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Chapter 9- Good To Be Home 3 pelicans roared over the blood stained battlefield, Marines were in the slaughter fighting their hardest. Charlie pelican was hit many times from AR fire by flood forms and some from dying marines with their last effort to shoot. "Careful back there dammit! We need all the marines we can get!" 6 Marines were in each pelican with the doors open providing as much coverfire as possible, The 4 snipers were still in the back but now armed with shotguns and grenades. The pelicans stayed in an almost tight formation of a straight line entering the facility, they turned the corner staying close together. "Dammit! RPG!" A flood with a jackhammer rocket launcher shot and skid the side of the Alpha pelican, as a result the pelican slammed into the wall to its right trying to maneuver. Two giant scraps were now imprinted on the pelican at its left side and its right. "Take them out before they shoot again!" The 6 marines in Alpha pelican shot downward, missing nearly every shot toward the flood with the Rocket Launcher. Charlie was his next target, the combat form shot. "RPG!" Charlie was moving too fast to dodge and slammed into the rocket head on, killing everyone in the front of the pelican, the altimeter read nearly ground level as the Lieutenant grabbed the controls pushing forward as hard as he could but to no use it still hit the ground, stubbornly, still not stopping until it slammed into a wall at nearly 50 MPH, The Lieutenant was killed instantly from the smash of glass, seats and metal all around him, his name-tag floated off the bloodstained suit and hit the ground. It read as Williams-1st Lieutenant, sadly promoted only to die so soon. The last 5 marines not killed in the blast sat still stunned inside the pelican while combat forms bombarded them with fire from all around. "Take aim dammit, anything that gets to the opening I want them down without hesitation." The marines soon scattered for ammo inside the pelican and took aim at the entrance which now was pointing nearly straight up toward the ceiling. A wave of combat forms entered the pelican and were shot down by shotgun buckshot's coming out one after another. Two privates 2 corporals and 2 sergeants were in the ambush. The sergeant took immediate control since their Lieutenant was killed by the crash and his body still smothered in-between everything just behind them. One of the privates, being the medic for the attack, sat near up front with his shotgun and one of the corporals was the demolition expert with jackhammer rockets strapped to him, but to their luck the rocket launcher itself was destroyed and melted into the pelican. "Cover Fire!" The medic yelled before getting shot in the leg by a Ricochet bullet from the combat forms AR, bouncing off the metal above him. Ironic, he thought to himself, the medic got shot...heh. He thought while bandaging his wound. The marines knew they wouldn't last long. Sergeant Nick McCannils grabbed his radio and put down a distress call to the last Echo Pelican. "Its dangerous but well be there ASAP." Echo geared its 6 marines for major combat and headed into the battlefield aiming for Charlie pelican. "This is Alpha pelican! Chief get ready were in! Delta is right behind us. Charlie was shot down so only 12 marines can support you!" "I read you Alpha hurry it up were getting ambushed!" Chief shut off his radio and put down more flood forms aiming to kill marines. Now 7 marines stood with Chief, Brent was among them waiting for the doors to open. Where Flood forms litter the ground in front of them, showing nothing of the green and red blood-stained floor below them. "Throw a C4 charge over there. Near the door, If they walk through just hit the charge and blow em sky high!" Brent was acknowledged as second in command and a nearby Sergeant Followed orders and threw the charge. It slammed into the door and slid to the floor, Brent was aiming his pistol to it with the words From Earth written across it. The roar of Pelicans surprised them. "Their here lets get in before more get to us!" A sergeant took point and entered Alpha pelican with 4 marines making 11 marines in one pelican. The last 4 and Chief took into the next Pelican. "Lets get this over with dammit!" Brent shot off a round, hoping more flood were on the other-side of the door, blowing the door down smashing anything on the other side of it, if anything was there. "Son of A-" Hickson was cut off by more screams. "GOD DAMN, Last Pride do you read me? Dammit they don't hear us, Fall Back!!" The marines followed orders and headed back to the front gate, only the last 35 marines stood with Hickson. They all took a sprint to the back gate only to meet covenant. "Find Cover! Covenant baddies up front!" Hickson heard a Lieutenant yell out. Hickson cursed and ducked under a purple structure taking shots at covenant while covenant took shots back. Elites yelled out when shot at, ordering grunts to take point. "Grenades!!!" Multiple marines yelled together throwing the last of their grenades at the covenant force of about 30. Taking apart nearly 20 of the covenant it seemed that luck finally took the marines side until the flood doubled back and were advancing on the marines with more troops. "Advance take the Elites head on just get to the damn snipers position!" The snipers were handling covenant from behind while taking shots from grunts directly below them. He could hear the snipers yell out as they were getting irritated by the attacks of grunts behind them and below them. "GO, GO GO!" Marines took charge knocking down Elites and slamming the buts of their guns into grunts and jackals skulls killing them instantly. They finished the Covenant with hardly any casualties, having fighting the flood the Covenant were easier to attack. Every last marine stood at the front gate where they started, waiting for the Flood to turn the corner and start the attack on them. To their surprise they did in fact attack but in a strategized way. Nearly 15 jackal infested troops lined the front with shields held up blocking any shots token, Jackals held shields up directly in front of them and above them in-case of sniper fire. The snipers could only take a few of them down due to the shields. "Grenades!" Nearly 9 grenades rolled under the jackals and ignited their bodies causing mass casualties from the floods side. Only to their despise more jackals lined the front, shields up and still walking forward. The Covenant Cruiser was releasing nearly all its forces into the marine attacking