User:Rollersox/Halo: Divine Retribution

Prologue
0555 hours, June 7, 2572 (Military Calendar)\Herschel system The two quiet Sangheili stole across the clearing, followed closely by two SPARTAN-IIIs and a single STEALTH commando. The STEALTH held a slung ACG-11 in his hands, and the two Sangheili held crimson Jiralhanae-modified plasma rifles. The two SPARTAN-IIIs, both from Delta Company, held MA7s rifles.

"Stay quiet," the STEALTH commando, codename "CASTLE," whispered.

Castle edged forward, his shortened ACG-11 sliding against the wall. It made a slight scratching sound, which quickly stopped when Castle let loose a burst of concentrated energy. Suddenly, the ground shook and immediately gunfire erupted. That would be the loud-and-rowdy 105th ODST Platoon. They hit the ground in their special thick-coating drop-pods and exploded with amazing force.

"Suppressing fire," Castle ordered calmly. Immediately the Sangheili and Spartans opened fire, spraying the large fifty-four-by-sixty-one-yard courtyard with fire. Superheated gases burned through the stone-and-brick walls, vaporizing the walls instantly. The Spartans' projectile weapons let loose flurries of bullets, catching sprinting "Jockies." The Jockies were part of a break-away Covenant Loyalist group consisting of Unggoy, some Huragok--who were mindless about anything except fixing--a lot of Lekgolo, many Sangheili, more San'Shyuum, and dozens of Jiralhanae.

The group's real name was actually "Divine Retribution," but Jockies was their "official" nickname.

Castle took advantage of the chaos and ran up a wall, his CHEROKEE combat suit's boot pads sticking to the surface. As he ran up, he fired his ACG-11 carbine, and the fully-suppressed 6.3mm armor-piercing tracer rounds spat out at full automatic.

The DR base was now in full alert, and Jockies were hurrying around everywhere, old 2552-era Carbines, plasma rifles, plasma pistols, Spikers, Brute Shots, and other Covenant and even UNSC weapons at the ready. Quick bursts took them down. As the eight ODSTs, four STEALTH commandos, eight SPARTAN-IIIs, and eight Sangheili entered the base, they cleared the entrances and exits first.

Castle's eyes narrowed to slits, and he looked backward.

He quickly, without word, pushed his small team to the ground, just as six heavy modified Brute Shot grenade launchers fired. The projectiles arced over their bodies and hit the wall on the far side of the room. Castle turned around, and using one hand, fired his ACG-11 rifle. 6.3mm AP slugs punched through unshielded armor easily, knocking down any unshielded enemies. He swiftly tossed a smoke-and-fragmentation grenade and pushed his team away before the heavy fog-like smoke could go away.

The Jiralhanae charged through the smoke, but nobody was there. They were safe now. Chimera Team was safe.