[Halo] New! San Angeles RPG

[Naked Crook]

Meanwhile: Xyrho had since returned to the bridge of his ship. As soon as he stepped onto the bridge, he was confronted by Voro. Voro: Shipmaster! Where have you been!? Xyrho: None of your concern Voro. Xyrho waked right passed Voro, but Voro kept talking. Voro: Have you not seen the latest tactical projections? A new Human vessel appeared out of nowhere...and the other Humans are now taking hostile action towards it. Xyrho: Interesting...but not surprising. Voro scoffed, as he saw Xyrho walking towards his office. Voro followed behind Xyrho. Voro: Xyrho...what is going on? Something is very wrong here. Your behavior, the Humans killing one another. I am not stupid Shipmaster...and neither is anyone on this ship! I demand an explanation! Xyrho stopped, as he turned to look at Voro. Xyrho: Do you want to know what is going on Voro? Voro was silent, as his answer was implied. Xyrho: Let me sum it up for you in a SINGLE word... Xyrho paused. Xyrho: Vanguard... Voro stepped back in awe. Voro: The Construct...but...how? Xyrho: We do not know...but The Humans have it...that is...certain Humans. I am trying to stop them! Xyrho turned as he stormed off, heading towards his office. Voro continued to follow behind, as he slipped between the closing doors to Xyrho's office, before he could get locked out. Voro: The Construct is here, and you have not tried to claim it for The Prophets? Xyrho: Voro...this Construct must be destroyed! Voro: It must be harnessed! At one point...you believed this! Xyrho scoffed. Xyrho: I stopped believing that when I saw the error of my ways. The fact that you have seen the destructive power of Vanguard, and you still believe it can be harnessed and controlled...you must be stupid! Voro: Xyrho...this construct is a weapon. Weapons are intended to be harnessed against your enemies. We could use Vanguard's holy might to smash The Humans! Xyrho: There is nothing holy about this weapon Voro. This weapon is an abomination! It must be expunged! Voro: You have become weak and shortsighted Xyrho...like The Fleetmaster. Then again...why should I be surprised? You are basically his puppet. You follow his commands...forsaking your divine right to rule over him! Xyrho scoffed at Voro. Voro: If you wish to be subservient to The Brute...you should relinquish the title of Shipmaster...and serve that wretched animal as a subordinate! Xyrho: Be silent Voro! Voro: You follow his orders, do as he says, and you give him the authority... Voro folded his arms. Voro: Was he gentle when he asserted his dominance over you...or was it rough? I heard they bite... Xyrho roared, as he drew his blade in his right hand. He charged at Voro, as he slammed Voro into the wall, as he held his blade right up to Voro's neck. Xyrho: One more word...and you die... Voro remained silent. Xyrho: Fleetmaster Dangerus has commited himself to the destruction of Vanguard. It is why I am cooperative with him. He, unlike you, is smart enough to see how dangerous this thing is. It cannot harnessed. It cannot be controlled. It cannot be subjugated. It cannot be enslaved. Xyrho paused. Xyrho: This thing is malevolent. If we do not destroy it...it will destroy us. Xyrho released Voro. Xyrho: You will not stop me Voro. I will destroy this thing. You can either help me do so...or you can stand aside and watch it happen. However...you will not stop me and you will not stand in my way! Xyrho stepped back as he holstered his blade. Xyrho: Get out of my sight...and do not return until you are summoned! Xyrho glared at Voro, as Voro stormed off, furious in his demeanor. Voro left Xyrho's office, leaving Xyrho alone. Xyrho sighed, as he slowly walked over to a small holotable, and leaned over it, hanging his head. Xyrho: I am surrounded by ignorant stupidity! Xyrho was silent for a moment. He then remembered something. Xyrho: Nighthawk...I must contact Nighthawk.

[Dark-F137]

"Sir, this is SPARTAN-137. It may be out of place, but may I ask... How will we stay out of the way of those Point defense Guns?"

[Hells Sniper]

