- fist of Rukt
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The Heart of the War
By fist of Rukt
PROLOGUE:
Private Timothy Coi unzipped his green UNSC standard issue duffle bag to reveal his matte black ODST armor, his ass kicking uniform. With almost thoughtless motion he methodically pulled out each peice of armor. First his helmet, then the chest and shoulders, then all the arm and leg armor plates that came together to make the baddest look a UNSC soldier could have. He is an ODST, a helljumper, and one the meanest sons a' guns you'll come across in the whole damn universe... or at least that's how he felt as he prepared to deploy on the surface of the the most dangerous warzone in human conntrolled space... Earth.
The year is 2546, war against physically and technologically more advanced alien bastards scorches the surface of planets all around the galaxy. Earth, however is safe from this threat for now. That's everyone elses problem. Instead, rioters and insurrectionists have gotten a little out of hand and decided it would be a good idea to assault two UNSC Military Police Officers standing gaurd outside of the governer's office in Philadelphia, North America. Both of them were killed which must have gotten people a little wound up. And that is where this story starts.
CHAPTER 1: Tim Coi, Civilian Chump
Tim Coi, 19 years old, standing 6 foot 3 inches and weighing 200 pounds graduated from Davidson Senior High School with great expectations of what fate would hand to him in the next stage of his life. With his high school degree now framed all proud and shiny on the wall of the living room in the apartment he, his mother, and his sister shared he simply sat and waited for something good to happen. Keeping in touch with his friends and girlfriend through mail, he sat back and watched the world move around him, watched his world move around him.
Tim would continue this pattern of life for two weeks of his summer vacation. Eat, eat, drink, drink beer, drink too much beer, sleep, play sports with friends, go over to girlfriend's house, kiss girlfriend, eat, eat, drink beer, fall asleep for a long long long time. That's right, Tim Coi is just a normal chump like anyone else around you. This all changed after a man in a bright white and gray uniform showed up at the door of the apartment, bearing bad news.
The man was named Major Colin Ward, and he had come to tell the Coi's about Tim's father, or lack of father... Marshall Coi was a long time military entheusiest, he knew about all of the famous battles that have occured throughout history. He even studied Military History in college. When the war against the aliens broke out Marshall wanted to stay away from it for the sake of his wife and new family, this did not last long. Marshall's uncle was killed in an invasion of some far away planet. Marshall could no longer resist the temptation to avenge the lost member of his family. He joined the UNSC marines, dropping out of spaceships onto wartorn planets would become the next 14 years of his life.Lieutenant Marshall Coi was killed in action on planet Juno on July 7th, 2545. It had taken a full year for the news to reach the remains of the Coi family.
Major Colin Ward was in command of the strike force that Tim's father was a part of, Marshall and his entire squad were killed by alien mortar fire. As Tim learned this, he became only a shell of the happy young man he was moments earlier. All had been sucked from his insides except feelings of hate and the will to get his revenge on the enemy that had seemed so distant until now. Tim was going to get them back for this, and he could think of no better way to do it than the way his father did. As a helljumper.
CHAPTER 2: Enlistment
Tim attended the memorial service at a military cemetary outside of the city. Only a day later, he marched straight up to the UNSC recruitment center and signed up. The place looked as if no one had set foot in it in weeks. A gray haired man with a solid looking face sat behind a desk doing paperwork, not expecting the 6 foot 3 inch former high school sports star to walk up to him and salute.
"Are you here to sign up son, or is this just another prank?" the recruitment officer mumbled
"There is no prank that I know of sir. I'm here to enlist for the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers."
"Kid now why on Earth would you wanna do a thing like that?"
"My father was an ODST sir. He was killed in action in the battle of Juno sir"
"Is that so, are you sure you wanna do this? I know you want to get some payback for what happened, but don't let that lead you to any bad decisions"
"It won't sir, I have thought this through and I know I want to serve with the ODSTs. I want to be with the best"
"That's what they all say..." said the recruitment officer with a slow sigh
"Sir, I want to enlist. I have no doubt in my mind that I can do this."
"Ok, you wanna join a unit with a 90% casualty rate be my guest" Said the man, pulling out a paper and handing it to Tim. "Just fill out this sheet"
Tim hesitated for a breif moment, then touched pen to paper and sealed his destiny. he was going to beome an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, the craziest bastards you'll ever come across. And he was ready. Tim handed the paper to the enlistment officer and saluted one more time.
"Good luck son, that's about all you can hope for once you get out there. Welcome to the UNSC"