UNSCResolute
Sol System
*Never thought I'd make it till today. Always thought I would die at any point as an ODST. Never mind the fact that I lost a lot of good men on my watch.*
*At Jericho VII, I saw my entire company, bar me, die at the hands of the Covvies. My commander died with blade in his gut, and I felt my entire world shatter.*
*After that I traded units like a guy does beers, all within a month of each other. At Jericho, I was with the 42nd ODSTs;and I was, what my gunny called me, 'a new comet.' It was my first and last mission as part of the 42nd ODSTs, A Company...*
Flashback
Jericho VII
A Company, 42nd ODST
'Hell's Domain'
Gunny, I'm three minutes out. What's your status?
Oscar Kilo now. But hurry it up Trooper, the Covvies are gonna be on our asses fast.
Hold them till I get there, ETA 2 minutes 30.
Alright, Trooper, we'll hold them for as long as we can.
(Two minutes later...)
(Tense and urgent) Murdan, where is that support?!?!? We're down to four men!
Hold on, I'm comming up fast.
(Panicked and Agitated) Hurry up Trooper! Where is that supp.....(fades to static)
Gunny, are you there? Say something!
(sees the scene in front of him)
Oh my God. (Elite holds Gunny and takes out its sword) NOOOOO!!!
(Elite stabs Gunny, and roars in triumph)
(sees Marcus in the clearing)
Kill the Demon.
(Mutters) You killed my comrades, my commander, and my fellow Marines. (unlimbers SPNKr) I'll see you all in Hell. (Fires)
(30 seconds later. All Covenant, except the Elite and 20 Grunts, are dead.)
(Elite orders to hold fire. Picks up Marcus)
You fight well, filth. But you have caused me a great deal of trouble.
(Sarcastic) Get used to it, asshole.
(Pissed off) How dare you talk to me like that, VERMIN! Puts sword handle to Marcus's face Then die along with your pathetic race!
(Smirking)And you can kiss my ass, too, split-jaw.
(Annoyed, but curious) You face certain death, yet still fight? Why?
(in Romanian) Atita vreme cit eu inca viu, ma voi lupta pina la ultima suflare. (Unclips grenade, pulls pin, and tosses it) See you in Hell.
(Elite looks away, and Marcus kicks it and runs to the evac point)
(Elite sees prey has slipped away)
==Roars in anger==
(Evac point)
(Pelican appears)
(radio) Trooper, where's the rest of A Company?
(Crestfallen) What 'A Company'? I'm the only one that's left.
Alright then, Trooper. Haul ass on this bird. We have order to evac all UNSC personnel, even you.
(Firm) Come on then. (depressed) Take us home.
(Pelican leave surface of Jericho VII)
(Now...)
*I look at the incident and still wonder Why me? Medic says it all part of 'survivor's guilt' and that it will fade away. No it hasn't faded away. My motto is now engraved on my helmet, as a reminder of who I served with and lesson to not fool with a comrade's life.*
*As a veteran, that's not likely to happen again.*