Art and short stories

Last Words HALO ODST

     "So into hell we go!" Drake yelled with some odd excitement. "Hey did everyone just change course?" I ask in confusion. "Then change course!" Emily yelled. "Hey is that Covenant career exploding?!" Andrew said very worried "Why is there a pelican flying right towards it?!" I yelled, "Did you not notice the In Amber Clad handing over there?!" Victoria added, "It is??!!" I said again. "HEY... guys, that things going into slip space!!" Andrew screamed and I could tell that he grabbed his pants. "Inside the CITY!!?" I said, "HANG ON!!" Everyone shouted 3 hours later "Hu ugh? How long have I been out? Did the others land close to me??" I try to radio the others through my helmet comm. "Nothing but static... looks like I'm going to have to look for them... blind and on foot. At least it's still daytime..."

     I get out and later join up with a small group of Marines "Yo do any of you know what's going on?" One of them answered. "Other than fighting like hell?!" I screamed "Yes!" As we got bombarded with Covie fire. "There's a RallyPoint at/" He stopped to move out of the way of a sticky grenade "THE ONI BUILDING!" I nod "COOL MIND IF I TAG ALONG WITH YOU GUYS!!??" A different Marine chimed in "ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY!! WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET!! AND HAVING AN ODST WITH US WILL ONLY INCREASE OUR CHANCES OF SURVIVING!! SO HELL FUCKING YEAH TAG ALONG!!"

     I couldn’t help but laugh at that a bit. But after a while of moving towards the RallyPoint and firefights later... We hit a dead end. "We're so fucking dead!" I looked at them "No we're not! I'll create a distraction and the rest of you get to the ONI building." One of them walked over to me "That's suicide!" I answered, "Better one than seven dead soldiers." They shook their heads "At least let some of us help!" I grabbed them on the shoulder "I'm an ODST I can pull through and besides I'll catch up quickly!" The others already started moving and so did I "Go with them. I'll be fine." They nodded and left with the rest of the group as I went the other way and made some hell. I ended up finding a small group of four while causing chaos. "Sup-" I say sliding next to where they were taking cover. "Holy shit!" One squeaked out. "Well, isn't your lucky day. I'm being a distraction for another group of Marines that wasn't far from here, like maybe three blocks away. So I'll be a distraction for you guys as well. The way I just came from is clear of Covies so go that way. It leads to the RallyPoint at the ONI building." They nodded "As soon as I jump out of cover you guys bolt for it." In unison, they said "Understood." I nodded "On my mark." I waited for the Covie bastards to line up just right. "MARK!!" I jumped out of cover and they bolted.

     I smiled as I watch them round the corner out of my sight. "All I need to do is hold you back." I say as I shoot again. After an eternity I head to my RallyPoint. The stadium is northeast of the bridge. I do go past the ONI building... "Hu they blew the bridge. Smart." I keep moving towards where my team was supposed to meet up... I saw them. "Victoria, Andrew, Drake, and Emily." Victoria ran over to me "Edward!! You're alive!! We've been trying to reach you on comms!" I hugged her. "Mine broke on landing. My whole helmet has been kinda fucky and it's been recording this whole time with no way to turn it off." Drake nodded. "Yeah, neet well come on let's move." After we got into the stratum we ended up walking into a whole Covenant deployment... "Oh, shit..." Emily said... "Well, we've got to do something..." Andrew said, "We don't get to do anything." I piped in. "There's still a lot of civilians and a lot of Marines down here and if they get out of here... there could be a shit ton more casualties." Andrew piped back in "Could be!" He whispered yelled. "The war doesn't need more dead heroes!" Victoria answered back. "We're going to be dead anyway if those motherfuckers get behind us!" She hissed out then we looked between each.

     Then we hear movement behind us and voices from some grunts saying that they heard something. And we all knew we were going to die.. we all moved to take some sort of cover.. then the brutes spoke up... they were going to find us now brutes aren't really smart but they can smell you from miles away. Then the firefight started... we fought until we died one by one we fell... I was the last one standing.. darkness had fallen by now.. we did take those bastards out... I knew... I knew... I was going to succumb to my wounds all I could think of was what happened before we dropped that day...... I could hear more of the fuckers walk-in... damn them..... "If I'm going to die... I better die on my feet..." I stood back up. "YOU'RE DIENG WITH ME YOU FUCKS!"