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Chapter 2: Halo
The life pod flew down to the ring world. "We're coming in too fast!" Numbuh 65 yelled,
The brakes have fallen off the life pod. "NO!!! We blew them off too soon!" the driver exclaimed, "Brace yourselves! We're gonna crash!!!"
When the smoke cleared, Numbuh 65 laid down. He got up. "Guys! Guys!" he yelled, "Where are you?!"
Numbuh 4 was the first operative to recover. "I'm here, Numbuh 65!" he said, "That was terrible! I'm never going in that cruddy ride again!"
"We're all here." Numbuh 1 replied as he recovered, "Is anyone else all right?"
"I am." Numbuh 2 responded, "But, the others aren't."
The other K.N.D. Marines have fallen. "Our comrades have sacrificed their lives for ours." Numbuh 1 said, "Let them rest in peace." And the boys crossed their hearts in a moment of silence.
Then, Numbuh 65 sniffed. "I smell Covenant enemies approaching." he said, "We better leave here. If we're lucky, those aliens think that we died in a crash." Then, the boys crossed a bridge.
A Covenant dropship approaches. It had long outstreched arms wired by light, and a small turret at the bottom. The boys managed to escape in time. Then, they eliminated Covenant agents along a hill. Numbuh 2 said, "I've got a signal, commander! It's a life pod beacon. I'll bet there are survivors there!"
Numbuh 2 was right. The team saw a structure, and they saw enemy Covenant agents attacking. They would bring pain to them. Afterward, the K.N.D. Marines were happy to see them. "Wow, you made it!" one Marine said, "I thought we were the last guys who made it out of the moonbase!"
A young black operative named Sergeant Numbuh 138 said, "It's a mess, Sir. We're scattered all over this valley. We called for evac, but until you showed up, I thought we were cooked."
"Don't worry, Sergeant." Numbuh 65 said, "We'll wait here until the evac arrives."
Then, the K.N.D. battled wave after wave after wave of Covenant dropships. The young heroes managed to pick off the enemy, and still made the survivors alive in one piece. After 5 minutes, someone said, "This is P.E.L.I.C.A.N. (Powerful Eagle Laser Igniting Commander Aviation Nightflyer) Echo 419. Anybody readin' me? Repeat. Any U.N.S.K.N.D. personnel respond."
A flying vehicle approached the area. "Roger, Echo 419. This is Fire Team Charlie." Sgt. Numbuh 138 replied, "We read you 5-by-5. That you, Numbuh 91?"
Numbuh 91 replied, "Roger, Fire Team Charlie. Good to hear from you!"
"We're ready to go!" Sgt. Numbuh 138 said, "Get us out of here, and somewhere safe!"
The Sector V K.N.D. noticed another set of life pods flying around the area. "Numbuh 91, I have a question." Numbuh 65 asked, "Do you have a W.A.R.T.H.O.G. (Wild ATV Roars Towards Highly Offroad Ground)?"
"Yes, I do." Numbuh 91 answered,
The P.E.L.I.C.A.N. dropped the W.A.R.T.H.O.G. near the Sector V male squad. They hopped in. Numbuh 65 hit the driver's seat. Numbuhs 1 & 2 are the passengers. Numbuh 4 works the M41 LAAG machine gun at the rear.
The team drove to a cave. The cave looked like a subway tunnel in Toronto. Then, they found an open coliseum-like auditorium at the end of the tunnel. "Oh my God!" Numbuh 65 exclaimed. Covenant enemies were attacking them.
They took a few minutes to run them over, and shoot them down. Then, Numbuh 65 drove over to a cliff. He got out, and looked down. "Hmm..." he thought, "I better find something to get across this thing." Then, he told the team. "Wait here."
Numbuh 65 looked around. There were no Covenant enemies around. He walked up a ramp. He moved forward until...
He saw an Elite. It slashed his shield away! Numbuh 65 tossed a plasma grenade. It stuck to the Elite. It growled, and began to chase the legendary agent.
