Disclaimer: I do not own Halo any more than I want to but all the oc's are mine.

Halo: Memories A Blank

Chapter 4: So This Is It?

P.O.V: Tony's

So this is it? This is a Halo? I asked myself as I stared up at the part of the ring above us, "This is Installation 07," Crimsoned Sol mentioned, as I then looked at him when he floated over to me, "I will need you to stay behind and make sure the flood does not! Enter the this facility!" He demanded.

I looked at him, "No, I'm going with Linda." I stated as the monitor laughed, "What's so funny maggot?" I asked a little confused.

He calmed himself down from his short chuckle, "Look up," He said, I did what he told me to and saw the once beautiful view had been taken over by orange, red and yellow clouds. I then looked back at the monitor, "Parts of my library is opened to the elements." He spoke up and chuckled some more.

I scratched my head, "So I'll be here all by myself with no weapon... Wow I'm screwed already." I commented to myself.

But the Sol made a motion that made it seemed as if he was shaking his head, "No, you will have sentinels and the pleasure of using some of my makers' weapons." He explained as a door on the far side of the wall opened. Along with it several pieces on the wall opened, and oddly designed drones shot out. The steadied themselves and floated over and around anything that looked like an opening.

The monitor then floated over to Linda who was apparently meditating. I looked over to what I assumed to be an armory. I began to run over to it and once inside rack after rack of guns came out of the floor and ceiling, "Damn..." I muttered seeing a large one with some legs at the bottom showing that it was a turret.

I then heard a footstep behind me I looked back to see Linda without a helmet on, "He said my gun wouldn't be efficient against the flood, so I guess I'll be stocking up with you." Linda explained I merely nodded. I then looked and saw what appeared to be a rifle. It was at least four feet long, had a glowing piece sticking out in the middle and had a small concentrated end. I grabbed it and hefted it into the air and back into my hands, I realized just how light it was.

Just then I heard a blood curdling howl and my blood went ice cold and I stopped in my tracks. I gulped as Sol floated in here, "Come reclaimer we must hurry if you are to get there in time!" He exclaimed urgently. I looked around and saw some more of the glowing cartage's that were in the rifle. I then looked around as Linda left for a side arm. Finding what I assumed was a side-arm I put it on my side not caring about inspecting it.

I then hurried out side of the armory to see Linda speeding away faster than I thought was even possible. Turning back to the entrance I could see what looked like mutant animals pilling up against the door, I could even hear it strain a little. I looked over at an opening to see some of the flood come out of it. The sentinels all began to fire from under their triangulated tops. I looked at my gun and saw what I presumed to be a trigger of some sort. I pulled down on it once I got a target, the gun heated up for a split second before it shot off an extremely hot beam.

Once it hit the flood it cut right through it and then it collapsed body parts melting off or into deformed places. It turned to another target smiling, "Hell ya!" I began to fire at more and more of them, each with the same out come.

I shot one more and then the cartage on the top popped out. I looked at it and grabbed one of the six on my side and matched up the side to how it goes in. I got it on it then slammed it down into it fully with my fist. I turned around and saw a flood jumping towards my put I smirked, "Burn in hell!" I then pulled the trigger and it heated up for a second before I shot through it's head.

But I soon noticed that more and more sentinels were appearing but the amount of flood that made it through was growing. As I continued to fire the flood, I counted how many shots this thing had. I was at twenty-five when it emptied again. With haste I slammed a new one in and continued to blast the flood when I saw that they had odd one that began to cling to the walls. Soon enough they covered the ceilings as I continued to blast away the ground troops.

I smiled when there was no more troops coming through but I realized that the door had cracked. At first I didn't care but I realized that if that door broke I would suffocate in the toxic clouds. But once I realized this odd green, brownish tissue fell to the ground. I looked up to see that all of those flood had changed and it looked as though they had changed to use some sort of ranged weaponry. I wasn't sure if they would understand but I dropped my rifle and but up my hands, but soon enough a bipedal flood walked over to me.

To my surprise it spoke, "Do not worry son of my enemy," It spoke in a deep groggy voice, "I must warn you of the problems you will have if you are to light this ring." He continued, "If you light his one then the other will only follow suit by preparing to fire." I didn't understand what that meant until the talk with the monitors came back.

I stood there shocked, "Then the monitors of those halo's would..." I wasn't sure if they would, but something told me that these two monitors had already told the others too get a 'Reclaimer' and fire the rings... I looked at the flood then the destroyed sentinels. They had been killed by the ranged flood forms on the roof. I sighed, "Take me to the control room, we have to stop him!" I demanded.

The flood smiled, "With pleasure," Just before I was teleported I had grabbed my rifle.

I arrived at the control room just in time but for some reason I felt a little odd, maybe even different. But I shook it off as I looked over at Linda, since that she was about to push the panel, I picked up my rifle which I had put on the ground when I stood up. I took aim quickly and fire the panel, this caused some minor damage. Linda turned around and saw me "Locklear! Drop your gun!" She ordered.

