#ma5c

[some-halo-guy]

Sneak peak of Modern Day Spartan chapter 24:

John was sent on a mission to take down a Covenant relay outpost located in Queens, it used to be a baseball stadium but the Covenant somehow “bought” the building and made it their own. They also gave him a backpack in case they picked up some Covenant artifacts.

“How does one criminal organization acquire a baseball stadium? Did they ask nicely or something?” John asked himself.

John was also given one source of backup, an actual Spartan. UNITE was finally testing out a Spartan in the battleground, and they found the perfect Spartan to use.

Ash-061 was sent out to help John, they’ve interacted before but not that much. Ash was an a guy who liked to fight before talking, he cracked jokes and was a bit of a loose cannon, he was a perfect fit for John. He wore red EVA armor with yellow stripes on his right arm and leg.

Ash came over to John, “Are we ready to fight?”

John observed the stadium, “The front doors a no go, but the side doors could be an opening.”

Ash nodded and they made their way over to the side garage doors and pulled them up together. They carefully let it down and carefully made their ways through the corridors.

“Never been under a stadium like this, I’m usually eating the hot dogs at the stands.” Ash whispered to John.

John liked listening to Ash’s stories, they were always crazy.

“I’m usually actually watching the game with my dad.” John told him.

A Grunt patrolling around came behind them and began to open her mouth.

The both of them instantly shot their pistols at the Grunt before she let out a peep. They ran over and caught the unconscious Grunt before she touched the ground.

“Close one, eh Chief?” Ash whispered.

“Yeah… Tell me about it.” John said.

They quickly hid the Grunt in a storage locker nearby.

“We’re going to have to be more careful, and I know it’s hard for you to do that.” John said.

Ash whispered, “Ouch.”

They walked over to a storage area containing Covenant weapons and gadgets. Ash grabbed two plasma rifle, but John stuck with his classic MA5C and Magnum. They put some of the gadgets in John’s backpack.

“Great, now it feels like I’m walking to school.” John said.

Ash chuckled, “Now I’m thinking of you going to school in armor, it’s gold man!”

They finished packing up and they headed up to the concession stands, they saw many Covenant testing out weapons and making battle plans.

Ash said, “Your move Chief.”

And John had the perfect plan.

[zepumpkineater]

Star Wars weapons pack is complete, next project is Halo. Any and all Halo weapons I can feasibly add into M:PN will be added. Starting with UNSC weapons since they're the simplest.

So far I've got

Battle Rifle

DMR

MA5B Assault Rifle

MA5C Assault Rifle

MA37 Assault Rifle

Covenant weapons will certainly be interesting to add, but I have ideas. More to come.

[newtonsbox3dprinting-blog]

MA5C rifle from Halo4! Starting to look a bit more like a real gun. Only 45 hours in of about 82. Design by: masterchiefcostuming Thing: 2165992 #halo #halo4 #ma5c #assaultrifle #masterchef #cosplay #3dprinted #fdm #pla #thingiverse #newtonsbox #followme

[vibe-spartan-nostalgia]

I’ve had a lot of fun making these so here’s the evolution of the MA5 Assault Rifle!

The MA5C also made its appearance in Halo 3: ODST, and Halo 4′s MA5D in Halo 2 Anniversary’s multiplayer

[halo-chronicles-of-the-6th-ring]

Body actors for human troops and background extras

Currently working on the script and forge maps that will be used, but for now I need body actors and voice actors as such here is a criteria for UNSC personal through out each game available on the mcc that will be used the most.(Human side for now)

HALO 2 Anniversary

UNSC ARMY; Hoplite/Darb/Sage/MA5D

UNSC MARINES; Hoplite/Tan/Brown/BR55

ODST; Centurion/Black/White-Maroon/M7SMG

HALO 3

UNSC AIR FORCE; Security/Blue/Silver/M6G

UNSC ARMY; Scout/Green/Sage/MA5C

UNSC MARINES/ Rouge/Tan/Brown/BR55

ODST; ODST/Steel/white/SMG

HALO 4

UNSC AIR FORCE; Aviator/Blue/Silver/M6H

UNSC ARMY; Air Assault/Sage/Gold/DMR

UNSC MARINES; Warrior/Tan/Brown/MA5D

UNSC NAVY; Recruit/White/Gold/BR85

Colors may be subject to change for certain characters to stand out but this is what I'm looking for in terms of the usual military background characters.

I'll include reach armour later but for now this is the criteria for the look of the UNSC troops in my machinma

Also let me know if any of you still have your old Xbox 360 and how far you got on the other halo games (specifically reach and 4 for Marines and ODST's) and message me a list of armour(s) you have unlocked for other characters.

Disclaimer until 343 updates the armor on the other mcc games the 360 customization may need to be a must if possible. (ODST in H4)

[mephilesthedork]

My sister: So who are the Forerunners in Halo?

Me, donning an MK. 6 helm and MA5C:

Anyone: Hey (asks about a special interest of mine)? Me: Becomes an unskippable cutscene

[m416gelblaster]

halo ma5c gel blaster

[houseisekai]

House Isekai: A Realm Reborn - Part 15, Taking Point (1 of 2)

Act 2 Masterlist

—

Arriving at their destination, the team begins to head off for their investigation, finding much more than they anticipated...

The ODST's, Raelyn, Rean, Jean, and Duvalie, were near the back of the train in a hangar-like car, equipment and tools hanging on walls and laying in crates.

Valimar, alongside the Garreg Mach's Knights, knelt inside, waiting to be activated.

Buck checked the ammo counter on his assault rifle before looking back to the rest of his team.

Romeo was checking the scopes of his sniper, Mickey reloaded rockets into his launcher, and Dutch was in the middle of cleaning his SMG while the Spartan Laser was on his back.

Raelyn knelt in prayer as his Bolt Rifle laid upon a crate in front of him.

Jean was tightening her ponytail while Rean and Duvalie examined their swords.

Satisfied with their preparation, Buck cleared his throat while he put his helmet under his arm.

(Buck) "Alrighty boys and girls, let's go over the plan. Hustle up."

Everyone finished their weapon checks and walked over to Buck.

He pointed at his assault rifle that was in clear view for everyone.

(Buck) "Behind me is god's own anti-son-of-a-bitch-machine, the MA5C. It's the UNSC's standard issue for all marines and special forces. But more notably, it was found here in fantasy land instead of our world."

He walked up to his rifle and picked it up.

(Buck) "And we found it alone in a Separatist camp during that superweapon's attack on the school. Our job is to find out why they have it and what else they might have."

