The Rise: A Post Covenant War Story: Mission Two

G-man wrote:

=i was watching my motion sensor, it still kept moving up and down and changing sizes, then just stopped and disappeared=
Okay...what the hell...

=I go forward and the blip on my motion detector vanishes=

What the hell? That's definitely worth checking

Anyone else notice that? Or am I crazy?

F'alas picked up his beam rifle and returned fire until the Phantom accelerated away. He ran back to the medical bay to check on Paarthurnax.

I got it, Hawk. I have no idea what to tell you other than "try not to die."

G-man wrote:

I got it, Hawk. I have no idea what to tell you other than "try not to die."

I hear you there, Rubble.

=I look ahead and see a few shadows flash past my view=

Boss, I think I might have spotted something, and they were moving awful quick.

"Nothing is showing up on radar, take point, I'm going to be your wing man just in case."

=Follows the assumed path that Hawk took=

Crepusculum wrote:

"Nothing is showing up on radar, take point, I'm going to be your wing man just in case."

=Follows the assumed path that Hawk took=

=I flash my aknowledgement light=

Aye, aye sir. Understood.

I'd say i told you so right now. But...Oh wait. I told you so.

=i turn around=
Ma'am, with all due respect. Shut up. You aren't supposed to be here, stop giving commentary. Thank you.

=i turn back around and face forward, waiting=

=Stays not far from sparrow=
What the f**k is going on?

"All right Hawk, let's find out what the fuck that was."

Crepusculum wrote:

"All right Hawk, let's find out what the fuck that was."

=I nod=

Aye, sir.

=I peek around the corner and again spot the figures moving=

=I then move and follow the figures=

This is going to be interesting...

Dammit we better not get killed cause if we do, I'm gonna kill Sparrow in the life after...........No I shouldn't be thinking like that......
"Where did the dot go? What's going over there guys?" -Over comms-
"Damn, I forgot Radios are jammed"

Paarthurnax looked up as his visor flickered. He saw F'alas. He lifted his hand and placed it on his shoulder. He was okay, luckily Sangheili have two hearts. He saw S bi travelling down below the deck.

"I...I am fine..."

A small pile of blood formed in his lap, it wasn't a huge pile however.



It was dark down here. He switched on his shoulder lights, which made it better. He looked all around and saw the propulsion system at the other end. He started walking towards it, noticing other faults. He opened up his little tool kit, and attempted to fix the propulsion system. It wasn't that hard, just reconnecting some wires and some fusion chambers. He grabbed the old ones and replaced them with the new. That was done. Now to reconnect the chambers, a delicate task...

One, three and five...they're all connected. That was all he could do, the thrusters were overheating rapidly, as well as the engines. There was nothing that could be done, He packed his little kit away, and headed back to the main deck.

I walk onwards towards Aegir's position.

Let's go find out.

=I realize she had been moving without me noticing. I jog to her and keep up the pace with her=

Paarthurnax & Fivak wrote:

Paarthurnax 'Kai Verassee
Special Operations Officer
Trashed Phantom

Paarthurnax looked up as his visor flickered. He saw F'alas. He lifted his hand and placed it on his shoulder. He was okay, luckily Sangheili have two hearts. He saw S bi travelling down below the deck.

"I...I am fine..."

A small pile of blood formed in his lap, it wasn't a huge pile however.

S bi 'Ilbulee
Special Operations Operative
Trashed Phantom

It was dark down here. He switched on his shoulder lights, which made it better. He looked all around and saw the propulsion system at the other end. He started walking towards it, noticing other faults. He opened up his little tool kit, and attempted to fix the propulsion system. It wasn't that hard, just reconnecting some wires and some fusion chambers. He grabbed the old ones and replaced them with the new. That was done. Now to reconnect the chambers, a delicate task...

One, three and five...they're all connected. That was all he could do, the thrusters were overheating rapidly, as well as the engines. There was nothing that could be done, He packed his little kit away, and headed back to the main deck.

F'alas felt relieved and plopped down on a chair near the bed.

S bi slowly climbed up the ladders, there was not much that he could do down there, everything was wrecked. He came back up and walked back into the cabin. The Zealot quickly looked at him.

"Was there anything that could be done?"

S bi shook his head and re-engaged his controls.

"I tried to salvage what I could from the propulsion centre, however it was most unsuccessful."

"I see. What of the engines and thrusters?"

"They were overheating rapidly, however I couldn't stop that, a simple process that cannot be stopped, but ours are doing so at an alarming rate."

