Chapter 7 War, War never changes part 3

Is the Cannon ready to fire again?

Code:

Yes, sir. Firing.

=The Hellfire goes off again, taking down another mass of ships as the broadside cannons continue firing=

Exion! UNSC Shipcount!

Code:

65/100 sir.

Good. Continue full-on!

(Andrea)

*Firing Energy Projectiles*

=HD unleashes two of the five energy projectors. They cut through seven=

*Torpedo Salvo. Out*

=Salvos of Torpedos hit the ships=

(Rain)

Alright. Here we go.
Firing MAC!

=The MAC Cannon bursts out. Killing many of the ships ahead of it=

Whoo!

I see hundreds of ships, flashes of light, explosions
all happening in the silent night, space.

He sees ships come out of slip-space on the starboard side of a massive ship that just started firing a barrage of gunfire.
All he could see was the rupture, could see the ships against the bleakness of space.

(Ethan)

Look, If I wanted to kill you, why would I try to get you out of here?

Leave me alone!

=I start to hop away=

(Andrea)

*Hacking into one of the Frigates*

=Pulses fire out=

*Give me........Now. In their system. Re-directing fire*

=The Frigate she has captured begins opeing fire on the ships around it. All going down=

(Rain)

Yeah!
Archers out!

=His Frigate unleashes Archer missles=

(Dante and Sarah)

=They continue taking out the soldiers infiltrating the HD=

(Jason)

=I couldn't wait for a confirmation=

Argo, un-dock the ship. And get the stealth systems operational, now!

(Argo)

aye aye captain.

(Miranda)

You really want to get into a fight with the UNSC?

(Jason)

They are attacking the home of my friends. I won't stand by and let that happen.

(Ethan)

Look, do you think if I was going to kill you that you'd still be alive?

If It helps I'll drop my weapons.

No! Stay the hell away from me!

=I turn and start attempting to run=

=The two Frigates that Andrea and Rain captured begin heading to where the others are postioned=
=Covering the Trophaeum and Dead and Back=

(Rain)

Weaver. Gin.
Get into that other Frigate. Kill all.

W/G-Yes!

=They head off to their fighters=

=The Frigates enter position=
=Firing the MACs one at a time=

=Salvos of Torpedos and Archer missles attack the rest of the fleet=

Exion! Shipcount!

Code:

23, Sir.

Good. Continue the barrage!

(Ethan)

=Sighs=

Your not going to get very far on that leg. I have a med kit here if you want to actually survive.

=MAC rounds begin to hit the HD=

*Well. That is not nice*

=She aims the Projectiles and fires one. It rips through=
=Comms=

*This battle is ours!*

(W/G)

=They enter the Frigate and begin their work. Killing anything that had a weapon=

=the ship (Trophaeum) rocks, it has been hit by slugs (lead, or whatever it is UNSC use) that missed there intended targets.=

=As the last of the ships before the capital falls, Zero sends a comm to the others=

Cease fire! This is the ship I'm after.

=Zero heads down the ship and gets into a boarding craft=

=I ignore him=

No!

=I trip and crawl into an open field=

(Dante)

=Comms to Rain, Weaver and Gin=

Do not kill them all. Try to recruit some for our cause.
We need crews.

W/G-Sir!

Rain-Whatever

=Both MACs are fully charged=

(Andrea)

*I have a feeling...something will not go as planned*

(Jason)

=Before we even got out of range of the Troph, the battle was over=

Well, that was a waste of time.

Not to mention I feel like the last kid to get the joke.

Okay, Argo, get us back to the Troph.

=He arrives at the Hanger, and climbs into a Pelican.=

I could leave right now... Go back to the UNSC... Hmm... The food is better here... So... I think I might stay... Slightly longer...

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You starting the Pelican or what? Come on! Leave! Fly! Go!

=HD and the two captured Frigates begin to clean up the rest of the fighters=

=He counts the amount of Sabres and Pelicans within the HD's hanger=

Twenty.

=Bodies lay on the ground=
=Cold=
=Lifeless=
=Eyes glazed=
=They had no idea of their presence=

(Disappeared?)

"how in the-"

Marine- "what the fuck was that?!"

=The marine opens up one of the doors=

"ahhh!"

Marine- "Who the fuck is this? Get him outta here!"

