Hi, 3rd installment. Woot!. (ahem. Mark 2, I fixed stuff)
"Talking", "Thinking", Computer or Com system, Change in POV(-)
Blade: Frankly I've always wished I was a gamer stuck in a game, but with respawning, that part would be handy. As for your question, only time will tell, although Gravemind might have some good insight. (I love forshadowing)
dumass: I'm continuing, I should be able to get chap4 out soon, due to the fact that I'll have more time on my hands 'cuz 1 can't work with pneumonia. (amazing I can spell pneumonia without spellcheck's help, but not 'which')
xXHellsingXx: firstly, thanks good to know, secondly, I feel much the same way, I need to know people are reading and enjoying to keep myself motivated. (look I spelled Motivated without spellcheck too.)
GarlKurn: Ohh, my first flame, shiny 'whips out stick and marshmallows' Yay s'mores!
Anyway if you don't like the story I have a simple solution for you, don't read it, and seeing as you don't give me sufficient explanation as to why you don't like it, as in plot holes, bad characters, absurd storyline, I feel no obligation to change it in anyway.
Secondly, yes a monkey did come through drive-thru, and, as I obviously alluded to in what I said about it, most people with at least one working brain cell could tell it was a man in a monkey costume with too much time on his hands, and was probably high, nevertheless, it did happen, call the McDonalds in Imlay City MI. if you need confirmation, ask for Cari, she recently told me her world would shatter if I was ever proved of doing anything dishonest, but make sure the call isn't traced, she's 'kinda protective.
Xearo the White Hand: First thanks for the honest review, there like medicine, not always fun to take, but you wind up better in the end. 'hmm, Cherry flavored'
I will try to make it easer to read, but I've been trying to keep away from stating, and re-stating peoples names, I always find it to be obtrusive to the flow of the story.
But the last statement, I guess I don't quite get, I don't play online, as much as I'd like to, because where I live, broadband isn't available, in fact, the only way to get a faster connection than dialup is to pay 70 a month for satellite, not happening, and I have read the books, played the first game, and the second, I don't know what you mean by looking more into the game. And there is a firm difference between what you said, and what GarlKurn said, you were helpful, He just wanted to give himself the allusion of power by wielding a flame thrower.
Chapter3: "Not Just a Game"
Lynx threw a plasma grenade she got from the upper platform. After sticking it to an Elite, she then quickly ducked behind a box and reloaded her Battle Rifle, keeping an eye on her FOF(1) to make sure nothing red was approaching her position.
The rifle was reloaded by the time the plasma grenade blew, and she came out gun's blazing.
She quickly took out another Elite whose shield was down from the explosion, then taking out the remaining grunts, she reloaded.
Just as she slapped the fresh clip in, she herd it.
"Uh, Oh, hey they're leaving the Athens." Someone said in a worried tone,
Lynx had just enough time to see the other O.P. (2) blow.
"No….."
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Munch who had been sniping from atop the upper platform Via orders given by Lynx and backed by the Master Chief, Saw the explosion, and, seeing Lynx's barrel drop at the sight of it, private 'commed her.
"Lynx, there was nothing you could do.
The only thing we can do now is prevent it from happening here, and take down 2 Covenant for every one of ours that fell, and will fall.
Nothing we can do will bring them back, but we can make the Covenant regret it."
"Hmph, they'll regret it so much, they'll name a prophet after it." She replied determinedly.
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The Master Chief saw the explosion, and felt every Human death settle like a weight on his shoulders, there was a lot of weight on John's shoulders, all but a precious few of his fellow Spartans, Caption Keys, Foe Hammer(3), so, so very many on Halo.
He just wished he could someday make all there sacrifices worth it.
"Cortana," Said Admiral Hood. "assessment."
"That explosion came from inside the Athens, just like the Malta. The Covenant must have brought something with them, a bomb."
"Then they sure as Hbrought one here.
Chief, find it"
"Lynx, Munch" The Chief said calmly and resolutely. "We have a priority shift."
They walked to the two ramps set into the middle of the hanger floor.
Lynx and Munch to the left one, and the Master Chief took the right hand one.
"Munch, I'll take point," she said.
"you snipe."
As they both took out the Covenants on their side of the ramp, Lynx thought through a problem. She knew that Elites in active camo, waited on the other side of the door.
She needed to warn the Chief of them, but she couldn't let him know that she knew what was coming.
She was about to take the last grunt out when a 3 round burst from behind did the job for her.
"Nice sniping Munch, keep it up and you might be as good as Linda(4) soon."
"Cool?" Said Munch enthusiastically sounding like the kid she knew.
"……..Who's Linda?"
She put her helmeted face in her hand.
"Oy, Munch…….just………Oy."
Opening a channel to John and Munch, Lynx said.
"Careful Chief, I think I heard something."
Thus alerted, upon opening the doors, The Master Chief instantly saw the Elite in active camo, and hosed him down with hot lead.
Munch and Lynx, having already finished their Elite, walked over. Lynx looked at the swiss cheese Elite.
"Hmm," Said Lynx thoughtfully.
"stick a hose in his mouth, put him in your garden, and Voa'la, a sprinkler."
They both stared at her.
"What?"
"That's it, I don't know you." Said Munch.
"No sense of humor." She sighed.
The Chief looked at her questioningly.
"How did you about the hostiles on the other side? I didn't hear anything."
"Women's intuition." She replied.
"Hmmm."
Just then a voice from some ware above them distracted him, Lynx gave a slight sigh of relief until she herd it's message.
"Just what this place needs, a couple 'a green-aaaugh!"
The trio in Spartan armor, entered just in time to see the man fall. They then took out his killers, two Elites in red and black armor.
