Chapter Eight

0806 Hours, March 22nd, 2722 (Military Calendar)/

Slephir System, Unknown Rebel Planet

Nick and Tori walked through a narrow alleyway and ended up near an enemy command post. Nick raised his S2 AM and pulled the trigger. The soldier just slumped out of his seat. He put down his rifle and then raised it again. Tori put her hand on top of the rifle and gently put it down. Nick looked at her as she pulled out her SMG. She quietly crouched down and crept toward the post. She crept to the door and threw a grenade in. She ducked and put her hand on her head as the grenade went off. She looked into the door and waved for Nick to come over. There were bodies there but they weren't real. They were dummies. Nick wondered why there was dummies in it and then he thought 'Ambush!' He grabbed Tori by her waist and pushed her inside. He then pulled out his Battle Rifle and crept in backward. As soon as he made in all the way grenades landed all around the post. He grabbed Tori and laid her down on the floor and put his body un-top of her. The grenades went off and shrapnel pinged off of Nicks shield. As soon as it was over and his shields were fully drained a rocket exploded in front of the door.

As soon as the second landed, bullets started flying around them like a hailstorm, and almost as soon as they started they stopped. Nick got up and let his shields recharge. He walked out and noticed that Cory and everyone else were in the building behind them. They all hopped out of the window and landed without a sound. Nick was about to ask them what they were doing there when what looked like twenty orange spheres landed on the ground. Nick put his Battle Rifle to bear and pointed it at some of the spheres. They began to open and a huge gust of heat burst out of each one. LaTymee crept towards one and as soon as he got close he was knocked back with a huge force. He flew back into a building and slid onto the ground. ZanZuga looked at him and then back at the spheres. Huge monstrous beasts unraveled themselves and began slowly walking towards Silver Team. ZanZuga drew out the new Covenant swords. The were similar to the old one but this type had the grip facing downwards instead of sideways and was used two handed but he drew out a second in his other hand and then pointed them ninja style at the beasts. He charged the beasts and once he got close the beast swung at him. ZanZuga jumped into the air and bought one blade down into the monsters head. He landed and threw the beast over him with the sword still stuck in its head. He bought up the other sword and stuck into the beast body.

As the beast kept going through the sword it was cut in half. The two parts of the best fell I opposite directions. ZanZuga stared at the parts and then looked at the others he was about to charge them again when Andrew and the ship appeared above them. Nick looked up and saw Andrew come to the back and he said, "Get in! The fleets bugging out their almost done for let's go!" He went back to the pilots seat and lowered the ship so they could hop in. They all jumped in and took off. They were happy they were heading home. But by now there was already a lose of thousands of lives.

I want to thank everyone for their reviews and in the next chapter pay close attetion to the date. I hope everyone likes my idea of the new covie swords. Plz tell if u do. You'll hear alot about ZanZuga using them.