Coalition Operations IV: Monsters of the Past

[Ara Av-Toa]

For the so-many-th time that trip, Ara decided to double-check his swords. They were made of very durable steel, all sharpened and polished before the trip. They probably wouldn't be so nice for very much longer. But hey, what's the point of a weapon if you don't use it?

[Romulan_Furry]

The UNSC Allegiance passed the disabled mercenary ship, and the drop began. The initial landing force, if they were already in the pods, would be dropped from the belly of the ship, sent at blazing speed toward the surface of the ring-world. About halfway down, they would feel a decelerating jolt as the brake deployed, and the fall would seem slower. On the surface, the Iron Bears would see the approaching fireballs, and scramble to react. Once the pods touched down, the doors would open, and the landing force would have to contend with surprised mercs that were not at all expecting orbital drop troops.

[Alessia Starfurr]

 With A Loud Thud, Blazes pod hit the ground,  she could hear the rounds bouncing off the hatch. Blaze's eyes began to glow behind her helmet, as the hatch popped off  any merc nearby would be met with a wall of  blue flames emanating from the nine tailed vixen as she pushed out of her drop pod.

Any merc not melted away by the fire would soon be hit with highly flammable projectiles from the Vixen's rifle as she not only was able to have  a wall of flame around her, but also shoot her Battle rifle accurately through the wall of flames, even as the wall of flame subsided her armors energy shields flared,  protecting her from any merc 'brave' enough to shoot at her she walked up to an Iron bear merc, who dropped his weapon  in fear and ran away Blaze looked to her allies as if expecting some form of answer to if she should chase after the coward.

[XIII]

Until the landing, Darvo was silent. There was nothing to talk about with anyone. No one knew what the Turian needs, let alone himself. That's why his pod undocked the last and headed in a bit different direction. The pod has fallen behind mercenaries back, producing a lot of dust. The Iron Bears would think that the team plans go wrong, but such a move has provided Darvo enough time to make a decision. Much before exiting from the pod, the symbiote in the Turian has warned the host about multiple living objects. All Klyntar can sense living things. That's why Darvo let the Beast take control over his body. His rifle and armor would not be enough in the current situation. The mercs have outnumbered the team. The process of transforming looks like a black goo enveloping Pax from inside the body. A freaky and ugly process, but that's how it's happening. And if someone might call the Beast as a one covered in ink, that statement would be correct too.

The monster appeared as the ground has started to tremble. The Beast was two times larger than an average Sangheili. Not all mercs have run away because of Blaze's actions as the Iron Bears' forces were scattered all over the surface. The symbiote appearance has immediately distracted all the hired guns' attention from the vixen to the monster. A big, black, ugly creature had teeth all over the face. It was impossible not to note such a thing. Moreso, right after transformation, the Beast has made a high leap in the air. Afterward, landing on a merc, squashing him like he was a pillow. That forced the Bears to start to shoot in the Klyntar. Unfortunately for them, their weapons weren't effective against the symbiote. Kill a Klyntar requires a stream of high-temperature, dense fire. Like Blaze's one. Before the mercs have realized their afoul, almost all of them were sent in the air by powerful monster's punches and kicks. The symbiote decided to left some of them for dinner and broke their necks. All that remained from the Iron Bears mercs are a couple of corpses. The rest of them were lying somewhere else with broken bones after falling from the height.

While the other part of the team was landing and dealing with weakened mercenaries forces, Darvo's second personality has decided to restore stamina. That means to consume the fallen. And so the Beast has begun. Luckily, no one from the team could see the details of Beast's meal. Otherwise, everyone would see Pax as a potential threat.

[Ara Av-Toa]

As a reinforcement warrior, Ara had no choice but to wait for the inevitable. Every second made him more anxious. What took them so long? How was he supposed to help if things went so darn slowly? He almost felt like sticking a sword inside someone on the ship, but he knew that was the worst possible move. They needed everyone, and they needed to co-operate. Killing someone was counter-productive for both.

