Tides of Destruction (part 2, Invasion)
Posted By: teemus<teemusligg@hotmail.com>
Date: 18 December 2003, 2:06 AM
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Jado system February 6th
Briggs kneeled down and slammed a fresh clip home. He then turned to his right and killed the group of Grunts that were harassing two marines. After the screams of the Grunts had died away, there was silence. A Sgt on the left of Briggs then called the 'all clear'. The marines then got back onto their feet and gathered around Briggs. Briggs then assigned a 5-man team to clean up the human bodies and gather spare ammo.
Once the clean up crew began their work, the rest of the marines followed Briggs up the hill. Once on top Briggs jumped into the Covenant drug trenches and watched as his fellow marines made their way up. As soon as the last member of his team and gotten into the trench he grabbed his binoculars. What he saw was amazing, the Covenant had taken refuge to the hill opposite of the one he and his marines sat in. The Covenant had dug trenches for their troops and artillery. Briggs then turned and looked at the terrain leading to the opposite hill. It was a large valley with not to much cover. Their mission was to secure this valley so all of the other divisions could arrive. Briggs didn't plan to run across the valley and be sitting ducks to he Artillery, so instead he picked up a radio and contacted the ship closest to their position, "We need bombing run on the following coordinates, 13 west, 14 north of our position."
A voice of a tired and over worked officer then replied, "Roger that, presents on the way." Briggs and his marines waited in the trench. Briggs was about to radio in and bitch at the officer for not sending in the planes when suddenly there was a rumbling noise. Briggs turned to the sky and saw a group of Long Sword bombers and Fighters coming in over them. Him and the marines all followed them and watched as the bombers released their loads.
After the bombers were done with their first run and were headed in for a second Briggs yelled to his marines, "Lets go! Move, move move!" There was an eruption of cheers as the marines jumped out of the trench and headed down hill. Once half way down, Briggs saw the bushes as the base of the hill starting to shake, then without warning a group of Elites and Grunts jumped out. Briggs quickly clicked on his COM link and warned the others. As soon as they were in range Briggs told all of the marines to open fire. Before any marine could even get a shot off the Elites opened fire. Within the first ten seconds five marines hit the floor dead. The Elites laughed at the dieing marines, their laughs were cut short by a hail of bullets. Briggs slammed in a fresh clip after dumping a full one into the chest of an Elite, he saw on of the blue armoured basterds trying to make a run for it. Briggs leavled his rifle and eased his finger on the trigger. He then watched as the Elites head exploded. Briggs stared in wonder, he hadn't even fired as shot. He then looked over his shoulder and saw a smoking sniper rifle. He looked at the man who was carrying it and saw Bryans face. Briggs blamed Bryans for stealing his kill, after a short argument him and the marines were running across the field again.
By the time he and the other marines had reached the base of the opposing hill, Briggs COM link opend up, "Alright boys, this our last run, so youll be on your own from here."
"Roger that," Briggs replied to the pilot. By the time the first bomber was over them they were half way up the hill. Briggs then came to a stop and orderd the marines to do so as well. Once the last marine was no longer moving Briggs order Bryans to him.
Bryans made his way up the line of marines to the point wher Briggs was, "What is it?"
"Once these bombers are done with this run, there leaving back to the ship. So I need you to take your sniping team and move to a good position. Once there, first you will do a recon and tell me the Covenants situation. When I give the order, you and your men will provide sniper cover for us."
"Sure thing," replied Bryans.
Briggs watched as Bryans and his team made for some high ground. Briggs wished that he had a lot more like Brian and then turned to the marines, "Lock'n load your weapons, we move out on my mark."
Briggs COM link then opened, "Sir, their alltillery has been disabled. They have no idea we are here. There are mabey around 100 survivors."
"Roger that, open fire," Briggs then heard the click of sniper rifles and turned to his men, "What are you waiting for, an invitation? Charge!"
To be continued...
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