Halo ODST: For One Another

Chapter 10: Scouts

"We have to hold here." S-650 commanded us.

"There's 4 of us, against whatever is coming." Henrik said, hopeless.

"A Covenant army." The Spartan commented.

"We have no hope." Nielsen added.

Shink!

The Spartan spun around with immense speed. An Elite stood there with the vibrant blue sword I have come to fear. Nielsen, Henrik and I all took 3 steps back, weapons raised.

The Spartan didn't move.

2 more Elites became visible. All with the same sword.

The Spartan didn't move.

Another Elite, obvious leader of the other 3 jumped from a roof behind us. His armour was different, and his armour almost inspired fear in you.

The Spartan didn't move.

"What do we do?" Nielsen asked.

"Attack!" Henrik panicked.

"Don't be rash!" I yelled.

I aimed at the Elite behind us, the other 3 at the three up front.

"We need to do something!" Henrik bursted.

"We need to plan!"

"We need to run!"

"Fire at will!"

"Calm down." S-650 said calmly.

Strangely, the Spartan inspired confidence in me.

"S-650 what do we do?" I asked.

The Spartan looked at me.

"ODST'S, take down the three behind Jenson. I will take the leader. Now!"

The Spartan moved towards the Elite leader.

The Elite snarled and cracked it's neck.

"You are different than all the other humans, tall one. But you will die all the same!" The Elite challenged the Spartan.

Me, Henrik and Nielsen fired on the Elites, one for the each of us.

Henrik's charged at him foolishly and Henrik easily shot him through the skull with his shotgun.

Nielsen unloaded his MA5C into his Elite, nearly breaking the shield. The Elite spun on one foot and with the other kicked Nielsen, launching him into a wall. Henrik, finished with his, moved to assist Nielsen.

Mine charged at me and swyng his sword diagonally. I stepped to the side and with all my force, elbowed him in the ribs. The Elite yelped and fell to it's knees.

Henrik shot the chest of Nielsen's Elite, making the Elite groan and fall, purple blood spouting out of his chest like a shower.

I kicked my Elite's back, making it fall to the ground. It roared and I stomped on it's neck, breaking it. It's blood trickled out, and ended up on the ground.

We looked to see the Spartan. They were encircling eachother.

"Stay back ODST'S." The Spartan warned.

The Elite ran at the Spartan cutting vertically. The Spartan reached up and stopped his hand. The Spartan grabbed the Elite's chest and threw him to the floor. The Spartan walked over to the sprawled out Elite, and threw his knife into it's eye.

He bent down and gently slid it out of the eye socket. The Elite's limp body stayed connected to the body for a second getting pulled. The Spartan cleaned his knife and sheathed it.

"He would have killed you if you got to close. He had plasma grenades. I won't risk your lives against something you cannot kill ODST'S." The Spartan said.

We nodded our appreciation.

"That's all we had to do?" I pondered.

"There is more to do, ODST'S." The Spartan said, almost reading my thoughts.

He nodded down the highway. In the distance, the fog almost hid them but you could see approximately 50 Grunts, backed by 25 Jackals, 10 Elites and 2 even more massive creatures I have never seen before.

"Get ready." The Spartan said, taking a rocket launcher off his back.

"I do hope we will live through the night..."