Buck turned to Rean and Jean.

(Buck) "Per Sitri's orders, we'll be joined by Rean and Jean here."

(Jean) "Let the wind lead."

(Rean) "Not the first time I've been deployed in special operations."

(Buck) "Good, saves me the trouble of talking more."

Duvalie frowned, making the others shrug.

Rean just sighed while Jean looked a bit nervous.

(Buck) "Just play nice, Duvie. I don't know what history you two have, but we're all in the same boat now."

Duvalie pouted.

(Duvalie) "You don't need to tell me that."

(Buck) "Right. Now, Mickey?"

Mickey stepped to Buck's side and spoke.

(Mickey) "Mercedes gave us a report of a town nearby that reportedly has Separatists problems, and that's our first area to visit. Your job is to find out what the Separatists' goals actually are and what they do. Buck, Raelyn, Dutch, and I are going to investigate the immediate area and see if we can't find anything of note. Romeo will be shadowing you three, so you'll be able to keep in touch with us."

(Buck) "Thanks. Keeping a low profile is gonna be crucial. We don't need to stir the hornet's nest and get them on our asses. Watch each other's backs out there, and no man gets left behind. Questions?"

(Everyone) "…"

(Buck) "Alright, we should be approaching -"

Recette's voice came over the intercom of the train car.

(Recette) "We're approaching our first stop! First group, get ready to go! Now, where's the brakes…"

(Tear) "Recette, turn off the intercom before you say something like that!"

(Recette) "Oh! Sor-"

The intercom shut off, and Buck put on his helmet, the visor still revealing his face.

(Buck) "That's our song. Time to dance."

The rest of the soldiers put their helmets on, their visors activating and hiding their face.

Everyone moved through the train cars and towards the front where the exit was.

As everyone moved through the cars, they saw Rean's students still in the mess hall.

Juna, Kurt, and Altina were there with Kazuma.

Rean stayed behind for a moment to speak with them.

(Kazuma) "Good luck, Schwarzer."

Rean nodded.

(Rean) "Yeah. You make sure to take care of my students, Kazuma."

(Kazuma) "Psh, if I can handle my three idiots, I can handle yours."

Rean crossed his arms as his eyebrows furrowed.

(Kazuma) "Come on, you and I both know I'm not the greatest at this. Besides, Mercedes will be here with me."

(Altina) "We will make sure he is on his best behavior, Instructor."

(Juna) "He's our age too anyway, so it shouldn't be hard."

(Kazuma) "Hey, show some respect, I'm still your senior here!"

(Kurt) "This ought to go well…"

(Rean) "Stay safe, everyone."

(Juna) "You too, Instructor."

Rean finally caught up with the others as the train made a stop.

[Beyond the Wall - Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood]

When they exited, they found themselves in a small train stop made of stone. Stationed there were a few Alliance soldiers, who gave them a nod.

Valimar was unloaded alone and left in the Outpost's hangars as the group walked out.

The train slowly picked up speed once again and faded out of sight.

Buck walked up to one of the knights and gave him a greeting nod.

(Buck) "Sergeant Buck. We were told a town is supposed to be nearby."

The Knight looked at the group before turning to Buck.

(Knight) "Mercedes told us of your arrival. Follow the path straight ahead, should be there in an hour."

Before leaving, Dutch walked up to Romeo.

(Dutch) "Don't piss them off too much."

(Romeo) "Shouldn't you be saying that to Miss Sunshine here?"

(Duvalie) "I think he's failing already."

(Jean) "We really shouldn't be doing this right now-"

(Dutch) "Relax, ma'am. He doesn't mean anything by it. Bad sense of humor is all."

(Romeo) "More like no one even has a sense of humor."

(Mickey) "Better than him hitting on the ladies at least."

(Buck) "Cut the chatter gentlemen, get your rears in gear."

(Dutch) "Just keep it to a minimum, smartass."

(Romeo) "Heh, no promises."

(Raelyn) "Stay vigilant. May you be well."

(Duvalie) "You too."

Dutch and Romeo exchanged a small fistbump before their groups separated.

Rean, Jean, Duvalie, and Romeo walked on the path as the leaves blew past them quietly.

(Romeo) "If you guys are gonna be keeping a low profile, you got a change of clothes?"

Rean looked down at his coat and shrugged.

(Rean) "No, but the only thing that's out of my place is just my Tachi."

(Jean) "My clothes thankfully look the part of a Noble in this world."

(Duvalie) "I can wear my dress to look the part of a Noblewoman as well."

(Romeo) "Hopefully, we won't run into anyone who knows your faces then."

(Jean) "Then what about you? What does shadowing us entail?"

Romeo gestured to his sniper.

(Romeo) "Blowing the head off of whoever looks at you funny."

(Rean) "You seem to not care about killing."

(Romeo) "With the shit we've seen in our war kid? You're crazy to still be able to."

(Rean)"I see." I can only pray our students don't end up the same way too…

Romeo simply shrugged.

(Duvalie) "Can you even leave just a wound with that thing?"

(Romeo) "You've seen what this does to armored targets, Miss Sunshine. If I fire at some scrawny farmer, it'd be more impressive if they didn't explode altogether."

(Rean) "That's…graphic."

(Romeo) "If you think that's bad, you should see Covenant weapons. What they do is much worse, kid."

Before Rean could ponder over what he said, Romeo came to a halt, surprising everyone.

Rean noticed how Romeo's casual demeanor shifted into a stance ready for battle before he could blink.

Two fingers went onto the side of his helmet as he stood completely still.

(Jean) "Is everything -"

Romeo held up a hand and remained silent.

(Romeo) "…Distress signal. One's coming from the town. We need to get there now."

(Duvalie) "Do you recognize it?"

(Romeo) "It's UNSC."

…

Buck, Raelyn, Mickey, and Dutch walked through the lush forests, crushing the grass underneath their boots.

The weather from what Buck could tell was fair, suppose that'd have to do for now.

He had no idea how these Separatists could detect them given their technology is all over the place. But it's better to be safe than sorry.

He took in their surroundings, formulating a plan to camouflage themselves, the terrain nearby for any advantages or camps, everything that his training taught him to do.

This was going to be a recon mission. Find whatever looked suspicious as hell and report it.

But that was easier said than done. There were so many complications for this one mission alone.

They had next to no intel of where anything was, no idea of the enemy forces operating, their technology. Hell, he doesn't even know what they were going to do if they did find something.

Not to mention his squad was down a man. Wherever the Rookie was, Buck hoped he was fine.

