ODST: First drop

  My name is Brian Mcmanson. During the first year of the Human-Covenant war I was a combat journalist assigned to the 108th ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers) fireteam. My official mission was 'to record all combat accounts of Insurrectionist related activity to show the enemy for who they are' and I did my job and these are those journals.

             Chapter 1: Dropping

  Raboni, the fireteam lieutenant, ordered us all to the briefing room of the Eagle, the UNSC ship we where stationed on, to have us gather up our weapons for their 8th mission, my first, and brief us on it; even though most of us know the jist of it. Drop, find enemies, kill them, and reapeat last two until you reach the objective, then get back on the ship. But this one is different we have to rescue a scientist named James Halton.

  "Why are we saving this person." Asked Corporal Yot, the team sniper.

  "That is sensitive info Yot." Raboni replied.

  "Hey, Yot remember that girl back on Reach. Yeah you are not good with sensitive things." Said Malney, our technician. With the why Yot looked at Malney he was saying shut up. Malney simply smiled and gave a slight nod.

  "So men, lets drop."Raboni said. "Oh, and Nambel bring some charges."

  "Yes, sir." Nambel, our demo expert, said. About 5 minutes later we were all in our pods and seconds from dropping. Then whoom. All I feel is my feet rising from dropping so fast. Then the sudden pressure of the chute opening, I almost pass out from it but I need to stay awake to open the door. While falling I look around all I see are farms and some space elevators. After awhile of falling I hit the ground. We all get out of our pods Malney comes over to me pats my back.

  "So, how was your first drop." Malney says. I look at him and start puking.

  "Looks like he finally saw your face, huh Malney?" Yot said.

  "Enough chit chat boys. Malney where are we?"

  "About five miles out of New Alexandria. And our objective is in that city in a building supposedly held by the Innies. About 50 of them." Malney replied.

  "That shouldn't be a problem, should it." No one says anything. "I didn't think so. Lets move!"

  We walk without seeing anything not even the animals, and I know moas wonder all around, so it I very strange like they know something is going to happen. We finally reach the the city what we see is disastrous. The city was burning with a Covenant Corvette above and Banshees flying around.

  "How didn't we see this?" Nambel says with awe.

  "They must have had a cloak on. But no time we have to get to Halton before the Covenant kill him. Ready to kill some Covenant boys. Lets move." Repiled Raboni.

               Chapter 2: Inside