Sorry I haven't updated in a while. But, here it is! Chapter 13! The final chapter! Will the Red Team be successful this time or will they screw it up again? Here is the final battle in Blood Gulch to determine the true owner of the flag. And here's another little surprise for you all...THIS IS THE LONGEST CHAPTER OF THE WHOLE STORY! Enjoy and review!
Game Over!
The pelican had just dropped off a total of ten marines and took off and out of Blood Gulch. Jake waved to the pelican as it took off and looked over at the group of marines but the one thing that caught his attention the most, was the tank. Max and Kevin were standing on the base and they were also staring at the tank. They looked at each other.
"Why didn't we ever think of this in the first place?" wondered Kevin.
Max turned to Kevin. "I'm actually not sure…..but I think Jake is getting smarter than both of us!"
"…..I like cookies."
"Scratch that! I'm sure he's definitely smarter than one of us at least!"
"Especially chocolate chip!"
"Yes! Thank you for sharing that with us!"
"Oatmeal is ok too."
"Ok…thank you, Kevin!" said Max, who was annoyed now, as he ran over to Jake who had just finished talking to the marines. Jake turned to him.
"This is a pretty good plan Jake but…."
Kevin ran up to them and interrupted. "I also love Oreos the most!"
Max turned to him. "omg! SHUT YOUR FRIGGIN MOUTH FOR THREE SECONDS!"
Kevin waited three seconds and continued. "I also like ice cream…"
"SHUT UP!" yelled both Max and Jake.
Kevin just sniffed twice and began to cry.
"WWAAAAHHH!"
He ran back inside the base. Max turned back around to Jake and continued.
"Ok. Anyway, this is a good plan but don't you think your going a little bit overboard? I mean, we're just going after a flag."
"You mean a flag that we just can't seem to catch no matter what plan we come up with. I think you just jealous because you didn't think of this aren't you?" asked Jake.
Max shrugged. "…..Yea, pretty much, but that's not the point."
"What is the point?"
"Well….I forgot!"
"Well then, you're the sergeant of the group, therefore I think that you should lead these marines."
"And what will you do? Drive the tank?"
"That's the problem. I…don't exactly know how to drive the tank."
"Neither do I!" said Max. Just then, Max felt something fighting inside him. "URG!"
"Max? What's wrong?" asked Jake.
"I think the elite that I possessed is trying to brake free. OH, forget this! I think I will just leave and join Chris and Bill."
"Chris and Bill?"
Max turned to the right side of the canyon. "Yea! Those two have been sitting up there and laughing at you failed attempts."
Jake looked on top of the canyon wall and saw two ghost-like figures standing there. They noticed Jake and Max staring at them and hid behind a rock.
"I don't think they saw us." whispered Chris.
"Anyway…." Max continued. "I think I better posses a new elite."
"Alright." Said Jake. "You better switch to your blue armor first!"
"Good idea! I'll rejoin you during the battle."
"Ok, see ya!"
Max turned around to start running toward the other base. As he turned around, Kevin was right there behind him, not crying.
"Hey!" said Kevin. "Where are you going?"
Max just looked at him for a few seconds and just ran inside the base to change into his blue armor. Kevin watched.
"Ok man, that's cool."
Jake ran up to Kevin.
"I thought I saw you run inside the base to cry!" said Jake.
"I started to, but then I stopped. Then, I didn't know what to do and I rode the elevator up and down a few times."
"You know, that's not good for it to be used that much!"
"……Why not?"
Jake rolled his eyes. "Never mind. So what your saying is, you have a short attention span and your easily distracted."
"…..Maybe!"
Jake looked behind Kevin and saw Max run out of the base in his blue armor and toward the blue base.
"Maybe we should get started."
Jake turned to the marines. "Ok, sorry for the delay on orders but does anyone know why they're here?"
The marines just looked at one anther and mumbled to each other.
Jake spoke up again. "Let me give you a brief tutorial then. The elites at that blue base have a flag. It is our job to take their flag and bring it back here."
The marines all gasped and started to panic.
"The flag is here?"
"What will we do?"
"WE'RE SCREWED!"
"We're all going to die!"
Jake looked back at Kevin. "Does everyone know something that we don't?"
Kevin just shrugged. Jake turned back to the marines.
