CHAPTER ONE...THE CRASH

 405th Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Company (Recorded logs of Major Jack B Sebastian, CO)

Major Jack Sebastian looked out the Pelican's backside. He, along with eight other drop ships had been traveling for about twenty minutes. He turned his attention to the cockpit and asked the pilot,

"So, Where to Lieutenant?"

"Africa, Sir." The lieutenant replied. Sebastian raised his eyebrows.

"Africa? God, I've been stationed in Asia so long, I almost learned Chineese, but Africa?" He thought of all those freakin' covies sneaking their way to Earth. But why Africa? There were very few major cities there.

"Voi sir, not covenant... flood." The pilot said sounding dissapointed.

"Jesus. ONI didn't have the guts to send in a freakin' Army of us!"

 "Fine, but if I live they owe me big time!" He continued. He looked towards Squad 4/C. He pulled out his last cigarret and lit it. Nice to have a last smoke before you die is what his father always told him.

"This is Echo five, repeat Echo five, we have reached the L-" There was a loud "boom" that cut off the pilot. Apperently a SAM launcher controlled by a flood had hit their Pelican. Sebastain woke up and looked around. Two guys were dead plus both pilots, and one was wounded critically and probably wasn't going to make it. That meant he had about eight men left. He got up and grabbed his battle rifle.

"Report!" He shouted needing to hear an answer.

"Four gone, one almost to the light sir!" Sergeant Chang replied.

"They hit us real hard Jack." O'Brien added in.

"I can tell." Sebastian said. Just then a bundle of plasma and machine gun fire few in their direction.

"Holy-" He loaded his rifle, and fired back. He noticed a wounded ODST about 6 feet from their position plus some extra marines, one was a medic. The ODST had the insignia of a Lieutenant. He motioned his squad forward.

"Listen up, we got a wounded man up there. We need to pull him outta that mess and get him to safety, got it?" He should have added in try to stay alive in there, but he didn't have time when it came to saving your own guys. He even said "Leave no man behind." His team nodded.

 "Good, let's move!"