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Pillar of Autumn (Pt.2)
The demon called spartan 117 walked through the laid corpses of the fallen elites that tried to defeat his spartans, Fools,he though, snipers in position were secured to take any dumb elite that emerged from cover, and it worked, now only those weak grunts stand beneath the covenant and his assault rifle.
''Spartan down, I repeat spartan down,An elite managed to penetrate our lines''-Spartan 127 yelled by the comm.
The chief looked around the place, only an elite cloaked could get bypass them so he turned infrared, the chief suddenly saw a silouette aproach 079, he yelled to him to jump and 079 barely made it, his shields flickered orange and the elite miss. The master chief drew his shotgun and slammed the elite's head with the butt of the weapon, the elite fell to the ground and his camo banished, the chief saw the elite's armor different somehow,but he didnt cared, ''the same bastard in it''-he though, as he aimed the shotgun to his head.
´´Covenant bastard-The chief said as he pulled the trigger...
''Chief have you contacted your team down there yet, reply''-Captain Keyes voice filled his com unit, waking him from his daydream.
''Negative sir. I am heading towards bay 14 to descend with a small squad of ODST's,I'll fill you in on he situation when I get there,over''-The chief cut the transmission and headed down bay 14, part of him was worried about his spartans, but another part was excited to confront the enemy that put two of his men down.
''I hope its you''-The chief said to himself as he boarded the pelican.
Meanwhile in doc bay 13
''Sir I have a pelican heading towards bay 13 , it appears some marines survived down there and are heading in for immediate treatment, shall I let them in''-Petty officer Sanchez asked his superior.
''The confirmation code worked out, alright let them in''-that was the last mistake the oficer made as the pelican descended and opened ,giving unsuspected marines and engineers a plasma surprise. The elites in black armor secured the bay , as the arbiter and the spec ops commander exited the shuttle.
''We must separate our forces arbiter, I'll take 3 elites and 2 grunts to destroy this primitive ship's defenses, so that we can escape later, you look for the prophet, may the gods be with you''-The arbiter nodded and so they departed.
As the arbiter advanced its team stumbled into a storage bay, all doors locked.
''Uplink me to the command console in there''-Cortana motioned the arbiter.
''How do humans work with this primitive technology, a few hours in here and even I would loose a screw''-Cortana said to the arbiter,who couldn't help but laugh to her predicaments.
''Real mature Arbi,I would like to see you crack a 100 bit modulating encription key.''
''A hundred combinations, that wouldn't be a problem for your system''
''a hundred combinations in Microsoft pentium 40, jeez should I use a hammer and drill to hack this old tablet''-The arbiter understood cortana, this operating system was far too old for her , but not for nothing is she called a smart AI, he thought.
''Quiet here''- a grunt broke the silence as Cortana tried to hack the database.
''Maybe these apes learned that the mighty arbiter was onboard and fled for their cheap lives''-A spec ops elite said when a small opening from the door delivered 2 frags that send him flying to the arbiter's feet.
''Contact , treacherous humans at 6 o clock, maintain their ranks''-The arbiter yelled and a barrage of needles,plasma and fuel rods hammered the entrance. However from the north gate more humans poured by the dozens, outnumbering the arbiter´s forces.
''Cortana any moment would be good for an exit''-The arbiter said as he avoided incoming bullets.
''Quite slow in here ,but no hurries , From you, anyway go inside now, then I'll lock it''-Cortana said and the arbiter´s forces crossed the gates.
''Gates closed, well need to find another route to escape later though''-The arbiter nodded and checked his troops, only an elite was missing ,unacceptable the spec ops elites were the best of the best.
''I'll remain in their network to find a safe route to the prophet, but don't forget to pick me up when you leave ok''-Cortana said to the arbiter.
The chief saw the field of battle beneath the ship, countless bodies lying everywhere ,but worst of all most were marines, and 2 of his soldiers. He aproached spartan 079 and 124 and took his tags, as well as 079 video record, he inserted the data chip to his helmet to saw who had killed his spartans
''…Looking for this…''- 079 turned around and a bullet crossed his head. The chief ejected the chip from his helmet and crushed it, the elite that killed his men was the same that escaped from his last battle………
Flashback:
´´Covenant bastard-The chief said as he pulled the trigger,however the arbiter dodged the shot, leaped to his feet and slashed the shotgun with his plasma sword. The other spartans raised their rifles but 2 incoming phantoms opened fire upon them.
''Arbiter get inside now ''-An elite barked by the phantom´s speakers and the arbiter engaged active camo and vanished ,leaving the chief and his spartans looking for cover.
''So you are the arbiter, I will add you to my fuselage''-The chief said as the phantoms leaved the field of battle.
End Flashback.
The Chief tighten his hold on his rifle as the memories filled his mind, he would avenge his fellow spartans by ripping the arbiter's spine as an offer for them.
''Sir. Captain Keyes has order us to return immediately, apparently some covenant bitches have infiltrated the ship''-An ODST said to the Chief.
''Probably to rescue that old geeser of a prophet, well lets go,I don't want to keep our guests waiting''-The chief said as he boarded the pelican, once again.
The arbiter arrived to yet another dock bay, it has been 3 already . ''Cramp of a human ships''-The arbiter though, they had already encountered more marines and a demon who managed to kill yet another elite and grunt, before he was put down, now his group was reduced to only an elite and one grunt ,besides himself.
''Arbiter ,I managed to damage the weapons defense controls of the ship, the plasma satchel wasn't as powerful as a plasma bomb, butgotthe work done''-Half jaw barked by the comm.
''Very well, and in good timing my brother, didn't I told you that satchel was good enough''-The arbiter replied to Half jaw who wanted to bring a plasma bomb, but the weight would only slow them down, and kill everyone onboard the tiny ship.
