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Predatorial Halo Chronicles Episode 10

Deviation Actions

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Xyantos landed the Phantom in the hanger bay of The Pillar of Inferno, taking the gravity lift down into the bay. Tom met with Xyantos, saluting him.

“I'm sorry about your squad. But we must find out what exactly we were up against before this gets out of hand.”

“I understand. From what I can tell, we were ambushed by black insect like animals and one large beast. The beast I fought, personally, was some sort of hunter as it mentioned us interrupting his hunt. I don't know of his status, but surely enough with the level of damage I dealt, he's probably still alive. And I don't think he's happy that I escaped.” Xyantos explained.

“That seems...so familiar. Large black insects and a hunter...Follow me. We're going to the archive room, I have something I need to check with you.”

The two headed for the archive room with Tom being in a hurry about it, he began to walk fast and ahead of Xyantos. After reaching the archive room, Tom quickly pulled up a holographic display that showed records, extending down long lines. Xyantos, being way behind Tom, finally arrived at the room, seeing the worry on Tom's uncovered face.

“Found it. The last known incident we have on record was back in the 22nd Century. A woman along with the USCM and a clan of hunters fought an army of these 'black bugs' and some kind of rival hunters in an all out extraterrestrial war. From what the file says here, those black bugs are called Xenomorphs and the hunters are named the Yautja.” Tom explained before pulling up a holographic picture of both a Xenomorph and Yautja.

“Yes! Those are the creatures I saw. Except the Yautja was much larger than the one shown on the picture, even larger than the Xenomorph.”

“I see. Well, I imagine if we encounter them any further, we'll need to record the information for future encounters. I can tell the Yautja are incredibly intelligent seeing from its weaponry and technology so capturing one of them and studying it is probably not a great idea. Though the Xenomorph...they don't seem to be too large of a threat when alone. If possible, we're gonna capture one. Study it and its weaknesses.” Tom began to drift off into thought while rubbing his chin, arms crossed.

“I don't know Tom. Those creatures were parasites that implant their young into hosts, bursting out of said hosts when mature. Capturing one of their already born young would probably be the safest bets.”

“I agree. The files say that the Xenomorph grow at a alarming rate anyhow, we'd need to bring it to a holding cell quick. Those creatures appear to be-” Tom was cut off by a loud explosion in the ship.
“What's happening?!” Xyantos exclaimed.

“We're being attacked!” Tom yelled. The UNSC General tapped into the Ship's intercom system with his helmet's override controls. “Attention! The Pillar of Inferno is under attack by unknown external forces. Do not hesitate to open fire on anything other than Elite, Marines, and Spartan forces. When engaging hostiles, report to me through radio channel one-seven-six, my personal radio set, so I can report what we are up against. Covenant or alike.” Tom ended the transmission, taking his Tactical Shotgun out of his back holster and switching the firearm's automatic firing setting on.
We get a little history lesson here from Tom after pulling up some old files and it appears as if some action will be kicking up here soon...
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Awesome work as usual, man! :D