[Romulan_Furry]

Zuka dispatched one mercenary after another, making sure to not fire on any allied personnel. The Iron Bears were more than a little surprised to see their 10mm Explosive-Tip Caseless Rounds, fired from outdated M41A Pulse Rifles, glance off the energy shields of Zuka's armor. Zuka felt it was almost a laughable effort; the mercs simply weren't prepared to face professional UNSC ODST and hired personnel. It took no more than fifteen minutes of fighting to secure the beachhead. The Iron Bears facing Zuka chose to retreat, leaving Zuka virtually unscathed.

"'Vadam to the Allegiance - Beachhead secured. Better get down here, Frosty," Zuka radioed, using Andrew's battlefield call-sign, "Preferrably before the Iron Bears can launch a counterattack."

(Everyone, feel free to add in your own spots of securing the beachhead and the Iron Bears' retreat.)

[Alessia Starfurr]

After causing one of the iron bear's guns to explode and melt  by heating up the gun which caused the explosive tips of the ammo to explode in the clip, Blaze moved to Ara's pod, eye glow dimming as she banged on the hatch of Ara's pod and stepped back. "This is... too easy, is it suppose to be this easy?" Blaze asked as she stood next to Ara's pod, waiting for him to get out, gently running her claws across the metal... something had her angsty, or she was still working off the adrenaline rush....

[Rayleonarde]

From the tree line near the drop zone, bushes rustled and shifted. Something was moving within the wood line, half-whispers echoing off the trees.
“They killed them bear fellers!”
“But, are they here as ‘new magnamet’.”
“Y’mean ‘management’, Kief.”
“Sh’t yo’ mouth, boy. I know what I said.”
“I-I think they c’n hear us, fellers.”
Three archaic rifles, lever-action repeaters, clunked ammunition into position. The first voice, Kief, called out.
“‘Pendages in the air, fellers! We gat’cha’s surrounded.”
Whoever these people were, it was painfully obvious they were no Iron Bears. Especially as the loud-mouth stepped forward. Like a cutout of a Wild West novel, a four-foot tall creature appeared. His clothes were of simple cotton, a white half-buttoned shirt and blue denim overalls. He was a translucent blue, his eyes little more than shiny black discs. The rifle in his hands was an odd green color, like an emerald but less...hard. He kept the odd weapon on Zuka. “Who’re you here fer, boy?” His voice was gruff, wind torn. A cowboy on an alien planet.

[Ara Av-Toa]

Ara had not waited a moment when he was called to secure the beachhead, and got himself launched ASAP. Unfortunately, the rough landing dazed him a bit. The banging on his pod restored his focus, and soon after he stepped out. He was quite a sight to behold: seven feet of gold and white, with translucent blue accents. His blue eyes glowed behind a unique-looking mask, and on his back he carried two fancy but functional swords.

With a frown, he looked around and spotted the unusual creature standing in front of them. It looked like it had time-traveled into the future. Ara squinted, unsure what to expect of it. It was obviously not their main enemy; else it would've already attacked. Yet, it could still be an enemy. As a precaution, he laid his right hand on the grip of one sword, ready to strike if needed.

[XIII]

Once the beast has satisfied his hunger, Darvo demanded to rejoin with the team. That is, Darvo and the symbiote inside one body can talk to each other in mind. It's like a split personality dysfunction but with the real another person. Others can't hear it, yet they can spend hours together quite well. But someone who has never seen a symbiote before might think about Klyntar as another Flood deviation. A heavily modified but still a parasitic life form. Moreover, the symbiote makes every host pretty violent. It's possible to say that's who bonded with Klyntar has lost the soul. That's why Darvo's speech toward the loud-mouth would sound too arrogant. But the symbiote didn't care too much.

"Oh, look at that. The little one tries to look like a shot caller here. Are you immortal or what?". The creature covered in black goo or fiber said. His tongue was swinging like a lasso as the Beast talk. Darvo didn't like the fact that a stranger was pointing with a gun. And the symbiote didn't hesitate to claim that. Truth told, Pax doesn't control his brains entirely. He shares it with the symbiote inside him, hence rants.

