"Actually, we should just send a few elites up to the beacon to scout it out. They can use their active camouflage and search the area. The rest of us will look for another beacon. That sounds safer. We will need every man we can get when we get the index and find the silent cartographer. We cannot just carelessly throw our men away for nothing!"
"Please," Drekken snarled. "I follow my own lead not some filthy humans I've sat around long enough listening to you all talk your all a bunch of fools." He said leaning against a tree. He looked back thinking he saw something then squinted and saw a hunter running his way. He looked some more and saw that Darrek was with him. "What, no......the flood," he said softly to himself. He began to disappear into the environment. "Quickly hide yourselves we must ambush the oncoming flood."
Raevynn stood and swung her S2 Am sniper rifle over her shoulder. The hunter was fast, but was barely out running the flood. She peered through the rifles scope and with a quick judgment fired the weapon at the closest infectious form. It popped and six more went with it, putting a few extra meters between the hunter and the flood.
*The Hunter turned and fired, blowing the Flood back. The other Grunts, Elites, and one more Hunter with him also fired. When the force that followed them was depleted, they set down Darrek. He groaned a couple of times. He heard chatting, many being Covenant and that of Raevynn. His eyes flickered, and then opened. It was fuzzy at first. Covenant has surrounded him, and they grinned with delight* Welcome back, Commander..*Darrek moved his arms. They felt ok. He moved his legs and winced* Crap..I think I broke them..*He couldn't see Rae, Striker, or Jackson anywhere. He looked around at the Covenant who surrounded him and grinned* Well..help me up if you want a Commander back...
Originally posted by Spawn_Master
*The Hunter turned and fired, blowing the Flood back. The other Grunts, Elites, and one more Hunter with him also fired. When the force that followed them was depleted, they set down Darrek. He groaned a couple of times. He heard chatting, many being Covenant and that of Raevynn. His eyes flickered, and then opened. It was fuzzy at first. Covenant has surrounded him, and they grinned with delight* Welcome back, Commander..*Darrek moved his arms. They felt ok. He moved his legs and winced* Crap..I think I broke them..*He couldn't see Rae, Striker, or Jackson anywhere. He looked around at the Covenant who surrounded him and grinned* Well..help me up if you want a Commander back...
[Mind if I continue?]
The hunter used the end of his shield so the elite could hoist himself up. The hunter let out a grunt of relief; they had barely made it. The other hunter, apparently a mate of the first, moved in to give the elite some support, and the entire covenant militia stood waiting for orders. There were no elites present, as those who did come remained to battle the flood. So Darrek was now incharge, and the group was ready to follow.
*Darrek stood on his broken leg. The pain was like a thousand needles, but he shrugged it off. He had felt worse before.* Now..LET'S WIPE THESE BASTARDS OFF THIS REGION, AND CONTINUE ONWARD TO THE LIBRARY! *The whole Covenant armada cheered and charged at the Flood. Darrek grabbed his Brute Rifle and fired madly*
((alrighty then))
Striker said, "Alright! Anyone not fighting the flood at the moment follow me! Those of you fighting the flood be careful! There aren't that many of them so when you are finished follow us! We need to damage another beacon before the prophets get the index! Let's move quickly!" He started to run off in the opposite direction of the flood, very discouraged that he couldn't fight them because there were more important matters to attend to.
Originally posted by Spawn_Master
*Darrek stood on his broken leg. The pain was like a thousand needles, but he shrugged it off. He had felt worse before.* Now..LET'S WIPE THESE BASTARDS OFF THIS REGION, AND CONTINUE ONWARD TO THE LIBRARY! *The whole Covenant armada cheered and charged at the Flood. Darrek grabbed his Brute Rifle and fired madly*
Both Hunters remained behind for both protection and as heavy support. They both fired unto the front area of the swarm destroying the the quick moving floodlings. Once combat was assured, they tilted there guns higher to fire at the rear flank. Once both teams where deep in close combat, the hunters ceased to fire, and remained at the side of the elite. They couldn't afford to lose another hunter.
Any infectious form that jumped out of the horde to attack the towering hunters and company was immediatly squashed before getting within harming distance. Both Hunters grunted in satisfastion; the flood was diminshing, and the covenant militia was regrouping.
Striker continued running with a small group of grunts, elites, and a hunter to boot. After a short while of running, he came upon the signal beacon. "Don't activate it or else the prophets will know our exact location! Just try to find a part to damage and we'll damage it and wait for the monitor! Spread out and search in groups of three." Striker took two grunts with fuel rod cannons with him and walked up the ramp to the top of the structure.
Originally posted by FG725*Darrek fired, but soon kneeled down on his good leg. He couldn't take the pain anymore. He still fired, slowly backing off and signalling the Covenant to follow. Then, it all went silent. The Flood were all dead. Dark blood was splattered everywhere, and none of the Covenant had been damaged. They roared in delight, and ran off, following the humans. Darrek tried to get up, but soon kneeled back down. Two Elites ran to him and put his arms around their shoulders as support. He nodded at them as they started off, following the rest of the group.*
Drekken ran to Darrek's side and began firing his two plasma rifles. "Good to have you back Commander the humans will surely follow us now but first we must kill off these flood!" he yelled.