Halo:Legendary Warriors

Just so everyone knows Sergeant John is not Sergeant Johnson. His name is John Thermish.

Chapter one, High Charity

Nick climbed on board the Pelican dropship nearly and hour ago. The pilot said 5 minutes ago to get ready and, that they were coming in hot. The Flood instantly fired at the dropship. The pilot started to land, but Nick jumped out. He encumbered his M90 and pumped it. He fired the M90 into the oncoming flood and blew them back to hell. The fight lasted nearly 10 minutes and then the landing zone was clear. The pilot left about 5 minutes ago and the marines he dropped off were already dead. The shuttle bay was clear, and he walked to the door.

On his way to the door he stopped and collected shotgun ammo. When he got to the door he saw the Zealot. The elite's backed was turned and Nick had the advantage. Nick pumped the M90 and when behind the Zealot fired, the 8-gauge buckshot tore a 2-foot hole in the elite's back. The Zealot dropped his sword. Nick stopped picked it up and thought to himself "This will come in handy." Nick walked slowly through the corridors killing all Flood and Covenant he met. He did this for nearly 3 hours, until he entered the Mausoleum Of The Arbiters.

Nick saw 5 commander elite's with swords, flood body parts all over the ground and 47 marines dead. He grew enraged by the sight, took out his sword and took 'em all out in a matter of seconds. Slowly he looked around scanning the room look for anything important or might come in handy. A marine caught his eye. He ran over to the marine and he was alive. "Don't worry about me, coughs up blood see if Sarge is alright." the marine said very faintly. Nick ran over and saw Sergeant John with his arm cut off and barely alive. Nick luckily had some materials and other first aid-stuff to stop the bleeding and revive Sergeant John. He did the same with the marine. He gave the John his sword. "You'll need this," said Nick, "Thanks." Nick ran off and said, "There is a Phantom back where I came from. That may be your only means of escape. I will get off from another Phantom. There are about five left." and then he disappeared in the door. "Well Max, you can take the sword. I have almost no training in close combat and you're the only one that can fly a pelican. Look at me I have no arm." "Ok, let's go Sarge" They ran off into the hallway

After saving the marines Nick went deeper into High Charity, he lied to the marine when he said he would got off on another Phantom. The only Phantom was in the bay he came from, nearly 3 hours from the mausoleum. Nick fought off Flood and Covenant, when he entered the Prophets private chambers.

Their chambers were clean, no flood, no blood it was spotless. He saw the barricade on the other end of the room. The flood was trying to knock it down. Nick ran over to the wall and planted 6 C7 charges. When the flood come through boom, he told himself. He also planted some anti-personnel mines in the middle of the room.

The flood finally, knocked down the wall and BOOM! The C7 charges went off killing nearly 300 flood. The flood pushed back Nick, with their numbers. Once he got past the middle BOOM! The anti-personnel mines exploded killing more flood. Nick fell back into the hall. He hid behind a crate and fed his shotgun his final 5 rounds. Nick pumped the 5 rounds into the flood. The flood kept coming.

Nick pulled out his MA5B and fired. The 7.62mm AP rounds tore holes into the flood. The fight continued, the flood seemed to never end. Nick expended his MA5B ammo and drew his M6D. The pistol tore through the flood, one by one they fell to the pistols wrath. The last flood fell when Nick loaded his last clip. His shields were down to half when they started to recharge. Nick told himself "If I don't find some ammo, I won't make it"

Meanwhile John and Max did their best to locate Nick. They managed to survive long enough to get to the phantom. They sped off as fast as they could. "Quick where do you think Nick is going!" "I really don't know sir, maybe the central grav- lift." Then drop me off there." "Are you kidding Sarge, you'll get killed!" "I gave you an order marine! Now obey it. "Ok sir, but I'm telling you, you do not know what you're getting yourself into."

Nick was running low on ammo, dangerously low. He checked the flood for ammo, but he only found Battle Rifle clips. Nick checked them for guns and found a plasma rifle. This will last a while. Nick continued toward the main generator, my target. If I overload the generator it will explode and kill the entire flood and Covenant. "But what about the marines Nick asked himself?"

They would have to all get out by themselves. Nick walked toward the broken barricade and stepped through. In the room was the main grav-lift, and a huge flood. Bigger than any flood Nick had ever seen. The flood was talking to an AI. Nick moved and stepped on an Energy Sword. He picked it up, but that movement awoke the flood. The giant flood from looked at Nick and moved its tentacle.

