[HEADING=1]IN SPACE![/HEADING]
The ship lands on a remote part of the moon. I step outside.
Roach:
Alright. Be advised, you have a large vessel headed towards your position.
RaN: "Repeat that ground control! Did you just say we've got a ship incoming?"
Roach:
Affirmative! Get the Hell out of the-
The radio cuts to static. I look out into the sky.
A Marathon-Class Cruiser flies overhead. A cluster of HEVs fire from the starboard bow, landing around us. ODSTs break down the doors and hold us at gunpoint. I raise my hands above my head.
RaN: "Well fuck."
[HEADING=1]ON BOARD THE NAUTILUS![/HEADING]
Knife and I are separated from Luna and taken up to the bridge.
Admiral: "Hello RaNDM. It's been a long time since I last saw you."
RaN: "That you Doc? Holy shit!"
I shake Admiral Who's hand.
RaN: "What happened to you? Last time I saw you, you were a pony."
Admiral: "It's a long story, too long for me to explain to you. Right now, we need to focus on getting you home safe."
RaN: "What about Luna?"
Admiral: "We're sending her back to the planet below. We'll send her sister the message that you're mission was a success and that you have been conscripted into the UNSC."
RaN: "Wait, what do you mean by that?"
Admiral: "We're going to war, soldier."
I am taken to the ship's armory and decked out in full ODST battle gear.
Trooper: "We're dropping into combat in 1400. No time to run any simulations."
RaN: "That's fine with me. I've survived worse drops."
I grab my gear and get in my drop pod. Looking out the porthole, I find that we are orbiting above a planet I have never seen before.
Gunnery Sergeant:
We are droppin' into hell, troopers! Time to grow a pair!
RaN: "Here we go."