But I shook my head, "Don't activate the ring Linda!" I demanded I then saw that Sol was looking at me and I could tell he was equipped with a beam like my gun. Taking no time to hesitate, I targeted him and fired. I made a direct hit before I was tackled by Linda.

I struggled but she had pinned me, "What are you doing Locklear! We need to kill the Flood!" She yelled through her speakers.

But I shook my head, "No! Lightbulb over there was going to have his buddies fire the rest of the rings!" I explained. Linda looked at Sol secretly eyed my while she did.

Sol laughed, "I guess the flood did infect him before we could get him safely to the shield world." He sighed, "True but I knew there wasn't anything wrong with it I mean, he's a male and your a female so I figured you two could continue your race... But it seems you should kill him Reclaimer, at least before he can kill us." He explained.

Linda looked at me and prepared to punch my in the nose making my death a quick one. I looked for my rifle and saw it was out of reach but I remembered my side arm. I quickly grabbed it off my thigh and shot Linda in the leg. She cringed as it seared her armor and flesh.

I quickly pushed her off and dived for my rifle, Once I grabbed it I aimed at Sol and shot at him as many times as I could before my battery ran out. Sol crashed into the plate form then got back up into the air only this time he had blue and red sparks flying everywhere, "T-t-the flood u-uused you Re-reclaimer!" Crimsoned Sol exclaimed.

But I smirked, "And you used us!" I popped another cartridge in and was about to fire but Sol shot me with his beam in my chest I went flying back into the door and coughed. I could feel my vision fading as Sol floated to me.

He laughed, "Fool! Your species were not meant to be my makers successors! Machines were!" He exclaimed as he some how repaired himself as the sparks died down, along with stuttering, but I then saw Linda get up with her rifle in hand.

I smirked again, "Hey shit-stick, look behind you." Then as Sol turned, Linda unleashed her rifle which was apparently automatic." He ate the bullets before he then hit the ground and rolled off to the side before exploding.

Linda then threw her gun to the side and ran over to me, "Tony!" She exclaimed before I completely blacked out.

I coughed up some blood as I woke up, "Aww fuck my head hurts." I cursed as I opened my eyes. I saw Linda over at the side of my vision, "Where are we?" I asked.

Linda looked at me, "The shield world. Apparently there isn't any flood here. Sol was just using Lune to activate it, oh and were on the inside of the planet, it's the real shield world." Linda explained as Lune floated over to us, her golden eye shining.

I looked at the monitor as my head ache began to grow, "I swear, if this head ache gets any worse I think I might even shot myself." I murmured. I got up but fell on my right knee, "Fuck!" I cried out as my chest screamed in pain.

Linda went over to me a little quicker than usual, "Hey! Locklear, go easy on yourself! Sol nearly killed you... Your quite amazing, you know that?" She asked mentioning the spar they had earlier and now this.

I shook my head, "No I'm not amazing... I'm just lucky." I disagreed. I then got back up a little weak but I did my best not to show it.

Lune looked at me then at what seemed like a sentinel but was much different, she then nodded before looking back at the two of us, "I just learned that an oddly shaped dropship has began to approach the shield world. It was heading towards the ring but changed probably changed course once it could tell that it was inhabitable." Lune announced.

I looked at Linda then Lune, "Got any visuals?" I asked. Lune nodded and displayed a picture of a Spirit heading towards the outer shell of the shield world, "Can I have it in infra-red?" I asked again. Lune changed the picture to an infra-red scan. I wasn't sure at first but once it separated the hull to the interior, I could make out the images of people.

Lune then looked back at the sentinel and then back at us, "Apparently, there is another large ship following behind it." She mentioned. Lune then showed some visuals of the ship.

Linda pondered about it a moment, "That's a destroyer, it was probably sent after us. Were gonna get hit hard, so Lune is you have any kind of defenses that could keep those people alive then I want you too take them down now!" Linda practically ordered.

Lune made a nodding gesture, "Most certainly, let me rearm them and that ship should be as good as gone in no time, but the smaller ship could be destroyed in the process." She mentioned.

I scratched my head for a second, "What about your sentinels?" I asked, "I mean in large enough number along with some concentrated fire should be able to take them down." I thought of.

Igneous pondered the calculations, "Yes you are correct. I am certain I have number's efficient enough to take them down." She then left the room too do so.

I looked at Linda, "Linda, is your radio still working?" LInda nodded. She was about to reply when I shook my head, "Don't bother, I remembered were inside the planet there's no way it would reach it." I said before I sighed.

Soon after me and Linda had gotten over to a room were we could watch the battle unfold. The sentinels arrived at the destroyer with a little time to spare, they immediately began to blast away at the shields, but these one were different. They had a ball in the center and three poles surrounding them in a triangulated matter.

The covie bastards had no clue what was happening but knew they would have to retaliate. They began to fire plasma torpedos at which ever one they could. But as more and more of them were destroyed even more would take their place. But something went wrong, the plasma turret then aimed at the dropship and fired. Only time can tell what will happen.

A/N Aha! I decided to leave it at a cliff hanger (a crappy one at that) and leave it to my viewers to see what happens.