Jacob kept running down the stairs, heading down to the Division 7 floor. God, I fucked up, didn't I? Jacob kept going, he ran past several Trust marines and sailors, hauling ass in more equipment than he was used to. I'm not only gonna get discharged...I'm gonna get executed. I am going to die when I get back to ONI. Jacob shook the thought of the head. I can still do some good before I go down. I can still set some things in motion. I can still do some damage. Jacob ran straight through the door to the Division 7 floor and walked straight into the holding cell, bypassing everyone near him. Jacob walked into the holding cell area and noticed four Trust marines in front of Anaconda's cell. The marines immediately turned and raised their weapons. Trust Marine: Sir. They all lowered their weapons when they noticed Jacob's ranks. Jacob smiled as he walked over. Jacob: What are you four doing down here? Trust Marine: Orders are to lock the area down and keep intruders away from Anaconda. Jacob chuckled a bit. Jacob: Intruders, they haven't hit us yet, soldiers. You four are dismissed. The Trust marine looked at his soldiers and then looked at Jacob, he shook his head. Trust Marine: Sorry, sir. I don't take orders from you. Jacob: You won't be taking any orders from anyone soon. Jacob shook his head and grabbed the two magnums at his side, he immediately raised his weapons and shot the first two Trust marines in the head. The other marines raised their weapons, but Jacob ducked and rolled out of the way, shooting one of the Trust marines in the kneecaps and shooting the other under the chin. Jacob stood up and shot the Trust marine on the floor next to him without even glancing at him. He holstered his magnums and pressed the pad on the holding cell to release the barrier. Jacob: Alright Anaconda... Jacob tossed Anaconda an assault rifle. Jacob: That's all I have for you so first thing is getting your weapons and then getting you to Nighthawk and the others, sound like a plan? Jacob turned his head, reloading each of his magnums, before turning back to Anaconda. Meanwhile: Liam kept walking with the rest of the Spartans, Savannah was focusing on the comms, Desmond and William were carrying extra ammunition for everyone, Lyle was working on getting more equipment delivered to the armory while Jessica and Emma just stayed alert. Liam: ODSTs, eh? Savannah spoke off the radio. Savannah: ODSTs? What did Hammer Team get soft? Desmond and Jessica both laughed, taking out a team of ODSTs would be a lot easier than Nighthawk and Anaconda. Liam kept his laughing in, but he smiled to himself as he kept talking. Liam: Names, IDs, descriptions? If we see them we'll give you a heads up. Meanwhile: Dangerus had stayed in his War Room, keeping a small eye on his fleet while focusing on Vanguard and waiting for Xyrho. Furium had since gone to the bridge to take over Dangerus' duties. Dangerus: Vanguard...Vanguard...what are the Humans going to do for you next? It wasn't until Furium entered the War Room that Dangerus' attention was taken off of Vanguard. Furium: My Chieftain, I have news. Dangerus turned to Furium, his eyes perked. Dangerus: Go ahead. Furium: There was a discharge of the humans nuclear warheads a few minutes ago. It revealed another human ship and by the looks of it... Dangerus: The other humans are attacking it? Furium nodded. Furium: Yes, expected? Dangerus nodded and turned away. Dangerus: Imminent. I did not realize the "rogue" humans were to be found in such a short amount of time, but it was to happen eventually. Dangerus paused. Dangerus: Status of the fleet? Furium: A few of them want to engage the humans, now, while they are fighting each other. Others are content with digging for the..."relics." Dangerus nodded. Dangerus: As many of them should be. As for the others, explain to them that we will attack when the moment is right, when the humans are at their weakest. Furium nodded. Dangerus: Send those Chieftains to the outer cities, clear out any areas of concern. Furium: Concern? Dangerus laughed and shook his head. Dangerus: Well, areas of abandonment, but the word concern carries more weight. Furium nodded. Dangerus: Thank you, Chieftain, return to your duties. Furium nodded and backed away, placing his fist on his chest. He turned and left the War room. Dangerus smiled. I only hope the other Chieftain's stay by my side...I do not need insubordination right now.

[Kairu]

Thor laughed a little at Savannah's joking. Thor: "I brought that up with Director Spender. He argued that ODSTs aren't given as much credit as they should, stating how Black Team always gets stuff done. But from what we discussed, Hoffman slipped through their SEC, so they can't be all perfect, all the time. Thor: "As for the targets, they're a group called 'Fireteam Harmony'. They're the ones who captured Hoffman. There should be four of them, Master Sergeant Jessica Arman, Sergeant Frazer Robertson, Corporal Richard Axlon, and Private, Second Class Agate Cadieux. They're currently under Captain Reynolds' authority."

[Naked Crook]

Anaconda looked at Jacob as he caught the Assault Rifle. Anaconda: I was captured with no weapons. I lost them a while ago. So, there is no point looking for my weapons. However... Anaconda paused. Anaconda: I am sure that if we look around enough...we just might be able to find something that is valuable. I know The Trust has Covenant Medical Suites on this ship which they use to keep The Risk Takers in prime condition. I know that The Consultant may have access to some weaponry that may be useful. We may even be able to cause some damage to help the Human Navy. We may even be able to take control of a hanger bays to allow reinforcements on to this ship. Anaconda paused. Anaconda: I am not here to scramble and run. I am here to taste the blood of my enemies! Meanwhile: Aboard The King Raven, Jennifer remained in her seat as she watched the fleet fall into a defensive position. Comms Officer: Ma'am...Admiral Harrison is hailing us. Jennifer: Patch him through. Jennifer waited a moment, then she began to speak on the fleet channel, so that both Reynolds and Harrison could hear her. Jennifer: Glad to see that you guys decided to join the party. I was worried I would have to face these pricks by myself and take all the credit. Jennifer had a sarcastic tone in her voice.

