Chapter 1 The Start
Posted By: Tyler Lawton<gruntking@sbcglobal.net>
Date: 2 October 2005, 3:04 am
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Halo . . . based on the Master Chief. There are others battling it out now I'd like you too take on a new type of story that is based on one lone Marine his name, Sergeant Tyler Lawton...
1205 hours, October 12, 2552 (Military Calendar)
Sacramento, California, Planet Earth
The warthogs engine thrummed as me, my best friend, Pfc. Chris Conley, and Lance Corporal, Alesten Johnson, pulled out of the HQs main garage.
I flipped on the com and said "Ok, here's the deal on why we had to get up 5 minutes early. There's been covenant troops sighted 29 miles south of here and were going to have pat…" " Now wait a sec your tellin me that those alien bastards are taking over California!" Johnson said in shock.
"Yes they are, now do you want to know how where going to help or not?" "Hell yeah sir!" shouted Conley over the com.
"Ok then, were going to patrol Sector 9 of Sacramento. That's were the covie troops are supposed to be heading. You got me marines!" "Sir Yes sir!" yelled both Conley and Johnson in unison. "Right, now keep your eyes peeled for anything that's not a human."
Sure I've never seen one of those bastards in person, but I'm not gonna freak out when I do. I'm gotta stay frosty and wired tight. I have a feeling that were all gonna need to be as hard as steel for this one. "I see something." said Conley interrupting my thoughts. I turned the gun at the position that Chris indicated. My eyes widened as a looked at what I saw. There was 3 short n' stubby ones, roughly 5ft tall. They pulled out plasma weapons, that was all the info I needed before telling my squad to open fire. "Let em have it!" I barked while letting out heaping piles of lead at the aliens. I let a smirk of triumph smear my face as they were mowed down in a heartbeat.
But my triumph was cut short as 10 more ran around the corner accompanied by 12 tall ones. I told Conley to notify HQ on the position of the covenant forces. I bet he could barely hear me over the rattling of Ol' Faithful.I then told Johnson to get us back to HQ A.S.A.P. Johnson did a complete 180 and accelerated. I screamed and jammed down the firing buttons for the warthogs chain gun.
The covenant, of course, shot back with blots of plasma. One shot hit the tire and the rubber melted to the rim the warthog screeched to a stop and almost tipped over. The sudden stop threw of my aim but I quickly recovered and fired. "Tyler get out man, your going to be overrun!" screamed Chris as he jumped out. I got the message when a plasma grenade fell onto the hog.
I jumped out and hit the ground running about a half a second later I heard a loud KRAAKKK!!!
I glanced back to see the warthog half melted and on fire. I jumped into an alleyway where my allies were hiding. I unslung my battle rifle and barked at Conley "Conley give me the a com to HQ and double time it!" Chris said something incoherent and quickly gave me a connection to HQ "Attention this is Sergeant Tyler Lawton serial number 14235466 do you copy…" "Roger Tyler this is HQ what do you need." "We are under heavy fire and requesting some serious back up." "Roger Tyler we sending air support now over and out. ETA, Five minutes."
I poked my head around the alley and saw the covenant heading to our position. I grinned and yell at my team "Well, what are we waiting for lets kick some alien ass!!!" I took a glance at the corridor and saw 3 ways out. One was a second alleyway that lead behind the covenant troops. I quickly concocted a plan. I looked at my team and with hand signals told Conley to take the way we came out. Then signaled Johnson to take the other ally to get behind the covenant. They both nodded and took up there position.
I leaned out the corridor and threw a grenade at the enemy. I heard a loud "WARRGHH" followed by the blaring THUMP and the screams of aliens. I nodded and risked poking my head out to survey the damage. There were only 2 elites left both dazed by the explosion.
I smiled and screamed "come on you aliens. IS THAT ALL YOU GOT!!!".
That obviously got there attention as I saw them wheel about and let out a salvo of plasma at me. I jumped back into the ally. I heard a few rapid bursts. I looked out and saw both elites lying on the ground dead. Johnson has his rifle leveled. "Nothing like a good old fashion turkey shoot, eh amigo!" Johnson crowed. I nodded but I quickly told to get into the corridor as 10 more elites and 20 grunts skidded around the corner. My mouth dropped open. "Hey Tyler, looks like you could use some backup." I looked at who sent the message it was Knife 3-6. I looked behind to see a pair of HII anvil missiles fly over my head.
I looked back at the covenant as I saw almost all the aliens, which were either too defiant or were just being plain downright stupid to be crunched together, were almost all destroyed by the missiles. The rest were mopped up by the pelicans 50 mm auto cannons. I grinned from ear to ear, as the dropship touched down and opened its doors. I told my team to file in. Once we were all in the door closed and I felt the ship liftoff.
I glanced at the rest of the crew and said wearily " We barely got out off that one but at least now we can gets some R&R." "Man it feels like I've already fought for 3 days straight" said Conley with a hint of humor in his voice. I walked into the cockpit and asked the pilot "So where are we headed?"
To be continued...
(By the way this is my first piece so if you can, send me some feed back.)
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