Paint it Black Pr1

The hunt and the job

Washington's pov...

The ride was quiet, I knew I wouldn't be easy to find him, so I needed to look in the last known location, the mother of intervention...

"So to reach?" I heard Epsilon say, "Yes, Ep to reach, " I said, I nearly heard him studder "wh-wh dude nonono you are not calling me, ep!" He shrieked. It made me chuckle at his comment. I made a mental note to call him that when he would get on my nerves.

"Hey, I need a nickname for you here," I said amused, "well how about church?" He suggested it wasn't a bad choice "well it's better than what I had in mind, " I say. "Do I wanna know?" He asked, I shook my head no, and he sighed do A.I. sigh?

When we landed on the recovering planet there weren't any signs of recololzoion as of yet, it was winter the land was covered in icy snow large gentle snowflakes fell slow and calm I would've made for a beautiful picture if it weren't for the memories I had of it, regardless we trekked to the broken frigate snow and ice covered the large ship its weight making the metal groan from the pressure.

"Careful wash, I'm detecting covenant inside," church warned, I stood on guard as the ODST turned on his night vision. With our guns raised, we treaded into the broken frigate. My motion tracker picked up twenty red dots, and I mentally cursed.

I carefully peered around the corner and saw that these covenant looked a little different darker and with a few wearing human armor it was best to leave them be for now, we crouched low to the ground our dark armor allowing us to sneak by without us being noticed. Making quick work of the now empty halls, it was eerie now torn apart with bits a snow coming in it looked as if it been abandoned for years but in reality only it's been almost a year.

We entered the directors office, and it was surprisingly functional "Epsilon what can you give me?" I asked, the small A.I. appeared and went through each file."Damn! *sigh* Sorry wash, there's almost nothing on locations, " he said. The rookie leaned against the wall, and one leg crossed over the other he gave me a look that said, he said almost. "Almost?" I said, the A.I. pulled up a couple of images, and none made sense, I made sure he downloaded everything on what the database could offer.

It was...frustrating that we left the frigate luckly with no run-ins with the covenant that was on the ship, we entered the pelican and took off.

Long weeks and nothing, at some point, I bit myself in the ass because the covenant from the MOI found us, and we took fire.

"Cover me!" I shouted, I ran at a black clad elite that had red highlights I pulled out emiles kukri and managed to sliced off his arm, with a roar of pain he pulled an energy sword one I never have seen before.

Most I've seen were blue in color, but this one was a burning red, pale white coursed around and danced in the sword. I saw myself in the same situation, I was on the ground with an elite that pinned me. I managed to pull my pistol out and shoot him in the side. This caused him to get off me, " banished retreat!" He roared, they retreated and ran, as I got up to my feet "until next time... demon, " he snarled.

I turned to my partner, who reloaded his battle rifle and placed it on his back, "banished, huh?" I muttered to myself, I'd have to ask cova about them while it was good news that we were alive obviously, but the bad news was that our pelican was damaged. It needed repairs. But in our utmost convince, it was close to Valhalla, aka the reds and blues, we walked for a while lucky us that it wasn't too far.

"Wash?" A familiar black armored woman said, "hey tex, " I greeted. Behind her was an aqua armored man and a second one but with an outdated mark v that was in a deep blue shade. "So given that you're here...is there a problem?" She asked, "Yeah.... the UNSC has me hunting down the director, " I said to her.

From her body posture alone told me she was shocked, "Did they send you here to question me?" She again asked, I shook my head no .No, but our pelican is damaged and needs repair," I said. She nodded and asked to be taken to it.

I ordered the rookie to stay where he was, and as he stood in place, I led her to the damaged aircraft "geez you guys banged it up....hey, where's the rest of your team" She asked, I told her about the civil war on chorus and what was happening well from what Jun told me. "Huh? I figured spartan teams stuck together, " she muttered, to herself possibly not realizing that she said it out loud. "Well, I can repair it, but I need my tools," she said again, "got it," I replied, I walked to the blue base to find the aqua armored sim trooper.

"Um...excuse me, but where can I find some tools around here?" I asked him, he looked at me for a moment before replying "dunno" he said. Of course, I shook my head and looked around. He jumped down from his spot and followed me. "Whoe whoe whoe you can't just go barging into our place that's rude!" He shouted, "Well, forgive me, but I'm on a time crunch. My pelican is damaged, and I need it repaired, "I explained to him. He stopped his complaining but still followed me.

Luckily, I did find them, possibly be the last place you'd find them. In which it was in a cave, I mean really a cave I'd expect tex would've kept them in a better spot but something told me these guys weren't the sharpest tool in the shed, anyways I brought them to her and helped her with repairs...

Elsewhere.....

Jun and the rest of the noble team landed on chorus. The first order of business was to devise a plan, "So how are we doing this?" North asked, Jun was silent thinking about what to do it wasn't the first time having to lead a rest of noble team, but it was not a favorite thing of his to do but...

He had a job, and he refused to lose a second family.

Heeeeelllllooooo it me! Yes, so I have a little plan. I'm not sure if it's something I'm gonna stick with, but I want your opinion, so what's gonna happen ? What I call the diamond route.

Basically what I'm thinking is I focus on one characters like wash and the others that'll be through the end of my makeshift vol 8 through 10, or Jun and noble team through vol 11 and (13? I think?) But they happen at the same time. Then, at the end, they connect, I'm not sure how I'd do this, though I dont have to if you dont want me to.

Anyways let me know. I'd love to hear what you guys have to say. :)