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Hey guys, I guess I'll start by introducing myself since I'm not too 'popular' around Bnet, but I'm tehORCApwnage, and people have told me I'm a good writer and I've always wanted to write about Halo, since its so broad and open to write about. So I hope you guys enjoy this. :D
Part 1
"Change of Plans"
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4 hours after the covenant invasion of earth, a fleet of 3 frigates were ready to deploy the best of the best into the battle. Their mission? Secure the Covenant Cruiser hanging over the city of New Mombasa. Little did the elite Orbital Drop Shock Troopers know, they were in for one helluva ride. Well, at least the ODSTs of Able Team.
Able was an elite team of 4 ODST Troopers. Their leader, Avery, was a roughed-up veteran of Harvest and other fallen colonies. He barley escaped Harvest with his life, because he made a crucial mistake that lead to the rest of his squad being slaughtered in the retreat.
The Marksman of the team, Reily, specialized in recon and long range firing. Equipped with a SRS99C-S2 AMB Sniper Rifle. Unlike most snipers, Reily is just about the opposite of the "Strong and silent" type. He would normally get over confident with his skills as a sniper and constantly is chatting with the rest of the squad.
Conor was an all-purpose soldier, always entering the fight equipped with a BR55 Battle Rifle. He was caring, a charmer, and sometimes called by his comrades "The class clown." Conor could turn any nervous anticipation during a drop into a roar of laughter.
Carter was the demolition man of the squad. With a shotgun in hand ready to take down any elite or brute coming his way, he would clear a path straight to the Objective, of course, with a little help from the M19 SSM Rocket Launcher, which he used to take down the 'bigger targets'.
"All units, prepare to drop." The voice of UNSC personel came booming over the frigate. An alarm was sounded, signaling the operation was a go.
"Alright Able team, our job is to secure a covenant cruiser hanging over the city." Avery said, walking towards the weaponry and picking up a MA5B Assault Rifle and a hanful of grenades. "Once we're in, stick together, kill some covies, and get out and prep for evac 15 klicks away from the ship's LZ. Oo-rah?"
"Let's do this!" Conor said, latching his Battle Rifle against the pod while Reily got comfortable in his. Once they were all in, the hatches shut, and the drop into hell was underway.
"Alright troopers." Avery said. "We are go in three, two, one..."
The pods were released and thrown into orbit. The team looked around as destroyed cruisers, frigates, and spacecraft floated around the Orbital elevator. Suddenly, an unfimiliar voice came over the comms.
"CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?! THERE'S COVENANT ALL AROUND AND-"
Static cut the voice out.
"Whoa, what was that?" Avery said. "This is Able-One, do you copy, over?"
There was a silence.
"ROGER THAT!" A shout replied. "OH, ITS GOOD TO HEAR YOU!"
"Roger that." Avery replied. "What's the situation, over?"
"MY POD WENT OFF COURSE ABOUT FOUR MINUTES AGO, I HIT HARD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY STREETS, THERE'S COVENANT ALL AROUND AND THE HATCH IS JAMMED! I NEED HELP ASAP!"
"Roger that, standby." Avery said as the pods drew closer to the cruiser. "Command this is Able-One, we have a downed ODST in the city, request permission to initiate Search and Rescue, over."
"Negative Able-One." Came the reply. "All forces MUST focus on the cruiser. We don't have time for this."
"But sir, he's pinned down by oncoming covenant, with all respect, we have to move in, over." Avery said.
The Commander let out a long sigh. "Listen here. If you're not on that cruiser in 20 seconds, you will be restrained and dealt with. Do you copy?"
There was a sudden silence. The pods were now drawing near the hull of the cruiser. Avery grunted and shouted, "Able team, standby. We're adjusting trajectory. Prepare to drop in feet-first in the city."
[Edited on 09.01.2010 12:00 PM PDT]