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Best of the Best Chapter 17: The Rescue
The Chief and Samus headed back to the two banshees while the rest of the team headed toward the third and final energy beacon. Cortana had given them instruction how to change the co-ordinates and had sent them on their way, leaving Captain Jim Raynor in charge. Samus and the Chief tracked back to the two parked banshees. They got in them and flew up to the landing strip up above. They were welcomed, however, by a Jackal, a Grunt and a Spec Ops elite.
"Look out!" The chief yelled, diving and knocking Samus out of the way as a fuel rod shot flew by them, fired by the grunt. The chief pulled out his pistol and planted to bullets in the creature's forehead. The Jackal revealed itself from behind the door, firing its charged plasma pistol shot at the chief. The shot hit him, wiping out his shields, but the grunt's fuel rod cannon self destructed and knocked the Jackal off the landing's edge. The Elite came out and concentrated his fire on the weakened Spartan. Samus fired two missiles, however, knocking the alien back. The Elite retaliated by tossing a plasma grenade. Samus ducked, and the grenade missed her and went over the edge. With the press of a button, her arm cannon shifted, and she fired her wave Beam at the creature, which destroyed its shields and then ended its life when the shots came in contact with the alien flesh.
"Two down..." 47 said, after two of his sniper shots nailed two unaware grunts a few miles away. Team Omega charged at a band of Covenant who were guarding the door leading into the structure that contained the third energy beacon. What they didn't expect, however, was the pair of hunters followed by a Commander Elite armed with an energy sword and a prophet to come out of that door.
"Uh-oh..." Slate mumbled.
"Yikes!" Kang exclaimed.
The two cops fired their weapons at the aliens. They managed to take out a few grunts and jackals, but the Hunters were no match for them. One hunter used its humongous shield as a weapon and sent Jack flying back. The other did the same to Kang. Max came in, firing off his two pistols. Two more Spec Ops elites came through the door. One fell right away from Max's precise and accurate shots. The other went down from Sgt. Johnson's continuous fire with his assault rifle. Tommy switched to his flamethrower and fired at the hunters and the commander elite. They shook off the flames, and attacked the rest of the team. The Commander sliced at Tommy with his sword, but Tommy ducked in the knick of time, but received a boot to the face from the Elite. Captain Raynor fed a magazine to his chain gun and unleashed rapid fire on the Commander. Raynor made short work of its shields, but didn't kill it. Crono placed his blade through the golden colored alien. Marle shot out a line of Ice to one of the hunters as Lucca did the same using Fire. When the blast hit either monster, they both fell to the ground, one burnt and the other frozen.
The Chief fired his assault rifle rapidly at the monstrous creatures known as the Flood. A group of them were in the next room waiting for more victims, luckily Samus and the Chief managed to take them out.
"Chief, the next energy beacon control centre should be beyond those...doors..." Cortana said, less assuring as the Chief turned to see a door, partially opened, bathed in green and purple blood. The Chief and Samus pried the door open, revealing the controls to the energy beacon covered in pools of blood, with flood and covenant corpses scattered about the room. Two broken down sentinels also lay on the ground in the side of the room, one still on fire.
"Damages is severe, Chief, I hope the control is still operational." Cortana said.
The chief went up to the controls and pressed the buttons Cortana had instructed him to do. After a while, a few lights popped up, confirming the change. The chief and Samus backed out of the room to find a group of Sentinels – and the Monitor.
"Greetings, Reclaimer. I can see you are trying to interrupt my plans. I will not work this time, however. This installation will destroy both the home worlds of the Covenant and the Humans. It must be done."
"I'm not going to allow that to happen." The chief firmly stated.
"Oh, I think you will-" the Monitor was cut off by an explosion noise. One of its sentinels were shot down, Covenant soldiers began to swarm in through the doors. The Sentinels fired their lasers at the aliens. At the opposite end, Flood began to pour in the room. The chief grabbed Samus by the arm, lead her through the central area of the room, and back out the door they had entered through.
"Stop them! They're getting away!" 343 Guilty Spark yelled as the two of them snuck off under all of the commotion.
"Cortana, can the Monitor change the coordinates to their original commands?"
"No, I made sure a firewall was up, disallowing all access to coordinate change."
"Good. We should meet up with the others." The chief said.
"Take that son of a bitch out!!!" Raynor yelled. A SHADE was firing at them from a high ledge while more and more enemies were storming in.
"Let's make a run for the door, Captain!" Nick exclaimed.
Flood began to appear over the opposite hill. The Covenant and the Flood engaged in a battle. 47 put a bullet through the head of the grunt that was operating the Shade. Then, Team Omega bolted for the door. Another problem arose, as a pack of six Sentinels hovered out of the doorway, and quickly aimed their lasers at Team Omega. More Flood came down the hillside after devouring the Covenant. Out of no where, two banshees swooped down, firing at the massive Flood rampaging down the hill. The plasma and fuel rod weapons on the banshees managed to kill off the entire Flood, and Team Omega shot down the Sentinels. The two banshees landed and the Chief and Samus emerged from them.
"Thanks for the help guys, though we didn't really need it." Raynor chuckled. "Let's get this job over with!"
Team Omega stood unified together as they entered the structure in search for the last energy beacon.
