travel on their own, to assume that they're not as stupid as we think they are. They also had a copy of our intended subjects. I'm assuming that the Covenant will try to get to the rest of them first. Go as fast as you can to get the rest of the subjects. Also, while you were gone, I looked up a few more. I figured that we could use as much help as we can get. I sent them directly to the pod. Please, hurry Master Chief."
The chief ran back to his pod. He found a few new files, one contained just the name "Mega Man". He still had two more subjects to pick up, one in 1986, the other in 1000. He picked up a file. "Year: 1986. Name: Tommy Vercetti."