Transport thirty two was scheduled to land in hangar bay two at 13:00 hours, however it was fifteen minutes late which caused due stress to the workers and security guards on the Aleros, Albert's carrier.

"what's the hold up? Transport thirty two, why the hell did it take you so long to get here?" the com officer stated as the small ship landed.

"Sorry sir, ran into some turbulance, but we're here now, we'll begin unloading shortly" a female voice said on the other side.

"understood. Transmit your clearance codes now" the com officer said as the turrets tracked the incoming ship. A random assortment of encrypted codes were transmitted to convey it was indeed transport thirty two coming to land, and the docking bay doors opened. The ship landed gracefully and workers walked up to unload the cargo.

"make sure this is set up properly, the master does not wish to keep the ceremony held off any longer than it has to" a security guard said as he ordered troops to move things.

Magen walked off the RORO (roll on roll off) ramp and handed in her clipboard pad, along with wearing a stolen pilot suit.

"where's the original captain?" the guard asked eyeing her.

"the captain was feeling ill so I was left in control of transporting the cargo here. He's on the Magara medical ship nearby" Magen responded.

"why wasn't I informed?" the guard asked.

"you're a corporal little man, don't ask questions where you aren't supposed to and just get this cargo unloaded!" Magen snapped as she pointed at the lieutenant's badge on her chest.

"er, yes ma'am! Get this stuff off that ship on the double!" the guard yelled as workers moved crates off.

As the troops took crates away, a slight shift in the air moved out of the ship and slid across the wall, the door opening slightly before closing behind as whatever left disappeared through.

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"you look beautiful in that dress KOS-MOS" Albert said as he stared at her sitting at the table, motionless as well as emotionless, her eyes still glazed. She wore a pure white dress, strapless, with long white gloves down her arms. Crystal high heels were on her feet, and twin diamond earings as well as a pearl tiara was worn on her head and ears. She was wearing red lipstick and eye shadow, and in all interests made her almost seem majestic, a true to life princess of dreams.

She, however, didn't speak, her mind numb from the collar as she was confined and trapped in her own world, her body not under her command.

"I bet you can't wait til it's finally done. We'll both be so happy together don't you think?" Albert said as he smiled at her, and reached across the table to caress her cheek. She stared down at the white cloth as his hand slid across her skin, no response of any kind, no shudder or recoil from his touch, not even a movement of her eyes as she sat.

"it will happen soon enough, just you wait. Then it will be complete my dear" Albert softly said.

"um… sir… the transport is here. The ceremony will be ready in just a few hours" a soldier said as he coughed nervously at the door.

"good, have them prepare at once, I will not be left waiting any longer" Albert ordered as he picked up KOS-MOS's hand in his, and rubbed the back of it softly.

"I shall come back once I am ready KOS-MOS, wait here until then" Albert said as he got up and kissed her on the cheek softly, caressed her hair, then left the room. KOS-MOS sat at the table still unmoving, unphased by anything, trapped.

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"so, these humans think they can hide in plain sight do they? Grrr, we'll see about that" Kratos said as he stomped up towards a group of jackals and pushed them out of the way, storming towards the lookout point.

"sir, we cannot get close to the ship without them trying to attack, we do not have any cruisers in this world to mount a full scale assault on that carrier" another brute told him. The chieftain growled and batted at the brutes head.

"we are not so spineless as to be afraid of a human vessel! These are weaklings! They will be crushed by our onslaught" Kratos yelled as he raised his fist in anger.

"they have a demon with them though, we have lost half of our forces to him" Bordoc, another lower ranked chieftain said.

"we will gain more! Even now our troops are pouring out of that portal. This world will soon be ours, we will have our revenge on that demon. Release the Revenants. Let's see how he fairs against something that hunts for him" Kratos grinned.

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The guard never saw it coming. The door slid open and he was suddenly face to chest with a be goggled super soldier, who suddenly shot out a lightning kick to the stomach of the guard before pulling him through the door, checking to see if anyone had seen the attack before closing it.

"all guards have been neutralized in this sector, security systems are disabled, welcome mat is not out. Ready when you are sir" Garrett said over a maser COM, completely undetectable and couldn't be listened in on by any guards.

