We fly above the sand. I see the Pillar of Autumn, and the Spartans are miles behind. Why do they get the credit when they're always late to the party? It doesn't matter, we land behind a few dunes and see thousands of Covenant troops outside of the Pillar. We have maybe ten Marines in our troop, and with my amazing luck I was picked to go up first.
I climb my way up a cliff with 75 pounds weighing me down on my back. My job is to set up a mortar at the midpoint of the cliff, so it can be remotely fired at the three Wraiths in front of the entrance. I bet the Spartans will never acknowledge what we did to those Wraiths, and take all the credit when they kill 20 or 30 Grunts and maybe 6 Elites. Maybe.
I pin the mortar up, but then I hear something fire. Something that wasn't the mortar. The cliff shakes and my harness snaps. I fall as I see the Pelican we landed in burst into flames.
I wake up at the base of the cliff, with the mortar still pinned and my legs feeling like jelly. I barely have the ability to stand up, but I try. Then I notice something heavy on top of me. A rifle? A rock? A peice of metal from the Pelican? A body. One of my best friends lie dead on top of me. The Covenant generals must think I'm dead too. I need to use that to my advantage.
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Halo: Truth Behind Reach
Science FictionMany people on earth believe that the Spartan team NOBLE were the main and only reason that the Pillar of Autumn escaped. In this story you will learn the truth behind the Fall of Reach.
