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Battle for Nagidrac System: Part One - Section 1
Posted By: BullsEye & Fig<ndbredow@comcast.net>
Date: 28 February 2004, 12:57 AM
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"Major wake up our friends."
"Yes, ma'am. Jesus taking orders from an AI." the major said.
"I heard that" Cortana said.
"SO did I Major"
"Sorry Captain. Won't happen again Captain."
"It better not." the Captain stated.
Major Kidman H. Kingston was a technical chief for a battle cruiser when he was transferred to the Salvation. He was transferred to Puntam II three years ago. Being a ship expert and knowing a lot about ships he was ordered to take the Salvation and turn her from a small-retired cruiser to a very large drop ship. The ship was owned by Captain Johnson. The Captain said he needed the ship ready a week ago... Then the Prometheus attacked. A Covenant ship that had made frequent attacks on various place across the galaxy. The Salvation took off as soon as they exited slipspace and headed out of system to a repair rig by Solana V picked up a skeleton crew of mechanics and crewman along with the legendary SPARTANS. They were put into cryo sleep as soon as the ship entered slipspace.
Captain Laurence A. Johnson was the brother of Sergeant Johnson. The Captain was watching the last moments of his home world before it was glassed by the Covenant. The Captain was promoted quickly. He was a Sergeant in a special operations unit then became a Junior Lieutenant in the ODST. Then to Captain aboard the Salvation. Promoted for a special purpose. He walked toward the hangar were soldiers and crewmen were waiting.
There were twelve SPARTANS standing in the center talking among themselves. Crewman, Marines, and ODST were scattered sitting on the two tanks, leaning on one of four warthogs, sitting on one of two trailers with fortifications or admiring the covenant vehicles on lifts. The Captain had rustled up ten Banshees, 15 Ghosts and two wraiths Their were four Longsword bombers with nukes.
"SPARTANS, ODST, Marines, Crew welcome to the Salvation. We are sorry some of you were transferred during Cryo Sleep. We need a crew fast and you were available. Please wash up, and get to tasks that I have assigned to you. Meet me back here when I notify you. Dismissed."
"SIR, YES SIR!" the assembly said in the holding bay.
In the prep room the SPARTANS Master Chief addressed his troops. "The Captain wants three teams put together. Two teams will go to Nagidrac III and rendezvous with the battle cruiser Mohegen at 2400 hours. I would like Fred, Kelly, and Linda on my team. The rest of you will go to Nagidrac III." Master Chief dismissed his troops and pulled Kelly Linda and Fred. "We were ordered to go to the Infirmary ASAP. " the Master Chief informed.
"For what?" Kelly inquired.
"Not sure." the Master Chief said.
"Whatever it is it must be good." Fred exclaimed.
"I can't wait. Lets go" Linda said.
They arrived at the Infirmary five minutes later. Captain Johnson and Major Kingston were waiting. "We need to implant something into your brains." the Captain stated. "An AI port needs to be implanted in base of you who don't have it," pointing to Fred, Kelly, and Linda, "in a moment I will introduce you to your AI's. Specially made for you. They have been altered to fit the needs of this unit. Say hello to Cortana, who you all know. Aden, Adele, and Scalene. These AI's are "dumb" AIs, smart but dumb." The AI's appeared on four pedestals. The Aden looked like a Monk. He sat in his orange robe on the pedestal. He was a vehicle / weapons specialist. Adele looked like the Greeks. He wore a white robe and leather sandals. He was a tactical specialist. Scalene was the strangest of all. She was in the form of a Peregrine Falcon with a human head. Scalene was an expert hacker and could already get past the simplest test set up by Cortana. Cortana's "simple" tests are impossible for any human.
"The AI you have just met are all majoring in warfare. You will all have them to communicate with while in battle. They are all capable of piloting any of the vehicles on this ship which have AI Interfacing Technology built in to each of them."
A fifth pedestal lit. "My name is Badrigal. I am the ship's AI. I am an expert on the Covenant" the fifth AI said.
"Who invited you here!" Johnson yelled.
"I can go anywhere I want I am the ship's AI."
"Cortana." Captain said impatiently.
"No. You can't lock me out. I'll ..." His voice faded off and his image flickered as Cortana shutdown the power to the pedestal.
"That is Badrigal. The ship's AI. He will give satellite surveying of the ground below as you are on missions. Cortana got bored, hacked in and woke him up before schedule."