The Zealot nodded and looked back at his controls. Before pointing to the radio.

"Thank you for doing that. Now, try and contact the humans."

S bi nodded and released his controls, temporarily disabling them again. He fiddled around with some frequencies and then used the microphone thing.

"Commander Aegir, Commander Aegir, do you read me over?"

S bi waited a while, seeing whether anyone responded.

"Commander Aegir, I repeat, do you read me, give me a sit-rep over?"

He waited this time, enabling his controls and taking his side over again.

"The gauge is nearly empty. I do not think we'll have enough to reach Athena'a Province."

"Indeed. Reduce thrusters to twenty-five percent, also adjust flap trajectory."

S bi nodded and did so. Torix and F'alas were still with Paarthurnax and Quna.

We reach the other group and we see a couple of men other then team Delta
"Ah....What do we have here?"

=jumps out of the pelican(after setting it on auto pilot) as it flies low on a strafe run and sneaks up behind two of the enemy and stabs them both in the neck and slash sideways tearing there throats before turning and tosses the blades into the chests of 2 more enemies before getting hit with several shots dropping shields to 20%=

dam they reacted quicker then i hoped

=dives into the brush and starts moving around to recharge shields before trying to flank them=

What we have here kid. IS exactly what i said we would run into.

"Oh I see then......"
=I raise my rifle towards the other men=

Scorch wrote:

Crepusculum wrote:

"All right Hawk, let's find out what the fuck that was."

=I nod=

Aye, sir.

=I peek around the corner and again spot the figures moving=

=I then move and follow the figures=

This is going to be interesting...

=Moves up on his rear=

Something wicked this way comes....Fucking childhood songs

=i was following behind everyone. I had pulled a breaching charge out, and I didn't want to worry anyone by carrying it out in public. Even unintentionally. So I kept my SMG raised in one hand, and a breaching charge held in the other, and pointed down the tunnel=

S bi shook his head and banked left as did the Zealot.

"I didn't get a response from the humans, Zealot."

The Zealot nodded and resumed piloting the Phantom.

"It does not matter for the current moment."

"Yes Zealot."

S bi looked at the gauge, it seemed to get lower every minute.

"Zealot...the gauge."

He saw the Zealot's head turn towards the gauge and his mouth dropped. He was as shocked as he was.

"We're not going to make it back, are we Zealot?"

"No, it doesn't seem like we will."

S bi opened the Intercom.

"Echo, Delta and Alpha team. This is S bi Ilbulee, we need your co-ordinates, we need to crash land, and we're currently over open ocean. We're extremely low on fuel and cannot make it back to Athena's Province, or our Capitol ship, please respond, over!"

S bi looked to the Zealot who broke a smile.

"Reduce thrusters to fifthteen percent, tighten the flaps, one last time..."

"Right away Zealot."

S bi did as instructed, their Phantom would not last much longer.

"Would it be wise to get to a higher altitude, Zealot?"

"That would be wise, so we have some time to think, when the Phantom stops."

S bi looked towards the Zealot with a surprised expression on his face.

"In that case shouldn't we be closer to the Ocean floor?"

"Are you being serious? We have wounded and that would be suicide to try and get them out. Negative, continue on."

"Right..."

S bi started to pull his controls backwards, allowing the Phantom to increase in altitude. He hoped that the humans would respond.

"I repeat, Echo, Delta and Alpha, please respond. We need your co-ordinates, we have casualties and we are low on fuel, please respond!"

He waited anxiously, he was scared now. He didn't want to die.

Please respond, please respond, please respond. I don't want to die.

He sat shaking, now worrying a lot. He knew the Phantom would die soon enough...

F'alas had gone into active camo and listened to the comms of the Sangheili. He had to get Paarthurnax out, one way or another.

S bi looked out of the cabin and looked over the ocean.

"I would like to bet something, that would help."

The Zealot threw a glance over to S bi.

"What do you have in mind?"

"The same energy that powers our swords, powers the Phantom, correct?"

"Yes, they do indeed."

"Well could we perhaps, transfer that energy, in order to provide us with more fuel?"

The Zealot nodded.

"I see what you're getting at. Here...take my sword, attempt to salvage something."

"Right away Zealot."

S bi pardoned his controls and took the Zealot's sword. He headed for the hatch, he quickly opened as he did not screw it back down, as it was before. He entered the hatch, and closed it.