At that instant hundreds of flood appeared from the walls. The flood came from everywhere. Nick activated the energy sword and slashed away. The flood fell in 2's and 3's,but 20 more replaced them. Nick slashed and slashed, then all of a sudden they left, turned away from Nick and went back onto the walls. The huge flood whatever it was grabbed Nick, he tried to cut it but his sword broke. It squeezed Nick, and then it quit squeezing him Nick asked, "What are you?"

It said, "I... I am a monument to all your sins."

Sergeant John calls on his Com. "Max! Hits the Comm. Can you hear me! I have not found Nick. I repeat I have not found Nick!" "Loud and clear Sarge. He must have a different target because I can still pick him up on the radar." "He, he's around the generator. But... But why, without a timer bomb he'll be caught in the blast. Now I don't care what you say.

The huge flood still held Nick in its grasp. Nick could barley move. For once in his life he thought hen was going to die. He heard Covenant coming to the area he was in, about 5 minutes ago. But the giant flood thing told hid flood mininuions to kill them. And when that happened the noises of the Covenant stopped.

The AI was an UNSC AI. From where Nick was it looked liked Cortana. But if Cortana was working with the flood, Earth was doomed. Nick had to get free and overload the generator. If he got free that is. He barley was able to reach his belt and grab the grenades. He had 2 frags and 3 plasma.

At this distance the grenades would explode, but only deplete his shields not kill him. Nick primed the grenades and dropped them. All 5 grenades went off, the giant flood released Nick and he fell to the ground. Nick spotted a Brute Shot and grabbed it. He shot the flood thing 4 times to distract it. Nick ran for the generator. He quickly punched in the 6 numbers and it was set for overload. He ran back to the main grav-lift. When he got there he saw Sergeant John. He grabbed Sergeant John off his feet and jumped into the grav-lift. They were just in time.

He told them to turn around and run as fast as you can. The marines ran and ran. The timer was set for 6 minutes. It was already at 5:24. They got into very small fights in there run for the Phantoms. Nick knew there were other Phantoms but they were on the other side of the city.

They were running out of time.

As they dashed along they tried to avoid the gruesome battle between elite's and flood. "Man Nick, you almost make it look easy." Max said "Shut up marine and concentrate on where your going'." a Sergeant from behind him yelled. They kept running until they came across a big group of flood. Max took out his sword and charged. Nick quickly stopped him. "Hand me your sword, I'll handle this one. You guys are not protected against flood infection forms." Nick charged as the other marine shot away. The marine guns were almost useless. The bullets went right through them. "Marines! Aim for their heads! My shield can't hold up much longer and we're running outta time!" Nick yelled very loudly. The marines did a little more damage but not enough. "Guys go to the Phantom and get it over here! Two of you get Plasma swords and help me out!" Plasma swords were easy to find thanks to the fact there were a huge number of dead elite's around.

2:30 Minutes left.

Nick slashed and slashed, so did the marines. Once the battle was over the marines were in bad shape. Max had a plasma burn on his arm and his chest. John was in much better shape. He held off more flood than Max.

2:00 left.

They kept running toward the Phantoms. Once they got to the hanger, the flood was everywhere. There had to be at least 3,000 combat forms, 2,000 carrier forms, and uncountable numbers of infection forms. Nick told the marines to hold their positions and only enter battle if he told them.

Nick ran down the slight incline to the hanger. The flood instantly attacked. He activated his sword and slashed away. Flood fell in 3's and 4's. 1:35 minutes remaining. He told the marines to throw grenades. John threw 4 grenades into the mob of flood. They went off exploding 1,000 carrier forms. The combat forms were nearly gone when 1,000 more appeared. Nick slashed and slashed, when John entered the battle. With his sword he cut the flood down to size. 1:00 minute remaining. Nick told the marines to run to the Phantom NOW!

The marines ran as fast as they could Max and John entered the Phantom and turned around to see they were the only marines that were alive. Nick started to fall back toward the Phantom. 30 seconds left. "Turn on the Phantom" Nick told Max.

Max ran to the control area of the Phantom. He turned it on. At that moment Nick entered the Phantoms grav-lift and got in. "Turn off the lift" Nick to John. He did as told. GO, GO, and GO! Nick yelled as the flood tried to jump on the Phantom.

10 seconds remaining.

The Phantom swooped out of High Charity. "Slipspace destination: Earth GO!" said Nick.

5 seconds.

The Phantom jumped into slipspace as BOOM! High Charity exploded taking the entire flood and Covenant with it. The surviving marines and Nick were on their way back to Earth to kick some Covie ass.

Meanwhile in the remains of High Charity...

"Pathetic Humans, they think they can kill me and Cortana, we will go to Earth in the Prophet's main ship the Reconsideration, and kill every last one" said Gravemind.