The Survivors
Ch.2-part 2
The Escape
2 and half hours after the start of the covenant civil war
Holding cell 16-b"So that's how it happened"
"Son, your saying the covenant has gone into a state of civil war!"
"Technically…yes. They just started fighting, from what I saw there are two factions"
"Who?"
"The elites, grunts on one side the brutes, jackals and drones on the other"
"What about the hunters"
"They haven't really gotten involved, but my gut tells me they'll join the elites"
All of the sudden a 7-foot green figure passed by.
"What the! Chief is that you, we need help!"
Then the figure turned and ran back, obviously noticing the noise.
"Marines listen, I can't save you."
"What, you little son of a." sarge said but got cut off when jack motioned him to calm down
"Why?"
"I have to stop the prophet of truth from getting away"
"You could at least get us outta this god damned cell" sarge said obviously annoyed
"Ok"
The Chief quickly freed them and ran off
"Thanks chief"
"No problem" the chief said voice fading
"Let's get out of this god forbidden place," said jack
"Way ahead of you" the Sarge said picking up a M41 SSR MAW/AW heavy rocket launcher.
"Nice one" jack said picking up two M7/cassless SMG's.
All of the sudden the door at the far end of the hall opened, sarge was able to hide but jack was out in the open. Through the large door came the chieftain of the brutes, Tartarus
"Humph, human you think you can escape, Ha"
"Screw you, ya big hairy mother fucker"
"You shall pay for your insolence"
"Come and get it you Mohawk stylin' bastard"
"Guards"
All of the sudden from behind Tartarus came two honor guards and a brute captain.
"Too scared to fight" yelled jack who had by now wet his pants.
"I dare not waste my time on an over zealous and weak human let alone you"
At that moment Jack became so outraged that he clicked off the safeties and let loose a hail of 5mm bullets on the approaching attackers
"Suck this you blow jobbing cock suckers"
As the barrage continued one of the guard's armor gave and he became ridden with bullet holes.
"One down three to go"
At seeing the death of his comrade one brute decided to shoot at the human. Even though Tartarus ordered to take him alive. Right away Jack dived for cover as red bolts of superheated plasma passed where he had stood half a second ago. Jack looked where he had landed and found two plasma grenades. He primed one, waited and threw. The grenade missed its target and exploded harmlessly.
"Damn it"
Jack primed the second one and, with all his strength threw it at the last standing honor guard. After three seconds of silence a flash of blue lit the room, signaling the grenades detonation. Jack looked over his barrier and saw only the brute captain and…
"What where did Tartarus go?"
At that a sharp pain erupted through out Jacks body as Tartarus hit him on the head with the stub of his gravity hammer. Suddenly darkness engulfed Jacks line of sight as he fell on the ground, unconscious.
45 minutes before the start of the covenant civil war
Briefing room 3-h
Aboard the covenant cruiser –Gallant retreat-.
As Ari approached the briefing room he saw two zealots guarding the door. After a DNA check the guards allowed him passage. The room was fairly large with bleachers on one side, a podium in the middle and an oval table on the other side. At one end of the table Ari spotted Omi talking to the shipboard A.I., Aramushi. Omi spotted Ari and motioned for him to come and sit.
"Guards, leave us"
Four Golden clad Shangheili left the room from their different strategic locations.
"Hello Omi"
"Hello Ari"
"What is so urgent that I was called on such short notice"?
Omi let out a long sigh "one hour, seven minutes and twenty-five seconds ago the demon breached the Prophet of Regrets guards and killed him."
"WHAT"
"I know, I know but that is not why I called"
"Why did you call then"?
"The remaining Prophets have ordered the jiralhanae to be the new honor guards of the Prophets"
"WHAT"
"Just listen, some factions of shangheili are considering rebellion"
"WHAT"
"WILL YOU SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN"
"Sorry ship master"
"Aramushi please bring the message on screen"
A large holographic letter appeared before Ari and Omi.
"This message was received via a secret shangheili communications channel. It's an invitation to a meeting."
"About what?"
"Our fate"