[Halo] New! San Angeles RPG

[Hells Sniper]

Harrison nodded. Harrison: A blow to the Trust is all I need to know, give me a few moments, Harrison turned around and placed his hand to his ear, contacting Cameron, Tye, Jacob, Carmicle, Athios, and various other senior members on the front lines. Harrison: Admiral Harrison here, I need you all to return to the spaceport terminal. We have something of grave importance. On the double, soldiers. Harrison out. Harrison turned to Nighthawk. Harrison: Give them a few moments. Meanwhile: Jacob was traveling the side of the perimeter when his radio came on. Harrison: Admiral Harrison here, I need you all to return to the spaceport terminal. We have something of grave importance. On the double, soldiers. Harrison out. Jacob took a deep breath and nodded, he ran off towards the center of the spaceport. Meanwhile: Athios and Carmicle were both sitting down with everyone else when they received the word from Harrison, as well. Carmicle looked at Athios and nodded. Athios: Alright, Suicide Squad, arm up. Admiral wants to meet with Carmicle and I. Get to the spaceport, wait on the perimeter for us. Be ready to move. Moments later, Athios left. Carmicle turned to Troy. Carmicle: Stay with them. Troy laughed and nodded as Carmicle ran off as well.

[Naked Crook]

As Nighthawk waited, he looked at Harrison. Something didn't really sit right with Nighthawk. He had a very strange feeling about Harrison. Nighthawk: So, Harrison, did you talk to Jacob about his little adventure at DARK Facility? He talked to me about it. He told me what he was sent to recover, and he told me he had a run-in with a very pleasent fellow named Augustus Kolya. In the interest of transparency, did he tell you that I made two copies of the information he recovered? Nighthawk leaned on a desk, and folded his arms. Nighthawk: He should of. I assume that he did. Nighthawk paused. Nighthawk: Did he tell you about the little plan I came up with to try and get The Trust off his back about that Data? Meanwhile: Both Tye and Cam had heard the call from Harrison. Both of them began to make their way back to the main Terminal to meet with Harrison. Meanwhile: Xyrho walked beside Dangerus, as the two headed towards the hanger bay. Xyrho: Well...Dangerus...in the interest of being honest with you, I would be willing to answer any questions you may have about my first encounter with the Vanguard construct. I will answer anything...anything at all. Normally, I would just tell you everything...but...I think I will leave the questions up to you. This way, anything you may want or need to know, I can answer.

[Hells Sniper]

Harrison had his arms crossed behind his back. He looked at Nighthawk. Harrison: Captain Sharpmen filled me in, yes. I cannot say I totally agree with what he did, but... Harrison sighed. Harrison: He's one of the best damn soldiers I've ever met, I've come to trust his judgement. If giving the Trust this data means getting them off his ass, then I see the necessity of it, Jacob has a very important role in this battle. I cannot have him being chased around while trying to fight the Covenant at the same time. Harrison shrugged. Harrison: I have the data, too. Anything The Trust finds with that, I will have already had. Meanwhile: Dangerus was walking with Xyrho, he would have loved to know everything there was to know about it, but he realized they were pressed for time. Dangerus: When you first encountered Vanguard, what did it do?

[Naked Crook]

Nighthawk: Well...take it from Harrison...breaking the rules can be a hell of a lot of fun, and very effective. I figured that out a long time ago. It is why I am here. When it comes to dealing with people like The Trust...toss the rules, and do what works. Nighthawk shrugged. Nighthawk: To be honest...I have known about The Trust for decades. I have been butting heads with them for a long time. The sad part is...I used to be a lot like you Harrison...I used to be a by-the-book officer who could not see very far past his own uniform. Then I had the privlage of bumping into The Trust. It quickly jaded me. Every effort I made to stick it to these bastards blew up in my face. Eventually...I effectively quit. I took the brass of my neck, tossed the uniform...and decided to really do something about it. Nighthawk paused. Nighthawk: I find this to be much easier than dealing with fucking bureaucrats and regulations. I go with what works. Nighthawk shrugged. Nighthawk: I know quite a bit about your own military service Harrison. In fact...I know a lot. To be frank...I am aware of what happened to during that training mission all those years ago. In case you had not figured it out by now...that WAS The Trust. That was your first run-in with The Trust...and to be frank...you are lucky that they left you alone after that. Many people are NOT that lucky. Meanwhile: Xyrho: When I first encountered Vanguard...it did nothing. It was in a state of total disrepair. It was damaged, nearly destroyed. It was inactive and inert. I was the one who repaired it and reactivated it. It was done under the orders of my Ship-master at the time. His name was Quinn. I eventually discovered that he was deeply flawed, and very deeply misguided. By the end of it all, I realized that Quinn was insane. I turned coat...and helped The Brute who was responsible for defeating Vanguard. Xyrho paused. Xyrho: I was younger and more naive at the time. I realize that I was deeply in error.

[Hells Sniper]

Harrison looked at Nighthawk. He couldn't believe what he was hearing, that this man, this terrorist, used to be an officer in the Navy. Of course, Harrison knew he had combat experience, but nothing of the likes of that. To be that far into the Navy, to understand all that, and to know so much about his service record, something was kept in black ink the moment ONI got their hands on that information. Well, Harrison knew Nighthawk wasn't just an ordinary Naval Officer anyway, then again. He always suspected that. Harrison: I figured that out a while ago, along with Captain Sharpmen. They still seem to have an eye on him, though, don't they? Harrison shook his head. Harrison: In any case, out here, there are no bureaucrats or politicians to tell me what is and isn't right. I have my soldiers and I have my judgement, even if I seem a little...well, strict. Meanwhile: Dangerus nodded. He understood what Xyrho was saying, if had not been for Xyrho, Dangerus could have very well reactivated this Vanguard without realizing what it was. But, he would never admit that. Dangerus: When you repaired it, what happened? How long until, well, it turned?

