User:Spartan-G117/Halo: Darker Paths

Article by Spartan-G117

Characters

 * Headhunter Squad Archer

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Marcus-G228


 * Headhunter Squad Kestrel

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Ray-G202


 * Headhunter Squad Vulture
 * Headhunter Squad Eagle
 * Headhunter Squad Frost
 * Headhunter Squad Morningstar

Sam-G019
I stood at attention next to Marcus, Ray, and Ron as Senior Chief Mendez strolled around in front of us, acting casual. But the we knew this was a ruse to make us let our guards down. Mendez saw that we were not fooled by the ruse and began to read the disciplinary report.

"Says here you four tried to kill each other." Mendez dropped the report on the desk, "AGAIN!"

Ray tried to lie his way out, "Marcus started it! He walked up and just punched me in the face!"

Mendez wasn't gonna take that. "Bull, I have it on camera." He started a video that clearly showed Ray slamming his lunch tray into Marcus's face, proceeding to the aformentioned brawl.

"Now I have three options. One, I can confine you punks to quarters for a few weeks. Two, I can let you off the hook, which isn't gonna happen. Or three," Mendez paused, as if he wished he didn't have to give us the third option, "You can split into two teams of two men, called headhunters, and go on missions that would require levels of stealth that not even a four man squad could give."

The four of us looked at each other and said simultaniously, "Option three." We thought it would be a good idea at the time.

We were WRONG.

U.N.S.C. Frigate The Final Journey,in orbit over Covenant planet Ferilas Mission time 0030 hours January 5th 2553
I walked into the Drop Room to find every body prepping for the drop. As the door closed the others looked at me. I remained silent as I walked over to the holo table. I set my obsidian colored helmet down on the table and hit the activation button for the hologram. Holographic projection units sputtered to life to show the battle raging around the planet, with The Final Journey Highlighted in green.