Halo 5.1 Guardians of Sera chapter 18
As Delta, Osiris and Blue team headed towards Cole they saw incoming Covenant and a Locust Brumak.
"Holy mother...of God" said Buck in awe.
"Brumak! Everyone find some cover!" ordered Marcus.
"Look! Those Phantoms are taking that thing down!" said Vale.
But then the Brumak swatted the Phantom causing it to crash.
"Well so much for that" said Buck.
"We're gonna need heavier firepower to take that Brumak down" said Buck.
"There's a Rocket Launcher over there...just behind the Brumak" added Fred.
"I'll go for it" said Chief.
"Are you crazy? You'll be killed" said Baird.
"Keep it occupied while I'll get that Rocket Launcher.
"You heard the man, keep that thing busy. Take out the guns" ordered Marcus.
Master Chief then ran straight towards the Brumak sliding from underneath it. He grabbed the Rocket Launcher and fired it at the Brumak's back causing the giant beast to fall on its knees.
Chief then used hit Spartan thrusters to climb on it, scaling it like a mountain.
Chief then pulled out his Assault rifle and killed the Locust piloting the Brumak.
The guns on the Brumak were about to explode.
"Finish it off!" ordered Chief and he fired one last rocket shot.
The Brumak then died from the explosion of it's own guns.
"Man that was nasty" said Baird.
"Okay, let's move out" ordered Marcus.
Baird then found a data reader to recover the message Marcus's dad recorded.
"This is all I could recover" said Baird.
"I've tried to contact you over the years but ive been held prisoner at Azure since Prescott abducted me-Keep your mind on the Imulsion counter measure-That's all that matters-at Azure since Prescott abducted me from the estate-Prescott abducted me *repeats several times*" said Marcus' dad's messages as it repeated "Prescott abducted me" several times.
"Fucking Prescott! Goddamn him!" said Marcus as he smashed the screen in a fit of rage.
"Uh...So now what?" asked Baird.
"No we go see Hoffman" relplied Marcus.
"Sam, you're from Anvil Gate, what's the quickest route?" asked Marcus.
"Across the Deadlands. It's gonna be rough, but I can take you straight there" assured Sam.
"Just give us directions Sam" asked Marcus. You, Anya, Carmine and Jace stay here and supervise the salvage" said Marcus.
"Marcus, we'll catch up with you when the situation's under control, okay?" assured Anya.
"Okay, good luck" said Marcus.
"Come on, we got a long walk ahead of us. Let's get going" said Marcus.
"I'd kill for a Warthog right now" added Buck.
"Wouldn't we all?" said Fred.
"Let's get moving" ordered Chief.
During the walk Delta and Blue/Osiris came across a crashed Locust Barge.
"Hey, looks like a Gas Barge" said Dom.
"Looks like the one we shot down earlier" said Baird.
"Anyone got a pump...and some duct tape?" asked Dom.
"I hate those chompers. Little creeps can't leave anything alone. Ugh!" said Baird in disgust.
Non explosive Locust Tickers were scavenging the wreckage.
"Yeah, imagine looting around looking for parts all the time" said Dom.
"Hey, I make intelligent use of free resources. That's how come we're still alive to bitch about it!" said Baird.
"Come on-the Locust must have more of these gas barges" said Marcus"
Marcus then looked at the sky to see another gas barge.
"There's our ride! Let's track it" said Marcus.
"When we hijack the barge, let me drive. I think I got a way to control it" requested Baird.
"It's all yours Baird" assured Marcus.
Delta and Blue/Osiris continued their trek to the gas barge when they came across cages hanging on trees.
"Uh...what's in those cages?" asked Baird.
"It's a keep-out sigh" answered Marcus.
"Well it almost worked" added Cole.
"Could be an ambush. Stay alert" said Locke.
"There's our barge" said Dom.
"They gotta land sooner or later. Come on, or else we're gonna lose 'em" said Marcus.
All of a sudded the ground shook.
"What was that?" asked Tanaka.
"It sounds like it's coming from underground" added Linda.
"Stay sharp!" ordered Chief.
Giant limbs then popped up from the ground.
"There!" pointed Locke.
The limbs then finally rose topside. It was a Locust savage Corpser.
"Corpser!" said Marcus.
"Open fire!" orderd Locke.
But the corpser used its finger like limbs to shield itself like armor.
"Aim for the back to expose its face" said Dom.
The Corpser then was heading for Buck. As the corpser was going to kill him, Locke came in and Spartan charged it as Buck finished it off with his shot gun.
"That's three times" said Locke helping Buck up.
"We're still counting now?" asked Buck.
"Come on, let's keep moving.
As the team moved on to the next area, Vale pointed out "More Locust!"
"It's one of those turrets from the bridge. FInd some cover" said Buck.
"Marcus you recognize anything familiar about those turrets? Looks like old Lancers" said Dom.
"Well I'll give 'em points for ingenuity" added Marcus.
"These Locust are crafty" said Kelly.
After clearing the area of Locust, The team found a Locust base of operations.
"See, that's what happens when you flood their tunnels. They rebuild anywhere they can" said Baird.
'Yeah I kinda thought it was weird to see 'em up here strollin' around. They ain't the kind for a dat at the beach" added Cole.
"Seems like they've dug themselves a new home. They must be excavating the while area!" added Marcus.
"Hey, that barge looks like it's settin' down. Anyone up for a hijack?" asked Marcus.
"Yeah, first-class to Anvil Gate? Let's do it!" said Dom.
"Do you mind if we take care of the hijacking part?" asked Buck.
"Why?" asked Marcus.
"Let's just say I have...experience with hijacking enemy transport. I stole a Phantom way back before I became a Spartan" explained Buck.
"Well Alright then Buck, have everyone clear out the Locust so we can get on" ordered Marcus.
"You got it!" assured Buck.