force at the front gate and still hovering shy 70 feet above the ground with a gravity field sending down supplies and men. "Robinson, see that jackal with the blue shield near the middle?" "Yeah, why?" Robinson responded still shooting jackals and their shields. "Hit him hard, I've got something." Robinson followed taking all 4 shots to hit the jackal, it finally went down then Smith aimed for something Robinson couldn't see. Smith took a shot and suddenly a hole emerged as a plasma grenade went off taking nearly 50 troops with it in a chain reaction. "Hell yea-" He stopped in his cheer only to see another 50 flood forms take place from the last 50 that were killed. "Dammit, there's no end is there?" "C'mon don't give up yet!" Robinson had a thing for never giving up until he was dead, which he hoped this wouldn't prove that statement. The covenant warship outside had sent more troops into the attacking force waiting outside for any marines forces left. "Taking fire!" The sergeant yelled out as he was shot at hitting him in his shoulder. "Bout time!" The demo expert yelled out as Echo pelican came to their rescue descending with fire from the Bombay doors. Flood forms stormed the pelican but to no avail as the pelican took seconds to ascend again with all the marines still intact. Flood forms jumped to the pilots window scratching the thick glass causing the pilot to lose concentration and skid off a wall. "Watch it, Don't worry they cant get through" The Copilot was worried that they might crash if he kept losing focus. The Pelican shot off down to the nest of the flood forms where Chief and The last of the marines from his platoon and Delta pelican force were fighting. "Down there! Get them there then lets get the hell outta here. The pelican dropped off marines into the infested nest of flood forms with the marines surrounded and fighting, The pelican took off and aimed for outside. "OK! Lets get this done with. Marines were surrounding the Chief while he put Cortana into the system then took up arms aiming for flood. "OK, Lets see.....Here, then here." "A little more faster Cortana?" Chief knew they couldn't last forever. More combat forms tore from the walls and raised up soon even eggs hatched revealing mutated Covenant and Human forms from the walls. They dropped down and made a raging suicidal attack toward the marines. 22 marines stood nearby the chief as the last 11 from Alpha were taken to the front lines. Even 22 marines stood barely any chance of survival in the nest. Every wall was covered in green slime and lime green vines covered the walls like plants, Eggs grew off the walls in a uniform formation, even the ceiling was covered with eggs and vines. Slime dripped from eggs as they hatched letting go of their prey and allowing them to hit the ground causing cracks into the cemented walkway. More marines fell to the onslaught as flood forms dropped directly on top of them. "Cortana." Chief was getting impatient "I got it, Lets get out of here, we've got 40 minutes, Hussle!!!!" Cortana just about screamed as Chief took her back into his helmet. "Alpha, Delta, Echo we need you, Lets get the hell out of here dammit!" The pelicans roared over the marines almost immediately gathering as many marines as they could. 5 in each pelican remained, The pelicans roared as marines fell to the onslaught falling out the back from flood forms falling above, beheading them and letting their bodies fall. "How do only 3 pelicans get about now 50 marines, into two warships?" The pelicans roared over the slowly moving force of flood lead by infested jackals, only 20 feet from the marines. The Covenant warship now sending more and more troops to attack the Marines and flood soon had an explosion in the portside dock, causing massive casualties and even worse damage to the ship, 4 more shots entered the Starboard dockside letting no one the ability to leave the ship by means of carriers. Another 3 shots went in the crusier, soon it went down taking every single covenant below it with them. 5 More pelicans tore through the atmosphere and landed outside the front gate. "Ya'll look like hell, need some help?" He was sarcastic and gathering as many men as was possible to fit in the pelicans. "This is StormRider, lets get the hell out of here." StormRider shut off his radio system, he is one of the best in his known league from the warship he is in. The 5 pelicans are as stated- StormRider, Gulf1219, Tech21, Tidalwave, D-Cov. StormRider took off while the 3 last surviving pelicans hurried straight for the 3 warships-Last Pride, Final Destination, and now the new warship sent from Earth Lost Angels. Pelicans hurried from the battlefield taking marines to the warships. The flood soon realized what was happening and broke their lines taking a full run/attack force on the marines. 5 marines were still boarding for the last take away when flood forms jump aboard Gulf1219. The Lieutenant was first to be killed, A tentacle went straight into his chest then another followed by 3 more tentacles. Before the Lieutenant died he shot off a round killing the flood and allowing him to bleed to death painfully. The Sergeant and the last 5 Marines left aboard shot down incoming flood but were still overwhelmed by flood with no chance to live. The pilot took off hovering right in front of the front door, aiming straight for the staircase next to the gate. Flood bombarded the pilots allowing them no time to even breath again then letting the pelican fly straight into the snipers position, fortunately no one was there except the snipers rifles which had no ammo left in them. the last 3 surviving pelicans and the now 4 new ones leap into the air leaving covenant for food to the flood. Taking a flight into space the pelicans Bombay doors closed. They came into the portside docking bays of the Last Pride, and Final Destination. Brent was finally united with his brother-Zander, best friend-Zack, and Foster. Heuges, and Thompson still aboard the warship greeted them, Hickson soon came familiarized with the group of individuals, they sat again continuing the game Foster set up hoping to replay Williams so long ago on the ship, when everything was good. The battle over, with more casualties then they could wish for, They locked down all the docking bays and waited for the ring to explode with a little over 10 minutes left on the timer. Author Note~ ~I know Alpha, Delta, and Echo pelican don't have names but ill get them some in the next chapter. ~ End Note~ To Be Continued.... |
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