Thel, the current Arbiter, managed to capture several Spartans including Noble Six. A SPARTAN-II 'special' commando and a hyper-lethal vector; one of only a few that can be counted on one hand. Later on board a Covenant Super-Carrier, Noble Six managed to escape and with the help of the other Spartans, took the ship. But, not without casualties, most of the other Spartans went M.I.A. during the takeover. Six, the Arbiter, and a Spartan that went by 'Siren' stood at the bridge. After a discussion between the three. A discision was made. A plan was thought up. And a gift was given to Six from Siren. But all was lost due to an unfortunate accident.
[A/N: The Wiki states that Six is male UNLESS you change it. So Noble Six will be male. You have been warned. Plus he will have certain abilities, unlike other Spartans.]
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A streak of light could be seen falling through the sky in the middle of the night, leaving a trail of fire in its wake. Upon closer inspection, it was a Covenant dropship, a phantom, falling through the atmosphere with little guidance from the pilot. As it fell, bits and pieces broke off and burned up in the atmosphere as they descended. Soon it crashed and landed in a vibrant green forest, creating a massive and wide stretch of ripped-up earth and trees. Skidding to a halt near a lake and off in the distance was a gigantic castle-like structure, lit up like a Christmas tree. The ship was just covered by the trees, out of view, but the smoke from the crash and burnt parts drifted through the air.
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???: "Six! Status! Are you ok?!"
Noble Six: "Green! Just off balance from the crash, Ares. What's the status of the ship?" Noble Six responded to the A.I., Ares.
Ares: "Most of the systems are fried. The weapon cash is gone, damaged beyond repair from reentry. The Armory is still good though, mostly."
Noble Six: "And the good news?"
Ares: "That was the good news. The bad news is that I have absolutely no idea where we are. As in, we are in no known system of space and on an unknown planet. By the way, portions of your armor are trashed."
Noble Six: "Great. Run a full armor diagnostic and check to see if any of the equipment survived the fall. My helmet is shot, so at least the air is breathable." Six said as he took off his broken PILOT helmet. Reveling short, choppy dirt brown hair and striking gold eyes. The rest of his face was covered by a balaclava that reached just below his ears. "How's the rest of the armor?"
Ares: "The helmet is as you know, gone. The left shoulder needs to be thrown, it's as bad as the helmet. Parts of your chest need to be taken off and replaced. Your bracer is broken in half, I'm surprised your wrist isn't. And your knee guards fell off during re-entry."
Noble Six: "Anything else?"
Ares: "Anything else?! Are we not gonna talk about how we lived? It's a miracle that we survived! If anything, we should be floating around in space as SPACE DUST! How are we fine!?"
Noble Six: "Ares, I survived a fall from a Covenant battleship that was in orbit around Reach, with only a minor shoulder dislocation, AFTER it was blown to hell by a slip-space drive turned bomb. This is nothing."
Ares: "...*Sigh* Why did I have to get stuck with you?"
Noble Six: "..." Six didn't bother to answer Ares. He just walked over to the storage unit that had the armor he could salvage from the other Spartan III's, something he wasn't proud of but it was a necessary thing to do.
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Scouring the unit, Six managed to find several replacement pieces for himself as he was alone with Ares. Six started by replacing his knee pads with GRENADIER knee armor, and he got a Trauma kit for his left thigh and a soft case for his right. From there he removed his chest piece and replaced it with a combination of the TACTICAL RECON and PATROL variants. He placed Noble Five/Jorge's and Noble Two/Kat's dog tags in one of the pouches. The wrist guard came next, replaced by a TACPAD that luckily survived with no damage. For his shoulder pieces, Six decides to replace both. The left with the COMMANDO-class shoulder in memory of Noble One/Carter. The right was in memory of Noble Four/Emile was the SECURITY-class right shoulder piece with the Kukri knife as well, his knife. Six then finished it all off with a different model of the MARK V[B] helmet he used to wear and the necklace Noble Three/Jun made him. The helmet was the variant UA/HUL, an up-armored variant with a hardened up-link module. The necklace was a bullet from the SRS-99, a massive 14.5 mm round that was capable of removing any Elites head clean off at 500 yards with ease; according to Jun at least.
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Ares: "Same helmet from Reach, different variant. I guess some things never change, huh?" Ares said as she looked at Six from where she was plugged in at the ship with a sad look on her holographic face. "I'm all good for you to remove me from the ship. Staying here any longer will attract attention, good or bad, I can't tell. By the way, a survival pack managed to survive. Right by the door for ya"
Noble Six: "Thanks. You know, I never talked this much until I met you." Six said as he moved over to the ship's console. Pulling the chip with her inside out and plugging it into a slot in the back of his helmet.
