Disclaimer: I do not own Halo in any way but any OC's are mine.
Halo: Memories A Blank
Chapter 2: Spartan 058 Linda
Loneliness... I sighed as I had bee separated from my sister so we couldn't 'scheme' anything together. Although I have to say that it could be worse and that we could have been shot on spot. I walked over to the door and put my head against it, it made a beeping as it began to open. I was hoping it was someone to talk to but it was only Linda, she never talked much but it was better than nothing.
She looked at me, "Lunch time." She said calmly, I only nodded. It was like she was programmed to hate whatever an 'enemy'. She handed me a tray which I took and sat down on the bed.
As I ate I decided to ask her, "What's with the hate?" I asked, I couldn't tell if she understood me so I asked again only differently, "If humanity's in such a pickle then why are these rebels not helping?" I inquired.
Linda looked at me, "Because, we're enemies we can't just forget that because this single threat has appeared." I nodded and spoke nothing more to her as she left.
It was about two weeks before I talked to Linda again. It was during the sole time I get to move about, I walked over to Linda as I was being a little brave, "Hey Linda, how about we spar?" I asked.
But she looked at me and laughed a bit, "Fine, but I won't use my armor to even it out a little bit," She said accepting my challenge even though it was obvious to me that she was taking this more or less as a game.
It was an entire half hour before Linda returned, but when she did I could see just how beautiful she truly was. And she didn't look any older than I did. Smiling I walked over to the boxing ring, I was going to fight the woman that had saved my life, how ironic? I turned my hands into fists and got into a boxing stance, "Round one," I said as Linda got into the ring, "Go!" I said as she was ready. I lunged at her only to find that she was already behind me, "Shit," I murmured as I took a fist to my back.
Linda wasn't smiling though, she could have swore that my ribcage was shattered but when I began to punch at her she realized I was fine. My punch connected with her stomach, Linda coughed up some blood, "Come on! My brother could fight harder than that!" But that was all I needed to say when Linda connected a kick to my side in a millisecond. I was sent flying to the ground.
This time I coughed up blood, but I was smiling, "That's more like it!" I said as got up jumping throwing an uppercut. My punch was blocked by her hand but I followed through with my leg as I turned it into a flip. My leg caught her in the gut off guard but she retaliated by grabbing my head and throwing me into the ground. This time I felt something snap... I waited for the pain but I then realized that when I was thrown I pulled on her arm that was holding my fist and had dislocated it.
I jumped up and looked at Linda who was holding her shoulder getting out of the ring, "Wait!" I called over as I ran over to her, "Are you ok?" I exclaimed as I looked at her bright green eyes.
She looked at me confused and said simply, "What are you?" She asked. She continued, "You just beat a Spartan in combat," She turned her gaze away from me and popped her arm back into place.
But I merely looked at her confused, "So? It's not like your a super human, I mean sure you can move pretty freaking fast but so what?" I asked not knowing what I had just said.
She looked at me no longer confused, "But I am! Spartans are super soldiers!" She exclaimed, "Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Ackerson made his own just so he could kill us!" She cried out.
But I only looked at her confused and probably scared state, "Why does his name seem so familiar..." I murmured. I looked at her and then down at my feet, but I looked back up at her and gave her a pat on her back "It's alright, even if I was I wouldn't hurt one of you." I said as I tried to calm her down.
She looked at me then turned and left. I sighed, "Damn, I'm just your average kid and I just survived an encounter with an unarmored Spartan..." I never saw her until we came out of slip space or something along that line.
Date: February 26, 2531
Time: 1438 Hours
Location: Unknown, Cause: Shaw Fujikawa Translight Engine Malfunction
I sighed as I was left back aboard the ship as they sent down the small amount of marines they had to observe the planet they had landed at, "Damn," The view was great from here and now I could stay with my sister. But one thing troubled me, where were we?
I looked at Maria as she slept on a couch, "If only I knew where we were, then maybe I could find a way back home..." I sighed again as I looked back out at the planet. But the small ship shook as red lights raged across the station.
Then a voice spoke out through the speakers, "Unknown hostiles have damaged the main engine! All willing personnel prepare for battle!" I knew that this was my chance to prove my sister's innocence along with mine.
I began to run towards the door when my sister grabbed my arm, "Where are you going Tony?" She asked a little scared that I was answering their call for help.
Her fears were true, "I've gotta help them, get into a safer place..." I hugged her, "I'll be back, I promise." She nodded as I went ot the door as it opened almost on queue, and standing behind it was Linda.
She looked at me, "We need to get you and your sister out of here," She said calmly.
But I shook my head, "No, I'm going to help." I demanded.
Linda was hesitant but sighed, "Fine I'm going to get your sister to a life pod. You'll need to get to the armory, take the route with the green line on it." I nodded and ran off down the halls.
It didn't take me long to get there. Once in there I saw a suit of black armor similar to Linda's, it didn't have a name on the side of it like all of the others did. So I figured it was an extra. I suited myself and grabbed the larger combat knife and an assault rifle. I then heard an explosion at the end of the other hall. Instincts kicked in as I ran over there, who knew a sixteen year old going on seventeen would be fighting off such an unknown enemy bent on destroying the world.
