Since I have been told that the play format is a bad idea, the rest of the story will be written in a different format. Here's chapter 4, enjoy!

Red Team, CTF

The red team hid behind the rocks after an attack by the elites. Jake and Max hid behind one of the rocks while Kevin ran behind another as the elites continued firing their plasma rifles and carbines.

"So what now?" said Jake.

"I don't know how to tell you this, but I think we're screwed" answered Max.

"I could have told you that. What about Kevin?"

"What about him?"

"He's all alone behind that rock with no weapon."

Kevin was covering his head screaming "Aw man, we're all going to freaking die! We're SCREWED! WE"RE SCREWED MAN! WHY WON'T THESE NOOBS LEAVE ME ALONE?"

"Seems alright to me" said Max.

"Yeah" said Jake. "I should probably care for his safety, but I don't"

"You still have your sniper rifle handy?"

"Yeah, but Chris used up most of the ammo that I took with me! I'm down to only five bullets! Why?...Although that seems obvious!"

"Since we're here, we should probably take the item back from the covenant!"

"Well? Awaiting orders! I'll do the best I can!"

Max loads a magazine into his battlerifle and says "My orders-Lock and Load!"

"Wait! What do I do?" said Kevin.

Max turns to him "Stay here and distract them! I think your constant screaming is drawing there attention to you! Thank goodness!"

"OK"

"Jake, I need you to cover me while I run into the base and grab whatever red command is asking for!"

"Whatever you say, sir" said Jake."

"I'm going out!"

Max dashed out from behind the rock to the right and fired his rifle. The elites quickly noticed him and fired back. Jake aimed around for a perfect head shot while Kevin continued panicking. Max's rifle pierced through the elites' armor but there were always so many. Max ran past where Chris still lay and hid behind the wall under the cave where they were earlier.

"Crap! I need to reload, Cover me" shouted Max over the radio.

"Gotcha covered" responded Jake as he aimed at an elite that was sneaking up on Max and fired his rifle. The shot got him in the head. "YEAH! HEADSHOT!" he shouted.

"Nice shot Jake" said Max.

"Thanks sir" started Jake. "But I only have four shots left."

"Well, use them wisely."

"Hey, let me try" said Kevin, running up to Jake.

"Back off, it's my rifle" said Jake.

Max finished loading a new round into his battle rifle and charged out. He killed a few more elites on his way to the base. Jake's shots however, did not go to waste. He shot all the elites that were behind him on his way in. Max looked behind him to see all the elites' corpses littering the area.

"Nice work boys" said Max to his team. "That was for Chris………I guess."

"What was for me?" yelled Chris, his voice was very faint. "I'm still here and need help!"

"Corpses don't talk, Chris! Stop it!"

"Come on! This isn't funny anymore! My head hurts and I could have a chance to live! All I need is a freaking doctor or a medic! Or a nurse! In fact, make it a nurse! A young female nurse, please! PLEASE! I NEED HELP……..NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!"

Max just turned around and walked inside the base. Jake turned on the radio.

"Sir, I just picked up the covenant's transmission and phantoms filled with reinforcements are on their way! HURRY!" panicked Jake.

"Roger that, I just got in" said Max.

Max walked into the empty room and he searched for the item. There was nothing but a blue flag with a weird symbol on it. He checked the basement of the base and still nothing. He went back up the gravity lift and there was the flag again. He turns on his radio and contacts red command.

"Red Command, come in Red Command! This is Sergeant Max of Blood Gulch Red Team!"

"Hey Max, I hear ya" started red command. "What's your situation? You haven't contacted us in a long time."

"That's because there was nothing to report" started Kevin, "anyway, I just got into the enemy's base and now I need to know what it is I'm looking for and where is it?"

"What, are you blind? It's right in front of you!"

Max looked around and saw nothing, but the flag. "Where? Behind the flag?"

"It is the flag!"

Max was shocked. "WHAT? YOU MADE ME CHASE AN IDIOT DOWN, LOSE A SOLDIER, AND HAVE TO FIGHT OFF A HUGE ARMY OF ELITES JUST FOR A FREAKING WORTHLESS FLAG?"

"Well………….yea, pretty much."

Max sighed. "Why did you not tell me earlier that this mission was just a load of BS?"

"Because, I knew you would think that this mission was stupid so info on the flag was classified."

"What about now? I still think it's stupid!"

"Too late! You accepted the mission and you have your orders! Now, get that flag and bring it back to your base! Red Command out……….."

Max just stood there staring at the flag in disbelief and said "That's it, I'm out of here! This mission sucks!"

He turned around and walked out of the base without the flag. He ran back up into the rocks where Jake and Kevin were.

"Hey sir! The phantoms are almost here and………" Jake started, and then looked at Max and continued "where's the item?"

Max sighed "Back in the base!"

"What? Why didn't you grab it?"

"Because, it was just a flag! It wasn't worth the effort!"

"Just a flag? This mission is pointless?"

"Guess so."

"Well, maybe we should grab it anyway."

"Come again?"

"Even if the mission is BS, we still have our orders and if we do them, then we can leave!"

"That's true! Ok, let's hurry before the phan….." Max started, then he stopped and noticed that only Jake was there and continued in an irritated voice "Jake? Where's Kevin?"

"What are you talking about Max? He's right….." Jake turns around to notice Kevin gone again. "Oh….." he said, as he turns back around to Max and continues "Man, he's fast. I wondered why it was so quiet!"

"AND you weren't watching him?"

"He doesn't need a babysitter……..Oh wait, maybe he does. But, I was keeping you covered and couldn't watch him."

Max sighs "Alright, let's look for him, and then we grab the flag.!"

Suddenly, the phantoms have arrived and Jake and Max could hear something from inside the base. Then they saw Kevin running out with the flag. The phantom dropped off the elites and the angry troops chased after Kevin with guns blazing.

"Well great" said Max. "That's twice in one day he screwed up the mission."

"Technically, we found Kevin and have the flag now" said Jake, trying to cheer Max up.

"Come on, we'd better go get him, again."

"Again?"

"If the elites don't kill him, I will" said Max, annoyed, as they ran off to protect him.

That ends this chapter and begins so many others. So, how do you like the new format? Better? Worse? More chapters coming soon! Keep sending in your reviews, thank you!