October 20, 2552. A UNSC ship had been reporting back of its patrol, reporting the all clear. When communications were cut short. Contact by Command failed in several attempts.Before reporting a state of emergency, the Admiral tried to reach contact, by then, it would be too late.

"Get me contact with our vessel, Private!" An admiral shouted to his subordinate. "Sir, we've lost all contact. It's.. It's gone. We can't track, it's just vanished"

Thousands of feet above orbit, a covenant scouting ship had just destroyed one of the UNSC's finest, with ease. The Covenant ships were superior in many ways, and could remain undetected as it approached the home of Humanity. The only tell-tale signs, would be the wreckage of the UNSC spaceship as it burned up in the orbit above the millions, by the plasma. The Covenant ship, revealing itself, had already breached the barriers of Earths atmosphere, and was attacking ground forces, paving a way for a landing party. This was merely the start of the invasion of Earth, but for all Earth knew, this was a lone ship, perhaps one that strayed away from the others. Whatever they were, they didn't come in peace.

The O.D.S.T were issued the order to scramble, wherever they were. Off base, on leave. In-fact, all UNSC forces were being called in for duty. A total recall. All hands at arms. They were needed. and fast. The Covenant already claimed a small footpath, and the Admiral wasn't about to let them win on his watch.

Nathan groans "This is bullshit! I was on leave!" He continue fitting on his uniform, sliding on his helmet with ease, as the eyes light up, and the sounds of air compressing is heard "Let's get this done." He says in a more official voice, somewhat vocoded by the helmet, as his HUD appeared.

After about 20 minutes of scrambling around, Nathan finally reaches the dropship, entering it quickly "Place is a fuckin' maze."

Samuel enters the dropship. "Where are we going?"

After suiting up Hale moves to his seat in the dropship. Well least I am not just gonna be sitting around doing nothing.. he thinks to himself.

Zack was in the canteen on base, when he heard the call to arms, and headed to collect his gear, and suited up. He had been a solider, but wasn't in the O.D.S.T long, he felt like he had something to prove, prove he should be a member of this elite squad. Zack climbs in, and awaits orders.

The Pilot of the dropship sounded over the intercoms of the ship. "Welcome aboard, gentlemen. This is flight Lt. Roberts, enjoy your flight with UNSC Airways. This is no drill, the Covenant have found us. You're dropping in to welcome them. Make sure your weapons, and gear are ready. I'll tell you when it's time to drop"

Zack looked around, taking his helmet off for a second. "I heard that wrong right? They can't have found Earth. We have to Cole protocol, and others in place to prevent that"

"Well from looks of it alot of good that did." Hale mutters as he checks his weapon "seems like they are here." He says, his voice distorted by his helmet. After finishing his check of his Sniper rifle he leans back in his seat the back of his helmet Bumping the Seat frame

Milo weaved in and out of the marines already geared up and ready to go, just had to get to his drop pod. Missing all the briefing like normal with his tendency of rushing, in at the last second.

Ignoring all of the peoples remarks and panic he quickly routed his way into his pod. Setting Alexander (His M7S Caseless SMG) and strapping Zaniyah (his knife) to line up with the Music note painted on his armour on the left side of his chest plate. M6S already ready to go since he refused to relinquish it.

As he waited in his pod, he heard one trooper say "Seems like they are here" , "Yeah and it's a good day to die, so lets make sure they have a good death."

Nathan stares at Milo growling "We won't die, There is nothin' there."

Hale looks at the other and chuckles "lets hurry up and get this over with."

"We won't die, there's nothing there,"
"I guess you misheard me, let's give them a good death. I don't plan to die, but it's a damn good day to," Milo said back to the growling marine. Looking at his already masked face,

Nathan shrugs "Whatever."

The Covenant dropship was providing cover for the units on the ground. It was superior to UNSC Air ships, and was taking many down before they got there. Two drop ships carrying the O.D.S.T (Ours is one of them) were being sent in as an immediate response. The second ship, carrying a boat load of ODST was hit by several plasma shells, some pods were released, meaning some people escaped, but most perished with the ship. Then the plasma cannons turned its attention onto the second ship.