[Hells Sniper]

Liam nodded as the Spartans continued to walk. Liam: I would argue that Black Team is much better trained outfitted than the average ODST, but nonetheless, we'll keep an eye out for them. Liam paused as Savannah poked his shoulder. Savannah: Might want to tell them about Cam and Dark. Liam nodded and spoke to Thor once more. Liam: Oh, and Thor, you might remember two Spartans from our training. Cameron-Z091 and Drake-F137, mostly known as Dark. They're with the UNSC, consider them enemies, shoot on sight, am I clear? Meanwhile: Jacob nodded. Jacob: Figured you wanted to cause as much trouble as you could. Jacob nudged his head towards the Division 7 floor. Jacob: Outside the door and to the right is the R&D of Division 7, the department of the Consultant, sure there are some pretty high-tech weapons in there. Jacob paused. Jacob: I could use some better ones if I'm going to be fighting the Trust military on here, too. Meanwhile: Harrison laughed a bit on the comm line, he stood straight. Harrison: Can't let you take all the credit now can I, Captain? Harrison paused. Harrison: This is your Op, Captain, you found the assholes, relay where you want us to go.

[Kairu]

Reynolds: "And I sure as hell wasn't going to let a part of the fleet get blown apart while I sit back. We're here to fight and if the Trust are causing problems, I know it's our responsibility to stop them." On the Ulterior Motive: Thor: "That's a little bothersome, but your advisement is understood. They are enemies of the Trust and will be terminated if we encounter them. Anything else we've missed or should know about before this battle gets heated up?"

[Naked Crook]

Anaconda: We should see if we can grab some heavier and bigger before taking on the rest of The Trust. Anaconda paused. Anaconda: We should move undetected as long as possible, until we are forced to engage and reveal our hostility. My active camo is fried...so you should take point, to check corners. You are smaller and harder to spot. Anaconda paused. Anaconda: This way, we can save ammo, and move more quickly. It will not take long for The Risk Takers, or anyne else for that matter, to respond to the fact that I am now roaming free. If there is nothing else...we should get moving. The more we can get done, the better off Nighthawk and the other Humans will be when they attack this ship. Meanwhile: Jennifer was silent for a moment, as she let the words sink in. However, after a moment, Jennifer turned to her axillary communication systems, as she added all of the Pelican's occupant's personal comm frequencies to the fleet channel, so that they could listen in on the briefing. Jennifer: Our primary objective will be to get our Pelican's on-board that ship. There will be multiple steps to that objective, not the least of which will be finding a balance between our offensive and defensive. We must not go through hell and high water to get our people on board, only to destroy the ship minutes later. We need a strong offensive to get our people in, followed by a solid defensive to keep ourselves alive. Jennifer paused. Jennifer: The first step should be to compromise point defense systems and the hanger bays. The King Raven will engage The Ulterior Motive head on, focusing firepower on point defensive systems only. The Mind Attrition, however, will be flying escort for The King Raven. Given the fact that all of our attention will be focused on poking holes in the point defensive weapon arcs of The Ulterior Motive, we will be unable to defend against incoming attacks. This is where The Mind's Attirition comes in. Captain Reynolds, your ship will fly in close formation with ours, and you will be singularly responsible for mitigating incoming Archer missiles that are aimed at The King Raven. Keep your head down, and do not give The Trust a reason to blow you out of the sky. Now, Admiral...given the fact that your ships has a modestly higher rate of fire than The King Raven does, you should be responsible for breaching the hanger bay doors. If you focus enough firepower on a single hanger bay door, it should be enough to punch right through the doors, and force an opening for us. The Trust will not let our ships dock...so we have to kick the doors down. Jennifer paused. Jennifer: Once you have opened the hanger bay doors Admiral...you will need to stop The Ulterior Motive. It will be possible to disrupt their engines by hitting them with a sustained dispersive pattern of Shiva warheads. Be careful with this. We do not want to flood the sensors full of EM radiation. IF we can slow them down, or even stop them for a minute or two...that would be enough time for our Pelican's to land. Jennifer paused. Jennifer: Now, our Pelican's have a bit of work to do. You will have to keep your distance from The Ulterior Motive, while at the same time, doing your best to stay clear of their line of sight. If you can either The Vigorous Inferno or The King Raven between you and The Ulterior Motive, consider yourselves safe. Otherwise...you are putting yourselves in danger. Once Harrison gives the signal that he has breached a hanger bay door, you are to immediately converge on The Ulterior Motive, and make every effort to dock your Pelican's in the exposed hanger bay. Do everything you have to, to get inside that ship and secure the hanger bay. Jennifer paused. Jennifer: Now, securing the hanger bay will carry extreme risk to our people, as they will be forced into a situation where they will require someone rated for EVA to leave their Pelican, to access the operator console located in the hanger bay control room. From there, that individual could enable the security barriers for the hanger bay as well as the recompression procedures, to make it safe for our non-EVA units to exit their Pelican's. The only two people rated for this will be either Cam or Dark. Jennifer paused. Jennifer: Once our teams are safely aboard, the role of the Navy will be fulfilled, and it will be up to Commander Vernette to coordinate the offensive from there. The Navy will then fall back, and take defensive action, and hold out as long as we can. Jennifer paused. Jennifer: Any questions?

