Chapter 15

Satya looked up to see Jacob's eyes begin to flutter as he awoke in the med bay. He turned and smiled at her.

"Hey." He said causing a smile to appear on her face. "Good morning Jake." Satya replied with a smile. Jacob sat up with slight delay but relaxed on the bed as he took in his surroundings.

"We're not in Gibraltar's medbay, but the Plight of Freedom's, med bay if that is correct." Satya said. "That's right, I forgot a UNSC ship made it here. But the Covenant followed too." Jacob replied with a frown.

"Which can wait, for now, you need to save your strength." A voice said from the doorway. Jacob and Satya turned to see Buck in his armor as his helmet hung by his side.

"Glad to see you back from the dead." Buck said walking over and patting Jacob's shoulder.

"You can't kill a Helljumper, already been to Hell." He said with a smile. "Well, you're vitals seem fine and the plasma burns seem to be healing, I'd say you're fit for duty." Buck said offering his hand. Jacob grasped it as Buck helped him up from the bed and walked over to his armor on the stand. Buck stared at it and nodded.

"Impressive, I love what you did with the gauntlets Ms. Vaswani, nice touch." He commented. The door opened as Vale stepped in and looked at the three.

"Locke wanted me to inform you that we're heading out, seems the Covies want another firefight." She said before dashing away. Buck turned as Jacob placed his helmet on and overlooked his armor to make sure it was alright.

"Ready." Jacob said as Buck placed his helmet on and nodded. He turned and ran after Vale as Jacob looked at Satya.

"I'm needed out there." He said exhaling. "I'll come with." She offered before he clas;ed his gauntleted hands over her own and shook his head.

"No, it is too dangerous, you may be able to hold your own against Talon. But the Covenant are different, they'll kill on sight regardless of sentiment or morals. Just, stay here, for me." Jacob replied. Satya looked at him before nodding.

"I'll stay." She said. Jacob smiled under his helmet before turning and taking off after the two Spartans. He entered the hangar to see UNSC personel running about, refueling or re-arming Pelicans, Hornets, Longswords. Training for the battle to come as Jacob walked over to Osiris.

"Glad you could join us Spartan." Locke said nodding in his direction. Everyone stared at Jacob as he jogged over and awaited the debrief.

"That's the Spartan who was considered MIA." One whispered. Jacob stared at Locke as he continued the debrief.

"Alright, we need to defend this cruiser until it is operational again. We are low on ammunition but try to conserve your ammo. If need be, scavenge weapons from dead Covenant if you have too." Locke finished. Jacob raised his hand as Locke nodded to him.

"I can get us some reinforcements to help with the defense." He offered. "Like what? The natives on this planet aren't as advanced as we are." A grunt snickered.

"Considering I am a liason of the United Nations and a former agent of the reforming Overwatch, I can pull some strings and get them to help." He offered.

"You got my go ahead, but you'll need to change the Captain's decision. He wants no outside force to assist the UNSC, he believes we can defend our own." Locke replied. Jacob nodded as he turned and left for the bridge. His footsteps echoing off the metallic grates underneath him. He turned and entered the bridge to see Jack and the Captain conversing.

"Captain, if I may, why not put the heavy troops here and assist the light troops against the oncoming threat. That way, the light troops would be able to continue against the main enemy fire." Jack offered.

"Hm, if I didn't know any better, I think you were taught by Captain Keyes himself." The Captain said with a smirk.

"I hope I'm not intruding?" Jacob asked as he stepped forward and saluted the two. "At ease Spartan, what is it you need?" The Captain asked.

"Could the reforming group Overwatch and the United Nations help with assisting against the Covenant, sir?" He asked. The Captain looked at Jack as he sighed.

"I guess we could, but at the end of the day, the UN will arrest us." Jack replied. The Captain frowned as he held his chin and sighed.

"This can wait, we need-" The Captain began before the ship shook violently. "What the hell was that?" The Captain demanded. An AI appeared that resembled a Spartan from ancient Greece as it turned to the three.

"Sir, Covenant bombardment from Phantoms and Banshees. Defense guns, Archer pods, and Shiva missles primed. MAC cannon is currently disabled." He replied.

"Thank you Leonidas, you may fire when ready." The Captain replied. "Aye sir." The AI replied before disappearing. Gun fire and missiles launched from the ship as they raced their way to meet with the Covenant ships head on.

"Spartan, you are needed on the battlefield, move it!" Jack said. Jacob nodded as he turned and dashed torwards the sound of battle. He stopped and stocked up on ammunition before continuing his path to the fields of Numbani. As he exited the ship, he saw Hornets, Longswords, Banshees, and Phantoms fighting in the sky as ground troops fought on the ground. He glanced to see Buck hitting an Elite over the head then silencing the alien with a shotgun blast to the head. Vale vaulted over a group of grunts and emptied out the clip in her SMG at them. Locke firing his rifle as Tanaka boosted into the air and slammed into a group of Elites. He pulled his assualt rifle off his back and joined into the fray. Killing any Covenant that tried to stand against him. As the battle reached it's end, Jacob was out of ammunition, his weapons scattered across the battlefield as weapons, his combat knife broken and his shields waning.

