The Spartan's Solo
The Spartan and the six marines stood at the top platform of the control center. He looked down at the thick jungle and the eerie mist surrounding it.
"Okay the first pulse generator should be up there." Sheeda said.
A nav point appeared above him. He looked up and saw a platform jutting out of the canyon side.
"Well how the hell?" The Spartan replied.
"We'll need to commandeer a banshee."
"Where are we going to find one of those?"
"Right there." She answered.
A banshee lay motionless on the ground of the jungle's opening. Another was next to it a few feet away.
"Those two elites we killed on the way out must have came in with those." Sheeda said.
"Well let's go."
"You got it Colonel." Said the Lieutenant. "Come on marines let's move!"
"I've located the Vendetta IV's crash site. She put down about four hundred kilometers from our current position." Sheeda said.
"Lieutenant, I think you and your men should stay and call for evac. You should take your marines and help those remaining forces at the Vendetta's crash site."
"I would have followed you 'til the end Colonel." Jackson said.
"I must do this alone. Besides, now that the Covenant have called in those hunters and brutes the Vendetta IV's forces are going to need good marines like yours."
"It has been an honor to fight beside you. Good luck sir." The Lieutenant said saluting.
The Spartan saluted back.
"Good-bye Lieutenant."
The Spartan flew the banshee up into the air. He left the fog and foliage far below him. In a matter of moments, he parked the banshee on the platform and climbed out. He walked through the door and down the hallway. The next door opened and he walked into the circular room. The room in the middle had a bright blue light shining out. The nav point was stuck on the floor in front of him.
It disappeared as he walked over it. A large blue beam of energy came from the floor and shot into a receiver in the ceiling above.
"That's the pulse generator. It and two others amplify Halo's signal allowing it to fire deep into space. You should walk into the beam to trigger the EMP burst from your shield."
"Let's do it." The Spartan said stepping forward.
He stepped into the beam. The EMP went off and his shields went down. The ground shook beneath his feet. He stepped back and the beam vanished.
"That does it for the first generator. We should get out of here." Sheeda said.
"Agreed. Go ahead and put a nav point on the next one." He replied walking through the hallway.
He walked onto the platform outside just as the nav point appeared.
"The next pulse generator is through the next canyon." She said.
The Spartan hopped into the banshee and took off. He soared through the air, high above the thick mangled mess of the jungle. The canyon walls narrowed and turned. He went around the bend where it turned again. It then opened up into a large area. The platform lay ejaculated out of the canyon wall at the far end. The banshee's speed took him to the platform in a matter of seconds, where a grunt, jackal, and elite waited.
He fired and killed the grunt. The plasma blasts struck it to the ground. More hit the jackal and elite's shields. He swung the banshee around and came back for another pass. Plasma rifle rounds struck the banshee's front end, doing little damage. He fired a plasma missile. It hit in between the two Covenant soldiers and exploded. The jackal flew and hit the canyon wall then fell onto the platform, while the elite twirled in the air toward the jungle far below.
He landed the aircraft and got out. He then walked through the door and hallway until he was in the circular room.
"Warning: Covenant forces detected." Sheeda said.
He stood and waited. From the hallway to his left came three plasma blades with their owners invisible. Three more came from the right hallway also invisible. Two others then appeared in front of him. They were visible. Both elites' armor shone gold.
"This is bad." Sheeda said.
"I wish I had a super weapon." The Spartan replied.
"We should leave." Sheeda suggested.
"Wort, wort, wort!" Yelled an elite in front of him.
"Too late!" The Colonel said firing his shotgun. The elite's shield went up. The others from the sides came at him. Then the two in the front. All eight were coming at him. He fired again. The elite's shield held.
His left hand cocked the shotgun and his right hand fired. Its shield finally went down. He rolled back into the hallway as it swung at him. He fired again. The elite flinched but didn't stop. It jumped high above his head and came down with a swing. He leaned to the side to avoid being slashed. He shot once more and the elite finally fell.
"Great, now there's only seven." He said sarcastically.
He cocked and fired. The blasts hit and made one visible as it fell to the ground. The other visible one stood back while the one's wearing active camo attacked.
He fired again. Another fell. One swung at his head. He ducked and shot into its stomach. It fell over with a groan. He threw a plasma grenade. It stuck to one of the invisible elites. He ran backwards down the hall as he watched the steaming blue ball run around and explode. Two of the other elites died with it. He then fired at the remaining, visible elite. Its shield blocked the pellets easily. He fired again. Its shield didn't drop. It roared and ran at him.
He stood against the wall where the hallway turned. He cocked and fired his last shot. The elite's shield fell, but it still ran. It thrust the plasma sword forward. The Spartan ducked and the yellow blade sunk into the wall.
The Spartan took the butt end of the shotgun and jabbed it into the elite's stomach. It groaned and pulled the sword out of the wall. He stood and thrust the shotgun forward hitting the elite in the face. Its head jerked back and it fell against the wall. The Spartan hit it again in the stomach, but before he could retract, the elite grabbed it and cut it in half.
The Spartan dropped it and ducked as the elite swung at his head. He pulled out his pistol and fired. The bullet tore the elite's hand in two. The plasma sword disappeared. The elite screamed in pain. It then took its other hand and knocked the gun out of the Spartan's grasp. He punched the elite in the face. It came back and hit him in the stomach.
His shield went up. The ooze began sliding down his body. He made sure he got a lot of the shield on his fist. He then threw his fist through the elite's chest. His fist exited its back and hit the wall behind it. He pulled his arm away and the elite fell to the ground. His arm dripped with purple blood.
"That's um . . . " Sheeda said in disgust.
"Tasty, I know." The Spartan said jokingly. "Now we should get this pulse generator."
He went back into the room and the nav point disappeared. He walked into the beam and his shield let off the EMP. They went down and the room shook violently.
"There's only one left. I'll mark it with a nav point." Sheeda said.
"Two down, one to go." The Spartan picked up his pistol on the way out.
The Spartan landed the banshee on the jungle floor. He got out and began walking toward the door stuck in the canyon wall.
"Watch out Colonel, I'm picking up hunters ahead."
"They don't bother me." He said raising his pistol as he walked down the hall.
The door opened and two hunters stood with their backs facing him. He took his pistol and was about to fire when he saw five brutes standing in the middle room near the pulse generator. He stood and thought.
"What are you going to do?" Sheeda asked quietly.
He didn't answer immediately.
"I'm going to blow up the Vendetta IV." He said after a moment.
"What!?"
"I can't get to the last pulse generator without being killed. So I'm going to blow the Vendetta up. Besides, if I destroy the ship it will not only completely destroy Halo, but also kill an entire legion of the Covenant's best soldiers."
"That sound good but how do you plan on escaping?" She asked him.
"I'll just hop on a cruiser and fly away. Now we better go." The Colonel replied.
"Good idea. We can use the banshee to get to the Vendetta's crash site." Sheeda said.
The Spartan walked through the doorway and out into the jungle. He climbed into the banshee and took off through the trees.