Halo: Turning the Tide Reborn Begins! (No LSU's)

[Mikey]

Ok, here we go. Here's the premise in case you forgot.

The year is 2552. Planet Earth still exists, but overpopulation has forced many of her former residents to colonize other worlds. Faster-then-light travel is now a reality, and earth's unified goverement, through the United Nations Space Command, has put its full weight behind the colonization effort; millions of humans now live on habitable planets in other solar systems. A keystone of humanity's colonization efforts is the planet Reach, an interstellar naval yard that builds colony ships for civilians and warships for the UNSC's armed forces. Convenietly close to Earth, Reach is also a hub of scientific and military activity.

Thirty-two years ago, contact with the outer colony Harvest was lost. A battlegroup sent to investigate were almost completly destroyed; only one badly damaged ship returned to Reach. Its crew told of a semingly unstoppable alien warship that had effortlessly annialated their forces.

This was humankind's first encounter with a group of aliens that eventually came to know as the Covenant, a collective of alien races united in their fanatical religious devotion. Covenant religious elders declared humanity an affront to the gods, and the Covenant warrio caste wageda holy war upon humanity with gruesome diligence.

After a series of crushing defeats and obliterated colonies, UNSC Admiral Preston Cole established the Cole Protocol: no vessel may inadvertently lead the Covenant to Earth. When forced to withdraw, ships must avoid Earth-bound vectors- even if that means jumping without propor navigational calculations. Vessels in danger of capture must self destruct.

On Reach, a secret military project to create cyborg super-soldiers takes a newfound importance. The soldiers of the SPARTAN-II project rack up an impressive record against the Covenant in test deployments, but there are too few of them to turn the tide of the war.

Existing SPARTAN-II soldiers are recalled to Reach for further augmentation. The plan: board a Covenant vessel with the improved SPARTAN-IIs and learn the location of the Covenant homeworld. Two days before the mission begins, Covenant forces strike Reach and annihilate the colony. The Covenant are now on Earth's doorstep.

This is where the Pillar of Autumn, the only surviving ship on Reach, makes a blind jump into space and finds Halo. After the effects on Halo, everything has calmed a bit. (I took out Master Cheif to change the story a bit.)

10 years have gone by and the war is still going on. One commercial freighter, The Star of the Galaxy, was sending suurvivors of Reach back to Earth. What they didn't know is that the Covenant was secretly tracking them, and they now know where Earth lies. The war is esculating again, and the Covenant have sent an entire legion of their finest troops to annialate Earth which is the last stronghold of the human race.

What the Covenant did not expect is that Earth has been preparing. When all the SPARTAN-II agents were destroyed on Reach, Earth began the SPARTAN-III project. The funding of the project was cut, since the failure of the SPARTAN-II project showed that the members could be killed. Because of this, Earth only had the money to train 10 kids. Taken from their families at the age of 5, they have been trained similarly to the original SPARTANS, except their armor is tougher and they have more acrobatic skills.

With the fate of Earth in the hands of 10 now 17 year old SPARTAN-III's, thinks look bleak. The Covenant legion has blockaded Earth, and they are now delpoying troops. It is now up to the 10 SPARTAN-IIIs to defend Earth and turn the tide of the war.



Here we go...


Climax
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With a sudden jolt, I found myself awake. It had happened so fast, and I did not know who or what I was. All I knew is I was trapped, and I needed to get out. I tried to move my arm, but my brain wouldn't let me. I tried to scream but no voice came out.

The cage I was in then began to open and I spilled out naked onto the floor. I lie there for some time, trying to think of what had happened. Suddenly visions began circulating again. "You're Mike Candela, leader of the SPARTAN III's." I said to myself. more memories began to circulate of my training and the final memory of me being dragged away from my mom....

Suddenly, a broad hand held out a t-shirt and some sweat pants. To my surprise, my arm allowed me to take them. After slipping on the clothes, I stood up shakily. "Cryo sleep does that to ya boy. You'll come around." A voice said. I looked around the area. Other teenagers were also in tubes, but none of them had been awoken yet.

"I think I remember now General Albon." I said. I had remembered his name after hearing his voice. The memories of the past few days had whirled through my mind just then. I remember General Albon informing me that my team and I were to be sent to a military base outside of Utah. There we were put into cryo sleep until called upon.

"The others should be dethawed in the next hour or so." The General informed me. I instinctly looked around to see my comrades. Visions of the training we had done together began to form in my head. We were elite, and the only hope for the human race now.

The General lead me through a series of corridors. I stumbled a bit, but managed to keep up. "What's the reason for the rude awakening?" I asked as we neared the command deck. The General took a glance at me then held up his hand. In it was a small flat rectangle. I instantly recognized it as a recording device.

A holographic projection of a Ship's AI appeared. "This is a report we recieved from the Star of the Galaxy just today." The General Replied.

The AI began to speak in a frantic and miserbale voice. "If you are recieving this distress call please respond! This is the Star of the Galaxy! We are under attack and request backup immediatly. We were ambushed when we exited hyper space. Covenant Battle cruisers lie just inside the Dominican Star Zone..."

I recognized that name, but I had to be certain. "What zone is this again?" I asked. The general sighed. "The Dominican Star is the last fuel station before the slip space to Earth." He replied.

