Halo: The Traitor
Chapter 3: Help Lost, New Start
Written by: GhostMouthZach
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0758 Hours November 8, 2552 Military Calendar/
Outskirts of Alienoptis, Mars
Fhajad's body flew out of the overhead window of his ranch. When he hit the ground he sounded as if he broke his back. John ran over to help his fallen comrade. Fhajad was all blooded and had a crack in his forehead, but was somehow still alive. John held Fhajad in his arms while he whimpered.
"Help me, John. I don't want to die." Fhajad said as some blood spewed out of his mouth.
"Who did this to you?" John demanded.
"They did: The humans. You have no where to run now. Oh, no… Here they come"-- A bullet struck Fhajad straight in the head. A loud echo of a sniper rifle rained out from the barn a few yards away, and a puddle of blood leaked out of his head like a busted faucet. John jumped back and threw Fhjad's lifeless body to the floor, then rolled back behind his ship. He could hear chatter behind the vile wind blowing the dust around. From what he could gather was that it was three men.
John peeked out from the side of the ship to see if he could make out on who this was. As he guessed it was three men dressed in black army fatigues. They were standing at the top of the barn window huddled together one with a mounted sniper rifle. Another shot. John jumped back to his position behind the ship. John needed a way to kill the men and get into Alienoptis before more Marines, or any opposition show up.
Five minutes passed, and no there was sound from either party. Fhjad's body still lay mangled, and blooded. John's anger raised and started to boil. He rolled out from his hiding place behind the ship into a crouched position and fired at the three gentlemen and luckily hit all three targets. One who was nicked in the shoulder fell out of the window shooting his machine gun, onto his head which smashed like a cantaloupe hitting concrete.
Wasting no time he carried Fhajad's body onto the ship with him and made way to the huge metropolis.