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That night, the P.E.L.I.C.A.N. flew down to a desert plateau. "OK, team." Numbuh 65 said as he and the rest of the male Sector V squadron got off. "I'm going ahead. I sense some stationary guns around the area."
Chapter 3: The Truth And Reconciliation
He was right. The area is filled with enemies as well as the Shade stationary guns (the turret type). He armed himself with a S2 AM S.C.A.M.P.P. Sniper Rifle. He crept quietly and assassinated the Covenant enemies. After he finished, the boys moved in, and attacked another group of Covenant Grunts. Afterwards, the boys moved in.
Numbuh 65 got to work butchering the Covenant foes by Sniper shooting them. Then, the boys moved closer. Numbuh 65 sniper shot more enemies, but then some of the Covenant enemy spotted the Sector V team. They tried to take them down. The boys had other ideas. They shot them, and blew them up with the grenades they have. Just then, Numbuh 65 sniffed something like a dog. "Guys!" he yelled, "Covenant dropships are inbound!"
The Covenant dropships approached, and dropped off their allies. The boys managed to eliminate them. Then, they moved to another area. Then, the boys looked up in awe. It was shaped like a Rebel Transport. It was the Covenant battle cruiser codenamed 'The Truth And Reconciliation'! "Wow." Numbuh 2 said then looked at the beautiful amethyst beam, "I see a gravitu lift. Let's board it!"
Numbuh 2 ran to the gravity lift. But, something nearly shot him! It was Shade stationary gun! Just then, a K.N.D. Marine came to the rescue yelling, "Covering fire!"
The K.N.D. Marines attacked the Covenant group. The Sector V team decided to help out too. Then, Numbuh 65 sensed something. "Marines!" he cried, "We've got Covenant dropships coming in quick!"
He was right. The Covenant dropships approached, and dropped off their friends. The Sector V squad and the K.N.D. Marines eliminated the enemy. "Phew." Numbuh 4 said, "That's done. Let's get inside the cruddy ship!"
"Numbuh 4, wait!" Numbuh 2 cried,
But, it was too late. 2 Hunters dropped from the gravity lift, and fired their weapons: The Fuel Rod Gun! Numbuh 4 flew to a hill, and is knocked down.
The Marines yelled, "Firing!"
The K.N.D. Marines battled the Hunters in front of them. Numbuh 65 switched to his Assault Rifle and brutally attacked the Hunters from behind. The two giants fell to their doom. "Sector V to Echo 419, we've reached the gravity lift and are ready for reinforcements." Numbuh 65 radioed,
"Copy that, Numbuh 65." Numbuh 91 replied, "I'm on my way. 91 out."
Numbuh 4 recovered. "That was stupid!" he said, "Those cruddy aliens will pay!"
"You'll do some killing, Numbuh 4." Numbuh 1 said, "Just be patient."
"Echo 419 inbound." Numbuh 91 said, "Clear the landing zone!" Her P.E.L.I.C.A.N. flew in. It dropped off more Marines. Everyone moved to the gravity lift.
Just then, everyone started to fly like birds. One Marine was saying, "Whoa!" Another was screaming, "Yee-haa!" The Sector V squad began screaming. Numbuh 65 raised his fist to the stars, and flew like a dragon.
"Uhh.. Numbuh 65." Numbuh 4 said, "I have one teeny tiny question. WHERE THE CRUD IS OUR ARMOUR?!!"
"I don't know." Numbuh 65 answered, "Maybe this lift didn't accept our armour. The K.N.D. Marines still have theirs."
"Anyway, we're in." he continued, "Let's find Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 5."
"Gee, sir." one Marine said, "There's no Covenant here."
Just then, something attacked the K.N.D. Sector V squad! Numbuh 65 tossed a grenade. "Get down!" he yelled, and the explosion revealed and killed who the assailant was. It was an Elite.
A door opened. Covenant enemies saw them! "No Covenant!" Numbuh 4 cried out, "You had to open your cruddy mouth!"
Everyone pitched in and attacked the enemies. Each door opened, and Covenant foes attacked. The entire 2 squads attacked each group of enemies. Then, a big door opened. The squads moved in. But, they stopped. "We're stuck here. This door is locked." Numbuh 65 said, "I'll go through the other side and unlock it. Numbuh 1, come with me."
Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 65 both moved to an available door, and dashed down the hallway. They eliminated Covenant forces in the area. They found a hangar, but didn't jump down. The leading duo moved downstairs, and attacked a large Covenant squadron. They activated a switch. It opened a big blast door. The Marines and the remaining Sector V duo attacked the Covenant forces.