He turned around and saw Raelyn sticking out like a sore thumb, standing a good 3 feet minimum over his men.

Buck would be lying if he said he wasn't intimidated by the Space Marine. Not even Spartans were that imposing.

Spartans were impressive, to be sure, but Raelyn was a whole other league. What the hell was in his universe that required soldiers like him?

(Mickey) "Gunny, what's our plan here?"

Buck's turned to Mickey, his attention brought back.

(Mickey) "We just gonna walk around until we find someone?"

(Buck) "I want us to set up camp for the squad to rest up in. If the town sees any of us, then that's a big red flag of who we are."

(Dutch) "Somewhere nice and secluded sounds fine to me. Think we can find a cave nearby?"

(Raelyn) "This forest looks like it may hold a few. We can get our allies there, but how do we prevent anyone else from finding it?"

Buck's helmet looked down, his rifle slightly aiming downwards as he thought.

(Buck) "You trained in infiltration, big guy?"

(Raelyn) "An Astartes is proficient in all methods of warfare, Sergeant. That being said, this world does not possess buildings or even wildlife big enough to hide me well."

(Dutch) "Yeah, that yellow armor isn't doing you any favors."

(Buck) "Then I want you guarding our site. Whatever comes by will probably piss themselves the same color as the armor once they see you."

Though none of the ODST's could see it, Raelyn smirked underneath his helmet.

(Raelyn) "Understood."

(Dutch) "Reckon we should get a move on to find one first-"

(Romeo's voice) "Gunny. Something just came up."

Everyone stiffened their backs and awaited Romeo's voice.

(Buck) "Sitrep."

(Romeo) "I turned on comms just to contact you, but the town has a UNSC distress signal. Can you confirm?"

Buck turned on his comms, indeed seeing a signal to where Romeo's team was headed. But there was also another one some ways away from their current location.

(Buck) "Confirmed. We have another one near us too. Stick to the original plan, but try to find out what that signal is. We'll find out on our end, too."

(Romeo) "Got it. Watch your asses out there."

Buck turned to the others and clicked the safety off his assault rifle.

(Buck) "Change of plans gents, signal first, camp later."

The group moved through the forest and towards the distress signal.

The ODST's had no idea what they'd find when they managed to get to them…

…

The town was sprawled out on a flat ground, surrounded by forested hills, almost trapping the town in a canyon-like shape.

Romeo looked at it through his sniper's scope, keeping a mental note of the people he saw.

Several men, women, and children, dressed to what he assumed were peasants.

(Romeo) "Yup. Definitely looks like an old ass medieval town."

His visor turned off so the others could see his face as Romeo turned around.

(Rean) "Did you see anything out of place?"

(Romeo) "Not really. That's where you three come in, though."

(Jean) "Hopefully, your skills won't be required."

Duvalie only grunted in agreement.

(Romeo) "To be honest with ya, I don't know if they can detect snipers, but I'm not taking any chances. You won't see me, but I'll have visuals on you until you go in a building. So if shit hits the fan, haul it out back here."

(Rean) "Understood. Keeping in touch."

Rean opened his ARCUS unit and frowned when he just realized something.

How was his tech able to communicate with another world's, several centuries ahead of his own?

Judging by Romeo's confused expression as his visor's HUD synced with Rean's ARCUS unit, he noticed this as well.

(Rean) Must be the Tower. I guess that's another to the list of questions to ask about.

Romeo turned back on his visor and snuck back into the trees.

Rean led the group into the entrance of the town.

As they passed by the townsfolk, a few of them looked up before returning back to their business.

None of them looked particularly interested in them.

It looked like this place was used to seeing Nobles, which was odd for a town this far out.

(Rean) Maybe because we're in Leicester? We never did spend much time here back in the old class.

Pushing his thoughts aside, the first place he had in mind to visit was any kind of town cen-

(Man's voice) "Hello there, I have not seen you around these parts before!"

The group turned to the direction of the voice and found a well-dressed man waving hello to them.

In stark contrast with the rugged peasants they encountered, the man was quite large, dressed in black and red.

It didn't take long for Rean to connect the dots of where he originated from.

And this would certainly explain why the peasants barely paid any attention to them.

(Noble Man) "It is a pleasant surprise to find fellow nobles all the way out here!"

Jean walked in front, putting her aristocratic skills to use.

(Jean) "Greetings, milord. Forgive us for our rudeness, but might we inquire about your name?"

(Noble Man) "Ah, finally! A like-minded individual with proper manners! Think nothing of your ignorance for now. You have the pleasure of speaking to Lord Graf von Galen!"

He bowed, which Jean promptly replied with a bow of her own.

Duvalie's face was already scrunching up, which Rean didn't blame her.

He only prayed that she'd restrain herself enough before this Noble's face got to meet the pavement.

(Jean) "I am Lady Vennessa of House Lawrence. These two are my servants."

Rean and Duvalie bowed politely, making Lord Graf look at them curiously.

(Graf) "Quite the well dressed servants you have, Lady Vennessa."

Jean looked back to them smiling, but the two noticed her eyes looking at the cliffside.

(Jean) "They deserve nothing but the best since they have given me theirs."

Most likely to see if Romeo had a line of sight on their location. Not that they'd see him.

Rean and Duvalie didn't look back, but trusted that he did.

…

Romeo's scope was aimed straight at the Noble man's head.

Right now, his finger was off the trigger, instead resting on the grip of his sniper as he lay amongst the bushes, hidden from sight.

He didn't have time to camouflage his suit or sniper, but he was thankful for the shadows the trees provided.

Unless someone was actively seeking out a sniper, no one should be able to spot him.

Romeo listened to the conversation closely from Rean's ARCUS unit, wanting to wipe the smug bastard's look off his head just by the way he spoke.

(Graf's voice) "I see. Well, might I ask what country you originate from? I do not think I've ever heard of House Lawrence. Have you just risen into relevance?"

(Romeo) "What a prick."

He heard two loud taps in his helmet, which made him turn to Rean.

(Romeo) "That thing picking me up?"

Two taps again, stopping when Romeo spoke.

Romeo immediately disabled his helmet's mic, not wanting to blow their cover.

Double-checking that anyone nearby couldn't hear him speak, he continued watching the three and his motion tracker, which thankfully had been completely still so far.

…

(Jean) "Ah…"

Noticing that Jean was faltering, Rean stepped in, politely bowing before intervening.

(Rean) "She hails from Fhirdiad. We are here visiting a friend."

Lord Graf looked surprised, turning to Jean.

(Graf) "My, you even let them speak on your behalf?"

