A/N: Well I can see that the Keitaro X Kitsune pairing is still kinda debated right now. Again that's not final and I'm still planning this out so it could change.
Anyway this is where I start to separate a little more from the game. Enjoy…I hope.
Halo: Hinata Evolved
Chapter Two
They'll regret that too
Aboard the Covenant capital ship Devine Judgment just outside of the Earths atmosphere…"Commander" An Elite posted at navigation called for his superior.
"What is it" The yellow colored Elite asked as it walked towards it's fellow Elite.
"Sir, Regret has landed on the human world and is sending out a coded signal"
"I already know that" The Commander barked.
"But sir he's sending the signal to High Charity. If the humans detect…" He was interrupted.
"Your incompetence astounds me. There is no way those retched humans could even remotely understand our transmissions with their archaic technology since the equipment we use was designed and created by our lords the forerunners"
"Forgive me sir. My heresy towards our lords was unacceptable" The Elite got up and bowed its head.
"You are correct about that," The Elite commander agreed. The sound of pure energy was heard on the command deck and with a flick of it's wrist the Commander decapitated his lowly blood brother with his Energy Sword. No words were said as the headless body collapsed on the floor with a thud.
"Sir" A Brute by the name of Kri grunted.
"What is it now" The Elite growled.
"We're detecting a high output energy source on this part of the planet," Kri pointed to a big island.
"Is it a weapon" The commander asked.
"Unknown Sir but the power levels are immense. Possibly enough to destroy a fleet of capital ships" The Brute was amazed that the humans could posses such power.
'It could be dangerous to our mission' The Commander pondered, "Set a course for that part of the planet" He ordered 'I will be greatly rewarded by the counsel if I retrieve it' The Commander greedily thought.
On Earth in the Country of Japan…
"I've done it" Su cheered in her room "My most powerful Mecha Tama ever. Finally I'm ready for the final showdown with Tama" She manically laughed.
Motoko opened her door "Su lunch is ready…t-t-turtle" She screamed and she fell on her rear as Mecha Tama went up to her face.
"What ya think Motoko. It's my latest Mecha Tama, number fifty four is finished" Su happily bounced around. Motoko nervously got up.
"Su turn that…thing off and come down stairs" Motoko stammered out.
"Yeah, food time" Su remotely deactivated her new Mecha Tama and it fall to the ground with a clank.
"Thank goodness" Motoko sighed as she kicked it then followed Su down stairs.
Back on the Devine Judgment…
"Sir" Kri said, "We've lost the energy signal"
"It doesn't matter continue on course to where the power source last resided" He commanded.
"Yes Sir" Kri shouted back.
Over the skies of Mombassa, Africa…
"…So that's the plan you got it marines" Johnson shouted.
"Sir, yes Sir" They shouted back.
"Good. Now we'll separate into three Pelicans and each Pelican will have a specific target" Johnson continued explaining the details of the mission and then separated everyone into groups "…and you'll be in the first Pelican. Konno" He looked at Kitsune.
"Yo" He sighed at her complete and udder lack of respect for the military code but over the last couple of weeks she'd grown on him so he simply accepted it.
"Your with me and the Chief in the second Pelican" He told the fox eyed female.
"Whatever you say Sarge" She just smiled at her commanding officer.
"Urashima your going with Sergeant Stacker in the third Pelican, Understood"
"Yes Sir" Keitaro stood at attention and saluted…like an idiot. Johnson leaned towards Kitsune and whispered to her.
"And you say he's lived with you for three years now" She nodded her head in understanding.
"Yeah he tends to take everything seriously"
"Urashima, I order you to take that stick out of you ass soldier. Were not in the middle of a battle yet and there are no officials here so lighten up would ya"
"Yes" he put his arm down "Sir"
An alarm went off inside the In Amber Clad.
"Sergeant" Miranda called "It's time to move out"
"Yes ma'am" He turned towards the marines "All right maggots get your guns and ammo ready cause we're leaving in two minutes"
Keitaro picked up his trusty Battle Rifle and handed Kitsune one as well.
"Hey Kitsune, Su gave you a small backpack right" Keitaro asked.
