Spartans never die. They go MIA, and always leave a trail of bodies behind them as they fade into history. Besides, this universe has all the fun of Power Rangers, and I promise part of that is the hope that the series exudes, as well as Halo itself does.
Power Rangers: Spartan Assault (PowerRangers/Halo)
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By the way, while planning out the season, I decided I will do a crossover episode. While the fic itself is a crossover, part of Power Rangers and Super Sentai tradition is having a part where past teams join the present one.
I'm still choosing which team though. I was thinking about doing Ninja Steel, since not only are they a recent team, but they're also a team that is, well, very different from Master Chief's former team.
Another one is the Hyper Force group. Since they're technically not a 'real' group, I don't have to mess around with the timeline, and as crazy as the group is (So fun, so crazy) they are a group of military cadets.
The last is Gokaiger. Don't need to say why, even if this makes the least sense considering how far back they are.
Also, due to Dino Charge's crazy ass ending, I'm blaming their team for Halo characters only recently remembering Sentai and Power Rangers. Keep in mind, I'm not hating on Dino Charge, but man did that ending make no sense.
Also, if you guys have no idea what I'm talking about, I really recommend Linkara's History of Power Rangers series to get the rundown on the various teams up to Dino Charge. You can find it on his website, and on youtube.
For Hyper Force, look up Power Rangers Hyper Force RPG. It's a series of roleplays where former Power Ranger alumni and some fans act as a team of Power Rangers fighting through history. Good stuff.
But yeah, random thoughts for a Monday night.
I'm still choosing which team though. I was thinking about doing Ninja Steel, since not only are they a recent team, but they're also a team that is, well, very different from Master Chief's former team.
Another one is the Hyper Force group. Since they're technically not a 'real' group, I don't have to mess around with the timeline, and as crazy as the group is (So fun, so crazy) they are a group of military cadets.
The last is Gokaiger. Don't need to say why, even if this makes the least sense considering how far back they are.
Also, due to Dino Charge's crazy ass ending, I'm blaming their team for Halo characters only recently remembering Sentai and Power Rangers. Keep in mind, I'm not hating on Dino Charge, but man did that ending make no sense.
Also, if you guys have no idea what I'm talking about, I really recommend Linkara's History of Power Rangers series to get the rundown on the various teams up to Dino Charge. You can find it on his website, and on youtube.
For Hyper Force, look up Power Rangers Hyper Force RPG. It's a series of roleplays where former Power Ranger alumni and some fans act as a team of Power Rangers fighting through history. Good stuff.
But yeah, random thoughts for a Monday night.
Landing: 1
As an experienced pilot, Noble Six had been in some insane flights. One of them very recent.
But she'd never been in an Mammoth headed for a gigantic ring in space.
For all the violence of their flight, their passage through space was almost silent. The Mammoth itself barely seemed fazed by its flight, moving more like a spaceship than the tank it was. Johnson continued to whoop and holler with joy, and Master Chief piloted the vessel.
Cortana spoke up then. "Damnit, Keyes is accelerating the Autumn!"
Over the windows to the Mammoth, a viewscreen turned on, showing the Pillar of Autumn aiming it's nose for the Halo. As Covenant Destroyers and Banshees fired on the massive hulk, Chief maneuvered the Mammoth, somehow flying it with the same precision as an actual spacefaring craft.
"Wish we had Ke-Sentai 02," Cortana said quietly. "Could use the Pelican about now."
"We'll make do," Master Chief said. He twisted the steering wheel in his hand, and his feet quickly switched between the six pedals under the wheel. The Mammoth spun around, and they found themselves facing the Pillar of Autumn as they fell back towards the ring.
Master Chief flicked a switch on his dashboard, and the glass in front of them displayed a targeting screen. He twisted the steering wheel again, and the target spun to lock onto one of the Banshees, which had twisted to follow them.
Outside, the blocky shape of the Mammoth fell like a stone towards the ring, followed by the graceful form of a Banshee. Further behind it, the Pillar of Autumn charged through the skies.
Master Chief hit another switch, and the Mammoth shuddered, it's engine somehow roaring in the vacuum of space. On top of the Mammoth, a massive turret 'boomed', and the sound itself somehow echoed in space along with the roar of the engine.
The Sentai-MAC was a weapon based on the Mass Accelerator Cannons used on UNSC warships. It was slightly less powerful, only the Power Ranger's connection to the Morphing Grid allowing it to work.
Of course, 'slightly less' may have been misleading.
Magnetic coils sent a massive ferric tungsten slug as large as the Chief's leg shooting through space. The enormous projectile flew with silent force, and the Banshee following them tried to swerve. He barely twitched his ship before the slug slammed through his shields like they weren't even there, and tore into the ship itself.
As the Banshee ripped into pieces, Master Chief steered the Mammoth back around. "Cortana, when we land, we'll need to regroup with the rest of our soldiers. Get ready to initiate comms. We'll use the Mammoth as our base."
Johnson was smiling from ear to ear as they slammed into the atmosphere of the enormous ring, coming down towards the green land below. As the air began to ignite against the window with the speed of their entry, he whooped in joy. "Damn, I love this thing!"
"Me too," Noble Six admitted softly.
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The valley was peaceful. The wind blew softly through trees in the distance. A river flowed, the smell of fresh water coming off of it. In the distance, mountains rose regally, and the sight of the ring circling up towards the sky before coming around again could be seen.
The peacefulness was shattered in an instant. A huge object came down in a burst of fire and noise. It slammed into the valley, sending the dirt and grass flying. It slid along the ground for dozens of feet. The sound of tires spinning could be heard within the cloud, and an engine screamed.