Now Duvalie stepped in, visibily irritated.

(Duvalie) "Is that a problem, milord?"

(Graf) "Not at all, I just never would have imagined any Noble would let their manservants speak is all! She must hold you in high regard!"

Jean put a hand on Duvalie's shoulder, easing her back.

(Jean) "That I do. Might I ask what you're doing here?"

Lord Graf waved his hand dismissively, and his smile had vanished.

(Graf) "Nothing as pleasant, I'm afraid. Business has taken me out to this accursed town. Sauin is no place for Nobles, such as you and I."

(Rean) A snooty Adrestian Noble in Leicester. Can't imagine what he's here for.

Jean and Duvalie locked eyes with Rean, confirming that they were all thinking the same thing.

(Rean) So this guy is probably a Separatist, no doubt about th-…Wait, Sauin? Where have I heard that name before?

…

Romeo wanted to tune out the conversation, given that all he was speaking about was how filthy the townsfolk were.

Instead, he moved his scope around, trying to find anything of note, until he saw two well-dressed men standing guard outside of a wooden house. Frowning, he tried to take a closer look by zooming in with the scope.

They were probably with that noble, but what were they guarding?

Turning his comms on again, he noticed the distress signal was very close by. In fact, it was coming from within that home.

(Graf's Voice) "We have something that needs delivering to my employers, but with talk of madmen stalking around these parts, I am forced to wait!"

Before Romeo could ponder if he meant them, he noticed the door the guards were in front of open.

His scope tracked a man in red armor with silver trim. The exact person they saw with the doctor back at the crashed Separatist train.

Romeo tensed up as he double-checked his motion tracker.

If he was there, then that robot could be as well.

Romeo enabled his mic for both Rean and Buck to hear.

(Romeo) "Be advised, Separatist presence here is confirmed. Kid, watch your asses down there."

After taking a moment to make sure his voice didn't bleed over to Rean's ARCUS unit, he checked again with Buck.

(Romeo) "Gunny, do you copy? Separatist presence is confirmed at the town."

"…"

No response from Buck. Not a good sign.

…

Rean immediate instinct was to reach for his Tachi, but he knew that would blow his cover.

He had been listening to Lord Graf spout noble nonsense, but the last part is what caught his attention.

(Graf) "With all that being said, might I invite you and your servants to dinner, Lady Vennessa? This town has no substance fitting a lovely woman such as yourself."

(Jean) "Might I have a moment with my servants? I would like to see if we can make time."

(Graf) "By all means! I must call my servants anyhow."

He turned around and brought up a communication crystal while Jean and Duvalie walked over to Rean.

(Duvalie) "Ugh! He is just begging for a punch to the face!…Schwarzer, what's with that face?"

(Rean) "Separatists are here, and more than likely, he's about to invite us to a trap. Romeo, are you hearing us?"

Rean heard two taps from his ARCUS unit in response.

(Jean) "I see. I doubt he'd want to kill us, seeing how he probably wants to make a good impression on whoever he's working for."

(Duvalie) "So what, we have to go along with this moron?"

(Rean) "It would seem like it. It's our best opportunity to learn what their goals are, but more importantly, how widespread this Separatist movement is."

Rean looked around, the name Sauin continuing to bother him.

(Rean) "Romeo can track our positions, assuming we move. Worst case scenario, we stay here and wait to make a move."

(Duvalie) "I don't want to give this bastard the satisfaction of trapping us. Do you think he even knows that we're only playing along?"

(Jean) "I guess we'll have to see. I agree with Rean. It's risky, but it's the only thing we can do if we hope to gain anything at all."

(Duvalie) "…Fine."

(Rean) "If it's any consolation, we'll let you have the first punch."

Duvalie crossed her arms and slightly smirked, for once the entire trip.

(Duvalie) "I'm holding you to that, Schwarzer."

(Rean) "Romeo. We'll try to stay in touch, but in the likely case we can't, try not to kill anyone. And let Buck know what we're doing."

Two taps from his ARCUS unit.

(Rean) "Let's spring the trap then."

(Jean) "Lord Graf! A moment, please."

…

Romeo watched as the group walked over to Graf, who led them into the guarded house.

(Romeo) "So much for stealth."

Romeo aimed his scope at the building, waiting to see anything different, keeping an eye on his motion tracker.

Blank. Good.

(Romeo) "Buck, do you copy?"

After a few moments of silence, he finally heard a response.

(Buck's Voice) "Copy. We found our distress signal, and going near it messed up our comms a bit. What's your status?"

(Romeo) "Separatist presence confirmed at our end. Yours?"

…

Few moments earlier…

…

Buck and his team slowly approached the source of the distress signal with their weapons raised.

He was honestly surprised with how little sound they were making, given how massive their armor was compared to the surroundings.

But he wasn't complaining. He wanted all the advantages he could get.

They all hid behind their own tree, Mickey the first to peek around the corner.

(Mickey) "The hell? Sir, it's a Pelican!"

Dutch and Buck immediately looked and saw a near, perfectly intact Pelican.

(Buck) "I'll be damned! What's it doing here? Dutch, Mickey, check the surroundings. Raelyn, with me."

Grateful their communication can only be heard in their helmets, they quickly took positions as they continued to have their weapons at the ready.

Buck noticed that the door was left open, and a small radio was near the exit.

He switched to his pistol as he checked the cockpit but saw nothing.

Not even a bloodstain was present. Who just left this here?

Buck went to turn off the radio but noticed his helmet suddenly heard static.

Hitting it a few times, the static went away.

(Dutch) "Nothing here, Gunny."

(Mickey) "Motion tracker's got jack."

(Raelyn) "No movement, but stay vigilant."

Buck put his weapons up for a moment and checked the cockpit while everyone else stood on guard.

(Buck) "If this was like the assault rifle then…-"

Buck turned on the engines, hearing the Pelican suddenly come to life as the lights flickered on.

(Buck) "Still usable! Fuel to boot too."

(Dutch) "Motion tracker's got something!"

(Mickey) "Mine too, coming directly south of us!"

(Raelyn) "Prepare for engagement!"

Buck ran to the back and got his rifle ready to shoot whatever came out of the trees.

Until they heard a woman's voice.

(Familiar Woman's voice) "Don't shoot, it's just me. Well, rather, my Captain."

(Mickey) "Hey, isn't that the-"

Out of the trees came a thin limbed robot with white markings on its head, subtly glowing orange.

The same one at the crashed train that threw the smoke bomb.

Buck turned on his mic for the robot to hear.

(Buck) "Valda? This supposed to be an ambush?"

