_INTRODUCTIONS_
Harran. The Source of the Zombie Virus Outbreak, Now Known as the "Harran Outbreak" or the "Harran Virus", It's Been Six Months Since it First Started, Official News Reports Have Stated that "The Outbreak is Still Currently Being Contained in the Two Main Parts of the Two Cities, the Locals Call Them: 'The Slums' and 'Old Town'".
Yeah...All that is Pure Bullshit.
Yeah, the Outbreak Has Slowed Down Slightly in Recent Weeks...ish, But Once You're Bit, Infected or Even Both, if You're Unlucky, that's it... YOU ARE DONE, You Can Push it Back Temporally, By Using the Substance Known as "Anti-Zin", But that Sort of Stuff is Scarce and Kind of Rare, as in Seeing a Zombie Goat or Something, Rare.
But, You're Not Here to Listen About the Specifics, You're Here to Listen to MY Story, Aren't Ya? Well, Do I Have I Got a Story for YOU, Well, Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy the Story... MY STORY that it.
I was 22 Back then in Harran, Along with One of My Best of the Bestest Friends: Elizabeth Edwins, or as We Called Her: "Lizzie", She was 21 Back in Harran, I Originally Met Lizzie When the Impossible Happened. When a Random Group of Teenagers was Somehow Teleported and Time Travelled to the Planet of Reach, Yeah, that's Right, Reach from Halo and Halo Reach itself, there was Six Slash Eight of Us Back then on Fireteam Mythic, Me, Lizzie, Peter, Carla, Joe, Javier and (Briefly) Vicky But that Story's for Another Day, After the Remaining Alive Spartans from Fireteam Mythic Had Returned, We All Became the Leaders of the Current Gaming Clan of BOOM, We All Went Our Separate Ways After College, Joseph and His (Slightly) Younger Brother Javier, They Started Up a Bike Shop in the Centre of Mexico City, and if You're Wondering What Happened to Peter and Carla, Read the Files Marked as "Work XP", Section Two, as for Vicky...I'm Not Actually 100% Sure on What Happened to Her.
Meanwhile, Lizzie and I, Yeah, We Kinda Became a Thing for a Little While, Since Around August 14th 2552 on Reach, and then After The Ark, When I was 20 and She was 19, She Invited Me, My Closest and Oldest Friend: Luke, and the Remaining Squad Members to a Music Festival is Boston, Where She was Staying Back then, We, as in Lizzie and I, "Officiated" Our, Quote, Unquote "Relationship", After the Festival Ended, We Both thought it was Best if We Stayed as Friends, Best Friends Make that, and Not Jeopardise Our Friendship, We were Both Heartbroken, But it was the Right Thing to Do at the Time, But then Again, that's a Story for Another Time.
Then, a Few Days After the Outbreak Calmed Down, We were Recruited By the G.R.E (Global, Relief, [Something]) to Retrieve a File that's Been Stolen By, Who I Think was a Politician, Anyways, Lizzie and I, We were Teamed Up with One Kyle Crane to Try and Find the File, Which Could've Led to a Cure, But then...Yeah, I Dunno What Happened After We Left, But All I Know is that Turkey (Where Harran is) was Overrun By the Dead
Who am I, You ask? Well, I'm a Ghost, But Before I Became a Ghost, I was Known as Sam Wright, THE Sam Wright, Like My Usual, I Had and Still Have a Jet Black, I've Got a Soap-Themed Mohawk (MW2 and MW3), Multiple Deep and Light Scar Scattered Across My Body, a Burnt, Deep, Long Scar, Going Across from the Edge of My Right Eyebrow to the Top Left Corner of My Lip, Caused By a Zealot Elite on Reach, a Slightly Curved Scar Down the Right Side of My Face from a Karambit Attack a Few Years Back, My Right Hand Has Been Replaced By a Deus Ex Inspired Prosthetic Hand, But Silver, a Few Burns Along My Forearms, I've Got a Tattoo on Each Shoulder in Forms of Noble and Blue Teams, and I was About Five Foot Ten Back then and as Always I'm 100% Pure British.
