The Rise: A Post Covenant War Story: Mission Two

Paarthurnax looked to either side of him, and it seemed as though the small unidentified aerial vehicles were not going to respond. He now started to worry, he again spoke into the communication equipment aboard the Banshee.

"Unidentified flying objects, acknowledge your presence?"

He waited, nothing. In an instant they then disappeared, he looked all over. Nothing, they had disappeared. He continued as normal. Until he heard bullets fly up his shell. He rolled and engaged his boosters. He looked to his radar and there was six contacts, it was the unknown aerial vehicles. Each of them seemed to fire small amounts of bullets. He was surprised if anything, he thought they would carry lasers. They fired in three-round bursts, but had a rapid rate of fire.

He banked up, he tried to shake them. Every time he turned, they had already gotten to the opposite side. He had taken quite a bit of damage now. After a few more attempts, he banked down going underneath them, quickly bringing his Banshee behind them. He instantly opened fire. They were too fast, and before he even opened fire, they had already moved.

=I look at Sparrow, and nod, to signal 'Ready'. I get my knife ready, and keep and wait for the signal.=

=I put my hand over the guys mouth, and slit (slice? I don't know how it goes...) his throat. Then I stab him a few times in the chest to make sure, and put his body slowly on the ground, trying to avoid making noise. I look over to see Sparrow already finished with the person.=

He deployed flares and rolled again and again. For some reason they went straight on, as if they were blinded or disabled. Paarthurnax fired, this time more accurately. He managed to shoot two, one of them fell from the perfect line and went out of sight. The other one rolled. They were working.

"Damn technology!"

Paarthurnax boosted forward trying to catch up with them, failing due to their agility and speed. He shot as they turned, he was using their tactic. He had a lock he fired and the bullet hit the lock. It went spiraling out of control, again falling out of sight.

"Mileko falket!"

=A silhouette of man can be seen through a window. The outline of his helmet looks left and right, scanning the room. A gray fog begins creeping into the town. The clouds in the sky darken.=

No one move....

=moves through the tunnels and sees a guy so he moves up behind him but the guy turns around so whisper leaps on him burying a blade in the mans heart,he looks up and sees another guy round a corner ahead and start to raise his gun so whisper throws his other blade into the mans throat causing blood to spurt out and cover the walls and floor where he fell=

Paarthurnax' Banshee had recieved quite a lot of damage at this point. He had destroyed two of six targets. He tried many tricks, but none seemed to be successful.
He had used his thrusters for around about thirty seconds now. Draining much fuel. The arial vehicles were still following him. Once again he deployed flares which distracted them for a while. They flew straight past, he was able to shoot again. As before he aimed accurately and shot two, which fell gently to the planet below.

"BEROOTOO!"

Two Aerial vehicles remained, they were now seperating. They flew upwards and around the Banshee, which now had limited movement due to damage. The vehicles went to the back of the Banshee and were now spraying their weapons.

Smoke was now filling the cockpit, and the Banshee was almost on fire. There was no chance. He tried banking upwards. It allowed him, although very slowly. Until his Banshee finally fell backwards, and he lost total control. The Banshee was now on its belly. From his view, it looked as if the Aerial vehicles had disappeared. They were no longer on the Banshee's radar.

The controls flashed, as the Banshee fell silently through the air. He tried constantly to restart the engines and thrusters, although hope was not on his side.

=I'd carried on down the tunnel the two people had come from earlier, and well, my little walk was pretty plain. So far, atleast. I hadn't seen any more people, so hopefully I wouldn't end up fighting. I carried on walking, trying to see... Anything.=

=retrieves the blades from the bodies and contiues heading down the tunnel removing any lights he sees=

Paarthurnax had managed to restart the engines, by flooding the engines with petrol manually. There was ten percent control. All major instruments had been damaged, and only one thruster worked. He was nearing an empty tank. Only a few hundred feet seperated him from the ocean. There was no sign of the Aerial vehicles, which was a start.

"F'alas Vadamee, come in"

Paarthurnax slowly pressed against the controls, hoping that he could fix them.