The boys moved to a shuttle bay, and then... all hell broke loose.
Enemy Grunts, Jackals and Elites attacked the Kids Next Door Marines with all their strength. Each side countered back with deadlier attacks. The Sector V squad helped out by eliminating the enemy with EVERYTHING they got! Just then, 2 Hunters dropped in for a surprise attack, killing some of the Marines. Numbuh 65 managed to get behind them, and pumped their weak bellies full of lead from his Assault Rifle.
As the Sector V and the K.N.D. Marine teams moved up each floor, they kept annhilating the Covenant forces. Finally after 20 minutes of Grunt-butchering, Elite-slaughtering and Jackal-assassinating, the teams reached the bridge. "I sense that Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 5 are close by." Numbuh 65 thought
The teams split and searched in the brigs. The Marines searched in one brig, but they were not so lucky. They found their dead comrades.
Numbuh 65 sensed some Covenant blood. It was 2 Jackals. He switch to his Sniper Rifle. He killed 2 birds with 1 stone. Then, the Sector V team found an open door. It was another brig. Numbuh 65 assassinated 3 Elites by the use of his Sniper Rifle, and the rest of the team killed the Grunts by use of their weapons. Then, they looked inside the plasma glass prisons. Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 5 were hanging by their arms in separate prisons! "Numbuh 2," Numbuh 65 ordered, "Open these cell doors."
"Yes, Commander!" Numbuh 2 replied, and he pressed several buttons. The light disintegrated from the doorways. Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 4 picked up Covenant Needlers (a weapon that fires needles and sticks onto the enemy, which then explode). They aimed it at the shackles tied to the girls' wrists. They fired them. The girls screamed and fell into the boys' arms.
Numbuh 5 began to awaken. "Hi." she said to Numbuh 1
"Hello, Numbuh 5." he replied,
"Thanks for saving me. Here's something I can give you." Numbuh 5 said, and kissed Numbuh 1 in the lips. He picked up her red hat, and she put it back on.
"Hi, Numbuh 4." Numbuh 3 said after she woke up.
"Hello, Numbuh 3." Numbuh 4 replied,
"Thanks, Numbuh 4." she said to him, "We couldn't hold off the enemy. I'm so sorry!"
"It's OK, Numbuh 3." Numbuh 4 comforted, "Here." He kissed her!
Everyone got out of their cell. Numbuh 5 said, "Thanks for leading the team to save Numbuh 3 and me. Here's something else. Numbuh 5 heard something from the Covenant freaks. It's about this ring world. They call it 'Halo'."
"Halo?" Everyone asked, but Numbuh 65. He was checking something on his database. "There it is!" he exclaimed, "Halo is this ring world that we are in. It has some kind of deep religious significance. It is said to be a weapon. One with vast unimaginable power."
"So, these guys are saying that 'Whoever controls Halo controls the universe'?" Numbuh 4 asked,
"Yeah." Numbuh 65 said, "I looked at the Covenant progress, and they have a search team looking for the control room." He paused for a minute. "Guys, I think we know what we must do."
Just then, the brig's door opened. Covenant Grunts, Jackals and Elites appeared ready! The girls armed themselves with Plasma Rifles. The boys armed themselves with Needlers. Numbuh 65 armed himself with his Assault Rifle. "Kids Next Door," he started,
"BATTLE STATIONS!" Numbuh 1 finished, and the K.N.D. Sector V team attacked the Covenant squadron.
The Sector V team reached the bridge. Numbuh 65 pulled out his Sniper Rifle, and assassinated 2 Elites. "We did it!" he exclaimed, then he radioed, "Sector V to Echo 419, we have our friends and need extraction on the double."
"Negative, Numbuh 65!" Numbuh 91 reported, "I've been engaged by Covenant air patrols, and I'm havin' a tough time shakin' 'em. You'll be better off findin' your own ride. Sorry."
"Damn it!" he exclaimed, then he said, "Acknowledged, Numbuh 91. 65 out."
"Now what?" he asked,
"We're stuck here!" Numbuh 3 cried, "I want to leave here! It's scaring me!"
"Knock it off, Numbuh 3!" Numbuh 4 shouted, "We'll find a way out!"
Then, Numbuh 2 quickly exclaimed, "What about those Covenant dropships?!"
"Of course!" Numbuh 65 clamoured, "There's one still docked! Let's fly out of here then!"
Then, the Sector V team reached the shuttle bay. Numbuh 65 disabled the clamps. "OK, Numbuh 2." he yelled, "You fly this thing. Everyone else, get aboard and let's go!"
The Covenant dropship left the warship in quick seconds.