The Fall, Chapter 1: Harvest (IC only)

[The blood ravens]

Sarge
The door flew off its hinges, sending the pack of wild dogs running. There were no Covenant here, it was just an empty building.

Elevator

A commanding voice came over the radio. Ares, speaking from orbit. "Get that Spartan to one of the birds immediately. I'll have a the auto-surgeon standing by for his arrival."

"Yes sir." Alex said while helping the wounded Simon to a nearby pelican for CASEVAC. "Simon just relax they'll get you painkillers when you are on the bird."

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

'I'm not pumping your body full pf morphine Spartan. And we are going to have to haul you back to the LZ.'

[Red Team]

Sarge goes inside the building. It is totally deserted. "What?"

He thought for a moment. "DEIOMUS YOU IDIOT!!! You led us all the way to an empty building! I oughta shoot you right now! Now we have to walk all the way back to the LZ to figure out where exactly the enemy is, and it's all your fault!"

[Epraria]

Agapow jumped out of the tank and started to look for some Vodka and an repair man. He wanted the tank to be ready as soon as possible.

[Prusseuss]

Sarge
The door flew off its hinges, sending the pack of wild dogs running. There were no Covenant here, it was just an empty building.

Elevator

A commanding voice came over the radio. Ares, speaking from orbit. "Get that Spartan to one of the birds immediately. I'll have a the auto-surgeon standing by for his arrival."

"Yes sir." Alex said while helping the wounded Simon to a nearby pelican for CASEVAC. "Simon just relax they'll get you painkillers when you are on the bird."

Simon,though in pain,laughed.He then said " Kid,listen up.This pain is the 4 time I have ever actually been in pain and been affected.Also,I take way better trophys than you do. "

[The blood ravens]

"Yes sir." Alex said while helping the wounded Simon to a nearby pelican for CASEVAC. "Simon just relax they'll get you painkillers when you are on the bird."

Simon,though in pain,laughed.He then said " Kid,listen up.This pain is the 4 time I have ever actually been in pain and been affected.Also,I take way better trophys than you do. "

"One stop calling me a kid. I'm 24. And 2 stop whining for morphine if it isn't that much pain."

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

'Just get him to the LZ as fast as possible instead of argueing. Best chances for him.'

[Honorisia]

The Pelican set down next to Sarge and Deimos. A single ODST stood in the back. "Get in, We've been ordered to bring all elements of Ghost back to the LZ. Get aboard." The other ODSTs came back around the building, grumbling about the mistake. They hopped aboard the dropship, followed by Sarge and Deimos. The Pelican lifted off, heading back to the LZ.

A pair of medics took the Spartan from Alex. "We'll take it from here." They pulled him to the bird, strapping him down into a stretcher. "We'll have you patched up and re-deployed soon." The Pelican took off, heading to the Harbourmaster in orbit.

[The Dictatorship POD]

Rader was a few blocks from the elevator when he decided to take his helmet off. He figured he would have to get his radio working again, so he began to tinker with it. While he was working on it, he saw a shadow come from behind but when he spun around he saw something that completely shocked him. He saw a child, no more than ten years of age. The first thought that came into his head was 'how would a kid survive this'. He looked at the child, who simply stared back at him. "Hi, I'm Sergeant Rader, ODST. What's your name?" The child just stared at him so Rader took a protein bar out of his THC (Tactical Hard Case), opened it, and held it out for the kid. When the kid didn't take it Rader took a bite, "see? It's good for you." When he held it out this time the kid grabbed it, obviously hungry. He patted the kid on the head and got back to work on his helmet. When he thought he had the radio working, he put it back on, and heard the others' communications. "Hello, hello? I think I got it. Alright, this is Sergeant Rader of the UNSC ODST, I'm nearing the space elevator. Does anyone know our policy on babysitting?"

[The blood ravens]

Alex nodded at the medics, and walked away as they loaded Simon onto the stretcher. He looks around the LZ, and starts looking for the armory so he can restock on ammo, and trade out his DMR for a rocket launcher.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Steven and Victoria both looked around, and restocked ammo.
'So, why the callback to the LZ, anyone?'