"let's move out then. You have your orders" Captain Archerson said as the crates opened up, silver ware and chairs and garlands moved out of the way as the ODSTs slipped out of the cargo bay, moving to different locations.

"Wilson and Helden, handle Engineering, Greys Magen and Michaels, you're with me, we're hitting the bridge, Garrett, you have the armory" Archerson ordered as they suddenly switched coms off. The soldiers moved silently through the ship, cracking security codes where needed as Chaos followed behind the Spartan, helping where he could.

"the covenant, are they like the gnosis?" Chaos whispered over Garrett's shoulder.

Garrett didn't respond, just kept moving forward with his rifle at his shoulder, aimed at whatever door they were passing before moving on towards the armory.

"Corporal, we have a disturbance in the shields of the ship" Miyuki whispered. Garrett held up his fist as an all stop signal to Chaos, then knelt near the wall as he listened.

"status?" Archerson asked.

"unknown, but it looked like something moved through, we don't quite know what yet. We didn't see any other transports heading in that direction, no flight trajectories or anything. I'll keep you posted later" Miyuki said as she searched for more information.

"understood. Wilson, status?" Archerson asked.

"we've infiltrated engineering, priming mines for detonation" Wilson responded.

"alright, we're gonna storm the bridge soon. Get ready" Archerson told them.

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KOS-MOS was walked to the altar slowly as the music played, a bouquet in her hand as Shion was tied to a pew and gagged as she struggled, Albert standing at the altar wearing a white tuxedo as he watched her helped forward. She stared at the ground the whole time, Hagen and Nalia standing nearby and smiling devilishly.

"ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today for a truly momentous occasion, that of the marriage of these two in holy matrimony. They're love has brought them together from time and distance, and will keep them strong throughout the days of their future together. Those who are against their union should speak now" the priest said at the altar as Shion was held just out of view of the unsuspecting civilian.

"as I had thought, no one. Very well then, Albert Vanburen, do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, in rich and in poor, in good and in bad, as long as you both shall live?" the priest asked.

"I do" Albert said smiling towards KOS-MOS, her eyes still glazed and her hands held in his.

"and do you, KOS-MOS, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, in rich and in poor, in good and in bad, as long as you both shall live?" the priest asked. Nalia used some ventriloquism on KOS-MOS to make her speak as she stood nearby.

"I do" Nalia made it sound as if KOS-MOS said it, her own voice changing strangely, almost mechanical.

"very well. Albert, take this ring, and say to her, with this ring, I do wed thee" the priest said as Albert was handed the wedding ring.

"with this ring, I do wed thee" Albert said as he placed it on KOS-MOS's finger.

"now KOS-MOS, with this ring, take his hand and place it on his finger, and say, with this ring, I do wed thee" the priest asked.

KOS-MOS stood there for a moment in complete silence, then slowly moved to do as she was told, but did not speak. Nalia spoke suddenly for her.

"with this ring, I do wed thee" Nalia said behind her, and the voice traveled through KOS-MOS's mouth.

"very well, I now pronounce you-" the priest almost finished before an explosion went off.

"sir! Sir! Engineering has been destroyed! Our cloaking has been disabled!" a soldier ran up only to be backhanded by Hagen.

"no! not now! The ceremony isn't complete!" Albert yelled as the priest stood back.

"well hurry up! Finish saying the words!" Albert ordered to the priest.

"I cannot! Not when blood is being spilled in this ship! If there is a battle going on, then the communion between you two is unsanctioned" the priest told him.

"what?! I told you, finish the ritual now! Can you not see we are in love! Do it!" Albert yelled as he hugged KOS-MOS to him, KOS-MOS acting like a rag doll as another explosion rocked the ship.

"the bridge is under fire! They're taking heavy casualties!" another soldier said.

"how did they get in?! how?!" Albert screamed as Hagen and Nalia guarded the two.

"sir, we should get you off this ship, it isn't safe anymore, we have a foothold situation" Hagen told him as he escorted the man and the blue haired woman with him out of the room towards a launch bay.

