Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story.
A/N: Thanks to everyone for your suggestions in team members. I was considering putting in Alex D, Turok or Kain as the final member, but someone brought to my attention a hero that I overlooked.
Best of the Best Chapter 8: The Captain
Cortana read the file through her brain. "His name is Captain Jim Raynor."
"I see...and what makes this guy one of the Best of the Best?"
"Captain Raynor was in command of the band of humans which ultimately lead to the demise of the Zerg, another alien race who has been far wiped out since the battles in the early 2300's. Raynor, with the help of his marines and members of another alien race called the Protoss defeated the Zerg on their home planet. Captain Raynor won multiple awards for his courageous actions."
"At least he has experience in fighting big, ugly aliens."
"Yes...he's really a veteran in that field."
"Let's go pick him up. Where can we find him?"
"Let's see...the date that was given to us was 2309, which is the year the battles against the Zerg were over. The location is in Washington DC, following one of his award ceremonies."
"Let's go crash the party."
The chief climbed into the pod and set the co-ordinates. When he arrived, he was in the middle of a field behind a huge building. A few people on the sidewalk noticed his arrival, but didn't seem to care that much.
"Captain Raynor should be inside that building, one of the award ceremonies just finished by the looks of it." Cortana stated.
Hover cars seemed to be leaving the lot. The chief approached the front door of the building, where a man in a tux was standing.
"I need to see Captain Jim Raynor, it's extremely urgent." The chief spoke to the man.
The man in the tux looked at him. "Certainly sir, follow me."
The man in the tux led the MC to a back room where a man and woman were sitting down. The man looked exhausted. The chief pulled out the folder and took a look at the picture. It was Raynor all right.
"Excuse me, Captain, this man wishes to speak to you. He said it is urgent."
Raynor nodded and waved the man away.
"Captain Jim Raynor," he started, as he shook out his hand, "pleased to meet you."
The chief reached out and shook his hand. "Captain Raynor, I am the Master Chief of the UNSC..."
"UNSC? Isn't that some high-tech army group?"
"It was...well, it is. Right now. Can I speak to you in private?"
"Sure." Raynor whispered something into the woman's ear and she ran off in the next room.
"Captain Raynor, I know this may sound hard to believe, but I was sent from the future to recruit you for a team who will fight against the one alien race that threatens mankind's existence."
Raynor chuckled. "You mean the Zerg? They're gone! I killed every last one of them myself, I made sure they were gone."
"I'm afraid not. They're a much more advanced and stronger alien breed, they are called the Covenant."
"Covenant? Never heard of them."
"That's because they haven't found out that our race exists in your time. You are greatly needed as the last member on our team."
"Sounds crazy. But I like you. I dunno why, but I do." Raynor said. He finished off a beer he had on the table. He picked up an extremely huge trophy. "You like that?"
"I have a few of my own," the chief replied.
"Well you should show me them sometime. But right now, I guess we got some aliens to kill." Raynor went into a different room. "Hang on a sec, I'll be right out." When he did get out, he was in a huge space-like suit, as big as the Master Chief's. It was a teal color. A huge chain gun was attached to one of the arms. "Let's go."
Raynor and the chief went back to the pod. The chief punched in the co- ords. On the way, Raynor asked him a question.
"What exactly are the Covenant like?"
"Well, they are similar to the Zerg, they have structural society, rankings, and they're really ugly."
"Fighting ugly aliens are my specialty." Raynor said.
When they arrived back at Sector M-9, the chief introduced Raynor to everyone. Crono was now suited up, just like the others, except for Samus and Raynor of course who had their own suits to begin with.
The Doc picked up the phone. "Yes, Admiral Whittaker please...Hello, Admiral? The team has been assembled. You might want to come down here."
The team members were conversing shortly until the Admiral came down. The chief saluted him. The Admiral saluted back. He looked around at the team.
"All right team, listen up. I don't care where, or when, you're from. I don't care what you've done, what you're doing, or what you are going to do. The only thing that I DO know, is that we're all here for the same cause. We must save the human race. Many of you are experienced in fighting, but not these aliens. You will learn their strengths, and their weaknesses, and you will use them in battle against them. You will learn that the four most powerful things when you're on the battlefield are Power, Stealth, Speed and Teamwork. Keep one eye on your motion sensors at all times. Put the visor down when entering a vacuum area. Reload frequently. Since the Chief has the most experience against the Covenant, he will be your team leader. Now I really don't care how you kill those bastards. You can shoot them, burn them, slice them up with that nice sword you got there, slow down time and pump them full of lead, shoot giant balls of energy at them, or you can throw them off a cliff. But your main objectives are as follows! One, protect Earth at all costs. Two, find the location of the Covenant home world, and three, go over there and wipe them out before they do it to us!!!"
They all replied, "Sir, yes sir!", except for Crono, of course.
The Admiral overlooked the entire team. "Nine companions. You shall be called the Fellowship of Earth!"
"Ugh, sir?" The chief said. "We already have a team name. Team BOB."
"Team BOB?"
"Yes, for Best Of the Best."
"Then shouldn't it be BOTB?"
"Never mind, we're going to be called Team Omega."
"Alright, Team Omega it is." The Admiral said. "The Doc is in the other room. He'll explain to you everything you need to know about fighting the Covenant, but if you need any pointers, just ask the chief here. Team Dismissed!"