''I admit I exagerated with the bomb, but anyway I'll meet you later when I secure our means for escape,over and out''
''Now if only I would get some good directions''
''I heard that , you know I can hear and see everything right''-Cortana said to the arbiter who couldn't help but feel a shiver in his spine by that comment, Now he should be more careful he though. Cortana was kind enough to call the last latch of the phantom, 4 grunts 3 jackals and 3 elites emerged, as well as 2 surprise guests.
''Cortana to spec ops elite 5 and 6, remain in active camo and don't reveal yourselfs to the enemy, your mission is to secure the prophet of peace, understood''
The elites nodded and remained in their position, whatever it was Cortana thought.
A jackal bossed a grunt to open the door to the next corridor while everyone took defensive positions, the grunt trembled to his feet but had to obey, If cortana was right this time ,the next corridor would lead them to the prophet.
As the grunt opened the door, he almost soiled his armor, no one in sight , he let a sight and motioned the others to advance when a bullet spilled his brains in the floor.
''Headshot, you owe me 20 bucks Mendoza''-The human sarge yelled as more marines advanced while he provided cover.
''Whaaack''-A jackal yelled to the arbiter.
''I think he said that they will form a defensive wall while the elites throw grenades ,that or that helikessunflower seeds''-Cortana said to the arbiter who decided to choose the first option. The sniper shots bounced harmlessly from the jackals shields, as the arbiter and the elites primed grenades, killing the marines. However a few well shots managed to conect to an elite.
''Not bad for a human Hu squidlips''The sarge yelled however the four remaining grunts surrounded the sarge, plasma pistols and needlers ready.
''Oh shit''-The sarge said as the grunts opened fire killing the human sarge.
''Not bad for a grunt, jajajaja'' - a yellow grunt said as he kicked the black sargent one last time
''Alright good job unggoy's lets move on''-The arbiter said to the four grunts.
''Yes mighty one''-Aspec opsgrunt said and followed the others.
As the arbiter opened the door this time, to avoid any more unnecesary deaths from his soldiers, he found out that everyone in the brig was dead.
'' Spec ops elites 5 and 6, appear now''-The arbiter said and so they did, their armor as clean as ever.
''We got kinda bored back there so we decided to head on, no problem with that right arbiter''-The arbiter nodded and aproached the cell of the hierarch. One shot of his carbine opened the cell.
''Good job arbiter ,I knew you could manage my rescue''-The prophet said trying to stand up, but he was badly beat up, the arbiter called an elite to carry him for evac.
''Save your strengh Holy one, well get you out right now''
''Wait arbiter, first I have to tell you something, the heretic humans have found out about the great journey''-those words hit the arbiter, they had been very careful to avoid any information of the great journey to fell to any human.
''Do not worry hierarch, you had no choice''-The arbiter said almost containing the urge to kill the prophet right there ,right now, the prophet was probably drugged to reveal this important secret (altough he confessed all after a few punches), however he had to erase those thoughts, or he would be no better that any heretic.
''That's why we must speed up the great journey , only if we achieve salvation can we win now, arbiter ,cortana your mission will be to find the Holy resting grounds of the oracle so that he can guide you to the necessary steps to begin the journey, now get me out of this worthless ship''-The arbiter agreed and headed towards the closest bay.
''Hey don't forget about me''-Cortana said from a nearby panel, the arbiter slightly touched the console and her data chip was instantly teleported to his helmet.
''Phew , a few moments there …, hey its almost the same in here''
''Don't push it heretic woman''
''Im joking, alright , you need to relax, by the way ,where's the spec ops commander''-Cortana asked the arbiter.
''He should be here by now''-The arbiter said as he saw the grunts running in circles, he soon found out why.
''Quickly , get the Holy one to safety''-The arbiter yelled and took defensive position, he took a peek and saw at least 10 ODST's acompanied by who knows how many marines, now he had to think in a way out of this, or maybe not.
A longsword fighter hovered from the large bay and opened fire with its twin canons ,shredding the marines in half.
''There he is''-The arbiter said to cortana as the fighter opened its landing bay, some grunts bent down to let the Hierarch step on them to get onboard.
''Couldn't find something more big for all of us, halfjaw''
''I send the phantom back to base a while ago, and this craft is fast enough to get us away fast, so get used to it''-the white armor elite said to the arbiter as he fired to the other longsword fighters to avoid any pursuers.
Spartan 117 pelican headed towards dock bay 16, when a longsword fighter past by them leaving behind burning fighters , pelicans and tanks.
''Quickly pursue that fighter ''-The master chief ordered the pilot.
''Sorry sir, but the captain has order us to report to him immediately ,besides my girl cant catch up with them, not to mention they would kick our ass with that firepower''-The chief was furious , that was the second time that damn elite had evaded him, the captain must have a really good reason to let them go so easily.
Captain Keyes chewed on his pipe as smoke emanated from it, it was against the rules to smoke in a ship ,but being in an alien ringworld, and being the ranking officer in the entire system in who knows where, who would stop him. He remover the pipe from his mouth as he heard a knock in his door.
''Come in Master Chief''
The Chief crisped a perfect salute to the captain ,who order him to be at rest.
''Sir with all due respect, before you tell me why you summoned me , tell me this: Why did you let those covenant bastards escape without letting me and my team to at least try to catch up with them''.
The captain chewed once more on his pipe before putting it aside and turned to the chief with a smile on his face.
''Because we are going to be gods….''
Well another chapter, although this story does not have many reviews, I will finish it, in due time, by the way thanks for those loyal followers who still read it, and I really dont care what aura said , more reviews anyway, well until next time