by dinoman666 » Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:34 pm
The ramp went down for a minute or so, before Sar, chuckling, stopped at a sealed door, evidently of Covenant manufacture, at the bottom. A green holographic interface materialized on the door, and the Kig-yar tapped a few commands. The interface vanished, and the door slid apart with a muted hiss. "You know all the tricks of the trade, dontcha?" Sar replied, stepping through the doorway and into what looked like a massive underground hangar bay. It would have been big enough to fit two of Khuurava's ships, if it wasn't so cluttered with stacks and stacks of crates and boxes. Granted, said boxes were lined up neatly, forming corridors for the pair to walk through, and the Kig-yar scratched at his quills absently as he waved a free claw around the chamber. "My secret stash! Got a little bit from just about every alien culture you can think of, even yours! 'Course, uh, it's kinda big, so we might wanna start with one thing at a time, eh?"
The Ship Master's conversation with Jul 'Mdama had gone as expected. He was pleased to discover the Forerunner structure hidden in the mountain, and was simultaneously annoyed with Kron Enterprises interference. He knew they would cause trouble again if they weren't swiftly dealt with, and had ordered the Ship Master to prepare boarding parties. The space station would be a very nice place to set up a command post should their occupation last longer than planned, as it was rapidly turning out to be. However, they weren't going to attack just yet. As soon as they figured out the situation on the ground, the Ship Master would make his decision.
Back on the surface, the Covenant Harvester's plasma drill had finally done its job. As the beam was shut down, the round tunnel carved through the rock, neat and still glowing from the intense heat, revealed a cavern a little ways inside. No doubt the Forerunner artifact was on the other side. Parg Vol, a Sangheili Warrior who was in charge of the ground forces, quickly called for reinforcements from the ships hovering above. Three single-person drop pods crashed down into the camp, releasing Sangheili Zealots, and a much large pod, powered by thrusters, came down to drop off a contingent of Ranger-class soldiers, before shooting back up towards its parent ship. These soldiers would do nicely for the initial exploration, especially considering the likelihood of an Arachnid presence nearby.
"Heroes have morals. Villains have work ethic."
-Megatron