Valda's voice came out of the robot.

(Valda's voice) "No, this is me helping…Sorta."

(Raelyn) "How are you speaking to us out of that…thing?"

(Valda's voice) "This droid is letting me speak to you via some sort of microphone system. I think? Honestly, not sure how it works myself, but that's not important. What is important is that your friends are on their way to me, and you need to get there first."

Everyone looked at each other before turning back to the droid.

(Mickey) "Well, she hasn't attacked us yet."

(Buck) "But she did attack the students."

(Valda's Voice) "I didn't know they were with you. Tell you what, since you're helping me, I'll help you. Deal?"

(Buck) "…Helping in what way?"

(Valda) "Helping me take care of some prissy noble exploit a town and its people who have nothing to do with us."

(Raelyn) "Hm. It is your call, Sergeant."

As Buck thought about her offer, he heard Romeo's voice.

(Romeo's Voice) "Buck, do you copy?"

Buck switched his comms to where only his squad could hear them.

(Buck) "Copy. We found our distress signal, and going near it messed up our comms a bit. What's your status?"

(Romeo's Voice) "Separatist presence confirmed at our end. Yours?"

(Buck) "Confirmed at our end as well. In fact, speaking to the good Doctor right now. Says our friends are walking into a trap."

(Romeo's Voice) "Voluntarily. Matches up, I saw the doctor's assistant or whoever the hell he is walking into a home."

(Buck) "…Understood. Standby."

Buck looked at the droid and sighed.

(Buck) "Make us regret it, and we bring a corpse back."

Valda's sigh of relief could be heard as the droid holstered its blaster.

(Valda's Voice) "You won't. I promise that. Can you make this thing fly?"

(Mickey) "I know how to pilot it."

(Valda's Voice) "Fantastic! We need to head off to where I am now, before your other friends do."

(Buck) "Romeo? Looks like we're walking into that trap ourselves. They don't seem to know about you, yet. Can you follow on your own?"

(Romeo) "I'll see what I can do, Gunny."

(Buck) "Alright then."

Buck turned back to Valda as he put his guns up.

(Buck) "Tell us where to go, doc."

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Finally finished the #ma5c #assultrifle from #halo4. It took just over 82 hours to #3dprint not including gluing, filling and sanding. The model should be ready to paint now. A fantastic and well detailed model by misterchiefcostuming go to Thingiverse.com/thing:2165992 #3dprinted #fdm #pla #masterchief #cosplay #masterchiefcosplay #halo5guardians #howispendmydayoff #newtonsbox #followme #cosplaying

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WRONG. Nothing is more attractive than the current Halo Mega Construx mold of the MA5B ICWS Assault Rifle with the weapon detailing found in the Halo Heroes series featuring Fireteam Raven ODSTs, and Master Chief in his Mark V armor, equipped with a barrel at the right thickness for comparability with muzzle flash accessories (a necessity for diorama making) and a proper grip along the bottom allowing for figures to have both hands click into place for added stability when posing.

Except that the mold is actually the MA5D ICWS Assault Rifle🤮 which is why it has the stupid rail for a sight at the top instead of the ammo counter and that’s LEFT BLACK INSTEAD OF SILVER FOR SOME REASON, and all the *actual* MA5B or MA5C don’t have thick enough barrels for muzzle flashes to attack properly!! Hate hate kill kill

I try so hard to be weird and offputting but women keep throwing themselves at me I don’t understand. I’ll be like “I don’t care about sex I just want to set up elaborate dioramas of halo megabloks” and girls will dm me going “mmffhfnmgh can I watch you build them 😵‍💫🤤” there’s no winning on this site

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UNSC Weapons - Part VII

*NB: This is not all UNSC weapons in existence, just the ones that you would be more likely to come across. Listing all would take way too long and would be a pointless exercise.

MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle) Bullpup assault rifle Mid- to close-range effectiveness; fire in short, controlled bursts

MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle) Bullpup assault rifle Mid- to close-range effectiveness; fire in short, controlled bursts Increased rate of fire compared to its predecessor (above); can also be fitted with a suppressor

MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle) Bullpup assault rifle Mid- to close-range effectiveness; fire in short, controlled bursts Increased range and damage per round compared to its predecessor (above); however, it has a decreased rate of fire and reload time, and a decreased magazine capacity by half

MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle) Bullpup assault rifle Mid- to close-range effectiveness; fire in short, controlled bursts Magazine capacity increased compared to its predecessor (above); reload speed slightly increased; increased damage 

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Sci-fi fan faces sentencing for "idiotic, stupid" 3D printing of guns

“Every craftsman wants their work to be acknowledged,” Sicen Sun told NSW District Court today, in response to questions about why he posted 3D printed replica guns he had printed at home for sale on Facebook.

Sun, an accounts manager at an advertising agency, faced sentencing in Sydney this morning for six offences relating to possessing an unauthorised firearm, manufacturing a pistol without a license and advertising a firearm for sale.

Known as Steven, the 28-year-old is the first person in Australia to face sentencing for the possession of a “digital blueprint” of a 3D printed firearm. The law was introduced in New South Wales in 2015 and carries a maximum penalty of 14 years’ jail.

“With 2020 hindsight I realise how silly, idiotic, stupid and naïve my actions were,” Sun told the Downing Centre court.

Sun was arrested in March last year after detectives searched his home in Waverley following a tip-off.

MyMiniFactory “right beside files for doorstops and keyrings” he told the court.

“When I searched for the MA5C I was served with additional files which I viewed and thought were cool so downloaded,” he added.

His hobby for making “screen accurate” weapons to use in cosplay grew and eventually he offered a gun for sale on a private Facebook group for $1 million negotiable.

Read more Download. Print. Kill? The rise of 3D printed guns in Australia

The unrealistic price tag showed he didn’t intend to actually sell the item, Sun said, but merely wanted recognition.

Bigger is badder

Under cross-examination by Crown prosecutor Stephen Mikan, as to whether he was aware of the laws he was breaking, Sun admitted “it did cross my mind”.

“I didn’t in my mind perceive these to be real pistols. These were never supposed to be any more than costume props,” Sun said.

Read more Encryption: UK Defence Sec says tech companies ‘have to do more’, gives no detail

Sun said he had thought about whether the P90 gun – modelled from a toy he had bought at pop culture event Comic-Con in Sydney – would need a permit.

“It was just big,” he said, “in everyone’s mind bigger is badder”.

However, Sun said he wasn’t certain about the legislation in different states, nor of the severity of the penalties.