The remaining boys argued about who's driving out of the colosseum until... BOOM!!! The Elite flew like a kite in the sky. "Wow." Numbuh 4 said, "I never knew that Elites could fly that far!"
"That was a shooting Covenant star!" Numbuh 2 elegantly joked,
"That kid knows a thing or two about the Covenant armada." Numbuh 1 said,
"But, still." Numbuh 4 said "Yeah." Numbuh 2 replied, and the boys resumed arguing and fighting over the driver's seat.
Numbuh 65 activated a switch. A bridge with glowing flourescence lit up. When he returned, Numbuh 4 was in the driver's seat. Numbuh 65 chuckled nervously, then he hopped on the M41 LAAG gunner bay. He yelled, "Numbuh 4, drive!"
The team drove out of the area, into another tunnel, and outside.
The K.N.D. boys drove to a ravine. They found another life pod, and a group of survivors on the hill. They had their plate full of Covenant to eat. The K.N.D. Sector V and surviving Marines battled wave after wave after wave of Covenant agents. After 10 minutes, Numbuh 65 radioed, "Numbuh 91, I found a group of survivors. They're ready for immediate dust-off."
"Roger that, Numbuh 65." Numbuh 91 replied, "I found 2 extra life pods in your area. One is near a lake, another is near a cliff. It's hard to see from my altitude, but I know they are there."
"Acknowledged, Numbuh 91." Numbuh 1 said, "We're on our way." The Sector V squad boarded their W.A.R.T.H.O.G., and drove off.
They roared across the lake. Numbuh 2 took out an enemy Banshee (a Covenant aircraft that looks like the alien from "Alien") with the machine gun. They found a structure at the end of the lake. Other Marines are battling the Covenant. The Sector V team decided to help out on this occasion. After 15 minutes, Numbuh 91 said, "Echo 419 to Sector V, Numbuh 91 is on station and is ready for pick-up."
"Copy that, Numbuh 91." Numbuh 2 said, "We're ready for dust-off. We're gonna find the final life pod. Good luck."
At the edge of a cliff wall, there is another structure. The W.A.R.T.H.O.G. roared across the building, running Covenant bodies over and shooting them down. Once they reached the life pod, they were shocked.
"There's nobody there!" Numbuh 4 exclaimed,
"That pod has been evacuated." Numbuh 1 elaborated, "There are lots of supplies... but no allies."
"That's OK, Numbuh 1." Numbuh 65 said, "I see an interior of a structure. Maybe the Marines are hiding in there."
The team rushed inside. They took out duos of Grunts and Jackals before finding the Marine group. "I called for an evac." Numbuh 65 said to their leader.
"Roger that." he replied, "Marines! Assemble for evac, pronto!"
The surviving group moved outside. They took out the last few Covenant agents. "That did it." Numbuh 65 said,
"I copy, Numbuh 65." Numbuh 91 said, "I'm on my way."
The P.E.L.I.C.A.N. flew across the area, and slowly descended near the ground. The Sector V and the surviving Marine teams jumped in. The Sector V team cheered. "Yeah!" Numbuh 4 cheered, "We collected all the survivors!"
Numbuh 1 felt worried. "What's wrong, Numbuh 1?" Numbuh 65 asked,
"I'm worried." Numbuh 1 answered, "Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 5 probably didn't make it out of the moonbase."
"Don't worry, Numbuh 1." Numbuh 65 comforted, "I'm sure they're safe somewhere here." Then, his cell phone rang. "Excuse me. I have to take a phone call."
Numbuh 65 answered it. He was in shock like electricity. After the phone conversation, he said, "I have bad news. Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 5 are taken captive by the Covenant!"
"WHAT?!!" the entire Sector V team yelled,
"They're held in a warship codenamed 'Truth And Reconciliation'!" Numbuh 65 continued, "It's in a desert plateau, not far from here. We'll have to rescue them tonight! I'll call for extra Marines for this mission."
"I just hope they're safe." Numbuh 2 said,
"I know, Numbuh 2." Numbuh 65 said, "I know."