The AI unpaused and the message continued. "They are attacking the ship It is only a matter of time before they find everything. We tried to self destruct, but the Covenant managed to disable our power. We're helpless, and we're deeply sorry. If no one comes, Earth will be discovered in a matter if minutes...."

The AI then short circuited and the message went out. The General frowned. "We had no ships ready for deployment and minutes later a distress call was also sent from the Domincan Star. The whole area is overun. It's over, Earth has been found. The Covenant legions are multiplying. They will be here in a matter of days."

It hit me hard. I knew what happened to planets that the Covenant found. They were glassed, wiped out completly by a giant ray that shatters the planet. This was to be our fate if something wasn't done.

The General then shot me a look. "That is why you have been dethawed. You have approximatly 4 days to get your team ready for battle. Until now you've only had the regular MJOLNIR armor. We're going to teach your squad to operate with the updated version, and we're going to do it in 4 days. Prepare to go back to the basics..."

P.S- Check out my other RPG Resident Evil Apocalypse! It needs sign ups and it'll be fun!

[Mikey]

Um, anyone care that it started or am I doing this RPG myself once again? lol

[HbCharizard]

Warthog
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"What the Hell." I said as I got dethawed and I fell on the floor.

"Wake up Warthog." Climax, The "Leader", said.
"Report to the training sector of the ship now."

"Why, we finished training 3 Years ago!" I said, walking around and trying to get my eyes to focus.

"We got New Armor to train with." Climax said, going over to a console to wake up someone.

"New Armor?" I said as I went over to a console to get someone dethawed.
"What the **** is wrong with out old ones?"

~~~
It would be longer, but my cousin's are comming over tommrow and I need to get to sleep early. Damn.

[Mikey]

Climax
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"What the **** is wrong with our old models?" I heard Warthog say as he woke up from dethawing.

"Our old models are not impervious to damage. Remember when we trained in Moscow and almost lost Sam to a freak explosion? These new models have somewhat higher armor and more flexibility. We're going to need it when the invasion happens...." I replied.

I saw a look of horror on Warthog's face...

[Mystic_clown]

Yahoot
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"Invasion?" I asked as I stepped out of the cryo-tube. Climax and Warthog looked over a me.
"That's right Yahoot," Climax said, "an invasion. That's exactly what will happen if we don't do something soon." I paused for a few minutes.
"There's only one thing I can say about this," I said, "YAAAAHOOOOO!!!!" Climax and Warthog became confused.
"What!?" Warthog cried.
"I can finally blast those covenent freaks to bits!! YEEEHAAAWWW!!"

[Samchu]

Real Name-Samuel Omaras
NickName-Sam (yeah I have little imagination)
SPARTAN Number-4
Type- Medic
Armor Color-Black
Gender-M
Age-17 (thought we woz all supposed to be that age...)
Hair-Blonde
Eyes-Blue
Weapon of Choice-Assault Rifle
Background-he doesn't remember his past. He took a knock to the head whilst leaving to take up his training and can't remember a thing. This causes him to concentrate more on what he remembers from his training though. His only regret is that he didn't take the time to bring at least one picture of his family before he left.

Sam
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I woke up slowly. Dang...my head...Where the hell am I? I don't remember....Why can't I move?
Suddenly I flew out onto the floor. Wouldn't have been THAT bad if I weren't naked and two other people weren't here. Good thing Jenn isn't here, she'd never let me forget this moment.
"errr....where are my clothes....?" I had to speak slowly at first because my mouth wouldn't move properly.
I saw them being handed out to me and I slowly took them and began to get dressed.
"So what's the big deal?" I asked, directing my question to Climax because he was the one mostly likely to have answers.
"There's some new models they want us to train with," he replied.
"They better than the old ones?"
"Yes."
"About bloody time! I don't rightly appreciate almost getting blown up, especially when it lands me in a com,a for a month and completely puts me behind on my training!"
"You caught up didn't you?" asked Warthog, "What's your problem?"
"The problem is, if we're supposed to be the last hope for Earth, why the hell are they giving us suits that are so dangerous!?"
"Enough!" yelled Climax. "It's over now, finished business."
Warthog and I glared at each other. Just my luck to get into a fight right after dethawing from Cryo sleep.
"Listen," said Climax with a tone of urgency, "Help everyone when they wake up and we'll all gather in the conference room. There's something important we need to tell everyone."

[Crystal Tears]

I live! *walks around like zombie*
nah not really, but I might as well post don't wanna be left behind.

JennJenn
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ok.. do I need glasses? Or am I just blind? I wondered as I shot onto the floor and lied there for a couple of seconds, all alone.
The memory of trainging came back itno my head, it was a sudden shock when my feeling returned to me and the cold air rushed across me.
I found by my cyro tub, clothes, I quickly grabbed them and whipped on a pair of grey sweats pants and a white short sleeve t shirt.
"Ok.." I wandered down the hall, the others would wake soon, maybe someone was already awake.
"Enough!" came from the boys cyro room "It's over now, finished business." I wandered closer to hear them. "Listen, Help everyone when they wake up and we'll all gather in the conference room. There's something important we need to tell everyone."
Climax came out, turning quickly towards me.
"Are they still holding a grudge about being blown up?" I asked him, he smirked at me.
"Yep."
"Figures, Sam couldn't hold onto a plasma bomb if it was stuck to his face." I thought out loud.

