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Best of the Best Chapter 18: The Bad News
A/N: You have no idea how sorry I am for keeping you waiting. No, I'm not dead. It's just been a series of bad events that prevented me from updating. I got sick, my computer went down, and massive amounts of homework. Well I hope you enjoy this chapter. I took some of my reviewer's advice. I always accept new ideas and constructive criticisms. But flame me for no good reason and something bad will happen to them.
The team slowly crept down the hallways of the huge interior section of the Halo replica's control area. The hallways remained familiar to the Chief and Cortana. They have not come across any hostile forces since entering this area. The chief suddenly got a transmission from Dr. Dufraime – and it wasn't good.
"Chief...UNSC HQ was hit by Covenant forces about an hour ago..." Dufraime said, startled.
"What's your status?"
"We're in pretty bad shape...but there's worse news."
"What?"
"The Covenant didn't send an entire fleet. It was only a few dozen infantry, mostly special ops and covert...their mission wasn't to destroy HQ, it was to steal our information database that has information on everything...everything..."
"You mean, our Time Travel and Team Omega?"
"I'm afraid so. They most likely decrypted it by now and know all about the project. And with the information we had, it's likely that they'll be able to find their own way to travel through time."
Now, for the first time in his life, the Master Chief was worried. The Covenant could go back and change all of history, which means everything he has fought for his entire life would mean nothing. It would all mean nothing.
The chief turned to his team. He hesitated to tell them, but he knew he had to. "Bad news...the Covenant has attacked UNSC HQ. They have taken the database that carried all the information on Time Travel and Team Omega. With their advanced technology, they should be able to travel through time within days. They have information on all of you...where you come from, and what time. We need to stop them before this can happen, or else the results can be horrific."
"Well, we better get crackin' then, huh?" Raynor said.
"I'm not going to all these ugly sons a bitches take our planet!" exclaimed Tommy.
"Good. We better get moving; the final energy beacon is deep inside this structure." Cortana said.
The team cautiously continued further until they came into a vast room. It was a little too quiet for the chief to believe it was safe.
"Keep an eye open..." he warned.
There was a sudden explosion up above. All twelve heads looked up. Spores began to pour into the room. Flood Combat forms headed into the room from the adjacent door. The team opened fire, but it didn't seem to do much. There were too many of them.
"Keep your fingers on your triggers!" Johnson yelled out.
Crono drew his sword and sliced though them like knives through butter. Some Flood were armed with weapons, and they fired back. One came up from behind Jack and whipped him on the back with his loose limb. Jack fell to the floor face first, his back badly cut opened.
"Help me! Help!!" He yelled out, as spores began to cover him. He screamed in terror. The chief fired his assault rifle at the little fiends until they all popped. He ran up to the combat form and knocked it down with his forearm, then drew his pistol and planted four bullets into the body of the monster. He looked at Jack. He couldn't tell if he was dead or alive. But right now, he didn't have time to check.
Samus fired a few missiles, knocking some combat forms to the floor. Another hit her from the side, hard, knocking her to the floor. She looked at her suit, and there was a large whole. Samus switched to her power beam, charged it, and fired it and the creature standing over her.
"Antipode!" Marle and Lucca yelled. The door where the Flood were entering from was covered in a sheet of ice, and then blazed up like an inferno. The Flood within that vicinity were practically disintegrated. A carrier landed near 47 and Kang, and then it blew up and sent both of them flying into the air. 47 hit the nearest wall. Kang flew across the room and was sent through a window on the adjacent side. Tommy pulled a pin on a grenade and tossed it into anther group of the monstrous creatures. The blast sent them airborne, then hit the ground motionless. Max finished firing off his pistol rounds into the last of the Flood.
The Chief ran over to Slate. He turned him on his back, and Slate was hyperventilating, but still alive. The chief picked him up. "Where's Kang? And 47?"
"Over here..." 47 mumbled. Samus found him, but she wish she hadn't. Both of his legs had bent in directions which no one should have to witness.
"Dear God..." she said, looking at him. The rest of the team made their way over.
"What are we gonna do about him, chief?" Max asked.
"Pick him up. We're not leaving a man behind. Where's Kang?"
"He flew through that window..." 47 said, pointing at the direction. The chief ran over. On the other side there was blood, but no body.
"Did anyone see where he went?" The team shook their heads. "Damn it. Well, we have to keep going. Maybe we'll run into him later..."