Sun’s barrister said there was never any suggestion the weapons were intended to be “anything but replicas” nor was there “any intent to make them into functional weapons”.

Read more The UK and NZ laws inspiring Australia’s encryption crackdown

Judge Penelope Wass told the court that she wasn’t aware of “how easy or hard it is” to print 3D weapons, and requested an example of a printed gun be shown to her at a later date “just for my own curiosity”.

She adjourned sentencing to the end of August.

Sun’s barrister said that the “court shouldn’t make a strawman of Mr Sun to send a shiver down the spine of outlaw motorcycle gangs”.

Awareness campaign

Since his last court appearance in April last year, Sun said he had distributed pamphlets highlighting the NSW firearms legislation at Comic-Con and Supanova, at four Sydney 3D printer stores  and at Waverley and Rose Bay police stations.

He had also designed digital ads and a website takeover, which would run once funding was secured, “just to create awareness,” Sun said.

“I don’t want anyone to go through what I’ve been through the last 18 months,” he said.

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Source: https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/644809/sci-fi-fan-faces-sentencing-idiotic-stupid-3d-printing-guns/

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Halo 3: ODST cheats & more for Xbox 360 (X360)

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Also Known As: Halo 3: Recon

Genre: Shooter, First-Person Shooter

Developer: Bungie Software

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

ESRB Rating: Mature

Release Date: September 22, 2009

Hints

Heaven

First, go to Sandbox. Then, go to ball form (edit mode). Find a floating teleporter. Vwala. You’re there.

Kill Wraith Fast

All you have to do is grab a plasma pistol, charge it and shoot it. Run to the wraith and hit the back part of it. NOTE: it’s better if you keep charging your plasma pistol and shooting it so the wraith wont be able to move.

How To Kill A Brute Chieftain Fast

Sometimes Brute chieftains with hammers can be a pain in the butt. I found a way to kill them in seconds. OK, what you do is arm yourself with a plasma pistol and a rocket (if there’s one). First you wait till he’s in range, then you charge up your plasma pistol, fire a full charged plasma pistol at him, he will stop and his shields will be weak enough to be killed with only ONE rocket. Or if there’s a vehicle on the map then you can splatter them head on and instant kill.

Map Over View

On the level sandbox go to it in forge and turn into a robot and look up in the air and you should find a 2 way node fly through it and you should find your self looking down on a grid of the map. Don’t turn back into a human or you will fall and die what you need to do is drop a few things on the grid and then fly over the items you dropped and then you can turn into a human it is also fun to fill up the grid up with any thing to walk on and have fights up there.

Assembly SKULL

On the halo 3 mythic, go to forge and go to assembly and when you start go to the middle of the level and you will see a big tower and from the tower there are two pipes (one on each side)if you turn into the flying robot you can fly up to them and if you go to both of them and look on top of them you will see the skull on the pipe surrounded by orange bars.

Longshore Skull

The skull is located behind a vent by a blue fish sign. The vent overlaps the water. I recommend going in forge mode and getting to it, you might die in the process, so don’t worry if you do it is hard to get behind the vent.

Sgt. Johnson

To get sgt. Johnson, you can only get him by reserving the game. When you reserve it, the store (if it participates in the event) will give you a token with a code to unlock him. This info is useless to anyone after: 9-31-09.

How To Get A Wraith In Firefight

Just start a firefight mission that has a wraith and when the mission starts find a sniper rifle or carbine or anything you can snipe with snipe the gunner this will make it easier hold on to the sniper for later. Run up to it with a plasma pistol overcharge it and put down the wraith use melee to brake open the hatch-the thing in front of the gunner seat then when you can see his head crouch down to were it doesnt say hold rb to jack then hold rb and shoot it with your sniper and voila, you have it note: if you get out it will blow up.

Aa Wraith On Tsavo Highway

Go through the level until you get to the aa wraith items you`ll need:a plasma pistol, and a br55 or ma5c take out the gunner first board it and punch it 2 or 3 times the cockpit door should be busted charge your plasma pistol and shoot it should be down for about 3 to 5 seconds crouch to where it doesn’t say hold rb to board then hold rb and shoot him when he dies you should have jacked the aa wraith.

Easy Triple Kill With Laser

Go to lost platoon on campaign (put scoring on) and use the laser on the wraith and you should get a triple kill or go to firefight (u can put either team or free for all I like team) and go to either lost platoon or ONI alpha site.

Easy Both Tubes Achivement

All you have to do is when you get on the tank give one rocket launcher to a marine riding on it and the other one behind the tank to another and let them take a couple of shots. Give it to the both riding in front and you will get it faster.

Hidden Place On Sand Box

GO to Forge mode and go to sand box. Once you’re in sand box there is a teleporter above the map if you go through it, you would be on top of the map. Also if you delete everything there will be a box in the ground. Delete it and go down the tunnel. Then after that you will reach the secret room. Then all you have to do is have fun.

Toggle Between Pan-Cam And Normal

During a local game hold: Left Analog Stick + Right Analog Stick and press LEFT when “Show Coordinates” is active.

It’s Confidential

On the mission Tayari Plaza a little bit after you meet up with the marine they’ll be one of the roadblock things with an elite dead over it. You go a bit farther and a wall says “BELIEVE” and there will be tons of dead elites. Buck will then ask DARE what’s up with the elitse and she’ll say it’s confidential.

Another Fast Way To Kill A Brute Chieftain

Yes the brute chieftain is a pain but when it comes down to it hes not all that tuff. As he charges toward you with the gravity hammer avoid it and follow close behind and melee it in the back for a quick kill and hes out of your way as well works good for any charging enemies.

Flamethrower Location On Data Hive

On the mission The Data Hive on any difficulty there is a ice covered room. Instead of turning right to get to Dares location you go straight. Then on the right there should be the flamethrower. Then also if you kill 10 enemies you get the I like fre achievement.

Easy My Clothes Achievement

First you overcharge your plasma pistol at a brute. After that you hit be and on the side of your screen it will say “MY CLOTHES”. You must get 10 in one mission to get the achievement.

Kill A Brute Chief With No Ammunition

To save ammo on the gravity hammer user kill him after you get him to swing hit him in the back to assassinate it works when his shield is on to.

Sandbox Secret Room

First and foremost do the level sandbox on forge once you have done that then turn into the robot. In the middle of the map there is a type of pyramid, inside of the pyramid there is a grav lift, the little square where the grav lift is on can be deleted [square looks like part of ground] once deleted there will be a hole where the square was, jump through. You will fall for little while then you will fall into a pretty big room then put whatever you want in the room and play like you would above ground.