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Chaos followed Garrett as he sprayed a group of soldiers, trying desperately to keep up with the soldier as he turned corners and ripped through defenses like it was paper. He was moving fast, and he knew where KOS-MOS was going. As they past a door, Garrett rifle butted without even breaking stride, clothes lining a soldier coming out as he continued past as Chaos gasped at his brutality and strength. This man certainly didn't fight with any finesse, simply enough energy placed in his strikes to be efficient.

"we're heading to docking bay four, we're gonna cut them off" Garrett said just as he opened a door. He stopped dead in his tracks. It was a horror scene. Cut up bodies, dead soldiers and mutilated corpses were layering the ground.

"Chaos, stay back" Garrett ordered as he checked every single sensor and scan wave he had to track whatever was inside. His squad definitely didn't do whatever did this.

"Captain, the rest of the team has broken through! They should be able to lend some assistance in the docking bay of your choice once they land" Miyuki suddenly blared out as Garrett checked his motion sensors. Nothing. It might have left the area, or it might just be running on low power to keep him from detecting whatever tore up the troops. The Milido marines were enemies, but no one deserved this.

"roger that, Jr, you alive?" Archerson asked as rifle fire was heard in the background.

"yeah, we're landing in three, two, on- hey wait! Are the shields down?" Jr. yelled as the Asher started moving towards the ship.

"Yes they're down! Wilson blew engineering! Shit, get your ass in here we could use some backup!" Archerson barked as he threw a grenade.

"we're almost there, hang tight" Allen yelled out as they smashed their E.Ss through the blockade door and landed, everyone piling out just as Hagen and Albert ran through, KOS-MOS and Shion in tow towards an escape transport.

"Chaos, move through quickly, I'll cover" Garrett told the white haired boy as he knelt down and aimed his rifle around the corner.

"are you sure?" Chaos asked.

"I'll be fine, I'll watch our back while everyone is inside the docking bay, something isn't right in here…" Garrett told him.

"alright, we'll let you know when we have KOS-MOS safe" Chaos told him as he slowly went through another door.

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"she's mine, you can't have her" Albert growled as Jr stood at the head of the gang, T-elos behind the whole group.

"let them go now!" Jr. yelled as Archerson came in behind them, covering the door.

"well, this may be an interesting day after all" Hagen said as he smirked.

"shut the hell up and surrender! You can't win!" Jr. yelled as he aimed his pistols at them.

"oh ho, we can't win can we? Oh dear, so a horrible fate for us, no hope of escaping! Oh my" Nalia performed as she brought her hand up to her forehead and acted distressed.

"grrr, let them go now!" Allen suddenly yelled, and fired his crossbow at Hagen who easily caught the bolt in his hand and snapped it.

"pathetic" Hagen said as T-elos's eyes suddenly squinted, and she slowly moved to the front of the group.

"you fool, something isn't right about those two, they aren't human" T-elos told the group as both Hagen and Nalia stood at ease in front of Albert as he slowly slipped away with KOS-MOS held in his arms, moving to the transport.

"not so fast asshole! Stop where you are!" Archerson barked as Shion broke away from the guard holding her. She ran as fast as she could before Nalia grabbed her by the neck and picked her up off the ground, keeping her from running.

"there now, that wasn't a good thing to do" Nalia said as the guard rolled on the ground, Greys taking aim on Nalia's back and firing. The bullet hit, and pinged.

":what the fuck…" Greys whispered as Nalia looked over her shoulder.

"disappointed? I would be" she smiled as she tightened her grip on Shion's neck.

"let her go!" Jr. yelled and fired just as T-elos knocked his hands down, the bullets flying in a random direction.

"why did you do that?" Jr. asked her.

"you cannot begin to fathom what they are capable of. They aren't human, they've been somehow permanently attached to an energy signature similar to the UMN. They've been cybernetically enhanced as well" T-elos responded as she turned and stared at Nalia, who winked at her.

"how do we stop them then?" Ziggy asked.