The Mammoth appeared out of the cloud. It drifted around to the right with all the agility of a much smaller vehicle.
Inside the Mammoth, Cortana was speaking. "I've got contact! Lifeboat beacon, a few clicks away."
"Survivors?" Noble Six asked.
"No clue, I'm not picking up comms," Cortana answered.
"Well, lets check it out," Johnson said.
"Agreed," Master Chief turned the wheel, and the Mammoth took off. He drove with all the skill of a trained racer, and all the sanity of both a Spartan and a Ranger. In other words, Noble Six found herself clutching to her seat with all the strength in her frame as the Mammoth charged across the landscape. Dirt and grass flew in arcs around the silver vehicle, and the roar of the engine filled the air.
Soon, the sound of explosions and bullets began to be heard.
"Cortana," Master Chief said.
"On it, Sentai 01," Cortana's voice sounded strained at that moment.
The Mammoth's thrusters activated, and they launched off a hill. For a moment, all Noble Six saw was sky and the rising ring in the distance as they flew upwards. They slowly came down, arcing towards the ground. And the Covenant dropship right in front of them.
"Shit!" Johnson yelled.
The Mammoth's MAC gun boomed twice, the noise enormous now that they were in atmosphere. The dropship staggered under the blows, and the Mammoth smashed on top of the Covenant vessel. The ship, shaped like a giant tuning fork, twisted in the air under the weight of the Mammoth.
Master Chief unhooked his seatbelt as they slid off the dropship to land on the ground. The Mammoth's MAC turret twisted around to shoot once more at the dropship, tearing into it.
"Come on," Master Chief said. "We need to fight the ground troops."
"And save those Marines," Johnson agreed.
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Less expierienced soldiers would have stayed with the Mammoth. It was understandable why. The Mammoth was massive, fortified, and clearly a formidable force on the battlefield.
But experienced soldiers like the three of them knew that the Mammoth, powerful as it was, was a tool meant for specific purposes.
The area they'd landed in just wasn't meant for the Mammoth, or any other larve vehicle. It was a valley surrounding a large tower that jutted out of the ground like the spear of a giant, the landscape dotted with odd structures of odd architecture. The various structures were randomly placed walls, knee high blocks, and blocky buildings, all with Marines and Covenant battling to the death within. No room for the Mammoth.
So Master Chief, Noble Six, and Sergeant Johnson went in themselves. Their weapons drawn, they exited the Mammoth, which fired another shot to destroy the Covenant Dropship. As the ship above them turned into shrapnel, the Covenant around the Mammoth opened fire on the large figure of Master Chief, screaming in fear at the sight of him.
"Sentai!" An Elite roared in rage, pointing at Chief. Chief fired his Battle Rifle and the Elite ducked back behind a structure before he could be killed. The bullets slammed into the structure. And, to Master Chief's surprise, a Grunt rushed him, screaming with a pair of plasma grenades in it's hands. A bullet hole appeared in it's forehead, and Noble Six joined Master Chief, both Spartans watching the Grunt harmlessly esplode away from anyone.
The pair focused back on the battle, running through the structures with Johnson to join a group of Marines. The group of marines had gathered underneath a structure. One was wounded, with a medic aiding him with the a leg clearly burned off by plasma fire.
"Power Rangers!" One of them yelled in relief as Master Chief and Noble Six ran over with Sergeant Johnson. The three ignored him, instead joining the line of people shooting at the oncoming threat.
"Come at us you sons of a bitches!!!" Johnson roared.
With that, a hail of bullets and plasma began to fly. Elites and Grunts took positions behind cover of their own. Master Chief fired with the training instilled since his youth, and stood tall amongst his fellow soldiers. As always, there was a sort of respect in the back of his mind. The Covenent were a cruel, unrelenting race. But whatever else could be said about their zealotry, the Elites were brave.
He shot one in the face as a reward.
For a moment, a brief one, the battle was even. Though two spartans and a Sergeant Johnson were a powerful force, they were still outnumbered. But Chief wasn't there to force the fight into a stalemate.
"Focus on the Grunts," Chief said over the comms. "I'll kill the Elit..." Then, he stopped firing.
Noble Six looked over to see Master Chief staring at one Elite in particular. This one was wearing, not the blue of a Elite Minor or even the red or silver of the higher ranking ones, but gold armor. A General, the most experienced of Elite Infantry.
And he was yelling into a comm unit in his hands.
"Cortana... He's yelling out about a lack of honor isn't he?" Master Chief said.
"Yes," Cortana said over their comms.
At the moment, the Elite General snarled another word, and looked over at the humans he had to kill. He met eyes with the Master Chief, and at that moment, Noble Six almost believed they shared the same annoyance.
Then a massive object crashed into the battlefield between them. It came from nowhere, crashing into the field
For a moment, things were still. Then, Master Chief and the Elite General spun to their soldiers.
"Retreat, now!"
"Graaaaaah!"
The object rose from the crater it had created, and roared. For a moment, the soldiers on the battlefield froze.
"Move, now!" Master Chief grabbed a nearby marine woman and shoved her back. As he did, the creature in the pit lashed out at an Elite to stupid to run away. The blue armored took the hit to his shields, but was still sent back flying. The creature roared once more, and as the dust cleared, Noble Six got a better look at it.
Big. As massive as a Warthog, with the build of a gorilla. Red eyes shone from a head armored by pale white bone that spread across brown muscles like spiked armor. A maw edged with fangs hung open, saliva dripping to the ground, and it almost seemed to smile.
"Ahhhhh," The creature sighed. "Fresh air. Such a wonderful thing to feel against the skin."