Easy Kill

An easier way to kill the big guys with shields and green lasers are hard to beat, but there’s a way to kill them. Any gun would work, preferably a good one. Get close to the brute and when he tries to strike you with his arm, sidestep and get around him. Once around him you shoot, or hit, him in the orange part of his back. Do this a few times and he will surely fall.

Mongoose

There are mongooses in most of the supply caches so look for them.

Sandbox Skull

On halo 3 mythic on sandbox this skull is somewhat hard to get. There is two methods one you can create a tube all the way out to it (by the way its out in the area where you get shot. Out on the edge of the map in a small ditch) using building materials. Another way is two set a trip mine down and set it on instant respawn. Grab it and keep throwing it down time after time until the explode overloading the map. You are free to walk in the area they shot because they don’t shot you. I prefer this way because it is easier but you can try the other method if you like it.

Orbital Skull

On the halo 3 mythic, go to forge and go to the level orbital and when you start walk around until you find a corner at the end of two hallways where you will see two crates and a hallway above with glass windows and the side will have a yellow and black bar with cones in front of it. If you look over the rail you will see steam. Anyway, if you switch to the flying robot and go to the very top you will see two black platforms sticking out of the wall. If you look between them you will see the skull but you can’t get to it so land and turn sideways then switch back to human. Walk around scaling the wall (it may be a little hard to do but if you keep trying you will make it) and then the skull will appear in front of you in the little corner of the black platform.

Cheats

Toggle Show Coordinates

During a local game hold: LB + RB + Left Analog Stick + A + Up.

Toggle Hide Weapon

During a local game hold LB + RB + Left Analog Stick + A + Down.

Unlockables

Firefight Characters and Missions

“Buck” Firefight Character Complete “Tayari Plaza” on Normal or higher.

“Mickey” Firefight Character Complete “Kizingo Boulevard” on Normal or higher.

“Dare” Firefight Character Complete the Campaign on Legendary difficulty.

“Dutch” Firefight Character Complete “Uplift Reserve” on Normal or higher.

“Romeo” Character Complete “NMPD HQ” on Normal or higher.

Lost Platoon Complete the Uplift Reserve campaign mission on any difficulty.

Alpha Site Complete the ONI Alpha Site campaign mission on any difficulty.

Chasm Ten Complete the Date Hive campaign mission on any difficulty.

Last Exit Complete the Coastal Highway campaign mission on any difficulty.

Easter eggs

Currently we have no easter eggs for Halo 3: ODST yet. If you have any unlockables please feel free to submit. We will include them in the next post update and help the fellow gamers. Remeber to mention game name while submiting new codes.

Glitches

My Clothes Achievement Glitch

When you kill a jackal with a shield take their plasma pistol and if more jackals are around with shields charge your pistol and shoot their shields and melee them and in the right bottom corner (i think) it will say my clothes and however many kills you got doing this. (it may not work all the time but it worked every time for me)!

Secret Room On Longshore Glitch Video

Guides

Currently we have no guides or FAQs for Halo 3: ODST yet. If you have any unlockables please feel free to submit. We will include them in the next post update and help the fellow gamers. Remeber to mention game name while submiting new codes.

Achievements

Full Achievements List

Heal Up: Find your first Medical Kiosk and use it to heal yourself. (5 pts)

Tourist: Access the city map and download it to the VISR. (5 pts)

Dark Times: Kill five of your enemies in VISR mode. (5 pts)

Boom, Headshot: Get headshots in any level using an automag. (5 pts)

Stunning: Use a plasma pistol to stun a vehicle and then immediately kill thedrive. (5 pts)

Ewww, Sticky: Kill 5 enemies in a level using sticky grenades. (5 pts)

My Clothes: Overcharge your plasma pistol and then immediately kill 10 Brutes. (5pts)

Pink and Deadly: Kill 5 enemies using the Needler Supercombine (any covenant). (5pts)

Trading Down: Trade weapons with another character. (5 pts)

Headcase: Finish a level with an active Skull. (5 pts)

Tayari Plaza: Complete the Tayari Plaze level (on Normal, Heroic or Legendary).This will also unlock a Firefight character. (30 pts)

Uplift Reserve: Complete the Uplift Reserve level (on Normal, Heroic orLegendary). This will also unlock a Firefight character. (30 pts)

Kizingo Boulevard: Complete the Kizingo Boulevard level (on Normal, Heroic orLegendary). This will also unlock a Firefight character. (30 pts)

ONI Alpha Site: Complete the ONI Alpha Site level (on Normal, Heroic orLegendary). This will also unlock a Firefight character. (30 pts)

NMPD HQ: Complete the NMPD HQ level (on Normal, Heroic or Legendary). This willalso unlock a Firefight character. (30 pts)

Kikiwani Station: Complete the Kikiwani Station level (on Normal, Heroic orLegendary). This will also unlock a Firefight character. (30 pts)

Data Hive: Complete the Data Hive level (on Normal, Heroic or Legendary). Thiswill also unlock a Firefight character. (50 pts)

Coastal Highway: Complete the Coastal Highway level (on Normal, Heroic orLegendary). This will also unlock a Firefight character. (50 pts)

Completing Campaign on Normal, Heroic or Legendary: Get 100 points for each.Junior Detective: Find your first mystery-unraveling clue. (10 pts)

Gumshoe: Find your third mystery-unraveling clue. (10 pts)

Super Sleuth: Find your final mystery-unraveling clue. (10 pts)

Both Tubes: Kill 10 enemies with the Rocket on Kizingo Boulevard. (5 pts)

Laser Blaster: Kill 10 enemies with the Spartan Laser on ONI Alpha Site. (5 pts)

Dome Inspector: Get 15 headshots in NMPD HQ. (5 pts)

I Like Fire: Kill 10 enemies with the Flamethrower on Data Hive. (5 pts)

Wraith Killer: Kill all Wraiths in Uplift Reserve. (5 pts)

Good Samaritan: Don’t kill any Engineers in New Mombasa at night during the entireCampaign, alone or with another ODST. (20 pts)

Naughty Naughty: Kill 10 Engineers in New Mombasa at night, alone or with anotherODST. (5 pts)

Listener: Find your first Audio Log. (5 pts)

Tuned In: Find 3 Audio Logs. (15 pts)

All Ears: Find 15 Audio Logs. (30 pts)

Audiophile: Find all the Audio Logs in the game. (75 pts)

Be Like Steve: Finish an entire round making only one kill. (5 pts)

Be Like Marty: Finish an entire round without making a single kill. (10 pts)

Scoring more than 200,000 points in Firefight on Crater, Lost Platoon, RallyPoint, Security Zone, Alpha Site, Windward, Chasm Ten or Last Exit: Get 10 pointsfor each.