"get to KOS-MOS, I will deal with her" T-elos said as she clinched her fists and slowly walked forward. Shion was starting to lose consciousness from the grip and no breath as Nalia threw her towards the marines, before hitting a button on a controller she had and closing the door, locking them out.

"hello there love, now, how is it that you plan on dealing with me then?" Nalia said to T-elos as they stared at each other, the rest of the group moving towards Hagen. T-elos suddenly lunged towards her, attacking quickly and furiously punching before kicking and back flipping, trying to foot sweep Nalia as she flipped backwards and up into the air, landing on the wall before T-elos fired her blaster.

Both women started fighting hard and fast as Hagen watched the rest of the group charge him. Ziggy was first to try and attack before being blocked and knocked off his feet, three arrows flying at Hagen as he dodged and rolled, Jr. firing as Chaos tried to punch.

"you think this will have any effect? You worthless pathetic beings. You can't stop true love, and you certainly can't stop our plans here. She is needed" Hagen growled as he ran towards Jr, the young man rolling to the right as Chaos tried to knock him down, himself being pushed towards a wall.

"this guy is hard!" Jr. yelled as Ziggy got up, trying again to tangle with the other CYBORG as Chaos tried to get up.

"can't we do anything from this side?" Shion asked as she coughed after being helped up by the marines.

"We can try, Garrett, where the hell are you?" Archerson barked over his coms. No response.

"at least I was able to get this" Shion coughed as she pulled out a small controller.

"what is… whoa, that looks forerunner!" Wilson said as he took it, and pressed a few symbols.

KOS-MOS's collar suddenly popped off as it deactivated, and she closed her eyes as she fell from the trance, her body now hers but severely weakened from her state of mind. She fell to the floor, tired but awake, trying to regain her bearings and her legs as Albert tried to pull her into the transport.

"Come on my dear, we can't stay here, come on, move, let's go!" Albert started to yell as KOS-MOS broke away, staggering down the ramp of the transport as he ran after her and tried to grab her. He knocked her to the ground as she struggled to get away, her strength still not hers as she fought to escape.

"leave her alone!" Allen yelled as he aimed his crossbow at Albert, who tried to flip KOS-MOS over by grabbing at her dress. He ripped the skirt off to bare her panties and stockings for the world to see, and as she was flipped over and he forced himself on top of her and get her under control, a bolt flew through the air and slammed straight through his shoulder, poking out of his thigh as he screamed, KOS-MOS knocking him off her. She gasped, shocked at the scene as the man sprayed spittle from his face at her and clutched at his leg, wetting himself, still spurting blood as she pulled away, covered.

"I… I'm sorry… I didn't mean to…" Allen was just as shocked as she was as she slowly walked towards him, at least part of her skirt still intact over her lace underwear.

"no!" Hagen roared as he saw Albert crying, before throwing Ziggy clear across the room and rushing Allen. KOS-MOS quickly came to her senses and rushed to intercept, pulling Allen's pistol from his holster and firing as her arm turned into a golden blade. Her strength was coming back, but it was still not there yet as he dodged easily.

"not going to happen my dear" Hagen grinned as she tried to attack, before suddenly having Nalia thrown into him as T-elos dropped from the sky, right next to KOS-MOS.

"Allen, do you still have an equipment armor reconfiguration module?" KOS-MOS asked.

"uh, ya, I mean, sure I do, why?" Allen asked.

"give it to me please" KOS-MOS asked as he handed her the small beacon that she placed on her chest. The dress was ripped to pieces as her skin glowed around her body, and as the golden light died down, her body armor was back, the twin jeweled half visor back as she prepared to fight.

Just then the door was blown open, and the marines and Shion ran in and aimed.

"what are you trying to do? What did he want with her?" Shion asked Hagen.

"well well, it seems things have turned for the worse here" Nalia said.

"I would have to agree, considering our patron is down for the count" Hagen said as he shot a look towards Albert who was crawling into the transport.

"what did he want with her? Answer me!" Shion asked.

"he was in love Shion, with KOS-MOS. She was his everything, his sun and joy" Nalia responded.

"bullshit, he wouldn't have gone through this much trouble for one woman that he could have just hit on. Something is up" Archerson said.