The Elite General roared something at the creature even as everyone retreated.
"Attacking allies?" The creature said in response. It chuckled. "Apologies. I suppose I should kill my enemies first then."
The creature spun around and leaped towards them. A creature the size of jeep, made a vertical leap twice it's own height, and was above them in seconds.
Noble Six fired at the monster as it fell towards them, only to watch her bullets bounce away from it's skin and armor like so many rain drops.
THe creature landed amongst them, swinging at the medic who'd been taking care of the wounded soldier. The medic was sent flying and slammed into one of the structures around them. His head split open like a watermelon, and his back snapped.
The creature laughed.
And Master Chief punched it in the face.
A shockwave flew through the air at the impact.
"Run!" Cortana yelled in their comms. "Chief can't kill it while you're all here!"
Master Chief stepped away when the creature threw a punch back, shooting his shotgun at the creature. Unlike Noble Six and the Marines shooting at the monster, his bullets did damage to the creatures armor, which it seemed to take offense too.
"Sentai!" It screamed in rage. "Die like your brethren!"
A purple glow came to life from it's mouth. Master Chief rolled out of the way when a beam of lightning came from the creatures mouth, slamming into the ground and creating an explosion that could be felt in the air like a rock to the chest.
"Lightning!?" A marine yelled. "It's a gorilla monster with spikes, why the fuck does it need lightning breath!?"
"Soldier, get your ass moving before my foot helps ya!" Sergeant Johnson yelled, unfazed by how a normal military engagement had become a monster fight. "We're Marines! We don't breath lightning, we shit it out!"
Noble Six grabbed the wounded Marine in her arms and ran for the Mammoth, the other soldiers following. Another explosion echoed behind them as Noble and Johnson focused on protecting the others.
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"Sentai," The creatures voice echoed out across the now empty battlefield. "I have heard that you Spartans all claim to never die. That you are only missing in action."
Master Chief shot the creature in the face, and the monster winced back, grunting in pain. It lashed out at him, it's fist smashing into his shields. The shields released a burst of sparks in response to the sheer power of the blow. Master Chief's boots slid into the earth beneath him when he was sent back. He fired his shotgun over and over, the powerful gun slamming into the creature with massive numbers of supersonic pellets.
"I find that to be a dissatisfying ending. Allow me to give you closure," The creatures voice was smooth. It's lips curled upwards, a bit of blood dripping along fangs broken by shotgun blasts.. "I've seen them die. Your fellow Spartans have been killed between my claws. Not missing. No chance of survival. I, Gurral the Ancient, saw their bodies shattered." It laughed, ignoring the bullets Master Chief continued to fire at it. "Closure, Spartan. Does it feel like a release?"
"Kill him," Cortana said.
Master Chief didn't respond. He didn't need to. A body and body built for killing, enveloped in state of the art armor and further enhanced by a grid of insane power, rocketed forward.
The creature released a blast of lightning.
The purple beam wasn't dodged, for lightning is almost impossible to truly dodge. Instead, with Cortana aiding in his calculations, Master Chief waited for the creature to get into position. Then, with a simple twist of his body, he was no longer in the path of the beam.
"Sentai 1: Spartan Arsenal!"
The shotgun faded from his hands. The sword and shield appeared, shining in the light of the sun. Red flashed as he sliced at the ankle of the creature, of Gurral.
"GRRAAAGH!"
A massive cut was slashed into Gurral's ankle, cutting through tendons. Master Chief didn't smile, but he felt a grim satisfaction at the sight.
Now, the fight would be far easier.
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At the Mammoth, the soldiers had rushed into the enormous vehicle. Inside, they found medical supplies, ammo, and even food. The Mammoth truly was a mobile base.
Noble Six watched as the soldiers took a break after the intense battles. She stood apart, only watching as they spoke in quiet tones. After a moment, she turned to leave.
"Where you headed?" Johnson's voice surprised her. As an operative used to being a skilled assassin and killer, she wasn't used to being snuck up on.
She turned to look at the Sergeant. He cocked an eyebrow, the cigar in his mouth letting a small trail of smoke drift upwards.
"I'm going back to Master Chief," Noble said simply. "He needs help."
"Hmmm," Johnson nodded at that. "Sure. But you know our weapons are useless against that thing?" His cigar spun to the other side of his mouth. "I've fought Elites, Hunters, and more. And all of them die under enough bullets. But Monsters? Those need something special. A Sentai. A Power Ranger. Master Chief is the only one we got."
Noble Six grit her teeth at that. Monsters. They'd started getting deployed in conflicts after the success of the Spartans and Sentai on the ground. Powerful creatures, near impervious to all forms of harm, with ecletic powers that ranged from simple brute strength to control of the elements. Almost unstoppable.
She'd been in a city besieged by a Monster. The Monster had finally fallen under a hail of tank fire... only rise in a far larger form. In the end, the Sentai couldn't reach the planet to stop the creature.
A MAC gun shooting from orbit had been the answer there.
"If I may give a suggestion," The two soldiers heard in their comms. "...Master Chief is going to get mad at me for this. But he needs help fighting that thing. Plus if the Covenant has Monsters to fight with, we need more firepower for the conflict ahead... He can't do this alone. I've been running scans on you both and, if you're up for it... you can help me protect him," Cortana's voice was quiet. Sad, and filled with pain. "There is one thing I am authorized to do to help you. Something I don't think he can forgive me for..."
It only took a few minutes for Cortana to tell them what she planned. When Cortana was done explaining, Noble and Johnson shared a look. For a serious moment, they said nothing. Then, they nodded.
"This way," Cortana said at their confirmation.
