A "Rise" Story- The Start of Something New.

Nic wrote:

ShadowHunter wrote:

Aye sir.

=I roll Markov on his side=

Jesus Markov, how much do you eat...?

He's ready to go sir.

"Thank you," I begin wrapping his stump with gauze. "hold on," I put one leg over his side turned body," I should have him now, go check on Shroud." I continue wrapping the stump.

Aye aye, sir.

=I look around and watch for targets=

=the movement continued to stay indistinct=
I said show yourself! Now!

Hold it together, hold it together, you're a Spartan, you can do this

ShadowHunter wrote:

Nic wrote:

ShadowHunter wrote:

Aye sir.

=I roll Markov on his side=

Jesus Markov, how much do you eat...?

He's ready to go sir.

"Thank you," I begin wrapping his stump with gauze. "hold on," I put one leg over his side turned body," I should have him now, go check on Shroud." I continue wrapping the stump.

Aye aye, sir.

=I look around and watch for targets=

I finish wrapping up the stump of the arm, and but the staples in, holding it together. I then check his pulse, normal. "Alright, now, we need a way out of here."

Sir, I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. I'm seeing a lot of movement out there.

"There is a town, about fifty kilometers from here, maybe less now, I know the direction. We could go there."

Nic wrote:

ShadowHunter wrote:

Nic wrote:

ShadowHunter wrote:

Aye sir.

=I roll Markov on his side=

Jesus Markov, how much do you eat...?

He's ready to go sir.

"Thank you," I begin wrapping his stump with gauze. "hold on," I put one leg over his side turned body," I should have him now, go check on Shroud." I continue wrapping the stump.

Aye aye, sir.

=I look around and watch for targets=

I finish wrapping up the stump of the arm, and but the staples in, holding it together. I then check his pulse, normal. "Alright, now, we need a way out of here."

=I look back and nod=

Well, we'll need to run like hell to do so, sir.

"Aye, we will, perhaps it would be better if only two of us went, made sure the Town was safe, and then have the others go there. What do you think Hawk?"

I walk aroind to the back of the pelican

I'd say it was a bad idea. Only two should go and bring back support. We can't move the unconscious and wounded. Not fast enough anyway.

I bend down close to Aegir and whisper to him

Hey, I was thinking. Check your motion tracker for a moment. Seeing red dots everywhere?

He nods to me

Yeah that's what I thought. If they've got an Active Camo out there, it'd be perfect. With the fog we wouldn't even see the shimmers and the fog would also be used as the excuse for the radars playing up. There's another thing bugging me too. They just brought us down out of the sky. They know we're in a bad shape so why was there no follow-up fire teams. If you ask me sir, what fired that rocket wasn't what the Marines have been fighting.

He seems thoughtful over this

I'm saying, it was the Marines.

=i overhear Sparrow=
Ma'am, with all due respect, I highly doubt it was the Marines. If they wanted us dead, why not kill us in the camp? Besides, we found a big weapons cache, blew it to hell. They probably have more.

I turn to Rubble

You're missing the point. They don't want us dead. Put yourself in their shoes for a moment. If you were fighting an unknown force for weeks and it had you scared shitless, then three squads of Spartans show up but leave almost immediatly, would you really want those Spartans to go? Or would you ground them and make sure they can't leave.

=walks overr=


if it was me i'd take em alive

I'd want more than three squads, but I see your point, ma'am. That doesn't explain this weird shite, though. Thermal going haywire, motion sensors showing enemies everywhere, this fog. I don't like this, ma'am. Nothings right about this.

=i keep trying to track the movement=
And this god damn movement...

Well I have a theory on that one too. The enemy saw our pelican come down, engaged some experimental tech which I can't talk about with you and are here just to see what's happening. They haven't hit us yet and I don't think they're going to. They're just curious.

Ma'am, I highly doubt a fog machine is experimental.

=i start seeing more movement. I also start to see glint from a metal, maybe a knife or rifle=
I'm seeing weapon glint here...do I shoot or no.

No. The fog is just lucky coincidence. I'm talking real experimental tech here. Active Camoflage its called. It was made avaliable to some Spartans on Reach during the great war but when Reach fell, we thought it all destroyed. Now I've done some more thinking while I was up front there. I don't think we're fighting rebels here. I think we're fighting natives.

Ma'am, that doesn't answer my question. Do I engage?

=my shaking becomes even more apparent when I drop my C4=
damndamndamndamndamn

No. Hold fire. No-one engage anything.

I don't think that's a good idea, ma'am.

They've been around and amongst us for a good 20 minutes now. I don't think they're going to open fire or they'd have done it already. Just trust me, holster weapons but stay ready.

I think this is a mistake.

=i lower my shotgun and pick my C4 back up, reducing my shaking, but still not eliminating it=

Let me put it this way. You have armour, I don't. You could survive the intial wave of shots. I couldn't. I wouldn't tell you unless I was completely sure.

