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Dear Humanity

Sargent Johnson speaks into the coms as I fly beside his pelican. I cant help but smile as he rants. "Dear humanity, we regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to earth. And we most definitely regret the Corps just blew up our raggedy ass fleet!" "Hoo rah!" I cheer at the same time the pilots of his pelican do. "Regret is a name, Sargent." Cortana, the Master Chief's AI, corrects. "It's the name of one of the Covenant's religious leaders. A Prophet. He's on that carrier, and he's calling for help." I look down at the warthogs driving below us, as one goes over a small ramp made of rubble. "Kilo 243 is hot." Reports a scout. "Recommend mission abort." "Roger, recon." Responds a pilot. "Your call, Sarge." "We're goin' in. Get tactical, marines!" He orders. "Master Chief, get aboard that carrier. Secure the Prophet of Regret." Says Lord Hood to the Chief. "This is the only place on Earth the Covenant decided to land. That Prophet is going to tell us why." "Stand by-" A pilot is cut off as a building explodes in our path, and a Covenant scarab trundles through the rubble. "Woah," He says. The scarab looks up at us and fires it's excavation laser at one of the pelicans, causing it to explode instantly. It fires a volley of AA plasma at me and the two remaining pelicans. I fold up my wings and perform a barrel roll out of the way. The massive air transports aren't as agile and one is shot and looses control as it peels off to crash somewhere. As we pass over the scarab, the gun turns and it's shots take out Johnson and the Chief's pelican. I grab at the vehicle with all four of my clawed hands, and do my best to bring it to a soft landing, but it's too heavy for me, and I'm forced to let go. "Riveta! Go take out that scarab and then look for survivors from the other pelican!" Sargent Johnson orders right before they crash. I don't hesitate and turn to go deal with the scarab. Not even flame dragons have enough firepower to make taking on scarabs easy, and I'm not even lucky enough to be blessed with fire. Instead, I got water. Not entirely useless, but completely ineffective against a vehicle such as the scarab. I'll have to rely on my agility and strength. The scarab comes into view, and it immediately turns to fire on me. I dive and roll to avoid the laser, and it's AA gun. I brace myself as I slam into the side with all my might. I grab on tight to the edge of the scarab and use my momentum to quickly take off again in the same direction I was flying. Combining my strength and momentum, I'm able to pull the scarab off it's feet, completely ruin it's balance, and flip it entirely. I rip open the rear end to expose the core. I tear at it with my razor sharp claws and alarms start blaring. I take off and get a good distance away as the scarab starts shaking, and then explodes, sending fire and shards of metal in all directions. Without missing a beat, I turn and fly in the direction of the first crashed pelican to pick up survivors.