Ishkabibbl'sstory\Humanity'sLastHope\BloodyWar(Part 3)
Posted By: Ishkabibbl<sock41@Cox.net>
Date: 23 July 2003, 12:09 AM
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(A lone Slayer is cruising through space and is passing Neptune. In the cargo space sat John, digging through various crates. After smashing open a crate with FRAGILE written all over it. He pulls out a sniper rifle. Once it's pulled out his other hand swoops in and comes out with five clips.)
"Cortana, we know that sniper rifles are useless against the flood, so why am I getting one?"
"There have been some major updates since we've been gone. Now sniper rifle bullets carry a small packet of C-4 in it that detonates on impact. According to all current data, it should be enough to tear apart a flood warrior." The Master Chief nodded and loaded up the rifle. He thought about all the upgrades within his new armor. Besides the fact that it was faster and stronger, there were ammo caches all about. Two groves were already on his back with magnetic locking. On his left side his sheath was permanently locked to his armor. He carried two proto-type pistols. They shot a combination of plasma and HE rounds. His belt let him clip on ten grenades, instead of the usual 4. John's favorite thing that was added is his LRTL (long range targeting laser) attached just above his flashlight. An SOS was sent to all local marine garrison's incase that the MC failed his mission.
(On board the Pirate Ship Fraud Slayer the A.I Shadow is briefing the rouge army of Spartans and various marine units on a new distress call.)
"There's a new form of flood on Pluto. Its now being called type Omega, only one was confirmed KIA while an assault force of Spartans was wiped out easily." Shadow let the news sink in and then continued, "The best of the best, John-117, was sent to Pluto to place a small explosive on a fault line to destroy Pluto and the flood on it. He has been forced away from the area do the sheer number of Omega's in the area. It really is amazing that he's still alive, anyways, his A.I Cortana has contacted me asking for help."
Mark interrupted, "How could she even know where or how to talk to you?" Shadow's figure grew red which simulated anger, but he didn't respond. Mark sat down and shook his head. A heated debate started up.
"It's a trap!"
"How could it be a trap? They got no clue where we are."
"Then how did they find Shadow?"
"I don't know. Random guessing?"
Peter was getting a headache, "Shut. Up." All the marines became as silent as the Spartans who were waiting for their leader to decide. Peter went on, "We'll go, its not like the UNSC could trap us. Everyone Gear up."
Nobody noticed the new figure that just appeared in the corner of the room. He hurriedly wiped the blood from his mouth and looked around. He coughed and a few heads turned, they looked back, and snapped to him again with weapons drawn. Jack thought, "Oh yeah, it's going to be one of those days."
Jack was roughly thrown into a cell in the brig. He glanced around and noticed the door was open. Grinning he strolled up to it and got a shock that sent back into the wall. A figure in emerald green armor walked past and laughed. Rubbing his head Jack stood up and stretched. "Ugh... that guardian needs to keep better care of the library.
Earlier
"Oh shiiiii-umph!" Jack landed face first from a dozen yard fall. The guardian leaned over the hole in the ground and shouted, "My bad! Forgot to tell you not to step there, I'm a little behind on repairs, wear and tear you know." Jack coughed blood up and rolled over.
"Oh good news, found a nice spot for you to go to, have fun!" Like an angry hornet nest the black cubes descended all around Jack.
Jack sits in a cold steel room with no windows, nor doors in sight. A person walked in wearing the standard armor for the Cov-Human war walked in.
Max walked in and leered at him, "Hello, Sergeant." Jack stared blankly at him. The man went on, "I'm here to find out how a UNSC spy got onboard and sneaked into the conference room. Would you care to tell me? Or should I 'convince' you to talk?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I tried to tell you." Jack remembered something, "Aren't you Max?" Max nodded not knowing how he knew his name. Jack pressed on, "Didn't you die? You had to, I saw you die."
Max seemed to hesitate then yelled out, "You're supposed to be dead to Jack! As for me, after you died a rescue party came and I was put into a cryo-tube...for quite some time. The ship lost engine control at the Threshold system, but since it was a deep space vessel the interior of the ring was habitable. We found the Flood on a broken cruiser and brought them aboard to study. It went horribly wrong and I was the only one to make it to the escape pods. I floated for so long after I put myself into another cryo-tube and was taken out of it a few years ago. Ha, if it was anyone 'cept you I would say you thought I was insane." Jack just took it in, this must mean he was a Forerunner. This also meant that Humans didn't come from Earth originally, or we evolved the same. Jack chuckled to himself. That was impossible!
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