Halo 2:The Invasion by PlasmaDragon
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Halo 2:The Invasion
Date: 30 April 2004, 4:21 AM
"What if you miss?",Cortana said. "I won't" said the Master Chief,in an unwavering voice. He hit the switch and crouched behind the support beam of the bay.He peeked,and jumped out. Earth's surface loomed closer and closer,but a Covenant flagship slid under him as it continued its merciless bombardment of Earth.He braced for the impact...
Special Ops Officer Zora 'Zamamee paced across the command deck in a furor. He had just received word that his brother,Zuka 'Zamamee,had been killed on the ring-world Halo. He had also received word that his killer was a green armored human that was revered as "The Immortal One" among the Covenant. He swore that he would kill this human,no matter how strong he was. A light on a control panel suddenly lit up and started beeping.A hull breach had occurred in section B-7 on the starboard side.He dimissed it as a human projectile,seeing as the shield system was disabled.The Elite continued to pace.
Lance Corporal Carl Ramsey aimed his Battle Rifle out the door. He saw a Grunt and put a 7.62mm slug right through its pointy little head."Bastard." The entire squad had been wiped out by a new threat that were referred to as "Brutes".He ran back to the Warthog,and gave thanks that it was still intact.he hopped in and took off toward the military HQ in New Mombasa.He saw a group of Jackals and ran them down.The Warthog's huge tires sucked them in and they were shredded in between the tires and the pavement.Scraps of meat flew out the back like bloody exhaust.He felt minor satisfaction,but it wasnt enough to make him forget all his dead teammates.He sped down the road,swerving to avoid wrecked 'Hogs and Ghosts.He ran into a roadblock and jumped out.Down an alley and over 2 piles of rubble,then he heard the squeaks of Grunts and slung his rifle.He drew his SMGs and took a quick peek.2 Grunts.Not much of a resistance force.10 seconds later,the Grunts were dead and burning from their methane tanks.He spit on their burning bodies and continued.
The Chief opened his eyes.He was on the floor of a Covenant ship's hallway. No shields on the ship.Strange.He rebooted his shield software,and watched the bar recharge. Faster than his old suit. The area was resonably secure,so he took the time to run a diagnostics check of the new MJOLNIR armor.Faster recharge for the stronger shield system,a broader range for the motion sensor,thicker armor plates,among the more minor improvements. It was more comfortable than the old suit too.He continued down the hallway,and tried to open the door.Locked.A side panel for Engineers was open a few meters back.Memories of the Ascendant Justice and the Truth and Reconciliation flashed into his mind.This time he was alone.Sergeant Johnson and the other Spartans were already down on the surface fighting.He had had no intentions of landing on this cruiser.But for a Spartan,you had to improvise and adapt,or die.He figured he could take control of this cruiser,take out a few Covie ships,and bail out before the others regrouped and destroyed him."Cortana,check the ship's roster.I want to know what I'm up against. And also,shut down all security measures while you're at it." "Accessing Covenant Battlenet now." He reached the end of the tunnel and took a right.There was a mix of Grunts,Jackals,and Elites were guarding the end of the hallway. Time to go to work. He threw a plasma grenade and charged in shooting.Most of the Grunts and Jackals were vaporized within the first 5 seconds of the fight.3 Elites remained.The Battle Rifle's reports echoed through the hallway. A series of 3-round bursts put the Elites down. Not a bad start. "The ship has mostly Engineers,a few hundred Grunts and Jackals,and only 150 Elites.But, there are also an unconfirmed number of Brutes on board as well",said Cortana. This made the Chief stop dead in his tracks.Brutes? That was not good.He remembered his confrontation with one,aboard the Unyielding Hierophant,when Grace had been killed.
He continued through the ship.He had a lucky break.It seems that he had crash landed on the command deck.There were too few guards on this particular part of the ship. Strange,considering what part of the ship he was in. He entered the bridge and was greeted by a loud roar. As he suspected,a Brute was stationed here. This one didnt have a grenade launcher.Good.It rushed him,intent on running him down and beating him to death.He drew his SMGs,and waited.He side-stepped and kicked the Brute in the leg.It tripped and stumbled to the ground,denting the deckplates. It started to get up,but the Chief was already taking aim.He emptied both clips into its ugly gorilla face.He knew for sure it was dead.No Covenant can survive when its brains were drooling out of its skull and all over the place.
He stepped up to the weapons console. Cortana worked her magic and was soon firing the plasma turrets and energy projectors at the other ships.Laser-fine plasma lances and deadly blue-white beams were streaking across space.With the added help of the Super MAC orbital defenses,Covenant ships were exploding in twos and threes.But The remaining ships were beginning to target his ship,and he decided it was time to bail out. Cortana destroyed 3 last ships and abandoned the controls. He turned to leave and a black clad Elite materialized from the bulkhead. It drew twin plasma sabers and charged at the Master Chief.
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