The Blue Team: A Short Story

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Kelly scooted around the boulder, making sure her head was below than the ridge. As she peered around the edge of the colossal boulder and was quickly met with a spray of blue-white plasma. The Spartan Rabbit moved back behind the boulder and swore under her breath. With a shake of her head, she informed her team that there was trouble ahead.

The rest of Blue Team was hidden in the forest about 50 meters from the female Spartan. The Master Chief was crouched behind a large bush and noted Kellys' gesture. He signaled the rest of Blue to spread out and keep their eyes peeled. John slowly moved from the cover of the bush and sprinted to Kellys' Position. The pair pushed their backs against the rock and watched as Blue three and four spread out.
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Lying flat on her stomach, she readied her sniper rifle, Nornfang. Hopefully, she would be able to provide enough suppressant fire for Fred to flank the enemy without their noticing. Blue three was to sneak around the side of the enemy and wait until a few targets were down before charging them from the side. Once he was out in the open, Kelly and the Master Chief were to charge them head on. Hopefully finishing the last of them. It was a maneuver they had practiced in battle thousands of times. Normally without any hitches, but something didn't feel right to the Master

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