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Chapter 7: Gears of Wuh?
The Grunt Sergeant and his squad hunched their backs against the edge of the vast, rubble-laden highway, unsure of their next objective.
"So," asked Fisca, "why didn't we just hitch a ride with the Arbiter?"
Pillow looked to his right, staring feavorishly at his comrade. "You saw the leather on those seats. No way was I gonna hop in there!" he said. Fisca nodded unfavorably, looked at the Sergeant sitting to his right and said, "So, Sarge, you never did tell as about your trip away."
"You mean when I went to that space station?" the Grunt Sergeant said rhetorically, "Well, I did meet somebody."
"Oh, well look at you, Sarge!" exclaimed Pillow suggestively. (Reader: What teh fark!)
"Who was it. Another Grunt?" asked Fisca.
"Actually," replied the Grunt Sargeant, leaning forward, "It was a Jackal."
Pillow gasped. "Now, Sarge. You know not to get involved with them. Those gals are rotten scum! Nothing more."
"Scum." stated Fisca, "A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially water or molten metal)."
"When did I say this Jackal was female?" the Grunt Sergeant winced. Fisca and Pillow's jaws dropped.
"Sarge. Is there something you want to tell us?" asked Pillow. Their Sergeant sat for a moment to wrap his head around their misunderstanding, spit inside of his airbreather, and exclaimed, "No, no! Not like that! He was just a squad partner. We got off on a bumpy start, but soon, we became really good pals."
"What happened to the lad?" Piggyback entered the conversation.
"After the Demon killed the Prophet of Regret, the temple we were standing on was destroyed. That's when I met you two with that big, ugly, plant thingy. But Lop- I never saw him again, the poor fella. I could've saved 'im."
"Hey, don't blame yourself." said Fisca, "You have us."
"Ah, who gives a flip about you three." the Grunt Sergeant mocked, "I'm sick of making friends, and then losing 'em days later."
"Those are the gears of war." Chrille said, sitting several feet away from the rest of the crew.
"Wait-" said a suprised Piggyback, "Did you just-"
"Gears of War™ , now for the PC." she winked, "Avaiable at a Gaming Grunts™ store near you."
"Jee, are we that popular now?" asked Fisca.
"Didn't you hear?" asked the Grunt Sergeant, "We're up to about seven readers, now. That's quite an achievement after nearly two years of this stuff."
"So, onto a more meaningful subject:" said Fisca, "What were you doing before you caught back up with us?"
"Trust me. You don't wanna know." Chrille replied.
"Yes, I do." Fisca said.
"Well, if you must pry-"
"I must, I must."
"Well," she said, "I was first stationed on Earth. I was the Deacon during a sabatoge expedition to eliminate the human pistol."
"Why that weapon?" asked Pillow.
Chrille paused for a moment, then said, "It was too good."
"And with that said," asked Piggyback, "What are we supposed to be doing?"
"Well, we were trying to find Hackle, but once we got to Earth, Chrille and I got shot out of the airlock." the Grunt Sergeant replied.
"Oh, yes. I remember him!" Piggyback exclaimed, "Good lad. Why isn't he here?"
"He's chosen to stay with the Covenant." said Fisca.
"And why are we going after him?"
"We're gonna try to bring the boy back to our side, o' course." said the Sergeant.
"And what makes you think he'll listen?" Piggyback asked.
"Why, we've got Chrille here." he answered, "Once he finds his lovebird caught up with us, he'll come rushing back to our side."
"Not a very good reason to switch sides, if you ask me. The lass might as well just join him."
The Grunt Sergeant paused. "Well, would you like it if we threatened to kill him?"
"Now, I like the sound of-"
Just then, an loud screech came from above, and racing past their heads was an enormous CCS-class Battlecruiser. The Unggoy's eyes followed the cruiser's path. Within seconds, their gaze was fixed on the relatively large crater just east of the highway, and the Forerunner Dreadnought planted within its center.
[Edited on 11.22.2007 12:12 AM PST]