NOTE- im trying to keep writting but my schedule is getting busy, so i may not get the next one out in the next couple of days. thx for all the reveiws. there has been some confusion on the Jenkins character. he is actually the marine jenkins brother. and if you notice some of the marines names are from the games.

Evasive

November 18, 2535

Lamdba Serpentis System, above Jericho VII

Aboard UNSC destroyer Excalibur

Travis was at a loss. He stood on the command deck, watching his ship fall apart. The covenant had called for reinforcements. As the Pelican drop ships left the ship, the two cruisers had begun to engage them. He had the ship maneuver out of the first round then fire the two MACs one was a direct hit. The heavy round punched right through the covenant cruiser, the cruiser was tough though, and it was hanging back giving the carrier cover. But the other round was a complete miss, and they paid for that miss.

"Sir! Decks seven through twenty have been breached, and fires on decks twenty eight through thirty. Decks twenty one through twenty seven are, gone." The junior Lieutenant said in sorrow.

"Vent decks twenty eight through thirty." Travis know that men would be caught in the venting, but it was for the greater good.

Lieutenant Jenkins suddenly became very rigid in his seat "Sir, I…I think you should take a look at this!" Jenkins Stuttered.

Travis walked over to Jenkins station, and studied the screen. A sense horror came over him.

"Captain! Covenant cruiser is advancing!" Yelled Jefferson.

"Uuhh…I… I don't know," Travis was at a loss of words, and then it came to him. "Murphy!"

"Sir!"

"Prep all missile tubes, charge the two MACs, and take off the safeties for those nukes."

"Jefferson take us full speed ahead stop on my command."

"Yes Sir."

"Jenkins I need to know the exact moment when they come through alright."

"Yes…yes sir."

"Murphy, have two those nukes launched from the ship with a salvo of missiles, but don't fire its rockets just have it float, right at the cruiser." Travis said as he watched the covenant vessel gain on them from behind.

"Sir, twenty seconds." Said a frightened Jenkins.

"Jefferson halt the ship here, fire the starboard side thrusters on my command." Travis stared at the screen as the cruiser prepared to fire its cannons, then as green, and purple light started to bend in front of them.

"Murphy, det those nukes on my command, and prep to fire the MACs straight."

"Yes sir."

The crew watched as covenant ships appeared in front of them, one destroyer and one frigate, and the covy cruiser fired from behind.

"Murphy, fire MAC rounds, Jefferson now!" Travis yelled as he grabbed a hand hold. The ship lurched as the shot sprang forth towered the oncoming ships, and spun as air thrusters shot out, spinning the ship out of the plasma fired from the cruiser.

The crew watched as the two MAC rounds hit the ships, decimating the destroyer's shields, and peeling the frigate. Although the enemy destroyer could still fight, Travis wasn't through yet. The cruisers plasma fire kept going, right into the enemy destroyer.

The crew cheered as the mighty destroyer blow to bits, but soon died down as the covenant cruiser began to recharge its plasma cannons.

"Oh, and Murphy, detonate those nukes." Murphy flipped a switch on his station and watched screen two. The nukes which had luckily floated on each side of the covy ship, blow. The enemy ship was pulverized, its shields went then the after shocks ripped it to shreds, but the other wounded cruiser blow through the floating hunks of metal it turned to recharge its weapons and fire.

"Murphy prep the MAC rounds." Travis said quickly.

"Sir, the MAC systems are over heated, they can't fire."

Travis thought a minute staring at the hole in the enemy ship. "Jefferson, ramming speed, aim for the covy cruiser."

"Sir, at that speed it would destroy both our ships." Jefferson worried.

"Do it, now, and get ready to fire the thrusters under the ship. Murphy ready all forward missiles and that last nuke to be dropped."

"Yes sir."

The Excalibur was nearly on it when the captain gave his orders. "Murphy drop the nuke, and fire the missiles. Fire lower thrusters, Jefferson." Ordered Travis.

Right before the human ship hit the covenant ship, the Excalibur managed to fly above it, but first the archer missiles hit the enemy ship right in the bow, and the Shiva tactical nuke floating in right behind them.

"Jefferson get us out of here! Murphy prepare to detonate the nuke." Travis watched the screen as the covenant ship began to turn towered them.

"Now Murphy."

"Aye sir."

The bridge crew watched as the covy ship imploded. Letting out a sigh of relief Jenkins sat back in his seat, thinking bout his brother, Wallace Jenkins. He was probably on Reach right now, now he knew his brother was wrong, fleet has it way easier then marines.

"Jenkins, status on enemy carrier."

Jenkins scanned his screen for a minute. "Sir, its dropping more drop ships and fighters."

"Captain," Lieutenant Reuscher said. "I have contacted FLEETCOM, their on their way."

Travis let out a relieved breath. "Good, status reports."

"MACs offline, ten archer missiles pods left, all Shiva nukes depleted." Said a weary Murphy.

"Engines at four teen percent, reactors red lining." Reported Jefferson.

"All fires and breaches contained." Lasky stated.

Travis knew they wouldn't stand a chance against the carrier in this condition.

"Jefferson, take us to the edge of the system, Jenkins watch that cruiser, Murphy have those archer missiles ready, and Reuscher, get FLEETCOM out here."

"Aye, aye captain."

Travis worried about the marines, he couldn't help them now. They were on their own.