A wall suddenly became a door when it slipped upwards.
A blinking set of lights showed them the way.
With a final look at each other, the two soldiers entered the hallway. The wall closed behind them.
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Master Chief ran for a tower nearby, his sword held high in his right hand, a Pistol in his left. His shield rested on his back as he ran. At full sprint, an average Spartan can run at up to 55 km/h. The fastest Sentai Spartan ever recorded was able to reach a top speed of 120 km/h. John, sadly, was only able to reach 100 km/h on average.
Gurral, for all his size, was nowhere near that fast, and so was forced to try and blast Master Chief with lightning as the pair ran through the strange structures dotting the landscape. The creature ran on all fours, his hands clawing into the earth and slashing into the structures around him as he chased his red and black prey.
Master Chief turned and fired his pistol four times. Gurral stumbled back slightly when the bullets slammed into his jaw, preventing him from firing another blast.
"Damn you!" Gurral roared. "You Spartans die hard! You all should learn to fall easier!"
Master Chief didn't smile. But he did feel amused at the childish words as he ran into the tower. Gurral may have killed Spartans before. But with that line, Gurral had admitted they'd died fighting. A grim thought, but still a good one.
"SMG: Online."
The pistol disappeared to be replaced by a small machine gun. Master Chief ran up a ramp and spun around once more. Gurral got to the ramp in time to take a hail of bullets.
"Cortana," Master Chief said, ignoring the roars of his advesary. "This guy isn't going down. Options."
Bullets continued to fire. And Cortana didn't say anything. Master Chief frowned under his helmet. "Cortana, can you hear me?"
Still no answer.
Master Chief, discomforted by this, focused once more on the battle, trying to push back his worry. "Incendiary: Online."
As a loud voice roared in the background, the SMG's bullets came alight, smashing into Gurral's armor as he rushed at Master Chief. Gurral's armor, once only slightly damaged by even Sentai bullets, began to crack as heated bullets began to warp and burn his body.
And Gurral ignored it. Even as patches of his body came alight, the Monster rushed at Master Chief, surprising the Spartan with his sudden burst of speed. Gurral, roaring, slammed into Master Chief. The spikes on Gurral's body slashed into Chief's shields, sending sparks into the air before the shields failed under the tonnes of weight slamming into them. Master Chief's body was lifted and sent flying. In seconds, Master Chief was sent flying. He slammed into a wall behind him with incredible speed and force. Gurral didn't let up, grabbing him by the leg. With a grunt, he arched him into the air, and began to slam him against the walls of the room like a small child waving around a toy.
"Annoying scum!" Gurral roared in anger. He slammed Master Chief against a wall, sending the Spartan's sword and SMG flying. "Destroying my armor, hurting me! You disrespectful brat!"
Portions of the tower cracked as Master Chief slammed into them. Pain filled the Spartan, even his superhuman for slowly breaking under the damage.
"Well!?" Gurral growled. "Say somethi-"
Something clinked against the ground. Gurral looked down. A grenade rested at his feet. As the creature stared at it, Master Chief managed to growl out something.
"Incendiary: Online. And stop talking."
"Greeeeeenaaaaade: Maxiiiiiiimuuuuuum!" The grenade exploded in a fury of fire and light, smashing into them with heat and force. The two were sent flying.
Master Chief landed on the ground dozens of feet away, ejected from the tower by the explosion. He rolled for several feet, and tried to rise to his feet, grunting at the feel of cracked ribs and the sight of his armor scratched and gouged across the surface. His hud flickered as he stood, finally stabilizing.
Gurral landed before him. The Monster was hit hard. Portions of his left side had been turned to charred meat, and his armor there was almost gone. His left arm was curled into a club of melted flesh. His red eyes seemed to glow even brighter.
Most importantly, the creature lower jaw and tongue were blown away. Rather than speaking, Gurral could only growl.
Master Chief held out a hand, the bones in his ribs and arm screaming at the action. "A-Assault Rifle: Online."
The simple rifle appeared in his hand. He raised it high, and began to fire. The bullets sank into Gurral's body. Gurral rushed towards him. Master Chief nearly fell back under the recoil of his gun, but he forced himself to stand, to fight, to-
A rocket from a tall hill on their right slammed into Gurral just as Master Chief prepared to dodge his charge. The Monster screamed in pain.
Before Master Chief could figure out what was happening, a familiar voice spoke in his ear. "I leave you for a couple of minutes and you decide to break my home?"
"Cortana," Master Chief said softly, relief flooding him. "What happened?"
"I got you reinforcements," Cortana said brightly.
Noble Six and Sergeant Johnson ran over to Master Chief from the hill, Noble holding a rocket launcher on her shoulder.
"Damn, Chief," Johnson said as he came to Chief's side. "You look like you got dropped into a blender."
"You need to leave," Master Chief said curtly. "Monster's can't be damaged without Sentai weapons."
"We know," Noble Six said. "That's why we're here."
Across from them, Gurral began to rise. Johnson took a whiff of the air. "Huh. Big guy smells like a good well-done steak," He turned to smirk at the Chief. "Boy, it's about time you hit something as damn stubborn as you are!"
"Guys," Cortana said over all of their comms. "It's time."
Noble Six and Johnson shared a look. The two stepped in front of Master Chief. Noble tossed her rocket launcher aside. Johnson spat out the cigar in his mouth with a hint of regret in his eyes. Before Chief could say anything, the pair did something. Something that shook him to his core.
Right fists up. Swinging through the air until they came to rest against their heart. Left fists going to their back. And, from behind them, Master Chief saw the objects on their right arms. Gauntlets. Yellow for Noble Six, Green for Sergeant Johnson "Henshin!"
