[Halo] New! San Angeles RPG

[Naked Crook]

Meanwhile: Aboard The King Raven, Jennifer stood over the bridge's holotable, as she kept tabs on Fireteam Harmony's evac Pelican. As The Pelican closed in on the Apex Applied Research building, Jennifer contacted Fireteam Harmony. Jennifer: Fireteam Harmony...this is Captain Frost. Be advised that your evac is closing in - ETA - 1 minute. The Pelican will close in on your position, and will establish position near the walk-out balcony of Hoffman's office. Get Hoffman into that Pelican! DO not leave him unattended and ensure that he gets back to The King Raven in one piece. Upon your arrival at THe King Raven, I will have Marines at the ready to take Hoffman off your hands. He will e taken into our custody immediately upon your arrival. Jennifer paused. Jennifer: Acknowledge Harmony!

[Kairu]

Arman was busy firing her weapons at the remaining Trust ODSTs. Instead, Robertson, who was still watching Hoffman closely, acknowledged. Robertson: "Copy that, Captain. Harmony out." Robertson then surveyed the shootout and spoke. Robertson: "So Boss, how are we going to play this?" Arman: "We just keep shooting every single one of these fuckers until there are none left." Axlon: "With all do respect, Boss, we're running dry. The Trust seems to have infinite troops. We're not." Arman: "We'll make it. Fall back and prepare for the evac." Robertson looked at where the balcony was. It was directly in the line of fire down the corridor and lined up where the desk was. Robertson: "Why not use the pelican for support? It'd have heavy weapons. The pilot can lay down some cover fire." Axlon: "We won't be able to evac with the pelican shooting at targets. And if there really is an unlimited number of Trust soldiers, then we need to make a choice. Get our support first or evac and spare their lives." Cadieux's assault rifle clip went empty and she threw the weapon on the floor. She pulled out her pistol and began taking shots at any of the ODSTs. Arman: "We'll work it out when it gets here. Captain Frost was worried about the roof with two phantoms hovering around up there. If the pelican makes it past them, then we'll figure something out. For now, we hold the line." Robertson continued his watch on Hoffman as Harmony continued shooting, all waiting for the evac. Vhat reached the ground floor. He followed the shooting and opened up to seeing the battlefield outside. He engaged his camo and moved closer to help assist Furium.

[Hells Sniper]

Desmond saw the knife coming down near him and lifted up his arm to block it. Dark's attack was stopped with Desmond's block and Desmond used his arm to grab Dark's bicep and twist his arm. Dark dropped his knife and Desmond picked it up in a fluent motion before it fell to the ground. Desmond used Dark's knife and thrusted it into his thigh, letting Dark drop to the ground. Desmond came under fire once more and removed his assault rifle from his back. He fired at Cameron's position, forcing him into cover as he began to fall back. Meanwhile: Jacob recovered from his fall and shook his head. He grabbed his sniper and hid behind cover. He scanned the battlefield once more, looking for an opening, but there weren't any. Most of the UNSC were under cover and those who weren't were already engaged. Jacob did spot Savannah though, who was moving slowly with Anaconda, but she eventually made it all the way around the field towards Emma, William, and Jessica. The three of them well hidden behind cover. Savannah hefted Anaconda in front of them and nodded. Savannah: If he wakes up knock him out. Emma and William both nodded, Emma sat next to Anaconda's head, with William at the bottom. If Anaconda moved, he'd be out cold in a few seconds. Savannah then lifted her head over cover and saw Desmond falling back from Cameron and Dark. Savannah began to give Desmond covering fire as he moved backwards. She contacted Liam. Savannah: Liam, all Spartans accounted for. We're waiting on you, sir! Liam, who was running at the tank had a plan. If they were going to fly out of here, the heavy artillery needed to be taken care of. Liam: Roger that, give me two minutes! Liam ran at the tank as it hadn't noticed him yet. He grabbed the one of the grenades on his belt and jumped into the air, grabbing the turret of the tank and spinning himself around it to land on top of the tank. Liam looked down at Tye. Liam: Wrong time to be in a tank my friend. Liam primed the grenade and tossed it into the tank's turret as it rolled down deeper into the tank, Liam hopped off the tank and began running back towards his Spartans. Furium, on the other hand had turned his attention to Nova Team. He was under heavy fire and could feel the stings of the weapons. Furium had no choice but to break from the fight. He used his cloaking device and ran into the building to find cover.

[Dark-F137]

The Spartan quickly moved his leg out of the way, changing his stance, thus avoiding the knife, before thrusting his knee into Desmond's gut and jumping back, drawing his magnum as he quickly fell back, firing on Desmond.

[Naked Crook]

