Chapter 6

Not proud of my outbreak on the edge of the town, I sat quietly in the Evac-Dropship that was taking us back to the Emperor. Reach was officially glassed. All those people, fucking Covenant bastards. I didn't even bother looking out the window for Gehenna's Wing, I didn't want to see its debris field.

"Heads up. Docking with the Emperor in five minutes," The Pilot said.

Good, I need some time to sort out my thoughts, I – the ship shook.

"Covenant Seraph inbound, taking evasive maneuvers, stay tight Marines, we may have to repel an entry," I heard on the Comm.

Regg was the highest ranking person here, Staff Sergeant, we were the only ODST on board, meaning that if something happened we were in charge –

"THEIR LATCHED! CUTTING THROUGH THE CEILING!"

Welding sparks came through the roof of the ship. We locked our weapons onto it and waited.

The ceiling panel fell off, revealing a remote maintenance drone, a decoy.

The docking door exploded opened as Grunts and Jackals raced though, Elites in the back firing on us. A number of Marines were cut down by the Plasma fire instantly, Nicole took a HUGE risk, she fired her flame thrower, IN the ship, I opened up with two pistols I took off the wall and other Marines.

A number of Grunts fell with bullets in their heads. Some burned to death. I shot the burning ones the make sure they didn't spread, shit, Grunts - don't - breath - air, Humans do.

"NICOLE! CEASE FIRE! YOU'LL BURN UP THE OXYGEN BEFORE THE SHIP CAN RECYCLE MORE! AND WATCH THE METHANE TANKS ON THE GRUNTS BACKS!" I yelled over the deafening roar of flames, plasma and bullets leaving firing chambers.

Nicole shut off her flame-thrower right away.

The Covenant stopped coming through the hole…

I slowly crept up on it, Pistol and dagger in hand.

I leaned on the wall beside the door.

TSH!

I heard a sound no one ever wants to hear. A Major Elite (Red) burst through the door with a Plasma Sword. It stopped to prioritize targets, big mistake. I darted behind it, grabbing it around its torso and holding the knife to its throat until its shields had been absorbed away. I slit its throat, then pushing on the back of its neck, I unloaded every last shot from the pistol's full magazine into the back of it is skull, then smashed it in with the butt of the weapon.

Its sword fell out of its hand, reverted to 'sheathed' mode, and I picked it up.
No more Covenant are coming out of the docking pod. I think. I step inside slowly after taking a shotgun off one of the Marines. I start to move along the wall of the pitch black ship. To make sure nothing can attack from behind. I get to the back of the pod, farthest from my ship. Nothing but dead Covenant in here, I start walking to the entrance, I hear a hissing noise.

The doors are closing!

I race towards them but they shut leaving me staring helplessly through the window, I fire off a shot into the locking device, but it just sends the shell flying all over the place. The blast doors close blocking me from my ship, then the whole thing starts to move. It's going back…