Gambit:
Chapter 2
As the Spartans approached the building, they took the time to salvage what ammunition he could from several mangled human bodies that were part of the last assault on the base. When they got closer to the structure, the Chief turned on his IR filters to see if he could gat a glimpse of what lay beyond the large door in front of him. He saw nothing which gave him a bit of apprehension. They had made plenty of noise outside when they destroyed the army defending the base, and now, not seeing any sign of a welcoming party, gave him cause for suspicion. The only explanation he could come up with that fit the facts was that the door was sheilded. As he made his way to the control panel, the door started sliding open. All the Spartans instanly had their weapons aimed at this new threat. On the other side of the door stood a squad of Grunts and Jackals. He danced around the plasma that came from the opening as the rest of the Spartans opened fire. Within seconds the balance of the Covenant squad was dead from head and neck shots. The remaining Grunts fled deeper into the building and were picked off by a few well-placed sniper shots.
As the shots echoed into the giant structure, the Spartans entered, The corridors, aside from being a tad small, were pulsing a cool purple. After a few minutes of corridor travelling, the Chief saw a sickly green glow from around the corner. He motioned his team to stop and primed a grenade, counted to three and threw it around the corner. As the grenade expolded, two Hunters emerged from a door to the right of the Spartans. Seeing them, the Spartans opened fire in small bursts aiming for the weak spots on the neck and stomach. as the Chief dodged a shot from the Hunters, something caught his eye. From the corner that he had first seen signs of Covenant troops came two more Hunters and a pair of red armored Elites. The Elites charged out in front of the Hunters and ignited plasma swords. The Hunters, seeing their superiors in the way, ceased fire and watched. One Elite was killed instantly as a sniper round tore through the right eye socket of its helmet. As it fell, the other Elite reached the Chief. The Chief, having already spent his clip on the Hunters, got into a fighting stance. As he dodged the first strike from the Elite, Joe came up and, almost contemptuously, smashed the back of its skull in.
The Hunters, angered at the death of their superiors, charged the Spartans firing as they closed the distance. As soon as they started their charge, a sniper round found home on one of the Hunter's exposed neck. The Hunter collapsed as he soffocated to death from a shredded throat. As the Spartans simultaneously switched to the pistols they carried, the Hunters reached them. The Spartans, knowing that it was futile to take on a Hunter head-on, scattered in the hallway. The Hunters, being too big for their own good, couldn't stop in time to dodge the bullets aimed at their exposed backs. The Hunters dropped with at least four shots in each of their backs.
The Spartans reloaded and continued around the corner, keeping an eye out for the subtle distortions indicating camoflaged Elites. After another ten minutes of walking, they encountered a large, highly decorated door. The Chief signaled his team to take flanking positions. In silence they waited for Joe to finish decrypting the code on the door panel. The Chief got nervous, normally it didn't take this long to decrypt a Covenant code....unless they were nearing their target. The Chief and the rest of the Spartans had been extensively trained on what to expect in this mission, except for their target, the 'Prophet of Justice'. This could be their first time seeing a Prophet in person and from what has been decrypted from intercepted Covenant transmissions, they were heavily guarded. The door clicked and slid open revealing a highly decorated chamber beyond.