Disclaimer: Well, If I owned Halo, I'd be so freaking awesome. I don't own anything of Aliens. If I did, I'd sooooo be making this into a movie. Well. Otherwise, it's Bungie's. See ya.
Aliens Vs. The Flood
Chapter Three - The Battle Rages; New Attackers
Gonama'ee awoke to the sound of his alarm clock going off. It was a beautiful day. But he gave no notice of it. He did hid morning clean up chores. And had nothing to do for the day. The Prophets ordered nothing of him and he had no army to tell what to do. So he decided to go train.
"I need to be stronger to defeat the Demon." he told himself.
Others were there at the training facility. But they gave no notice to him. He went to a room where only gold plated Elites could tred. He put his towel down on his old locker and realized he still remembered the combination. He opened it and realized no one was using it. He took this chance and placed his valuables in it.
"Hey, Arbiter. These lockers are made for the gold-plated Elites only." a gold Elite called.
"Back off." Gonama'ee told him.
The gold-plated Elite was with friends and walked over to Gonama'ee.
"No."
"Do you wish to take this further? I will oblige. Let us enter this small sparring ring and if I win, I stay."
"And if you lose. I'll decide the manner of your punishment for disobedience to your ranking officers." the Gold Elite said.
"Very well."
They got into the ring and they wore their armor. It sheened in the light of the ring top. They got into a sparring position and the gold-plated Elite struck first. He ran to Gonama'ee's side and attempted to kick him. Gonama'ee put up an arm and stopped it cold. The other was surprised and so was his friends. Gonama'ee took the leg in both hands. He started to twirl around, faster and faster. He let go. The Elite went flying. He landed in a pile of dumbbells. He got up and lunged at Gonama'ee. Gonama'ee grabbed the edge of the other's armor and fell backwards and put his feet on the other's armor. When Gonama'ee landed on his back, he turned more and released his armor with his hands. Then he shoved with all his might the other out of the ring by kicking him out. It was over.
"I win."
He left the group and proceeded to a holo room. He then turned it on and began his training. He spent about three or four hours there to keep going. He then decided to put himself through one more test.
"Computer. Run through simulation program 'Demon'." he asked.
"Activating."
The room changed to a rocky landscape. Rocks and boulders smothered the land. And in front of him stood the Demon himself. The hologram started to run and shoot Gonama'ee. He dodged and brought out his dual plasma rifles. He fired at the hologram and made a few hits. The hologram brought out an energy sword and sliced at Gonama'ee. Gonama'ee got out his energy sword. They grappled and the hologram jumped back and threw the sword at Gonama'ee. It "stuck".
"Simulation terminated." a computer voice said.
"I was defeated by a hologram. The real thing will be much worse."
"Arbiter, may we speak with you?" Truth said over the COM in the room.
In a swampy part of Halo
"Sir! We can't hold them for much longer!" an ODST shouted.
"Keep going! We have to beat them back!" the Master Chief said.
A marine screamed as he started to feel the acid of the Aliens eat away at his skin. The Master Chief shot with everything he had and tossed a fragmentation grenade into the mess.
"Get back!" he shouted to his men.
They did and just missed being hit with a grenade. Bits and pieces of Alien were strewn about the place. Another came from behind him and attacked the Master Chief. He grabbed the Alien's tail and tossed it across the way. He then shot it in the head in midair. It fell and others were right behind it. One Alien attacked a nearby Marine and he was spat at with the Alien's acid. He let out a scream.
'They spit the acid too?' he thought.
"We need to keep moving! Go on ahead and I'll cover the rear!' he said.
They quickly complied with the order. Master Chief had killed all the attackers, and found that the Flood were coming his way. He grabbed an energy sword from a nearby Elite corpse and began attacking the Flood. Just then, a large, tail-like appendage hit him smack in the chest. He went flying and into some debris from a ship. Right as he was about to blackout, he heard a hissing noise and shots being fired.
"Chief? Chief! Your blacking out, I'm losing you! Chief!" Cortana shouted.
His vision started to blur and Cortana's voice was dissipating and sounding farther off by the minute.
On the Truth Beckoned
"Arbiter, it seems as though this new species is very dangerous to our Great Journey. They need to be dealt with." Truth said as Gonama'ee walked to their side.
"ALERT! ALL UNITS ASSEMBLE IN THE DOCKING BAY AREA. REPEAT, ALL UNITS ASSEMBLE IN THE DOCKING BAY AREA!" a computer voice sounded.
"Arbiter, be off with you." Truth finished talking to Gonama'ee.
They all assembled and Gonama'ee joined with Pokun'aa and Natus'ii.
"Turaga'uu is already prepping our ship. We were just waiting for you." Pokun'aa shouted over the roar of the ship.
"Let's hurry. I'll explain the situation on the way down." Natus'ii shouted.
They got aboard and buckled down for the take-off. When they left the ship, they turned on the artificial gravity and gathered around the map room. Gonama'ee stood at the back of the room while Natus'ii and Pokun'aa told the other troops what to do. There were several hundred Grunts and Elites, waiting for war and blood.
"Elite Commandos, you'll go in first and set detonation bombs. If things get rough, give us a call." Natus'ii said.
Pokun'aa continued.
"Next, when the bombs are set and we are given the go ahead, or if things get really bad, I'll order a frontal assault and storm the place. Got it?" he asked.
"Yes sir!" they replied.
"Arbiter?" Natus'ii called.
Gonama'ee looked up at the calling of his rank.
