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"Thanks, uh, Paul," Halo says."Get ready, this'll be a rough landing"
Suddenly, the dropship starts to experience intense heat. The armor plating and the engines start to boil and burn off while entering the atmosphere of the planet. The control and guidance systems begin frying and boiling right before Halo's eyes. He wasn't even sure if he would make it back to the Arcangel2. The 2 rear engines and the entire aft of the dropship burnt and broke off. When the temperature went back to normal and he could see the surface of the planet, the 2 front engines caught on fire. They were now in a freefall.
Halo saw a nearby steep mountain and the gate to the Godsends. He quickly aimed the ship for the side of the mountain. The dropship skid across the mountain, and hit a large bump about halfway down which sent the ship into a backflip about 50 feet in the air. The ship finally landed upside down and continued skiding down the mountain, and to a slow screeching halt when it reached the base of it. When Halo opened the back door, the entire rear cargo area where troops are supposed to sit was competely missing. He and Paul walked out of the dropship and sighted the the gate, and Xeroh not too far away. "Hurry, Paul, we need to stop her before she does any more damage!"
[Edited on 7/6/2004 3:22:14 PM]