10-02-2006, 02:21 AM
"Why are you all hiding? It's only a Humvee," the Spartan replied. He leveled his rifle at the speck in the distance - specifically at the front tires - and two muffled coughs escaped his rifle. The car ahead lost speed, flipped and careened into a nearby ditch.
"Oh, and Nath," he began, gesturing over to the cowering form behind him, "You were right. I'll stay friendly if you do." He primed an M-67 frag grenade, put it at his feet and sat down. In a flash of smoke and fire, the grenade detonated, sending bits of metal and dirt in all directions. As the smoke cleared, Spartan-79 stood back up and brushed some dust off his armor. "You see, you won't have much chance of killing me, even if you wanted to."
"Hostile exiting vehicle...lost him, he dissapeared. I suggest you talk cover, 79" the AI chimed. The soldier lept - 15 feet straight up - and landed on the second floor balcony of a crumbling building.
"Oh, and Nath," he began, gesturing over to the cowering form behind him, "You were right. I'll stay friendly if you do." He primed an M-67 frag grenade, put it at his feet and sat down. In a flash of smoke and fire, the grenade detonated, sending bits of metal and dirt in all directions. As the smoke cleared, Spartan-79 stood back up and brushed some dust off his armor. "You see, you won't have much chance of killing me, even if you wanted to."
"Hostile exiting vehicle...lost him, he dissapeared. I suggest you talk cover, 79" the AI chimed. The soldier lept - 15 feet straight up - and landed on the second floor balcony of a crumbling building.