~~~

All for now!!

~JennJenn~

[Perfect Chaos]

Hey, sorry for not posting in this RPG sooner. I won't be able to make my first post for a while since this coming week I have exams and will be busy studying for the most part.

Just wanted to clear things up and let you guys know that I'm still in this RPG

Thanks

-$∑@π

[Bulbasaur4]

Real Name- Kyria Mendota
NickName- Hunter
SPARTAN Number- 2
Type- Sniper (If you allow it... I'd like Assault/Close Combat. That's what I'm best at for the real Halo game. ^^; Drives my friend Mike MAD, 'cuz he's the sniper type.)
Armor Color- Black
Gender- Female
Age- 17
Hair- Dark brown, with a slight shimmer of golden hue and some various strawberry-blone high lights. Her hair is long, reaching down to her shoulders slightly past, and layered to frame her face.
Eyes- Frosty ice blue... with dark blue circlets around the lighter blue. ^^
Weapon of Choice: Rocket Launcher (for really far away shots, the Sniper Rifle.)
Background- She was born and immediatly abandoned as an infant by her mother. She was born to a gymnastic and a previous Marine General who will be unnamed. ^^ She was a mistake... so her mother put her up for adoption. She was immediatly taken at a young and and raised purely by the heart of the Marines. They trained her hard and her schedule gave her little sleep or rest. Because she was female, they wanted her to make her body extra strong and agile... knowing that speed would be her main strong point along with flexibility and agility being how being agile came natural to her. She excelled quickly...e ven at a young age and was trained for special assignments, and many other unique jobs. She accelled at any gun- her aim was unsurpassable... she could pick off anything the Marines told her to shoot at- moving or unmoving, 100 feet or so that you could barely see anything it was so far away. Although they put her into special training for snipers, she was very successful in Assault and close combat as well... for she was quick and easily gave a hard headbutt to the back of the head to knock or kill some one out. It didn't help that she was quick moving... and even under sniper fire, she some how was agile enough to evade such attacks. She's looked up to by a lot of under classed females, and the males even look to her as an equal. That is a dramatic change since everyone used to think of her as weak and thought a female shouldn't be allowed into the project and was often picked on and abused. She's incredibly nice, although she's taken her training serious her whole life... but some how, she always managed to smile despite her hardships or what she went through.





Kyria Mendota

'Hunter' - F - SPARTAN 2

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I heard voices... although I couldn't speak, and I couldn't move. I felt trapped... and almost as if I were captured. Suddenly a noise of a whoosing motion came, and I suddenly my frosty blue eyes opened to see my face almost smash to the floor- except just in time my palms caught myself.
"Nice... she catches herself..." I heard a voice say, and I looked up, my long brown golden-hued hair flowing over my shoulders. Suddenly my brain seemed to function, and memories began to rush back to me like the sweeping tide. It was Climax... and a few others were up above and they must have heard my chamber open.
"Hey Cli-" I began, until suddenly the realizaton that those damned glass windows let them see people in the nude.
"F*CK!" I swore- some thing I tended to do some times... in surprise. I quickly leapt up and ran into the far corner, snatching my clothing - flowing black soft pants and a gray tank top with the logo, "HNTR" on it. I quickly found myself with the group, as they seemed to wait for everyone to wake up. (I'm just going to assume that Sean is there, since he said he wouldn't be able to post for a while.)
" Well well... about time you woke up." Jenn said, and I sheepishly smiled.
" I'm always the heavy sleeper around here."
"At least you caught yourself before your face was permantly implanted in the floor." Climax said- obviously he had a bad experience with waking up.
"So what's going on... why the sudden wake up call?" I asked, as they told me about our condition.
" Damned things... don't they ever run out of batteries?" I retorted, as they shrugged.
" Well, we'll just have to blow up those energizer bunnies." Sam said, smirking...

[Mystic_clown]

Yahoot
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"Then let's get to the training already?" I said, "The faster we get the training done, the faster I can blow things up!"
"We have towait for everyone else Yahoot," Climax said.
"He's right Yahoot," Hunter said, "Anyway, you should lay off blowing things up for a while. Remember what nearly happened to Sam because of your bombs?" I tried not to laugh.
"At least he's okay now." I got up to stretch my legs.
"By the way," I whispered into her ear, "nice T-shirt." WHAM!!! Hunter's fist went smack into my nose!
"I was only joking!" I cried, clutching my nose.

[Samchu]

Sam
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It had been quite funny watching how long it had taken Kyria to notice the fact that she was naked but that wore off quickly. I was distracted by Jenn. I was ALWAYS distracted by Jenn. I couldn't stand her! She was always on my case in some way or another, any excuse to come out better than me. She's so ANNOYING!!!!
I glared at her several times. She saw but merely smirked back knowing that it would pi$$ me off more than I already was. I clenched my fist and glared at her again.
"Climax, we've only got 4 days to train right?" i asked.
"Yeah."
"So like, shouldn't we be getting started?"
"I already told you we gotta wait for everyone else."
"To hell with that," I stated. "I'm getting down there now. I'm here to be kicking butt not getting my butt kicked. Prat around all you want but I'M going to get some serious training done." and with that i calmly walked off.