=Drags Nick out=

=The craft lands in the UNSC ship's hanger. The door blows off and the squad pours out. Delta uses his Rifle's flamethrower. A handfull of Marines disappear in the flames. Their charred and blackened bodies fall to the ground. The squad continues on=

=being dragged by the marine down of the halls of the UNSC ship=

(Jason)

Well, that was embarrassing. I hope no one saw that.

=We docked with the Troph=

Jesus, that ship was powerful.

=He sighs=

So tired am I of fighting.
It is inevitable

=He takes her dogtags=

I must survive. For you.
To survive. I must kill.

=He gives off the signal=
=Sarah and he go to the middle. They begin securing weapons and ammunition from the corpses=

Requiescat en pace

(Miranda)

Yes, it most certainly was.

=my terminal beeped, and I found I had messages=

Yes, looks like they responded.

=I opened the message, and read=

Hey Miranda, it's good to hear from you. So, you want me to join the crew of your ship? Well, that's sounds great. I've been trying to find work, but you know how it is these days. There is one problem though. I met someone (finally!) He's good with engines too. If it's okay with you, can I bring him along? We're both living on some new colony, called Therum. It hasn't been easy though. Anyway, when you can, just come on over. The coordinates are embedded int the message.

(Miranda)

Hey Jason, I got a reply from my friend. She says she's interested, but she wants to bring her boyfriend. Is that okay?

(Jason)

Sure, that sounds fine. Where are they?

(Miranda)

Well, that's the downside. They're on Therum.

(W/G)

=They had managed to recruit some soldiers=
=They had taken the ship by storm=
=Suffering minor injuries=

(Andrea)

*Another victory*


=The clean up was finished. Everything came down to a relaxed state=

(Dante)

=Comms=

We have won. We have proved ourselves time and time again to them.
We will not waver.
We will continue to fight.
We will continue to win.

(Jason)

So, the two if them are on the planet where Vigil laid a trap for me? Well that's just great.

=I doubted that Vigil was really going to leave anyone there. Besides, it wasn't like we were going to be fighting anyone=

Alright, tell your friend that we'll be there soon. Have her meet us at the docks.

(Miranda)

Sure. And by the way, she has a name. It's Gabriella Daniels, "Gabby" for short.

(Jason)

Okay, let's go pick up Gabby and her boyfriend. Argo, in-dock us again. And leave a message. Tell either Dormii or zeru that we're heading out to pick someone up.

(Andrea)

=She logs in the statistics of the Frigates=

*Surviving Soldiers/Other Personel on Rain's Frigate: One Thousand-Five Hundred. This is a Variant Paris Frigate*

*Surviving Soldiers/Other Personel on Weaver/Gin's Frigate: One Thousand-Five Hundred. This is a Variant Stalwart Frigate*

*The Soldiers range from Marines to ODSTs*

*Engineers are included*

*Medical Personel are included*

*Each Frigate had been damaged pre-docking. Repairs will be needed*

*Each Frigate partially stocked with Spacecraft/Land Vehicles*

*Weapon systems for both are online and fully operational*

Hah!

(breaks away from the Marines Grasp)

Fuck you! bahahaha

(laughter)

(Sprinting)
(lost)
(hangar?)
(sees ships)

I can fly a ship, right? I mean, heck, it can't be that hard………

(Gets in)

uh.....crap. is there like, a manual or something?

(looks around)

Oooohhh it has a slipspace drive

Wait, Prowler?

(finds some sort of document that say's 'Prowler' on it)

huh, let's see....

(voices are heard)

(hides)

UNKNOWN #1 "activate stealth systems and leave."

Unknown #2 "Got it sir"

(systems start powering up)

Well, shit......

( ship leaves, jumps to unknown destination)

=As the SS soldiers clear out the last of the UNSC on the Capital Ship, Zero and his squad make their way to the bridge. One marine comes out of his quarters with a knife and lunges at Delta. He grabs the marine by the front of his head (so his face is in his palm) and slams him against a wall. He releases a VES blast and depresses the Marines face flat against the wall as his blood and brains splatter outwards onto the wall, floor, and ceiling. As they go, more marines emerge from the halls and open fire, some alone, some in squads. All are cut down with rifle fire. They arrive at the bridge. The last squad of marines are there. They are immediately torched by the rifles' flamethrowers. Delta goes up to the captain and grabs him by the neck, holding him an inch or so off the ground=

Where is it?

Cpt- What?

Dont bullshit me! You know what i came for!

(Dante)

=Comms=

Okay.
I will need five hundred people from each Frigate.
Preferably five hundred soldiers and five hundred engineers.
We will work on names later.

