Author's Notes:
This is the second chapter, I decided to finish this one much earlier due to the lack of things to do…I kid you not. The general part of the story that this installment will be about is the longest chapter. A lot of action to come, my previous rating still applies. Please read and review, I want to hear everyone's opinions. I can improve a lot more if you guys (and girls) tell me what I'm doing wrong. I am All That Is Legendary, none are like me.
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Marcus Fenix sighed as King Raven Six-Four roared past the tops of derelict buildings. The pale yellow stone crumbled in places, exposing the insides. Rotting desks and chairs were strewn around the office buildings, blood stained the walls. Bones littered the rooms and even the streets below. In a flash, the building was gone and the Raven soared over several more.
Baird was having a blast using his Longshot to take out straggling Locust. Drone after Drone's heads exploded as the bullet penetrated their skulls. Cole was positioned on the chain gun, taking out any Nemacyst that so much as oozed black glop in their direction. Dom used his Lancer as a back up to Baird's sniper fire. Marcus sighed again. Taking a canteen from the food rack, he popped the cap and drank deeply. Water. How exciting. He set the canteen back on the rack and surveyed the geobot that Anya had given him. A holographic map of the local area sprang into view. A leader line labeled, "Drop Off Point," outlined their destination. A small hologram shaped like a helicopter advanced quickly to the leader line. Three clicks and they would be there. Marcus stowed the geobot.
The pilot spoke, "LZ in sight, good luck Delta Squad." The chopper descended quickly through the rubble and landed. Hammerburst rounds struck the front of the Raven and Boomshot rounds flew by and impacted chunks of nearby concrete. Marcus dove out first, his Lancer ablaze. He grimaced in hatred at the scaly bastards who had driven his own species to near extinction. Two drones were downed. Dom and Baird came out next. Baird fired his Longshot and removed the head of a Boomer. Dom opened fire and took out several grubs. Cole was last out, and with a loud, "Yeah! Woo, bring it on baby!" He downed the last Boomer and drone.
Marcus looked around. They were in a large plaza, old restaurants, and several clothing stores lined the street. Memories from his childhood began to come in flashes.
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John wielded two M7 SMGs. He scanned from side to side. Abandoned buildings surrounded him. Cortana broke the silence, "Where is everybody?"
"Gone. And I'll bet those things had something to do with it." He holstered one of the M7s. It clung magnetically to his hip plate. "Send an echo one kilometer forward. Three degrees, conical, point two degrees tolerance."
"Yes, Chief." John felt a vibration as a sonic echo hurtled forward. The wave came back. His HUD showed him a map of the area precisely one kilometer ahead of him. No hostiles registered. Sun reflected off his golden visor as he turned his head to the southwest. Another echo was fired. It surged forth, invisible to the human eyes. The sound wave returned. Four dots appeared on his visor. The Chief decided to check it out. He took a breath and began running. He ran at speeds in excess of 85 kilometers per hour. All he would have looked like was a green blur. As he ran he remembered his training on Reach. He almost smiled at the memories of his friends. Kelly had always been the fastest. If he'd gone against her in a SPARTAN race, she would have left him to eat her dust.
Cortana stood in the limbic system of his brain. She smiled. This was the first time John had thought about his childhood in a long time. She remembered the little six year old that Dr. Halsey had met, his bright, intelligent face, the beautiful eyes. Then seeing him again, right before he underwent the SPARTAN augmentation. She had been so worried that he wouldn't survive, but that worry was replaced by pride. John was different, he was had something that would carry him through all the crap he got into. He had luck.
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Marcus was leaning against a wall, wiping the sweat from his forehead. The geobot started to beep in rapid succession. He grimaced and unhooked the damn thing from his belt. He pressed a button and a holographic map popped up before them. A small blip was heading for them. Fast. Marcus' adrenaline spiked. "Form up!" He yelled. Dom and Cole immediately ran to his side. Baird did a sort of waddle. Marcus grunted at Baird's minor insubordination. "We've got something. It's comin' towards us fast. Dom, take cover in that shop provide sniper fire. Cole, set up a land mine down the road, about thirty yards. Baird, try not to shit yourself."
The Gears ran to their positions. Marcus stood behind the open door of a nearby car. He positioned his Lancer in the window. In the distance a green blur approached. The thing closed the distance fast. At forty yards from his position, Marcus gave the order to Dom to fire when ready. Almost immediately, there was a loud bang. The white streak of the bullet shot through the air at subsonic speed. The green thing was supersonic. Before the Longshot round even came close to its skull, it ducked. Then used its feet to push itself forward. It barrel rolled as it flew parallel to the ground. Time slowed indefinitely. Marcus watched as it detached a pistol from its leg, almost as if it was magnetized there. The green thing fired a single round into the trip mine. It detonated. In the flash, the green thing landed on its hands and rolled onto its feet.
Cole was on it in an instant. He darted out and stuck a grenade to the thing. The thing looked down at the grenade. Its helmet was green, as was the rest of his armor. The visor was a golden color, it reflected light, giving the thing a majestic aura.
The grenade latched onto his chest exploded. The force of the blast threw Cole and Marcus backward. The bang was beyond deafening. Marcus' ears rang as he picked himself up from the concrete. The residual warmth from the initial explosion lingered in the air. Marcus' tasted blood. He spat onto the road. Clutching his head he stood up and opened his eyes. Which popped open even more. The green thing stood in front of him. Alive. The thing looked at him, and then was consumed by bright orange light. Some sort of force field became visible momentarily. It vanished from the current spectrum, but Marcus knew it was still there. The green thing walked slowly toward him. A female voice emanated from the helmet. "Chief wait, they're human too!"
This 'Chief' appeared not to listen. He drew his pistol and aimed it at Marcus' head. The voice came again, "John, please! Let them help us." The Chief cocked the pistol. "John!" The voice seemed to be crying, "John, no! Stop it!"
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Dom had lost sight of the rest of the team after the explosion. Hoping that everyone was all right he stood up. He shook his head, and little dust flakes fell from his hair. He wandered out of the shop. Then he heard a shot. It wasn't like any weapon they had. It must have been the green thing.
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Authors Notes:
Contrary to what I said in chapter one, there will be more than three chapters but the timeline should stay the same. Next chapter should be done in a week. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW. I need some feedback for this.