That's Me, the Near Unstoppable Gaming Badass Now Turned Adventurer Badass, You Might Be asking: "Sam, Why are You Telling Us / Me this?", Well, My Answer is "Shut Up, this is MY Story, Not Yours, MINE"
Meanwhile, My Second-Best Friend, Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Edwins, She's Almost the Opposite to Me, She's a Cheerful, Almost Joyful Person, She Lives for the Thrill of Life, Some Would Say that She Has a Good Chest Size, She Usually Has Her Slightly Longer than Short Blonde Hair Up in, I Think They Call it a, Ponytail, a Few Faded Scars, She's What You Would Call in the Middle of Skinny and Normal and Finally, and Unlike Me, She's 100% Pure American.
And Now... this is My Story, the Story of How I Became a Ghost and it All Started with that One Impossible Question...
_PROLOGUE_
04.08.2026, Harran Turkey
"Oi, You Lot Ready?" Someone asked His Small Team of Three
"As Ready as We'll Ever Be" Another said with a Small Chuckle
"Let's Do this" a Female Voice said as She Cracked Her Neck and Knuckles
"Then, Let's Jump Feet First into Hell" the First One said as He Started to Run Towards the Open Cargo Bay
*Battle Without Honour or Humanity Plays*
"GERONIMO!" He Yelled as He Leapt Off the Plane's Ramp as the Other Two Followed Him
"FEET FIRST INTO HELL!" the Female Cackled with Laughter in Mid-Air as She Did Flips
The Third One said Nothing as the Three Skydived Towards the Smaller Part of the City of Harran
The Wind Rushed Past Their Faces, Which were Protected By an Oxygen Mask / Helmet, the Sunrise Shining onto Their Faces, Almost Blinding One of Them as They Neared Closer to the Ground
"You Two Remember the Plan?" the Third Guy asked the Other Two
"Hell Yeah We Do, Crane" the Female Calmed Down with a Breath
"Sam?" the Man Named Crane asked the First Guy
"Rog'" He Replied
"We Find the File, and Extract" Crane Ordered
"600FT" Crane Yelled Over the Wind "PULL 'CHUTES!"
Crane and the Female Pulled Their Chutes as the One Called Sam Whooshed Right Past Them, Letting Out a Monsterous Sounding Whoop as He Started to Slow His Decent
"350!" the Female Yelled
"LEGENDS PULL AT 200 OR LESS!" Sam Yelled in an Excited Whoop
*Fabric Unfolding*
In the Distance, the Female and Crane Heard an Audible "OOOOF!"
"Hey Lizzie" Crane asked with an Amused Chuckle "Is He Always Like this?"
"He was Worse at 16, When We First Met, But Otherwise, Yeah" the Female, Now Known as Lizzie, Replied
"I'M A LUNATIC, CRANE!" Sam Cackled
"You're Something, All Right" Crane Laughed
As the Trio Neared the Ground, a Sudden Gust of Breeze Sent Lizzie Flying Towards Another Tall Building, the Building was Just a Plain, Grey Building, But this Particular Building Had a Bunch of Yellow Banners Scattered Across it, the Banners Had a Trio of Bullets on it, Each Growing in Size
"LIZZIE!" Sam Yelled in Fear for His Closest Friend "Hey, Crane? Is it Me or these Buildings Look Like They're from Chernobyl?"
"THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE FOCUSED ON?!" Lizzie Screamed
"He's Not Wrong" Crane Agreed as He and Sam Neared the Ground
Crane Got Stuck on a Telephone Pole, But Meanwhile, Sam's Chute Got Stuck on the Corner of a Building's Roof
"He-lp" Sam Yelped as Crane Unhooked Himself Down from His Hanging Chute
*Thud*
"You Alive, Crane?" Sam Called Out
"I'll Live" Crane Groaned in Pain
"I Told You that it Wasn't a Normal Drop Chute" Someone Sneered from Underneath Sam
"Oh Shity-Crap" Sam Swore Under His Breath as He Tried to Pull Out His Combat Knife from Reach
"Break His Legs" Another One Ordered "Then Take Him to Rais"
Then Crane Pulled Up His 9MM Pistol and Aimed it at the Three Attackers "BACK UP! ALL OF YOU!"