"Yeah she said to open them when we got in combat so I guess I'll open mine on the Pelican"
"Me too. Be careful out there Kitsune"
"You two Kei"
They both went to their respective Pelicans and strapped themselves in. The hangar bay door of the In Amber Clad opened up and the Three Pelicans launched towards the surface of Mombassa.
Back in Hinata…
Everyone was eating lunch and talking about the news of the Covenant invasion. The phone started to ring and Naru, being the closest, got up to answer it.
"Hello Hinata House" She answered.
"Quick Naru turn on the TV theirs another emergency" It was Haruka and she seemed quite stressed.
"Wait Haruka what's this all…"
"Just do it" She yelled.
Naru walked to the TV and turned it on. The newsman from earlier was back on.
"This is another global state of emergency. Another Covenant ship is reportedly entered Earths atmosphere and is apparently heading towards the country of Japan. All resident are ordered to evacuate immediately and prepare for a hostile enemy invasion"
"Their…coming…" Shinobu barely said wiping away some tears.
"Here" Naru finished with a gasp and put her hands up to her mouth "Oh god no"
"Well looks like my training will finally be put to use" Motoko smirked.
"You can't be serious Motoko. What could you possibly do to the Covenant" Naru was shocked at her friend's statement.
"Well" Su burst into the room with some of her experimental weapons in hand "It's better then hiding only to be killed anyway. At least this way…"
"We don't go down without a fight" Motoko finished as she pulled out the Hina. The demonic blade of the Urashima bloodline, which was passed down to her, pulsed with the power of Motoko's will to fight.
"Motoko" Su looked up to high school graduate "Could you point you sword straight out please" Motoko silently did as she was told wondering what Su could want "Ha" Su yelled as she spread a coating of clear liquid over the blade.
"What the hell are you doing Su" Motoko shouted as she withdrew her sword from the foreign princess.
"That coating I put on it will deflect the plasma bolts the Covenant use," Su stated.
"And how exactly do you know that Su" Motoko asked.
"I have my ways," She slyly said as she pulled a Plasma Pistol from behind her back and shot it at Motoko. The kendo master was surprised but her instincts took over as she pulled out the Hina and deflected the shot towards the roof to which a hole was produced.
"Where the hell did you get that" Motoko angrily asked as she looked at her sword with some surprise.
"Oh this little thing" She waved the alien gun mindlessly around "I acquired it a little while back for study. Unfortunately the energy core is almost totally discharged and I don't know how to recharge it but in my research I've learned new ways to power my devises like my Mecha Tama's" She smiled as she put the alien pistol away "That's not the only advancement I've developed while studying the Covenants technology" Su smiled while she said that.
Aboard the three Pelicans…
"Hey Kitsune" Keitaro asked over the radio "What the hell did Su put in that backpack of yours cause I got a freaking red bouncing ball with a button in the middle" He seen a tag on it and read it "What the hell does EMP mean"
"I have no clue but I got these cool looking shades that read 'Heat Detector' and this weird looking bracelet" She looked at a note attached to it and read it 'Put on your wrist and push the red button' so Kitsune did just that. Five little lights flashed on and a beeping sound was heard. She felt a slight tingle around her body 'nothing happened' she thought 'oh well, what else do we got here'
Back with Keitaro in the third Pelican he was equally confused with what the young Molmolian had given him.
"I'll save the rest of this for later" He zipped the backpack back up and heard chatter over the radio. Thinking it may be important he decided to listen in.
"The message just repeats. Regret. Regret. Regret" He heard Cortana say.
"Catchy. Any idea what it means" Miranda asked.
"Dear humanity" Johnson cut in "We regret being alien bastards, we regret coming to earth, and we most defiantly regret that the corps just blew up our raggedy ass fleet"
"Hoo-rah" The two pilots in front of him agreed.
"Regret is a name sergeant" Cortana corrected Johnson "The name of one of the covenant's religious leaders. A prophet. He's on that carrier and he's calling for help"
Another signal came through the radio waves.
"Immediate: grid kilo-two-three is hot. Recommend mission abort" A marine scooping the area said.
"Roger recon" The pilot turned around to face his superior "It's your call Sarge"
"Were going in. Get tactical marines," Johnson ordered.
Back with Keitaro, his current Sergeant decided to add something in for his marines.
