Rising in Darkness by Oddball817
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Rising in Darkness Part 1 Reach
Date: 3 November 2008, 1:58 am
UNKOWN TIME,REACH
REMNATS OF A SPARTAN TRAINING FACILITY
He could hardly breath. Smoke surrounded his entire line of sight. A rock must have hit his face plate. It was smashed into his face. What a loss. Without his helmet his communication with his allies was lost
If there was any allies, if. It only seemed like yesterday that his squad was doing skirmishes with the other spartans.
"Jeff," said a familiar voice, "Jeff get up."
Jeff looked up and saw the outline of another spartan. Spartan 8855-2, Cathy. But it couldn't be Cathy she died when the Covenant attacked.
He looked up again, but nothing was there. He stood up and looked around. The planet was glassed. Jeff looked around and found an assault rifle lying on the ground. He picked it up to see if it was loaded. It was.
UNKNOWN TIME,REACH
SPARTAN BARRACKS
It took a few minutes before spartan 6640 to realize what happened. Spartan 6640 was Henry. Five minute ago the barracks was filled with Jackals and Grunts. Now the barracks was filled with dead Jackals and Grunts. Henry went to basement of the barracks to find the central com system. He turned it to high frequency and spoke. "Anyone out there?" he asked. Nothing responded but static. Damnit he thought. He walked to the garage to find a working vehicle. Luckily a warthog was still operational. He drove out of the hanger. He would have to find survivors on his own.
Twenty minutes later he found a survivor. Spartan 1120 Jeff. Jeff jumped in the hog's turret and together they would travel in the darkness.
"What squad were you in?" asked Henry.
"Eagle, you?" replied Jeff.
"Cosmic." said Henry.
The two spartans drove on. They didn't notice that they were being followed.
1700 HOURS,JUNE 31,2552 (MILATARY CALANDER) ABORAD UNSC PROWLER HAIL MERCY ABOVE THE PLANET REACH
Reach was the first planet Captain Gregory Hauser has been to other then Earth. Part of him wishes he had never left his home back in Salt Lake City. The war has taken everything away from him. No the damn spartan program has. Twelve years ago was his wedding day. It was the second best day in forty eight years. The happiest day of his life was two years after his wedding day. The birth of his son Ted.
On his son's Birthday he was told to leave Earth an train recruits for some top secret military project. He couldn't refuse. He said to his wife the he should be home in five months. Well that was nine years ago. Instead of teaching his son life skills he was teaching three hundred kids that meant nothing to him. The one thing he didn't know but expected. He would never see his family again.
UKNOWN TIME, REACH
NEAR FALLEN COVENANT CRUISER
"Are you fireing!" yelled Henry over the roar of the warthog's engine.
"Wait a minute" yelled Jeff "fuck he went behind the rocks!" A covenant ghost has been following the spartans for an hour and a half at least.
"Jeff look ahead!" yelled Henry. He pointed to a down Covenant cruiser.
"Go to it," said Jeff "maybe there's a working phantom."
It took them five minutes to reach the cruiser. The crusier didn't have any openings on the outside.
"Looks like we're walking." said Jeff.
"Damn" replied Henry. Together the walked inside to the cruiser.
SIXTH CYCLE, 10 UNITS(COVENANT BATTLE CALANDER) ABOARD CRASHED FLEET CARRIER UPRISING FURY, ON HUMAN WORLD REACH
Blood smeared the halls of the Uprising Fury . Hunreds aboard he cruiser were brutally killed on the impact of the crash. Ship master Joga Movai walked along the gore. On the floor was dead Jirhalene captain. The Sanghelli spat on the heathen's face. As he walked on the casualties got worst. An Unggoy lay decapitated. By his head was a piece of metal. Handfuls of other Sanghelli and Kig-Yar survived the crash. So did the Jirhalene that were on the ship. They would go on the "Great Journy" prematurely.
1200 HOURS, MAY 15,2552 (MILITARY CALANDER) ABOARD UNSC PROWLER DOWN UNDER EARTH
Admiral Dan Ashmen stood in front of fifty high ranking UNSC officals about ready to give them bad news. "Two weeks ago" he started saying "UNSC planet Reach was attacked by a Covenant fleet. As far as we know there was no surviors. That is until anyone heads to the planet." He stoppedand waited and waited for the replie he knew he would get. Admiral Jane Simmons stood up and spoke "Are you telling us that you are expecting us to risk our lives for something that doesn't exist?" Dan smiled and replied
"Yes ma'am thats exactly what we're asking. So any Volunteers?" Everyone in the room raised their hands.
End of part 1.
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