User:Kervin555/James Arnold

PFC. James Arnold was an ODST that served during the Battle of Earth.

Background
James Arnold was born on Luna in the year 2525. After moving to the outer colonies as a child, he witnessed the Covenant forces glass planets. His parents died in 2531. Enraged and motivated, on his 18th birthday he enlisted into the UNSC Marine Corps. Later volunteering for a position in the ODST 105th. He was later assigned to Fire Team Charlie. That squad was later deployed to Cairo Station and once, the Covenant Fleet arrived, Earth.

Battle of Earth
Arnold was assigned to Cairo Station after news hit of SPARTAN John-117's arrival. Despite their defense perimiter, two Orbital Stations were destroyed. Cairo was almost blown to bits until SPARTAN-117 disabled the bomb and destroyed a Covenant ship with it. On the third day of the Covenant invasion, Fire Team Charlie was deployed to safeguard a certain "ONI Alpha Site." Their Pelican crashed when hit by AA fire and Elites had their way with Charlies 1,2, and 3. Arnold, Charlie 4, was saved when Cpl. Gordon Dunn, Charlie 5, eliminated the Elites with a barrage of frag grenades. Arnold was wounded but able to fight. Together, they held the line on the Alpha Site.

Unfortunately, Dunn was stabbed in the chest by an Elite Ultra. Arnold, angered, lost all sense after losing his whole squad charged the Elite and fired fully into its face. Grabbing its Energy Sword, he eliminated an entire squad of Elites until a plasma grenade exploded close to him. He was wounded, thrown to a wall by the blast and subsequently landed next to Dunn's body. The only remaining Elite grabbed Arnold and threatened him. Arnold quickly and precisely stabbed him in the neck. Wounded, the Elite was vulnerable. Arnold primed a plasma grenade and shoved it down its throat.

Aftermath
All traces of PFC. Arnold disappered after that save his helmet. His helmet was found next to Dunn's body by Cpl. Taylor Miles and PFC. Michael Crespo. Classified MIA, though presumed KIA. His helmet held a recording of the entire battle. The last bit of the recording showed a slipstream rupture and a Covenant carrier entering it followed by a huge flash of light.