Chapter IV : Habeas Corpse
The Spartans reached the control room once the base was secured , everyone was waiting some kind of explanation concerning the unexpected invasion of these creatures to the base.
´´Cortana what were those things ´´ - 125 broke the silence in the room
´´I'm not really sure , their organic composure is like anything I've had seen before , the energy reading don't resemble anything alive ´´.
´´But yet they're pretty active , don't you think ´´ - 147 said
´´I bet these monsters are a new race of the covenant , I say we must blow their damn base before they retaliate again ´´-133 replied
´´I don't think this race is from the covenant , 160 and I saw those things in the brig tearing apart the captured covenant , not to mention the horror on the face of the grunts when they saw the monsters´´ -120 said
´´Alright then , our top priority right now is to defend the perimeter of any more possible attacks of these strange creatures , I've ordered reinforcements from the ship in case these monsters show up again , the rest will wait further orders , dismissed ´´- the captain said putting and end to the briefing.
The Spartans returned to their posts still wondering what were those things , meanwhile the chief continued along to his post with 147 :
´´What do you think those things were ´´
´´Honestly I don't know , but I think of someone that might´´- The chief said and open a connection to Cortana from his helmet.
´´What's up chief ´´
´´Cortana tell me , was there any power surge emanating from the covenant base at the moment of the attack ´´
´´I didn't sensed anything from the covenant base , but there was a small energy reading emanating from inside our base at the moment, but I cant pinpoint the origin of this reading´´
´´You don't think that these attacks were planned from the inside do you´´- 147 said
´´Lets hope not , if we have a traitor in our ranks we cant be sure who it is or when will he act again´´-the chief said
Meanwhile in orbit , eco 515 to 522 loaded troops and entered the planets atmosphere:
´´This is eco 515 , we´ve past the planets atmosphere and were having visibility problems, is it raining over there, ´´
´´Negative eco 515 , this strange clouds must be an unknown weather from this planet , don't worry your path is clear just proceed to the waypoint in your monitor´´
´´Affirmative , it seems we're having a few transmission problem due to the weather , Wait what's that ´´, eco 515 said before the transmission was cut out
´´Cortana to eco 515 respond , any pelican out there respond´´
Cortana tried to contact the pelicans fearing they were under attacked , but she didn't had luck, a few moments passed by without any notice of them until radio signal got back online
´´THEY BELONG TO US NOW…´´
A deep strange voice was heard by the comm. After 15 minutes the pelicans reached the base , only 5 of 8 made it back safe but had signs of enemy attack on the hull.
´´All available medic personnel proceed to the docking bay immediately ,we have received injured and need assistance in the double´´-Cortana said by the comm.
The pelicans had reach their destination but not as they had planned , only 5 pelicans barely made it to the base , the medic personnel quickly assisted the injured , the pelicans were badly damaged by unknown enemy fire, the other 3 disappeared in the fog of the planet.
´´What happen out there´´ a marine asked a survivor
´´Don't know , we were in the back when suddenly we heard screams from the cockpit , it seemed like something was hitting us from the outside´´
The chiefs comm. activated receiving a message from the captain:
´´Master chief assemble a team to go and seek survivors from the down pelicans´´
´´Understood , alright 120 , 147 and 159 come with me , well also need 5 marines to back us up , any volunteers´´
The marines were afraid of encountering whatever attacked those pelicans , but finally 5 volunteered , after all being with a spartan on a mission was a sure bet of returning alive .
So they boarded 3 warthogs and continued with the mission , the other Spartans remained behind for any more surprises.
Meanwhile in the morgue :
´´Crap, why do we have to stand guard in here next to the morgue ´´
´´Don't tell me you're afraid of the boogieman ´´ the marine said laughing
´´Shut up , I'm afraid that those monsters appear again , Id prefer to be on the ship in orbit better than here ´´
´´Well so do I , but we have our orders , besides its better than going on that mission of rescue with the chief, who knows what they'll encounter there ´´
Suddenly a noise emanating from the morgue got their attention
´´W, what was that ´´
´´Don't know , why don't you check it out´´
´´Screw you , why don't you go´´
´´Tell you what , lets go together ok´´
The marines approached the morgue with caution , not letting go of their rifles . As they entered the morgue they saw countless body bags in the floor but nothing out of the ordinary :
´´See it was nothing , probably something dropped and made that noise´´
´´Yeah you're probably right, look over here someone forgot to fill this bag jeje´´
´´What ´´- the marine said as his face turn pale .´´let me see that ´´
Indeed the bag was empty , but there was some blood stain in it , as they look closer they noticed some foot stains of blood all over the room .
´´Ow crap , y ,you don't think that one of them got up again , do you´´
Before he could answered , he was grabbed from behind by a dead marine that quickly took a bite from his neck.
