Mysteries Part 4
Posted By: Horror<LazerP0inter@yahoo.com>
Date: 27 February 2004, 12:14 AM
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Authors Note: For those of you wondering, no the full reason has NOT been revealed as to why I titled this series Mysteries (Evil Smile).
The idea had seemed so simple yet was now proving to be very complex. Jack and Olsen were busy trying to burn off the LAAG whilst Solan was told to rest due to his wound. None of the men dared come out from their cover due to atleast a score of covenant had them pinned down. Suddenly the radio came on and Captain Higgans spoke. "Jack! We've wiped out the remaining covenant that must have come here after you stopped attacking them. Report back to HQ within three hours time." The radio went silent. Jack grabbed it and responded.
"Captain, we're still pinned down by a small group of Covenant, after repairs to the Warthog, we will attack them and come back to the HQ."
"Affirmative, but Jack be here on time."
"I will be sir." Jack put the radio back on the Hog and went back to help Olsen with the LAAG. "Jesus, this metal is friken dense." he commented with disdain
"Yea but we're half way there and have only used two outta the six plasma rifles we have at hand."
"Well your assuming there are all at 100% charge."
"Hope for the best."
"I guess so." Jack went back to the work at hand.
-One Hour Later-
"Just a little more, come on Olsen lets finish this." Jacks words seemed to inspire the Corporal and he picked up a fresh rifle, his old one being burnt out and began the work again.
"Woah watch out!" The Laag, severed from its base fell to the ground. "You know I've always kinda wondered what it would look like with out the gun up there."
"Looks kinda weird." Solan said as he approached the Hog.
"After looking around that box the Covenant were carrying, I found that one side folds down, so we can just pick up that mini-shade and walk out with it."
"I hope its light." Olsen muttered.
"It is Sir I tried lifting it with my one good hand and almost tipped it over, the Covenant must have discovered some material that works with their technology." The three men went to the box, and between the five hands, they lifted it and carried to the Warthog. After putting it up on the back Jack noticed it was slightly smaller than the area it had to fit in.
Then Jack noticed the flaw he had overlooked. "Umm how do we keep it up there?" The two marines looked up at the mini-shade and their facial expressions went from joy to depression. Then Solan's eyes light up.
"Hey look there are little nooks in the shade!"
"I don't see where you're going with this Private." Olsen told him.
"The Warthog has some standard bungie cords, so all we need to do is strap the Shade down from the sides and back."
"What about the front?" Jack asked him.
"The rope and hook thing in front of the Hog, we just put the hook on the nook in the Shade."
"Sounds good, Solan get out the bungie cords." Olsen gave him the order.
"Yes sir!" he opened a compartment under the passenger seat and grabbed from the pile of handheld GPS's, a laptop, extra ammunition, and a blowtorch. Solan handed the bungie cords to Jack because Jack had two good hands. Jack went to the Shade, hooked up a cord to one of the nooks while Olsen was up front unraveling metal rope for the forward securement. When all three cords were in place, Jack climbed on the Warthog, and took the rope from Olsen and brought it back to the shade. He tried to put it in the last nook but the hook was too big.
"Hey Solan, that blowtorch, give it to me." Jack knew he was going to have to mold the hook on which might not please the captain but it was their only chance to get out of the situation they were in.
"Here ya go." Jack took it and fired it up. He began molding the hook to the mini-shade.
-Half Hour Later-
"OK lets get the hell out of here" Jack said as he got in the drivers seat, waited until Solan was next to him and Olsen behind.
"This is much better now I can sit down instead of having to stand up with a friken huge ass gun rattling me to the bones" Jack chuckles at Olsen's remark, then he turned on the Warthog, revved the engine and drove out to meet the Covenant who had, unfortunately decided to go to sleep. The sudden loud roar of the Warthog and unexpected blasts from the mini-shade, which fired faster and with more accuracy than a regular shade, woke them very fast. "THIS IS INSANE, BUT ITS ALSO FUN!" Olsen yelled over yells of Covenant. Jack picked up a pistol that lies next to him and shot a grunt as he passed it. An Elite was throw to the canyon wall from many shade shots. Eventually all of the Covenant were killed off and Jack began their return to the HQ. When they arrived, they found dead human bodies littered the area, most of them not in one piece.
Jack put it in the most simple way he could, "What... the... hell..."
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