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October 20, 2552
The Covenant found Earth. The war is being lost, but hope is not lost. As the events where Spartans cannot turn the tide, they are assisted by a specialized Elite unit known as ODSTs.....This story is untold by one ODST who meets others who endure the war.
The UNSC Marathon cruiser class, named UNSC Say my Name, has many ODSTs talking to each other to consider what is happening. They heard that the Covenant forces had broken through the line. They heard that Malta and Athens were destroyed, but Cairo had held since a covenant bomb was delivered back to the covenant. Among the squads were no other than the Kyushu, Kansai, Hokkoiko, Paris, and New York squads. Each of them had fought the war for a long time, and some had even fought at the beginning of the war. Among them, they are talking about the situation at hand. They were seeing that group of three ODSTs, Mickey, Dutch, and Romeo, were talking about how the Navy put up a fight.
"Those guys would have seen it worse," Roark said. He is the Hokkoiko squad's explosive engineer. He was once a human miner who mined the asteroids, especially from Elvie. He lost his home to the Covenant during the 2530s. He signed the UNSC Marine corps but his scores led him to become an ODST.
"Everything is relevant. It's no reason to see what we can do." Gardenia said. They have known each other since Gardenia is the squad's combat medic who can patch up the squad without needing to be combat ineffective. There was something to consider; other members have seen it worse. She is from the Walden colony, which is known as a superterran garden world until the Covenant came to burn it down.
"Hey, it can't be that bad. After all, this is Earth. It's humanity's home. We have to defend our ancestors' homeworld." Candice said. They nodded to her words. It was a fact that their ancestors came from that world, which their descendants left to find new homes in the stars.
It was not until they heard a door open to reveal ODST going by the name Edward Buck with an ONI agent wearing ODST armor named Captain Veronica Dare, although there was another ONI Agent named Looker. He is a captain as well. They look what was happening, but they noticed that Romeo was putting the moves on Captain Dare.
"I bet ten credits he gets slapped in the face," Roark said. He was not alone since his father, Byron, is here, who is part of Roark's team to deal with charges and explosives. Byron is aware that trying to flirt with an officer of either gender was a big no-no.
"Make it 20 credits for court martial," Bryon said. They heard from Buck about to get into the pods now. It was the signal for everyone to get ready for the drop. They gathered their weapons since the bet was a draw, since there was no slap in the face or court martial.
While everyone else is getting ready for a combat drop, Looker is watching both Edward Buck and Veronica Dare. He is part of ONI, but he is aware that other ONI agents are elsewhere. It is noted that his role as liaison with Dare is vital for the success of the secret mission that they do not know.
"Replacements?" Dare asked. She is looking at the ODSTs, especially members of the Hokiko squad. Looker knows that there have been depleted ODSTs over the years, especially since the lottery draft was used, but the surplus squads problem has worked, especially since they allow them to join the ODSTs on their own choice.
"This many years into the war? Who isn't?" Buck said. It is noted that those who survived were wounded so many times that they lost count. Those who were killed in combat were another story. They have to gather the best they can to keep fighting.
"Well, we are going to need all the help we can get for this mission, Gunnery Sergeant Buck," Looker said. He is aware that the war has not going well. It is getting desperate since Operation Red Flag has been adjusted, but the odds have been dimmer than before.
"At least they listen," Dare said. She wants those to listen to orders in terms of how they will take the mission. It considers how valuable to the war effort. Buck does acknowledge that ONI and ODSTS do not have a healthy relationship about this.
"To me. And they're not gonna like what they hear." Buck said. He knows these guys are not easy to win over due to the secrets and the poor performance of military intelligence by ONI themselves. It is most difficult when they are losing so badly.
"Orders are Orders," Dare said. She is committed to the mission that ONI wanted her to do. It is something that only Looker and Dare knew what their orders were. It is classified in nature. Those orders are not meant for everyone to know about.
"All in due time, Gunnery Sergeant Buck," Looker said. He goes to the weaponry rack to pick a weapon for himself while he leaves both Dare and Buck to talk about the importance of the mission, and she asks Buck where to sit. He heard from Romeo regarding her armor. Looker wears the ONI-style ODST armor. He sees the Hokiko squad is double-checking their gear, especially their visors.
During this time, Volker, the squad's tech specialist, who heard a loud thud in the head of ODST named the Rookie. They never heard of the Rookie before, but he is what he is. They see them as their fellow ODST who have a nature of being sleepy all the time.
"They are rough with the new guy," Volkner said. He is from New Constantinople which he lost his colony as it was sacked and glassed in 2539. He is known for using tech with some delusions to get into a good fight, especially when he wanted to fight a Sangheili or a Jiralhanae. He was getting sick of fighting Unggoy and Kig-yar.
"Relax, you get your chance against Elites. Besides, those guys always put up a good fight. Tell you what. I would spare some of them for you to have your wish." Crasher Wake said. He was a professional wrestler in the Inner colonies before the war, where he signed up once he knew that he had to serve his duty as an UNSC Marine before being selected as an ODST.
"Thanks, I am getting tired of killing all of those grunts and jackals. It's just endless and not the same when you fight an elite or brute." Volkner said with a sigh. He knew that the Covenant had an endless supply of Unggoy, even numerous Kig-Yar. It was too easy for him to take out. He hated their endless waves of them since they don't offer him a challenge.
"If you do meet one, then you'd better pray that I would try to cause misdirection to save your thick hide," Fantina said. Fantina is from a French enclave from Paris IV whom lost her planet when it was glassed in the year 2549. She has a strange ability to cause clever deception to appear out of nowhere.
"Those guys are very tough to beat. I would imagine energy swords are lethal in close range. But I would rather stay alive for our next meal. It's not easy to survive on rations. If we do make it alive, then I would like a first-class meal." Maylene said. She is from the Chi Rho system. She is from the lower socioeconomic ladder back in her planet due to her father being a gambling addict until he was killed in a Covenant glassing attack on the planet in 2535. She signed up for the UNSC Marines but was later picked for ODST. She found that it was a better life than being in poverty.
They heard the alarms to prepare for combat drop as they heard that other squads were in their pods and ready to go. They are heading to New Mombasa, where they are directing the Covenant super carrier over the city. It was their objective to land on it.
"Alright, let's do this." Looker said over the video coms. It was something that Rookie in his pod to over heard that they are seeing tether of the New Momasa Orbital Elevator. It was something that the Rookie was ready to do. Below them, it was a simple ship called In Amber Clad has pelicans coming to park in the hangar. The drop pods were coming to the Covenant Super Carrier until they witnessed the slipspace opens which created a crater, resulting in numerous pods going haywire as they saw in Amber Clad, followed and entered the portal. The numerous squad pods are going around to scatter around the city, leading to everything going black. The Rookie is in his pod after hearing the coms regarding the carrier is making the jump and EMP, even to use the chutes until........it was too late. Everyone went black....