[Mikey]

~Climax~
My squad was almost totally dethawed now. There were still a few who hadn't totally come out yet, but we were in a hurry.
"Saddle up guys, let's take a walk!" I grinned hoisting an assault rifle over my shoulder.
"It usually takes years to train to the full capacity of the upgraded armor, but I've been instructed to get us ready in three days." I added in. The others didn't look to hopeful, but they would have to deal with it.
The door slid open as I walked into the hall. The training sector was on the other end of the compound. My troops fell in behind me. I looked back at them with a slight sigh. I knew I was leader, but part of me didn't want to be. Part of me wanted to joke and have fun like some of the others, but I had to be the strong one.
I led the group into a large corridor just outside the briefing room. On the walls were 10 suits of the upgraded armor. One could easily tell that it had been pushed to the best of its capabilities. I touched the one that was to be mine. It was a light silver. The armor seemed to bend at my touch, but slide back into place so nimbly. It looked flexible, yet extremly durable.
"Ok, we've done this before. Helmets go on last. Once you're ready you can head to the armory, then head to the breifing room. Our training starts now!"

[Crystal Tears]

~JennJenn~
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This is not going to go down well.. I thought, I had such a bleek outlook on life. Especially since the Covenant had found Earth. Ha, the human race was going to end after all, we have such great friends...
I sat down on the bench, my armor was on, all but my helmet. I glanced over at Sam. He was such a idiot. I mean, he's always doing something to screw the team up, you think he could learn enemies from allies sometime soon.
I grabbed my helmet and snapped it into place, I rather where it then just leave it off, I mean, we're doing something, Sam might forget which way the Assault Rifle goes.
So, which Covenant unit will you let kill Sam? Elite? Hunter? Grunts even? Nah, might aswell kill him myself. I thought, as I kinda wandered down the halls, looking around as I went.
I stopped for a minute, I was looking through a glass plannel on the other side, marines, and the Pelicans.. My favorite unit other then the Banshee's but they were hard to come by...

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~JennJenn~

[Craig]

Real Name- Alexei Vasilev

NickName- Ankh

SPARTAN Number- 10

Type- Sniper

Armor Color- Non Metallic Gray

Gender- Male

Age- 17

Hair- Black

Eyes- Gray

Weapon of Choice- Sniper Rifle, also carries an Assault Rifle

Background- Born of Russian heritage, Alexei even at the age of 4 was taken on a few hunting trips, even being allowed to shoot the rifle from time to time. When he was on a hunting trip, he was inside his house when he saw in the distant farm lands a wolf attacking one of the milk cows. Alexei grabbed his dad's hunting rifle as quickly as he could and fired. It was a bullseye. Somehow, this story reached the high command, because one day they came and took him away to be a SPARTAN super soldier. Obviously, he was put as a sniper. Alexei (or Ankh, because he always wore a small silver pendant of one around his neck) had unmatched accuracy. Nothing was too hard of a shot for Ankh as he grew older. Due to his extreme sniping abilities, Ankh is not factored in as much as the other members of the squad. One he is the sniping position countless enemies are bound to fall to his shots. If the mission is in close quarters he is still potent with other forms of weaponry, because of his natural dexterity. He loves being in the back gunner seat of a Warthog.

Other: and yes he still does have a russian accent

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It was like turning the focus ring on a camera very quickly. I didn't exactly like cryo sleep, it always gave me lasting aches and pains in my stomach.

"Our training starts now!" was the first thing I heard.

"Why don't you just wait for me?" I said, trying to slightly catch the attention of the others. It was probably hard to tell whether I was being sarcastic or not... "Wait..Training for what? We finished that already."

"New armour" Climax replied.
"Oh, great." I sighed..

And then I walked into the training compound, where all the armour was hanging..

[Samchu]

Sam
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I carefully put on my new black armour and put the helmet down on the bench.
Maybe I should give Jenn a little kick up the *** to show her I'm not taking any crap! She thinks she can just walk all over me like some stupid moron but she's wrong! I'll show her!
I walked along the corridors, following the rest of the group to our next training destination.
I stopped seeing Jenn staring through one of the glass panels.
"You gonna move your *** or not?" I asked rudely.
She turned to me. she had her helmet on but i knew she was glaring at me. "What do you care?"
I put my helmet on. "I don't care. I just wanna kick your lazy *** in that training room and if you're gonna gawp around all day I'm afraid I'm just gonna have to kick your *** right here."

[Crystal Tears]

I sighed at him, pathetic, he tries to start a Fight with me, myabe he should learn how to hide his feelings, atleast then I didn't need to even think about the fact of being backstabbed.
"I suggest you stay away from me sam. I might just accidently throw a plasma bomb onto your ugly face."
Iwalked off, hurrying to the trainging area with the others, I saw him walk slowly behind. Idiot.. Coward... All of those things you could be he was.
"Jenn, you gonna kill him this time?" Climax asked, kinda muttering it.
"Yes.. very soon.." I joked, glancing back at sam, who was seperate from the group.
Idiot.. I thought deeply as I turning my attention away from him, and just wondering secret thoughts to myself.