[Epraria]

Agapow managed to find a repair man and some vodka. Agapow had never been much for vodka but what the heck he thought. He was now waiting for the tank to be repaired on the LZ.

[Honorisia]

The Pelican landed next to Rader and the kid. A pair of ODST hopped out, securing the area. One of them shouted over the roar of the Pelican's engines. "Get aboard. We're regrouping at the LZ. Bring the kid, we can take care of him there."

[The blood ravens]

Alex finally finds the armory at the LZ, and begins restocking his ammo. After restocking the ammo, and demolitions charges Alex swaps his DMR for a rocket launcher. "Those covies won't know what hit em'." Alex says while placing the Rocket Launcher on his back, and returning to the next of ghost company.

[Epraria]

Agapow had mostly spent the time on the LZ walking around while drinking his bottle of vodka. He was rather curios why he was drinking vodka of all things.

[The Dictatorship POD]

Rader laughed, "are you kidding me? With the way my luck's been today, me riding in that thing is a way to get shot down." Rader got aboard laughing a little, "I'm shocked I didn't get ambushed fixing my radio. I lost my DMR, slid down an incline, got my drop pod knocked off coarse, and ran into a squad of Covies. I'm surprised I even managed to make it this far." He put his sniper rifle on the overhead weapons rack and started to relax. "Now with my luck, you're just here 'cause I was supposed to be on leave this entire time." I've managed to go ten minutes without running into trouble, and that is shocking."

[Honorisia]

The two ODSTs jumped back into the Pelican. "Pilot, get us out of here." The Pelican lifted off, heading back to the LZ. One of the ODSTs turned to Rader, speaking. "We haven't lost a bird yet. CO wants us back at the LZ for new orders. More specifically, she wants Foxhound Platoon for a special mission." The second ODST was sitting opposite the kid, staring at him. The two stared in silence at each other.

[The blood ravens]

Alex sits on a crate next to the sangheili he captured, and bound earlier sharpening his knife while waiting for further orders.

[Epraria]

Alex sits on a crate next to the sangheili he captured, and bound earlier sharpening his knife while waiting for further orders.

Agapow walks to Alex raises his left eyebrow and takes a drink out of his vodka bottle.

[The blood ravens]

Alex sits on a crate next to the sangheili he captured, and bound earlier sharpening his knife while waiting for further orders.

Agapow walks to Alex raises his left eyebrow and takes a drink out of his vodka bottle.

"What?" Alex says while picking up his can of soda which was sitting on its head, takes off his helmet, and sets it down, then takes a drink.

[KIADSK]

WTF!?!?! Sarge I could have sworn there was a base here I must have gotten the wrong intel. I don't know how that could have happened. I am Seriously sorry. How can I make it up to you and the guys. Deimos was extremely anxious as to what was going to happen to him and he didn't know where to go from this. He took a step back and went for a breather. well they desperately needed to get back to the pelicans right now. So he thought it can't get worse from here

[Epraria]

Agapow walks to Alex raises his left eyebrow and takes a drink out of his vodka bottle.

"What?" Alex says while picking up his can of soda which was sitting on its head, takes off his helmet, and sets it down, then takes a drink.

" Why did you take it prisoner? He tried to kill you."

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Steven and Victoria simply sat on a crate, waiting for a mission briefing or some explanation for why they were all recalled to the LZ.

[Red Team]

WTF!?!?! Sarge I could have sworn there was a base here I must have gotten the wrong intel. I don't know how that could have happened. I am Seriously sorry. How can I make it up to you and the guys. Deimos was extremely anxious as to what was going to happen to him and he didn't know where to go from this. He took a step back and went for a breather. well they desperately needed to get back to the pelicans right now. So he thought it can't get worse from here

"It's alright son, I understand you're just a plain idiot." Sarge said VERY angrily. "Remember what I said about wearing the helmet, it's alright for you to not wear it."

Where do they get these idiots? Sarge suppressed a laugh.

[The blood ravens]

"What?" Alex says while picking up his can of soda which was sitting on its head, takes off his helmet, and sets it down, then takes a drink.

" Why did you take it prisoner? He tried to kill you."

"Because I want answers, and he has them." Alex says while patting the zealot on the head.