"Jacob, we have Swords, use them!" Hera ordered. He nodded as he flicked his wrists, the twin Energy Swords appearing out of his gauntlets. An Elite glanced over and growled as it saw him approach. The Spartan stopped a few feet away from the Elite as it activated two Energy Swords.

"One of us isn't going to live." Jacob said. "May the best alien win." The Elite replied as the two bowed before dashing at each other. Jacob raised his right arm and jabbed downwards before the Elite blocked and kicked him in the gut.

"Not bad, but you still have much to learn." The Sangheili said growling. Jacob dodged his swing and slashed upwards, slicing one of the Sangheili's mandibles off. The Elite backed off and growled as his blood seeped out of his wound. He turned to the Spartan as the human stood ready for battle. The two warriors locked eyes as the gunfire and war raged on behind them, the window blowing faintly against the Elite's unarmed skin. The two circled as the grass bent underneath their weight, the soft dirt molding their feet into the Earth. They circled one more time before stopping. The Spartan glared his eyes before the Elite let out a mighty roar and charged the armored behemoth. The Spartan exhaled and dashed forward as the two clashed their respective swords. Jacob was able to have the upper hand when the Elite made the fatal mistake to jab as the Spartan dodged and jabbed him in the gut. The Elite's eyes widened as he coughed up blood and turned the visor of his killer.

"You fought well." The Spartan said as the life in the Sangheili left. Jacob removed his sword as the body slumped downward and lay against the Earth. He turned to see as Pelican fly forward and drop a Warthog as a marine called for him.

"Could use you on the gun Spartan!" He shouted. Jacob deactivated his swords and dashed forward and jumped onto the gun. He swiveled the turret and let loose a torrent of bullets into any Covenant that stood in their path. As they neared the Covenant line, a stray Wraith explosive flew towards the Warthog and slammed into the hood, killing the passengers and throwing the Spartan backwards. Jacob flew and landed, his head slamming onto a rock. Dazed but not unconscious, Jacob sat up as plasma rounds flew arround him. Hera yelled in his ear, but he could hear nothing, all he could hear was his own heartbeat. He turned to see an Elite stalk over to him before recieving a firestrike on his side, burning his body severely. Jacob turned to see Reinhardt holding his shield up as Torbjorn set up his turret. Lena blinked through the battlefield and fired at any grunts that stumbled upon her. He turned to see flying through the Covenant line and blasting any Elite, Lucio booping people away while giving off his healing aura, Mercy and Ana battling their way to the Spartan. Bastion configured to his sentry mode next to the wrecked Warthog and ripped apart a group of grunts. Pharah blasted into the air and fired a barrage at a group of Jackals. McCree stood next to a few marines and fired six bullets, each hitting six Covenant warriors. Genji and Hanzo appeared as and fired at the Covies. As the rest of the agents joined the fray, a Pelican appeared above the Spartan and 76 and Buck jumped down, 76 in his Commando uniform, green paint covered his face. He turned as an Elite ran torwads him, his sword poised to kill. Jack turned and fired three Helix rockets that slammed into the Elite's chest, fazing him lightly but not knocking him out of the fight. Jack dropped his rifle and pulled out a knife from his boot and charged forward. The Elite turned and raised his sword to the human before Jack slid under the Sangheili and jumped on his back and stabbed him three times into the neck, ending it's life. The group turned as the Covenant turned and retreat back to their ship. Jack wiped the blood off of his sleeve and holstered it as he turned and approached the Spartan.

"On your feet agent." He said offering his hand. Jacob smiled lightly as he grabbed the Strike Commander's hand as stood up. He turned to see UNSC and Overwatch alike cheering in their victory.

"You got one hellauv team here McHowell." Buck said patting him on the shoulder. "All hands, Covenant bogeys regrouping." The Captain said.

"How are repairs coming sir?" Jacob asked. "70% so far, let's just hope the Covenant doesn't plan another attack." The Captain replied.

"Well, looks like the UNSC are going to be here awhile." Jack said. Buck placed his shotgun on his back and sighed.

"You would make a swell Spartan Commander." He said patting his shoulder then removing his helmet.

"All teams, regroup and prepare for the next Covenant attack, we'll need to be on our toes in case of another one." The Captain said.

"Well, looks like Overwatch might be reinstated after this." said. "Maybe, maybe." Jacob said as he turned to see the sun glinting off the Plight.

'Just maybe, this world will have peace.' Jacob thought.

A/N: Henlo fellers. It is I, the long lost author that spends time playing video games instead of actually updating his stories. *Laughs nervously* Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, so, good night, morning, or something else. Tata for now fellas!

~CommanderKnight145