Assault Part 2: Into the fire
Posted By: Joe Ehret<joehret@yahoo.com>
Date: 22 March 2004, 1:16 PM
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The Chief only had a second to react; he grabbed an unprimed frag and threw it at the plasma grenade. It collided with the plasma grenade sending it into the Covenant formation they both detonated killing a dozen Covenant soldiers and wounding a handful more.
After the last Covenant soldier fell the Chief yelled over the COM "Cease fire!"
Just then four Brutes rounded the gray-ish hallway.
The Chief unlimbered his M90 Shotgun and said "Scratch that order and blow 'em to hell."
Before they could do any thing Linda put a 14.5mm bullet in the first Brute. It fell straight to the floor. The other three Brutes roared in anger lifted the grenade launcher and fired.
The Chief yelled "Spartans scatter!"
They instantly jumped into rooms on either side of the hallway. The grenades detonated washing over The Chief's shields and then he rolled back into the hall. He fired at the charging Brute, the first shot barely slowed it, the second put it off balance and the third brought it down. The Brutes leveled their grenade launchers and tried to find an angle to fire without hitting the other Brute engaging the human.
The Brute fell to the floor, and the other two charged one fired its launcher, the grenade hit the wall next to the Chief and set him flying, he landed...three yards away. The Chief's heard a shrill alarm and saw his shields were almost completely gone.
"Fire in the hole" grunted the Chief over the COM system. He threw a plasma grenade at one of the Brutes; it stuck to its chest plate and exploded in a flash of blue killing it instantly. The other one leapt forward, grabbed the Chief by the throat, and slammed him against a wall. He had fought Brutes hand-to-hand before and knew it was virtually impossible to win. His vision blurred, he blinked trying to clear it. He heard a crack and blood smeared across his visor further blurring his vision. The Brute dropped to the ground, a bullet hole in its head. The Chief slumped to the floor gasping for air. He wiped his visor clean of the blood.
"Thanks" John gasped and slowly got to his feet.
They walked down the hallway and turned right the pressure doors slid open. At first glance the Master Chief didn't see anything, but then some of the shadows moved.
"Contacts," the Chief shouted "Invisible Elites two o'clock."
The Chief pulled out his sub machine guns and fired all sixty rounds into a corner. Three Elites appeared grabbed their mid section and fell to the floor. The Chief felt plasma impact against his left shoulder. He reloaded, pivoted and fired. The firefight was on. He heard a roar and turned, a plasma sword was suspended in mid air. It charged at him The Chief didn't have time to react. The blade sliced through the air hitting John, immediately his shields gave and disappeared. He rolled to the right and let twenty one rounds fly at the area bellow the sword, the Elite grunted, appeared, and hit the floor. John put his back against the wall in a corner and let his shields recharge. There was a shimmer in the air in front. He sprung forward and slammed both fisted guns onto the shimmer it appeared jumped back and leveled its plasma rifle. Thirteen rounds cut this action short.
"Scan the area for anymore Invisible Elites," John mumbled "anybody see one".
No acknowledgment lights winked.
"Ok, let's move out" commanded the Master Chief.
They passed through another set of pressure doors. John checked his map, they were about to enter a large room. He holstered his sub machine guns, and un-slung his Battle Rifle. Inside there was hundreds off Covenant soldiers scattered around the room.
There were two Jackals, an Elite, and a Grunt who had raised its over charged plasma pistol and squeaked "He, he, he me kill you." The Spartans moved out of the way as the Grunt let off the sickly green pulse. The Spartans rolled out of the way and fired. A Black Elite warbled something the Master Chief's translation software could catch and all of the Covenant warriors turn and yelled.
"Shit" grumbled the Master Chief "Let 'em have it."
The Spartans knocked back their front line with a hail of armor piercing rounds. Then two Hunters rumbled slowly into the Chief's view.
"Watch it Hunters," John warned "Linda take 'em out, Delta Formation around her now!"
Dual cracks rang out and both Hunters fell down.
"Hunters neutralized Joh... ," Just then Linda took a charged plasma bolt in the face she fell backwards to the floor and didn't get up.
In another week or less I'll have part three so I hope you enjoy this and read the next one.
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