"We'll need you to lead a special strike force of Acid Elites. They are the green ones in the back next to you. They have more powerful resistance to the acid and you'll need to keep the Queen's eye fixed on you. You'll need to draw the attention of the Queen so the Commando Elites can do their job without detection." Pokun'aa said.
"Very well." he said in a ready-to-go voice.
"Before we land, what is the the oath that the Elites hath sworn when you joined the rank of Covenant Elites?" Pokun'aa asked.
According to our station
All without exception
Even to our dying breath
We shall grind our enemies into dust
"Good. Keep that in mind. Those who would break this oath are heretics. For when you shall face these new foes you will have the urge to run and hide like Grunts. But you are not Grunts, you are Elites!" he shouted the last word.
They gave him a holler of agreement.
"Then let's go wipe a species off the face of the galaxy!" he shouted.
"Let's do it." Gonama'ee said to himself.
As they approached Gonama'ee felt the pressure of the atmosphere. They cleared it and Gonama'ee was looking out into the landing zone.
"Look at that!" an Elite said.
On the ground at about a 50-mile radius, was Hive web. There was a cave to the east. They landed in the massive Hive web. The cave was the point they needed to enter in.
"The ship where we found them is in the Hive web. That would explain that cave. That's the same entrance, but it's now covered in that web stuff." Pokun'aa said.
Gonama'ee was the first to get onto the ground. He was slowly falling underneath the webbing. He pulled out his energy sword and cut the Hive web. It easily broke through and he was free.
"Use your energy swords to cut a clearing for the main ships. The cruisers need to land to send more troops into battle if needed." Gonama'ee told the group.
They eagerly followed orders. When the clearing was made they continued while the other ships landed.
"Pokun'aa? Natus'ii? I'll need you guys to stay here in case something happens to me."
"Let the cold consume you"
"What?" was all that Gonama'ee could mutter before his vision blurred.
And there, in front of him, stood the Demon.
On the other side of Halo
The Aliens had done their job, they took care of most of the Flood, they would not last long. The Flood were no match. In the Queen's chamber she continued to lay eggs. More and more filled the room. In the corner, an Alien Drone spit cystic saliva on a clean spot. A tiny spore formed in the spit, and it grew in size when the roots expanded out. It grew and became a Hive Node. From the Hive Node, Hive Web began to grow. Satisfied, it left the room. It joined several other Aliens. They had heard a huge fight with the other species. They went to clean it up. The Aliens left a Praetorian and two Drones at the entrance. A Praetorian was the final step in a Queen's evolution, it was what linked special facehuggers and eggs. If a Hive had no Queen, a Praetorian could evolve into a Queen. They stood there, and heard a noise. Flood began to attack again. This time with more force. The three sentries quickly were killed and they sprayed their blood everywhere, but it did not hurt all, just some. The Flood ran inside and began to wreak havoc. The Queen heard the attack and looked up from her egg sack. In front of her, stood several Flood with various stolen weapons about to attack. The Queen let out a roar and Aliens stormed out of pipes and passageways in front of the Flood. They began to fight, a rogue Combat Form jumped up and attempted to attack the Queen. The Queen, however, brought up her massive tail and impaled the Flood and threw it into the middle of the fight where it was soon torn to pieces.
On the Truth Beckoned, in the Prophet's Throne Room
"What is this abomination on the ring?" the Prophet of Wisdom cried out.
The ring's lower half was almost completely covered by the Hive web.
"Let us put our faith in the Arbiter." Truth said calmly.
"What happens if those things get on the holy ship?" Wisdom asked Truth.
"Then we must leave and find shelter."
Another part of the ship
"Man, I don't feel so good." 865 said to the other Elite.
"Neither do I." he replied.
They grabbed their chest and they started to sweat. They were feeling terrible pain in their chests and they dropped to the ground. Suddenly, their stomachs convulsed. They screamed in pain. Their stomachs expanded outward and in a final shriek of pain, their chests were broken through. And two Chestbursters, the baby form of Aliens, appeared where the two corpses once were. They quickly cocooned and began to grow. After a while, two Warriors, the basic Transbreed of Aliens, emerged from the cocoons. Their blue armored skin gleamed under the light of the room. Then they ran out of the door to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting crew.
Back in the Prophet's Throne Room
"ALERT! INTRUDER ALERT!" a computer voice shouted over the COM
"We must get onboard the Aericeth." Justice told the other Prophets.
"Honor Guards, protect us." Truth shouted.
The Honor Guards were top Elites who wore large headpieces similar to the Prophets, but smaller. They carried spears and wore glowing red armor. The Prophets floated up the ramp and two Honor Guards came behind them. The Prophets settled in and started to lift off. The Honor Guards that stayed ran to the door leading to the room to make sure nothing came through. Too late. The Honor Guards heard clicking noises. One was pulled into the shadows. The other ran to the middle of the room. The previous Honor guard landed on the ground without it's head or spine. Blood gushing everywhere. The Honor guard saw a shimmer near the door and he pulled out a plasma rifle and fired at the shimmer. He hit something and an image started to blur and become a form. It stood at 7"2' and brought a spear to it's side and extended it. The Honor guard only had a moment to react and scream as the spear was thrown at it. Not only did it impale the Honor Guard, but he was thrown against the wall and he stuck there. The Honor Guard soon died and the attacker turned visible. The humanoid held the Honor Guard's head as it pulled out a small knife and put it to the creature's throat. The humanoid creature cut off the Honor Guards head and carved off the meat and muscle. The creature polished it and put it on it's belt to add to it's collection.
The Predators would have the greatest hunt yet.
End Chapter Three