"well, that wouldn't be the whole story now would it? You see, KOS-MOS has a soul, a small one, but just enough to let her solidify this universe's unending future. It's large enough to let her through most entrances into the Ark, but small enough to let her live through the grueling aftermath once the Ark is activated" Hagen said.

"What do you mean?" Shion asked.

"you mean to tell me you have no idea what is going to happen inside the Ark?" Nalia asked.

"humor us" Archerson said over Shion objecting.

"the Ark is the opening to a new future for humanity, to save our unending souls from destruction. However, it requires a sacrifice, enough of a sacrifice to let it realize the pain humanity has gone through. Love, hate, war, death, pain, happiness, it is difficult to find someone who has felt all of it and yet would be willing to subject themselves to the sacrifice the Ark wishes of them in it's operation. KOS-MOS fits that bill perfectly. Albert was simply putting love into the equation for the Ark to recognize the after effects" Hagen told them.

"wait, KOS-MOS, was going to be sacrificed?" Shion asked.

"isn't it obvious Shion? Three of them, yet only one can be allowed to make the Ark work. Your little friend in the Dammerung has simply run out of chances to reconcile herself to that end, so KOS-MOS would have to do, and it isn't a sacrifice per se, it is more of a feeling of destruction. She would live, for the most part, at least we think she will" Nalia said.

"why not T-elos? Why only KOS-MOS?" Jr. asked as T-elos looked annoyed.

"T-elos does not have the characteristics of a pure soul that is needed for the final activation the Ark wants, it's very picky" Nalia winked at the little man.

"well it won't happen, KOS-MOS isn't going to be some lamb lead to the slaughter!" Chaos yelled as a transport ship lifted near the broken door and fired it's lasers, the group taking cover as Hagen and Nalia ran towards Albert, grabbed him, and then sprinted fast towards the hole in the armor. The side door opened, and both ran in to be greeted by an all too well known man, sitting in a hovering wheel chair and wearing black glasses.

"you're late" Hagen said as Seller moved out of the way.

"and you failed. I don't have patience for failure my dear boy, it simply isn't an option" Sellers said as the door closed and the transport lifted away, firing as it did so as everyone aimed and fired, both KOS-MOS and T-elos now able to materialize their chain guns and open up.

"damn, they got away. Well, at least KOS-MOS is safe" Jr. said as Shion ran and hugged the blue haired woman, everyone glad she was fine.

"I was so worried about you, did he do anything to you? Are you hurt?" Shion mothered over KOS-MOS as the red eyed woman smiled.

"I am fine now, thank you for getting the collar off of me, my mind… it was so numb, so cold. That machine was controlling me" KOS-MOS said as she pointed to the collar that Wilson picked up.

"yup, it's forerunner, damned type 1 also, nasty little bugger" the tech said as he checked the sides.

"how did it do that to KOS-MOS?" Shion asked.

"it's a mind control device, don't ask how it works cause we can't say, we just don't know. All we know is it works. Type 2s we do know about, mostly military crap. Type 1s on the other hand, still a mystery. The weird part is, the type 1s are easy as hell to work, the type 2s on the other hand are a bitch and a half to figure the buttons, to make sure someone doesn't blow their own head off" Archerson replied.

"so, they used forerunner technology on KOS-MOS? What is forerunner technology anyway?" Shion asked. The marines looked amongst themselves.

"it's a long story, not meant for here. We'll explain later, right now though we gotta get off this ship before it goes down, the anti grav controls will break in no time" Archerson told them.

"wait, where's Garrett?" Momo asked.

Everyone looked around before Archerson commed him in.

"Garrett, respond, what's your status?" Archerson asked. No response.

"Garrett, speak up Corporal, we're dusting off for crying out loud! What's going on?" he asked. Still no response.

"hey, what's that over in the corner?" Jr. asked as he pointed.

"that's a… whoa…" Wilson said as Magen and Archerson tried to reach Garrett.

"that's a… stasis transport system… unbelievable… how the hell did he get that thing out of the Ark?" Wilson said as he gawked and walked towards it.

"what does it do?" Shion asked.

