Unwavering Will

So sorry this took so long! But my Slender fic comes first, but at least I'm writing this lol I'll be posting a good few over the next 4 days so be prepared. No Halo rights.

I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't been there too see it, the Master Chief blew in like a blazing storm of gunfire and grenades, wiping out every covenant in his path. I watched him in a stupor for a few minutes before I loaded my gun and ran down too take cover, firing down several grunts as they hopped off of a drop ship and rolling too the side as an elite lobbed a plasma at me. "Eir mik nokla fu! Find the demon!" I felt my brown scrunch from behind my face mask, why did they keep saying demon, and who were they referring too? I didn't have time too think it over as I heard the unmistakeable rumble of a warthog and one skidded too a stop right beside me, horn honking, and I saw the the Master Chief was in the gun. "Need a hand?" I nodded to the marine driving and I hopped in the passenger side while picking up a needler and reloading it quickly, "Punch it." He nodded and hit the accelerator towards the other side of the building where yet another drop ship was letting down more of the formidable foes we were fighting. "Sir how many of these things are there?!" I heard no reply as the turret just kept firing endlessly, taking down wave after wave, some exploding into others around them from all the needles I was firing at them.

This continued for what felt like forever when they waves just stopped, apparently I hadn't been paying attention but I heard the weird hum of one of the drop ships...but I didn't see where it was. I hopped out of the warthog ,even as I heard Johnson shout, and I jogged over the ridge too come face too face with three elites, baring their teeth and weapons fiercely. "Oh shi-" But my words were cut off as I was smacked too the side and then roughly hit in the back of the head, making my vision blur and the world around me tilt dizzily. "Get off you freaks!" But my cries were blocked out by the sound of Johnson yelling and the aliens shooting back, I struggled as I was pulled backwards towards the last drop ship. I knew I was either going too be killed or tortured and honestly, I wanted neither of those things too happen right now, but they were too strong and no matter how much I thrashed it only made their grip tighten. I saw the warthog driving over the ridge but it was too late, and the doors too the ship closed just as the neared, making my hopes drop like a rock down too my stomach.

I didn't bother struggle as I was drug into a room with shackle like devices on the walls and I was hooked up, my body slumping against the wall as my arms were held above my head a bit uncomfortably. "Ma nir nokta, Mateir capto." "Hik, mik nir to." I listened as they conversed a bit animatedly back and forth, obviously deciding what too do with me, and then one of the elite turned and saw that my head was turned towards them. He growled lowly and stalked towards me slowly, almost predatory like, and stopped about an inch from my masked face. His odd sets of teeth were showing and I watched him closely as he seemed too be inspecting my helmet, but I didn't realize his intent until he made an odd noise of success and hit the clasps on my helmet, making it hiss as it was released and it fell loudly too the floor. I immediately looked down as I felt my cover leave me and I watched as my helmet rolled over to one of the other elites and he put his foot on it, stepping down and denting the helmet a bit, and then my head was roughly jerked upwards so I was once again facing the snarling alien.

His hot breath was fanning across my face as he snarled and turned my head every which way, inspecting my appearance and probably gauging how tough I was by the looks of it. His comrades were roaring lowly behind him and he turned too glance at them for a second before turning back too me and narrowing his eyes, he then raised one of his armored hands and put a claw like finger too my jawline. I winced as I felt it break the skin and he then proceeded too drag it down too my chin, making a thin stream of blood appear and run down my neck slowly. "Nir nokla fu! You are no demon, you bleed like a human!" I rolled my eyes as he spilled some crap about demons and what not and I continued too look around the room, it was dimly lit by the strange purple and bluish lights they were so fond of and it seemed too be quite small in size. My observing didn't last very long though as I my head snapped too the side as I received the back of an armored hand, making my lip bust and I spit out a bit of blood as the three elites laughed in unison.

I closed my eyes as I prepared for another blow but all of a sudden we felt the ship jolt too a stop, making the three aliens chatter a bit before they nodded and I was unshackled and thrown roughly too the ground before being hauled up again. "Easy boys..." But they only got rougher as I was taken out of the ship and into...well...a bigger ship. I was led down multiple complex looking corridors and through a large open docking room, sentries posted everywhere, before going into yet another hallway. This one seemed too stretch on forever, but when I finally saw a door at the end I tensed up in fear, what was on the other side? I mustered up what strength I had left and I twisted out of their grip before turning and bolting in the other direction, not knowing which hallway was the right one but just knowing that I had too get out. I heard the elites hot on my trail and it sounded like a few more had joined them, I cursed and threw down some crate too block their path before coming too a door. I waited for it too open but I noticed the lights were red signaling it was locked, I turned as I heard the clomping of the aliens hoof like feet coming around the corner and I pounded on the door, willing it too open. I did this until my knuckled were bleeding but it did nothing, and before I knew it my face was slammed against the door and I was shoved around and, I assumed, taken back down the winding halls and up to the door at the end of the hall.

