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Halo 1.5--From Halo to REACH by Halo_2204
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Halo 1.5--From Halo to REACH--chapter one
Date: 24 February 2004, 1:24 AM
NOTE: This is Seprequal to both Halo and Halo 2. It tells of the Master Chief and Cortana's little adventure leading up to when the Master Chief lunges out of the airlock down to a burning REACH. Please enjoy and give me any suggestions of how I could make the next chapter better. In this first part they are eight hours until they get to REACH. There will be eight chapters for each hour (possibly more if certain events I'm considering take place).
Chapter One
Master Chief staired out of the viewscreen of their tiny vessle as Halo blew into a million pieces along with the Flood and a battallion of covenant. "Are there any transmissions coming from the debris Cortana", asked MC as he typed some coordinates into the control panel. Cortana's holo image popped up on the holoprojector as she replied, "No, just echos".
MC studied the star map that appeared on the tiny control screen and he punched up another calculation the zoomed in on a small earth-like planet near a Class-A sun. "We need to get back to REACH and luckily its the closest colony to us. See if you can bring them up on a high-bandwidth com frequency.
Cortana disappeared as she ran through the main COM channels. "Master Chief, I couldn't pick up anything; I think those flood damaged our transmitter rays when we were escaping", said Cortana. "Damn, how long until we get there", asked MC gloomily. "About 13 hours at Lightspeed, sir. MC got up and walked to the back of the ship and opened the doors to a small living quarters. He then said in a loud voice, "Wake me when we get there".
"MASTER CHIEF, COME QUICKLY", bellowed a voice over the COM speaker. As if by instinct, MC leapt out of his bed and grabbed his Assualt Rifle. He then grabbed his helmet and through it on his head. Within seconds he was at the control panel. "What is it Cortana"?, asked MC quickly. Her holo image appeared with a frightened look on her face. "Sir, we have a huge problem.
She continued speaking in a panicky voice, "When we left Halo we created an explosion that could be tracked for lightyears". Well, I guess the damn Covenant have spotted us and two warships are our following our trail. "How far are we from REACH still"?, asked MC. "About 8 hours. But thats another thing. If we even make it to REACH, the Covenant will know where it is and that would be devastating for the Marines.
MC started making calculations and a radar screen appeared. On it, moving at super speeds were two Covenant warships. "Damn, how long until they catch us!? Cortana made the calculations and replied, "In approximately one hour".
MC weighed the odds and tried to figure out a possible solution. Finally he spoke in a calm and almost amused voice, "Well, I guess we'll just have to destroy them". Cortana stared in shock. "What do you mean, destroy them", said Cortana blankly. "Those are two warships, containing at least a thousand warriors each; also the ships themselves or very powerful!
MC looked at the radar screen and asked, "What are the odds of us, who destroyed an entire world, being able to take out these warships"? Cortana, still with a shocked voice replied, "About 1 out of 64,000,000; not counting if these ships are full of Elites and Hunters". MC looked at her and spoke in a humorous voice, "I like those odds".
"Cortana; continue trying to raise REACH so we can warn them then try an patch into a Covenant battle networks to find out if there are anymore unwanted surprises for us today. As soon as he said that they heard a loud CLANK from the airlock. "What the hell was that", shouted MC as he grabbed his assualt rifle and began moving towards the sound.
The sound echoed through the ship once more causing some of the lights to flicker. "The covenant can't be here already", said MC as he approached the viewport. When he got there he was thrown backwards as a gigantic fist plowed through inner-hull of the ship. Instantly air was being sucked out and MC knew if he didn't do something quick he would suffocate. "CORTANA, GET A FORCEFIELD AROUND THAT HOLE NOW", screamed MC. Befor she could though, the fist reappeared, this time pulling in its hideous looking body.
MC looked on in horror as he realized what the zombie like thing was...It was the flood. After it entered, Cortana was able to get a forcefield over the hole and air filled the ship once more. The creature stood eight feet tall and had abominable arms that hung low to the ground. It didn't have any facial features except for two black beads for eyes.
Instantly, MC opened fire on the beast; unvieling an array of bullets. They grazed through it without even making it flinch the slightest. The bullet holes then resealed themselves and it started walking slowly towards MC. "This just ain't my day; Cortana are you reaching anyone yet", shouted MC as he continued to dodge swings by the beast. "No, but the good news is that the Covenant warships are the only vessles that are after us.
"Great, thats just great", shouted MC over another hail of gun bullets that just passed through the creature. This is impossible, thought MC as he edged to the wall and had to duck a swing that busted right through the titanium wall. MC started backing off until he realized he was cornered! "Oh shit", muttered MC as the beast raised its fist to deliver the finishing blow...
To be continued...
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