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// Chapter 9 
// Story: Halo Aftermath 
// by F-22 Raptor 
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    The Master Chief cleaned his weapons. After using them so much they really needed it. They had dust, TTR, and mud stuck inside. They also had a few dents, which could be pounded out too. The Chief knew that if you weapons stopped working at a critical time, it could kill you. A few marines came up to him to congratulate him on the battle, but he didn't say anything. He thought that the ponies army had little to no discipline. They weren't trained well, and would not survive for more than ten minutes on the modern battlefield. 
While the Chief was cleaning his weapons, Jenkins was speaking to the princesses and some of the military advisors. 
"What do you think of our army, lieutenant?" The princess said. 
"From what I've seen, you are very unprepared for combat. On a scale of one to ten you are about a four." 
"Why would you say that" asked Celestia.
"We'll, for one, you had no strategy, you just sent in wave after wave, never varying your plan of attack. Secondly, you have very primaries weapons. And last but not least, your soldiers are out of shape. Most of them would be hard pressed to run a mile in under fifteen minutes." Replies Jenkins. One of the guard captains heard this and decided to put his two cents in.  
"Our weapons are very effective" he said. "Well then" replied Jenkins. "What's the longest range of your best weapon?" 
"The longest range for our ballista is about one fourth of a mile.'however we have hit targets up to about half a mile" said the guard. At this some of the sniper platoon that were with them burst out laughing. "Like you could do any better" said the guard. 
"All right then" said Jenkins, "we'll put on a show for you. Meet us in about an hour at the pelican we rode on on." About an hour later the princesses and a select few guard captains were standing at the shooting range."
"First we will be showcasing the Sniper Rifle System 99 C. This gun has a range of about two miles. There is a finder lock target about two miles downrange, it is only a meter in diameter, there is a target painted on the front. Boom, the shot echoed off the canyon walls for a few seconds after it was fired. The finder lock target disintegrated. The shot impacting dead center. "As you can see, the sniper rifle is a very accurate tool. Next we will be showing the rocket launcher, and the assault rifle.