Ascetic F'alas Vadame
Phantom 052
"Head for there last known coordinates!!" he shouted to the piloting Unggoy. He had received a message earlier from Paarthurnax that his Banshee was going down, followed by explosions, splashes of water, and then static. He was like a brother to him, and an old guardian on his Supercarrier. Without him, Spartans would've killed him long ago. He has the eye to prove it. Now it was time to return the favor. He hoped Paarthurnax was okay.

N wrote:

=A silhouette of man can be seen through a window. The outline of his helmet looks left and right, scanning the room. A gray fog begins creeping into the town. The clouds in the sky darken.=

No one move....

=I see whats happening and stand still=

We aren't here buddy...nobody is here at all

=I take a deep breath to try to calm my nerves=

=The person looks away, for a brief second, before disappearing.=

Crisis averted, for now...

Aegir gives the signal to move out, and moves to the back door of the storefront.

N wrote:

=The person looks away, for a brief second, before disappearing.=

Crisis averted, for now...

Aegir gives the signal to move out, and moves to the back door of the storefront.

=I give a nod and follow Aegir=

Thank you active camo...

=I wait for the go to head out of the store=

=once the team get's outside=
Aegir says, still whispering, "Right, we still have a ways to go, but we have to take these back alleyways to avoid the streets, they have them watched."

Paarthurnax received no sort of communication back. He was able to reclaim some altitude, and there were no sign of the Aerial vehicles anywhere. He had climbed a few hundred feet, gaining some more instruments along the way.
The Banshee was still extremely damaged, and would need to reach some land soon.

"I repeat. F'alas Vadumee, come in"

He again stressed the words as he rammed the controls upwards, narrowly evading a stall.

=my camo stays activated. I keep an eye on the power meter. I don't want to be a target just yet=
My thoughts exactly.

=an idea pops into my head=
Sir, permission to state an idea?

Garth wrote:

=my camo stays activated. I keep an eye on the power meter. I don't want to be a target just yet=
My thoughts exactly.

=an idea pops into my head=
Sir, permission to state an idea?

"Permission granted."

N wrote:

Garth wrote:

=my camo stays activated. I keep an eye on the power meter. I don't want to be a target just yet=
My thoughts exactly.

=an idea pops into my head=
Sir, permission to state an idea?

"Permission granted."

=I sigh in my helmet=

Well...let's see how explosive this one is

=I wait and listen=

Sir, I have a few breaching charges. With your permission, I'd like to move across the city a few blocks and set them for remote detonation. Hopefully, it'll draw them away, get them off our backs a bit. Make them look right while we punch left. Or rather, look inside their left ear.

Paarthurnax Verassee wrote:

Paarthurnax 'Kai Verassee
Special Operations Officer
Banshee

Paarthurnax received no sort of communication back. He was able to reclaim some altitude, and there were no sign of the Aerial vehicles anywhere. He had climbed a few hundred feet, gaining some more instruments along the way.
The Banshee was still extremely damaged, and would need to reach some land soon.

"I repeat. F'alas Vadumee, come in"

He again stressed the words as he rammed the controls upwards, narrowly evading a stall.

"This is Unggoy Ultra Swaassa, pilot of Phantom 052, i'll transfer you to master F'alas."
=Screen flickers=
"Paarthurnax!? Where have you been!?!?!"

=sees another tunnel so he goes down it and sees trident being followed so he sneak up behind the guy following him and puts his hand around the guys mouth and slits his throat=

Garth wrote:

Sir, I have a few breaching charges. With your permission, I'd like to move across the city a few blocks and set them for remote detonation. Hopefully, it'll draw them away, get them off our backs a bit. Make them look right while we punch left. Or rather, look inside their left ear.

"Denied, We don't want to cause a commotion."

N wrote:

Garth wrote:

Sir, I have a few breaching charges. With your permission, I'd like to move across the city a few blocks and set them for remote detonation. Hopefully, it'll draw them away, get them off our backs a bit. Make them look right while we punch left. Or rather, look inside their left ear.

"Denied, We don't want to cause a commotion."

