"Contact! Unknown silhouette and drive signature. Its approaching fast, it will reach detection perimeter in 5,4,3,2... ...somethings wrong. We're not getting an IFF or any ELINT chatter. Hold on! Its just ramped up its approach vector, ETA orbital defenses in 1 hour"
45mins later... ...all coms are down, all defense forces are stood to, an unknown threat is inbound. No one knows what the target us.
Scientists at the Alien artifacts frantically download data into an AI
UNSC Marines begin to move to high alert, covering the VTOL pad (Marines on buildings denote squads inside)
The approach to the artifacts
And the data cores
Incoming, two zealot and four elite warriors
The aliens appear at the edge near the artifacts
The zealots lead the way
The first group charge into the human camp
First blood to the Zealot, two puny humans are gunned down in a hail of plasma fire
Next, thier pathetic vehicle is set ablaze
One Marine manages to bail from the wreckage
The second group advances under cover of plasma fire
UNSC Marines pour our of the camp in response
Marines set up overlapping fields of fire, a kill-zone certain to take down these strange aliens
The survivors of the initial onslaught of fire round up the scientists
The aliens advance on the artifacts
Interrupt fire is ineffective
A zealot reaches the artifact and activates it, something the humans have not been able to do. human data cores are still monitoring the site, unbeknown to the aliens. This new knowledge of the alien artifacts is essential, the UNSC must now evacuate the science group to the VTOL and escape
The Elite warriors set about killing more humans
The surviving warrior finishes its activation by close assaulting the remaining crew marine
The Marine does not last long
Med-systems kick in and the fallen warrior has only a minor wound, it will fight on
The other zealot is creating a distraction for the humans, its goal is to make time fo r the other team to access the artifact (spend two turns in contact)
The zealot's groups lays waste to all before it
Then it charges
An elite goes down
The aliens fight like demons, one human down...
The entire squad is taken down
Meanwhile the scientists are shuttled towards evacuation
Marines set for action
Despite losing an elite, the zealot has no hesitation
It charges!
Defensive fire takes down the last elite
Leaving only the zealot
Two Marines down!
Three!
Last one...
All down. The zealot is victorious
Near the artifacts the Marine fire becomes more effective, pinning the zealot's group
Once more med systems rescue elites
The scientist groups are so close
Its not looking too good for the UNSC right now
Marines advance to pressure the group near the artifacts
A zealot advances towards them
Its hit!
But it shrugs off the fire
IT turns and kills the straggler Marine
The group near the artifacts have what they came for, the need to exit the board from the same corner they entered. They use the time the other zealot is buying for their escape
The scientists are close to escape, their Marine escorts mount a final defense
The zealot prepares
The charges!
The Marines fail final defense fire roll so have to take the charge
Things go from bad
To worse
And keep going
The zealot stands victorious (again)
The group with the data from the artifact reach the board edge
Elites are still watchful, the aliens make it out with the data they were looking for
Meanwhile the scientists and remaining Marines make it to the VTOL
The VTOL lifts off and the scientist make it out with data on the artifacts, now they need to try to understand what it means
45mins later... ...all coms are down, all defense forces are stood to, an unknown threat is inbound. No one knows what the target us.
A warrior goes down in a hail of fire
Or to the side of it
Elites advance on the humans, gunning them down with plasma fire
The survivor flees. leaving the way open for the group to escape
A lot of casualties...
Post-battle analysis by Naval Intelligence (NavInt) reveals presences of two aliens corpses. Both corpses were preserved and send by fast-courier to NavInt for forensic analysis
What happened, who were the aliens and what were they after?
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