Best of the Best Chapter 17: The Rescue
The Chief and Samus headed back to the two banshees while the rest of the team headed toward the third and final energy beacon. Cortana had given them instruction how to change the co-ordinates and had sent them on their way, leaving Captain Jim Raynor in charge. Samus and the Chief tracked back to the two parked banshees. They got in them and flew up to the landing strip up above. They were welcomed, however, by a Jackal, a Grunt and a Spec Ops elite.
"Look out!" The chief yelled, diving and knocking Samus out of the way as a fuel rod shot flew by them, fired by the grunt. The chief pulled out his pistol and planted to bullets in the creature's forehead. The Jackal revealed itself from behind the door, firing its charged plasma pistol shot at the chief. The shot hit him, wiping out his shields, but the grunt's fuel rod cannon self destructed and knocked the Jackal off the landing's edge. The Elite came out and concentrated his fire on the weakened Spartan. Samus fired two missiles, however, knocking the alien back. The Elite retaliated by tossing a plasma grenade. Samus ducked, and the grenade missed her and went over the edge. With the press of a button, her arm cannon shifted, and she fired her wave Beam at the creature, which destroyed its shields and then ended its life when the shots came in contact with the alien flesh.
"Two down..." 47 said, after two of his sniper shots nailed two unaware grunts a few miles away. Team Omega charged at a band of Covenant who were guarding the door leading into the structure that contained the third energy beacon. What they didn't expect, however, was the pair of hunters followed by a Commander Elite armed with an energy sword and a prophet to come out of that door.
"Uh-oh..." Slate mumbled.
"Yikes!" Kang exclaimed.
The two cops fired their weapons at the aliens. They managed to take out a few grunts and jackals, but the Hunters were no match for them. One hunter used its humongous shield as a weapon and sent Jack flying back. The other did the same to Kang. Max came in, firing off his two pistols. Two more Spec Ops elites came through the door. One fell right away from Max's precise and accurate shots. The other went down from Sgt. Johnson's continuous fire with his assault rifle. Tommy switched to his flamethrower and fired at the hunters and the commander elite. They shook off the flames, and attacked the rest of the team. The Commander sliced at Tommy with his sword, but Tommy ducked in the knick of time, but received a boot to the face from the Elite. Captain Raynor fed a magazine to his chain gun and unleashed rapid fire on the Commander. Raynor made short work of its shields, but didn't kill it. Crono placed his blade through the golden colored alien. Marle shot out a line of Ice to one of the hunters as Lucca did the same using Fire. When the blast hit either monster, they both fell to the ground, one burnt and the other frozen.
The Chief fired his assault rifle rapidly at the monstrous creatures known as the Flood. A group of them were in the next room waiting for more victims, luckily Samus and the Chief managed to take them out.
"Chief, the next energy beacon control centre should be beyond those...doors..." Cortana said, less assuring as the Chief turned to see a door, partially opened, bathed in green and purple blood. The Chief and Samus pried the door open, revealing the controls to the energy beacon covered in pools of blood, with flood and covenant corpses scattered about the room. Two broken down sentinels also lay on the ground in the side of the room, one still on fire.
"Damages is severe, Chief, I hope the control is still operational." Cortana said.
The chief went up to the controls and pressed the buttons Cortana had instructed him to do. After a while, a few lights popped up, confirming the change. The chief and Samus backed out of the room to find a group of Sentinels – and the Monitor.
"Greetings, Reclaimer. I can see you are trying to interrupt my plans. I will not work this time, however. This installation will destroy both the home worlds of the Covenant and the Humans. It must be done."
"I'm not going to allow that to happen." The chief firmly stated.
"Oh, I think you will-" the Monitor was cut off by an explosion noise. One of its sentinels were shot down, Covenant soldiers began to swarm in through the doors. The Sentinels fired their lasers at the aliens. At the opposite end, Flood began to pour in the room. The chief grabbed Samus by the arm, lead her through the central area of the room, and back out the door they had entered through.
"Stop them! They're getting away!" 343 Guilty Spark yelled as the two of them snuck off under all of the commotion.
"Cortana, can the Monitor change the coordinates to their original commands?"
"No, I made sure a firewall was up, disallowing all access to coordinate change."
"Good. We should meet up with the others." The chief said.
"Take that son of a bitch out!!!" Raynor yelled. A SHADE was firing at them from a high ledge while more and more enemies were storming in.
"Let's make a run for the door, Captain!" Nick exclaimed.
Flood began to appear over the opposite hill. The Covenant and the Flood engaged in a battle. 47 put a bullet through the head of the grunt that was operating the Shade. Then, Team Omega bolted for the door. Another problem arose, as a pack of six Sentinels hovered out of the doorway, and quickly aimed their lasers at Team Omega. More Flood came down the hillside after devouring the Covenant. Out of no where, two banshees swooped down, firing at the massive Flood rampaging down the hill. The plasma and fuel rod weapons on the banshees managed to kill off the entire Flood, and Team Omega shot down the Sentinels. The two banshees landed and the Chief and Samus emerged from them.
"Thanks for the help guys, though we didn't really need it." Raynor chuckled. "Let's get this job over with!"
Team Omega stood unified together as they entered the structure in search for the last energy beacon.