"Relax. It'll be fine." Master Chief reassured the AI. "Besides, I've got this." At this point, Sargeant Johnson walked up to the Chief.
"Mornin' Chief! This right here is 60+ tons of HE-spewing DEE-vine intervention! If God is love, then you can call me Cupid! I don't have any idea what in Sam Hill this 'Sandrock' thing is, but what the heck!" the Sarge gave Master Chief a reassuring pat on the back. "Our big green
"Thanks." With that, John 117 climbed into the cupola of the Scorpion tank.
5 minutes later, the tank rolled into the arena. Master Chief looked ahead to see a giant 16-meter tall robot that immediately pulled out a pair of sickles.
"Well, this just keeps getting better."
The Master Chief fired the Scorpion tank's main cannon. An armor-piercing shell streaked across the arena and impacted against Sandrock's kneecap, leaving a lot of nothing save for a scratch on the paint job. Quatre opened up a comlink.
"Give up now, you can't win in that thing. Not against a Gundam."
Master Chief growled. Opening the tank's cupola, he barely managed to bail out in time as the Sandrock's two shoulder mounted missiles hit the Scorpion. Racing towards the Gundam, Master Chief first grabbed on to a foot, then a leg as he climbed the mobile suit.
"In there, at his crotch." Cortana advised.
"His crotch?"
"That's where I tracked the comlink signal."
"Whatever." Master Chief clenched his fist. Steadying himself with one hand, he began pounding on the Sandrock's cockpit door.
Wham! Wham! Wham! Screeee-errrrrr- RIIIIIP!
By the time Quatre realized what was going on, it was too late. The reinforced steel cockpit door caved in. A green hand reached in, ripped the door clean off, grabbed him by the head, and tossed him out of his suit. Master Chief hopped into the Gundam as Quatre hit the ground 7 meters below with a dull thud, the wind knocked out of him. As he struggled to get up, he saw Master Chief leave the arena amid cheers. In his Gundam.
"Well, let's see the Covenant try to mess with this." Cortana remarked as a stunned Sgt. Johnson looked on.
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