Battles of New Mobasa: Redux
Posted By: ghostmarine<shawnbock@cox.net>
Date: 16 October 2008, 2:05 am
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I took your guy's advice and changed the story alittle bit. I tried the fix the grammer and fights, and I did make the ODST more human.
The sounds of gunshots and explosions filled the streets. Marines were fighting back Covenant forces. Buildings were wrecked and vehicles destroyed, lying scattered about, giving cover in fights. Overhead U.N.S.C. pods begin to drop into the city. As they drop a Covenant Capital ship makes a jump...inside the city. Many pods near the city are destroyed or pushed off course. One in this jump is pushed off course but falls deeper in the city.
The ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) inside the pod waited awhile. Knowing the systems needed time to reboot, and it probably wasn't safe outside anyway, he waited and briefly checked himself. He didn't get hurt from the drop but his rifle was torn from it's position. It lay at his feet; he would have to check it when he got out. He heard rain outside, and hoped lighting wouldn't strike him.
It was around 8:54pm. when he left the pod. He went inside a building near by and hid in the darkness. He turned his light on and checked his rifle. It was a standard issue MA5C Assault rifle but had a silencer attachment and sling around it. It was in mint condition, nothing out of place. He had large pouches carrying extra ammunition. He checked them to see if he had them all, and found he was missing five rounds. He slung the Assault rifle onto his back and searched for his clips. He found four but couldn't find the fifth.
He looked around then wound up in the street. There he found it next to his pod, and heard the sound of marching foot steps. He looked and saw a squad of brutes equipped with night vision goggles. Knowing they must be looking for him he swiftly flung himself inside the building. The brutes seemed minor stunned. His light was off and he was motionless. The brutes popped inside the building, the ODST was on top a pile of rumble near the roof.
All left but one, it looked and smelled around. The ODST watched and decided to move. The brute noticed a slight sound and turned toward the ODST. He was against a wall, listening. As soon as he heard the brute right next to him he jumped out and turned his light on. The brute, with his night vision still on, was blinded and let out a yell. It was only for a second though for the ODST rammed his fist into the brute's jaw.
Blood leaked down and the brute squirmed. He was flailing all over the place and the ODST landed a powerful fist blow into the brute's rib cage. The brute grunted and started to aim his blows toward the ODST's chest as well. The ODST quickly snapped it's neck, though it didn't give in without a fight. The ODST was hit twice in the chest himself until the brute focused on trying to pry the human's hands from his neck. He was to late though and fell.
The ODST was aching but had to drag the body as close to a corner as he could, then covered it with rubble making sure it wasn't in plain sight. The ODST walked to his pod and took some vital communication equipment. With it he made a base in the building he was hiding in, there he set up his own headquarters. It was behind a wall of rubble that was impossible to see through and no light could get through. It was also around several corners that made a W like shape. After awhile there he realized that he needed food. He remembered that the pod had some food storage; he went to go collect it.
After clearing the corners he came to see five brutes staring at the body of the brute the ODST killed. The ODST slide his rifle into his hands and leveled it with the brute in the middle of the group. He released 26 bullets from his 32 bullet clip and killed the brute. The last 6 he shot at the foot of a brute shooting randomly. The brute reached for his foot but kept shooting and unloaded on another brute. The brute tried to get up and reach the others but the wound tripped him. All the while the other brutes ran for cover and the ODST slip clips in and out of his rifle as he gunned them down. The ODST had few empty clips on the floor, as four brute bodies. The brute he shot in the foot saw the human and lay on his back. From that position the brute fired his spiker until it was out of ammo. The ODST managed to dodge the poorly aimed shots, though he was skimmed by a few shots, and reach the brute. He starred at the brute straight into the brute's red eyes and said "Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, launch number 43, rank Private First Class, name Shawn..." he loosened next to him for a large rock then continued saying "the last damn person you'll ever know" and with that released the rocks covering the brute, yells muffled out.
After that he retrieved his food and sent a special U.N.S.C. ODST beacon from his small base. He then leaned back, rested his aching bones and muscles and fell asleep.
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