HALO: 7th ODST Battalion
New Mobasa, The First Battle of Earth
Private Hernandez 7th ODST Battalion
“Hernandez get your head down!” shout Sergeant Folan. In the blink of an eye Corporal Hernandez dove for the cover to his right just as the plasma grenade was about to stick his ODST helmet. Reloading his battle rifle he heard the explosion of the grenade and felt light ruble debris hit his body. As soon as they stopped he stood up to fire but became face to face with a brute chieftain armed with a gravity hammer. He began to fire as he jogged backwards, the chieftain let out a roar and charged with his gravity hammer. Hernandez had emptied an entire clip into the chieftain but it had no effect. Just then the chieftain lunged at him and, out of options, Hernandez threw his rifle at the brute and the barrel hit his eye. Stunned the brute let out a roar and turned his back to the ODST. Just then he saw his chance and jumped onto the brutes back and grabbed the spike grenade off the chieftain’s belt. He quickly armed it and pulled the chieftains head back before he shoved the grenade into the chieftains roaring mouth. He kicked off the chieftains back just in time to see his head explode with spikes bursting out of his skull. As the rest of the squad finished off the remaining grunts with relative ease Hernandez brushed the blood of brutes off his uniform. Seeing as all hostiles were neutralized and there was no immediate danger the squad came over to him.
“***, that was off the hook!” Private Mekena said with amassment.
“Yo man I got to give u props for that kill.” said Corporal Rivas as he slapped his hand.
“Soldiers! Form up on me on the double” shouted the Sergeant. Hernandez knew that the Sergeant liked him but he also knew that he hated it when he showed off too much. The Sergeant was a big fan of team work and felt the only way to get the job done was for the entire team to do it together and he hated it when Hernandez proved him wrong.
“Alright guys we just got new orders straight from the captain. We’ve been assigned to go with Spartan 117 to help him take out the Prophet of Truth. The pelican is on its way to fly us in to join him.”
As soon as Hernandez heard the word Spartan he began to bite his lip. He hated those *** freaks, sure they had proved themselves in battle time and time again but they were just so unnatural, so inhuman, and he heard about that inhuman power they had, it killed some of his fellow ODSTs on the Pillar of Autumn. He was glad the rest of his squad couldn’t see his face, he was probably turning red from anger, but he guessed they already knew because he kept seeing Rivas glancing at him.
“Hey man, are you alright?” Rivas said.
“Yeah I’m fine.” He said trying to avoid anymore conversation.
“Are you sure because you’re squeezing your fists like your gonna punch right through a concrete wall?”
He looked down at his hands; he hadn’t even realized they had been in fists the entire time. He opened them and looked up to find his whole squad staring at him.
“What the hell are you all looking at?” He shouted, angered that they had been looking at him all that time.
“What the f*** did u just say to me boy!” Shouted the Sergeant. Hernandez looked up and saluted him, embarrassed that he just yelled at his CO without permission to speak freely.
“I’m sorry sir, no disrespect intended, I-I-I didn’t mean it sir, I’m sorry.” He looked down in shame, he had never done that. But to his amassment the sergeant came up and put his hand on his shoulder.
“Were all mad about what happened that day but humanity needs these kinds of soldier’s son,” Hernandez was shocked, he never heard the sergeant talk to anyone in such a forgiving tone and this was a strange time to use it. “This isn’t going to be a problem is it Hernandez because if it is we’ll leave u hear and you’ll miss your only chance to kick some prophets ass!” That was the sergeant that Hernandez knew. Just then the pelican flew down and they jumped in. As Hernandez sat in the seat he checked his battle rifle, but then he heard yelling in the cockpit and went with the sergeant to check it out.
Holy s*** what the hell are they doing.” said the first pilot.
I don’t know but In Amber Clad is going with it.” Said the second pilot
“Then let’s get our asses over there, punch it.” Said the sergeant. This was crazy, the covenant carrier was making a jump and we were going with it.
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this.” He said.
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