A/N: Thanks to everyone for your suggestions in team members. I was considering putting in Alex D, Turok or Kain as the final member, but someone brought to my attention a hero that I overlooked.
Best of the Best Chapter 8: The Captain
Cortana read the file through her brain. "His name is Captain Jim Raynor."
"I see...and what makes this guy one of the Best of the Best?"
"Captain Raynor was in command of the band of humans which ultimately lead to the demise of the Zerg, another alien race who has been far wiped out since the battles in the early 2300's. Raynor, with the help of his marines and members of another alien race called the Protoss defeated the Zerg on their home planet. Captain Raynor won multiple awards for his courageous actions."
"At least he has experience in fighting big, ugly aliens."
"Yes...he's really a veteran in that field."
"Let's go pick him up. Where can we find him?"
"Let's see...the date that was given to us was 2309, which is the year the battles against the Zerg were over. The location is in Washington DC, following one of his award ceremonies."
"Let's go crash the party."
The chief climbed into the pod and set the co-ordinates. When he arrived, he was in the middle of a field behind a huge building. A few people on the sidewalk noticed his arrival, but didn't seem to care that much.
"Captain Raynor should be inside that building, one of the award ceremonies just finished by the looks of it." Cortana stated.
Hover cars seemed to be leaving the lot. The chief approached the front door of the building, where a man in a tux was standing.
"I need to see Captain Jim Raynor, it's extremely urgent." The chief spoke to the man.
The man in the tux looked at him. "Certainly sir, follow me."
The man in the tux led the MC to a back room where a man and woman were sitting down. The man looked exhausted. The chief pulled out the folder and took a look at the picture. It was Raynor all right.
"Excuse me, Captain, this man wishes to speak to you. He said it is urgent."
Raynor nodded and waved the man away.
"Captain Jim Raynor," he started, as he shook out his hand, "pleased to meet you."
The chief reached out and shook his hand. "Captain Raynor, I am the Master Chief of the UNSC..."
"UNSC? Isn't that some high-tech army group?"
"It was...well, it is. Right now. Can I speak to you in private?"
"Sure." Raynor whispered something into the woman's ear and she ran off in the next room.
"Captain Raynor, I know this may sound hard to believe, but I was sent from the future to recruit you for a team who will fight against the one alien race that threatens mankind's existence."
Raynor chuckled. "You mean the Zerg? They're gone! I killed every last one of them myself, I made sure they were gone."
"I'm afraid not. They're a much more advanced and stronger alien breed, they are called the Covenant."
"Covenant? Never heard of them."
"That's because they haven't found out that our race exists in your time. You are greatly needed as the last member on our team."
"Sounds crazy. But I like you. I dunno why, but I do." Raynor said. He finished off a beer he had on the table. He picked up an extremely huge trophy. "You like that?"
"I have a few of my own," the chief replied.
"Well you should show me them sometime. But right now, I guess we got some aliens to kill." Raynor went into a different room. "Hang on a sec, I'll be right out." When he did get out, he was in a huge space-like suit, as big as the Master Chief's. It was a teal color. A huge chain gun was attached to one of the arms. "Let's go."
Raynor and the chief went back to the pod. The chief punched in the co- ords. On the way, Raynor asked him a question.
"What exactly are the Covenant like?"
"Well, they are similar to the Zerg, they have structural society, rankings, and they're really ugly."
"Fighting ugly aliens are my specialty." Raynor said.
When they arrived back at Sector M-9, the chief introduced Raynor to everyone. Crono was now suited up, just like the others, except for Samus and Raynor of course who had their own suits to begin with.
The Doc picked up the phone. "Yes, Admiral Whittaker please...Hello, Admiral? The team has been assembled. You might want to come down here."
The team members were conversing shortly until the Admiral came down. The chief saluted him. The Admiral saluted back. He looked around at the team.
"All right team, listen up. I don't care where, or when, you're from. I don't care what you've done, what you're doing, or what you are going to do. The only thing that I DO know, is that we're all here for the same cause. We must save the human race. Many of you are experienced in fighting, but not these aliens. You will learn their strengths, and their weaknesses, and you will use them in battle against them. You will learn that the four most powerful things when you're on the battlefield are Power, Stealth, Speed and Teamwork. Keep one eye on your motion sensors at all times. Put the visor down when entering a vacuum area. Reload frequently. Since the Chief has the most experience against the Covenant, he will be your team leader. Now I really don't care how you kill those bastards. You can shoot them, burn them, slice them up with that nice sword you got there, slow down time and pump them full of lead, shoot giant balls of energy at them, or you can throw them off a cliff. But your main objectives are as follows! One, protect Earth at all costs. Two, find the location of the Covenant home world, and three, go over there and wipe them out before they do it to us!!!"
They all replied, "Sir, yes sir!", except for Crono, of course.
The Admiral overlooked the entire team. "Nine companions. You shall be called the Fellowship of Earth!"
"Ugh, sir?" The chief said. "We already have a team name. Team BOB."
"Team BOB?"
"Yes, for Best Of the Best."
"Then shouldn't it be BOTB?"
"Never mind, we're going to be called Team Omega."
"Alright, Team Omega it is." The Admiral said. "The Doc is in the other room. He'll explain to you everything you need to know about fighting the Covenant, but if you need any pointers, just ask the chief here. Team Dismissed!"