[Halo] New! San Angeles RPG

[Kairu]

Reynolds was pondering over what Yates had told him. Reynolds: "I see, thus the reason you wanted me to apprise you of the fleet's movements. ONI works behind the curtain to counter the UNSC, letting the Covenant do the dirty work. ONI comes in, eliminate the Covenant and then take the findings to win the war. A sound and logical plan." Reynolds continued his thinking until he hit a question he couldn't answer. Reynolds: "By what you're implying, this tech is something the UNSC neither knows nor would care to use. So what is it and how do we use it?"

[Naked Crook]

Jennifer: Copy that Jacob. Get that gate open! Anaconda began to slow down his Warthog as he came to the location that Nighthawk and Jacob had left their scout vehicles. Anaconda eventually stopped the Warthog completely. He turned to look at Jennifer. Anaconda: Well? Do we go forward? Jennifer: Ideally not. Jacob said to hold position here. Anaconda: Yeah, well...that is good advice for you... Anaconda jumped out of the driver's seat, as he walked around to the back of the Warthog and grabbed his hammer. Anaconda: But I am going to go in there and see what is going on for myself. I don't take orders or suggestion from anyone. Anaconda put his Hammer on his back, and wasted no time in taking off, heading towards The Trust facility. Tye and Cameron watched Anaconda take off. Tye and Cameron got out of their Warthog, and approached Jennifer. Tyber: Where the hell is he going? Jennifer shrugged. Jennifer: He is going in. Tyber: Why are we not? Jennifer: I got a message from Jacob...advising us to hold position here. Apparently...The Trust sealed the facility...but Jacob got inside. He is going to try and re-open the facility. Tyber: Ohhh...I see. Jennifer: With that said...I have no intention of waiting here forever., nor do I plan on just sitting here. We should split ourselves into groups, and formulate a plan of attack Tyber: Agreed. Meanwhile: Yates: Well...ONI is good at working behind the scenes...but...I wouldn't exactly say that we are with ONI... Yates paused. Yates: While we may look like ONI, act like ONI, and use ONI's resources and tactics...we are a totally seperate body all together. You see Reynolds...I, among several others, represent an organization known as The Trust. We have one job, and one job only; to ensure the survival of Humanity...at any cost. We are the Cabal of the UNSC. The things we do, and the missions we carry out pertain to the survival of mankind. Yates paused. Yates: With that said...we alone are the ones who are qualified to deal with the technology that was found on San Angeles. The Trust is the only body that is capable of handling what was found. And what we found...well...let's just say that IT told exactly what we needed to hear to convince us that what we are doing is the right course of action. Yates grinned. Yates: Yes...you heard correctly...IT TOLD US...

[Kairu]

Reynolds was confused. Not by the reveal of being not-ONI, although it shocked him too, but by what Yates was emphasizing. Reynolds: "So what is it? An AI that is used in a ship? A mechanized person?"

[Naked Crook]

Yates: We are not sure. We are unsure what it is...exactly. We know very little about what it is. By our standards, it is an AI. However...when we refereed to it as such, it responded with disdain...as if we had insulted it or implied that it was limited or inferior in some way. Yates paused. Yates: However...it seems to refer to itself as "Vanguard", and that it classifies itself as "ancient". Beyond that...we are very unsure of what it is, or what it looks like. We have never actually..."seen" it in person, and the only person it seems to be interested in conversing with is the head of The Trust. I know this sounds very sketchy...but when something tells you, that in exchange for "helping" it escape, it will give us whatever we need to fight our war with The Covenant...it is not something you ignore. Yates paused. Yates: Hopefully...you can understand the scope of what we are dealing with. Yates paused again. Yates: We have been working to get "Vanguard" off this planet for some time...but we have hit a snag. There have been problems with the operation. There was no way to actually get to Vanguard without moving an entire city. This is why we needed The Covenant here. We needed The Covenant to dig for us.

[Kairu]

Reynolds: "I see, so where do I come in?"