Binary code appeared in a swirl around the pair. They extended their arms out, and the code wrapped around their bodies. In a bright flash, they shifted. When the code disappeared, the two were changed forever.
Noble Six no longer wore inky black. Instead, her armor, now had dark yellow sections across it's form. The armor was more ornate, with protrusions of armor giving her a predatory look, like an ancient samurai enhanced with technology. She twisted her body to stand in a loose fighting stance.
Sergeant Johnson had a much larger change. His UNSC Armor had disappeared, replaced by the far bulkier, stronger, and massive armour of a Spartan. The MJOLNIR armor was highlighted with blue. Unlike Master Chief and Noble Six, his armor was far from streamlined. Like it was built to take and dole out damage, a weapon for brute, unrelenting force. A shotgun swung into his hands.
"Sentai 2! Ready!" Noble shouted.
"Sentai 3! Ready!" Johnson barked.
"Cortana," Master Chief said softly. "...What have you done?"
Gurral roared.
"Scream, you son of a bitch!" Johnson crowed happily. His shotgun barked, and battle began.
But she'd never been in an Mammoth headed for a gigantic ring in space.
For all the violence of their flight, their passage through space was almost silent. The Mammoth itself barely seemed fazed by its flight, moving more like a spaceship than the tank it was. Johnson continued to whoop and holler with joy, and Master Chief piloted the vessel.
Cortana spoke up then. "Damnit, Keyes is accelerating the Autumn!"
Over the windows to the Mammoth, a viewscreen turned on, showing the Pillar of Autumn aiming it's nose for the Halo. As Covenant Destroyers and Banshees fired on the massive hulk, Chief maneuvered the Mammoth, somehow flying it with the same precision as an actual spacefaring craft.
"Wish we had Ke-Sentai 02," Cortana said quietly. "Could use the Pelican about now."
"We'll make do," Master Chief said. He twisted the steering wheel in his hand, and his feet quickly switched between the six pedals under the wheel. The Mammoth spun around, and they found themselves facing the Pillar of Autumn as they fell back towards the ring.
Master Chief flicked a switch on his dashboard, and the glass in front of them displayed a targeting screen. He twisted the steering wheel again, and the target spun to lock onto one of the Banshees, which had twisted to follow them.
Outside, the blocky shape of the Mammoth fell like a stone towards the ring, followed by the graceful form of a Banshee. Further behind it, the Pillar of Autumn charged through the skies.
Master Chief hit another switch, and the Mammoth shuddered, it's engine somehow roaring in the vacuum of space. On top of the Mammoth, a massive turret 'boomed', and the sound itself somehow echoed in space along with the roar of the engine.
The Sentai-MAC was a weapon based on the Mass Accelerator Cannons used on UNSC warships. It was slightly less powerful, only the Power Ranger's connection to the Morphing Grid allowing it to work.
Of course, 'slightly less' may have been misleading.
Magnetic coils sent a massive ferric tungsten slug as large as the Chief's leg shooting through space. The enormous projectile flew with silent force, and the Banshee following them tried to swerve. He barely twitched his ship before the slug slammed through his shields like they weren't even there, and tore into the ship itself.
As the Banshee ripped into pieces, Master Chief steered the Mammoth back around. "Cortana, when we land, we'll need to regroup with the rest of our soldiers. Get ready to initiate comms. We'll use the Mammoth as our base."
Johnson was smiling from ear to ear as they slammed into the atmosphere of the enormous ring, coming down towards the green land below. As the air began to ignite against the window with the speed of their entry, he whooped in joy. "Damn, I love this thing!"
"Me too," Noble Six admitted softly.
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The valley was peaceful. The wind blew softly through trees in the distance. A river flowed, the smell of fresh water coming off of it. In the distance, mountains rose regally, and the sight of the ring circling up towards the sky before coming around again could be seen.
The peacefulness was shattered in an instant. A huge object came down in a burst of fire and noise. It slammed into the valley, sending the dirt and grass flying. It slid along the ground for dozens of feet. The sound of tires spinning could be heard within the cloud, and an engine screamed.
The Mammoth appeared out of the cloud. It drifted around to the right with all the agility of a much smaller vehicle.
Inside the Mammoth, Cortana was speaking. "I've got contact! Lifeboat beacon, a few clicks away."
"Survivors?" Noble Six asked.
"No clue, I'm not picking up comms," Cortana answered.
"Well, lets check it out," Johnson said.
"Agreed," Master Chief turned the wheel, and the Mammoth took off. He drove with all the skill of a trained racer, and all the sanity of both a Spartan and a Ranger. In other words, Noble Six found herself clutching to her seat with all the strength in her frame as the Mammoth charged across the landscape. Dirt and grass flew in arcs around the silver vehicle, and the roar of the engine filled the air.
Soon, the sound of explosions and bullets began to be heard.
"Cortana," Master Chief said.
"On it, Sentai 01," Cortana's voice sounded strained at that moment.
The Mammoth's thrusters activated, and they launched off a hill. For a moment, all Noble Six saw was sky and the rising ring in the distance as they flew upwards. They slowly came down, arcing towards the ground. And the Covenant dropship right in front of them.
"Shit!" Johnson yelled.
The Mammoth's MAC gun boomed twice, the noise enormous now that they were in atmosphere. The dropship staggered under the blows, and the Mammoth smashed on top of the Covenant vessel. The ship, shaped like a giant tuning fork, twisted in the air under the weight of the Mammoth.
Master Chief unhooked his seatbelt as they slid off the dropship to land on the ground. The Mammoth's MAC turret twisted around to shoot once more at the dropship, tearing into it.
