[Halo] New! San Angeles RPG

[Kairu]

While the conversation between Burke and Bovela was being broadcasted, most of the bridge crew of the Mind's Attrition was relieved that everyone was still fighting and surviving. While most were happy, Reynolds' attention was still on his holotable. It was almost done reconstructing the past events since contact loss and the on-going situation, now including the Covenant attack prior to Xyrho's and Dangerus' landing. On the flip side, isolated to only the holotable, Anderson found some of the suspicious reports about mysterious soldiers landing at UNSC Airfield Mayweather. Anderson: "Sir, currently, there has been no further evidence of the duo we've been tracking, however, other reports have been identified reporting about a team of Spartans and a team of Black ODSTs bearing the insignia of ONI. I don't recall ONI being a part of this effort." Reynolds' calm, serious face grew a face of a grim outlook. Reynolds: "Inform Admiral Harrison about these two and keep tabs on them. Where are they now?" Anderson pressed a few buttons and after several seconds had passed he found his answer. Anderson: "The last available report indicates that both teams were jointed and headed into the HQ, reasons unknown. Currently, the reconstruction is showing it too quiet down there. Additionally, several top operatives have failed to check in, including Spartan Cameron and Commander Vernette." Reynolds stared at the portion of the holomap showing the underground passages of the sub-basements. He then used his hands to magnify that section of the map. Reynolds: "What's down there?" Anderson brought up an internal directory of the last ping to a UNSC server and moved to a relatively empty portion of the holomap. Anderson: "Nothing of importance beyond the emergency evac tunnel. Several facilities including an infirmiry." Reynolds brought his hand to his chin, stroking it while deeply lost in thought. He continued thinking, beginning to pace around the table. Reynolds: "Analyze more of the information. Give me the time when that area went dark and when the logs resume on the other end of the tunnel." Anderson questioned what Reynolds was onto, but did as instructed. After several minutes, the holotable finished compiling the information and began a simulation. Anderson: "After the analysis, that area has been dark for a while now. It seems that communications have been lost since the suspicious characters have landed, approximately." Reynolds pondered some more. His mind racing of all of the intel and options. Reynolds: "Finish compiling these finds and send them to Harrison. In addition, transmit or finished reconstruction of the map and feeds to the fleet so they have eyes as well. Keep scanning the new info for anymore of the suspicious characters." The information was then transferred to thier respective targets. Anderson: "Messages away Sir."

[Orcaid123]

Meanwhile: Robert and Roger comes out of the vehicle section of the airfield. They've been out scouting for any covenant, or any kind of suspicious along the perimiters. Now, they were just patrolling along the airfield. Walking side by side.

[Archerboy106]

Zephyr motioned to an officer. Zephyr: We already have a few transport pelicans sending civies out of the hot zone. The officer nodded and ran off to the LZ of pelicans. We have a few marines to spare to send into the cities for retrieval teams. Would you like to send search parties to gather survivors? We have a local broadcast sending the location of our base here, so human survivors can make. Zephyr thought a second on the odd Covenant battle tactics. Keep me informed if the Covies make any moves. I don't want to be blind-sided by a large assault. He paused again. Any other word on military personnel scattered amongst the city? I'd prefer having the force garrison here at the airfield.

[Hells Sniper]

