Here is my fan fic that I have done so far. It's called Halo: Civil War. I'm going to link it to the Flood Library soon. I hope you like it. And yes, it is a lot of reading. Just a little warning. Chapter 1 Delta squad was running down an empty street. Military planet Shiren had been attacked by rebel Spartans. A wave of blue armored Mark VII wearing Spartans had destroyed their manufacturing plant. It had been a great loss for the UNSC. They turned a corner and kept running. “Alex, Beta's distress signal is getting closer. Five kilometers away at the most,” said a Spartan named Lexi. Delta's red armor gleamed in the sunlight as they picked up their pace and headed for Beta's distress signal. Alex rose his hand and made a fist. He pointed to two Spartans named Justin and Kieth and then pointed to a small building. They nodded and sprinted inside the building up to the second story. He pointed to Lexi then to an overturned car. Then to another Spartan named Megan, then to himself, and then to a large dumpster. They left for their designated locations. “Alex, I see ten rebels coming our way about two blocks down.” Justin's voice sounded over the COM channel in Alex's helmet. He winked a green light and over the COM, told him to fire when ready. A little while later, a shot was heard, and two rebels fell to the ground. “Jesus, he got two with one shot,” Megan whispered. Two more shots came and two more rebels dropped to the cement ground, dead. The rebels began to fire blindly into the surrounding buildings. Alex and Megan stood up and killed three of them with their battle rifles. Three rebels were left, and Lexi tossed a grenade from behind her cover. It bounced by their feet and exploded. They screamed in pain, doubled over and died. “Regroup.” Alex said over the COM channel. The five Delta squad Spartans met together and resumed their mission to rescue Beta squad. In the distance they could see Beta squad. It was a particularly larger squad than Delta. “Beta wasn't kidding when they said they were under heavy fire,” Kieth joked as he pulled out his battle rifle and shot a rebel in the side of the head. They took cover and fired at the rebels. “Boy are we glad to see you guys,” a Beta Spartan said as Alex knelt behind a wall. “Report. Who is in charge here? How many killed and wounded?”asked Alex. “Mark Lentre, Spartan-225. Your in charge now. Six wounded and twelve killed,” Mark replied. “Laser charging! Clear the area!” shouted a Beta Spartan with a huge laser mounted on his shoulder. The laser fired and hit three rebels in the chest. They were knocked back ten meters and were killed instantly. “Area secure!” shouted the Spartan. “A few Spartans let out victory cries and Alex contacted Command to report that the mission was a success. “Command, this is Delta. We have linked up with Beta squad. The area is secure. Get us the hell out of here.” “Roger that Delta. Evac in eight minutes.” “Thank you. We might not have made it out of here alive if you hadn't shown up. I guess that's what you should expect from a Omega Spartan,” said Mark. “Spartan rank has nothing to do with it. We were just making sure that our comrades made it out safely,” Alex said. The Spartan ranking system was started because of the four hundred Spartan IVs leaving to join the rebels. The Spartan V program had accepted candidates from the ages six to fourteen out of desperation. The lowest rank was called an Athen, the middle rank was a Hades, and the highest was an Omega. Mark sighed. “I've been a Hades for a while now. I can't wait until I rank up to an Omega.” The ship Kilo had sent arrived and the Spartans boarded. Alex looked out the window and the whole city erupted into flames and a shockwave sent the standing building crashing down. “What the hell happened?” shouted Megan. “The rebels must have planted a nuke in the city,” the pilot shouted back. “Theres nothing more we can do. Pilot, take us to the Sigma Octanus Orbital Space Station,” Alex said. “Aye, sir,” the pilot said. The ship began to fly away when the pilot shouted, “Brace for impact! Incoming missile on our tail!” Chapter 2 Alex woke up three days later in the hospital wing. His arm was suspended in the air with a cast around it. He turned his head and saw Lexi sitting in a chair next to him. “You’re awake,” she said with relief. “What happened?” he asked her. “The pelican went down. We got hit with something, and when we crashed you were injured pretty badly,” she said. “What about the others?” Alex asked trying to sit up. “ Beta made it out alright. The gel layer took most of the shock. But, Keith didn’t make it,” her voice lowered. “He was the only one.” The nurse walked into the room. “Finally!” she exclaimed. “I would never have thought