"it's a stasis boarding capsule control system. You load a capsule with whatever you want into it's effective beam containment and it will warp the molecules of the thing out of alignment with normal time. Nothing will effect it, not age or anything. Very useful for storing food we think for forerunners" Wilson theorized.

"I wonder… might that have been used on KOS-MOS if the collar did not work on her…" Chaos asked.

"might have if Albert was desperate enough. Problem was he might not have figured out how to operate the thing, this is type 3 shit here, complete unknown. I'm surprised he excavated it without getting the shit shot out of him by sentinels, or hitting any defenses that could have blown while getting it out" Wilson said.

"oooh, that thing looks really weird… I don't think I'd wanna have my body parts stopped from working, no thank you vato" Helden said as he sized the thing up.

"I doubt it works on a living organism, but that's just my thought" Wilson said as everyone heard Archerson talking in the background.

"shit, he's MIA… Magen, you got a tracking beac-" Archerson tried to ask before the docking bay wall burst open, a Spartan smashed through and thrown clear across the bay, two feet from KOS-MOS's face almost in slow motion, fragments of the wall floating with him, before speeding up as he was imprinted into the opposite wall, and fell to the ground. He was hurt, badly, and the thing that attacked him was coming through.

"Everyone heads up!" Archerson said as he pushed everyone back, including KOS-MOS and T-elos as the Revenant, a singularly ugly machine, walked carefully like a cat through the hole it just made using Garrett as the battering ram. It was heavily armored, three times Garrett's size, and had a singular purple eye in the middle of it's head. It stalked towards Garrett as he slowly got up, holding his side as his armor was cracked, his helmet glitching in it's feedback.

"oh god… no it can't be…" Magen was nearly at tears despite being a marine as she realized what she was staring at.

"what is that thing!" Jr. asked.

"it's a revenant… it's designed specifically to hunt for Spartans. I thought it was just a rumor, a design in the process of being thought up by the covenant. I guess it's real then… a Spartan killer…" Archerson gasped as the machine suddenly broke into a dead run towards Garrett as he brought his rifle to bear, firing a full clip as the armor piercing rounds did nothing to the shields before the thing grabbed his leg and smashed him into the ground, still holding him as it threw him like a rag doll into the air and smashing him into the ceiling before leaping, clamping clawed hooves into the ceiling plating as it grabbed Garrett mid fall, and started to smash it's huge armored arms into the soldier. Garrett did his best to block and return a few hits, but he was being worn down incredibly quickly, paneling breaking off from his Caduceus armor as it tore into the black armored man.

"it's killing him!" Shion screamed as Garrett kicked out, making it dodge from the attack as Garrett finally fell from the ceiling, pulling his SMGs and unloading towards the machine as it dove to grab him again. It was unrelenting as it had it's prey in sight, the Spartan desperately trying to get away as he fell to the ground, the huge machine almost falling on top of him before Garrett rolled out of the way.

As Garrett tried to regain his footing, the Revenant smashed it's arm into him as he blocked, sliding him across the bay as his boots dug divets into the floor before he lost his balance and back flipped, jumping into the air and did a triple flip with his legs bent ninety degrees before coming down in front of the group.

"Garrett!" Chaos yelled as Garrett slumped slightly to his knees, weakened.

"we can't handle that thing! We gotta get out of here! Evac is coming!" Archerson yelled as the marines opened fire at it, KOS-MOS and T-elos doing the same as the Revenant came at them, the bullets and chain cannon fire doing little against it's shields.

Suddenly, Garrett materialized his THOR 690GW on his shoulder, a large pulse Spartan Laser, and aimed, his targeting shaky from his damaged armor and pain. He suddenly realized the charge pulse would take three seconds to ignite and fuse, channeling down the barrel as the Revenant closed in on him. He ran suddenly straight towards it as the Revenant wacked at him, Garrett's own strength no match even while amplified as he was smashed into the ground, a crater made just as he kicked, the Revenant thrown into the air as he aimed carefully.

He squeezed the trigger as the laser channeled, and cut through the Revenant's shields and through it's body out the other side. It was still coming down though…

"Garrett! Look out!" Wilson yelled as the Revenant slammed down on top of the Spartan, covering him in the crater.