"Alright everyone, CALM DOWN!" shouted Jake. The marines heard him and faced him. "Now, the only plan I have is charge at the base and while everyone is fighting outside, one marine should run inside and grab the flag and run. What do you think?"
The marines started looking at each other again but this time shaking their heads in agreement.
"Great!" said Jake. "Now who here has passed their training on using the tank?"
Kevin raised his hand. "I HAVE!"
Jake ignored him. "Does anyone else know how to drive the tank?"
The marines said nothing. "……Anyone…..anyone at on, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS GOOD AND HOLY, SOMEONE ELSE PLEASE RAISE THEIR HAND!"
Kevin continued raising his hand. Jake put his hand on his face and sighed.
"Fine Kevin, your driving the tank!" Jake said in a disappointment. Kevin saluted him but Jake just rolled his eyes and moaned. "Anyway, everyone ready?"
"SIR, YES SIR!"
"I'm not a commanding officer. Anyway, let's MOVE!"
Jake and the marines ran toward the blue base. Kevin opened up the tank and jumped inside. He turned it on and drove it forward. They all ran up into the rocky area and that's where they would attack from. Jake turned on his radio.
"Kevin, park the tank in the rocks. Everyone else, I'm going to look through my sniper rifle and see what's going on!" commanded Jake.
Kevin drove the tank up into the rocks but kept the motor running. Jake picked up his rifle and looked through the scope seeing the elites pointing their weapons at one of the ramps. Max, still in the elite's body, ran on top of the base and the elites continued to aim their rifles at him. Max quickly left the elite's body with the rest aiming at who they thought was a traitor. The elite spoke in his alien language.
"(Oh, hey guys! Have we won the war yet?)"
The elites didn't answer and fired their rifles and carbines at him. Jake was still spying on them and he heard the guns firing and an elite screaming. He then noticed that Max had left his body but he couldn't find him again. He turned to the marines.
"Ok! I think now might be the perfect time to strike." said Jake.
"Yes sir!" answered the marines.
"Sir? I said I'm not an officer. I'm just in charge of this mission…..Eh, Why not!" Jake turned to Kevin. "Kevin, get in the tank and get ready!"
"Right!" said Kevin as he ran toward the tank.
"As for everyone else…..CHARGE!" commanded Jake. "Oh, and one of you run inside and grab that flag!"
The marines charged out and fired their battle rifles. The elites looked out toward them and immediately ran for cover. All the elites pulled out a carbine and fired back as the marines hid behind the rocks just outside the base. One marine tried to run inside but two elites with swords ran out and stabbed him.
"Jake!" said one marine over the radio. "The entrance is guarded. We can't get in!"
Jake answered back. "Roger that! (turns off radio) Kevin! MOVE OUT! I'LL SNIPE!"
Kevin drove forward in the tank and Jake picked up his sniper rifle. He had a clear shot on the elites guarding the door but he had a problem. Two wraiths had come out from the sides and the snipers on top of the base noticed Jake and sniped at him. Anytime Jake peeked around the corner, they could see him. He turns on his radio.
"I'm pinned down! What's your situation?"
"Not good!" answered one of the marines. "We have killed at least five of them but they just keep coming!"
Just then, one of the wraiths fired into four marines and blew them all up.
"FRICK!" screamed one of the marines. "THERE'S ON;Y SIX OF US LEFT!"
Kevin drove forward in the tank and took aim.
"FIRE IN THE HOLE!" Kevin shouted.
The tank fired at the blue base which killed all of the snipers but the two with plasma swords had run inside the base.
"Nice shot Kevin!" said Jake. Then, Jake thought of an idea. "Kevin! Pull over!"
Kevin pulled up to where Jake was and Jake ran to the tank and sat on the side. A plasma round from a wraith came down on them and barely missed. Jake picked up his sniper rifle with his right arm and hung on with his left arm.
"OK!" said Jake. "Go after the wraiths. I got infantry!"
Kevin drove around the base and chased after a wraith while Jake sniped successfully at each elite he sniped. The remaining four marines hid behind the rocks and waited for the entrance to be clear. One marine picked up a frag grenade and threw it inside of the base killing the two elites. They all rushed out inside the base when they thought it was safe.
Meanwhile, Kevin fired and fired at one of the wraiths. Finally, the wraith blew up.
"Man, where's Max?" wondered Jake.
Then, they heard that famous voice. "RED TEAM, HAS THE FLAG!"