Nova Team watched as Furium fled the scene. Under normal circumstances, they would have given chase, but they had to clear the arena for evac. As such, Nova Team turned their attention to the next biggest threats; Cameron and Spartan F-137. Anubis: Divide and engage! Nova Team split into two separate groups; with Anubis pairing up with Imohtep, and Apophis pairing up with Osiris. Anubis and Imohtep moved to engage Spartan F-137, while Apophis and Osiris moved to engage Cameron. As Anubis and Imohtep moved towards Spartan F-137, they began to converge on his flank. Imohtep began to charge his Plasma Pistol, as he discharged an overcharged bolt, right into the back of Spartan F-137, totally disabling his shields, leaving him fully exposed to conventional arms fire. Anubis took his cue as he raised his Carbine, and began to fire, putting slug after slug right into Spartan F-137's back, shredding his armor with each hit. Apophis and Osiris engaged Cameron in a similar manner, converging on his flank, hitting him with an overcharged Plasma pistol shot, giving Apophis the chance he needed to begin firing his DMR, shredding Cameron's armor piece by piece with the high impact rounds. Cameron was forced to retreat and find cover to give himself time to recover from the barrage. With his shields totally shot, and his HUD showing exit wounds, Cameron needed a moment for the biofoam to react. Concurrently: As soon as Tye realized what Liam was going to do, he began to scramble out of the tank. By the time Liam had began to put the grenade in the tank, Tye was already in the process of leaping out of the driver's seat, jumping away from the tank, and bolting as fast as he could from the vehicle. When the grenade went off, the top part of the tank exploded, but the vehicle itself didn't erupt immediately. However, the rest of the tank did not last much longer, as it only took a few seconds more for the body of the tank to explode. Fortunately, before the tank exploded, Tye had managed to find cover behind a dumpster in or to shield himself from any flying debris. Concurrently: As the battle waged below, Nighthawk had been making his way down the building. He was literally jumping down groups of stairs, moving as quickly as he could to reach the bottom to try and catch up with The Trust. Xyrho was a whole floor behind Nighthawk, but he kept pace with Nighthawk, as Nighthawk rushed down the stairs.

[Hells Sniper]

Liam fled the tank's debris field and made his way towards his Spartans. By the time he arrived, Desmond and Savannah were providing cover fire for whoever they needed and William and Emma stayed on top of Anaconda. Liam: Everyone good? They all sent a green light, except for Jessica. Liam leaned in to Jessica's helmet and heard her speak. Jessica: Good, boss. Liam nodded and patted her on the shoulder. Liam contacted the Trust forces in the area. Liam: All Trust forces this is Spartan Z174 of the Risk-Takers. I am calling in extraction, two minutes. Liam gave the call for the pelicans to land in the clearing and waited. He held Anaconda with his hands and prepared to move. Liam: Emma, William, you two first. Desmond go with Jessica next, I'll follow with Anaconda and Savannah provide cover fire. They all sent a green light once more. Liam nodded and waited. Jacob heard Liam's call and prepared himself. Once saw a pelican on the ground, he was going to follow Black Team into it. Furium meanwhile had fallen back from the immediate area and out of the building. He was hurt, tired, and most of his equipment was badly damaged. He could do nothing else.

[Kairu]

As Fireteam Harmony's pelican approached the Apex Building, the two phantoms on the roof broke off and then began to engage the pelican. Pelican Pilot: "Fireteam Harmony, this is Delta-Niner-Five-Oh-Five from the King Raven. I'm en route but the two phantoms are moving on an intercept. Expect delay, over." Robertson: "Sergeant Robertson here, copy that, although we'd appreciate haste." Pilot: "Copy that, Sergeant." The pelican continued moving forward, the auto-cannon started fire. The air battle continuing to fire. The pelican blasted one of the phantoms out of the sky. The pilot managed to cripple the other phantom, forcing it to back off for a few moments. The pelican then lined up with Hoffman's balcony, opening the rear hatch, a mounted grenade launcher and marine was ready and began to open fire on the Trust ODSTs. Arman: "Ride's here, Harmony! Form up around Hoffman!" Robertson moved and forced Hoffman up, Cadieux, Axlon and Arman forming a human shield around Hoffman. Harmony moved Hoffman along, willing to stand in the way of any bullets to ensure Hoffman reached the King Raven alive. The pelican began to take off, the rear mounted turret and hatch began to close up, the marine climbed off and took a seat. Next stop, King Raven, assuming the phantom didn't call for help. On the ground, Vhat had been watching the turn of events. He then tended to Furium. Vhat: "I am sorry, I could not help sooner, Furium. But going out there to help would likely have resulted in one of ours, or both of our deaths. For now, we will wait for the Shipmaster to give us our next orders." Vhat then radioed Xyrho. Vhat: "Shipmaster, Furium is injured and these Humans appear to be retreating. What are your orders?"

[Dark-F137]

"Damn." He said, forced to fall back, firing his magnum at the ODSTs engaging him, needing a moment for his biofoam to kick in. "Cameron, you recording data off of these guys?" He asked as he eventually had to reload.

[Naked Crook]

As Cameron got his bearings, he replied to Spartan F-137. Cameron: Of course I am. Cameron recollected himself once his shields were back up. However, before he could emerge from cover, two Vultures flew overhead. Cameron looked up at the Vultures as the began to turn around, lowering their altitude. Cameron: Two Vultures in the sky...no IFF on either ship. Everyone get down...we have hostile air! Cameron returned to cover as both Vultures began to fire forward mounted chainguns at the UNSC line, cutting down UNSC Marines left right and center. Tye kept his head low as the Vultures fired off their guns. He was unable to move out of position, as he was totally pinned by the Vultures. As The Vultures reached ground level, their forward mounted guns facing the UNSC line, still firing, Black 1 signaled the retreat for The Trust. Black 1: All points...fall back immediately! Black 1 held his position. He looked at The Risk Takers and gave them the nod. Black 1: Risk Takers...you guys are first! Get Anaconda to the Vulture! We will lay down cover fire! Black 1, by this time, had started to regroup, as they formed a line between The Risk Takers and The UNSC. Nova Team had fallen back to Black Team's position. The two teams did not even acknowledge each other. They simply tolerated each other for the sake of the final minutes of the mission.

[Dark-F137]

Dark noticed his left shoulder paldron was gone, torn off by Nova teams' attack. His shields eventually recharged, while Jesse said "Game over, man!" As he took cover.