"Sorry, Captain."
"Let's begin. Would you three lay down on the table." Master Chief remembered the coolness and then the pain when he got the consol implanted and then all the pain was gone. "Done. Get acquainted with your AI in the simulators. Dismissed."
The four SPARTANS grabbed their AI chips out of the pedestals. Master Chief with Cortana, Fred was paired with Aden, Linda with Adele, and Kelly with Scalene. They headed to the simulators and faced each other, two verse two. It was that or face a thousand grunts each. This would be more fun. They decided to play Capture the Flag. Guys vs. Girls. They set the rules and started the game. Master Chief was a foot away from the flag to when the simulator turned off.
"Alert, Alert enemy ship inbound. Battle Stations! Let's move, move, move! This is not a drill!" Captain Johnson yelled over the intercom. "Master Chief?" the Captain said over a private com channel
"Yes, Sir?"
"Have Blue and Green teams deploy in a Pelican. They will meet up with the Mohegan now. It is in orbit around Nagidrac III! Equipment is waiting for them their! Have your team ready for battle. Meet me on the bridge ASAP!"
Master Chief relayed all the information to his soldiers and headed to the Bridge. There he saw large projection screens. Badrigal was pointing to various screens as they changed. "Captain, it doesn't look to good. They launched thousands of drop ships they are landing all over the place. Energy signal detected. Cortana! What is that?!"
Master Chief heard his external speakers activate. It was good not being alone. "Analyzing. It looks like new technology. What!! That can't be.
"Hold up. Slow down Cortana." the Master Chief said.
"LOOK!" The bridge power was cut. There was three seconds of blackness. "Captain," a holographic image of the planet was projected. there is a major energy reading here, here, here, and here. Large metal plates are being transported by the drop ships. They are all headed for one point. Sir, it is a large gravity lift!" The four objects landed and were formed together. "It is the 100 yards by 100 yards. It is located on a valley outside the city." The AI turned the holographic image off and turned on the large front screen. Master Chief saw the magnification increase rapidly. "Gravity lift is active."
"Go to Drop Stations!" the Captain yelled on the intercom. The magnification increased and stopped so you could see the whole lift. Grunts, Jackals, Elites, and Hunters landed on the lift and cleared quickly. Then 20 Covenant drop ships appeared out of nowhere. This repeated many times.
"Sir, I have been analyzing the Covenant ship with Badrigal. It seems that the ship has been gutted except for a bridge and is filled with covenant troops and supplies. There are actually ships flying in there!"
"Is the gravity lift turning off and on?"
"Yes" Badrigal said.
"Charge MAC gun to 100%. Face the Covenant ship. Master Chief check the Vehicle Bay. Get aboard Echo 419 with Foehammer."
"Sir, yes sir!" The people on the bridge said. Master Chief grabbed Cortana from the pedestal and ran down the main corridor. It was surprisingly empty. "Red team check in." Master Chief said over the teams channel."
"Were here and waiting for you Chief."
"Get a scorpion on Echo 419 and a warthog inside. Place a nuke in the Scorpion We'll have to hold onto that warthog. Have Aden get five Banshee's ready to fly as soon as we deploy."
"Yes, Sir!" his team said
"Banshees ready to fly" replied Aden. "May I ask what for?"
"Cortana send them the video feed of what is going on down there."
"Holy shit, where is God's own an anti son of a bitch machine when you need it! It could be a giant hula-hoop for all I care!" Fred yelled. The ship rumbled as the MAC gun fired.
"The Captain is sending in three nukes on a Longsword Bombers." Cortana told the Master Chief as he walked into the Bay. Cortana I want to talk out everyone via the speakers" Master chief heard the last of his words be projected out of the Bay's Speakers. "There are about half a million Covenant down there. The Captain isn't going to have every one deploy." The ODST looked discouraged.
"There better be a god damned hell to jump into later" a ODST soldier yelled out.
"This is no time for jokes. Marines saddle up and stand by for immediate deployment of defensive measures once we have landed on the planet. ODST you will be defending the LZ. Lock and load soldiers."
"Why should we listen to you?" a Major in the ODST yelled out.
"Why shouldn't you be court marshaled for insubordination?" the Captain yelled through the speakers. "Chief launch two minutes after the nukes launch into the city. You do what the chief says!"
"Sir, Yes Sir." the auditorium echoed.
-** Story finishes on Battle for Nagidrac System: Part One - Section 2 *--
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