"The marines have the flag. COVER THEM!"
"Right!" said Kevin.
"Let me off here! You can cover them by killing that other wraith!"
Kevin pulled over next to the blue base. Jake jumped off and ran up the ramp. Kevin drove off to the other wraith. The marine with the flag ran out the front with the other three behind him.
Jake ran on top of the base and noticed the elites starting to scatter but he sniped at two of the elites. Another elite noticed him and pushed him over. The elite took a sword, held it high in the air, and…..stopped. The elite started to twitch a little and paused.
"(What are you doing? KILL HIM!)" shouted one of the other elites.
Suddenly, the elite turned around, ran toward another elite, and killed him with the sword. The elite bent down and threw Jake a carbine (since his sniper rifle would do no good up close.) Jake knew instantly that it was Max so he picked up the carbine and fired. Max and Jake battled it out with the elites and killed all of them that were on the base. Max turned to Jake in his new elite body.
"Where's the flag?" asked Max.
"Don't know!" said Jake. "A marine ran off with it that way!" Jake pointed back to their base.
"Let's go!" said Max as they both ran off the base to protect the marines.
Meanwhile, Kevin had been chasing the other wraith for quite some time but he finally blew that one up as well before it could get to the marines. Jake and Max made it to the group of marines.
"ALRIGHT!" said Jake in excitement.
"Now head back to base!" Max commanded.
Everyone started to run back to base when a plasma shot came from behind them. Max and Jake turned around to see two banshees coming their way.
"HOLY CRAP!" shouted Jake.
One banshee swooped down at Jake, Max, and the marines but only hit one of the marines. The marine with the flag got back up and ran back to base while the other two stood behind. Kevin fired round after round at the banshees but they were way too fast and Jake's sniper rifle just bounced off of them. The banshees teamed up on two sides of Kevin's tank and fired plasma cannons and shots. Kevin fired back at one but the banshee rolled out of the way and missed.
"KEVIN!" shouted Max. "ABORT THE TANK, NOW!"
Kevin, for once, did as he was told and jumped out of the tank. The banshees fired many rounds at the tank and blew it up. The top flew off as well.
"Now what?" asked Jake.
One banshee flew away toward the marine with the flag. The remaining marines and Spartans noticed this and ran back to protect him. The other banshee fired a plasma cannon shot down at them and killed the two marines. Meanwhile, the banshee that flew away had blown up the marine carrying the flag and it was too far away for anyone to run to in time. The flag returned.
"NO!" they all screamed.
"That's it, I've had it!" said Max. He turned to Jake. "Jake, do what you can to get one of those elites out of a banshee!"
"What do you want me to do?" asked Jake.
"Try looking for an opening and snipe."
"Yes sir!"
Jake ran out into the open and tried luring the banshee in. The banshee noticed him and swooped down. Jake stood his ground until the banshee was close enough. The banshee hit the ground and Jake quickly jumped and rolled out of the way. He then picked up his sniper rifle and saw the elite inside the banshee. He took careful aim and fired quickly. The shot just barely hit him in the leg and the elite fell out of the banshee as his corpse hit the ground along with the banshee.
"All yours sir!" said Jake.
"Nice shot Jake." said Max as he ran to the banshee and got in.
Max took control of the banshee and flew it toward the other one who was coming back. Max strafed to the right and fired rounds of plasma shots. The elite just drove forward and fired hid cannon which hit Max. Max stopped firing and dropped slightly to recover.
"CRAP!" said Max.
Max started to drive away toward the blue base and the elite followed him. The elite fired at Max but Max just dodged his shots until they were flying over the blue base. They both started to spin around in circles and chasing each other while shooting. Max stopped in mid air and fired his cannon at the other banshee and hit him. The elite fired back and critically damaged Max's banshee so Max flew higher. The elite just stood still and kept firing while Max positioned his banshee over him.
The banshee that Max was flying was very critically damaged when Max jumped out. His banshee exploded right behind him as he jumped on the other elite's banshee. The banshee flew really fast and turned a lot so Max would fall off but he hung on tight. Max crawled to the back of the banshee and dragged the elite out of his cock pit. He picked the elite up by the neck and threw him off to the ground. The banshee started to fall because of no pilot so Max quickly jumped inside and took control just before it hit the ground. He flew it back to base where Jake and Kevin were waiting.