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~JennJenn~

[Samchu]

Sam
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I leaned back in the corner and sighed. Why was I the outcast here? I was trying so hard to fit in and for what? To feel more alone than I did before.
I shook my head. I probably wouldn't have this problem if I hadn't gone out with Jenn for that month. Some fun that was (!). All she did was yell at me and then she went and broke up with me in front of the entire group.
I can't think about this now. I've gotta concentrate on not being. "So Climax," I said, walking over. "Just what kinda stuff we gonna have to do? I mean, we've already done it all right?"

[Mikey]

~Climax~

I looked back at Sam who had just asked a question which I didn't know the answer too. "General didn't elaborate. You know how he likes to make things interesting." I grinned. The door slid open to the armory and everyone piled in. "Pick your weapon. This "game" is going to involve some strategy. Snipers, take your sniper rifles. Who knows when we may need cover." I said. I then walked over to a closet and lunged it open. Inside was a large set of different types of assault rifles. I pulled the standard MA5B Assault Rifle from the closet and slammed it shut. I then grabbed an M90 shotgun from the wall and strapped it on my back for backup. It was great. The gun actually fit into place on a small hinge on my back. No more worrying about dropping my backup weapon.
I then moved over to the grenade section and took 2 frags and 2 flashbangs. Too bad we didn't know how to make plasma grenades. Those could only be retrieved on an actual battlefield. I then got some extra clips for my weapons and headed for the door. I turned back when I made it and watched and waited for my comrades who were choosing their weapons.

[Samchu]

Sam
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Weapons at last! I happily opened up a couple of cupboards and grabbed my favourite weapons. A MA5B Assault Rifle had always been my basic weapon so I grabbed that first.
I noticed that there were little pouches around the waist area for carrying small items but also hanheld weapons.
I grabbed myself two 44Magnums and placed one on each side before filling my remaining two pockets with ammo for both my weapons.
Carefully i loaded them up, noticing Jenn's watchful eye I aimed at her and pretended to shoot my weapon at her, much to her displeasure before following after Climax.

[Jash Thor]

Finally here.

Name: Robert Chesire
Nickname: Backup
SPARTAN Number: 9
Type: Medic
Armor Color: Silver
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Hair: Dirty blonde
Eyes: Blue
Weapon of Choice: Pistol
Background:
Robert was born into a Middle Class family, his father leaving him when he was about two years old. Without any siblings, he lived with his mother. He started to hang out in the wrong groups, with gangs who spent their time harrassing the town. When Robert was 14, he began to go on serious outings with his gang. There, they would break into stores, and possibly beat people who got in their way. Although Robert was against it, he never spoke up.
One night, one of his gang friends got cut horribly and was bleeding profusely. The gang leader panicked, and said they better just leave him. Not the kind of kid to do so, Robert did what he could to help his friend. He used his shirt to stop the flow of the blood, and kept the wound as elevated as possible. His quick thinking allowed the kid to live.
He kept his story secret, but he gained an interest in helping people. He decided to turn over a new leaf, and start helping people. He quit his gang, and started focusing more on school. He gained a certain interest in medicine. He pursued it, and graduated from a Reach Training School at the top of his class. He also was pretty skilled with a pistol, but he had preferred more of helping others. It was when a Covenant Army killed his mother during a raid, that he began to fiercely hate the creatures. Now, he focused even more on his medicine, and improved his pistol skills. He even invented a anitdote that slowed bleeding in wounded areas, making it less messy to operate. It was at a Reach Training facility that he was annointed to the SPARTAN-III medic. [/B]

Backup-----

The darkness...and then the light.

Like being slowly pulled out from a dark cave, I awoke from the cryo-genic chambers I had slept so soundly in. My senses dulled for a few moments, I awoke as if on some sort of high, everything just seemed to not be there.
Finally my body fully awakened, and my skin began to tingle as my surroundings had their normal impact on me. The first thing my fresh mind noticed was my lack of clothes.
"Uhh...I could use some pants over here."
I got my request as one of the helpers handed me a freshly pressed green jumpsuit. I slipped into it as I stepped out of the chamber.
"Whats goin on?" I asked Climax as he walked down the row, inspecting every one of us.
"New training starts now. We got some new armor models we need you guys to try out. Weapons training as well, and that includes you. So prepare yourself," Climax replied with a stiff tone, before turning on his heels and exiting the room.
I sighed. I wasn't to big on weapons. Anything within the medical range was what I loved to handle. I looked to my right and left and saw the others dressed as well and following in the path of the man who woke us up. The thought that I was one of the only two here who could keep these guys going when they needed it gave me the support I needed.
I followed the rest of the gang, Climax leading them. We followed down a hallway until we reached the changing room. There, ten suits of new armor hung. I walked to my designated spot, and studied the fancy new getup. This would definetely provide some protection during the battle scenes.
I began to strap it on, placing each piece where it should go. I made sure the armor connected tightly and felt snug. You needed it to provide maximum protection, and if it didn't feel right the uncomfortableness would block your thinking during fights. It had to be perfect.
Satisfied, I walked over to the weapons cabinet where everyone else was retrieving weaponry. I saw Climax take out the Assault Rifle and Shotgun. I had seen him in the field, and he was deadly with both of them. Sam then Jenn went, taking their weapons of choice.
When it was my turn, I grabbed one of the silver pistols that hung in the upper right corner, as well as a bunch of clips that were under it. Not being to big on weapons, I preferred the pistol because it was small but deadly as well. I then grabbed a few Flashbangs and grenades. When your soldier was hurt and you needed to run out into the open to grab him/her, you needed a good distraction. Flashbangs usually did the trick.
Saddling up, I took the last thing I needed. The Med Pack. It pretty much was a small white dome shaped backpack wiht a red cross in the center that I strapped around myself. Inside were all of the necessities to performing quick operations. I grasped it and put it on, making sure the sturdy straps held tight. Wouldn't be to much use if it slipped off during the fight. It also contained by famous antidote, which actually nearly stopped bleeding in the area injected. It consisted of a blood clotting method, which later deteriorated to allow blood to flow freely again once the wound healed. Probably one of my greatest accomplishments.
All ready, I turned to Climax who was loading his weapon.
"Ready when you are," I said to him with a small salute.