"Come on," Master Chief said. "We need to fight the ground troops."
"And save those Marines," Johnson agreed.
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Less expierienced soldiers would have stayed with the Mammoth. It was understandable why. The Mammoth was massive, fortified, and clearly a formidable force on the battlefield.
But experienced soldiers like the three of them knew that the Mammoth, powerful as it was, was a tool meant for specific purposes.
The area they'd landed in just wasn't meant for the Mammoth, or any other larve vehicle. It was a valley surrounding a large tower that jutted out of the ground like the spear of a giant, the landscape dotted with odd structures of odd architecture. The various structures were randomly placed walls, knee high blocks, and blocky buildings, all with Marines and Covenant battling to the death within. No room for the Mammoth.
So Master Chief, Noble Six, and Sergeant Johnson went in themselves. Their weapons drawn, they exited the Mammoth, which fired another shot to destroy the Covenant Dropship. As the ship above them turned into shrapnel, the Covenant around the Mammoth opened fire on the large figure of Master Chief, screaming in fear at the sight of him.
"Sentai!" An Elite roared in rage, pointing at Chief. Chief fired his Battle Rifle and the Elite ducked back behind a structure before he could be killed. The bullets slammed into the structure. And, to Master Chief's surprise, a Grunt rushed him, screaming with a pair of plasma grenades in it's hands. A bullet hole appeared in it's forehead, and Noble Six joined Master Chief, both Spartans watching the Grunt harmlessly esplode away from anyone.
The pair focused back on the battle, running through the structures with Johnson to join a group of Marines. The group of marines had gathered underneath a structure. One was wounded, with a medic aiding him with the a leg clearly burned off by plasma fire.
"Power Rangers!" One of them yelled in relief as Master Chief and Noble Six ran over with Sergeant Johnson. The three ignored him, instead joining the line of people shooting at the oncoming threat.
"Come at us you sons of a bitches!!!" Johnson roared.
With that, a hail of bullets and plasma began to fly. Elites and Grunts took positions behind cover of their own. Master Chief fired with the training instilled since his youth, and stood tall amongst his fellow soldiers. As always, there was a sort of respect in the back of his mind. The Covenent were a cruel, unrelenting race. But whatever else could be said about their zealotry, the Elites were brave.
He shot one in the face as a reward.
For a moment, a brief one, the battle was even. Though two spartans and a Sergeant Johnson were a powerful force, they were still outnumbered. But Chief wasn't there to force the fight into a stalemate.
"Focus on the Grunts," Chief said over the comms. "I'll kill the Elit..." Then, he stopped firing.
Noble Six looked over to see Master Chief staring at one Elite in particular. This one was wearing, not the blue of a Elite Minor or even the red or silver of the higher ranking ones, but gold armor. A General, the most experienced of Elite Infantry.
And he was yelling into a comm unit in his hands.
"Cortana... He's yelling out about a lack of honor isn't he?" Master Chief said.
"Yes," Cortana said over their comms.
At the moment, the Elite General snarled another word, and looked over at the humans he had to kill. He met eyes with the Master Chief, and at that moment, Noble Six almost believed they shared the same annoyance.
Then a massive object crashed into the battlefield between them. It came from nowhere, crashing into the field
For a moment, things were still. Then, Master Chief and the Elite General spun to their soldiers.
"Retreat, now!"
"Graaaaaah!"
The object rose from the crater it had created, and roared. For a moment, the soldiers on the battlefield froze.
"Move, now!" Master Chief grabbed a nearby marine woman and shoved her back. As he did, the creature in the pit lashed out at an Elite to stupid to run away. The blue armored took the hit to his shields, but was still sent back flying. The creature roared once more, and as the dust cleared, Noble Six got a better look at it.
Big. As massive as a Warthog, with the build of a gorilla. Red eyes shone from a head armored by pale white bone that spread across brown muscles like spiked armor. A maw edged with fangs hung open, saliva dripping to the ground, and it almost seemed to smile.
"Ahhhhh," The creature sighed. "Fresh air. Such a wonderful thing to feel against the skin."
The Elite General roared something at the creature even as everyone retreated.
"Attacking allies?" The creature said in response. It chuckled. "Apologies. I suppose I should kill my enemies first then."
The creature spun around and leaped towards them. A creature the size of jeep, made a vertical leap twice it's own height, and was above them in seconds.
Noble Six fired at the monster as it fell towards them, only to watch her bullets bounce away from it's skin and armor like so many rain drops.
THe creature landed amongst them, swinging at the medic who'd been taking care of the wounded soldier. The medic was sent flying and slammed into one of the structures around them. His head split open like a watermelon, and his back snapped.
The creature laughed.
And Master Chief punched it in the face.
A shockwave flew through the air at the impact.
"Run!" Cortana yelled in their comms. "Chief can't kill it while you're all here!"
Master Chief stepped away when the creature threw a punch back, shooting his shotgun at the creature. Unlike Noble Six and the Marines shooting at the monster, his bullets did damage to the creatures armor, which it seemed to take offense too.
"Sentai!" It screamed in rage. "Die like your brethren!"
A purple glow came to life from it's mouth. Master Chief rolled out of the way when a beam of lightning came from the creatures mouth, slamming into the ground and creating an explosion that could be felt in the air like a rock to the chest.
"Lightning!?" A marine yelled. "It's a gorilla monster with spikes, why the fuck does it need lightning breath!?"
"Soldier, get your ass moving before my foot helps ya!" Sergeant Johnson yelled, unfazed by how a normal military engagement had become a monster fight. "We're Marines! We don't breath lightning, we shit it out!"
