Author's note: I haven't wrote on the website or any of my stories for a while. I agree that Noble Six is OOC. On the positive side, a lot of people both online and my friends have asked me to continue. So I will. The Noble Six has a CQC helmet with the HUL, two Recon shoulders, Tactical Recon chest, FJ/PARA knees, a UA Bracer and Tactical Hard Case. His colors are Dark Blue and Gray, just to give you what he looks like.

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30 miles West of Palhaza Shipyards

July 31, 2552

"That ship is not going to wait forever! Wake up Noble!" Carter's voice barked, piercing the morning sky. Six's eyes snapped open and he put on his helmet before Carter approached his cot.

"I said up! You know which way up is right?"

Six slid out of the cot and packed it in less than a minute. The rest of the team already began journeying where Six had his tangle with the elite. The frigate was in view, accompanied by several banshees and tyrant shells firing at UNSC ships in orbit.

"We should search the motor pool. Maybe have a couple warthogs to get us around faster." Jun said out loud.

Carter nodded, "Okay. Kat, you and Six go check to find anything useful." He signaled the rest of the team to proceed before Kat and Six approached the motor pool. They heard something in Sangheilian, freezing in place. Kat signaled Six to breach, so they stacked up at a door and Six swept the room with his MA37, no targets.

"Maybe we just heard things. No Covenant here." She inquired.

Six shook his head, "That's what they want you to think. They like to kill easy, relaxed and unprepared targets."

As if his philosophy was correct, plasma fire rained down from above. Both Nobles turned to see at least 6 elites, all with plasma rifles firing. Six rolled away while Kat skidded behind a control panel. Both looked up to see a Sangheili General wielding an energy sword. Kat looked past Six to see a warthog, undamaged and parked.

"Keep them busy." She moved off. The golden elite swung its sword dangerously, missing Six's arm by inches. He grabbed the handle, driving it into the wall. It tried to pull it out, but it was wedged in too deep. It roared, trying to pull it free, but Six smashed his rifle into its skull, easily breaking its shields. It realized that Six wasn't going to stop and it tried to reach for the plasma rifle. Six had already emptied his rifle's clip, more than enough to kill it. It shuddered and fell to the ground. On the top, the other elites stood, maws agape at their skipper easily killed by a demon. They shook off their daydream and landed in front of Six, energy swords crackling as they lit up the space with their luminous blue blades.

Six raised his rifle, but the ammo counter read 00.

"Might want to use your Armor Lockup."

Six tilted his head. The elites snarled, slowly approaching, he could see their jaws anticipating his blood.

"Might want to use it now!"

Six hesitated, then activated it, slamming his fist on the ground. He felt something bounce off of him and finally broke after the cell had depleted its power. Looking up, he saw a warthog with twisted armor and flames in the engine. He couldn't help smiling when he saw all six elites, crushed underneath the hulk. Kat emerged from the wreckage, from her posture, Six thought she was smiling back.

"Nice job Lieutenant. You agree on what I said last night?"

Six nodded his head.

"Well" Kat turned to the warthog, "We won't be taking that hog anywhere. Let's keep on our search."

They entered a large area where banshees had blown a hole in the building. Six scanned the area out of habit, he saw an elite slither in the darkness. Likely meant trouble.

He was right, seconds later, a whoosh was heard.

"Look out!" Six shouted, tackling Kat just in time to avoid the deadly blobs. They splashed washing heat over the two. Six wanted to kill that elite for trying to take him as well as his friend, but his thoughts were interrupted when Carter came on his COM.

"Have you found anything?"

Kat got herself up, listening. "Not yet. We've not searched the whole place." Six saw more openings and left Kat by herself, venturing through. Jackpot. In the lot, there were two chaingun warthogs.

"Six! Where'd you go?"

"Over here! I found warthogs!"