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Part Three
The Arbiter waited outside of the blast doors with the rest of the attack force while the Sangheili ahead hacked the console.
"The storm has masked our approach," Rtas said over the COM. "And it rendered their local battle NET. in dissaray. We[i/] have the element of surprise."
That being said, the Sangheili finished hacking the door, and it swung open. The attack group poured inside.
"Engage active camoflauge," A Sangheili Ranger said, "reveal yourselves only after the Arbiter has joined battle with the enemy." Instantly, all of the Sangheili's tall figures disappeared as they activated their Camoflauge generators. The Unggoy, too, had Active Camoflauge, which was rare.
"You may wish to do the same, Arbiter. But take heed. Your armor system is not as... [i]new as ours. Your camoflauge will not last forever." Rtas said over the COM. Thel nodded to himself, then activated it once the blast door swun open.
His first target was a Heretic Sangheili, which he snuck up on from behind, then snapped it's neck. The Snagheili fell to the floor, dead, but his finger fired the rifle as he fell. The arbiter cursed as the rest of the Heretics inside became alert of Thel and his squad. The battle had truly begun.
~ ~ ~ ~
The Master Chief awoke with a ringing in his head.
"Hey!" A familiar voice shouted. "Wake up!" It was Cortana. The Chief instantly got to his feet, and grabed the BR55 that had been laying by his side.
"Shake it off, Marines!" Johnson said, helping a Marine to his feet. Two others were already leaning against a wall. "Clear the crash site! Go, go, go!" He ordered.
The Chief lead the Marines out of the building they had crashed into, and into a courtyard with a large three story building. There, they found little resistance. It wasn't long before the courtyard was clear. Johnson was about to signal for pickup, until more of the alien bastards showed up.
"We got Jackals in the courtyard!" Johnson said. The Chief lobbed a few grenades into the sworm of Jackals. Most of them died from the blast, but the ones who didn't were picked off by Johnson's SRS Sniper Rifle. Less than thirty seconds after the Jackals had been killed, they were confronted by a new enemy. Buggars.
"Buggars! Headed over the rooftops!" Johnson said, pulling to better cover. The Chief, being as battle hardened as he was, was forced inside the safety of the building. Buggars weren't strong, but they came in plenty, and were too damn fast to hit.
The Buggars swarmed inside the bulding, killing one of the three Marines. The Chief used his BR55 with precise aim, killing atleast on Buggar per burt, if not, someitmes, two.
The Chief pulled back, onto the rooftop where Johnson was. A Buggar had jumped on him, stabbing him with it's spiny legs, The Chief fired a burt into the last buggars head, and helped Johnson to his feet.
"Damn Buggars. We can't hold out here forever!" Johnson exclaimed. The Chief nodded in agreement. The two of them heard a roaring sound, and instantly looked up towards the sky. A Phantom came into a view from over the rooftops.
"Eyes up - Phantoms back!" Johnson shouted, pulling up his rifle. Chief climbed the stairs to the first floor, and into the courtyard. The Phantom dropped off three Elites and four Grunts. John lobbed a plasma grenade at one of the Elites, sticking it on the torso. It screamed in rage, then exploded. The splash damage killed two of the Grunts.
"Kill the Demon!" John heard one of the Elites say through his helmets translators. The Grunts charged him, but fell to the floor as the Cheif shot burts into their skulls. The remaining two Elites unsheathed their blades, and ran towards the Spartan. The Master Cheif backed away, shooting them as the charged., One of the Elites dropped dead, but the other was still pursuing.
The Master Chief turned to shoot the other, but his BR55 clicked. No ammo. The Chief tossed it aside as the Elite swunghis blade. John dodged the attack, the rolled over to pick up the energy sword the dead Elite had dropped. He grabbed it, and let plasma free from its two sides. He parried a blow from the Elite, then forced him back. The Chief followed through with a swing, cathing the Elite by the shoulder. He screamed in pain, as the Chief dug the blade through it's torso.
John let go of the sword, then reclaimed his rifle. A few moments later, Master Chief heard the rumbling off another engine. He was relieved when a Pelican came into view.
"Uh... my girl's a little big for that courtyard, sergeant. I see a good LZ on the other side of these buildings. Meet you there. Over?" He said.
"Copy that, somone get a satchel on the gate." Johnson ordered.
"I got it, sir." On of the marines said, pulling up to the gate. He began placing a satchel on it, until the door blew open from the other side, crushing the marine. When the smoke cleared, the Chief could see two Hunters.
"Hunters," Cortana commented.
"Stand back, Marines! Let the Chief show you how it's done." Johnson ordered. The Chief fired off a few rounds into one of the Hunters exposed areas. It reacted by firing its fuel rod cannon at the Spartan. He ran out of the blasts way, and into some cover. John ran towards the Huner pair, and leaped over them both. This act caught them by surprise.
The Chief removed a plasma grenade from his belt, then dug it inside the Hunters worm-like interior. He pulled back, as the beast exploded from the inside. It's companion shouted in rage, charging John and waving its heavy shield.
The Chief dodged a blow, then came behind the Hunter. He unloaded his BR55 into the beast, and it toppled over, dead. The remaining Marine and Johnson pulled up besides John.
"Second squad, this is Cortana. What's your status? Over." She said over the COM.
"We're operatinal, ma'am. Barely. Our pilots didn't make it." An ODST responded.
"Find a hole, stay put. We'll come to you." Cortana replied.
The trio pulled into the LZ. There, they found the Pelican.
"Sergeant, I need you on that bird." Miranda ordered over COM.
"Ma'am?" Johnson asked.
"My Pelicans are going to start airlifting armor and reinforcements into the city. They'll need an escort that can portray them a little... hostile groundfire."
"Understood. I'll keep an eye on 'em." Johnson said, then turned to the Master Chief. "Chief, good luck." He saluted, climbing aboard the Pelican.
"You too, sir." The Chief replied. A couple of marines jumped out of the Pelican.
"We're with you, sir!" They stated. The Chief nodded, then lead the way down the steet. Time to link up with second squad.
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Thel lunged his blade into the last of the Heretics, and waited for the rest of the squad to regroup. Once everyone was together, Thel boarded an elevator, then pushed the console. The elevator began to descend. Halfway down, the metalic walls were replaced with class, revealing Sentinels aiding the Heretics.
"Sentinels. The holy warriors of the sacred rings. Why have they sided with these heretics?" A Sangheili asked. Thel wondered that himself. The elevator came to a stop, and the attack team opened fire.
"Arbiter, clear the hangar and open the door. So I may drop the second latch." A Sangheili pilot said over COM. Before long, all resistance had been taken care of. Thel opened the hangar door, and a phantom pulled inside. It dropped off more Covenant troops, and pulled out.
"Glad you could make it, Brothers." The Arbiter commented.
"And miss the destruction of the traitors?" A Sangheili commented. "I think not!" He laughed. The Arbiter nodded his head, then lead the way through a door.
It was time to put an end to this Heresy.