Noble Six grabbed the wounded Marine in her arms and ran for the Mammoth, the other soldiers following. Another explosion echoed behind them as Noble and Johnson focused on protecting the others.
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"Sentai," The creatures voice echoed out across the now empty battlefield. "I have heard that you Spartans all claim to never die. That you are only missing in action."
Master Chief shot the creature in the face, and the monster winced back, grunting in pain. It lashed out at him, it's fist smashing into his shields. The shields released a burst of sparks in response to the sheer power of the blow. Master Chief's boots slid into the earth beneath him when he was sent back. He fired his shotgun over and over, the powerful gun slamming into the creature with massive numbers of supersonic pellets.
"I find that to be a dissatisfying ending. Allow me to give you closure," The creatures voice was smooth. It's lips curled upwards, a bit of blood dripping along fangs broken by shotgun blasts.. "I've seen them die. Your fellow Spartans have been killed between my claws. Not missing. No chance of survival. I, Gurral the Ancient, saw their bodies shattered." It laughed, ignoring the bullets Master Chief continued to fire at it. "Closure, Spartan. Does it feel like a release?"
"Kill him," Cortana said.
Master Chief didn't respond. He didn't need to. A body and body built for killing, enveloped in state of the art armor and further enhanced by a grid of insane power, rocketed forward.
The creature released a blast of lightning.
The purple beam wasn't dodged, for lightning is almost impossible to truly dodge. Instead, with Cortana aiding in his calculations, Master Chief waited for the creature to get into position. Then, with a simple twist of his body, he was no longer in the path of the beam.
"Sentai 1: Spartan Arsenal!"
The shotgun faded from his hands. The sword and shield appeared, shining in the light of the sun. Red flashed as he sliced at the ankle of the creature, of Gurral.
"GRRAAAGH!"
A massive cut was slashed into Gurral's ankle, cutting through tendons. Master Chief didn't smile, but he felt a grim satisfaction at the sight.
Now, the fight would be far easier.
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At the Mammoth, the soldiers had rushed into the enormous vehicle. Inside, they found medical supplies, ammo, and even food. The Mammoth truly was a mobile base.
Noble Six watched as the soldiers took a break after the intense battles. She stood apart, only watching as they spoke in quiet tones. After a moment, she turned to leave.
"Where you headed?" Johnson's voice surprised her. As an operative used to being a skilled assassin and killer, she wasn't used to being snuck up on.
She turned to look at the Sergeant. He cocked an eyebrow, the cigar in his mouth letting a small trail of smoke drift upwards.
"I'm going back to Master Chief," Noble said simply. "He needs help."
"Hmmm," Johnson nodded at that. "Sure. But you know our weapons are useless against that thing?" His cigar spun to the other side of his mouth. "I've fought Elites, Hunters, and more. And all of them die under enough bullets. But Monsters? Those need something special. A Sentai. A Power Ranger. Master Chief is the only one we got."
Noble Six grit her teeth at that. Monsters. They'd started getting deployed in conflicts after the success of the Spartans and Sentai on the ground. Powerful creatures, near impervious to all forms of harm, with ecletic powers that ranged from simple brute strength to control of the elements. Almost unstoppable.
She'd been in a city besieged by a Monster. The Monster had finally fallen under a hail of tank fire... only rise in a far larger form. In the end, the Sentai couldn't reach the planet to stop the creature.
A MAC gun shooting from orbit had been the answer there.
"If I may give a suggestion," The two soldiers heard in their comms. "...Master Chief is going to get mad at me for this. But he needs help fighting that thing. Plus if the Covenant has Monsters to fight with, we need more firepower for the conflict ahead... He can't do this alone. I've been running scans on you both and, if you're up for it... you can help me protect him," Cortana's voice was quiet. Sad, and filled with pain. "There is one thing I am authorized to do to help you. Something I don't think he can forgive me for..."
It only took a few minutes for Cortana to tell them what she planned. When Cortana was done explaining, Noble and Johnson shared a look. For a serious moment, they said nothing. Then, they nodded.
"This way," Cortana said at their confirmation.
A wall suddenly became a door when it slipped upwards.
A blinking set of lights showed them the way.
With a final look at each other, the two soldiers entered the hallway. The wall closed behind them.
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Master Chief ran for a tower nearby, his sword held high in his right hand, a Pistol in his left. His shield rested on his back as he ran. At full sprint, an average Spartan can run at up to 55 km/h. The fastest Sentai Spartan ever recorded was able to reach a top speed of 120 km/h. John, sadly, was only able to reach 100 km/h on average.
Gurral, for all his size, was nowhere near that fast, and so was forced to try and blast Master Chief with lightning as the pair ran through the strange structures dotting the landscape. The creature ran on all fours, his hands clawing into the earth and slashing into the structures around him as he chased his red and black prey.
Master Chief turned and fired his pistol four times. Gurral stumbled back slightly when the bullets slammed into his jaw, preventing him from firing another blast.
"Damn you!" Gurral roared. "You Spartans die hard! You all should learn to fall easier!"
Master Chief didn't smile. But he did feel amused at the childish words as he ran into the tower. Gurral may have killed Spartans before. But with that line, Gurral had admitted they'd died fighting. A grim thought, but still a good one.
"SMG: Online."
The pistol disappeared to be replaced by a small machine gun. Master Chief ran up a ramp and spun around once more. Gurral got to the ramp in time to take a hail of bullets.
"Cortana," Master Chief said, ignoring the roars of his advesary. "This guy isn't going down. Options."
Bullets continued to fire. And Cortana didn't say anything. Master Chief frowned under his helmet. "Cortana, can you hear me?"