Jacob stopped, he looked at Vernette. Jacob: Commander, I still have men in those tunnels, several of them. Including a squad from the Crimson Shadow...we can't leave them behind, I don't know where they are, but they are still in that evac tunnel. I won't leave them behind... Dangerus grunted, he was still in hearing distance of the group. Dangerus: Humans...I will offer my help one time only. Dangerus drew his hammer. Dangerus: They escaped me before this fight by using their flash bangs and smoke....I want another shot at them, even if it means helping you.. Dangerus gave a good look to Tye and scanned the area. He could smell even more metal, but it was not Cameron...it was other Spartans in their vicinity. Meanwhile: Savannah and Desmond opened fire on Anaconda, their assault rifle rounds tearing through his already detiorating shields. Liam and Jessica were focused on Nighthawk, Liam covering Jessica as she prepared to fire her next volley of rockets and end Nighthawk. Concurrently aboard the Vigorous Inferno: Harrison was getting dozens of reports from his ground teams, as well as Commander Burke, and Captain Reynolds. He was trying to go through all the information as quickly as possible. His attention focused on the transmission between Commander Bovela and Commander Burke. But, was quickly alleviated when he was contacted by Sergeant Athios. Athios: Admiral, sir! Harrison: Sitrep, Sarge? Athios: Currently en route to UNSC Airfield Mayweather, sir. I just got off comms with Captain Sharpmen and Commander Vernette, they are making their way out of the HQ now, sir. Harrison: Excellent news, Sergeant. I have fortified Mayweather's position with plenty of troopers. Commander Bovela is now in charge and you will report to him upon arrival, understood? Athios: Yes, sir! Harrison: Good. Harrison out. Harrison cut the transmission and then listened to the last bit that Zephyr had spoken to Burke. Harrison: Commander Bovela, Harrison here. Hope you don't mind me chiming in Commander Burke. Harrison paused. Harrison: Commander Bovela, I have just received word from one of my outer assault teams. The Suicide Squad is currently en route to you, and they told me that Captain Sharpmen, Commander Vernette, Captain Frost, and Cameron are leaving the evac center of Regional HQ Bravo. I want a squad ready to assist them. As far as I know, there is still one squad unaccounted for, and they are Omega Legion, hopefully they are with them. Harrison paused and looked at the holomaps being displayed on his bridge. One was a view of the planet, and the other was a view of the airfield. Harrison: Like Commander Burke has said, the Covenant have been suspiciously inactive. We are going to use that to our advantage to punch a hole in their defenses. Once you regroup with the others, I want everyone ready for a debrief of what's going to happen. Understood, Commander? Harrison's terminal beeped, he looked over and noticed a priority one message from Captain Reynolds. He read through most of it and noticed the oddity to it. He then talked again, without waiting for a response from Bovela. Harrison: Commander...did you notice a team of ODSTs or a team of Spartans land near your position about a half hour ago?

[Naked Crook]

Tye stopped when he heard what Dangerus had said. He had to laugh at what he just heard. He turned, and looked at Dangerus. Tyber: Damn...never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would ever be faced with a situation where one enemy wants to help me gut another enemy. Then again..."Enemy Mine" seems to come to mind. Tye paused. Tyber: Alright BK...if you want to help me put the boots... Tye looked down. He saw that Dangerus, like many brutes, was barefoot. Tyber: Feet...with giant claws on them, right to the asses of Black Team...be my guest. Just make sure that you take your shots at them, and not us, and that the "one time only" part of this agreement lasts until we have driven away, and are out of your...hair...fur...whatever. Tye gave another hand gesture, telling Cameron, Jennifer, and Jacob, that they were to start moving again. Tyber: Where I'm from...that means "go"... Meanwhile: Anaconda saw that his shields nearly been depleted. He wasted no time in chargeding forward, jumping up, and while in mid air, grabbed his hammer off his back, and slammed it on the ground, scattering the Spartans in every direction, once again. Anaconda roared as he did this. Anaconda: Let's go! Let's get out of here! Nighthawk: You do not have to tell me twice! Anaconda chared forward, out of the infirmary. Nighthawk walked backwards, laying down fire on each of the four Risk Takers as they tried to get up. Before Nighthawk left the Infirmary, he stopped. Nighthawk: Hold on... Nighthawk took aim at a few oxygen tanks, and fired. He ignited the Oxygen tanks, into a massive ball of flame. This caused the Infirmary to ignite. Before Nighthawk stepped out of the Infirmary, he slammed his hand on a control panel on the wall, causing the doors to shut. He quickly back out, however, to prevent the doors from closing him into the Infirmary. Anaconda: What are you doing? Nighthawk: Burning the infirmary down...with them in there. Quick...before they open that door...hit the door with an incindiary bomb...melt those doors shut! Anaconda nodded. He wasted no time in following the order. He reached onto his belt, pulled out an incendiary grenade, and tossed it at the door. Without much delay, the flames began to melt the door, sealing it shut. Nighthawk: They may be able to break that door down...but it should hold them long enough for us to put some distance between them, and us. Common...let's hightail it! Nighthawk and Anaconda, turned, and began to run down the corridor, heading back to the stairwell that led back up to the Inner Atrium. They were not going to stick around, and they were ready to leave ASAP! Meanwhile: Burke simply listened to Harrison speak. He was relieved to hear that Tye, Jacob, Cameron, and Jennifer were still alive. However, he kept his composure, and did not vocalize his joy at this news. Burke simply continued to listen to the conversation.