[Dark-F137]

Jesse piped in. "When do we start?" He asked cockily as he cocked his AR.

[Hells Sniper]

Jacob nodded. Jacob: Let's see what we can do. Jacob paused and looked at the exit to the R&D department, he knew there were several soldiers from the hallway of the holding cells to the entrance of the Weapons R&D area, but he thought that with enough diligence he could break the line and have Anaconda follow. Jacob: I'm gonna go in first...take out as many as I can. Thirty seconds after, come out, move directly to the left and follow the trail of dead bodies. Jacob didn't wait for a response he simply walked towards the doors and took a deep breath. He activated a timer in his HUD and Jacob left the holding cell. He immediately moved to the right and headed down the hallway. On initial count, Jacob spotted six Trust marines and two officers coming down the hallway towards him. Thankfully, they hadn't heard the gunshots prior, his silencers proved to work efficiently. The two officers walked near Jacob and he could hear some of the conversation. Trust Officer: They definitely won't make it in. This ship is tight. Trust Officer 2: I dunno, they have us outgunned and outnumbered. How they even found us is an even bigger issue, who gave them our coordinates? Trust Officer: Whatever, we got the best damn marines in humanity. Jacob shook his head, as he walked past two Trust marines on both sides of him, four more were in front of him, each talking to each other in a group. The two officers were almost six feet in front of him. Jacob wasted no time, as soon as he was parallel to the Trust marines, he removed his Socoms and swung them outwards at his side. He lifted them both off and fired off a shot from each, scoring a direct hit into each of the marines' craniums. The other marines and two officers turned and began to draw their weapons. Jacob brought the Socoms back in front of him and fired two shots off at the oficers, hitting one in the head and the other in the throat. The officers fell to the floor as the marines began to scatter. Jacob moved his socoms across the hallway and fired off a few shots, scoring a hit on three out of the four marines. The fourth marine ran straight at Jacob, but he sidestepped out of the way and used the marine's momentum to his advantage as he sent the butt of the Socom to the back of the marines' head. The marine flew forward and Jacob turned to see two marines standing up, both wounded. He took aim with one of his Socoms and shot the first marine, before turning and shooting the second. They both fell to the ground, dead. Jacob turned around and shot the fourth and final marine in the head as he walked backwards. Jacob then spun around and started to reload his weapons, he looked at the timer on his HUD. 00:30 Jacob smiled, Anaconda was right behind him. He broke into a jog and ran towards the R&D department doors. Meanwhile: Harrison was on the line, along with all of his teams. He listened carefully and agreed with every part of Captain's Frosts plans. It was solid and if the Ulterior Motive tried anything, they'd be ready. Harrison: Helm, bring us about by twelve degrees, increase engine output by ten percent. Harrison turned around and started to bark orders. Harrison: Someone scan that ship and get my all of the hangar bays, weapons officer lock onto the nearest and weakest one and begin firing on my mark. Prepare shiva warheads one through six and prepare for firing parameters. Harrison turned back to the holotable and talked to the others again. Harrison: We are ready to fire on your mark, Captain. Harrison paused. Harrison: Good luck marines. Meanwhile: Liam thought about the question for a bit before responding. Liam: Engineers are moving Vanguard off the ship by the looks of it, any of them come under fire, help them out. Liam paused and got punched in the shoulder by Savannah. Savannah: You better mention Sharpmen. Liam nodded, he knew Sharpmen was questioning things and if he wasn't watched, he was going to be a pain. Liam: We also have an ex-UNSC ODST on this ship, Captain Jacob Sharpmen. You may have heard of him, he's been on the watchlist for years. But, in the past few hours, I have grown...concerned of his opinions and loyalty. If you encounter him, do not waste any time in joining his side and fighting with him. I would like him watched. Liam paused, his rage got the better of him. Liam: And terminated if necessary. He has fulfilled his usefulness