He was still holding his wound, his chest. Breathing had become slightly harder, but it wasn't that much of a problem to him. He saw F'alas go into Camouflage, he knew not of his intentions. He just waited gracefully for death, as he knew he wouldn't get help anytime soon.

"How...How you holding up F'alas?"

=I see a recognizable form in the shadows=

MJOLNIR armor...that means Spartans

=I give Aegir a gesture that it's clear and move forward=

Let's not any more suprises this op, shall we?

=As I round a corner a pistol is aimed at me=

Well...shit

=I raise my pistol at the 'face' of the other soldier=

F'alas heard Paarthurnax and retreated back into the medical cabin. He decloaked and told F'alas about what was going to happen to the wounded.

"Hawk, You ok?"

=He had stopped in his tracks.=

Winterfel wrote:

"Hawk, You ok?"

=He had stopped in his tracks.=

I'm fine, sir.

=The other guy doesn't back down=

Could you tell me who the heck you are, and put that damn pistol down!

=i overhear the conversation and add my own voice to it=
What's going on Hawk?

=I look to the ahead seeing hawk at gunpoint with another man=
-Under my breath-
"Fuck.....I hate hostage situations, but I think I might be able to handle this…"
=I slink against the wall and start moving towards hawk=
You see me, I'm going to use this wall to my advantage

G-man wrote:

=i overhear the conversation and add my own voice to it=
What's going on Hawk?

=I overhear Rubble=

Standoff with a guy who won't tell me who his name is.

=I keep my pistol aimed at the guy=

We could do this all day, buddy...

He have any backup?

=i instinctively tensed up. Standoffs are the worst. That feeling of never knowing, uncertainty. It eats away at people until something happens, usually with gunfire=

=I reach hawk's corner, I'm next to him now=
-over comms-
"Hawk, how many hostiles?"

G-man wrote:

He have any backup?

=i instinctively tensed up. Standoffs are the worst. That feeling of never knowing, uncertainty. It east away at people until something happens, usually with gunfire=

=I look behind me and see a group of guys arranged around him=

Yep, he does indeed have some back up.

=I overhear Wielder=

Wielder, three targets, enemy unless proven otherwise.

Well, this couldn't get any worse, couldn't it...

=I look at the new arrivals=
"Oh, well this defeats the point"
=I lay my weapons down=

(Hotel squad member)
=i continue to point the pistol at the man=
What are you doing here?

G-man wrote:

(Hotel squad member)
=i continue to point the pistol at the man=
What are you doing here?

=I continue the standoff=

State your name, and I'll state my buisness.

(HSM)
=i shake my head=
No, you could be another trick. Another phantom. What are you doing here?!

=I pull my two pistols out pointing at the two new guys with sudden adrenalin boosted speed=
"Now its fair"

G-man wrote:

(HSM)
=i shake my head=
No, you could be another trick. Another phantom. What are you doing here?!

Name's Hawk, Echo Squad. If you are who I think you are, then we came here to rescue you.

=The standoff continues and I talk to Wielder=

Don't do anything stupid, Wielder. Not now.

(HSM)
=i jump between the other person and the person I'm talking to=
Prove it. Prove you aren't imaginary.

"Define stupid, besides I'm only giving them they're own medicine"
=I smile under my helmet=
-They move between us-
"Aww shit"

G-man wrote:

(HSM)
=i jump between the other person and the person I'm talking to=
Prove it. Prove you aren't imaginary.

Great...just what I needed

=I lower my pistol=

I know you guys have been MIA. That, and the fact that we had the same objectives here: Recon the insurgent activity here and do anything to hinder said plans.

They're on our side right? Lets hope this doesn't end badly
=I lower my guns=

(HSM)
=i shake my head again=
No, no, that's not proving it. You could be reading my head. All our heads!

G-man wrote:

(HSM)
=i shake my head again=
No, no, that's not proving it. You could be reading my head. All our heads!

Great...these guys are acting like psych cases

How do you want me to prove it then?

(HSM)
=i cock back the hammer on the pistol=
Blood. Show us, you bleed. Phantoms don't bleed.

He connected a wire to what looked like the storage center for the fuel and to the Energy Sword. He locked the gap tightly shut, and open up the passage.

"Please work."

He watched as the energy was transferred to liquid as it passed through the tube, connecting with air. It passed straight through to the other side, the storage center. He waited until all of the contents were in there. He disconnected the wires, and closed by holes. Now to wait, and switch the pump on once it has settled. He made the blessing sign on his chest.