[Hells Sniper]

Dangerus grunted. Dangerus: You have my word, human. Dangerus growled and began to walk past the group. He grinned. Dangerus: Where I'm from...that means..."go." Dangerus then ran into the evac center.Jacob smiled, he was delighted that Dangerus was helping him...once again. Jacob: Sir, with respect, while that B-K distracts Black Team, allow me to get my team reassembled, if they were lucky they still have one warthog. If not, I'll scan for three of them. Meanwhile: Liam was the first up again and the first thing he noted was to shut his thermal off. He looked around and noticed the infirmary begin to ignite. He contacted Lyle. Liam: Lyle! Nighthawk and Anaconda are en route to you...they are trying to burn us down. Liam looked at Jessica and pointed to the door, she immediately fired her rockets. Liam: But don't worry, we got that covered. Just stall them from leaving! Lyle: Yessir! Liam looked around, his team was all up and Jessica had fired both her rockets. The door caved in but that was not enough for them to break. Jessica: I'm all out, sir. Liam sighed and holstered his weapon. He ran at the door, shoulders first and ran into it, breaking the door the first try.

[Naked Crook]

Tye simply sighed. He was unsure of Dangerus was being sarcastic or if he was being honest. Tye didn't want to find out. All he wanted to was to get the hell out of here. He wanted to get back to his job, which was trying to save the opeople of San Angeles, not finding unexpected allies to fight people who wanted nothing more than top put his head on a platter. Tye then looked at Jacob. Tyber: Jacob...do whatever it is you have to do. Get anyone you can together! Find the rest of your team, make sure they are alright, then get their boots on the line, and ready to move. Tye then took a deep breath, and sighed. He could see the evac point, only steps ahead. He knew, that at any second...Black Team would be ready to pounce on their position. Meanwhile: Nighthawk and Anaconda kept moving. They did not stop when they heard the door to the Infirmary break down. They simply acknowledged it. Nighthawk: They are loose. Anaconda: Figured as much. Nighthawk: I have no doubt that there are more of these guys. Those four we saw back there...that was not their entire team. There is, at least, seven of them. I caught a brief glimpse of seven of them right before they bumped into Tye and the others. There are at least three more SOMEWHERE in this building. Anaconda: Well...they can feel free to NOT show themselves. Nighthawk: You...NOT wanting to get itto a fight. Anaconda: It is far too cramped. Do you have any idea how many times I have hit my head on the ceiling? Nighthawk: Point taken. Cramped does suck.

[Kairu]

Reynolds was still watching his holomap. He was scrutinizing and analyzing all of the information Anderson has recovered and pieced together so far. He was particularly focused on how the three groups don't adhere to the usual chain of command. His first indication was Nighthawk and Anaconda. Merely landing their vulture on the roof and no one questioned it, until now. Later with how they moved to any location in the HQ, only to assist the UNSC when it was convenient. In addition, a Human looking figure and a Brute looking figure working together struck him odd. As part of the new intel from the re-established uplink, Reynolds then began picking apart the Risk Takers and ODST Team Black and how some reports stated that one of the black ODSTs used a UNSC warthog as target practice with Marines on-board. This began infuriating Reynolds. He also noted how the Spartans were emotionless and unresponsive to Human impulse, which indicated to Reynolds that they were from an older Spartan program. It was at this point Reynolds went into his Ready Room. He left the bridge in Anderson's care for piece and quiet to continue digging for any other assistance regarding the suspicious soldiers. Reynolds activated his terminal once he sat down. He began punching into the Information Network multiple keywords. The first set about N&A using keywords such as: "ODST, Black, Brute, Vulture, Duo". To start with, generally, nothing accessible or useful came up. When Reynolds began typing in keywords about ODST Team Black, he was booted out of the network after coincidentally searching the keywords: "ODST, Team, Black, ONI, Colonel"

