Unforseen Allies ch-3
Posted By: Lloyd<lingling4789@wmconnect.com>
Date: 5 February 2005, 9:35 PM
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"Noozamilie, what's our ETA to Earth?"
"Our fleet will arrive at your home world in about an one of your Earth hours."
As I sat down in one of the covenants command chairs on the bridge of the destroyer Unrelenting Justice I spoke with Commander Keyes.
"When we get to Earth you will have to tell the fleet about our new alliance with the covenant before they shoot us out of the water with the MAC platforms."
"I am preparing what I will say to the fleet at this moment, so just relax." Captain Keyes said trying to calm me down.
"Lloyd!" Noozamilie shouted. "We are receiving a very garbled emergency subspace transmission ordering any UNSC ships to form a defensive parameter around your planet. Why would they do this almost all of our ships were whipped out when we first attacked."
"Noozamilie, can you increase the reactor output capacity of the ships to 100% so we can get to Earth faster? I want to find out what is going on. They may just be preparing for another attack." I bellowed not even thinking of asking Commander Keyes.
"Yes, that should make out ETA 10 minutes."
"Great, That should give the Commander enough time to prepare her speech to the UNSC."
As the covenant fleet prepared to decelerate there was a hint of anxiety in the air as Earth appeared in the large view screen. In the view screen was a very battle scarred Africa. It looked as if a nuclear bomb had went off, but it was actually the effect of the Prophet of Regret jumping from New Mombassa. Then appearing on the view screen were the UNSC' s finest ships. Surprisingly many of the ships and MAC's had survived. Most importantly the three destroyers Zeus, Athena, and Prometheus were still battle ready forming around Earth.
"Noozamilie, open a system wide transmission." captain Keyes ordered.
"Yes, system wide transmission activated." Noozamilie replied.
"To all UNSC ships, this is Commander Keyes of the UNSC ship Inamber Clad. We are aboard the covenant fleet lead destroyer Unrelenting Justice. The Elites have disbanded from the covenant and joined our side and are willing to join our fleet to defend Earth. Please hold fire! I repeat hold your fire!" Keyes pleaded to the fleet.
On the view screen the three destroyers slowly advanced on the covenant fleets position and readied their MAC rounds and Nuke launchers.
"Commander, the three lead ships are targeting our engine room, if they fire we wont stand a chance with our shields down." Noozamilie informed the Commander.
"Commander Keyes. This is admiral Gray aboard the Zeus. How can we believe that the Elites are on our side?"
"If the Elites were going to have killed my crew they would have already here is the Elder Elite Zommilie."
"Greetings, I am the Elder Elite Ones' Zommilie, I command all of these ships you see on your view screens. Now you can rest assured that my blessings are with you. We are now brothers in the same war against the prophets. We will help you safeguard your home worl...."
Before Zommilie had finished his sentence a huge ship twice the size of the Unrelenting Justice appeared out of slip space about a kilometer off the moons surface and fired at the Zeus. As the Plasma beam was about to impact the Zeus the covenant Frigate Prosperous Journey had jumped to slip for a millisecond just enough to come in between the Zeus and the beam and braced for impact. The Prosperous was badly damaged but still had a kick in it.
"Ok. That is all the proof I need, tow that ship to our fleet and link up with the rest of our fleet, Our new allies, we have some fighting to do!" Admiral Gray bellowed.
The massive covenant fleet moved to position around Earth and readied to fight. During this move the Super Ship that fired upon the Zeus had not moved.
"This is admiral Gray to all MAC's reposition and fire at the first sign of trouble."
"This is Spartan 117 to any UNSC personnel respond."
"Spartan 117 this is admiral Gray what in the hell are you doing on that Super Ship?"
"Well sir, I'm finishing this god for saken fight."
"How do you plan on accomplishing this Master Chief?"
"The same way that I usually get things done, I kill it."
"Ok Master Chief , we'll try and pierce threw the ships hull and send reinforcements. What is your location?"
"I don't know, I'll send you my coordinates and don't fire on this section."
"I wouldn't dream of it master chief."
The Zeus received the Master Chiefs coordinates and the Admiral sent out a fleet wide transmission ordering all ships and MAC's to fire at a section of the ship that was close to the master chiefs position but wouldn't kill the man.
"Ok fleet lets rescue the Master Chief. We will fire every thing we can at this section of the Super ship."
"Sir this is ODST Commander Burton, I am requesting to board one of the Long sword's loaded with the best of my men to transport over to the Super Ship and rescue the Master Chief before the fleet blasts the hell out of it,"
"Agreed Commander, you rescue the chief and we will do our best to keep that thing from getting a clear shot at Earth. Load up Commander you have five minutes."
"Yes sir"
I had to gather at least five of my best men and women for a possible suicide mission. I went straight to lieutenant Jessica Hallway. She was a tough little lady and would come in handy in a tight situation. Next I gathered the Johnson twins. These two boys were the lucky sons of sergeant Johnson. They were some of the best shooters on my squad. I then got pilot Grissum to fly the pelican to the super ship. He was with the one of the best flight squads which was codenamed Gods Helpers. Finally I chose explosive expert Ned Fenton who once managed to destroy six covenant tanks with a lotus anti tank mine. We all suited up with weapons and ammo an headed off for the Long sword.
About thirty seconds later we were in the Unrelenting Justices launch bay and boarded the Long sword.
Grissum fired the engines on the on the Long sword and waited for the Admirals go ahead.
"Fleet! Open fire!" The Admiral ordered.
A second ticked by and the entire fleet fired at the one. The Superheated plasma, missiles, and MAC rounds struck the Super Ship and boiled the Armour away. Grissum launched from the Unrelenting Justice and headed straight for the Super Ship.
As the tiny Long sword got closer to the Super Ship it started to glow at the tip of the dorsal structure. The Ship turned, aimed at the ships over Africa and fired a huge burst of what looked like the Covenants original plasma, but ten times the size, at the Athena and destroyed her taking out two more ships in the explosion.
The Super Ship now had a clear shot at New Mombassa. What was the fascination of that continent to the covenant so great? The question had to wait. Finally the small Long sword was able to reach the massive hole the fleet was able to burn into the ship.
"Ok men suit up in our new zero gravity space suits and prepare to kill what ever is on that ship and rescue our good old friend!"
"Yes sir!" My squad shouted as they all suited up.
Outside the Super Ship the main weapon started to glow even brighter than before and prepared to fire at the surface of Earth! As the ship discharged the plasma, a new ship appeared out of slip space. It was the Covenant city High Charity. The weapon impacted High Charity's shield and went straight through half of the ships Armour.
"This is Cortana to the fleet, do not let that ship enter Earth, if it does it will activate the Halos and destroy the universe. We have to destroy that ship right now regardless of the Master Chief being aboard!"
Out side of High Charity, Cortana warmed the plasma launchers and prepared to fire at the Super Ship.
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