Ares: "I have that effect on people. I tend to make them more open." She says cheerfully inside his com unit. "So, are we leaving or not?"
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Six didn't say anything but had a cheerful silence over him as he moved toward the pack and retrieved it. The angle of the ship forced Six to climb his way up and out. Forcing the ship's doors open, what greeted Six and Ares was a vast night sky with countless stars and a bright full...moon?
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Ares: "Is that moon destroyed? I'm not seeing things am I?" Ares asked shocked.
Noble Six: "I'm seeing it too." Six says somewhat shocked as well. "Enough with the moon. First things first, place a way-point here. This can be our base for now until we find some civilization."
Ares: "Agreed."
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Turning around on the ship, what greeted them was a sight that neither one of them was expecting. A gigantic castle with a similarly styled tower that was nearing the clouds in height. All placed at the top of a very tall cliff. Below said cliff, was a similarly styled town that was just as massive. All lit up like a festive holiday.
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Ares: "Well... at least we know there's intelligent life on this planet. Let's just hope- WATCH YOUR BACK!"
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Six immediately rolled forward off the Covenant ship and hit the ground. Turning around and drawing his kukri in a defensive stance. Standing where he once stood was a wolf-like creature that was solid black with white bone-like plates across its body and glowing red eyes. A deep throaty growl emanated from the beast.
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Noble Six: {'The hell is that? Ares, give me a bio scan on this thing.'}
Ares: {'Already did. The white parts are bone, it's bipedal, and part wolf. The neck, eyes, and heart are weak points. Displaying. Sync?'}
Noble Six: {'Sync.'}
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Six shot off like a bullet as the wolf-like beast jumped down. As the beast landed, Six was upon it. With the kukri slicing right through its neck followed by a right hook to the head. As the beast hit the ground, Six drove the kukri straight into its heart. As Six ripped out the knife, the beast started to disperse into black particles.
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Ares: {'Okay... That's new.'}
Noble Six: {'Anymore?'}
Ares: {'Nothing on the radar. But, let's wait till morning unless you want to trouble the local authorities.'}
Noble Six: {'Rather get it over with now, then later.'}
Ares: {'Then let's hit the town!'}
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Six didn't say anything and just picked up the discarded survival pack he dropped and then started walking. It took nearly an hour to reach the town by foot for Six, but he didn't care. His top priority was to find and gather information, and hopefully, see if he can contact UNSC. So when a nearly 7-foot tall man decked out in armor was seen walking through town, he attracted attention from everyone Six walked by.
As Six was searching for the local authorities, he stumbled across a burglary in progress by a man with orange hair and a bowler hat. What confused Six the most was that a girl about 5 foot 5 inches with red-black hair was fighting the man's goons with... a scythe?
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Noble Six: {'Ares, give me a scan on the man with the cane and girl.'} Six said to Ares.
Ares: {'On it- Six go! That cane's some type of high explosive launcher!'} Ares shouted.
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Six, not wasting any more time or chances, rushed at his top speed. The sound of his boots pounding into the street alerted the man with the cane, and as he turned toward the sound, Six physically ran the man over with his weight and speed. Stomping on the cane as he went. Skidding to a stop, Six looked back and saw the man groaning in pain with his arm bent at an odd angle; easily broken along with his leg.
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Six slowly stands and makes his way toward the man while keeping his head on a swivel. Checking left and right for any more like the man while Ares watches the radar. As soon as Six is standing above the man, Ares gave six a medical scan.
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Ares: {'Three broken ribs, a broken arm, a dislocated knee, a broken nose, and a cracked left eye socket. And to top it all off, he's out cold.'} Ares spoke. {'All in all, he's not gonna get up any time soon or walk within the next six months. Good job!'}
Six: {'Well, I was trying to take him alive.'} Six commented dryly. {'Let's hope that girl is willing to give me some information.'}
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As Six went to turn around, a bright purple bubble surrounded him and lifted him up into the air. Six spun around and faced the new blip that appeared on his radar. What appeared was a blond-haired, green-eyed woman about 30 years of age in a white shirt and black pencil skirt pointing a riding crop at Six. Another purple bubble held the girl from before as well.
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Six: {'Weren't you watching the radar?'} Six asked Ares.
Ares: {'She never showed up on the radar until the bubble appeared.'}
Six: {'She must have been just out of range.} Six mused. {Tell me when she disappears off the radar. I want to keep an eye on her.'}
Ares: {'Understood.'}