Battle of Nazareth II: Defence of Teritum City: Chapters 2-3 redux
Posted By: Spartan 268<mcpospartan268@hotmail.com>
Date: 10 November 2008, 7:00 am
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Chapter II: Buried Alive
Date: 18th August 2545
Time: 1000 hours
Location: Teritum City, Planet Nazareth II
"Sir, sir can hear me?" someone said.
"Are you alright?".
Captain Briggs opened his eyes. His whole body was aching with pain. He could here someones muffled voice some where above the rubble covering him.
"Sir" the voice said.
"Yeah I hear you" Briggs said replied. "Get this shit off me".
"Yes sir" the voice said. "Quick someone help me out here".
Briggs could here more voices. His head hurt a lot from the rubble. His nose was broken and he could feel dry all over his face. The wait of the rubble lessened as bits were taken away. He could breath better now. Finally after a couple of minutes the piece above his head was taken way.
"Hey sir" it was sergeant Banks one of Briggs plattoons sergent.
"What happened?" Briggs asked.
'Wrath round hit the top of the roof"
Banks replied. "Covenant forces come out of nowhere and start to attack. We beat them but with a few casualties"
"How many" Briggs asked.
"Everyone except fifthteen" Banks said.
Briggs felt a pang of guilt in the pit of his stomach. He started to feel sick. The last piece of rubble was finally removed and now he could finally stand. He look at what was left of his men out ofwhat he origally had. A medic came over to him and start patchin him up. Sergent Banks and a few others stood there watching him. Briggs look out at the street outside. Bodies of dead Covenant soldiers there lifeless. Amongst them lay bodies in black ODST armour, his men.The medic finished what he was doing.
"Allright sir hold still this will sting abit" the medic said. He grabbed Briggs nose and put it into place.
It hurt like hell but Briggs didn't care. He was to worried about the men that had been killed.
"Allright sir you'll have to take it easy for awhile. You got a servere concussion". The medic said.
Briggs noddered and the medic left. Sergent Banks moved towards Briggs.
"Sir. You might need this" Banks said handing him a battle rifle and a helmet.
The handle had blood on it and the helmet was slightly scratched. He move past the group placing the helmet on his head. He looked back at them.
"Men" he said cocking his weapon. "This means war".
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Chapter III: Patrol
Date: 21st August 2545
Time: 1450 hours
Location: UNSC Warthog, Teritum City, Planet Nazareth II
It had been a few days since they had first arrived in the City of Teritum, since that surprise attack. They had allready been in a few major skirmishes since then with Covenant and still they weren't giving up. Sergent Banks and his squad were on a routine patrol around the streets of the old city known as Teirtum.
"Sergeant, I'm picking up enemy movement three streets ahead of our current location" Private Wallace said.
"Rodger that, stop the vehicle" Sergeant Banks said.
The warhog come to an abrupt halt in the middle of the quiet street. The other warthogs in the patrol also come to a halt.
"Allright I'm going to take five men with me, stay here with the warthogs" banks said over the com. "Conners, Jacobson, Burks, Mathews and Franky follow me."
The five men he had called jumped down from the transport hog that was also part of the patrol. Banks hopped out of his warthog and made his way to the side of the street. He signalled the five of them to follow him. As Banks and the other made their way down the street Wallace and the rest of the patrol established a defencive perimetre. It took two minutes for Banks and the others to make their way to the street where the young private had spotted movement on the motion tracker. As they got closer to corner Banks signalled them to halt. He made his way to the corner on old shop crouched low and peaked his head round the corner. Before his eyes he could see a wraith and a couple of Covenant infantry. He ducked back in cover and signalled for the others to come to him. When they got to him he breifed them on what they were up against.
"Allright we can take them" Banks said.
"Conners, you take the wraith, everyone else take out any Covenant infantry you see."
They all nodded that they understood the plan. Banks took one last look around the corner.
"On my mark", Banks said. "Mark!".
He jumped out of cover Battle Rifle raised. He took aim at a group grunts and squeezed the trigger. Four went down. Two rockets whizzed past Banks as Conners fired at the wraith. Both rockets hit their targat and the tank exploded into flames. Franky dropped to the ground as an elite fired it's plasma rifle at him. He had taken two rounds to the chest. Franky lay on the ground limp. Banks fired at the elite which took cover behind a few bits of rubble. Banks primed a frag grenade and threw it right where the elite took cover. Three seconds later there was an explosion and the elites dead body flew a couple of feet away from where it was originally. There was a beam of purple light that had origanated from a second story window of to banks right.
"Sniper" Banks called.
"On it" Burks called.
Just as Burks took aim there was another beam of light. The sniper was using a beam rifle. The round had hit Burks in the throat. He dropped to the ground clutching at his throat.
"Mathews, see to Burks" Banks called to the young medic.
