The General: World War III Chapter 7: World War III, a halo fanfic

June 15th, 2552Time Unknown

I sat in the back of the dropship. I held my head with my hands. Steve sat beside me and Dave across from me beside Jake. I looked out the back, the ground turned from grass into small piles of snow, twenty seconds later there was only the white of snow. I just watched out the back as we flew off for Fort Containment.

We suddenly flew over a troop movement. I stared out at it, Jake, Steve and Dave leaned and peaked out to. The troop was a convoy, I counted about six tanks, ten transport jeeps filled with mechinized troops, and four warthogs. Two armed with machineguns and the other two with a AT cannon. The convoy was a WWMF convoy. They where heading down a paved road with treelines on each side. Such a large toop movement also showed that we had officially declared war and where heading out.

I slouched out in my seat as much as I could and leaned my head back against the top of the seat. I fell asleep.

I awoke as the dropship bumped to the ground as it landed. Snowfall blew into the back of the dropship where we sat from the wind. We pilled out. A CO stood there and told us to enter the fort. We where all silent. As we entered the fort, marines passed out cards to us. I looked over the marines, none where the one I had gotten into a fight with.

I looked at the card. It was good for ten extra hours and a free meal along with what we already had for the day. Someone directed us to the left away from the quarters when we entered. We sat at the area where Ryan had first briefed us for our deployment to this fort. I began to think why he sayed or if he even was still alive. "You going to be okay?" Jake has asked me. I looked over at the gunners mate. I didn't reply and turned my attention away from him.

We where told to wait for a bit. We stood around for a few minutes until the general made his way up infront of us. He looked over a few papers and then handed them off to a CO who walked away with them. "Alright listen up." the general said. "For those of you who don't know me much, my name is Brock Flood. I would like to congratulate you on your victory." he paused. "As for your CO, Ryan." he started again. I listened closely. "He is staying behind to direct troop movement in the area which you where at. We sent out a convoy of units to his position not to long ago."

So now I knew why he had stayed behind and where the convoy was going. "I also would like to fill you in on what has happened while you have all been gone for the last few hours. The WWMF contacted the EWCU about the recent attacks. The EWCU replied, but I don't know what they said. Alittle while ago, a French troop joined the Russians in a attack at where the marines where stationed at. The soldiers from your troop that reinforced and the marines there where overrun and killed."

Brock quit talking. I looked down at the snow covered ground and kick at it. The marine I had caused some trouble with was dead. I didn't know him much, but I knew he was a good man and was alittle upset he had died. "We have officially declared war on the EWCUs Russian and French Divisions." announced Brock. "The British have also decided to step in and have sided with us."

So now the WWMFs American and British divisions had declared war on the EWCUs Russian and French Divisions I thought to myself, how far would this go. I couldn't believe what was happening. I let my gun drop to the ground. The people around me looked over my way from the sound and then turned back to focus on Flood. "You all have been given additional sleeping hours and a exta meal. Use it while you can. That is all." said Brock. He saluted us and walked off with two other COs.

We all stood up and looked around. We started to make our way to the quarters. "How about we all go get some food?" stated Dave. "Alright." I replied. "Would you care to join us Jake?" asked Steve, he accepted. We made our way down to the line. I put my tray out ready for them to put a bowl down on it and dump some stew in it. Instead the person set out a steak on my tray. I looked at it for a minute and continued down the line. Soon I was at the end and waited for the others.

This time the meal was Steak with mashed potatoes with choice of gravy along with jello or pudding. The drink was a bottle of cola and they also gave us a bottle of cold water for later. We sat in the snow and ate all of it, it was was all good. We ate it pretty quick, talking here and there about the fight we had gotten out of, what we thought we would be doing next, and Ryan a bit. When we wher done, we stacked our empty trays by the watebin and started to make our way out of the area. The others decided to play a game of cards while I went to the restroom to take a shit. I emerge a few minutes later.

We went over and sat down at the 'balcony'. We sat alittle further over so we wouldn't knock snow on the gurards below. We continued our chattering and it wasn't long before the sandman had hit us. We all hoped off of the side and landed below by the gurards, causing them to jump. I stood up and looked at them. They where both mechinized troops. I couldnt make out much of there feature. We handed them our cards and they looked them over, we entered in. A gurad took us a bit further down the way inside and we entered another room. Inside where beds with pillows and blankets. We looked at them, our eyes wide.

"Then general has issued soldiers who have gotten back from combat access to these beds." the guard said. "You may sleep in them until your time is up." he added. We thanked him and took off our armor. The room was close to the other room we slept in. The light in this one was alot dimmer and much better place to sleep. The walls went stright up to the roof, rather than slope out and was alot warmer.

We layed our armor under our beds and crawled into bed in our boxers. We sat around talking. The blankets where acutally sheets that where kind of see though up close, but kept you quite warm. Me, Jake and Dave where sitting up in our beds talking to eachother, Steve fell asleep. We sat up for about another thirty minutes talking then we all finally crashed.

I awoke hours later from a nightmare of the fight we had eariler. I looked around sweating and catching my breath to find everyone else still asleep. There where also other soldiers in other beds now. I looked over at a wall and found a line or armor laying up against it. I saw mine, it was under a clock. I didn't notice the clock before and looked at the time. It was going on eleven-thirty in the morning. I sat up and sat on the edge of my bed and rubbed the crust out of my eyes.

I walked over to my armor. It had been cleaned and the dent from the bullet that hit is was gone. I also saw my company uniform infront of it on the floor. It was like normal uniforms and I decided to put it on rather than wear my armor around everywhere.

I emerged from the room and walked out. It was still snowing but the wind was gone. I walked up to the top of the wall and looked out. I noticed troop where on patrol now. They also had a firing line out in the distance where soldiers where doing shooting pratices. I also noticed a drill corse that wasn't there before. I looked harder out at all of the soldiers doing the drills and weapons pratices. It hit me. They where troops of the British Division.

The British must of come in and dropped off mechinized troops durring the night. I walked over to the stationary gunner and asked him when they showed up. He replied that they had dropped in just about three hours ago and that was all he knew about them. I thanked him for the information and made my way down the line to go used the restroom.

I used the bathroom and came out. I looked out at the British soldiers. They where all circled around someone, a Brit CO. They where being briefed on something. Alittle later four Pelicans landed nearby and they where soon on them and gone. "Must be on the attack." said a soldier by me. "Yep." I replied.

I got the hint quick. I made my way down to where my armor was. I showed my card and stepped in. I picked up my armor and looked over it and realized it wasn't the sameone as before, but a band new one. Same design and everything. I snapped the leg armor on and followed by the upper body. I looked down and noticed that my gun was there too. It was beind the upper body part and I hadn't seen it before. I picked it up and looked it over, it was the same gun I used durring the last fight, and I knew I was going to used it again real soon. I put on my helmet and locked it into place.

I looked around the room. "Any second now." I said to myself. I exited the building and made my way to the guards and out the wall door. The alarms flared off.