Still no answer.
Master Chief, discomforted by this, focused once more on the battle, trying to push back his worry. "Incendiary: Online."
As a loud voice roared in the background, the SMG's bullets came alight, smashing into Gurral's armor as he rushed at Master Chief. Gurral's armor, once only slightly damaged by even Sentai bullets, began to crack as heated bullets began to warp and burn his body.
And Gurral ignored it. Even as patches of his body came alight, the Monster rushed at Master Chief, surprising the Spartan with his sudden burst of speed. Gurral, roaring, slammed into Master Chief. The spikes on Gurral's body slashed into Chief's shields, sending sparks into the air before the shields failed under the tonnes of weight slamming into them. Master Chief's body was lifted and sent flying. In seconds, Master Chief was sent flying. He slammed into a wall behind him with incredible speed and force. Gurral didn't let up, grabbing him by the leg. With a grunt, he arched him into the air, and began to slam him against the walls of the room like a small child waving around a toy.
"Annoying scum!" Gurral roared in anger. He slammed Master Chief against a wall, sending the Spartan's sword and SMG flying. "Destroying my armor, hurting me! You disrespectful brat!"
Portions of the tower cracked as Master Chief slammed into them. Pain filled the Spartan, even his superhuman for slowly breaking under the damage.
"Well!?" Gurral growled. "Say somethi-"
Something clinked against the ground. Gurral looked down. A grenade rested at his feet. As the creature stared at it, Master Chief managed to growl out something.
"Incendiary: Online. And stop talking."
"Greeeeeenaaaaade: Maxiiiiiiimuuuuuum!" The grenade exploded in a fury of fire and light, smashing into them with heat and force. The two were sent flying.
Master Chief landed on the ground dozens of feet away, ejected from the tower by the explosion. He rolled for several feet, and tried to rise to his feet, grunting at the feel of cracked ribs and the sight of his armor scratched and gouged across the surface. His hud flickered as he stood, finally stabilizing.
Gurral landed before him. The Monster was hit hard. Portions of his left side had been turned to charred meat, and his armor there was almost gone. His left arm was curled into a club of melted flesh. His red eyes seemed to glow even brighter.
Most importantly, the creature lower jaw and tongue were blown away. Rather than speaking, Gurral could only growl.
Master Chief held out a hand, the bones in his ribs and arm screaming at the action. "A-Assault Rifle: Online."
The simple rifle appeared in his hand. He raised it high, and began to fire. The bullets sank into Gurral's body. Gurral rushed towards him. Master Chief nearly fell back under the recoil of his gun, but he forced himself to stand, to fight, to-
A rocket from a tall hill on their right slammed into Gurral just as Master Chief prepared to dodge his charge. The Monster screamed in pain.
Before Master Chief could figure out what was happening, a familiar voice spoke in his ear. "I leave you for a couple of minutes and you decide to break my home?"
"Cortana," Master Chief said softly, relief flooding him. "What happened?"
"I got you reinforcements," Cortana said brightly.
Noble Six and Sergeant Johnson ran over to Master Chief from the hill, Noble holding a rocket launcher on her shoulder.
"Damn, Chief," Johnson said as he came to Chief's side. "You look like you got dropped into a blender."
"You need to leave," Master Chief said curtly. "Monster's can't be damaged without Sentai weapons."
"We know," Noble Six said. "That's why we're here."
Across from them, Gurral began to rise. Johnson took a whiff of the air. "Huh. Big guy smells like a good well-done steak," He turned to smirk at the Chief. "Boy, it's about time you hit something as damn stubborn as you are!"
"Guys," Cortana said over all of their comms. "It's time."
Noble Six and Johnson shared a look. The two stepped in front of Master Chief. Noble tossed her rocket launcher aside. Johnson spat out the cigar in his mouth with a hint of regret in his eyes. Before Chief could say anything, the pair did something. Something that shook him to his core.
Right fists up. Swinging through the air until they came to rest against their heart. Left fists going to their back. And, from behind them, Master Chief saw the objects on their right arms. Gauntlets. Yellow for Noble Six, Green for Sergeant Johnson "Henshin!"
Binary code appeared in a swirl around the pair. They extended their arms out, and the code wrapped around their bodies. In a bright flash, they shifted. When the code disappeared, the two were changed forever.
Noble Six no longer wore inky black. Instead, her armor, now had dark yellow sections across it's form. The armor was more ornate, with protrusions of armor giving her a predatory look, like an ancient samurai enhanced with technology. She twisted her body to stand in a loose fighting stance.
Sergeant Johnson had a much larger change. His UNSC Armor had disappeared, replaced by the far bulkier, stronger, and massive armour of a Spartan. The MJOLNIR armor was highlighted with blue. Unlike Master Chief and Noble Six, his armor was far from streamlined. Like it was built to take and dole out damage, a weapon for brute, unrelenting force. A shotgun swung into his hands.
"Sentai 2! Ready!" Noble shouted.
"Sentai 3! Ready!" Johnson barked.
"Cortana," Master Chief said softly. "...What have you done?"
Gurral roared.
"Scream, you son of a bitch!" Johnson crowed happily. His shotgun barked, and battle began.
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Hmm, I think it would be better if Noble Six and Johnson receive the Sentai 04 and 05 designations rather than 02 and 03. I mean, their colors doesnt' match the original 02 and 03 - black and green to yellow and blue - so they could be considered new Rangers in a sense.
THough I expect there to be a Gold and Silver later on - the latter to match the Mammoth, and the former probably to Arbiter.
THough I expect there to be a Gold and Silver later on - the latter to match the Mammoth, and the former probably to Arbiter.