[Crystal Tears]

~JennJenn~
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I sighed and looked over at the weapons, I quickly grabbed the shotgun, my favorite weapon, aswell as the rocket launcher. I grabbed alot of extra clips, and rockets I guess. they were kinda huge, but that was fine.
Next time Sam acts like a smartass, I will blow him up. Without the others watching. I thought, glancing back at sam, who was too concerned on his assualt rifle then anything else. Stupid Prick..

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Sorry for being short, can't think today..

[Samchu]

Sam
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I went back inside the equipment room to grab a small medi-pack. I keep forgetting to pick one up, being a medic isn't exactly what I wanna be doing.
I put my gun down on one of the benches near to Jenn as I fitted the pack into place. I caught her watching me out of the corner of my eye.
I smirked to myself. I picked up my assault riffle and flung it over my shoulder, spinning as i did, so that the end smacked Jenn across her head.
"Oh I'm sorry," I said aloud, refusing to turn around and walking calmly back over to Climax and Robert.

[Craig]

Note: Im changing my code name to "Alexei", same as the characters name.


Alexei Vasilev - Sniper
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Finally, weapons, a place where I could finally fit in with people, instead of listening to the constant bickerings of Sam / Jenn etc.

Picking up the sniper rifle, I suddenly felt stronger. Like I could take on the entire covenant, if 1 of them at a time. Turning on the rifle's computer controlled motors (Digital zoom..) the rifle did a small diagnostic check. After loading a canister of 4 shots it did another...

"This diagnostic check is going to be very annoying during combat." I said "It didn't used to do this."

"What diagonstic check?" Climax said, intent on discovering what was wrong.

"Everytime I do something with this rifle, it does a diagnostic check to make sure everything is alright. It won't be very useful in the heat of combat." I said calmly.

"We'll get that checked out later, but for now just stick with it." he replied.

Okay. Now the rest of the weapons, picking up an assault rifle and a few smoke bombs. The smoke bombs were of course if I do get sighted, I can escape in time. But I also took 1 frag grenade, cause sniper tactics can't be used everywhere.

Snapping both guns on the magnetic holsters on his back, he walked over to those ready and stood, waiting.

[Mystic_clown]

Yahoot
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I smiled insanely to myself.
This is the perfect timeto test out some of my home made explosives!
"Oh and uh Yahoot," Climax said. I looked over.
"Yeah?"
"Please don't use your home made explosives like last time. Remember what happened?"
"Yeah I know." I turned and walked away.
DAM!!
I walked over to the cubourd and pulled out a bunch of grenades.
"Oh well, at least I can still use these."

[HbCharizard]

Ark Lancast -WARTHOG
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' YES!! I like, I like, Weapons, Weapons! ' I thought to my self.
' Now I can test my home made Every car keys! '

"Oh and Warthog." Climax asked as I was entering the Armory.

"Yeah?" I asked him.

"No more Home Made Car Keys? Remember last time?"
I chuckled as I remembered. I had once used them, and we almost got killed if not for Jenn Kicking me and me hitting the lower compartment and finding the REAL car keys.

"Alright, Alright." I said. Though, I never keep my promises. I slipped some of my keys into my armor, and then grabbed a MA5B, also grabbing a Few Grenades and a Sniper Rifle.

"Heh Heh Heh Heh......." I laughed to myself.

[Bulbasaur4]

Hunter
*



I sighed, rolling my eyes at the fued Jenn and Sam were having. After being smacked in the head, Jenn 'accidentally' stretched and tripped him so he landed flat on his face.
I sighed... as I saw Warthog and Yahoot be told not to use their homemade device. I grabbed a few different grenades as I smiled weakly as I looked to Alexei. As I grabbed my sniper rifle I spoke,
"It's nice to be next to my sniper partner again." I said smiling, as I then grabbed an assualt rifle.
"Hey Climax, where are the Rocket Launchers?"
Climax looked to me, and shrugged.
"They must not want to use those now... probably since you're one of the few who uses them effectively, they're just saving them and they don't need to be used for training."
I shrugged..."Whate-"
Suddenly Sam accidentally fwacked me in the back of the head with his gun. Lerching forward with the hit, I suddenly whirled around to see him sheepishly looking at me as I saw Jenn had ducked- obviously another fight. With that I lurched my sniper rifle forward and hit him hard in the gut- nothing too forceful however, and even with the new armour it sent him down slightly.
My eyes glared...
"SAM... how do you BREATHE with your stupidity? With all your antics the Covenant will simply let you live because eventually you'll be the death of one of us."
With that I rolled my eyes and began to go into our next step. Looking at Climax I sighed... "Of course, if some one else doesn't kill him first..."

