Halo: Two Spartans
The Prometheus was the UNSC tactical command post of the omega sector, a 90mm point defense system, 90 archer tubes and twin MAC cannons protected this vessel. It was designed to be a destoryer when in realty it was a cruiser in firepower. Twin reators gave it 150 reator power. But none of this ships capablites was any good to Reach anymore. News of the fall of Reach had desvasted all hope when they receaved a help message, they were on their own. No supplies would come. The supplies were all destoryed.
On the bridge, Capt Thanas sat on his command chair eating some field rations. They weren't all that bad. He had reached the rank of Captain 3 months ago. This was boring part of the human empire ever now. The sensor station in Octumus Prime sector was destoryed. No Covenant came though and No radio tranmissions ether. Reach was the only place that could reach them. Now it was gone. He glanced over to the weapon stations as officer did a check-up. Weapons are hot.
He kept his weapons armed and ready. Covenant could swing by for a visit any time. The crew was in shifts of 6 hours as 2/3 the of the 300 crewmen rested while 100 worked. The bridge had 3 different bridge crews which were qualfied... sortof. Not UNSC standrad but in the middle of nowhere anything is better then nothing.
The AI, Lightkeeper, montinored everything as the bridge crew relaxed...again sortof. None fell asleep but some were reading books that were saved on their datapad.
CaptThanas finished the ration They twisted around the moon. The Planet Elias moved in the oppsite direction of the ship. It had 2 1/2 million cilivans on there that proably felt safe. The Shipyard was building fighters and smaller ships by the dozen. No Cilivans could buy any craft as the military needed every single one to protect the planet. 6000 marines were barracked on the planet. The UNSC general, One General Garret, was in the command of the entire military stationed here in the solar system.
CaptThanas heard a Beep on his datapad, a File from the sensor station. This could be bad news... very bad news. He hesitated and then opened the file. It showed a gaint blob, that was stretched outward in a tail like a Comet. Except that this Comet was 10 times bigger then any normal comet.
"Get me pirorty Alpha channel to General Garret on the ArchAngel. NOW!" Capt Thanas said quickly as he tired to figure out how many covenant ships were there. They did this at where that old sensor station was. Captain Keyes did a spledid job of taking out two frigates and a destoryer. Prossble 2..3 carriers and a few destoryers? mayb 3 frigates? No no, they all can't fit into that... can they?
"This better be good son, this is an Alpha Channel." Garret appeared on the second halo tank He was aging fast with proably 50-70 years under his belt already. He had gone totally bald with a winkling face. His hazel eyes gleamed with exprince. Someone you dont want to cross with. "Spit it out son."
"Sir, a large blob much like the one at octus prime is coming here. I just receaved a file from the sensor station, proably sent it to me since i was a closest. Sir, there could be three carriers and a bunch of destoryers heading staight for us. I'm sending you the file." Capt Thanas said. He tapped a few buttons on his data pad and sent the file. Garret looked at his pad, his small
"I start a evac then, alert all military vessels and tell them to prepare for battle. The Cilivans have The Deliver standing by, pelicans are bringing people to the ship. I suggest you send down your spartans and marines, we're not going to be able to evac them in time.
"Yes sir." Capt Thanas said. The halo tank cut off as the ArchAngel, a UNSC cruiser with a MAC cannon and 120 Archer tubes moved into flanking postiton to cover The Deliver. The MAC cannon could fire two rounds one after another causing Covenant shields to collapse. Thousands of cilivans in ships of all sizes escaping the planet with their lives. Some of the ships were even armed with a few rockets, but they wont do much against a Covenant destoryer. The battle and panic was just beguining.