• First Lt. Le hid behind a large bush with Corporal Ming. "Well, it looks like they have a Brute Chieftain...with a Gravity Hammer." He rolled his eyes. No duh, he thought. He saw a three Jackals, two Minor Brutes and the Brute Chieftain. At least he had a height advantage. He was also equipped with a Sniper Rifle. He waited until the Elites on the other side of the canyon to give the signal. Then he saw a purple flash of light, hitting a Jackal in the head. Then he got down to work. He sniped off the Jackals and sniped off the Brutes armor. The Elite finished them off. There were bodies lying in the heat of the sun. "We got ten Loyalist Phantoms giving off some backup!", a Marine yelled. "Gear up people!", his sister yelled, her armor flashing in the sun. "You know the drill! Weaklings first! Bad boys in the back!", she told them over the intercom. He saw some Jackals sneak around the bend but hammered down by bullets and plasma fire. "Second wave!" He levelled his sniper.....
    Khel 'Strum had the enemy under his Ghost's plasma cannons. They fell before him under the tidal wave of plasma. "Get ready! Brutes coming up!" He jumped out and pulled levelled his Plasma Rifle in one hand, and Needler in the other. The first Brute showed up. He fell down in a second. Then they came out, two Jackals, one Brute at a time. Suddenly, they came out in waves and waves. Quickly, he grabbed a fallen Carbine. He fired and fired until there was no more ammo in the weapon left. He jumped back in the Ghost again to bombarded them with plasma once more.....
    Corporal Ming ran out, dual SMGs blazing. Two Jackals and a Brute fell. Quickly reloading, he looked around. The Elites and his team-mates were engaged in battle. The sound of bullets, plasma and Brute weapons were all around him. It made him dizzy thinking about it. Then he hammered down another Brute with rapid bursts of 5x23mm bullets. He saw a Brute set up a Plasma Cannon. He ran at full speed, toward the Brute. The Brute saw him but was too late. The Marine tackled the beast to the ground. He let one of his SMGs go on automatic. The Brute had multiple bullet holes. He then jumped back to man the cannon. He Quickly dispatched ten Brutes and twenty Jackals. With his back turned, he made the most horrible choice of his life. He didn't hear a Brute Chieftain behind him. All he heard was "Watch out!" He turned around to find a Brute holding a Gravity Hammer, but it was too late. The Brute had already swung. Then, all he saw was black.........