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// Chapter 2 
// Story: Halo Aftermath 
// by F-22 Raptor 
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Location: Everfree Forest 
Date: 2552
Forward operating base Alpha

"Hey lieutenant, what the fuck just happened?" 
"Shit, I don't know, where the hell are we?" says lieutenant Jenkins. "What's our position?"
"I don't know, sir, satellites aren't responding, I can have a pelican up in the air to give us some eyes in the sky if I need to., sir." " No, we're running low on fuel, we should conserve it unless we absolutely need to use it. However, we do need to set up a perimeter, get to work ODST."
The ODSTs sprang into action, some went and got shovels to dig firing pits for the four M808 Scorpion Main Battle Tanks,
Others cut down trees and smoothed out land to make a safe landing zone for the pelicans.
After a few hours the work was finished. There was a smooth landing pad for the pelicans, and the tanks were entrenched in firing pits, the ODSTs had also built wooden fortifications with the wood hey had cut down while building the landing pad, thiugh they wouldn't do much good against plasma weapons because they were made out of wood that would burn easily, however, it would offer some protection, which was good.
A few minutes later a faint transmission came over LT Jenkins comm unit. 
They can barely make out the words. "This is Spartan "static" to all UNSC personnel, "static" advised that we are in hostile territory."static" 
Now that LT Jenkins knows that there will probably be Covanent patrols, he orders camouflage netting placed over all of the vehicles under his command. Then he says "all engineers, report to me in the CC, we have some work to do." Once all of the engineers had reported in and gathered for briefing Jenkins said, " all right, our first order of business will be to get the tanks, pelicans and warthogs up and running, then we can focus on other things, like beefing up the defenses on and around he perimeter. Get to work ODSTs, lets move."