Vidmaster Challenge – Classic: Complete any level solo on Legendary, on LIVE, withno shots fired or grenades thrown. (25 pts)

Vidmaster Challenge – Endure: In Firefight, on any mission, pass the 4th Set on4-player Heroic LIVE co-op. (25 pts)

Vidmaster Challenge – Déjà Vu: Complete Highway on 4-player Legendary LIVE co-op,with Iron, and no Warthog or Scorpion. (25 pts)

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The Cheesiverse

“Ten,”

               Dix found the countdowns the worst part of the job. Being an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper wasn't all what it was cracked up to be; being literally dropped into dangerous war zones from space, having the G.I.’s calling you crazy behind your back, actually being crazy to have volunteered for this line of work. But if he had to put a finger on the worst aspect of the job, it was the countdowns to jump into the fray. He was already a nervous wreck worrying his Drop Pod wouldn’t burn up in the atmosphere and having to prolong that worry with a slow, stomach churning countdown only made it worse.

               “Nine,”

But he wasn’t dropping from orbit this time. He was standing in the middle of a school gymnasium. The school had been abandoned for several months after a recent infestation of the mind controlling Flood arose on this planet. A bloody battle was being fought against the squid-like creatures, and to gain the upper hand, the United Nations Space Command had decided that teleporting its soldiers right into the heart of the enemy was the best solution for attack. So a team of scientists and an experimental teleporter were snuck near the enemy and prepared for short-range teleportation. And Dix was to be the guinea pig to test this teleporter.

“Eight,”

Dix brushed back his mop of a haircut and looked down at the helmet in his hands. A smooth black shell of hard resin surrounded the full-head helmet but for the polygonal, tinted faceplate that made the ODSTs so imposing. Despite the snazzy looks, the designers of the light shock trooper armour certainly didn't factor in the profuse sweating and inevitable BO that builds up in the helmet from the operator wearing it.  And Dix wasn't any less sweaty from his pre-mission anxiety. Dix took one last breath of fresh air and plunged himself into the black shell of head gear.

“Seven,”

The claustrophobic environment of his heads-up display flickered into existence, the start-up text suffocating his visor and faceplate. Dix looked around the large room to calibrate his sensors. Rows and rows of tables were arranged to form a makeshift mission control behind him, computer technicians telling off data analysis staff for unplugging important equipment to charge their phones.

“Six,”

To his left were two of the members of his squad, Blank and Fergus. Blank was a pale redheaded fellow whose thoughts were a bit, well, blank. This did, however, help him keep focused and he quickly became the heavy weapons specialist of the group, able to unjam the biggest of guns under duress. Fergus was the stern leader of his squad, and as such permitted no tomfoolery of a nickname. His steel wit was the last thing standing when nothing else could. Fergus had been a major part in getting the squad out of many tough scrapes. Everyone thought he was actually a big softie, but would never say it to his fearsome demeanor. To his right was Vixen. She had earned that nickname by wearing antlers on her helmet during a Christmas time skirmish, and also by being a woman. Her witty puns kept the team uplifted when they needed it and her really bad ones didn't help in the slightest.

“Five,”

Dix looked forward to complete his suit's diagnostics and saw the key to this whole operation, the experimental teleporter codenamed “Austin”. An elliptical ring of smooth metal, Austin was conceived from reverse-engineered technology stolen from the Covenant, a religious military coalition of various alien races. The Covenant was responsible for nearly destroying the entire galaxy by activating multiple doomsday stations they thought to be holy.

“Four,”

It was only by the sheer awesome might of the genetic super soldier known only as Master Chief that the Covenant was thwarted. It was that moment of triumph that made Dix sign up to fight for UNSC. To fight for humanity, to be the hero everyone needed. He had almost met Master Chief once, passing by on space cruiser over a world Dix was fighting on. If only he could tell Master Chief how his act of heroism had made Dix turn his life around, Dix would have died a happy man.

“Three,”

“Hey, Dix, you there? Dix! Get your head out of the clouds!” Vixen pushed a MA5C Combat System into Dix’s hands. “We need you here and now,”

               Pulling his mind back into reality, Dix gripped the automatic rifle given to him and brought it up in a ready position. This is it.

“Two,”

The teleporter crackled to life, blue-white energy filling the archway structure of the frame. The portal was so bright it was as if it was all the lights in the room had turned off.

“One”

Dix tensed, ready to give it to the enemy.

“Go!”

Dix sprang forward, running full tilt into the light and hit something solid. He opened his eyes and everything was dark.

Had something gone wrong? Did he just run into the wall on the other side of the room? Dix tried to step away from the wall, but found his legs were stuck. He tried moving his arms to push himself away, but his arms were stuck too. He quickly realised his entire body was stuck, encased by something firm. He must have been teleported into a Flood beast, some horror of a mutated body. And he was stuck inside of it.

He had to get himself free of the foul creature. Dix tried to kick and punch with all his might, trying to make the flesh give a little. The beast did not seem happy by that, and the flesh began to tighten around Dix. Panicking, Dix began to struggle even more. The monster constricted even tighter around him. He was having difficulty breathing now, but he was going to fight this thing. Then Dix’s faceplate shattered inwards, spraying sharp plastic shards into his face.

Dix began to scream in pain and the flesh filled his mouth. Dix bit down to force the monster out, but stopped in shock as soon as he tasted the intruder. It wasn’t flesh. He wasn’t inside a monster. He was surrounded by hard cheese.

As if in response to Dix’s horrifying comprehension, the cheese crushed down on him further. It was in his ears, in his eyes. He felt his ribcage buckle and break, bone fragments spearing through his lungs.

Dix didn’t want to die, not yet and not like this. He was going to get Master Chief to autograph his helmet, buy a car, and ask out that pretty girl in the 32nd division. He at least wanted to see his parents again, in their old two story apartment that smelled of soap.

Dix began to cry, but then his eyeballs popped in a wash of pain. He gasped and felt more pain from his broken body.

No. Please, no, Thought Dix.

***

And as his internal organs were ruptured, the small human died. His last thought was if his squad mates had been accidentally sent into the same place as he. They did. They met the same messy fate as the small human and the universe of cheese they had been deposited into didn’t even pay heed to their death. But do not despair, dear reader, for these brave men and women did not die in vain, as their remains moulder into new cheesy flavours, but rather they died for the Gouda of this universe.

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