[Hells Sniper]

Jacob had managed to get to the other side of the room when he saw even more ODSTs rush into the main room. They took up high and low positions and began to move through the room. Jacob watched them all move, he knew at any given second he could be caught and decided to make a break for it. Wasting no time, Jacob dashed towards the main hallway and seconds afterwards came under fire by the Trust ODSTs. Jacob kept running, tossing back two grenades from his belt into the storage containers. He was hoping they were explosive. To his luck, they were. The grenades set off a chain reaction inside the room and began to explode each and every case of ammunition in the room. Jacob guessed it must had been a storage room, and the large door, presumably for pelicans and warthogs, even strengthened that fact. Jacob kept running and eventually was down the main hallway, with zero resistance coming his way. Jacob looked around, he had two ways to go. Jacob could hear ODSTs running down the left side, so he decided to go right. Jacob kept running, he knew the base was on high alert by now, he had just destroyed an entire room of Trust ODSTs. Jacob: My recon missions always like to start explosively for some reason... Jacob laughed and kept running, eventually finding himself near a few rooms. Jacob kept walking and then could see inside one of the rooms, computer screens and terminals were everywhere. Jacob smiled, this had to be it. Slowly, he looked into the doorway to see two Trust officers looking at the screens and talking. Officer: What do you mean he got away? Officer: If he's not down the main hallway, then where the hell is? Search for him! Jacob grinned and took out his socom, he walked into the room and simply fired at the first officers head, killing him immediately. He turned to the second and pressed the barrel of the Socom to the second officer. The officer sat there. Jacob: Open the main door. Officer: Or what, you'll kill me? Jacob moved the Socom down and shot the officer in the foot. Jacob: You'll wish you were dead. The officer cringed and looked at Jacob, who still had the gun pointed at his face. Jacob: Open it. I know fifteen different ways to torture a man...using one bullet. The officer didn't move. Jacob shrugged and shot the officer in the knee. The officer fell back into his seat, yet continued not to move. Jacob grabbed his knife with his free hand and smiled. In a fast motion, he stabbed the officer in the shoulder and dug it so deep that the knife became embedded in the chair behind him. The officer yelled in pain. Officer: Will you let me go if I do? Jacob nodded. The officer cringed and ultimately obliged, using one hand the officer entered a few codes and then opened the main doors. Jacob smiled and tipped his head, he began to back away. Officer: You didn't have the guts on Mars...and 15 later, you still don't. Jacob stopped. Jacob: What? The officer laughed. Officer: You didn't think we'd just forget, did you? You destroyed so much of what we gained. We needed you. We wanted you. We haven't stopped... Jacob. Jacob's head turned sideways. Jacob: Haven't stopped what? The officer smirked. Officer: Watching you. Jacob approached the officer and pushed the gun into his chest. Jacob: Who has? Officer: I think you already know...and he has all the information he could ever need to get you working for him. Jacob took a deep breath and hung, he closed his eyes and then fired his Socom, killing the Officer. Jacob stood upwards and contacted Frost as he shot the terminals. Jacob: Captain, doors are open. Area's hot. You'll see what I mean when you get inside. Meanwhile: Dangerus could hear the explosions inside, when he sniffed the air again, he could smell another brute, he recognized the scent. Dangerus: There is another brute here...Anaconda. Meanwhile: The two warthogs the Suicide Squad were in rolled up next to Captain Frost and Commander Vernette. They waited for orders.