"When will Max be back?" asked Kevin.
"Don't know." said Jake as the banshee came spinning out of control toward their way. "It kind of got to me though! How does Max even know how to drive a banshee in the first place?"
Just then, Max's banshee crashed into the side of the base which caught Jake and Kevin's attention.
"Thought so!" said Jake.
Max ran up the opposite side of the base in his red elite armor.
"Hey guys!" said Max.
"Nice work sir, but we don't have the flag."
"Oh yea! I forgot to mention earlier. I placed a bomb inside the blue base!"
"What good would that do us?"
They all looked out toward the blue base to see it explode. Pieces of the base, elites, and vehicle parts flew everywhere around the area.
"As I ask again!" continued Jake. "What good would that do us? We still lack the flag."
Just then, an elite ran up the ramp and spoke in English.
"Hey guys. Long time no see." said Chris.
"Chris? What are you doing here?"
"Isn't it obvious? I possessed an elite and now I'm back."
"Max already did that twice now!"
"SO?"
"It's not new!"
"I thought he was dead!" said Kevin.
"He is dead!" said Max. "Why did you even come back?"
"Because…I think I died way too early!"
"That's because you weren't very important or popular after the first few chapters so you were killed off. In fact, ever since you left, we have been getting some good reviews!"
"Why did you come back?"
"The people who reviewed said that they missed me."
"Let me come back! I'll be good!"
While they were arguing, the blue flag came spinning toward the base. Jake, Max, and Kevin looked out to see it coming. The flag spun into the base and stabbed right through Chris' chest. Kevin quickly ran over and picked up the flag.
"GOT IT!" shouted Kevin in excitement.
"YES!" shouted Jake, also in excitement. "FINALLY!"
Chris appeared in his ghostly form. "Oh well, see you guys later." He said as he disappeared.
"Well, let's get out of here!" said Max.
"Yes. Let's." said Jake.
Just then, the ground started to shake violently.
"What's going on?" asked Kevin.
They all heard the voice again but much louder.
"RED TEAM, SCORES! GAME OVER!"
The three Spartans looked up to see a longsword fighter dropping down and Red command came on the radio.
"Blood Gulch Red Team, come in. Judging by the activity down there, I assume that you finally have the flag."
"Roger that!" said Max. "Now, what's going on here?"
The longsword landed on top of the base and opened up the back. "Never mind now. Just get in!"
The Spartans followed orders and boarded the longsword with the flag. Once loaded up, the ship lifted off the ground and took off. The Spartans hung on tight as the longsword flew through the atmosphere and into space.
"We'll be arriving back to base in just a few minutes." said the pilot.
The three Spartans looked outside as they saw Halo (not the one that the Master Chief blew up) blow into pieces. They were all confused.
"So…..what just happened anyway?" asked Jake.
Command came on the radio again. "That flag that you just took was the key to destroying that ring world that we call Halo."
"WHY DID YOU NOT TELL US EARLIER?" asked Max.
"Because…..hm, I guess that would make sense."
"Can I keep the flag?" asked Kevin.
"Why not! It's useless anyway."
"YAY!"
"I thought that those ring worlds were blown up a different way!" thought Max.
"Eh, who cares." said Jake. "At least we got the flag, blew up a ring world, and are now done."
"Not quite." said command.
"Come again?"
"You are needed on another ring world!"
"Does it have to be right away? Can we please rest first?"
Command thought for a second and answered. "Fine! Why not!"
"Yes!"
"You got two weeks and then it's back on duty, command out."
"Finally." said Max. It's over. Nice work down there Jake.
"Thank you sir." saluted Jake.
"You two Kevin."
"Thanks." said Kevin.
"Well, we got two weeks………yep…..two…long…weeks."
"Is that a bad thing or something?" asked Jake.
"No. Not at all...Well, what are we going to do?"
"Well, what shouldn't we do?"
Jake, Max, and Kevin rode the longsword all the way back to earth and enjoyed their two weeks off from flag capturing and alien killing.
"seven..." said Kevin.
"Does Kevin have to get the last line of the story?" complained Jake.
"...yes!"
The End! . . . .
Whew! My first fan fiction is done. I hope you all enjoyed the action as well as had a few laughs. As I said earlier, I will see what I can do about a sequel. Thank you for reading and reviewing my first story ever! I hope to make more soon...