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Ghost Chronicles by Edward
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Training day
Date: 20 May 2003, 3:05 PM
I was 18.
The minimum age to join the Marines. I had no idea that it would take me
to places so alien that even Sarge was freaked.
I was part of a Six man team, dropped out of a pelican at night and picked up
when our objective was completed. We were trained to be the best. We were the
UNSC 's secret. No-one knew when we would be called up, or for what. All we
knew was that we would be alone in a time when we might not see one another again.
It was 12 hours before the fall of reach. I was practising on the Shooting range
with the MA5B Assault Rifle that all marines were issued. Damn man I've still got
the same one even now. But anyway, I was practising shooting the targets when Sarge
walked up to me from behind the target.
"Wha' the hell you doing boy!"
Not really knowing anything about Sarge, hell we didnt know his real name
even, all we knew was that he was sarge and that he was good. We had often heard
rumours about him serving with Captain Keyes, in the Infantry. Know he is just Sarge.
training us for a battle along side the greatest Soldiers ever made SPARTAN's.
Everyone had seen or heard about the soldiers. They would be seen on the range or
walking in and out of the restricted Area. We had often wondered if Sarge knew
anything about them but nobody wanted to ask.
"Well boy, I'm waiting for an answer."
Standing up and Saluting I answered like I was told too," Sir, Practising
shooting the Covenant Targets Sir."
"Hmm", the sarge would always do that if he couldnt find something wrong
with you," Well don't just stand there, we have a training mission to do report in one
hour to the dock. We're going on holiday."
"Sir, yes Sir"
Let me fill you in on what he meant, We were being moved to a Ship which
was going to a Jungle world. they were setting up a HQ on the Planet and we were
going to be posted there as a Personal Guard to a general. Boy, if you knew what the
Sarge had said about him. He was so pissed.
We were going to be the Last ship ever to leave Reach before the Covenant
Attack.
2 hours to the Fall of Reach
"Well lad's Say goodbye to reach and hello Jungle Madness."
Meet Joe O'Glen (The Shootist), he has the highest score in Long Range Shooting,
and his Preferred Weapon is the S2 AM Sniper Rifle, he would always be the Joker of
the group, I can remember him Laughing right up to the end.
"Hay! is it right to put us through all that training and then assign us to a damn
General as Bodyguards,"
Hehe, Alan Walker, " the Driver", his view of life is from behind the Wheel of
Warthog. He always said that he would rather crash then be shot by a covenant. He
would always have his trusty Shotgun with him all the time.
" Dude is it true that its a 5 star general overlooking the production of some
sort of Super Soldier, not the Spartan But something else."
Matt Krokawski, "Judge", since he was a boy he would blow things up, I guess he
joined the marines because they had bigger Explosions.
"Intelligence Says........"
The fourth member of our team Jack, aka black Jack. He could remember everything
about a person at one glance at there file. And he could find things out by using his
Computer hacking skills.
"Intelligence says that you should all shut up and get to the briefing room"
And then Sarge, He is a one man killing machine. He does what he's told to do, train
us to be the best.
As a single entitity we all stood up and saluted. "Sir yes sir".
"Alright Move out."
Then theres me You can call me Ghost. I have been trained in the use of the
Assault Rifle and the Pistol. I move silently too my Objective and take it out with
anyone noticing.
1 hour after the fall of Reach
We were on a training mission when they got word of the destruction of reach.
"Alright Joe you Ready" Sarge whispered into his Radio. The answer came swiftly. A
shot was heard taking out the sentry on the gun. Out of the trees to the south of his
Position a warthog came hurtling towards the front gate screeching past Matt tore a
hole in the gate useing his Rocket launcher. While I jumped out and rolled to the side
of the smoking hole. The sound of three others inside informed me that one was
hiding somewhere. If Jacks Intelligence was correct there would be one on sentry,
and four inside the complex. Two shots hurtled past me form the trees on the other
side of the clearing, right one more. I made my Pistol ready. Counting slowely
one........he should be behind cover by now........two............they all have assault
rifles..............threee as I charged through the hole I ducked to my left. The smoke
from the Rocket filled the room and had put out two lights. I was silent. Knowing that
if I made a noise I would be dead. it took five minutes before the soldier made the
biggest mistake. obviously kneeling in the same position was getting to him as I
heard him slowely stand up. With out making a sound I snuck up in front of him
pushing his gun barrel to one side I pointed my pistol at his fore head. "Bang", I said
Calmly as the soldier realised that he was dead. Quickly searching the rooms for any
others, knowing that there should be one more. Deciding that he had fled from the
complex, I walked outside and radioed in the others. Keeping my eyes shut. I listened.
A crunch behind the easten trees allerted me to the Sarge Getting up and moving in to
the clearing and I could hear the warthog pull up out of the north side and when I
opened my eyes I saw Joe walk calmly along a branch and drop down, into the
clearing. but where was the Fifth enemy. hearing the click of the Stationary gun, I
realised I hadnt checked up stairs, shouting get Down to everyone in the field I pulled
a grenade of my belt and thew it into the window of the 2nd floor gun turret and dived
for cover. Hearing the Grenade go of and paint fly out of the window I quickly moved
inside and up the stairs to see a soldier standing wiping his uniform down. I reported
to the Sarge, " Building clear sir"
"What was he doing alive to get into the gun soldier!"
" Sorry sir, I thought he had ran away Sir."
The rest of the group arrived just as the Sarge shouted "thinking gets peaple
killed, you don't think you do, its instinct Boy. Right Everyone back to the barracks
tommorrow we do it again."
He climbed into the warthog with Matt and Alan, Joe walked up to me and
said," I guess were walking". As the Warthog drove off into the trees. I started off in
the same direction. "Wanna smoke", I asked as I pulled off my Helmut and a Packet
of Cigerrettes from my trouser pocket."Nah those things will kill ya you know."
"Unless Sarge gets there first"
We had been walking for 2hours when we heard Alan calling for us, as we ran to his
position he looked deathly pale. Shaking he told us the news about reach. "Its gone
everyone is dead." it was then that I knew that the time for war was about to begin.
And as we were on the path to earth we had to halt the Covenant here long enough to
get word to Earth.
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