[Halo] New! San Angeles RPG

[ShayNanigans]

Jade felt her heart beat against her chest, her body tense as she moved into position. Like a rat in a bag, her team was pinned several levels below the bridge of the ship. Deep breaths, Jade told herself, cursing as a bullet shot close by her. She ordered her team of ten to move back, away from the advancing gunfire. She couldn't afford to lose any of her teammates but she knew, with fear gripping her heart, that this would be wishful thinking. They were pinned near a corridor that lead to several marine quarters, being forced to press their backs closer and closer to the figurative and literal wall. Jade held her first SOCOM pistol as she forced herself around a corner, open firing on the enemy forces. Enemy forces that were once allies, once people she had shared a meal, a joke, a bond with. ODSTs open fired on ODSTs, weakening the already frail blood of the human military. Jade fired only what she needed to and retreated, ordering her team to move back. She prayed to whatever gods that existed to watch over her team, hoping help came sooner rather than later.

[Orcaid123]

Rah'jesh remains silent during the rest of the conversation, sighing quietly to himself as he sees the brutes approaching. MEANWHILE: "Back, back! We'll be crushed against the wall at this rate, Staff Sergeant!" Lieutenant Cromwell leans his back against the wall, gasping for air as he'd clearly be exhausted. While using this precious time to recuperate before heading back into the action, he looks around, trying to see any location the team could run to. To no avail, as they were in a corridor with no apparant exit, grunting loudly to himself. Shaking his head rapidly, he takes his flashbomb from his belt, speaking into the squad com. "Okay, may not seem like it, but we got an advantage: A corner. The corner will provide cover to us if I were to throw a flashbomb, but it blinds our former comrades! Might aswell throw some frag grenades after the flash, they won't see it coming. Or we could just pick them off with our rifles. Both works, you in on this idea, Staff Sergeant? This is your team, afterall!"

[Kairu]

Vhat engaged his active camo, the first in the group. He was tired of standing around and wanted to kill some Humans to take his mind off of his internal strife. Soon, he will see how firm Xyrho's convictions were, or rather his own.

[ShayNanigans]

"Do what you must Cromwell. We have to hold off the Trust allies for as long as we can!" Jade responded, ordering the rest of the team to press against the walls and prepare themselves. "If we can, we must reserve our ammo. After you, I'll toss in a concussion grenade. Any remaining stragglers, we'll pick off. Brace yourselves!" Taking a breath, she grabbed her concussion grenade with her left hand, holding her pistol with her right. Her muscles tensed, like a cornered cat readying herself to pounce, and she began to inch closer towards her lieutenant. The other members of the team obeyed without question, the entire team feeling exhaustion from the prolonged fight. It was clear they couldn't hold out much longer and the lieutenant's plan would provide them enough time to rest and, with luck, recover.

[Orcaid123]

Rah'jesh followed suit, activating his camo. Meanwhile: Okay, okay! Throwing it in 3...2...1...NOW! By the end of the countdown, Cromwell tosses the flashbomb around the corner, waiting for the Staff Sergeant to follow suit with her Concussion grenade. Holstering his MA5C on his back, pulling his own M6C - SOCOM to achieve greater accuracy when picking off the blind stragglers.

[ShayNanigans]

Following Cromwell's countdown, Jade waited an extra two seconds before tossing her own grenade. "GET BACK! NOW!" She barked, hastily retreating before the grenade detonated. If her team was too close to the radius then they would also suffer from the grenade's power. She felt the grenade explode, unleashing a shockwave that would be fatal to those near the blast radius. But how many had died from the grenade and how many had managed to escape? And how many were now ready to kill out of revenge?

[Orcaid123]

Let's do it, people! Cromwell turned around the corner, quickly pulling his pistol up to aim. Encountering a gruesome sight. His former ODST's were either blown to pieces or screaming in pain. He wanted to lower his gun and help them, but then he remembered who betrayed who. He took aim at a man who was leaning against the wall, having thrown his helmet away in an vaguely attempt to fix the blindness. He released the trigger, aiming for his throat area, seeing blood red colouring the wall behind him as result. "One down-..:" Several misplaced shots flew past him, an ODST laying on the ground, having no legs at all, shooting all around him with his SMGC. Taking aim once more, placing two bullets into the half-dead ODST's head area.

[ShayNanigans]

Following after Cromwell, Jade pulled out her second M6C pistol and began to open fire. Despite them being her enemies, Jade felt a twinge of guilt in her heart as she aimed for the throats or space between the clavicles. No mercy, Jade reminded herself. No mercy would be shown to enemy of the UNSC. She repeated the words into her mind, becoming a mantra as she kept her emotions in check. Behind her, she could hear her team advancing forward, to help push onwards. "Sir, keep your eyes and ears open. Our grenades won't go unnoticed," she warned the lieutenant, her eyes scanning the distance to check for any oncoming forces. With the thunderous roar of their weapons, it would alert the enemy forces to bring in the big guns out into the field. God help us if any SPARTANs have joined up with the Trust, Jade thought darkly.

[Orcaid123]

"There'll be hostiles on us soon enough, no worries. Loot the dead ones, stockpile your ammo. We'll need all we can get our hands on. And don't think twice on looting them, they're not worth the thought." Cromwell kneels down to one of the corpses, grimacing his face as he'd begin to thoroughly scavenge the body. He recovers two ammunition mags for his MA5C, while also finding a snackbar in one of his pockets. He stuff the loot in whatever pockets on his uniform that'd be free of space. Clapping his hands together as he'd arise, giving the corridor a thoroughly look before holstering his SOCOM, bringing up his MA5C Assault rifle. "Our objective is the bridge, a few levels above us. I reckon the traitors has set up positions around every elevators in all levels close to the bridge, so it'd be better to take the stairs. Let's move when your men are ready, Staff Sergeant."

[ShayNanigans]

Jade said nothing as she looked down at the dead soldiers. Her team, in silence, looted the bodies of the dead to replenish their ammunition. Yet Jade did nothing of the sort. She remained frozen, feeling grief grip her. No mercy, she reminded herself but as the words chanted in her mind, the less conviction they had. Jade's team could see their leader falter and one of them, a man named Rick, placed his hand on her shoulder. No words were exchanged as she looked up from her gaze, turning to her teammate as he offered her his hand. She took it without hesitation and the two locked arms in a silent vow. "My team and I are ready Lieutenant. We are at your command. And we will succeed in our mission," Jade answered, her team assembling behind her to emphasis her words. Though her eyes weren't visible, they had hardened in resolve, determined to bring down the Trust. The lives lost here were a crime that couldn't go unpunished.