[Hells Sniper]

Dangerus had activated his cloak the moment he ran off into the evac center. He slowed down as he came to the entrance and walked inside, looking around he saw a few dead marines and a few warthogs destroyed. Dangerus kept walking, remaining quiet. He eventually came to the middle of the room and looked around, Black team was almost nowhere in sight. But in the corner of the room, he could see four marines, cowering behind cover. Two were obviously wounded, the other two were trying to protect them with what they had left. Dangerus sniffed the air, the dead marines were fresh...five, ten minutes at best. He looked around, trying to find Black team. Meanwhile: Jacob nodded. He looked at Captain Frost. Jacob: Captain Frost...stay close. Concurrently down the hall: Lyle, Emma, and William had turned their attention back to the infirmary. They could hear Anaconda and Nighthawk approaching and as soon as they were in sight, began to open fire. Lyle managed to score two shots on Anaconda, completely shattering his shields. While Emma and William laid fire down on Nighthawk. William's turret popping out 3600 rounds a minute. A dozen meters past Nighthawk and Anaconda, Liam had stood up and helped his team out of the armory. He contacted Black team as they made a run towards Nighthawk and Anaconda. Liam: Black 1...we are currently engaging Nighthawk and Anaconda, but there is something you need to know. Liam sighed and reloaded his weapon. Liam: Vernette has already activated the virus inside the data center here. Everything the Covenant is about to receive is false data, none of the intel they need. Copy? Meanwhile: The Suicide Squad was about halfway to the airfield. Athios was helping the rest of his team get resupplied from the weapons the pelican rocked. Moments after he was contacted by MacLaren. MacLaren: Sarge...we've got banshees coming up on our six, I am going to break off...you might lose me for a few minutes. Athios: Roger that, CPO. I'll get on the turret and try to give you some cover. Good luck. Athios immediately turned to the turret in the bay of the pelican and manned it. Once MacLaren's fighter broke off, he began to fire on the banshees behind them, forcing them to fall back a bit. Before they could maneuver however, MacLaren came by and fired off her turrets, completely destroying one of the two banshees and forcing the other one low onto the ground. Athios continued to fire on it, forcing it under the belly of the pelican. Athios: I've got no shot CPO! MacLaren: Roger...moving to engage. Athios watched as MacLaren's fighter darted after the banshee. He heard a few turrets being fired and then an explosion. MacLaren: That's two...all --- Athios heard another blast and looked to his right, he saw two more banshees approaching. Athios: CPO! MacLaren: I'm hit...but stabilized. We're not going to be able to handle this...and we can't draw them to the airfield. Athios saw MacLaren's fighter drop speed and fall behind the pelican as it prepared to engage the banshees. MacLaren: I am going to give you some time...I'll see you at the airfield, Sarge. Good luck. M out. Before Athios could vote against her plan, MacLaren dropped their communications and her fighter flew towards the banshees. The last thing Athios saw was plasma fire and another banshee coming from behind. Before long, there was only fog...

[Naked Crook]