Ma'am, you may not be my squad leader, and I may just not like you as much as others, but you're still a teammate and Spartan. Not to mention probably higher rank than me. I would just block all the shots for you, even at the cost of my life.

You'd be stupid to do so. The UNSC still need every single Spartan they can spare.

Yes, ma'am, but those that are more experienced are more valuable. Also, those without psychological conditions are more valuable.

We'll talk about this later. For now, you and Whisper get to know each other well. You're going off to find that village and bring us back some transport.

=i nod=
May I make a suggestion?

I stumble out of the bushes, finally deciding to come out. "Hey! Don't shoot! Don't shoot! Friendly. I can't believe I found you alive!" I stop to take a breath " I figured you'd be dead, by the time I got here. I've was suppose to reinforce Alpha squad. But a tree randomly fell on my warthog. I didnt see anyone." I stumble toward Rubble, with my magnum to my side

I stare at the new Spartan that stumbled out of the bush.

Whisper! Secure him. Disarm and keep him conscious.

I turn back to Rubble

What is that?

Keep a weapon in hand until we get back.

=grabs the new spartan takes his weaapons and sweeps his legs out and pins him to the ground with a debris=


done

"Whoa, we're on the same side! What's with the hostility?" I say with surprise now finding myself on the ground

Shelby wrote:

I walk aroind to the back of the pelican

I'd say it was a bad idea. Only two should go and bring back support. We can't move the unconscious and wounded. Not fast enough anyway.

I bend down close to Aegir and whisper to him

Hey, I was thinking. Check your motion tracker for a moment. Seeing red dots everywhere?

He nods to me

Yeah that's what I thought. If they've got an Active Camo out there, it'd be perfect. With the fog we wouldn't even see the shimmers and the fog would also be used as the excuse for the radars playing up. There's another thing bugging me too. They just brought us down out of the sky. They know we're in a bad shape so why was there no follow-up fire teams. If you ask me sir, what fired that rocket wasn't what the Marines have been fighting.

He seems thoughtful over this

I'm saying, it was the Marines.

"The camp was rather empty," I move Markov further into the Pelican, "I hope you're wrong Sparrow."

Whispering to Sparrow, "I checked the deployment list before we left, we're the only ones who've been sent here, other than the outposts already here, we were the only Spartans sent to this planet."

=My eyes open up=
=A sudden flash as I remember everything that had happened=
=I get up slowly and head out of the Pelican=

=I 'look' around through the fog=

Hmm...

Great

=I sigh=

-I was having a good dream, which was probably much better than the shit surronding me. I could actually be dead. But it didn"t matter. It was good. Until I started to wake up... Which meant something wasn't finised with me. Or I hadn't finished my mystical duty in life. Well. It couldve atleasy let me sleep until I was back on the ship. I opened my eyes....-

For fucks sake...

=Sheild goes over to the pelican and removes his helmet, leaning over with one hand on the wrecked ship's side. He begins coughing intensely again, still in pain. The coughs make little to no noise at all. He tried again to curse, but no sound comes of it. He rubs his throat, and puts his helmet back on=

=i nod to the new arrival and to Whisper=
C'mon masochist, let's go get help.

=i start walking towards the encampment=

-I stand up, slowly. The Pelican was a wreck. And there was some sort of... Fog. I guessed it was normal. I walked out, my head aching, and looked around.-

=I stretched out some=
=Hearing minor cracks as I do so=
=The fog is still dense=

=I stay quiet. Questions and answers would have already been asked and given=

The only thing to do is wait

=Whisper starts following me, leaving the new arrival under the watch of the others. We make our way into the fog, towards where the encampment should be. We didn't talk, mostly just grunts and pointing. I didn't particularly like him, but I didn't dislike him either. I made that abundantly clear, well at least the not liking part=

Everyone form up in here. Shroud, take the new kid to the side and question him.

I turn back to Aegir

It wouldn't make sense that they'd have all these munitions if the UNSC didn't supply them. We haven't lost this much stuff in the last few raids.

=I hear Sparrow=
=I call back=

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.

=I sigh and head over to where the new kid is=
=I kneel down beside him=

Name.

=I 'stumble' out the Pelican, and look around. I shake my head.=

I definetley prefered being Knocked out...

Lucas Tyler Freon, look I telling you, I'm suppose to be here

Trident, keep a perimeter. Give it a few second. It'll clear

=I sigh=

We are the only ones who were sent.

=A scowl forms under my helmet=

And dont use your real name.
If you were sent by command you would have used your DSMN.

Shelby wrote:

Trident, keep a perimeter. Give it a few second. It'll clear

Ma'am...I'll go with him.

My Apologies sir. Wielder

That fucker? Mr. I can jump from fucking space? Yay...

=I shake my head and wait for Sparrow to answer him.=

=I shake my head=

Whatever

=I look back to the ship=

Who sent you.
Do not lie to me.