(Rain)

Gotcha cousin

(W/G)

Sir!

(Dormii)
=i tried to open the door to the workshop again=
Gods dammit...open!

=i jab my makeshift pole at the door again, trying to get it between them to i can pry it open=
Gods dammit! Gods fucking dammit!

=i give up and try to comm someone again=
Hey, anyone reading me? This is Dormii. I'm still locked in the workshop. Please tell me someone is coming to get me out.



(Dylon)
=i glare at the officer, despite still wearing my mask=
What do you mean, "half"? Are you telling me we need to scavenge again?

"Yes, sah. One of those MAC rounds hit a hanger. Half of the longswords and Pelicans were destroyed."

=i stop myself from hitting the chair=
Damn. Okay, send out rescue crews. Weapons?

"Still offline from the other MAC"

=i sigh=
Okay, those are our top priority.

(planet comes into view)
(Therum)
(Still hiding)

=The group meets at the hanger=

=They head off in different directions=

=Sarah leaves for the medbay to tend to the wounded during the fight=

=Weaver and Gin leave for the cells=

=Rain leaves for the pool=

=He picks up a comm from Dormii=

I am on my way.

=He heads off=

=He had drifted off.=

Code:

WAKE UP!

=He wakes up, hitting his head on something.=

Code:

Seeming how you decided that we're both going to stay, you may as well get on good terms with people. I have intercepted another Comm, some idiot trapped in a workshop. Set the waypoint already so... Get going!

=He gets out of the Pelican, and begins to head towards the Workshop.=

(Dormii)
=i hear the comm from Draco=
Oh thank gods. Hey, how'd the battle go, seeing as how, you know, something hit the ship and locked the damn door.

=Comms=

The battle went well.
Ended with us having two new Frigates.

=He coughs=

=Delta becomes angrier=

Zer- Tell me where those plans are!!! I KNOW YOU HAVE THEM!!!

Cpt- I have no idea...

=Delta drops the captain back onto the floor. He picks him up by the back of his head and, using a combination of brute force and a mild VES burst, smashes his head into the console he was standing at. His head turns to jelly beneath his hand, and his armor becomes covered in blood. He turns to face his squad=

Zer- Tear this ship apart untill you find those plans!!! And I am offering a personal reward of 50^' For ever UNSC Officer's head brought to me!!! Understood!?

=The soldiers salute and hurry off back towards the mid ship=

Zer- DAMMIT!!!

=He punches the wall, and leaves a dent roughly the shape of a fist=

=He arrives at the workshop, and walks over to the door.=

Now how the fuck do I open this...

(Dormii)
Sweet. Maybe we can use them to train Sarah and Rain.

=i chuckle, slightly=
So, how many casualties?

=Sarah breaks into the comms=

Of the Trophaeum's.
Confirmed fifty
May they rest in peace.

=She cuts the comm and continues trying to save the ones who have a chance=

=He arrives at the door. Seeing Artyom=

=He kicks the door, not noticing Dante.=

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Great idea. Why don't you just say 'OPEN SESAME!' Oh wait... You can't talk...

=He sighs=
=Pushing Artyom aside=

=He gets down on his knee and begins picking the lock=

Hmm.

=He hears a clink and stands=
=He opens the door=

Freedom

(Dormii)
Finally. Thanks.

=i walk out=
That's what I get for not preparing ahead of time.

=i smile and adjust my helmet, stuck to my hips=
So, what now? Do you need any help with medical or clean up or salvage or anything?

=He shrugs=

There is bound to be something to do along those lines.
They were not aiming for the Trophaeum, which I found strange.

=He walks off. Clutching his gut=
=He coughs=

=Delta heads to the hanger. An SS soldier brings him a small data chip=

SS5- Sir, we were able to find what you were looking for. But the Ship's AI wiped most of it. It was actually doing so when you smashes the captains head and broke the console...

Zer- Damnit... Alright, how much of it was recovered?

SS5- About 21% sir.

Zer- Fuck. I dont think the Engineers will be to happy about that. Alright, tell everyone to pack their shit and whatever else they want to take of this thing.

SS5- Yes, sir.

=Delta gets into a transport with his squad and begins heading back to the Comet=

So... What to do now...

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Maybe. You wouldn't have this problem. IF YOU HAD GONE BACK TO THE UNSC!

(Dormii)
=i nod and follow=
How are you holding up?