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Best of the Best Chapter 12: The Invader
The Master Chief radioed into Sector M-9. "Doc, send a Pelican to Santa Fe, we need transportation to the Invader."
"Sorry Chief, no can do right now. There's a huge sandstorm over here. You'll have to find your own way there."
The chief was frustrated with the news. He was hoping for a Pelican, or at least, a few Warthogs.
"Hey Chief, you're looking for a way to get south of Santa Fe to fit us all, then hop aboard!" Tommy yelled, heading toward a coach bus that was parked on the side of the road.
"All right, let's go." The chief said.
Everyone walked toward the bus. Some of them had trouble getting inside because of the suit. Tommy drove the bus and headed toward the location of the Invader. Tommy fiddled through the radio stations.
"No good stations in this time, you know that?!" Tommy complained. "I need some VROCK."
"Just drive, will you Tommy?" Nick said.
The bus continued on to the location of the Invader. The team could see it from a mile away. It was dark when they reached there, but the ship was still completely visible in the sky. Lights all around the edges lit up the sky. A gravity lift was connecting the ground pad with the ship. Covenant soldiers were going in and out, some of them brought down ghosts and lined them up in the desert. It looked like they were planning another assault. The rocks and the terrain made it difficult to get to the ship. The team continued to scale the rough ground until they were about a hundred yards away from the gravity lift. A band of Minor and Major elites protected it while others were moving supplies to what looked like to be a miniature base the Covenant were creating out in the desert.
"Before we get in the ship, we have to take out the entire Covenant base on the ground to prevent attacks to other cities." The Chief stated. The team drew their weapons. "Crono, you think you can start us off?" he asked. Crono nodded. He closed his eyes. The team stepped back. Crono re-opened his eyes, to show pure white. He levitated off the ground and raised his hands in the air. It looked like an electrical storm was being created right in front of them. A bright flash caused the team to look away. Quick shots of lightening flew toward the Covenant. The Elites were confused. Volts of electricity hit one by one, causing them to fall to the sand. Some of them were fried to the point where smoke actually began to arise off of the charred body. The rest of the Covenant emerged from the base.
"Now!" the chief yelled. The team charged, firing their weapons. The Covenant were still in shock. They dropped like flies. Nick kept his finger on the trigger of the Assault Rifle. Max repeatedly fired his pistols. Samus fired smaller shots rather than waiting to charge her weapon. Jack limped, but kept shooting his shotgun. Tommy laughed as he fired a rocket into the middle of the Covenant base, sending Elites and Ghosts flying off the ground, some crashing into others. 47 kneeled to the ground and carefully placed his sniper bullets through the heads of Elites and Jackals who were running in distress. Raynor opened fire with his chain gun, tearing down one Covenant after another. They didn't stand a chance, but this time, Team Omega had the upper hand. They had the element of surprise. The Covenant were left a bloody mess.
"What a mess," Raynor said.
Just then, a Commander Elite being accompanied by two Hunters and a Prophet took the gravity lift down from the ship. The team turned around to see the creatures. The Commander let out a huge grunt, and the Hunters charged the group. They charged their fuel rod cannons and fired at the team. On hit the ground near Tommy and Raynor, they were sent flying and hit the sand hard. The other just missed Samus, but flew over her head landing behind her, sending her fore ward. For the first time, the Chief was worried. Kang and Slate ran up to the Hunters and fired at them. Their bullets were easily reflected by the Hunters strong armor. The Hunters both simultaneously use their huge shields and whacked Jack and Nick aside. The two crashed into rocks sticking out of the ground. Crono gripped his sword tighter. Something happened there that neither the Covenant nor Team Omega expected. A blue portal, much like the one that appeared in Sector M-9 appeared in the middle of the desert. Three black figures were shown in the portal, then they stepped out of the portal. Two of the figures were Marle and Lucca, the chief knew them as Crono's friends. They were all suited up in UNSC Armor. The third person was someone very familiar to the chief. The Master Chief was actually very surprised to see him. It was Sgt. Johnson. The Sarge ran up to the chief.
"Sgt. Johnson, reporting for duty, chief."
"Sgt. Johnson, what are you doing here?"
"I figured you guys needed some help." He replied.
The two girls raised one hand each. "Antipode!" They both yelled. A line of fire came from Lucca's hand, as a line of Ice came from Marle's. The two met, then caught the two Hunters inside. The power of the attack sent the two monsters flying, one charred and burned, the other frozen solid. Crono ran up to the girls.
"What are you two doing here?" he whispered.
"We're coming with you, that's final. We're not letting you have all the fun."
Crono sighed. "Delta Force, quick!"
Crono, Marle and Lucca made a triangle formation around the Commander and the Prophet. All three of them levitated off of the ground. Lightning came from Crono, Ice came from Marle and Fire came from Lucca. The power of the three elements mixed and surrounded the aliens. They were disintegrated.
"Is there anything that kid can't do?" Tommy asked.
The twelve of them ran into the gravity lift. They all hovered off of the ground.