´´AAAHHH get him off me ´´
The other marine stood up frozen , but gather the courage to open fire . The attack didn't work out as he had hope , the zombie threw the corpse to the floor and approached the marine.
´´I'm outa here ´´- the marine yelled but he tripped by a hand coming from another bag , suddenly every corpse revived and began eating his flesh.
´´NOOOOOOOOOOO´´ - the marine scream was heard through the base alerting everyone near the morgue.
´´Oh ,not again ´´- a marine said , and quickly ran into the morgue with the other marines , only to find the 2 marines dead , and all the bags empty.
´´Jesus , his skin was thorn of ´´- a marine said , another one couldn't hold himself and threw up in a corner.
´´ Quickly , sound the alarm ´´
In the control room Cortana ordered everyone to search and destroy those zombies that appear, an so the marines divided into groups searching the entire base.
´´Cortana , any luck on finding those zombies´´
´´Negative captain , my sensors don't detect anything yet , but.. wait a moment I detect an unauthorized entry to the armory ´´
´´Everyone engage the enemy at the armory , fire at will ´´
And so the marines quickly reached the armory ,
´´Well this is going to be easy , fighting brainless zombies don't you think´´
´´Yeah , better that those fire spiting monsters ´´ , and as they open the sealed door to the armory a frag grenade was hurl to them
´´O shit , whaaaaa´´ , the marines were sent flying by the blast and from the smoke the zombies emerged armed with shotguns and rifles , firing at the other marines.
´´Attack ´´ , the marines took cover and opened fire upon the zombies , the zombies received every shot but it only slowed them down .
´´Our attack is useless , what do we do sarge ´´
´´Keep shooting you dumb ass , or did you wanted to settle this at a peaceful way´´
The marines continued attacking but the zombies just get coming in waves after waves firing at all that moved.
Meanwhile in the brig the 2 guards were talking :
´´Lets go there to help out ´´
´´We cant leave our post , besides they can handle this , they have those Spartans with them ´´
´´But these covenant aren't going anywhere , so it's the same ´´
Suddenly a dead elite got up and marched towards the guards
´´A dead elite , he's gonna eat our brains´´, A grunt said as he ran in circles in his cell.
The marines open fire , dismembering the elites corpse , but the other dead grunts and jackals rised as well and began their vicious attack on them.
The Spartans on the base armed themselves with shotguns and rocket launchers and divided in 2 groups , one to aid the marines in the brig and another to assist the other ones in the armory.
125 and 133 reached the brig only to find a lot of dead grunts and jackals biting the corpses of the guards , the Spartans took the zombies easily with their shotguns , blowing their limbs off.
´´Damm ,were late´´-125 said as the guards stood in the floor.
´´There's nothing we can do now , lets go aid the others ´´ -133 said.
As they were going out , a grunt yelled at them .
´´Don't go , they're getting up´´
The dead guards reanimated again and tried to bite the Spartans , but their deflector shields repelled them , then the Spartans with their strength punched their heads of.
´´Bad zombies , happening again´´ -yapsak said at the site of the zombies
´´What did that grunt said, It seems that they already meet these zombies ´´
´´Well figure that out later , first lets take the other zombies out´´125 said and ran to the armory.
In the armory , the zombies fell at the shotguns blows , but they got up almost immediately .
´´The only way we are going to beat them is to dismember them completely´´
´´What do you have in mind 143´´
´´Listen , 125 , 133 and 160 you'll remain with me to lure the zombies to the open , meanwhile you take the marines to the open sarge so we can blast them with our turrets , understood´´
´´You don't have to tell me twice , alright men follow me´´ - the sarge ordered as the Spartans engaged the zombies in direct combat.
The zombies fired upon the Spartans but their shields hold up long enough to give them time to disarm the zombies. With their strength they beat the zombies into a pile of bloody parts barely receiving another shot from the other ones from the armory.
´´Where set up , anytime you want 143´´-the marines replied trough the comm. giving the Spartans the signal . The Spartans quickly reached the open and took over the machine guns of nearby warthogs , the zombies followed shortly but they were received by a warm welcome :
The combined firepower of the warthogs and the bases turrets shredded the zombies into pieces stopping their movement in cold.
´´Did you see that , I kicked ass´´- a marine yelled as smoke come out of the bloody corpses .
´´More respect son , after all they were our comrades´´- 143 said lifting their tags off to store them later.
´´Cortana to 125 , the captain as ordered you to report to the control room with the other Spartans , sarge you and your men dispose of the zombies as you did with the other monsters , and 133 bring me a fresh corpse of a covenant zombie from the brig to analyze it , over´´.
With that 125 , 143 and 160 went to report to the captain as the fire of the dead lighted the sky.
What to say, short and kind of boring, more of a filler, well I'll try to make it more like the Doom 3 game in future chapters, until next time
