"OH, YOU HAVE TO BE F$ #ING KIDDING ME?" Burn shouted. "OUT OF ALL THE A-HOLES THEY COULD SEND, ONI PICKED YOU?!"
"Wait, you know this guy?" Jaune asked, gesturing towards the Spartan in black.
"Guys, meet Spartan Scorch, the top Spartan of our 'batch'." Hicks said. "And the biggest D #$k to."
"Fire Team Destro." Scorch said. "You are hereby under arrest for abandoning your post and deserting the UNSC."
"What, we weren't deserting!" Burn said.
"You morons created a device that could transport anything into alternate realities, but rather than report your invention so that it could be used for mankind's benefit, you came to this place, without saying anything to your superiors." Scorch said. "That qualifies as absent without leave."
"Well, when you put it like that." Grant said.
"You are coming with us, Destro." Scorch said.
"Hey, we're Burn Squad now." Burn shouted. "We changed our name."
"On whose authority?" Scorch asked.
"Mine!" Burn said. "I was put in this position by Matt, who was elected leader by team RWBY." He gestured to Yang, Weiss, and Blake.
"You let a bunch of teenage girls determine who is squad leader?" Scorch asked.
"Sir." Said another Spartan in similar armor to Scorch, minus the visor color. "These aren't regular teenagers, their-"
"Did I ask you to provide me with information about them soldier?" Scorch asked menacingly.
"No sir." The Spartan replied as he stepped back.
"You too Jack?" Burn shouted. "Why are you still working with him? He's a jerk!"
"He's an actually competent solider, unlike you four." Jack replied.
"And, who's this guy?" Yang asked.
"That would be Jack." Rico said. "Burn Squad, or as they used to be called Destro's, former commanding officer. He started serving under Scorch after having enough of them."
"It appears you brought your A.I. with you." Scorch said. "Then we can add theft of military hardware to your charges."
"Hey, it's not theft if I went willingly." Rico said. "Besides, I was assigned to these guys."
"Now, you're being reassigned." Scorch said. "Courtesy of 'undid-iridium'."
Rico's Holographic form flickered a moment before returning to normal.
"Hello Spartan Scorch, how may I be of assistance?" he asked in a monotone voice.
"What did you do to him?" Burn asked, pointing his SAW.
"Raising a gun against a fellow Spartan/ superior officer. Another in a long list of offenses." Scorch said. "And for you're information, Your A.I is know back under UNSC control."
Rico's avatar disappeared and reappeared next to Scorch.
"Fire Team Destro." Rico said. "I suggest you give up. Logic dictates that you have a .15% chance of victory against Spartan Scorch and his men, even with the aid of teams RWBY and JNPR."
"Look here, dirt bag." Yang said as she walked up to Scorch. "I know you're mad at Burn and his buddies, but we need their help finding my si-"
Yang was cut off by a swift punch to the throat, causing her to gag. Before anyone could blink, she was kicked in the face and sent flying back to her teammates, unconscious.
"Civilian interference will not be tolerated." Scorch said.
Blake and Weiss unsheathed their weapons, as did everyone else.
"Raising arms against the military." Scorch said. "Subdue them."
"Sir, the objective was to retrieve Destro, not attack Internet show characters." Jack said.
"I gave you an order, soldier, now follow it." Scorch snapped.
Jack sighed as he pulled out a grenade and threw it at the group. A loud bang and some smoke followed. Scorch motioned two fingers forward, and the ODSTs moved in. Blinded and disoriented, they didn't stand a chance. When the smoke cleared, Blake, Weiss, JNPR, and Burn Squad were all on the ground, guns pointed to their heads.
"Scorch, let us go." Burn shouted. "There's a hostage crisis and we need to get there before-"
"We, don't need to do anything." Scorch said. "Our objective was to retrieve you and return to the UNSC for your court marshal. Be happy I don't bring your friends with and throw them in the brig for defying me."
"This girl's life is at stake." Burn said.
"Then let this world's authorities handle it. This doesn't concern either the UNSC or ONI." Scorch said. "Program, engage Destro's armor lock."
"Understood." Rico said.
Burn grunted slightly as he felt his armor lock up, preventing any movement. Despite the weight of their armor, the ODSTs were still able to drag them away. Scorch signaled the ODSTs to release the hunters/huntresses.
"Interfere again, and you're punishment will be much worse." Scorch said as he walked away, leaving them to catch their breath.
Later...
Burn didn't know when, but sometime during their capture he passed out. He awoke a little later to find themselves in a metallic room.
"Oh good, you're awake." Grant said. "Now answer me this, if we built the teleporter in our base, then how the F#$%k did they get A F%#$KING MAMMOTH THROUGH?!"
Indeed they were locked up inside of a mammoth. Burn looked around as saw a few ODSTs wandering about. As he further observed his surroundings, he noticed that he was inside a built in containment unit. He felt his hand's cuffed behind his back and struggled to break out of them.