"Holy shit!" Kang yelled.
"This is awesome!" Jack yelled out.
"Amazing..." 47 trailed off.
They were finally taken into the belly of the beast. The Master Chief had a familiar feeling when he first entered the Truth & Reconciliation back on Halo. This was different. This was the Invader. They were invading Earth.
"Chief," Cortana said, "the motion sensor is going crazy. Tons of movement."
Something knocked Raynor down. He hit the ground with a thud.
"Jesus Christ, who did that?!" he yelled.
They looked around but nothing could be seen. The chief caught something in the corner of his eye, though. The air looked...wavy. His eyes widened. He pulled out his pistol and fired. The camouflaged Elite was then revealed. He fired back at the chief. The rest of Team Omega turned and fired at it. He was ripped apart by flying bullets. Three of the eight doors leading to the gravity lift area. Grunts, Jackals, Minor and Major Elites poured out of the doors. They opened fire on Team Omega. Marle grabbed her Crossbow she had attached to her suit. Lucca pulled out a small, single-handed gun, which looked like an altered pistol. Sgt. Johnson reloaded his Assault Rifle.
"Fire!" The chief yelled. A huge firefight began between the two sides. Team Omega managed to back up to one side of the very big room. Some of them took cover behind the Covenant receptors they had planted all over the place. Those big, purple boxes the chief would never forget he saw them almost everywhere on Halo. The chief tossed a grenade over his head. It sent some Grunts and Jackals flying. Tommy stood up and unleashed the power of his Flamethrower. A minor elite or two got charred. Samus charged her weapon. She stood up, along with Kang, Slate and Max, and they all fired their guns. Max was hit in the arm with a charged plasma shot. He fell down, clutching his shoulder, yelling in pain. The team managed to finish off of the rest of the Covenant.
"Crono, is there any biofoam left in that canister?" The chief asked.
Crono tossed him the canister, which was only half empty. He sealed up Max's wound.
"You should be ok for a few hours." The chief told him.
"I'll be fine," Max said, "I've been through worse than this, believe it or not."
The team continued into the interior of the Invader, looking for the control room.
"Wait," Cortana said, "there is an input station on the wall. Upload me, I'll download a map of the Invader."
The chief pulled her out if the socket in his helmet and inserted her chip in the station.
"Amazing..." she said, "the ship structure is almost exactly the same as the Truth & Reconciliation. I have the map." She said.
The chief pulled her back out and shoved the chip back into his helmet. The team took Cortana's directions and made their way into the control room. Little did they know what was there waiting for them.
Best of the Best Chapter 12: The Invader
The Master Chief radioed into Sector M-9. "Doc, send a Pelican to Santa Fe, we need transportation to the Invader."
"Sorry Chief, no can do right now. There's a huge sandstorm over here. You'll have to find your own way there."
The chief was frustrated with the news. He was hoping for a Pelican, or at least, a few Warthogs.
"Hey Chief, you're looking for a way to get south of Santa Fe to fit us all, then hop aboard!" Tommy yelled, heading toward a coach bus that was parked on the side of the road.
"All right, let's go." The chief said.
Everyone walked toward the bus. Some of them had trouble getting inside because of the suit. Tommy drove the bus and headed toward the location of the Invader. Tommy fiddled through the radio stations.
"No good stations in this time, you know that?!" Tommy complained. "I need some VROCK."
"Just drive, will you Tommy?" Nick said.
The bus continued on to the location of the Invader. The team could see it from a mile away. It was dark when they reached there, but the ship was still completely visible in the sky. Lights all around the edges lit up the sky. A gravity lift was connecting the ground pad with the ship. Covenant soldiers were going in and out, some of them brought down ghosts and lined them up in the desert. It looked like they were planning another assault. The rocks and the terrain made it difficult to get to the ship. The team continued to scale the rough ground until they were about a hundred yards away from the gravity lift. A band of Minor and Major elites protected it while others were moving supplies to what looked like to be a miniature base the Covenant were creating out in the desert.
"Before we get in the ship, we have to take out the entire Covenant base on the ground to prevent attacks to other cities." The Chief stated. The team drew their weapons. "Crono, you think you can start us off?" he asked. Crono nodded. He closed his eyes. The team stepped back. Crono re-opened his eyes, to show pure white. He levitated off the ground and raised his hands in the air. It looked like an electrical storm was being created right in front of them. A bright flash caused the team to look away. Quick shots of lightening flew toward the Covenant. The Elites were confused. Volts of electricity hit one by one, causing them to fall to the sand. Some of them were fried to the point where smoke actually began to arise off of the charred body. The rest of the Covenant emerged from the base.
"Now!" the chief yelled. The team charged, firing their weapons. The Covenant were still in shock. They dropped like flies. Nick kept his finger on the trigger of the Assault Rifle. Max repeatedly fired his pistols. Samus fired smaller shots rather than waiting to charge her weapon. Jack limped, but kept shooting his shotgun. Tommy laughed as he fired a rocket into the middle of the Covenant base, sending Elites and Ghosts flying off the ground, some crashing into others. 47 kneeled to the ground and carefully placed his sniper bullets through the heads of Elites and Jackals who were running in distress. Raynor opened fire with his chain gun, tearing down one Covenant after another. They didn't stand a chance, but this time, Team Omega had the upper hand. They had the element of surprise. The Covenant were left a bloody mess.
