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Wolf Effect
Ch 22. The Ring
Location: Everest, Hanger
Anthony's POV
I was sitting down on one of the crates within the ship as I look to see Wolfpack, Dare, Micky, Dutch, Romeo, the Rookie, Spark, Johnson, & Forge were all here along with Shepard's team as we gotten word the Halsey needed to see us
I soon saw Nihlus come walking over to us then asked "Does anyone know what's going on?" I shook my head
Then I saw Halsey come walking towards us with Cole as she yelled at Nihlus "Would you mind explaining to me on how the council found a Halo ring & kept it from us?!" I was shocked to hear as me & my team got up & I placed a hand on my magnum just incase things got ugly
Nihlus replied "I have no idea what you're-"
Halsey continued "You knew! Your big ring Is a Halo ring! I want to know why the council kept this from us!"
Nihlus answered "I wasn't aware of that! Even if I was then the council would have a good reason"
I decided to intervene "Whoa whoa whoa! Let's all calm down before Wrex gets bored"
Wrex growled at me which meant I'm getting close to being added onto his shit list as Ghost materialized & spoke "The council has found a Halo Ring & if they find the activation index then they would kill us all"
Then Spark said "Or they would release the Flood. No no no this is unacceptable!"
Cole went ahead & said "Ghost, Halsey. I need the coordinates on where this ring is at because from the sounds of it I'm guessing it's very bad"
She nodded as Cole received the Coordinates of where the Ring was at as he proceeded back up to the bridge & Shepard spoke "We want to help"
I looked at her then said "I would let you but it's up to Cole since he has the highest ranking here"
Shepard replied "Then I'm gonna have to catch up to him" she walked after him as as I sigh then followed her along with Nihlus knowing on how much shit is gonna happened
Location: Unknown, Halo Ring
First person POV
I reawaken from cryo sleep as I exited from my cryo pod feeling a bit dizzy but I soon regained my focus & I soon saw my team exiting their cryo pods as well then once I looked up I saw Captain James Cutter standing in front of me as I soon got to attention along with my team as I said "sir"
Cutter replied "At ease Spartans. Right now I need everyone to get ready & prepared incase the covenant find us"
I looked at home then ask "Sir, do you know where we are?"
He shook his head "No apparently we're off course from our originally intended destination & Serina has shut herself down to slow her rampancy which did the trick but she's close but is willing to perform her duties"
I nodded as my team approached me & I called out "Red team, you heard the Captain, get prepped & ready for anything" I saw them nod their heads as we walked to the armory but what got me thinking was where we are & how long we've been out but further more was why hasn't anyone found us yet?
Location: Everest en-route to Big Ring aka Halo, Normandy crew deck
Anthony's POV
We were given the green light to have the Normandy assist the UNSC on Halo & I was with my team & Halsey was inspecting her magnum making sure it was in working order & I could guess that she was still pissed about the council hiding this from us but I was hoping the council didn't take any samples of the flood with them because then I would raise hell for the council
Soon I saw Johnson & Forge along with the ODST's come walking in armed as we were prepared to go down to the ring as I heard Prime start speaking "Alright everyone, for those of you that have been on a halo ring before then you all should be ready for what we are going to face down there"
I soon saw Shepard's team & Nihlus come walking in probably hearing part of what Prime said as he continued "For those of you that are new or never been on the ring I can tell you this. Is basically a giant ass ring, the outside is tech & the inside is habitable but make no mistake. This one ring is able to kill all sentient life & it's crucial that we acquire the Index & the ring will need a Reclaimer to activate it. Now it is also a supposed to contain a orgasims on there so don't let it out no matter what & never go alone."
Wrex went ahead & asked "What's so scary about this parasite? Give you weaklings a cold?" He chuckled darkly
Johnson replied "Well if you haven't noticed they nearly wiped out our galaxy twice but thankfully the forerunners got us something to help wipe out the bloody bastards for good. Besides we had to let Africa get glassed by our Covenant allies to make sure none of those things got out."
I could see some of the people's faces with either shock, horror, or neutral expressions then Forge asked "Why the hell would you let the covenant glass earth?!"