"You boys will need to think about dropping soon" The pilot said over the comms, as they started to feel the impact of the plasma rounds. He started to climb in altitude.

Zack put his helmet back on, heading into his drop pod. "See you guys on the ground" He said, sealing himself inside the pod, and waited for the green light to drop.

Samuel nodded back. "Good luck." He took place in his pod. "What is our objective, Zack?"

Hale nods "lets do this." he mutters as he waits for their objective.

"We're the greeting party for our alien guests" Zack said over the comms, to Samuel and the others. "Green light, you boys drop!" Shouted the pilot, as he was taking heavy damage from the Covenant ship. With the go ahead, Zack punched his button to release his Pod, dropping towards their target, in the thick of things. During a Covenant attack on Earth. Zack was one of the first on the ground, and immediately started to engage the aliens, taking out a Grunt pretty quickly. He took cover by his Pod as he waited for the others to hit the ground.

Samuel's pod ejected. He felt great while he soars through the sky. He hit the ground and Samuel emerged out of the pod. He takes a moment to view his surroundings. No enemies nearby. Shots can be heard from the distance. He sees a Wraith down the street. Samuel quickly takes cover behind a bus and he lets it pass. "Zack, where are you?" asks Samuel over the comms.

Milo was next down, he didn't get the no Covenant luck, landing into a Wraith immediately having to deal with the explosion tossing him a good ways. Hitting the door ejection which ended up launching him some more since the door was to the floor. After getting out, hell was already unleashed as some UNSC Marines were in combat just off to his left. Grabbing Alexander, from the pod he ran towards the marines shooting out towards the brutes.

Milo helped push the brutes back enough that they eventually retreated. Approaching the presumed CO of the Marines that were still alive questions had to be asked, "Name, Rank, and did you see any other drop ships landing zones?"

"Gunnery Sargent Mark Brown, and we saw the others land further back that way," Mark said pointing towards Samuel's pod.

"Thanks Mark, make it out of this I'll buy you a beer. Just find Milo Cash" Milo said as he began the treck towards the pod.

Nathan slams down the eject button on the pod, falling quickly, he ascends from the pod unscathed, quickly running forward and firing down at a few Grunts quickly, heading to Zacks side.

Zack threw a frag grenade in the general direction of the Aliens, before clicking on his comms. "Samuel, I'm at the party. Where are you? Can't you see the friendly Aliens?" Zack laughed over the comms. It was probably against protocol, to be this unprofessional over the official channels, but who cares? Zack could be killed during this next fight. "Nathan just arrived, so haul ass, and get over to us" Zack said, giving Nathan a nod as he arrived there. "Right, it's just us two for right now.. What's our play?" Zack said, taking a peek from his Pod, which was his cover, to check out the covenant forces. "They're too powerful for our forces.. Could do with a Scorpion Tank right now"

Rosalina 'Rose' Knight spotted the pair of grunts before her pod even landed. They turned and began to shower her pod in bursts of plasma from their pistols. Rose's grin grew as they stepped closer to the pod, their firing ceasing as they believed her to be dead inside of her pod. Once they were close enough, Rose punched the manual cover ejection button, and the pod's cover flew off, catching both of the grunts as it flew. "Stupid grunts," the woman giggles, as she climbs out of her pod and dives for cover.

"Rose has hit the ground," She says into her COM, before poking out of cover to engage some nearby hostiles, and after they had fallen, looks around. "Where are you guys? Did you all run away 'cause you wanted a boys only party?" Rose looks around for a low roof that she could get a vantage point on. After spotting one that had a balcony -she had hoped for a roof- Rose quickly runs over, climbs onto a garbage bin, then leaps onto a balcony, running along it, gunning down a pair of jackals as he goes.

She pauses as she runs into a large area with plenty of cover in the center, but not so much around it. It would be a perfect place to hold off enemies. She brings up a map on her HUD, and at the same time talks on the COM; "Squad; I recommend we regroup at this location," she places a marker on the map then sends a video feed of the area to her squadmates. "Plenty of cover." She says, before a jackal looks up at her and begins to fire. She quickly snaps off the video feed, and opens fire on the jackal, as well as the rest of the hostiles that had gotten alerted to her presence with her BR55.