[Naked Crook]

Yates: Well, before, I told you that we need you to keep tabs on Harrison. He refuses to cooperate with us, and he seems to THINK that we are traitors. Those are the grounds he stands on to justify his insubordination. Yates paused. Yates: We need you to help us by keeping tabs on Harrison. We need to know what he knows, what he is planing, and what he has at his disposal. The more we know about him...the more we can help The Covenant move along a path that results in The Trust winning this battle for ALL of Humanity. Yates folded his arms. Yates: Do whatever you have to do. Anything you can do to help The Covenant...the better. If you intentionally botch missions and allow The Covenant to win strategic battles...it will serve our purpose. You have to understand Reynolds...that by sacrificing a few million people here, on San Angeles, will result in saving billions of lives! There is no debate here...billions are more important than millions. Meanwhile: Nighthawk kept his eyes on the main door to the facility. Nighthawk kept his distance, higher up on a hill, laying on his stomach, watching the facility. He saw that it was sealed shut. Nighthawk was itching to engage The Trust in this facility...but he knew that if he was spotted, The Trust would deploy its entire arsenal to stop him...and Nighthawk was not prepared for that level of hostility at this time. Nighthawk continued to wait for a few moments. His attention was caught when he felt something brush against him. Nighthawk looked to his left, and saw a large visual distortion next to him. He knew instinctively that it was Anaconda. He was not surprised when Anaconda disengaged his active camo. Nighthawk: Hey Big Guy. Good to see you. Anaconda: What are you doing up here? Nighthawk: Keeping tabs on this facility. Jacob ran inside. The doors sealed after that. I didn't even have a chance to get inside. Anaconda: Is there another way in? Nighthawk: I am thinking there is...but I am not too sure. I was waiting for backup to check. Anaconda: Want to circle around and take a look? Nighthawk: Well... Anaconda grunted, and interrupted Nighthawk. Anaconda: Wait...hold on... Nighthawk waited. Anaconda: I have the scent of an Elite and a Brute nearby.... Anaconda took a few sniffs. Anaconda: Dangerus and Xyrho...they are both here. Nighthawk: Where? Anaconda: Not sure...however the scent is coming up-wind. They are below us...possibly closer to the base than we are. Nighthawk sighed. Nighthawk: That means if Dangerus is here...then he knows we are here. Scent travels down wind...and he knew we were here before we knew he was. I advise caution. Anaconda: That is one thing we could do. Nighthawk: What do you mean...one thing? Anaconda: Well...I know both Dangerus and Xyrho quite well. They MAY be susceptible to a bit of...discussion on the current situation at hand..

[Hells Sniper]

Jacob stood in the room for a moments. He stared at the two officers in front of him and couldn't help but think about what the one said. Jacob: No...not again. Jacob shook his head and turned around, he left the room and headed for the center of the facility.

[Naked Crook]

Before Nighthawk could respond, he saw the main door to the facility open. Nighthawk: Well...seems like Jacob got the door open. Nighthawk paused. Nighthawk: Well Big Guy...if you want to track down Dangerus and this Xyrho guy and see if you can get any information out of them, to see exactly what they know...you are free to do that. Just try and keep it out of sight of the UNSC. Anaconda: Fair enough. Nighthawk: I will stick with the UNSC on this one. I am going to sweep this facility, take out every Trust SOB inside, and then data mine their network. We can go over everything later. Anaconda: Alright...good luck. Nighthawk: You too. Anaconda engaged his active camo, as he stood up, and took off. Meanwhile: Jennifer had heard the response from Jacob. When she did, she gave everyone the order to move in. Jennifer: Alright everyone. Let's move forward. Tye, Cameron...you two are with me. Everyone else...divide up into groups, sweep that installation, and leave nothing alive. If you find anything out of the ordinary...you are to inform me immediately. Tye and Cameron nodded, as Cameron took point, and the trio headed towards ONI Installation Desert.

[Erex]

Sergei looks at Ace and Deuce. Sergei: You two with as usual. Ace: Im offended after everyrhing we've been through. Sergei: Make no mistake you are too laidback at times. Deuce starts to snicker under his visor. The last time Ace was told he was too laidback Angel pranked him into thinking she was in to him and kicked him out of quarters with just his boxers in a room filled with UNSC drill instructors. Ace: Deuce I know what your thinking now stop. We got a mission. Sergei: We will move in and search. Deuce, I want you to take rear guard. Ill take point. Sergei and Havoc began to move towards the facility.