Enemy Mind

HELLO SORRY FOR THE LACK OF UPDATES LATELY! I DECIDED TO TAKE A BREAK FROM MY ANIME FANFICTIONS AND DIVE INTO THE VIDEO GAME FANDOMS! THIS AS YOU MIGHT HAVE FIGURED OUT IS A HALO FANFICTION! I AM EAGER TO HEAR YOUR OPINIONS ON MY WORK!

"What are you doing? Launch the escape pods!" A soldier urged me in a panic. I looked at him then looked back at the loading hall hoping to see just one more person running into the life boat. I could never live with myself if I launched right before someone could board. It would be as good as me putting a gun to there head then pulling the trigger. My heart was beating erratically in my chest as a nervous sweat crawled down my spine. My hand was shaking over the launch button just incase any hostiles poked there head into the loading hall.

"For gods sake! You'll risk killing us all if you keep us any longer!" A maintenance worker yelled at me loosing his cool.

"No! How would you feel if I closed those doors on you before you could board?" I said as collected as I could.

"It doesn't matter if the covenant comes in and kills us!" The same soldier said.

"There are only seven of us, this life boat can fit twenty. I refuse to even press the launch button until it's halfway full unless there was an emergency." I said firmly.

"I don't care! I don't want to die!" A freaked soldier yelled approaching me. My hand went over my pistol in preparation. I wouldn't kill him but I would pistol whip him into some sense.

"Yeah! It's just a matter of time!" The maintenance worker yelled. Quickly the six other survivors panic level reached its peek and threatened to sweep me away along with them. They started crowding around me in an intimidating manner.

"Hey, back off! You guys need me to fly the boat!" I warned them.

"We won't need you if you end up getting us all killed!" A soldier screamed grabbing me by the arm. I tried to jerk away from him but the other six survivors started to assist him in dragging me from my spot in the pilots pit.

"Stop! You are all cowards! You are a disgrace to the home planet!" I yelled angrily at them trying to keep myself into the life boat. Unfortunately I couldn't fight them off. I was shoved into the hallway onto the ground. I popped up instantly and went to run back into the life boat. My heart clenched in absolute fear as the doors closed. How could they do this to me? Was this humanity at it's most primal?

"COWARDS!" I screamed running out of the hall. I then ran down the corridor looking for another life boat still docked into the pillar. I stopped at the end of the line and panted with tears threatening to spill. They were all gone and those fuckers were launched off into space. Before they could get too far a covenant ship shot them down. I almost was glad that they died.

'Fuck, I didn't think this is how it would end! Damn it all, I only went into the air force because of the low casualties rates!' I mentally cursed running to the nearest maintenance pathway. My only hope was to check the other life boat. Maybe there would be one still open for me. Despite me only having a single clip in my pistol it was better than waiting here for them to gun me down. For a moment I consider taking the easy way out, the cowards way out.

It would be easier then what I've heard that the covenant would do to you should they find you alone. I pulled out my pistol and cocked it. I took a deep shuttered breath pressing the barrel to my temple. As I got ready to pull the trigger I started hyperventilating. I waited for a few seconds before gasping as I dropped my gun from my head.

"Fuck I can't fucking do it. God, fucking help me." I pleaded before running into a maintenance tunnel. I wasn't a coward! How could I choose now of all times to not be a coward! I turned on my flash light but put my hand over it only letting some out between my fingers when needed. I moved at a steady pace as silently as I could. The entire process was nerve wracking. If I could take out an Ungoy or something then I could steal their gun. Then I would feel a little better walking around this ship.