"You heard the man boys its time for some hazard pay" Sergeant Stacker pepped up his men getting them psyched for the battle ahead. Over the radio the pilot of Johnson's Pelican was heard.
"Thirty seconds out stand by to…whoa" The pilot was in awe at the sight before him. A Scarab, one of the Covenants mightiest weapons, was walking right in his Pelicans path. The giant insect tank charged it's main eye shaped gun then immediately fired at the lowest flying Pelican. The Pelican disintegrated under the immense power of the Scarab Gun.
The two remaining Pelicans took evasive action to avoid being hit but a turret mounted on the top of the Scarab was shooting the Pelican Kitsune was aboard. The Pelican made a sharp turn to the left and landed upside down on top of a building then crash into another.
Keitaro watched in horror as he seen flames engulf Kitsune's transport as it crashed but he wasn't out of trouble yet. A turret mounted at the back of the Scarab opened fire on the passing Pelican and in the process blowing up it's left engine and wing. Warning sirens blazed on as the Pelican was being shot down.
They flew past buildings losing altitude fast. As soon as they reached the sea their right engine blew up causing the Pelican to veer to the left and take a nosedive into the sandy beach blowing mounds of sand into the air.
"Status" Sergeant Stacker yelled as they recovered from their crash landing.
Keitaro looked to the left to find the marine that was sitting next to him totally limp. He put his two fingers to the marines neck to feel for a pulse.
"Sir, O'Brien's down" Keitaro said sadly.
"We've lost our pilots too," Another marine said as he checked them out.
"Grab their tags and ammo" Stacker ordered and his marines complied. After gathering their equipment they stepped outside of their downed Pelican.
"Sarge we better get moving" Keitaro suggested 'And I got to find Kitsune'
"Agreed. Well find better cover in those buildings. Keitaro you take point"
At the crash sight of the second Pelican…
Kitsune had a big headache. Bigger then any she's had before. The silver haired marine sat up and looked around. Next to her was Johnson talking to the Chief. She stood up and grabbed her gun and backpack.
"Try not to lose you gear again Konno or I'm leaving it and you behind" Johnson joked. She lazily saluted him with her trademark goofy grin. "Shake it off marines" Yelled Johnson "Clear the crash site. Go. Go. Go" The marines moved away from the crash site and ran to the doorway of the destroyed building. Kitsune was first to the door and as the rest of the marines caught up to her she walked through the doorway.
"Yipe" A grunt screamed as Kitsune walked in front of it. It trembled in fear at the much larger human in front of it. It quickly turned around trying to run away but it was pointless. Kitsune had already shot it in the back of the head with her battle Rifle. The lifeless body did a front flip with the force of the bullets.
"That's one" She smiled as she started a new mental counter for her kills. The marines moved forward through the hallway and out into a courtyard with a small building in the middle guarded by six Grunts, two Jackals, and one Elite.
As the marines moved forward the chief ran to the right shooting two Grunts that were on the roof of the building. This caused the two Grunts and two Jackals on the street to look his way. The marines took that opportunity to shoot the four aliens focused on the Chief. The Spartan then ran towards the building and picked up a few of the aliens Plasma Grenades for later use.
The gunshots didn't go unnoticed as the two remaining Grunts and the Elite ran out to see what was going on. Johnson with his Sniper Rifle instantly shot the two grunts in the head as they ran into the open. The Elite charged towards the Sergeant intent on ripping him apart but the Sarge just smiled. The Master Chief came up behind the Elite and using the butt of his Battle Rifle cracked the Elites neck with a sickening sound of vertebras snapping.
"If they didn't know we're here before they do now" Johnson said out loud "Yep, here they come, up high" He pointed to the Elite across the courtyard on a roof and the two Jackals with Beam Rifles on top of two other buildings.
Kitsune quickly dodged a sniper shot and hid behind a wall as it whizzed by her ear "Too close" She said gasping for breath. She peaked around the corner and found the Jackal hunting her. She took in a deep breath and turned the corner to take aim at the sniper but he wasn't there. She scanned around the buildings looking for the Jackal targeting her. She looked to her left and spotted it but it seen her first and shot its Beam Rifle. Time slowed for Kitsune as she watched the beam of energy shot towards her 'I guess I never got to say it either Naru. That I…' She closed her eyes.
