Chapter 5: A curious ODST
Terra II, Hydracordatus system, Covenant Kill zone, engagement in process…
The lone Helljumper huddled in the heavily damaged point Longsword. He looked out of the cockpit window and saw the Covenant drop ship roar overhead. He scrambled to the back and sat down next to the mysterious object next to him. It hummed slightly and gave signs of life. The marine got up and looked it over. It was pretty obvious, there was a small computer panel on the top with a small touch pad. He tapped random buttons until it hummed to life. The screen flickered a bit before staying solid. There were five lines hinting at a password. The Helljumper repeated his scientific process by tapping random numbers. After a few tries of basic numbers it accepted the password. The screen changed to what looked like a menu screen. It gave him four options: Arm, Reprogram, Disarm, and Self-Destruct. Seeing as "Arm" was the best choice he touched that button on the screen. The screen once again changed, but this time to a small bar and timer. He stepped back hoping it wasn't some kind of weapon of some kind.
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He rummaged around through papers and data pads that were scattered around the ship. His heart beat quickly as he searched for anything that would explain what the thing was.
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The Helljumper suddenly found a manifest for the Longsword and skimmed through it. He swung around quickly as yells started to come from the Longsword with his squad mates in it. Standing around the Longsword were a few Brutes. But inside he saw blood splatter against the cockpit, the yelling immediately stopped.
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He came to the bottom of the sheet and noticed an item listed as classified.
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The Marine jumped behind the pilot's seat in a futile attempt of living. But nothing happened. No explosion, no burning heat, nothing. He slowly got up and walked over to the machine. The bar was full and flashing green, a button had replaced the count down timer, it said: Release. The Helljumper cautiously tapped the button and flinched immediately. The machine started to vibrate slightly along with a low, quiet thrumming that was steadily growing louder.
"What the hell is this thing?" he said out loud. But a crunch in the snow caught his attention. He wheeled around and saw a huge blood soaked Brute ten feet away from him. The Helljumper raised his rifle and charged the behemoth in a desperate act of bravery. He was about five feet away when his midsection blew apart from the impact of a grenade launcher.
*Keep meaning to do this, I don't own any of the Halo books, games, or companies that are involved with Halo…although I wish I were, also, I purposely made this chapter short.