=I breath a sigh of relief=

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

=I start getting static feedback on my helmet comms=

Uhhh, anyone else getting static?

=i wanted to argue, but knew better. I shut up=
Understood, sir.

"yeah, must be picking up interference from something."

N wrote:

"yeah, must be picking up interference from something."

=I try switching frequencies over and over, still getting a large amount of static=

=I then move and take a peek around the corner=

Yup...its definitely a jammer

=I come back and report my find=

Sir. It's confirmed. We're in the jammer field. We're on our own.

"Let's move out."

=Aegir heads down the nearest Alleyway.=

=i follow behind Aegir, the camo system turning off and beginning to recharge=

Garth wrote:

=i follow behind Aegir, the camo system turning off and beginning to recharge=

=I follow close behind, pistol at the ready=

Please nothing go wrong...

=I see my camo go off, and start to recharge=

I was wrong...it could get a bit worse

The scene: the sky is grey, Echo is going through alleys with a city like distinction. I.e red bricks.
The ground is covered in trash and debris. with wooden fences blocking the path every time a border comes up.
The sky is getting darker.

"Fuck, a fence."

=Aegir stops jogging.=

Should we hop it?

=i turn to look at both Aegir and Hawk=

Garth wrote:

Should we hop it?

=i turn to look at both Aegir and Hawk=

=I shug=

We've tried every which way. So I'm for it.

What have I just agreed to?

=I then follow Aegir and hop the fence=

"Time to hop it then."

=Aegir runs at the fence, and jumps sideways, towards the wall, and jumps off the wall over the fence.=

=i follow Aegir's lead, jumping off the wall of the building to get over the fence. Hawk had already jumped it. I raise my weapon and look around=
Clear.

Paarthurnax heard F'alas respond to his message. He quickly replied.

"I have been doing what the Shipmaster asked of me. The task is now complete"

He waited a few minutes, before telling F'alas of the Aerial vehicles.

"I encountered some unidentified flying objects. They have been...Eliminated, although I am unaware of their origin"

Paarthurnax could see some land off in the distance, seemed like a beach from where he was. He set that as his new course, as his Banshee was extremely damaged and needed to set it down.

Paarthurnax Verassee wrote:

Paarthurnax 'Kai Verassee
Special Operations Officer
Banshee

Paarthurnax heard F'alas respond to his message. He quickly replied.

"I have been doing what the Shipmaster asked of me. The task is now complete"

He waited a few minutes, before telling F'alas of the Aerial vehicles.

"I encountered some unidentified flying objects. They have been...Eliminated, although I am unaware of their origin"

Paarthurnax could see some land off in the distance, seemed like a beach from where he was. He set that as his new course, as his Banshee was extremely damaged and needed to set it down.

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"Unidentified? Do you think they're some kind of new Human whelp vehicle? Or Brutes?" F'alas nervously replied. He didn't like things that we're unknown. His burnt eye throbbed as he tried to blink it. Luckily, he saw the smoke from Paarthurnax's Banshee and ordered Sawaas to follow it.

"Negative. They were to small to be manned. I again am unsure of their origin"

Paarthurnax banked towards the beach, and steadied the Banshee.

"I will need to land on the beach ahead. My Banshee is severely damaged"

Paarthurnax Verassee wrote:

Paarthurnax 'Kai Verassee
Special Operations Officer
Banshee

"Negative. They were to small to be manned. I again am unsure of their origin"

Paarthurnax banked towards the beach, and steadied the Banshee.

"I will need to land on the beach ahead. My Banshee is severely damaged"

Officer F'alas Vadame of Phantom 052
"Roger" "But, sir,"Sawass screeched, "We're not permitted to enter that airspace!" He donned his officer helmet and gripped Sawass by his tiny throat. "I'm gonna put us down on that beachhead!! You little whelp!" F'alas yelled and threw Sawass across the Phantom and took the controls.

Paarthurnax banked his controls, as he neared the beach. At that moment he felt a lot more movement in the pedals, and was starting to lose control of his Banshee. A few moments later the pedals became extremely unstable. His Banshee was sent spiraling to the Beachhead, spiraling three-hundred and sixty degrees, around and around.