"oh god no… GARRETT!" Shion screamed as KOS-MOS suddenly tried to run forward, Chaos trying to stop her in the event the Revenant was still functional. She broke away and ran up the edge of the crater and looked down, sparks flying from the machine as it twitched, collapsed on it's arm. Something moved under it's weight as the machine was lifted slowly, carefully off the Spartan as he crawled out, a deep puncture wound seen in his side as the arm was pulled from his abdomen.

He stumbled towards her, or almost past her as she tried to help him sit down, multiple other punctures seen. She couldn't believe it, so much blood, so many wounds were seen as his left goggle was cracked on the lens, sparking, the faceplate cut and gouged at as he fought to stand back up.

"Man down!" Archerson yelled as everyone rushed up to him and try and help.

"Shit he's losing blood fast" Michaels said as he checked his vitals.

"we gotta get him to a medical bay" Magen said as KOS-MOS's eyes started to tear up, unseen by anyone else.

In the background, sounds could be heard of clanking, coming from outside the hole in the wall.

"What the… oh shit…" Archerson said as he looked towards the hole, two more Revenants poking and looking around nearby as they seemed curious, like dogs smelling fresh blood.

"we have to get out of here… now…" Archerson whispered as the others saw the two menacing creatures, and the group tried to lift Garrett.

"shit, his ecg is starting to lever! This is bad! Really bad!" Michaels said as he watched Garrett's stats skyrocket.

"god damn, we don't have a chance!" Archerson yelled as the other marines opened fired at the machines, both of them looking up from the damaged wall and staring straight at them before starting to rush towards them.

"fuck! We're screwed!" Helden yelled as he pumped shell after shell from his shotgun towards the machines as they rushed towards them, before Garrett looked past the group crooning over him and aimed his laser. He momentarily saw KOS-MOS looking sadly down at him, and saying "don't die. Please. Don't die, you have to pull through" she said just as he fired, a long beam from the already heated coils streaming towards one and blasting it's leg off as the other leapt towards the ceiling, clamping into it and roaring a screech down at them.

He slumped somewhat just as KOS-MOS ran to the stasis field generator, and fired her chain gun at the machines, before dropping it for a new clip. At the same time, she concentrated and collected energy in front of her chest, readying a D-teneritas to fire at the machines.

Both Revenants suddenly jerked their heads in her direction, detecting the massive energy build up and knew it could do some serious harm to them. They started to stalk towards her as she acted as decoy.

"what the!" Archerson said as Garrett struggled to get up and push everyone away, rolling as he struggled to limp towards the stasis system.

"Garrett! What are you doing!" everyone yelled as he reached the thing, throwing the laser away as the coils burnt out from overuse, and pulled his battle rifle and plasma blade, duel wielding as he fired at the damaged one crawling quickly towards him. It's shields were knocked out, and he had to fire carefully to hit the eye in the middle.

"get out of here! Now!" Garrett yelled just as the pelican flew up near the armored hull, waving for everyone to pile in as he fired towards the machine, the second Revenant walking across the ceiling towards the man.

"I'm not letting them hurt you anymore!" KOS-MOS yelled as she fired her built up charge, the machines dodging as she aimed her chain gun with a new clip and fired at the one at the ceiling, no more than pinging off it's shields just as it leapt. The second one jumped from it's crawl slightly just as it reached Garrett, and slammed one of it's clawed arms straight into his left thigh, ignoring his armor. Garrett grunted in pain as he threw KOS-MOS out of the way, firing his rifle at point blank of the eye, the other arm reaching out to try and finish him off as his attention was diverted to the falling Revenant from the ceiling, slamming his plasma blade into its chest as it was about to cut him in half.

The stasis field system suddenly started to turn on, and a large beam enveloped the Spartan and both Revenants as the molecules in the area were slowed to a crawl, the whole scene frozen in time as Garrett plunged his blade into the flying machine just as his rifle went off, the flash of the bullets leaving the barrel still visible at the tip as they stood there, stasis fully complete.