The Codex Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 " FIRST STRIKE "

COVENANT FLAGSHIP "PIOUS INQUISITOR" DRACO SERPENTIS IV OLYMPIAN CAVE SYSTEM "RETRIEVAL OF THE CODEX"

PRAETOR!

WHAT IS IT?

ANDA 'SOFADEE WISHES TO INFORM YOU THAT HER SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM IS IN POSITION AND IS READY TO STRIKE ON YOUR COMMAND. EXCELLENT. ORDER THE STRIKE! WHEN THE CODEX HAS BEEN SECURED, REPORT BACK TO ME.

YES, YOUR EXCELLENCY.

GODS WILLING, WE WILL CONTROL THE ENTIRE PLANET WITHIN A CYCLE...

DRACO SERRPENTIS IV OLYMPIAN CAVE SYSTEM 1500 HOURS

I HATE THIS DAMN CAVE! DARK, DANK, COLD! AND THAT POUNDING NOISE ALL DAMN DAY!

I DON'T KNOW. I'VE KINDA GOTTEN USED TO IT.

I'LL NEVER GT USED TO IT!

IF I NEVER HAVE TO HEAR ANOTHER THUD FROM THAT DAMN ALIEN SLEDGE HAMMER, IT'D BE TOO SOON!

YOU KNOW WHAT?! MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST--

JESUS!

VTSSS VTSSS

AIEEEE!

BANG BANG

BANG BANG TSU TSU TSU TSU TSU TSU TSU TSU TSU TSU

WORT WORTWORT WORTWORT WORT

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BANG BANG

BANG BANGBANG BANGBANG BANG

BANG BANGBANG BANGBANG BANG

OH SHIT!

TSU TSUTSU TSU BANG BANG

BLARG! BLARG!

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON OUT THERE

THERE'S A COLUMN OF ELITES COMING DOWN THE CAUSEWAY!

WHAT THE HELL? I DON'T KNOW SIR. BUT THEY KILLED ERIC AND THEY'RE POURING INTO THE CAVES!

SNAP OUT OF IT SOLDIER!

I WANT GREEN THREE AND FOUR GUARDING THIS DOOR!

GREEN TWO, YOUR WITH ME. WE'RE GOING AROUND BACK.

!

THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD

FIRE IN THE HOLE!

TSU TSU TSU TSU TSU TSU

CL CL ICK CLICK ICK

UHH...SIR

BANG BANGBANG BANGBANG BANG

YOU BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!

YEAH, WHAT IS IT?

KABOOM KABOOM

VVRRRR VVRRRR

?SIHT RETFA ELPPIN DOOF EHT OT GNIOG SYUG UOY, OS * !TI WONK UOY

!THGIR HO

*THIS JOKE WOULD HAVE BEEN FUNNIER W/ GRUNTS

YOU HAVE TO TELL THE CHIEF WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

NO WAY, SIR! I'M NOT LEAVING YOU THREE TO DIE HERE!

HEAD FOR THE MINE SHAFT. WE'LL KEEP 'EM OFF YOUR TAIL FOR AS LONG S WE CAN.

THAT WASN'T A REQUEST, MARINE. THAT WAS A DIRECT ORDER. NOW DO IT.

THUNK THUNK

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG

GODDAMNIT!

I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU, " OLD MAN "...

CLANG CLANG TSU TSU

CLANG CLANG TSU TSU TSU TSU

TSU TSU

TSU TSU

CLANG CLANG

TSU TSU

O HEAVENLY FATHER, I'M JUST ANOTHER SOLDIER WANTING ENTRANCE INTO HEAVEN. I'VE SERVED MY TIME IN HELL...

LYKURGUS, WHAT'S OUR SITUATION?

STILL NO LUCK TO RADIO IN ON GREEN TEAM, SIR. HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO ACCESS CERTAIN TOPOGRAPHY SATELLITES AND WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE THE SITUATION. GREEN TEAM HAS INDEED BEEN ATTACKED. THOUGH I CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THEM, GREEN 2 WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE CAVES AND INTO A NEARBY TOWN.

WHICH TOWN? WE'LL PICK HIM UP THERE AND BRING HIM BACK TO BASE!

I'M AFRAID THAT'LL BE IMPOSSIBLE, SIR

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE COVENANT HAVE ALREADY TAKEN CONTROL OF THAT ENTIRE AREA. ANY ATTEMPTED RESCUE WOULD ONLY HAVE A 1.5 CHANCE OF SUCCESS, AND AN 80% CHANCE OF THE DEATHS OF ALL INVOLVED.

RATATATATATATATATA RATATATATATATATATA

RATATATATATATATA RATATATATATATATA

THOUGH I REGRET TO ADMIT IT, IT LOOKS LIKE GREEN TWO WILL JUST HAVE TO MAKE DO ON HIS OWN AT THE MOMENT...

VROOOOOOOOO VROOOOOOOOO

VROOOOOO VROOOOOO

VROOOOOOOOOOM VROOOOOOOOOOM

OH SNAP!

VROOOOOOO VROOOOOOO

AIEEEE AIEEEE

KER-POW! KER-POW! LOL LOLPWNT PWNT

VROOOO VROOOO

VROOOOOO VROOOOOO

ZOOOOOOOM ZOOOOOOOM

TO BE CONTINUED...