Beepbeepbeepbeepbeep Kitsune opened her eyes hearing an annoying beeping sound and realized she was still alive. She quickly focused herself and shot the Jackal. She quickly looked at herself and seen she wasn't shot. The beeping started slowing down and she felt energy circle and tingle around her again. She looked at her wrist and seen the bracelet that Su gave her glowing and two of the five lights were on with the other three slowly turning on. Once all the lights turned back on the beeping stopped.
One thought went through Kitsune's mind at that moment "Cool" She noticed that the chief had already disposed of the other enemies.
"Eyes up, Phantoms back" Johnson informed his marines. The Covenant drop ship flew overhead and started shooting at the humans below it.
"I could really use a drink right now" Kitsune sighed.
Back on the beach…
Sergeant Stacker and his men were running up to the hotel next to the beach for cover. They were watching their back because they knew Covenant ground troops were nearby. Keitaro was in the front of his squad keeping an eye out for any enemies. As he head around the corner a sniper shot was shot at him.
"Hello" He squeaked and backed up around the corner again "Sniper. Third floor on the left" He told the Marine caring a Sniper Rifle.
"Here, let me give him my welcome to Earth gift basket" The human sniper peered around the corner and shot the Jackal up in the building. Its body plummeted to the ground scaring some Grunts in hiding and alerting the marines of the aliens positions. The marines quickly tossed a couple grenades into their hiding spot.
The marines slowly made their way up to the hotel keeping their eyes and ears open to any alien activity. A Plasma Sword was heard and then seen charging towards a marine.
"Whoa" The marine put his gun up to protect himself but the sword sliced right through it and knocked him back towards the ground. He quickly got back up and spotted an alien Plasma Pistol on the ground and quickly grabbed it.
"Damn, where is he" Stacker asked as they looked for the invisible Elite they know attacked them "Anybody see him" They formed a defensive circle and covered all sides. Keitaro seen a Plasma Grenade fly through the air and land on the helmet of his fellow marine.
"Ahh" The marine gasped in surprised but quickly took off the helmet he was wearing and threw it into the air. It exploded right next to the hiding Elite deactivating the aliens' invisible cloak.
The Elite grunted in pain but quickly jumped down onto the ground and grabbed Keitaro painfully by the shoulder and put its Plasma Sword to Keitaro's neck.
"Take him guys" Keitaro screamed. The Elite growled at the other marines and put the sword even closer to Keitaro's neck.
"Cook the bastard" Sergeant Stacker said. The marine that grabbed the Plasma Pistol charged it up to overload it and shot the burst of plasma at the Elite. As soon as it hit the Elite the aliens' protective shields lost their energy and Stacker took that moment to put a three bullet burst shot through the Elites skull. The alien corpse collapsed onto the ground.
Keitaro grabbed his throat and gasped for air while one of his fellow marines helped him back up.
"Second squad this is Cortana what's your status. Over" Stacker grabbed his radio.
"Were operational ma'am. Barely. Our pilots didn't make it" Stacker responded.
Keitaro looked back at the alien that tried to kill him and violently kicked its lifeless body.
"Find a hole and stay put. We'll come to you" Cortana told them and cut the transmission.
Keitaro looked at the aliens' hand and found a handle where the sword was supposed to be. He remembered back in training he was told that when an Elite firmly grabbed the handle it activates the Plasma Sword.
"This might be useful" He picked up the sword handle and shoved it into his backpack "or at the very least Motoko would like it as a souvenir" He zipped his backpack back up and ran to catch up to his fellow marines already inside the building.
A/N: Well number two is complete and overall I'm satisfied with it.
Oh and here is my opinion on Keitaro's special ability. He is not immortal he just heals quickly. I don't think even his body can just heal from a plasma weapon wound like it was nothing. He can be punched, kicked, sliced, and fall off of universities but I think forerunner technology can kill the mighty Urashima.
Hey if anybody reading this plays Halo 2 online over Xbox Live then look me up. I go under Neferius. I love new challengers so I look forward to anybody who challenges me or would just like to play together.
Anyway review if you want to and I'll see you in the next chapter.
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