Halo: Captain Keyes Story Part 2
Posted By: monitor101<wasup1989@hotmail.com>
Date: 31 March 2003, 11:35 PM
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(UNSC Piller OF Autumn, unknown ring world, 0650 hours)
Keyes was handed a pistol by sergeant Holmes. "Just in case something goes wrong," Holmes said.
Keyes nodded and took the pistol. He checked the magazine which was full. Holmes pulled two spares from his belt and handed them to him. Keyes took them and put them in his belt.
"How long have I been out since we crashed?" Keyes asked.
"About an hour we tried to wake you up but you didn't budge," Holmes asnwered.
"And what happened while I was out?" he asked again.
"The covies started landing and my fireteam was able to hold them off, we were able to launch a command shuttle and they didn't track it and when Ensign Lovell woke you up they started coming towards the bridge and you blacked out again that was about a half hour ago," Holmes said.
Keyes nodded and pulled back the slide and let it fall back it to place with a matallic click. He holstered the pistol and walked towards the shattered window. Outside was a vast barren desert that streched on for miles. It reminded him of his ranch in the navada desert.
"Sir more covie dropships coming in fast," Lovell screamed his voice full of terror.
Keyes pulled out his pistol and zoomed in with the scope, on the two dropships that were unloading troops.
"Sir there's covies at the door," Holmes pointed towards a pressure door.
Keyes ran over to it. In the initial landing he had ordered the bridge to be sealed off. The other pressure doors were sealed tight, these two pressure doors were separated with a small crack in the middle about an inch wide. A shadow blocked out the light that was coming in through the crack. Keyes fired off two shots and the shadow fell. Flouresent, blue colored blood seeped throught the crack on the floor.
"Ensign open the door, sergeant Holmes have two of your men be ready to shoot whatever comes through that door, Lovell get the shuttle on the link and tell them we need to be extracted ASAP abd tell them to pick us up 300 miles to the east and get some transportation," Keyes said.
"Sir we already have two warthogs and a tank outside," Holmes said.
"Well then we're going to charge out of that door as soon as your shooters give us the all clear and we run like hell to those warthogs and get picked up by the command shuttle I'm sure they will send a pelican," Keyes said.
"Yessir I sent the shuttle with five pelicans the other six were all destroyed in the crash," Holmes stated.
"Which pelicans are still left?" Keyes asked.
"Echo 419 or Foehammer, Vector 933, Bravo 22, Foxtrot 757, and Alpha 445, I sent 419 to evac survivors," Holmes answered.
"Right well get your men in position and ready to move," Keyes said.
"Yessir Wilson, Taylor you two take positions by the door and shoot anything thats in your way," Holmes barked.
"Yessir" they said in unison and both took a knee in front of the door.
"Lovell open it," keyes said.
"Aye sir opening," Lovell said as he interfaced with the damaged controls.
There was a click and the doors slowly opened. Wilson and
Taylor kept their guns at the ready. In the hall there were two Grunts and one Jackal. Wilson fired a full auto blast at the Grunts with his MA5B assualt rifle. They were both propelled into the wall as the rounds tore through them and spattered blood onto the wall. The Jackal jumped and hid behind its energy shield and fired a shower of plasma at them, but its aim wasn't true and the bolts missed them.
Taylor ran up and kicked its shield out of the way, he jammed his barrel into its head and fired a quick burst. Purple blood sprayed out from the back of its head and it went limp.
"All clear," Taylor yelled. He ran ahead and disapeared around the corner.
Holmes took point along with Wilson. Keyes and Lt. Hall were in the middle and Lovell and two other marines brought up the rear.
As Keyes was walking he heard a scream."What was that?" He looked around.
"Taylor," Wilson yelled. He ran ahead, as he was rounding the corner, two needles caught him squarely in the chest and exploded. He was thrown back against the wall.
"Dammit get down," Holmes hissed. He signaled for the two other marines too come with him. "Stay here sir," he looked at keyes.
Keyes watched as the three of them slowly made their way to the corner. Holmes did a somersault and fired. The other two popped out and did the same. He heard the screams of Grunts which were quickly silenced.
"All clear," Holmes said. Keyes walked out over the corner. He saw five dead Grunts sprawled on the ground.
As they were coming around another corner an Elite from out of no where popped out and melee'd Holmes in the head. Ten more came out and did the same before anyone could get a shot off. Keyes tried to shoot one but before he could a gold Elite slammed its plasma rifle on his head and all went black.
To Be Continued...
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