"Yes sarg" Private Mathews said.
Banks and Mathews ran to Burks location. When they got there they grabbed him by the scruff of his uniform and dragging him to cover. Mathews removed Burks helmet while Banks laid down some cover fire. He took cover so he reload his weapon. He took a quick look at Burks. He was starting to cough up blood, choking to death.
"Hang in there soldier" Mathews said.
Burks face was going white as the blood drained from his body. Banks couldn't bare to watch the man die and went back to laying down fire. There was an explosion as Jacobson fired a rocket round at the window where jackal sniper was hiding and the jackal was engulfed by the explosion. There was a whooshing sound and Banks looked up and noticed a V shaped object floating in the air down the street making its way towards his small squad. As the object got closer Banks could identify what it was. A covenant dropship. Banks looked back at Private Mathews. Mathews looked up.
"Burks didn't make it" he said to Banks handing him Burks dog tags.
Banks nodded then grabbed the dog tags off Mathews and placed them in his right chest pocket of his amoured vest. He watched as privates Connors and Jacobson started to retreat into a building on the other side of the street as the dropship fired at them with it's plasma cannons. The dropship then turn its attention to him and Mathews and they to ducked into a nearby building.
"Private Wallace" Banks called into his helmet mike when they were both inside.
"Yes sarg" private Wallace called over the com.
"We are pinned down by Covenant fire and unable to get back to the warthogs" Banks said making his way up a staircase, private mathews at his heals.
"On our way" private said.
"Negative" Banks said. "We can't risk any more casualties. "Head back to base, tell the Captain what's happened."
Wallace began to say "But sarg.....", but was cut off by Banks who began to yell.
"Don't question me just do as I say!!!"
"Rodger that sergeant. Good luck." Wallace said and the com went dead.
Banks made his way down a small hallway. At the end was a doorway that led to a room. He kicked the door down and made his way to the window. The dropship was right above them now. He looked across the street at the building where Connors and Jacobson were hiding. They to were watching the dropship rifles at the ready. Banks watched as they both bolted away from the window. The window exploded as a banshee fired it's plasma cannon at them.
"Connors, Jacobson. Are you's allright?" Banks called into his com.
Connors voice sounded over Banks helmet speaker "I'm right. Jacobsons been knocked unconsious."
"Hold tight" Banks called. "Stay in cover".
"Yes sarg" Connors said coughing.
Banks looked at Mathews then back at the dropship. Covenant infantry were allready jumping down from the dropships fuselage.
"Now what?" Mathews asked watching as a dozon covenant soldiers entered the building they were hiding in.
"Bring the fight to them" Banks replied.
He shouldered his rifle and made for the hallway. Three grunts stood down the other end plasma pistols at the ready. He and Mathews opened fire. The grunts dropped to the ground dead. As they got closer to the grunts corpse an elite appeared with another four grunts. Banks and Mathews both primed a grenade and rolled them down the hallway. They ducked into a side door that led to a bathroom. There were two loud thumps as the frags went off. Banks ducked back out into the hallway. The elite and grunts were lying on the ground dead. They made their way down the staircase weapons blazing. At the bottom there was another elite weilding what looked like an energy sword. The elite swung at Mathews who ducked just in time. Banks however wasn't so lucky, the elite's sword cut at his leg. Banks fell to the ground clutching his leg.
"Mother fucker" he yelled.
He grabbed his combat knife from his waist holder. The elite raised his arm ready to kill Banks. Mathews fired his assualt rifle. The elite turned it's attention to him giving Banks enough time to make two quick swipes at the elite archillies tendons. The elite tripped. It tried to get up but couldn't. The elite yelled. Mathews put it out of it's misery by breaking its neck. A grunt appeared in the doorway behind Mathews and shot him in the back with its plasma pistol. Mathews dropped to the floor. Banks sat up, blood was seaping from the wound he had received. He threw his knife at the grunts head. The grunt didn't see it coming and went head over heals as the knife implanted itself in its skull.
Banks removed his helmet revealing his scarred face. He slowly made his way to private Mathews. He turned him over. He was still breathing.
"What the fuck got me?" Mathews asked getting up shaking his head.
"Grunt" Banks replied removing his combat knife from the grunts head. "How's your back?"
"I'll be fine" Mathews said.
Banks grabbed a bandage from his hip pocket and start to wrap it around his wound. Mathews made his way to a counch in the corner of the room. He sat down removing his helmet. Connors and Jacobson entered the building.
"Sarg, the dropship is leaving" Connors said taking a seat
Banks nodded. "We'll stay here the night" he said. "We'll head back to base tomorrow moring".
They all nodded in agreement. Banks sat down on a chair. His leg hurt like hell but he didn't care. The only thing he was worried about was how they were going to survive. And with the he fell asleep.
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