Meanwhile: Aboard The Ulterior Motive, Spender was sitting on the bridge. He was simply having a cigarette. He was simply waiting until he would hear from either The Risk Takers or ODST Black Team. The bridge was, for all intents and purposes, totally silent, that is it was until one of the bridge officers broke the silence. Trust Operations Officer: Sir...you might want to have a look at this. Spender took a drag of his cigarette, and then exhaled the smoke. Spender: What is it ensign? Out with it! Trust Operations Officer: SIr...it seems that SOMEONE on the local battle net has accessed the ONI Information Net. There appears to be an information query in progress. Spender: Keywords? Trust Operations Officer: ODST, Black, Brute, Vulture, Duo. These search keywords seem to be consistent with Nighthawk and Anaconda. Spender: Are you able to identify the user who is trying to do this? Trust Operations Officer: Yes sir. It is Captain Marcus Reynolds...commanding officer of The Mind's Attrition. He is currently located in Admiral Harrison's battle group. Spender: I would simply ignore his search queries. It is not as if he is going to find anything with HIS authorization. I see no harm in letting him snoop around the metaphorical empty bookshelf. Trust Operations Officer: Understood sir. I will ignore his session, though I will keep an eye on it. Spender shrugged, and returned to smoking his cigarette. He fell silent again. However, after a few moments, he was summoned by the officer once more. Trust Operations Officer: Sir... Spender let out an annoyed sigh. Spender: What? Trust Operations Officer: Captain Reynolds has changed his search criteria. Spender: What did he change it to? Trust Operations Officer: It seems he has started using the following search terms; ODST, Team, Black, ONI, Colonel Spender frowned, and he winced his eyes. It was at this moment that Yates walked onto the bridge of the Ulterior Motive. He began to approach Spender Spender: What the hell is he doing? Trust Operations Officer: Sir...I think he is searching for information on ODST Black Team. Spender looked at the officer and frowned. Spender: You don't say? Yates: Director Spender? What is going on? Spender: A UNSC Officer...Captaian Marcus Reynolds...he is trying to access files on both Nighthawk and Anaconda and ODST Black Team. I don't care for the former...but the latter is NONE of his business. Yates: I agree. Trust Operations Officer: Sir...should I terinate the active session that Captain Reynolds has with the ONI Information Net? Spender: Yes. In fact...don't just end his session...lock him out of the ONI Information Net until I give further notice. Trust Operations Officer: Yes sir. The Trust Operations Officer disconnected Reynolds, and locked him out. As The Officer did this, Spender looked at Yates. Spender: Mr. Yates... Yates: Sir? Spender: I want you to go to Captain Reynold's ship; The Mind's Attrition, and I want you to bring the Captain to see me...immediately. Yates: May I ask why, Sir? Spender: No. Yates sighed, and nodded. Yates: Very good sir. I will see to it immediately. Spender: I expected nothing less. You are dismissed. Yates nodded. He turned away, and left the bridge of The Ulterior Motive. Meanwhile: ODST Black Team was currently hiding inside of the evac point. Their exact location, however, was nothing short of brilliant. ODST Black Team was hiding in a series of vents that were situated above the evac point. They used the Warthogs as leverage to give themselves a boost up to reach the vents. The vents themselves were large enough to fit the typical human male. Their goal was to simply wait for Tye and the others to walk by, before dropping down, and simply gunning them down from behind. Each member of ODST Black Team was in a separate ventilation shaft, so as to spread themselves out...in case something went wrong. Meanwhile: Nighthawk and Anaconda found themselves under fire, once again, by The Risk Takers. This time, it was a trio instead of the quartet. Nighthawk and Anaconda found themselves with very little cover. However, only a few yards back, they had pass a three way junction. With no choice, they fell back, and took cover behind this corner. Nighthawk: It seems we have found ourselves in another predicament where we are forced into cover. Anaconda: We are in a predicament where we have enemies closing in on us from opposing sides. Nighthawk: So it seems. Nighthawk stopped to think. Nighthawk: How are your shields? Anaconda: They are down. I was hit a few times. Nothing serious...no blood. The armor soaked up the few bullets that grazed me. Nighthawk: I think they tried to shoot at me. I took cover behind you. SO...those few that grazed you...were intended for me. Thanks...for what it is worth. Anaconda simply growled. Nighthawk: Our options are becoming limited. Anaconda looked down the third corridor, where they had taken cover. Anaconda: What is down there? Nighthawk: Nothing much. The data centers. Environmental controls for the building. I think there is also a bathroom. Anaconda: Can any of that be useful? Nighthawk: Hmm...you know what...I think I have an idea. Come on...I will explain on the way. Nighthawk patted Anaconda's arm, signalling the Brute to follow. The duo began to fall back, down the third corridor, heading towards the environmental controls for the entire building.