that a Spartan could be unconscious for so long. You people really are amazing. Most people would have had this cast on for a minimum of four weeks. You get it off today,” she said smiling. “How long was I out?” asked Alex. “Three days,” she answered reaching for a saw to cut off the cast. “Alright, this saw can’t cut skin. It only cuts the material we use for the cast,” the nurse said and turned on the saw. “That is the worst lie I have ever heard,” Alex said frowning. The nurse couldn’t help but utter a small laugh. She cut the cast with two cuts along each side, then she used a pair of pliers to pry it open. After she cut the fabric and gauze she pulled the pieces of the cast off his arm. “Try not to use your wrist too much today,” she said knowing that he probably had no choice but to use it anyway. She put a splint around his arm. “You can take this off to shower, but for everything else, keep it on. You only have to wear this for two days, but if it still bothers you not to have it, keep it on for more,” the nurse said. Alex nodded, and him and Lexi left the hospital wing. “Are you hungry?” Lexi asked Alex. “Yes, I haven’t eaten in a few days,” he said. “There is a town nearby. We have full access to this planet at the moment. We can go there and get some food.” she said. “What planet are we on?” Alex asked looking around. “We are on the trading planet Novon Pegasi Alpha,” she replied. Lexi drove the warthog through a large gate and could see the town. She pulled into a restaurant, and noticed some people arguing. She got out and Alex followed. “Is there something wrong?” she asked. “Yeah, we don’t allow this kind of alien in our restaurant,” one of them said pointing to a large alien with a hunched back and a large head with four rows of sharp teeth. “The war has been over for fifty years now, human. I have no quarrel with you yet. I am meeting someone in there for business. Let me in,” the alien said. “Wow, you were a Covenant Elite weren’t you?” Lexi asked. “My time for the military is served, but I was once blinded by the prophet’s words. The brutes took over, and we were forced to leave the Covenant,” said the Elite. “You are not coming inside my restaurant!” shouted the owner. A huge ship filled the sky. It was the largest ship Alex had ever seen. It was blue and purple. The metallic skin waved up and down. Large cannons were placed on each side of the ship. A smaller ship roughly the size of a pelican flew down to the planet below. “N’ Thar.” said an Elite stepping out from the ship. “What are you doing here?” N’ Thar asked. “You were taking a while. I decided to come and back you up,” replied the second Elite. “You are not even supposed to be on this mission, S’ Ren,” N’ Thar said clicking his jaws. “You always have been ignorant,” the Elite said. “And you don’t know when to stay out of someone else’s business,” N’ Thar said straightening. “What is the matter?” he asked. S’ Ren was looking at the huge ship. It was exploding from the inside. “Damn, this isn’t going to be good,” Lexi said. The ship started to fall toward the planet. “Everyone get down!” Alex shouted. The ship collided with planet and exploded. The explosion of the collision was deafening. The smell of smoke and blood was everywhere. The building next to the two Spartans and Elites had been leveled to the ground. Alex wondered if he was dead. Probably. Nobody could live through that; even with his LW MJOLNIR armor. He had not been wearing it at the time. He was surely dead. Something grabbed him. It felt like a hand, but it was gigantic. It felt like it was three times the size of a human hand. As he was pulled up he saw the face of the Elite, S’ Ren. The Elite pulled his arm back and swung a devastating strike to Alex’s face. He felt his nose break. Alex didn’t even need to think before he started to fight back. Instinct told him that he was in danger, but even through all that, he felt nauseous, and his arm had broken again. He kicked the alien in the ribs as hard as he could and heard a crack. S’ Ren stumbled backward and grunted holding his broken ribs. From Alex’s boot he pulled out a large knife. “You think that will stop me?” S’ Ren said with a smile. He lifted something up and two blue and purple energy blades ignited from it. Then there was a gun shot. S’ Ren fell to the ground with a bullet wound in his back. “You didn’t forget about me, did you?” Lexi asked. She fell to her knees and Alex rushed over and lifted her up. “We have to get out of here,” he said. “What the hell is going on here?” she asked. “I’m not sure,” Alex replied and put her arm around his neck. She had a blood stain on her side. Alex wondered if it was serious. (continued in next post) [Edited on 04.02.2008 7:30 PM PDT]