Outskirts
The sun shined brightly on the horizon. The rays reflected off the dark cold steel haul of the Ember Clad. Two Pelicans drop ships desended down towards the surface. On board was th Chief and SGT Johnson. A transmission was coming in from Ember Clad.
Cortana: We've intercepted a transmission on Covenant's net coms. Them essage keeps repeating.. regret, rgeret.. regret.
Miranda: Catchy.. have any idea what it means?
Johnson: We regret being alien bastards, we regret coming to earth and we regret that Core just blew off are raggedy ass fleet!
Marines: Eurrah!
Cortana: Regret is a name sargent.. a name of one Covenant hiarchs.. a Prophet.
The transmission was interupted by ground forces.
Marine: Grid Calo 23 is hot, request abort.
Pilot: Sir?
Johnson: Were going in.. get tactical Marines!
In back of pelican several soldiers began gearing up and loading there weapons.
As the two Pelicans moved into heart of the city, something massive emreged from the buildings. It had rounded from with opening and four plate like pieces that made it almost like like top view of flower. Put emitting out of this opening was not pollun, no instead was massive stream of energy that struck the first Pelican and caused it to expode into flames. The second Pelican diverted course and crashed into one of buildings.
Emerging from rubble was the Marines and SGT Johnson. Master Chief lay beneath some debris. The Chief got up and wavered a little.
Cortana: Talk to me.. should I do CPR?
Chief: I'm fine..
Johnson: You better be.. otherwise the Core would have hell of time replacing your sorry ass.
The Marines assembled near arched doorway.
The Chief gripping his Battle rifle and headed for doorway. He then procedded in where he found a Grunt in shock.
Grunt: Ahhh!
The Chief chased the Grunt into a courtyard where he was met by rest of the Grunt's friends. Chief began letting lead fly, as more Grunts began to assail him. Johnson and the Marines moved in for back up. Johnson picked off the Jackals nearing the Chief's position. The Chief procedded up some stairs where he met a Elite. The two exchanged rounds and plasma. In end the Chief triumphed. Chief turned his attention to rooftops, which had now become occupied by Jackals with Beam rifles. Chief picked them off, while more Elites and Grunts poured into courtyard from causeways.
The Marines engaged the reinforcements. The Chief from above picked off what he could. He threw in couple of grenades just mix things up a little. As the Chief focused on the next wave, a Jackal on one of higher rooftops put his sights on the Chief and fired. The purple bolt of plasma hit Master Chief, and his shields instantly dropped. The Chief qucikly got to some cover.
Cortana: Keep your head down.. there are two of us in here remember!
The Chief leaned against the wall as his shields regenerated. He then moved into the open and put his sights on Jackal. He fired. The three rounds hit Jackal perfectly in head causing him to drop his weapon and fall from building.
Johnson: Nice shot..
Marine: Drones!
Emrging over some rooftops was a flock of Drones. There green tranlucant bodies look part insect and part lizard. They held in there apendages Plasma pistols and Needlers. The courtyard echoed with sound of gun fire. Drones dropped on by one. The Chief had occupied the Chain Turrent and began mopping up the rest of them. Finally when all of them had been silenced, the Marines regrouped with SGT Johnson. Master Chief jumped from second level and landed in middle of courtyard.
Johnson: That's how we do it! Now let's wait here for dropship. Kilo 323 we are ready for pick up over.
Pilot: Aye.. in route.
As they awaited the drop ship, two nearby steel doors began to shake. The Marines turned around startled.
Marine: What was that?
Johnson walked over to doors. He listened. There was faint growl.
Johnson: Get back! Get the hell back!
The door bursted open and emerging where two massive creatures. There figures where incased in heavy armor and where there skin wa exposed there was orange slimy viens. On one arm there was massive shield (like Romans) to deflect enemy fire and at times could be used as melee device. On the other arm was fuel rod cannon which they used to bombard there enemies. The Marines in terror opened fire on the Hunters. The Chief moved out of sight and allowed them to pass.
The Hunters began firing there cannons, the bright green projectiles landed with thud and expolsion around the Marines. The Chief sprung into action and began shooting the Hunters in there vunerable backs. One of them turned to combat him, the other was bleeding from the Chief's rounds. Johnson and the Marines charged covering the wounded Hunter with lead. The Chief dodged the Hunter's attacks and then stuck him on back with plasma grenade. The Hunter exploded into a blue haze and flew into air. As Hunter landed Chief holstered his rifle upon his shoulder.
Johnson: What? Do you want me to say I'm impressed? Well I'm not. You took to long.
The Pelican decended into courtyard.
Miranda: I want you on that bird SGT.
Johnson: Mame?
Miranda: I need someone who is not afraid of a little hostile ground fire.
Johnson: Very well.. Chief press on.
The Chief with some Marines for support moved through the two steel doors the Hunters had emerged from. The Battle was far from over.
Note: Outskirts is second level in Halo 2, the content of this post is recited from memory and contains my own original additions.