Best of the Best Chapter 18: The Bad News
A/N: You have no idea how sorry I am for keeping you waiting. No, I'm not dead. It's just been a series of bad events that prevented me from updating. I got sick, my computer went down, and massive amounts of homework. Well I hope you enjoy this chapter. I took some of my reviewer's advice. I always accept new ideas and constructive criticisms. But flame me for no good reason and something bad will happen to them.
The team slowly crept down the hallways of the huge interior section of the Halo replica's control area. The hallways remained familiar to the Chief and Cortana. They have not come across any hostile forces since entering this area. The chief suddenly got a transmission from Dr. Dufraime – and it wasn't good.
"Chief...UNSC HQ was hit by Covenant forces about an hour ago..." Dufraime said, startled.
"What's your status?"
"We're in pretty bad shape...but there's worse news."
"What?"
"The Covenant didn't send an entire fleet. It was only a few dozen infantry, mostly special ops and covert...their mission wasn't to destroy HQ, it was to steal our information database that has information on everything...everything..."
"You mean, our Time Travel and Team Omega?"
"I'm afraid so. They most likely decrypted it by now and know all about the project. And with the information we had, it's likely that they'll be able to find their own way to travel through time."
Now, for the first time in his life, the Master Chief was worried. The Covenant could go back and change all of history, which means everything he has fought for his entire life would mean nothing. It would all mean nothing.
The chief turned to his team. He hesitated to tell them, but he knew he had to. "Bad news...the Covenant has attacked UNSC HQ. They have taken the database that carried all the information on Time Travel and Team Omega. With their advanced technology, they should be able to travel through time within days. They have information on all of you...where you come from, and what time. We need to stop them before this can happen, or else the results can be horrific."
"Well, we better get crackin' then, huh?" Raynor said.
"I'm not going to all these ugly sons a bitches take our planet!" exclaimed Tommy.
"Good. We better get moving; the final energy beacon is deep inside this structure." Cortana said.
The team cautiously continued further until they came into a vast room. It was a little too quiet for the chief to believe it was safe.
"Keep an eye open..." he warned.
There was a sudden explosion up above. All twelve heads looked up. Spores began to pour into the room. Flood Combat forms headed into the room from the adjacent door. The team opened fire, but it didn't seem to do much. There were too many of them.
"Keep your fingers on your triggers!" Johnson yelled out.
Crono drew his sword and sliced though them like knives through butter. Some Flood were armed with weapons, and they fired back. One came up from behind Jack and whipped him on the back with his loose limb. Jack fell to the floor face first, his back badly cut opened.
"Help me! Help!!" He yelled out, as spores began to cover him. He screamed in terror. The chief fired his assault rifle at the little fiends until they all popped. He ran up to the combat form and knocked it down with his forearm, then drew his pistol and planted four bullets into the body of the monster. He looked at Jack. He couldn't tell if he was dead or alive. But right now, he didn't have time to check.
Samus fired a few missiles, knocking some combat forms to the floor. Another hit her from the side, hard, knocking her to the floor. She looked at her suit, and there was a large whole. Samus switched to her power beam, charged it, and fired it and the creature standing over her.
"Antipode!" Marle and Lucca yelled. The door where the Flood were entering from was covered in a sheet of ice, and then blazed up like an inferno. The Flood within that vicinity were practically disintegrated. A carrier landed near 47 and Kang, and then it blew up and sent both of them flying into the air. 47 hit the nearest wall. Kang flew across the room and was sent through a window on the adjacent side. Tommy pulled a pin on a grenade and tossed it into anther group of the monstrous creatures. The blast sent them airborne, then hit the ground motionless. Max finished firing off his pistol rounds into the last of the Flood.
The Chief ran over to Slate. He turned him on his back, and Slate was hyperventilating, but still alive. The chief picked him up. "Where's Kang? And 47?"
"Over here..." 47 mumbled. Samus found him, but she wish she hadn't. Both of his legs had bent in directions which no one should have to witness.
"Dear God..." she said, looking at him. The rest of the team made their way over.
"What are we gonna do about him, chief?" Max asked.
"Pick him up. We're not leaving a man behind. Where's Kang?"
"He flew through that window..." 47 said, pointing at the direction. The chief ran over. On the other side there was blood, but no body.
"Did anyone see where he went?" The team shook their heads. "Damn it. Well, we have to keep going. Maybe we'll run into him later..."