"What a mess," Raynor said.
Just then, a Commander Elite being accompanied by two Hunters and a Prophet took the gravity lift down from the ship. The team turned around to see the creatures. The Commander let out a huge grunt, and the Hunters charged the group. They charged their fuel rod cannons and fired at the team. On hit the ground near Tommy and Raynor, they were sent flying and hit the sand hard. The other just missed Samus, but flew over her head landing behind her, sending her fore ward. For the first time, the Chief was worried. Kang and Slate ran up to the Hunters and fired at them. Their bullets were easily reflected by the Hunters strong armor. The Hunters both simultaneously use their huge shields and whacked Jack and Nick aside. The two crashed into rocks sticking out of the ground. Crono gripped his sword tighter. Something happened there that neither the Covenant nor Team Omega expected. A blue portal, much like the one that appeared in Sector M-9 appeared in the middle of the desert. Three black figures were shown in the portal, then they stepped out of the portal. Two of the figures were Marle and Lucca, the chief knew them as Crono's friends. They were all suited up in UNSC Armor. The third person was someone very familiar to the chief. The Master Chief was actually very surprised to see him. It was Sgt. Johnson. The Sarge ran up to the chief.
"Sgt. Johnson, reporting for duty, chief."
"Sgt. Johnson, what are you doing here?"
"I figured you guys needed some help." He replied.
The two girls raised one hand each. "Antipode!" They both yelled. A line of fire came from Lucca's hand, as a line of Ice came from Marle's. The two met, then caught the two Hunters inside. The power of the attack sent the two monsters flying, one charred and burned, the other frozen solid. Crono ran up to the girls.
"What are you two doing here?" he whispered.
"We're coming with you, that's final. We're not letting you have all the fun."
Crono sighed. "Delta Force, quick!"
Crono, Marle and Lucca made a triangle formation around the Commander and the Prophet. All three of them levitated off of the ground. Lightning came from Crono, Ice came from Marle and Fire came from Lucca. The power of the three elements mixed and surrounded the aliens. They were disintegrated.
"Is there anything that kid can't do?" Tommy asked.
The twelve of them ran into the gravity lift. They all hovered off of the ground.
"Holy shit!" Kang yelled.
"This is awesome!" Jack yelled out.
"Amazing..." 47 trailed off.
They were finally taken into the belly of the beast. The Master Chief had a familiar feeling when he first entered the Truth & Reconciliation back on Halo. This was different. This was the Invader. They were invading Earth.
"Chief," Cortana said, "the motion sensor is going crazy. Tons of movement."
Something knocked Raynor down. He hit the ground with a thud.
"Jesus Christ, who did that?!" he yelled.
They looked around but nothing could be seen. The chief caught something in the corner of his eye, though. The air looked...wavy. His eyes widened. He pulled out his pistol and fired. The camouflaged Elite was then revealed. He fired back at the chief. The rest of Team Omega turned and fired at it. He was ripped apart by flying bullets. Three of the eight doors leading to the gravity lift area. Grunts, Jackals, Minor and Major Elites poured out of the doors. They opened fire on Team Omega. Marle grabbed her Crossbow she had attached to her suit. Lucca pulled out a small, single-handed gun, which looked like an altered pistol. Sgt. Johnson reloaded his Assault Rifle.
"Fire!" The chief yelled. A huge firefight began between the two sides. Team Omega managed to back up to one side of the very big room. Some of them took cover behind the Covenant receptors they had planted all over the place. Those big, purple boxes the chief would never forget he saw them almost everywhere on Halo. The chief tossed a grenade over his head. It sent some Grunts and Jackals flying. Tommy stood up and unleashed the power of his Flamethrower. A minor elite or two got charred. Samus charged her weapon. She stood up, along with Kang, Slate and Max, and they all fired their guns. Max was hit in the arm with a charged plasma shot. He fell down, clutching his shoulder, yelling in pain. The team managed to finish off of the rest of the Covenant.
"Crono, is there any biofoam left in that canister?" The chief asked.
Crono tossed him the canister, which was only half empty. He sealed up Max's wound.
"You should be ok for a few hours." The chief told him.
"I'll be fine," Max said, "I've been through worse than this, believe it or not."
The team continued into the interior of the Invader, looking for the control room.
"Wait," Cortana said, "there is an input station on the wall. Upload me, I'll download a map of the Invader."
The chief pulled her out if the socket in his helmet and inserted her chip in the station.
"Amazing..." she said, "the ship structure is almost exactly the same as the Truth & Reconciliation. I have the map." She said.
The chief pulled her back out and shoved the chip back into his helmet. The team took Cortana's directions and made their way into the control room. Little did they know what was there waiting for them.