Spartan Program Created By: Sector 7 Studios

Story:

Chapter 2: No Place Like It!

Looking at Ghram was like seeing a little kid getting hurt. He looked so young and scared as if he was a real Spartan. I felt so sorry for him as he looked around the room as if he was confused about something.

(Sid)- "Ghram, umm are you ok?"

(Ghram)- "Sir, Yes sir."

(Sid)- "Just call me Sid bro."

(Ghram)- "Ok.... Sid. Why such the change of attitude?"

(Sid)- "Oh..., nothing. Its just I'd rather you call me Sid then sir."

(Ghram)- "Ok. Well did you find anything?"

(Sid)- "Nothing yet."

As I continued down the dark close-quartered cave, you could hear strange noises. It sount a lot like screaming. I had to check it out.

(Sid)- "Ghram, Get over here now!"

(Ghram)- "What the hell is that noise? Do you hear that?"

(Sid)- "Im going down there. Follow me and cover me."

(Ghram)- "Gotcha Sid."

It looked like a sewer pipe. The lid was firmly shut.

BAMB, BAMB, BAMN

After 3 shots of my Battle Rifle, the seal on the lock broke. I pulled the lid open and immediatly backed off pointing my gun down the tunnel.

(Sid)- "Nothing in sight! Im moving in."

(Ghram)- "Rodger. Right behind you."

As I grabbed a hold of the ladder, I firmly wrapped my legs around the posts and slid down as fast as I could. The ladder was as long as a 3 story building. As I got closer to the bottom I stopped so no noise would be made to alert someone.

(Ghram)- "I still hear it but its even louder now."

(Sid)- "Yea I know. Let's get a move on."

(Ghram)- "Right!"

There was a tunnel that began with light and ended with dark. I knew I had to use my helmet light but was really scared if I would alert someone by turning it on. I was crounched down slowly walking toward the darkness with Ghram closely covering my back looking the oppisite way. As I got closer to the room at the end of the tunnel I turned on my helmet light.

(Ghram)- "Sid? What the hell is that?"

(Sid)- "Huh?

I immediatly looked towards Ghram's direction and saw a movement in the shadows. You could hear it eating something.

CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

You'd hear blood pouring out the body of its pray. It stood straight up and looked right at me and Ghram.

(Ghram)- "This isn't good Sid! Ready and aimed!"

The shadow started to plod his way closer to us as slow as possible.

(Sid)- " Wait a minute, hold it....., FIRE!"

BAMB, BAMB, BAMN, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM

The fireing stops.

(Ghram)- "Is it dead?"

(Sid)- "I think so."

We slowly walked towards the shadow.

(Sid)- "It's a young form of the Flood!"

(Ghram)- " Yea but what was it eating?"

We both glanced at the pray. Its whole body was covered in blood.

(Sid)- "Looks like a Grunt. I guess the Flood and the Covenant don't get along too well. Huh?"

Down the end of the hall on the other side of the room you could hear footsteps. It sount like there was a enemy with about 40 legs!

(Ghram)- "Ohhh shit! We got company!"

(Sid)- "Fire at will!"

BAMB, BAMB.

As I was firing bullets, more and more of these things kept comming at us. They would stop as if the kept comming alive over and over again.

(Sid)- "GHRAM, OPEN THAT DOOR BESIDE YOU. WE CANT STOP THESE THINGS. THERE IS TOO MANY OF THEM!"

Ghram started to open the door and jumped inside. I was still shooting my gun while I carefully backed towards the door. As I got to it I turned around and jumped inside it. Ghram firmly closed the 500 ilb. door.

(Sid)- "Are you hurt?"

(Ghram)- "No. Are you ok Sid?"

(Sid)- "Yes. That was close. Looks like we are stuck here till them bastards leave."

(Ghram)- "There is like 500 of those things out there! There is no way they are gonna leave untill we come out. What are we gonna do?"

(Sid)- "Lets just wait and see."

About 45 minutes later you could hear someone down the lighted hall climbing down the ladder the we had came from.

(???)- "Ohh shit!"

BAMB, BAMB, BAMB!