[Mikey]

~Climax~

This wasn't going great at all. My team had been awake for a total of 30 minutes and already Sam was causing trouble. I shrugged it off at first, but when he began to physically assault Jenn with his gun I had to interject.
"Sam, shape up or ship out." I remarked. Sam gave me a crossed look. I wanted to laugh and mock him, but of course that would look unpreofessional. "Does everyone have their weapons?" I asked. My team saddled up and stepped towards the door. I nodded and smashed my fist against the button on the wall. It registered the new armor and the door slid open.
My team and I were now in the briefing room. It was a dark corridor that brought back many memories. I stared at my armor to discover it was glowing. "Just testing the new signaling devices." I heard Private Renalds say. I looked around to see everyone's armor was glowing. "You're going to find quite a use for that when its dark and your surrounded by Covenant. Pelicans can see that shine for miles." He then added in.
The general's voice then replaced the privates. "Welcome to your first mission with the new and improved MJNOR armor." He began. "I take it they are fitting quite well." I nodded and the general continued.
"Now, in a moment, the double doors will release you into a very familiar place. It's the Blood Gulch Training Facility. Your job is to set up a perimeter and cooperate with each otherin a game of Capture the Flag. Your oponents are our new T-Titan Droids that we're currently testing. They will show no mercy, so don't give them any in return. Remember, they will also be staging an offensive against you."
I suddenly found myself interupting him. "If that's the case why don't you use them against the covenant?" I asked. The general's face straightened. "While these droids may be powerful, they are very vulnerable to plasma. This is why they are only used in training." He answered. I nodded. "Good luck, and think tactical!" He then said and the mike went dead.
I watched as the double doors began to open. "Ok, once we're out there, I want snipers to head for the hills and take up hidden positions with clear views of both bases. I want my medics and bomb experts on gaurd. Drivers, it's your job to get me and Overdrive to the enemy base. Keep the warthogs hot though cause we'll be in and out. Remember, think tactical SPARTANS!" I said and stepped into the bright valley...

[Jash Thor]

Backup-----

The familiar area of the Blood Gulch training arena came into view. The large valley between towering cliffs all around us, with two main bases for us to stock up in. Except this time we only had one. The droids owned the other.

I saw my teamates enter the building. Some grabbed the Assault Rifle ammo, while others grabbed the extra shells for the Shotgun. Alexei grabbed the sniper ammo on the top of the base.

Warthog went right to his territory, hopping into the drivers seat of the Warthog. He turned on the engine, revving it in preparation. I loaded a clip into the pistol, readying to take on the droids. Since just random firing wouldn't do much against the solid outer armor of the enemies, you would need to aim your shots well to hit them in their vulnerable spots.

I jogged slightly towards the center of the area. My main goal here wasn't fighting, it was giving medical assistance to those who needed it. So I wasn't in much of a rush. But when I saw the enemies it made me want to hurry myself up.

Slowly walking forward from the opposite base, were quite a few nine foot droid bots. They had long gangly arms, each hand consisting of a six barrel machine gun. Across their backs were Jet-Packs, the latest model that gave maximum propulsion and speed in the air. Their heads consisted of one eye, a shining white light. I could barely spot a part that showed some sign of weakness. This would be tougher then I thought. Luckiliy the snipers would be on full alert. They moved in jerky motions, but it didn't lessen their intimidation factor. Somewhere on the inside of their base lay a flag that we needed to get. I saw Warthog drive by over to my right with someone I couldn't recognize manning the back gun. Hopefully Warthog was feeling it today.

I cocked my gun, cause I knew this would be tough.

[Samchu]