[Romulan_Furry]

Zuka reacted in kind to the creatures that approached from the treeline - but he held his fire. His weapon was raised and pointed at them, but he did not fire. If they were hostile, they'd have shot at him or joined the fight by now. No, these creatures had motives of their own. Whether that would be a boon or problem was unclear. Zuka's voice was unusually calm - for a Sangheili who was just in combat - when he spoke. "Not a good idea, pointing weapons at a UNSC landing party. Fortunately for you, you are not our target; don't make yourself one. As for what we're here for: We're here to dismantle the Iron Bear mercenary operation at the behest of the United Sangheili Republic. The Sangheili watch over these rings to ensure no one releases the Parasite. That being said, what are you doing here? Your presence was never mentioned in UNSC or USR dossiers of Gamma Halo."

In the distance, a trio of UNSC Pelican Drop Ships were seen approaching.

[Alessia Starfurr]

Blaze sighed putting her battle rifle onto her back holster and put her arms up palms facing the newcomers, leaning against Ara's empty drop pod "You'd do well to be cautious, said the nine-tailed vixen, with a slight growl, her eyes glow growing brighter...



--Pelican Alpha Kilo troop bay--
A large pink Tarus like creater waited for the dropship to land it's hands over a huge weapon  on it's lap "When are we do to land and what's going on with the ground team?" she asked out loud....

[Rayleonarde]

The creature seemed to relax, lowering his rifle a bit. “Who-Now? I ain’t heard’a them. They comin’ t’take Bohrar land?” He looked honestly confused.
A voice came from the tree line. “Lookit, brainless. They ain’t left ya hole-ier than the church. So I’m gonna say they ain’t hostile.” Another creature, similar in stature but obviously older, emerged from the bushes. His rifle was slung over his shoulder, odd nubby limbs raised slightly in a peaceful gesture.
“Y’all’ll have t’forgive Kief here. He’s a bit hot-headed. I’m Jedidiah Bohrar. I ‘pologize fer th’rude intr’ductions.” The old blue creature stepped passed his loudmouth counterpart, slapping the gun from his hands. Jed glared at Kief, before continuing. “Kief’s right, though. Them fancy names don’t mean much ‘round here. But, we’ll discuss later. Judging by th’ mess,” he tapped a corpse with his boot for emphasis. “Y’ain’t ‘xactly inconspicuous. Let’s git t’ th’ cave. Meet th’ family.” He motioned for the group to follow, heading back towards the bushes.


Kief shouted, and brought his rifle back up to the sky, as the trio of Pelicans made their pass for landing. He fired up at the transports, the rifle emitting a strange, wet thumps as it lobbed luminous green globs. One splatted against the hull of Alpha Kilo, but quickly wicked away due to the airspeed. Jed had already ducked for cover, sighting his rifle but refraining from firing.

[Ara Av-Toa]

Ara brought his hand away from his sword. That proposal sounded reasonable. Then, he spotted Beast, the black goo monster with an evil look. His eyes turned wide with fear, and his mouth dropped. He blinked a few times to make sure his eyes weren't deceiving him. "You gotta be kidding me," he almost inaudibly whispered to himself. "Is that... thing... on our side? Am I supposed to co-operate with a monster?" He almost forgot to whisper.

Fortunately, the arrival of the drop ships brought welcome distraction. He ducked when Kief shot one, then turned to him. "What are you doing," he asked, "Those are our allies!"

[XIII]

The black creature seemed to be calm, but Kief's ignore of the symbiote question has raised a slight hostility toward him. Once Kief shot in the Pelican, the Klyntar's response was quick. Both Pax and symbiote agreed that the met creatures were trying to lure in a trap Zuka's team. Or took an attempt. Hence they needed to be eliminated as soon as possible. In its turn, the monster has swiftly approached Kief and kicked him with leg applying all its sheer force. The kick by Beast has the power of several tons of pure physical strength. Even if the punch doesn't kill Kief, it should make him unable to use his weapons or move. That should tell his family or friends, that messing with the UNSC is a wrong decision. All in all, the Klyntar is a violent species and has a short fuse when it comes to cause pain, havoc, and wreck. It's a dog that needs to be kept on a short leash.

"Return into the dirt!". The black monster growled, before performing the kick. Darvo wanted to show what he thinks about newcomers, so he tried to punch Kief into his buddies. To make the situation worse - even if the symbiote miss, that won't stop him from causing damage to the one who was daring enough to attack the UNSC.