Halo 5.1 Guardians of Sera Chapter 25
"Hello? Anybody home? We just need some fuel!" asked Sam.
"Guess no one's home" added Tanaka.
"Stay alert. Just because there's no one around doesn't mean let your guard down" ordered Locke.
Marcus then kicked open the door to the gas station building.
"So when were you last here Dom?" asked Sam.
"Fifteen years...Maria's family-they're buried near the church. I wanted to bury her and the kids here too, but..." explained Dom.
"They're in a better place now that's all that matters" added Kelly.
"Thanks Kelly" said Dom.
The team then came across the pipeline. Which had armed charges on it.
"Hey, everybody stop! Look-the pipeline's rigged" said Sam.
"Stay sharp people. Could be an ambush" added Marcus.
"Look out it's got a motion sensor" added Anya.
Marcus then disarmed the charge before it could be set off.
"Well...so far so good" added Sam.
"No signs of fighting. Or grubs" said Anya.
"Look! There's another charge!" said Sam.
"This isn't a trap. It's sabotage" added Dom.
"Let's just disarm it and keep moving" ordered Marcus.
"Marcus we got another charge" added Sam as Marcus quickly disarmed it.
"Someone definitely wanted to blow some shit up" said Marcus.
But out of nowhere a shot was fired at their direction.
"Take cover!" shouted Marcus as everyone ran for cover.
"Hey check fire! We're Gears! Gears!" shouted Marcus.
"Get your hands off those goddamn charges!" shouted the civillian who rigged the charges.
"Did you rig the pipeline? You wanna blow this place up?" asked Marcus.
"Yeah! I gotta stop this thing from spreadin'! Just let me get on with the job!" shouted the crazy civillian.
"What thing? You got an epidemic?" asked Dom.
"How the hell am I suppososed to know what it is? It's, it's-some-some kind of fever. People started burning up, screamin' and fightin' turnin' crazy. And I'm damned if I'm gonna turn up like that, like some rabid dog, not even human no more!" explained the civilian.
"You better come with us. We can get you some help" added Marcus.
"No, it's toon late! Leave me alone!" said the civilian as he began to flee.
"Hey come back! We need to know where else you laid charges!" said Sam.
"Well, he was, "Interesting" added Dom.
"Whatever fever he was talking about I hope it's not contagious" added Sam.
"Let's just follow the pipeline and get the pump started" said Marcus.
As the team continued their way, Sam saw what appeared to be civillians fleeing from something.
"Hey don't run. We're COG. We're on your side!" said Sam.
"Where did he go?" asked Anya.
"Maybe he's the one gone nuts and they're hiding from him. Crazy bastard" added Dom.
"Crazy or not he needs out help" added Chief.
"Looks like the pipeline takes us into the sewers. Let's go" added Marcus.
As the team took a shortcut right into the sewer, they hear some sobbing.
"Can you hear something? Apart from the water?" asked Anya.
"Stranded. Probably hiding down here" answered Marcus.
"They probably need our assistance" suggested Locke.
The team found the crazy old man from earlier. But as a corpse.
"Oh god-it's the crazy old man. But what killed him?" asked Sam.
"Well it wasn't a fever" added Marcus.
"It looks like something tore him apart" added Kelly.
"Odds are it's still down here with us" said Tanaka.
"Alright it's close quarters down here. Let's split up and give ourselves some elbow room. Dom, Sam, Locke and Tanaka, go right. Anya, Chief and Kelly, stick with me" said Marcus.
As the teams split, Marcus, Anya, Kelly and Chief found the stranded hiding.
"Ma'am, are you okay? Who did this? What happened?" asked Marcus as he got closer.
But as the stranded turned around something wasn't right. She was turned Lambent.
"What the hell?" asked Marcus in shock.
"She's Lambent! It's spread to humans! Just shoot the bloody thing it's not human!" said Sam.
Kelly then blasted the Lambent human with her shotgun.
"We got more incoming!" shouted Chief firing his Assault Rifle.
"Oh shit! She's not alone!" shouted Sam.
"Take them out!" shouted Locke.
"Marcus they're everywhere!" added Anya.
"Come on we got to find a way out of here!" said Marcus.
"Locke, Takana, suppressive fire!" ordered Chief.
"Marcus, have everyone push ahead we'll cover you" suggested Locke.
Marcus nodded as he and Delta continued to fight their way out of the sewers.
"There's too many of them" added Kelly.
"Keep holding them off. We can't let them overrun us" said Chief.
"We gotta get that ramp down" said Marcus noticing a way out.
As everyone cleared the lambent humans out Anya asks
"How can human turn Lambent? It only effects Locust!"
"Yeah? Well now it's jumped the species barrier again. Dizzy! We've got Lambent humans!" said Marcus.
"You shitting me son?" asked Dizzy.
"I wish! We've got to stop 'em from getting out" added Marcus.
"We gotta get that pipeline workin' first! I know we're in the shit but that sub ain't gonna run on piss and moonshine" said Dizzy.
"Yeah don't worry! We'll do it" assured Marcus.
"Chief, we need to update Infinity on this. We can't risk the UNSC affected by the Lambent" suggested Locke.
"Sierra 117 to Infinity come in" began Chief.
"Go ahead 117" answered Lasky.
"We came across some Lambent humans in Mercy. Advising all UNSC to engage with extreme caution over" said Chief.
"God help us. It's the flood all over again. I'll let Colonel Hoffman know and report this in. Watch your back Spartan" ended Lasky.
"Copy that 117 out" said Chief.
Marcus then lowered the ramp so everyone could get out through the door.
"Huh, Lambent humans. No wonder the old guy wanted to frag the place" said Dom.
"Is that it? Are we gonna end up like them? Former humans?" asked Sam.
"No, we're getting out. We grab the fuel, and we're outta here" said Marcus.
"My great idea to come here. Sorry Marcus" apologized Dom as everyone took ladders up to the surface.
"It's just as well we did. Now we know the whole human race could turn Lambent if we don't do somethin' about it" added Marcus.
"If Marcus' dad truly has the solution to this Lambent problem, then we need to take it. We can't have this be a threat to the UNSC or anywhere else" added Chief.
"Agreed. If the Lambent hits us back home, it's game over" said Locke.
Just then the sounds of "Formers" were incoming.
"We got more glowies" said Sam.
"Ah, crap" added Marcus.
"Take them out!" added Locke firing his Battle Rifle.
"Hey! Look up there!" said Sam as she noticed some stranded trying to help to fight.
"Can you get to the machine gun? It's still loaded" said the Stranded up top of the balcony.
"Come on. We need two people on that gun!" said Marcus as he picked up the heavy machine gun and as Anya manned the ammo for it.
"WE NEED TO HOLD THE LINE!" added Locke.
"Everyone provide cover fire for Marcus and Anya" ordered Chief.
"Christ these bastards are fast!" added Tanaka.
"There's too many!" added Dom.
"Keep up the pressure. Don't let them surround you!" said Kelly.
"They just keep coming!" said Dom as more formers were sprinting their way over.
"Hold them off justb a few more" said Chief as everyone finished the formers off.
"We're clear!" assured Locke.
The stranded then lowered the ladders so everyone could climb up inside.
"You guys, get in here, quick! Climb the ladders!" ordered The Stranded.