Chapter 3 An Alliance Beginning
The doors of the attached Covenant vessel hissed as the opened to a hall of awaiting marines. Most were quite calm after there previous battles on Epsilon Eridani. Others shivered at the images and thoughts of these battles.. Humans literally torn in half and thousands of rounds causing no affect.
Private Harverson didn't even care to hurry down the hall. He was gonna get bitched at when he got there that's for sure. "I hope they don't start the party with out me." John muttered to himself as he walked down the hall. He seemed like a total slacker and a jerk to almost anyone he didn't like. On the battlefield he was your best friend and would run a mile just to pick up something u left behind. They say the battle field can bring the worst in people this was the opposite with John he was his best on the battlefield and he would keep any man alive.
Back on the Covenant vessel Zuka was preparing his daring escape of the cruiser and onto the human ship. Sure Zuka could have easily slaughtered the humans if it weren't for the thought that he was fighting the same war with the humans he would have just done that. So he devised a plan in his head as to what to do. Escape from the ship, steal a covenant ship, meet with other Heretic forces and spread the word of the prophet's betrayal. "I need not kill the humans they could help but not with me." Zuka was muttering to himself as he grabs a sword and a plasma rifle. "Here goes nothing." he said as he opened the door.
John quickened his pace as he wasn't even half was to the site. They probably killed the intruder or the intruder killed them. This though caused John to accelerate into a full run. He was 3 minutes away. 'Why does this ship have to be so damn big.' John thought as he went into a full sprint, checking himself for 8 gauge rounds.
Just as he was running as fast as he could he saw the air vent 10 yard in front of him break open revealing an Elite in blue armor before John could stop he tripped over the Elite only to role back up into a standing position. He saw the Elites shields flicker off, and the Elite fall unconscious. John quickly checked himself his radio was crushed so he couldn't tell anyone about his "encounter".
John's first instinct was to rush and see what of his fellow marines and report the Elite to command. That was before something caught his eye. A silver bar lay on the ground. "Holy shit an energy sword!" John exclaimed in surprise, fear, and excitement. So instead of reporting in he decided to pick up the energy sword and figure out how to use it. He spent 5 minutes looking for a button or switch on the small metallic bar. He then began to take to memory what he had seen. A pumping action of some sort. He made sure he was holding it correctly before attempting this. Sure enough two long bands of purple light came into existence. He had some fun playing with it. He decided to make his way to any of his fellow marines. Surprisingly nobody had come and walked in on his little game.
He felt a hand on his shoulder, instinctively he turned around to see the Elite pointing a Plasma Rifle at his head. "Don't move pathetic human." This brought John back to when he met Alyx.
"How about you drop your weapon." John said triumphantly as he moved the energy sword close enough to Zuku to flicker his shield off but not to kill him.
"I don't have time for this." Zuku said before he kicked John down. John quickly rose to his feet and began his pursuit. Many people witnessed them running but before they couldn't react fast enough after seeing an Elite being chased by a human with an energy sword when normally it was vice versa.
Before too long the Elite managed to get to the docking bay, John in close pursuit. Zuku got into a Pelican and the loading door began to close. "Good try human." Zuku said as the door quickly shut.
"ARRRR!" John screamed as his primitive side gave in and his testosterone took over and in a sudden moment over rage John dove into the Pelican moments before the door fully closed. It was a good 7 foot jump that he somehow managed to make.
John came down with a thud on the hull of the Pelican and fell unconscious.