As I looked down the hall I saw the oddest thing, it stood at least twelve feet tall, had a big ass shield and a big ass gun to go with it. I hadn't put my helmet on yet as the explosion had distracted me. I turned and ran back in the armory and grabbed it. I looked back only to see it enter with a second at it's back. I began to unleash the MA5B's armor piercing rounds at them, I aimed at the first ones stomach as it was open and vulnerable to my gun's fire. Almost all the bullets hit, it knelt as the over looked at me and pointed its cannon.
It began to glow green as a large green rod flew at me, reflex's kicked in and I rolled to the side but the explosion sent me into a wall. I was dazed but I still got up. I looked over at the racks of guns and smiled. Just what I needed, a rocket launcher. I ran over to it and picked it up, it was pre-loaded. I took aim at the one I shot first and fired, but it brought up it's shield and blocked it.
I stared in awe as the only damage was a small dent, some charring and a small amount of smoke left over. I noticed that the over one was distracted while it made sure it's friend was alright. I took advantage and fired, it landed in it's head and exploded after I hit the remote detonator. Once the smoke left I saw these worm like things splattered against the walls and it's ally.
The other one looked at me and began to charge. I dropped the rocket launcher and turned tail, and almost as if an angel was looking over him a sniper round pierced the monsters head... but it didn't stop. It actually sped up and slammed the shield into the my back. I felt my ribcage begin to explode as I was sent into a wall. I heard the monster cry out as my visor shattered against the wall. As the glass of the visor cut my skin and it began to bled I could see someone in the same armor I was wearing head over to me yelling over the COM, "I have a man down! I repeat I have a man down!" And then the world faded but this time I was smiling.
Things began to slowly come back to me, first the beeping of a heart rate monitor and then voices. As my eyes opened I could now see that there were no people only these two floating orbs. One with a red light in the center spoke, "We should get rid of him! The flood will only use him against us!"
The other with a golden light in the center argued "What about the Girl?! She could be of use! And so could he! We should at least tell the other boy we found a month back about the arrival of some of his species!" This one had a female voice.
The one with a red eye looked over at me, "Ah, it seems our guest has awoken." He said as i began to stand up still it the black armor minus the helmet. He floated over to me, "Follow me, the female in similar combat skin has already awoken."
I coughed and nodded as I walked down the odd halls to were a small room was and where Linda sat, "Linda?" I asked as I looked at the Spartan.
I knew I caught here attention when she looked over at me, "What?" She asked dead serious.
I walked over to one of the chairs, "What happened?" I asked simply.
Linda sighed, "The Covenant found us and took immediate action, they sent boarding parties, you ran into some hunters, heard you took one out without any help, good job," I nodded as she then continued, "they hit us hard and the prowler fell from orbit and hit the land pretty solid an ODST got you into a life pod, he died in the crash. I found you unconscious a some couple hours after. These two found us and were willing to help." She concluded.
I nodded as I then looked at the two floating bulbs, "Who are you?" I inquired.
The female one answered first, "I am Monitor 83521 Igneous Lune, and my companion is Monitor 117649 Crimsoned Sol, We are the monitors of this shield world," She answered.
I looked at Crimsoned Sol and sighed as I looked at Linda, "We should go and look for others, I mean we can't just leave them out there," I said.
But Igneous hovered over to me, "That would be suicide, after all the flood is out there and if you don't help us contain them then we will kill you... Of course unless the flood gets you first," Igneous argued.
I looked at him and sighed, "Then what do you have in mind?" I inquired not bothering to fight with the machine.
Lune practically smiled, "There is a Halo Installation not too far from here, if we could activate it and get you back here quick enough then that should solve the problem," He answered, but I wasn't pleased something told me that this flood figure wasn't something to be tampered with.
But I only nodded and looked at Linda she wasn't talking, so I decided to make her, "Linda what do you have in mind? Should we do it?" I asked.
Linda looked at me and sighed, "We might as well, besides, what are these Halo things anyways?" She asked.
Crimsoned answered this time, "The Halo arrays are made to wipe out all sentient life within a radius of 25,000 light years. But no worries this shield world is made to protect anyone from the blast, I am actually the protector of that Instlation but the flood has taken it over and is close to finding where thise shield world is," She answered.
I nodded, "I'll do it," I said but Linda looked at me.
"Where are we?" She asked.
Igneous answered, "70.4 thousand light years from galactic center," Igneous began to hover over to Linda.
She nodded as she thought a bit, "Fine, no colonies are within that range. Lets go then," She stood up and began to walk over to the monitor.
Igneous laughed, "Leave? Now? Surely you should arm your selves properly and get a combat skin that is atleast twelve, unlike your grade two combat skin,"
I sighed, "Where do you want use to get these 'combat skins' then?" I asked as I looked at him getting a little pissed.
Igneous looked at me, "You can't wear them, your skeletal structure is insufficient. The female's is though," He laughed again almost too say that I was stupid.
But Linda shook her head, "No I'd prefer to stay in my own armor," Linda dissagreed.
Igneous made a nodding motion and sighed, "Fine then, but I cannot be held responsible."
As gold rings began to form around me, Linda and Crimsoned Sol, Linda spoke, "No worries, Spartans Never Die." She stated.