"Stop" the Same Guy Spoke "Loud Noises Draw Them"
After the Guy Had Stopped Talking, Sam was Able to Cut Himself from His Chute, Dropping Himself onto the Same Guy with a Loud Grunt of Pain
"Mornin'!" Sam Chuckled Nervously as Crane was Attacked By a Metal Pipe and was Sent Tumbling to the Ground Again, Also Sending His Cracked Helmet Away from Him
After Being Kicked for a Few Seconds, Crane was Able to Shoot the One Who Attacked Him with the Pipe, Sending Three Shots into His Torso and Dropping Him Instantly, Then Flicking His Pistol's Aim Between the Two Remaining Attackers
"Two V Two, Doesn't Seem Fair" Sam Chuckled Evilly
"How?" the Near Bald One asked "It's Even Numbers"
"Well, A. We've Got Guns, B. We're Both Heavily Trained and C. I'm a Spartan" Sam Sneered Back at Him
Sounds of Distant Roaring Screams were Released and the Two Attackers Both Had Looks of Fear on Their Faces, Even though One of Them was Masked
"Fall Back" the First One Ordered "FALL BACK!"
More Screaming Commenced as Crane Pushed Himself Up from the Ground
"YOU BETTER RUN, MOTHER FUCKERS!" Sam Taunted as Something Came Pelting at Full Speed Towards Crane
"TARGET, 12 O'CLOCK!" Crane Snapped in Fear as it Grappled onto Him and Clamped it's Jaws onto Crane's Forearm
Then, with a Wet Squelch, the Zombie-Like-Thing Dropped to the Floor with Sam's Kukri Blade Stuck in it's Shattered Skull
"You Alive?" Sam Chuckled as Two Figures, One Male, One Female, Came Rushing Towards Them
"C'mon! We Have to Move!" the Male said to Them
Then, the Female Came Along to Try and Carry Crane "Let's Get Him Off the Street" She said in a Hurried Tone
Sam Gently Nudged Her Away as He Threw Crane Over His Shoulders, Another Advantage of His Spartan Augmentations
More Demonic Screaming Came as a Bunch More Zombies Came Sprinting at the Four
They Managed to Move Crane into the Backroom of a Nearby Open Shop, with the Male Trying to Barricade the Door with His Body as the Zombies Clawed at Him
"GET THE DOOR OPEN!" He Yelled as Orders as Sam Kicked Down the Door with a Loud and Satisfying *CRACK* of Wood Splinters
"AMIR! NO!" the Lady Cried Out as the Male, Now Known as Amir, was Swarmed By Demonic-Screaming Zombies
"GO! RUN!" Amir Yelled with Chomps of Zombies Trying to Drown Out His Words
"GO! WE. ARE. LEAVING!" Sam Ordered as He Pushed the Lady Out of the Shop, through the Doorway and Slammed the Wooden, Red Door Shut Behind Him with Screams of Pain and Agony Behind Them
"Tower, this is Jade" She said "Get Sickbay Ready, We Got a Guy with a Bad Head Wound...and a Bite on One Arm"
"Oh Shit!" Her Radio Gasped "Amir's Hurt?"
"No" She Snapped "Amir is Gone, But I'm Bringing in Two People Who Might Still Survive"
"Two of Us?" the Radio asked
"We'll See" Jade said Softly as Crane Blacked Out
"Your Name's Jade?" Sam asked
"What of it?" She Snapped as They Started to Move
"Nothin'" Sam said Flatly "It's Just, I've Got a Cat Called Jade Back Home, it's a Name You Don't Hear that Often"
"And What Should I Call You?" Jade asked
"Call Me Nomad...for Now" Sam Stated
Lizzie
"HEY! WE GOT A NEW ONE, OVER HERE!" Someone Yelled as I was Pulled Up from My Parachute
"Knock Them Out and Take Them in" Another Ordered "We've Got a New Recruit" and those were the Last Words I Hear Before I was Knocked Out