By this time one of my eyes was swollen shut and I felt fresh blood dripping from my nose and jawline, making warm trails down my neck and into my suit. But I paid it no mind as they grunted something too each other and the door pinged and open, revealing a dark room that was lit by odd looking force field type cells. As I was led by each one I saw that they mostly consisted of dead marines, a few holding terrified crew members who yelled in fear as we passed, but my attention was pulled back ahead as my vision was suddenly filled with a pulsing blue light. A growling was heard but I dare not move as ,what looked too be, an energy sword was pressed against my neck, burning the flesh there, and I hissed and ground my teeth in pain. The elites laughed and the sword was removed as one of the force fields was taken down and I was thrown into the cell, I hit the wall a bit harder than I thought and I fell too one knee, feeling something hit my side as it was thrown in as well. I looked too the side and saw my slightly crushed helmet, then I looked too see the field back up and the elites had gone, probably to let me suffer in peace.

I picked up my helmet carefully and placed it back on my head, sighing as my face was once again covered, and I sat down against the wall before closing my eyes tiredly. I hadn't really made an attempt too look around so when a gruff yet familiar voice spoke up I nearly fell over in surprise, "Nice of you to join me Dusk, I assume the Chief made it out ok as well?" "Captain keys! Y-yes sir, Master Chief is currently with Johnson taking down covenant and rescuing the rest of the crash landing pod survivors." He nodded and leaned back against the wall as well, a small wound on his side was bleeding slightly but nothing serious, "...What do we do now sir?" "He didn't move as he spoke, but his voice was so sure that I couldn't not believe him, "We wait, help will come sooner than you think Agent."

(Narrative PoV) The Master Chief hit the accelerator on the warthog as Cortana fed him new information, "Chief, there's one last pod between these cliffs ahead, but there are several covenant ships headed their way!" He said nothing as he expertly weaved between rocks and pulled into the valley like crevice, he could see the marines up on the highest ridge scoping out the area, a few waving as they spotted him. But the happiness was short lived as the Master Chief had too swerve as a covenant ship began too shoot at him, "Chief look out!" He managed to get the hog behind a group of rocks and he jumped out, running up too the ridge where the marines were and he grabbed an extra assault rifle before turning too the group leader, "Status report." "Sir, we have one casualty and we're low on ammo. I'm not sure how long we'll be able too hold them off."

The spartan didn't say a word as he nodded and turned around, picking up a few grenades before taking cover behind a few rocks, listening to a group of grunts make their way up too the ridge. He waited for the right moment, his breath slowing and his adrenaline pumping, before jumping out of the cover and tossing the grenade right into the middle of the whole group. They screamed and tried too run away but it was too late, and within seconds their bodies were flying through the air. The jackals made and odd screeching noise and began too rapidly fire their plasma pistols at the marines and Master Chief, hitting a few of the marines but they bravely fired back taking the jackals down. "Maybe we can do this! The drop ship will be here soon." The rest of the marines cheered and they all reloaded and got ready as the next drop ship flew over head, landing a bit ways off and a good many aliens hopped off to fight. The Master Chief picked up a plasma pistol and a few grenades before getting ready for the fight, they were going to take down these covenant or die trying.

The elites were seen running up and getting ready too hit them head on but the marines had other ideas, a few

had went off and hopped into the warthog. They came speeding by and the turret began too fire like there was no tomorrow, picking off a few grunts and elites alike and cheering as they watched their bodies fall too the ground. "Hoo Ra!" "They are certainly enthusiastic about this." Chief didn't respond as Cortana made some comments here and there about being careful and when enemies were coming up while he and the marines pushed through wave after wave of covenant, until Cortana finally gave a sigh of immense relief. "That's the last of them Chief, good job." He nodded towards the marines and commed the pelican too land, "this is Echo 419 coming in for a landing, you marines need a pick up?" All of the marines and the Master Chief jogged towards the pelican and hopped in, Johnson patted them on the back, and they set off to set up a base camp and set up a plan too rescue the Captain and the rest of the crew.

There we are, the third chappy. It's gettin a bit more interesting now and I believe it will be easier for me too write now that I've gotten a few chapters out. Please review I love reading them!