Sam
~~~
I grabbed my assault rifle and made sure it was loaded properly before taking up my position beside Backup.
"D'you think we'll actually have to do any serious medical stuff?" I asked, watching the droids gain slowly.
"Wouldn't be surprised."
"If we can pull this off without any serious injuries then we might just have a chance against the Covenant," i said, more to myself than to Backup.
It was nice to have someone else doing the same thing I did. It meant I had someone to back me up if I got into trouble.
I holstered my gun and crouched down, ready to fire should the droids come close enough.
"Let's rock and roll."

[Perfect Chaos]

Yikes! Wow, I'm really late, aren't I? Anyways, sorry for not posting in a loooooooooooong time. So let me get my character into gear.

Real Name: Sean Kahland
NickName: Overdrive
SPARTAN Number: 8
Type: Assault/Close Combat
Armor Color: Dark Blue
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Hair: Black, spiked
Eyes: Dark Chocolate brown
Weapon of Choice: MA5B Assault Rifle
Background: His father and mother both were killed in a house fire and was found by the Marines after the accident took place. He was about 5 years old back then as well, chosen to be one of the few SPARTAN-IIIs. The training showed the Marines that he was the best shot among the SPARTAN-IIIs in Assault and Close Combat and also learned a bit on Sniping duties as well. Is good friends with both Climax and Warthog and has some feelings for Hunter (if OK with Mikey, Hb, and Kalah)

Overdrive
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Where am I...? I thought to myself. It felt like I was actually floating around or some sensation of that sort. I heard a whooshing type of sound and felt air leave the area that I was in. Soon, I heard a door open up and I managed to open my eyes. I realized that I was actually in a crytube and the light that came in blinded me for a second until my eyes readjusted to my surroundings.

I stepped out and a marine said "Good to see you away, sir" I noticed he was holding a pair of black sweat pants and a black shirt. I put on the clothing and looked around. We were what looked like a hangar type of area. I noticed that several other cryotubes were already opened as well. I turned asked the marine "Where are the other Spartans...?" The marine said "The rest of the Spartans have already awakened and went off to the Blood Gulch Training Facility. That's where the general told us to send other Spartans that wake up afterwards. The marine must've noticed my puzzled look since he next added nervously "General Albon had ordered you all to go through the basics of training again..." I nodded and walked off to the training sector.

Once I reached the conference hall, I suited up in my MJOLNOR armor. It was made to fit me, especially when the color was one of my favorites, dark blue. I would've chosen black but too many of the other Spartans had also chosen it so I wanted to distinguish myself. I put on the armor, piece by piece, finally putting on the helmet last. It sort of felt good with the armor on. Somehow without it, it left me feeling...sort of exposed to the real world. The armor was like my source of protection. With that, I finished up the last things needed with my armor and headed to the armory.

Once there, I noticed that a majority of the weapons were already gone. I opened up a locker and was happy to see my favorite weapon was still there, the standard MA5B Assault Rifle. I took it and felt it's weight in my hands. That weight, to me, felt like pure power. I felt like I could take on anything with it. I opened another weapon locker and took out a M90 Shotgun as well. Heh...this would help out with some of the close range targets... I thought grinning to myself. I grabbed it and strapped it onto my back. I made sure to grab enough ammo for both my weapons and a couple of M9 Frag Grenades as well. With that done, I made final preparations again and headed out.

I made out just as General Albon was briefing the rest of the team on the mission. My footsteps made large thundering sounds against the wall. The rest of the team turned to look at me and I replied "Miss me?"...

[Samchu]

I would post but it's kinda hard to. Where's everyone else gone? Wake up peeps! before I start really bad 'dead thread' posts.

[Mikey]

Wow, forgot about this for some time. Probably doesn't matter anyways though cause others didn't post much...

~Climax~
My group stepped into the fake valley. Right in front of us was our base. Across the valley was the other. I turned around to see the briefing room door slam shut. Now all that was visible was the solid rock of the canyon. The door was camoflauged.

"Ok, snipers, I want you to head straight for the canyon wall's ledges and cover us." I wailed and motioned my arms. The two snipers of my group began to run off down the valley. "Ok, Warthog, bring the Warthog around!" I roared. Warthog nodded and rushed toward the base where the warthog was parked. "JennJenn, get the Scorpion tank ready and prepare to cover our asses. The rest of you guard the flag. Bomb boys, Station yourselfs on top of the base and prepare to do your thing. Namely, if a bot gets in chuck a granade in the base and smoke his ***. The rest of you take positions around the base and prepare for a fight. I'll radio and send warthog with the warthog if we need a medic, but until then, stay and fight! Let's go!" I shouted.

The warthog pulled up and I leapt into the gunner seat. JennJenn had turned the Scorpion on and was coming up behind us. Warthog floored it and we were off, the Scorpion brought up the rear. I looked up into the ledges of the canyon to see Hunter positioned inside a small cavern that had a view of the opposing base. I just hope what she saw didn't stop her concentration. I have seen the bots before, and they are something from a nightmare...

[Mikey]

Originally posted by Mikey
Wow, forgot about this for some time. Probably doesn't matter anyways though cause others didn't post much...

...I rest my case...Just reminding people. The RPG pretty much died last time from inactivity before it even got a chance. It looks like it's going to happen again...

[Samchu]

Soz peeps, no internet 4 some time. Hey Mikey, send a pm to everyone invloved and tell 'em to get off their a$$e$!

Sam
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I sighed and sat down. These training sessions were so boring! Nothing happens. Climax and the others always seem to capture the flag before we even get to see our enemy, let alone kick its ***.
My arms started aching, I put my gun down and groaned. Maybe I shouldn't have done to them what I did but it's happened now and it'll probably happen again so what's the point in making a big deal about it? I'm not! Am I?
"Yo, you awake?"
I looked up at Backup. "Yeah, just...thinking..."
"About Jenn?"
"Kinda."
"Why don't you just make friends with her?"
"Hey! She broke up with me ! Remember?"
"That was ages ago. Maybe it's time to move on."
"I don't remember asking for your opinion." I snapped at him.
Backup started backing away and went over to the other side to watch for oncomming bots. Maybe i should take his advice...what's the sense of all this fighting? But it still hurts so bad...
I dunno what to do.