Me: Again, hello! I released- er, fired, Rtas, but I got a replacement!

Master Chief: Why the hell am I here!? And with a split jaw!

Thel 'Vadam: Speak for yourself, insect!

Me: Now, now, you two, be nice. Everyone here is nice.

Master Chief: Nice! You knocked me unconscious and tied me up, you ba-

Me: And that's all the time we have for now! Time for the chapter!

Chapter Three

Rose's POV

The pelican touched down, and I stood, waiting for the back hatch to open. "Okay, people, let's move it," Johnson yelled, and the hatch opened. The marines and I jumped off, all of us ready to fire at will. The phantom I had seen descending beside us landed on the other side of a building, just out of site.

"Looks like the Covy's sent out more troops," a marine said, holding a couple of pistols.

"Shut it," I growled. "I'm scouting ahead. I'll call out if I need back up, and I'll report their numbers."

"Fine, but don't get yourself killed," Johnson told me. I had viewed him as family, being a close friend, and I smiled.

"I won't." I began to move out, leaving the troop behind to scout.

Hyak's POV

I jumped off the phantom first, activating both of my blades as I rolled, landing in a kneeling position. A few elites and grunts chuckled as I stood and brushed myself off, and I scowled at them all. At least the jackals had the decency to stay quiet.

"You really shouldn't show off," a voice said, and I scowled even more as Orion walked past, the ship master at his side. "Such a pathetic human."

"If you have a bone to pick with me, then spill it," I said, using a sword to block his path. "Because by the way you act, I have the feeling you hate me, and not because I'm human."

"It's because you're human that everyone hates you," he scoffed. I scowled and turned, deciding that he wasn't worth it.

"You two are awfully strange," the ship master said, arming himself with a couple of plasma rifles. I rolled my eyes (thank the forerunners for the helmet) and looked around, checking for signs of the humans.

I began to move ahead, my blades at ready. I looked about, scanning everything with my eyes. I saw rubble from previous battles, and a few bodies, blown to pieces, decaying slowly. I had heightened senses that exceeded those of other humans, so the scent of a human, a female, entered my nostrils, even through the helmet, before I even saw her.

3rd POV

Rose looked everywhere, her gun at ready as she readied herself for any surprises. She didn't expect an elite to sneak up on her, camouflaged. An energy sword appeared, just by her throat, and the elite, its entire head hidden by its helmet, materialized shortly after.

The elite watched her, its cold, dark blue eyes showing through slits in the helm, appearing almost human. Hyak hid under the helmet, staring at the human female, feeling nothing but her gaze as Rose stared back.

She noticed that the elite wasn't going for a kill yet, and took the advantage, twisting the elite's arm so that he dropped the blade, and she grabbed it. She held it to Hyak's neck, but not at the throat, at the place where the helm connected.

Hyak knew what was about to happen, he tried to stop it, but the girl, his age, twisted the energy sword, and his helmet went flying off. The two of them looked at each other, face to face. He glared, his eyes almost staring into her soul.

The female marine could feel her jaw drop when the helmet came off. She saw the boy's face, and somehow knew it was him, the boy that had been taken as a baby. "You're him," she said.

"Don't talk, human," he growled, more elite than human. "I don't trust your kind one bit. Now, do I have to make this quick and painless, or slow and with excruciating pain?"

Rose backed up a little, but recovered from the shock. She yelled a battle cry, swinging the sword with little skill, aiming at the other teen's head. Hyak only raised his own blade, parrying the attack. He smirked, not surprised that she was awful with the weapon.

"What are you going to do to me," she questioned as Hyak pushed the two swords to the ground. He leaned in close and she froze when his breath hit her ear, making her blush at how close they were.

"I want nothing more than to make you and the other humans suffer for abandoning me, years ago. And today is the beginning of my revenge." He was swift, and with a quick swipe of his sword, Hyak deflected a few bullets that were fired by a marine who had followed Rose. "I'll be saving you for last."

Hyak moved away, quickly replacing his helmet and disappearing from sight, and the sword was pulled from Rose's hand, only to run the marine through. Rose watched in terror as the marine was sliced in half. She had seen more gruesome things before, but when a human did that to another human in the name of the Covenant, it was too much.

Footsteps came from behind her, as well as the sound of elites being shot and killed, and Rose turned to see Master Chief, guns blazing. "Chief, good to see you here," she said, only to see an energy sword go flying at the armored man. His shield flickered as the blade lost power and fell to the ground.

Hyak growled at 'the demon', and made himself visible once more, only to get machine gun fire to the back. "Bulls-eye," Johnson cried, patting a marine on the back. "Now that's what I'm talking about, killing hinge jaws!"

"Hinge jaw," Hyak scoffed, smirking. "I'm not a Sangheili. That is a Sangheili." He pointed to where Orion and a few other elites were ambushing the area, killing several more marines. "You are outmatched, humans."

"Yeah, right." Master Chief began firing again, shooting three elites to death instantly. Hyak scowled at the demon, and charged, energy sword running along the ground.

"The demon is mine!" Orion ran past, shoving aside Hyak, plasma rifles blazing. "Die!"

Rose watched the blue armored elite get closer to the chief, and aimed with her battle rifle. A pull of the trigger sent a rush of bullets into the elite, which cried out in pain as a bullet broke through and hit its eye. Master Chief, taking the advantage, rammed the elite, full force.

Orion crashed into a wall, and was knocked unconscious in the impact. Hyak chuckled a little before charging the armored man, sword at ready. He swung, cutting the demon's weapon clean in half. The teen smirked, knowing it was only a matter of time before he could kill the man who had made his father to be called a heretic.

Rose pulled the trigger of her weapon, shooting Hyak's energy sword from his hand. He scowled behind his helmet, but in his moment of distraction, Master Chief had pulled out a semi-automatic MGM, and fired, hitting him in the gut, which he was grateful to have covered in armor.

"Don't dare try to move, elite," the chief said, aiming the weapon in the teenager's face. "Otherwise, you'll have your alien brains shot all over the place, and I don't want to make that kind of mess."

Hyak looked at the demon and snickered, standing up at his full height. "You really think I'm a Sangheili just because I am of the Covenant? You humans are always pathetic, minus myself, of course," he said, pulling off his helmet once more. He grinned, flicking his eyes over to Rose for a brief moment. "Go ahead, pull the trigger. Just know that you killed another human when you do."

Master Chief watched silently, his finger pulling on the trigger hesitantly. The human teen noticed the hesitation, and twisted around, tripping the demon with a sweep of his leg. "Humans. Always slow to kill," he scoffed, grabbing the gun as it went into the air.

"Hey, get away from the Spartan," Rose growled, aiming her own weapon. Hyak smirked at her in a way that caused her to shiver slightly. "I said, step back. Now, or a round of bullets will be in your face before you can ask for mercy."

"Mercy? Why would I beg for that? That is not the way of the Sangheili." Hyak aimed at her, and they glared, waiting for the other to move.

Me: Oh, time for a cliff hanger! Sorry, everyone, I couldn't help it!

Master Chief: I'll kill you, kid! Let me go right now!

Thel 'Vadam: Don't bother. We can't even touch him, or else he activates these shock col-

Me: That's all the time we have! R&R everyone!