Ruby replied "Well the Elites allied with us during their little civil war & allied with us so they had the weapons to stop the parasite from spreading"
Forge thought about it but then asked "Back on the Spirt of Fire we encountered something that had similar traits to your parasite. I'm not sure if it's the same or not but if we do find it then we got to be ready for anything"
Tony added "From my guess it doesn't affect 4 species that we know of which are Hunters, Engineers, Drones, & Quarians"
Tali looked at him then ask "What makes you say that?"
He replied "Basically your people have a weak immune system & are in your suits all the time. You still could be attacked & killed but getting infected is not one of those things that will happen"
I went ahead & spoke up "If any of you are looking for a name it's called the Flood & don't try to attack these things head on. If you see one then kill it but don't let it get too close. Wear your armor at all times & further more don't let a single one of these things near you or they will infect you"
Everyone from my universe understood perfectly but for Shepard's team they were a little nervous or excited but soon Ghost informed me that we are exiting Slipspace & Halsey added "If you see one then try to aim at the chest where the tree stems are at. That's the best way to kill them but other then that your weapons should be able to handle the flood more efficiently"
They seem to understand as Nihlus came in "I'm coming along. With my Spectre status along with Shepard's then we can have everyone that is on there evacuated immediately"
Kaiden replied "Good idea, then that can probably bring casualties down but we could use some more help in finding this Index"
I thought about it but when I think about the idea & the index I just remember the horrors of the flood as the very images were burned into my mind & I didn't know I was shaking until someone places a hand on my arm which I looked to see Halsey as she asked "Are you able to perform your mission?"
I nodded "Yes ma'am. We had our fare share but you know what I'm going to say correct?"
She nodded to my question & answered "Myself along with the ODST's & Shepard's team will head back to the Normandy & wait for you to come back unless we can't hold it"
I smiled behind my helmet knowing she understood the caution but I just hope nobody went ahead & upset the monitor that is on the ring
Location: Big Ring surface
Jerome's POV
My team & I landed on this thing to scout it out but we also had to sneak past the odd looking ships above by using a Pelican equipped with a stealth system that the Covenant used to hide themselves & their ships
As of now we landed on the ring shaped installation & I'm not sure how to react as I was a little awed by this place as we were in a forest area but after a few moments we heard gunfire & all 3 of us got behind some trees as I looked at myself & my team as we checked our weapons
I was carrying a M6 G/GNR aka Spartan laser & a SRS 99 Anti-Matériel which is very effective in the right hands, Douglas or S-042 has a M41 SPNKR & two M7 SMG's & finally Alice or S-130 was carrying two M7 SMG's & a MA37
After a gear checked I aimed my sniper & looked through the scope to see... I'm not exactly sure because what I'm seeing is some new species of aliens that I have never seen before so I radioed in on the Spirt of Fire as I was sending them a footage of the aliens going up against Forerunner sentinels as I asked "Captain sir, are you receiving this?"
[Affirmative Red team but right now I'm not sure what I'm seeing either but as of now your mission is recon, don't fire unless fire upon but I do want to know where we are so gather any Intel your able to get & send it back to the Spirt of Fire] I looked at my team to see that they understood
Alice asked "Think we should introduce ourselves or wait it out?" I looked at the area to see that it was a firefight as those aliens were getting gun downed by the sentinels
"Negative. We go with Stealth on this one, for all we know they could be affiliated with the Covenant & I would rather find out who they are before we go greet them" after I told them they understood
We used the trees as cover & with the sentinels keeping the unknowns busy we got to a terminal & I plugged in data crystal chip & started downloading the Intel & hopefully we'll find out what their up to here & hopefully we can get on back to UNSC controlled space
Douglas sent a red light to my helmet alerting me that we have company & the motion tracker picked up contacts & just when we got our weapons ready I soon saw that we are surrounded by the aliens as the blue alien female with the tendrils behind the back of her head said "Freeze!"
AN, Surprise another return of fan favorite characters Red Team and the Spirit of Fire there is more to come, Write a review if you like the story so far and you want more chapters