Munch walked over to the body, knelt down and closed the man's eyes, and was silent and still for a moment.
He then picked up his shotgun, stood, and looked toward Lynx.
"Here Lynx," He said tossing her the gun
"Your fave."
"Thanks Munch." She said catching it and exchanging a glance ( A.N .which is hard to do through tinted Helmets).
Grabbing more ammo for it and her Battle Rifle, she reloaded and prepared to enter the next room.
"Same as always." The Chief said. "Munch, hang back and snipe, Lynx and I will charge 'em."
They burst into the spacious room, Lynx jumped onto the first of the raised platforms and took out the first two of the grunt's with the butt end of her shotgun, then shooting an Elite in the chest, she watched it fall and switched on her com.
"And That's why I love the shotgun!" She said triumphantly.
John watched her as she moved, at first he had been a little leery of her wielding the shotgun. For full effectiveness the shotgun should be close range, and he was worried about that, but as he watched her he realized that it was a good match for her. She was quick, and agile as the cat she was named for, able to get in close without getting touched.
No wonder her Icon was a Ninja.
And Munch, he had been worried when he first started providing backup, his shot's were sloppy and he was wasteful with his ammo, but as time went on his shot's became more, and more precise, and he became more and more efficient with his shot's as well.
He was turning into a first rate sniper.
Him and Linda would get along nicely.(4)
"Munch take out that grunt on the plasma turr-."
A trio of shot's rang out before Lynx finished, the rain of plasma came to an abrupt end.
"Ooohh, now that's fast service."
"I aim to please."
"Oww, I'd rather take the plasma."
Going up the stairs the trio reload their assorted weaponry and paused to take a breath.
Upon entering the room where the grunt had been perched atop the plasma turret, the far door slid open to reveal a red and black Elite, and a squad of Grunts.
The three fanned out so they wouldn't be easy grenade fodder.
Munch stationed himself behind a pillar and started sniping, while the Master Chief stepped up giving Lynx covering fire as she charged in, her shotgun spouting fire, as Covenant troop after Covenant troop, fell.
"Hmmm, not very good house guests, look at the mess they leave." Said Lynx as she reloaded her shotgun.
"I'm going back for some more ammo. Back in a flash." And with that she jumped out the window to the previous room. (A.N. you know, the one with the platforms)
"Hmm, good idea." Said the master Chief following.
"I'll stay here and make sure this pillar doesn't move." Said Munch helpfully.
After the two returned to the mess and the pillar, (which hadn't dared to move), the three proceeded through the hall, to be met by Sergeant Johnson.
"This way Chief."
"I was almost on board when they showed up." Said Commander Miranda Keys.
"Don't worry ma'am, we'll take care of this." Sergeant Johnson said.
Master Chief threw a plasma grenade into the mob of Covenant, and as they dodged out of the way, Lynx ran to where some stacked boxes weren't quite flush with the wall.
As the Covenant dove toward those boxes for cover, they were greeted with a surprise, another plasma grenade.
BOOOM!
The only thing that emerged from behind the boxes, isn't something that can be described without pushing up this story's rating.
"Thanks, I owe you one." Said the Commander as she made her way down the now re-painted hallway.
Johnson walked up to the Master Chief, and, gesturing to the odd Spartans, he asked
"Whose the party crashers Chief?"
"Just some Spartans who decided to drop in." He told him.
"This is Lynx and this is Munch." He said gesturing to them both in turn.
"Munch?"
"It's a long story sir." Replied Munch. (A.N. Mostly having to do with him not picking a name himself and leaving me to do it, I just stuck him with what I normally call him. That'll teach 'im.)
"Covenant reached the fire control center." Cortana broke in.
"They brought a bomb."
"Can you diffuse it?" Admiral Hood asked.
"Yes but I'll need the Chief's help to reach the detonator."
"Chief, get to the bomb double time. Cortana, prioritize targets and fire at will."
"Ay Sir. Chief, there's something you should see here, I just found a couple of 'smart' A.I.s, they say their looking for a 'Moreta Lynx', and a 'Munch.'"
At the sound of their names, both their heads snapped up.
"Why would some A.I.s be looking for us?" Munch asked with his head cocked quizzically.
"I don't know, but let's find out." Said the Master Chief.
And the Trio sped off into the sunset errr, hallway.
(1)FOF: friend or foe, it the HUD's radar, yellow blips are friend, red is foe.
(2)O.P.: Orbital platform. That's what the Athens, Malta, and the Cairo are.
(3)Foe Hammer, was a top pelican pilot who died just before the first Halo blew.
(4)Linda is a l33t m4as3r sniper, she makes impossible shots look easy, she is also one of the few remaining Spartans left ant the end of the Halo books. Speaking of witch, Bungie better write Halo2 book soon if they know what's good for them.
Ahhh, that was a long one, 5 pages. I should have the next out soon, I have tomorrow off 'cuz I think I got Pneumonia……...again.
P.S. my printer isn't working right now so my Beta Reader isn't………Beta……..reading. So sorry if this chap isn't up to snuff, where ever snuff is, isn't that stuff illegal?
I should keep it away from my story, I'm naturally high enough already. (A.D.H.D)
Back from the doc's, I got Bronchitis, but it was very nearly walking pneumonia, so there!
Ohh, and the monkey thing happened the day after, what Vikki went through in chapter 1, yes all that did happen and on the same day. And yes Lots of stuff blew up afterward.
Zombie, Zombie, Zombie, Zombie nation.
I've got you in my heart, I've got you in my head, Let's take a Rendez-vu,
I've got you in my dreams.
This randomness brought to you by the music I was playing while writing this chapter.