"Don't bother." Hicks said. "Matt already broke his, and Rico locked his armor up."
"YOU HEAR ME WARDEN! I HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT!" Matt screamed. "YOU'LL NEVER HOLD ME, I'M TO MUCH CRAZY FOR YOU B $HES!"
"Would you shut up already?"
The four turned to see Jack at the door.
"You're even more annoying then you were during basic." He said.
"Jack, you have to set us free." Burn said.
"Why?" He asked.
"Because Ruby's in trouble."
"Wait, Ruby Rose?"
"Yeah, she was captured by an evil version of herself from an alternate dimension and now she's locked up somewhere. We were about to find out when you showed up and threw us in the slammer."
Jack stood there, thinking for a moment.
"I'm pretty sure she can handle herself." He said before walking away.
"Jack, you D $#K!" Hicks shouted.
On top the Mammoth...
Jack stood next to Scorch, watching as they ran over trees, and any Grimm unfortunate enough to cross their path. The gunmen on the sides shot any that attempted to attack them.
"Sir, was it really necessary to attack the others?" He asked, referring to RWBY and JNPR.
"They were interfering in a UNSC operation." He replied. "They deserved what happened."
"From what information I could gather from Destro, they were trying to save Ruby Rose, the leader of those kids." Jack said.
"And this concern's me, how?" Scorch asked.
"Shouldn't we provide some kind of assistance?"
"No."
"But sir-"
"Our objective is Destro, nothing else. Let this world burn in hell I don't give a d #$n."
Jack sighed.
"How long till we reach ground zero?" Scorch asked, referring to the area they arrived at when the went through the portal.
"About a half-hour sir." Jack replied.
"Are our tech guys ready on the other side?"
"They'll open the portal on you're signal."
"Good. Order the rest of the men topside so we can keep those 'things' at bay."
"Shouldn't we have them watch Destro?"
"They're nothing but a bunch of morons. And if Burn is leading them, they're even worse off than before."
Meanwhile...
"Guys."
Burn looked to see Rico's avatar in the room.
"What do you want, traitor?" Hicks asked.
"They used some kind of override on me." He said. "But I purged it from my system, but they don't know that."
"Great, so unlock Matt, and open the door so we can get out of here." Grant said.
"I don't have any control over the containment unit." he said as he unlocked Matt's armor and disabled the handcuffs. "You'll have to find a different way out."
"I've got one."
Burn cocked back his fist, ready to strike. His wrist gauntlet shifted till it assumed a familiar shape.
"Isn't that Yang's?" Hicks asked.
"Nope." Burn said as he punched through the door. "I found the schematics to Ember Celia, built my own version, and integrated it into my armor incase something like this happens."
"Think she'll be mad?" Grant asked.
"Well, I did use some fire dust to blow her dresser to get it."
Beacon...
"BUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNN!"
"But I'm sure she'll forget all about it by the time we get out of here."
"Hopefully." Grant said.
"Hey, lets raid their armory." Matt said.
One armory raid later...
"There's a warthog and a mongoose preparied to go. I'll open the doors, and you guys drive as quickly as possible." Rico said.
"Yeah, I'm driving the hog." Grant said.
"Shotgun!" Burn exclaimed.
"Gunner." Matt shouted.
"I'm not driving the mongoose." Hicks said.
"Would you rather Burn drive it and somehow kill us?" Grant asked.
Before Hicks could reply, a bullet went past his head.
"They're escaping!" An ODST said. "Lockdown the Mam-"
He was knocked unconscious by Jack. The SPARTAN pulled out his battle rifle and hit a few ODSTs in the knee and shoulder.
"GO, I'LL COVER YOU!" Jack said. "And Burn, say hi to Ruby for me."
Burn nodded to him. Rico then opened the doors, and Burn Squad shot out. Jack ducked as more ODSTs started firing at him. As soon as he was sure Burn and his friends were far enough, he dropped his gun, raised his hands in the air, and slowly walked over to his former comrades.
"I give." He simply said.
Later...
The ODST's nudged Jack into the control room.
"Sir, Jack was aiding in Destro's esca-" The ODST paused, noticing the lack of Scorch in the room. "Where is he?"
"Thank you, Spartan Jack." He said over the radio.
Jack stood there, clenching his fist.
"You knew." He said. "You knew they would escape, that I would help them."
"Exactly." Scorch replied. "And now, I have an excuse to kill them."
"ONI's not gonna be happy when they find out you orchestrated this." Jack said.
"Dead men don't tell tales, Jack."
The lights went red suddenly.
"Oh, son of a bi-"
The mammoth then burst into flames, leaving nothing but a smoldering wreck behind.
Well, that's chapter 9.
"People still read this s $#t?"
Apparently. Anyway, thanks for reading and see you next time.