"I'm going down, mayday; mayday; mayday!"

Paarthurnax's Banshee continued to spiral until it eventually hit the ground sliding along the Beach, making large dust clouds and sand clouds. Many materials had separated from the Banshee, and it seemed to be destroyed completely.

Paarthurnax Verassee wrote:

Paarthurnax 'Kai Verassee
Special Operations Officer
Banshee

Paarthurnax banked his controls, as he neared the beach. At that moment he felt a lot more movement in the pedals, and was starting to lose control of his Banshee. A few moments later the pedals became extremely unstable. His Banshee was sent spiraling to the Beachhead, spiraling three-hundred and sixty degrees, around and around.

"I'm going down, mayday; mayday; mayday!"

Paarthurnax's Banshee continued to spiral until it eventually hit the ground sliding along the Beach, making large dust clouds and sand clouds. Many materials had separated from the Banshee, and it seemed to be destroyed completely.

F'alas shoved the throttle at the sight of the crashing Banshee. He knew he was alive, he had to be, or the Shipmaster would ask HIM to do these tasks. As he landed the Phantom near the wreckage, he waited to hear what he wanted to hear.

Paarthurnax ached all over as he lay in a pit of scrap metal. He felt a sharp pain in his gut, he forgot this and thrust his hand upwards and jumped out of the Banshee wreckage before free falling to the ground, slouching on the floor. The sight of the sun hurt his eyes. He stood up, and looked to his right where a Phantom awaited. The doors were open and he could see F'alas.

"Malbavka brother!

Paarthurnax staggered to the Phantom holding his wound.

Paarthurnax Verassee wrote:

Paarthurnax 'Kai Verassee
Special Operations Officer
Banshee Wreckage

Paarthurnax ached all over as he lay in a pit of scrap metal. He felt a sharp pain in his gut, he forgot this and thrust his hand upwards and jumped out of the Banshee wreckage before free falling to the ground, slouching on the floor. The sight of the sun hurt his eyes. He stood up, and looked to his right where a Phantom awaited. The doors were open and he could see F'alas.

"Malbavka brother!

Paarthurnax staggered to the Phantom holding his wound.

F'alas ran to Paarthurnax to help him. "We'll have the camp ready in no time. Those things cut off our escape!" F'alas said.

"Let's move." Aegir heads around the corner from where the fence was.

Paarthurnax was happy with F'alas' arrival and even happier that he stated that the camp would be ready in no time.

"That is good. Very good"

Paarthurnax looked at the Phantom as quite a few Sangheili got off of it. They made their way over to Paarthurnax and giggled, whilst trying to make conversation.

"That will not be necessary F'alas. Though I have completed my task, yours is yet to be accomplished"

Paarthurnax smiled and looked around the Beachhead. There was nothing here useful at all, nor around the island. This was scanned by the few Sangheili that got off of the Phantom.

"Let us visit our Shipmaster, Fivak. We shall report our findings and the losses of our honored warriors"

Paarthurnax started walking to the Phantom.

Paarthurnax Verassee wrote:

Paarthurnax 'Kai Verassee
Special Operations Officer
Banshee Wreckage

Paarthurnax was happy with F'alas' arrival and even happier that he stated that the camp would be ready in no time.

"That is good. Very good"

Paarthurnax looked at the Phantom as quite a few Sangheili got off of it. They made their way over to Paarthurnax and giggled, whilst trying to make conversation.

"That will not be necessary F'alas. Though I have completed my task, yours is yet to be accomplished"

Paarthurnax smiled and looked around the Beachhead. There was nothing here useful at all, nor around the island. This was scanned by the few Sangheili that got off of the Phantom.

"Let us visit our Shipmaster, Fivak. We shall report our findings and the losses of our honored warriors"

Paarthurnax started walking to the Phantom.

"As you wish," F'alas yelled at the Kig-Yar to stop unloading the supplies and walked with Paarthurnax towards the Phantom. "Any techniques in fighting these things? Or just run like the rings?"