[Naked Crook]

Nighthawk laughed. Nighthawk: You cannot be serious Harrison. Of course there are Bureaucrats here telling you how to do your job. Nighthawk paused. Nighthawk: Know this Harrison...if ODST Black Team is here...they are NO DOUBT being shadowed by the BIGGEST piece of shit to ever be ejected froma human being. Nighthawk scoffed. Nighthawk: Have you ever heard of an Officer named Vice-Admiral Brandon Yates - Service Number 558327-Alpha? That guy...is the biggest SOB I have ever met in my life. Anytime he shows up, he will throw protocl and policy at you, and literally bully everyone back into line, with the threats of court martials and tribunals...just to get his way. What is worse...he usually gets away with it. Nighthawk paused. Nighthawk: And as a Bonus...he is one of The Trust's ranking members. Real high up too. Answers to one guy alone. Meanwhile: Xyrho: It turned on us right away...we just didn't realize it. It used us, lied to us, and manipulated us to get what it wanted. You see...Quinn harbored a powerful hatred for your kind. He refered to you as things...animals...beats of burden...deserving of little more than a chain to keep you in line, and a lash to make you move faster. He felt this way about everyone who wasn't an Elite. He was a patriot...at least that is what he called himself. He felt that the "other" lesser races had weakened The Covenant. QUinn wanted to...redesign the Empire, to make an Empire that catered to The Elites as the master race. He felt that Vanguard could give him the power he needed to do that. Of course, Vanguard exploited Quinn's desires...and Quinn nearly unleashed a terrible killing machine on everyone. Xyrho paused. Xyrho: However...the same Brute who defeated Vanguard...ALSO defeated Quinn. All of my Kin was killed in the battle...but I was spared because of my willingness to help stop Quinn and Vanguard. To be honest...before I was humbled...I shared SOME of Quinns views. However...I soon realized how horribly wrong I was. From that point forward...I learned much about respect.

[Hells Sniper]

Harrison smirked. Harrison: You mean the man I just deemed an enemy of the UNSC not but a few hours ago? Yeah, I know him. He's the one ordering Black Team around, or at least the only one I know of. He's the one who made me lose the chance to destroy the Covenant flagship. Harrison shook his head. Harrison: And, if he is a high-ranking member of the Trust, all the more reason. Harrison paused. Harrison: And I know what you are going to say. That Yates can talk his way out of this one with ONI policy and regulations and all of the shit. I don't care, I won't stand for it. He ordered the death of my men and I won't let ONI let him run around. As long as this battle continues and as long as he is here, I have his head marked for termination. Meanwhile: Dangerus was taken back about what was being said about Quinn and his opinions. He wondered who the brute must've been. He wondered what it took to take down Vanguard. Dangerus: Who was the brute? Who destroyed Vanguard, and how?

[Naked Crook]

Nighthawk: Well...if you get the chance to kill him...I suggest that you do. The things I could tell you about Yates would make your head spin. He is an asshole, by the truest definition. Nighthawk paused, and he thought for a moment. Nighthawk: But, you know, the fact that Yates and Black Team helped prevent the Destruction of a Covenant Flagship does not surprise me. In fact, it supports my assertion that The Trust has a vested interest in helping The Covenant win the battle for San Angeles. It does not surprise me that they killed your men. I will say this, however; as tragic as the needless loss of life was, you have not seen the full extent of their evil. In fact, I think you just told me about one of the least offensive things that they have ever done. They have done much worse than killing several soldiers. Believe it. You really have to watch out, and be very careful with The Trust. I cannot emphasize this enough. Meanwhile: Xyrho stopped. He sighed. Xyrho: The Brute who stopped Vanguard was Chieftain Barrabus. Chances are...you know him. He was a lot different back then. Xyrho paused. Xyrho: The number of enemies that he killed JUST to get to Vanguard was...shocking. He led his Brutes and killed EVERY single one of Quinn's Elites. Spec-Ops, Honor Guards, Zealots...it didn't matter. They all died. And that was AFTER he fought through Quinn's battle group, and destroyed every single one of Quinn's ships...including Quinn's own capital ship. Xyrho paused. Xyrho: By the end of it all...his armored was scorched, scratched, and covered in his own blood, and the blood of a lot of Elites. When it was all said and done...we both agreed never to speak of what happened to anyone. We went our separate ways, but as mutual friends. Xyrho shrugged. Xyrho: To be honest...he may actually be the only person I consider to be a friend.

[Hells Sniper]

Harrison nodded. Harrison: I will surely keep that in mind Nighthawk. It dawns on me that the Trust must be worse than this for you to consider them an enemy. Harrison paused. Harrison: In any regard, I do thank you for the assistance. All of it. Meanwhile: Dangerus' eyes widened when he heard Barrabus' name. It was his own Chieftain that stopped this Vanguard all those years ago. His own Chieftain who fought against Quinn. Dangerus: I know him, he is my Chieftain. He is the one who saw what I ahd to offer. Dangerus paused. Dangerus: He is one of the most fearsome brutes there is, I don't doubt that he did any of that. I doubt don't that he fought all those elites. Any who knows him would be willing to die for him.

[Kairu]

Calhoun and Robertson heard the page from Harrison. Calhoun: "Come on. I guess we get to meet the Admiral." The duo moved towards the designated hangar. They entered, slowing their pace allowing Harrison and Nighthawk to continue.