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1017 hours
November 30, 2552
Over New Mombasa East African Protectorate
Earth
The Pelican dropship carrying the reinforcements for the Marines, roars over New Mombasa.
“They took two in the nose and then headed back.” Cortana said.
Master Chief replies, “Who was first contact?”
“4 O 5th out of Diego Garcia, but don’t expect a big welcome the Covenant wiped most of them out before they hit the ground.” Sergeant Johnson speaks to the reinforcements as the Pelican starts to slow down to cruising speed.
“Immediate, Kilo 2 3 is hot. Recommend mission abort.” A Marine spotter reports to the pilots of the Pelican.
“Roger, recon.” The pilot replies.
The Pelican goes over the recons as they watch it soar overhead.
“Its your call Serge.” The pilot exclaims.
“We’re going in.” Johnson replies to his question. “Get tactical Marines.”
“Covenant ground forces own this city, we’re going to need to deal with them before we can kill that Cruiser.” Cortana informs the Marines.
An ODST puts on his helmet as the Pelican is being shot at by plasma, but easily dodges left to right and avoiding the buildings close by. Then it slows down and lands on a landing pad. “Fall out, go, go, go.” Johnson commands as they get out of the dropship. “I’ll bring back the wounded keep me posted Cortana.”
“Of course Sergeant.” Cortana replies.
Master Chief walks up to a Marine covering his eyes from the blown up dust. “Sir, Corporal Perez, A company, CP’s this way.” Perez speaks and darts away Master Chief following him. They go down a moderately steep ramp and pass a Marine helping another and goes in between two orange semicircular casavacs.
“Come on, come on, come on, stay with me Marine.” A medic says to an injured Marine on a stretcher.
He then sees more Marines on the standard orange stretchers ahead past the casavacs on the opposite side of the road. “The Lieutenant got hit as soon as he dropped in.” Perez says. He looks at the dead Marine on the orange stretcher.
“Who’s in charge now Corporal.” Cortana says.
“Sergeant Banks, he’s pinned down out front. Come on I’ll show you.”
He darts into a dark building and up some stairs to his left, Master Chief following him. He hears the thunder of shooting Battle Rifles as he passes a dead Marine on the steps. He then sees a turret manned by a Marine firing at the Covenant on the lower level. “No, no behind that ST.” He hears a Marine command to another. “Yeah, yeah, yeah. Three more coming left.”
The Marine at the turret exclaims. “I’m running low, man.”
Mater Chief, now to the right of the turret, waits as Corporal Perez speaks, “Oyea, Carson, is it clear?” Perez asks. There is a giant explosion outside in between Carson and Perez.
“You tell me.” Carson replies.
“Conyo, fellas moving out covering fire.”
Master Chief follows Perez as he goes out. Perez shoots at Covenant as a Wraith tank builds up plasma to the right with Master Chief watching. He also looks at the destruction that has been caused by fighting the buildings have sever battle scars and so do abandoned cars on the road. He stops looking at the Wraith and uses his scope to shoot down Grunts below him on the street. He follows three Marines that are giving him cover fire. “Grunts bellow.” A Marine says. Master Chief then throws a grenade in a pit to his right where three Grunts are, they try to dodge but it was futile. He zooms in again and shoots four more Grunts on a further level and reloads as he goes down a ramp to the level below him. He takes out the used clip and slaps in a new one. He crouches and heads for Sergeant Banks.
“I asked for reinforcements I didn’t think they’d send a Spartan.” The slightly injured Banks says. Master Chief then sees the Wraith build up plasma again; it discharges it and hits a building making it crumble. “We got to take that thing out, cover me!” He points to the Wraith. Master Chief takes out Grunts and Jackals and watches them tumble to the ground dead and inert as Banks calls in an air strike to destroy the Wraith. He gets to a turret and starts shooting the Covenant on the ground below. “Hostiles right.” Banks says. The Master Chief turns the turret towards the Jackals and Grunts to his right as they get filled up with lead. He then turns to where he was shooting before and tries to take out more Jackals. It didn’t work; he took out his Battle Rifle and zoomed in to finally kill the Covenant ‘birds’, with their extraordinary shields. “Damnit HQ isn’t there any one else on this freq’!”
“Sergeant, this is Major Easilie hang tight we’re inbound.”
Master Chief hears screeching overhead. He looks up and sees Longsword Bombers going to take out the Wraith. The bombs rain over it and sure as heck it was taken out, the purple mortar tank blows as plasma spews from it. He then resumes killing the Jackals and Grunts he turns to Banks, “Take my weapon you’ll need it.” Master Chief takes his SMG’s and heads down another ramp to his left with his newly acquired SMGs.