After much debate I've decided to put all of the script up here.
"War & Peace"
written by Seth Lind
405th: Seth_Knight_of_New_Wales
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EXT. Outer Space, overlooking Earth.
Muffled Radio Comunications:
"...Red Seal to Aardvark Beta, confirmation of Cobra One requested."
EXT. Empty Fields By Creek. Day
Comunicator, narative:
"...Cobra One... Cobra One come in, Cobra One?"
Smoke rises from a crash site.
Comunicator, narative:
"Cobra One do you read me?"
The comunication cuts out abruptly.
EXT. Bank of Creek.
A quiet small creek lies a little ways away. We see a pile of loose dirt.
Suddenly a thick padded glove reaches up and takes hold.
Next comes the helmet of a SPARTAN, a genetically enhanced human, wearilly he pulls himself up the bank of the creek.
EXT. Creek, from the other bank.
The Spartan crawls wearily across the dirt and trys to get to his feet, but he falls to his knees.
Our vision shifts to the Spartan's vision through his helmet.
He looks from the ground to the sun.
Scene fades white.
Scene cuts.
EXT. Forrest by the Creek.
The forrest is empty, nothing moves. Suddenly a twig breaks near the forrest floor.
Slowly the form of an Elite Ranger fades into view, from where it had been hidden from an invisible cloaking device.
The Elite glances towards a fallen log. Near the log another Elite fades into view.
More twigs break. The two elites turn towards another Elite, this one an Elite Field General. Through the trees he seems to notice something.
The Field General see's a reflection coming from far off.
Elite Field General:
"Spartans..."
The two Elite Rangers exchange glances.
EXT. Field by the Creek
The Spartan begins stumbling along the creek line, we see the dents and scratches in some of his armor plates.
EXT Forrest.
One of the Elite Rangers raise a carbine rifle and aim for the Spartan.
We see the Spartan through the scope of the alien's weopon.
Music: Thematic Classical Violin Music builds.
EXT. Creek.
The Spartan trips and clumsily falls to the ground. A needler from the alien's Carbine soars past him by mere inches.
With near-super human reflexes, the Spartan takes cover in a ditch.
EXT. Creek.
The Field General looks at the failed marksman with disgust.
Field General:
"Advance."
Quickly the two Rangers break through the trees and head towards the unarmed Spartan.
EXT. Creek.
The Spartan glances over the crest of the hill that is his cover. Through his HUD we see the two Elite Rangers coming towards him.
EXT. Fields.
The Elites begin opening fire on the Spartan's position as they draw nearer.
The Spartan jumps from his position and runs across the field, dodging needle shots zinging all around him.
The Spartan slides behind a tree as the Elites continue to fire.
Spartan, to himself, but audible:
"I need a weopon..."
Through the Spartan's visor we see a fallen branch.
We look up at the Spartan's visor.
Spartan:
"Better than nothing."
As his cover begins to be torn to pieces the Spartan jumps out and rushes the nearest Ranger.
The Spartan flings the branch at the Ranger. The blow from the branch does little to the Ranger, but it gives the Spartan enough time to take the Ranger's knife and thrust it into the Ranger's neck.
The other Ranger fires and hits the Spartan across the shoulder, then again at the knee, knocking him to the ground.
The Ranger puts the end of the barrel up to the Spartan's visor.
Elite Ranger:
"Prepare to die!"
Far up in the sky, three pods scream down and crash near them. The impact knocks back the Ranger and the Spartan.
EXT. Empty Field.
Dust is everywhere, kicked up from the Drop Pods. The Spartan looks up and beholds three ODST's (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers), standing in a semi-circle near him.
The middle ODST helps the Spartan to his feet. The Spartan nods in gratification.
As they turn to face the battle a single from a Carbine strikes through the ODST's helmet, killing him instantly.
As the ODST falls the Spartan catches him before he hits the ground.
The Spartan glares downrange at the Elite Field General.
Taking the fallen ODST's SMG the Spartan opens fire on the Field General.
Behind the Field General a squad of Covenant soldiers appear from the forrest and open fire on our heroes. The ODSTs return fire.
Spartan:
"Call in back up!"
The ODST nods and takes up a position where he radios in his position. One of the ODSTs falls mortally wounded.
The Spartan throws down his SMG and activates a device on his belt.
Through the Spartan's HUD we see an icon indicating "SPRINT BOOST"
EXT. DAY. Empty Field.
The Spartan takes off at super human speeds towards the Elite Field General.
Plasma rounds fly by the Spartan and explosion resound to the left and to the right, but the Spartan surges on.
The Field General can't keep the Spartan in his sights so he throws the rifle to the ground and takes out a small handle of a device. The Elite pressess a trigger on the handle and unleashes an energy blade.
We get a view from behind the Elite. Now we can see the UNSC Marines have arrived and are giving the Covenant squadron hellfire.
The Field General roars as more Covenant soldiers pour out of the forrest.
As the Spartan rushes towards the Elite he draws the combat knife he took from the first Ranger.
The Field General prepares to lunge.
The Spartan runs off a bankment and jumps down onto the Elite.
The Field General gores the Spartan through the abdomin with his Energy Sword.
Close up of Spartan's helmet.
The Spartan looks up.
We see that the Spartan's knife is plunged handle deep into the Field General's throat.
The Energy Sword turns off and Spartan falls to the ground, he rolls down the embankment and stops near the water's edge.
EXT. Creekbed
Music and Noise cuts to silence.
The Spartan lies on the ground, a hand on his bleeding wound.
EXT. Empty Field
Explosions are soundless as marines and ODSTs rush past the dying Spartan, engaging the enemy horde.
EXT. Creekbed.
The Spartan looks down near the creek where he sees a small flower. He weakly picks it and clutches it in his hand. The Spartan looks up into the sky.
A sad, but peacefull melody softly drifts to our ears.
We see the sky, the trees, the weeds rustling in the wind.
Close up of the Spartan's hand grasping the flower.
Slowly the Spartan's grip loosens and the flower falls into the stream and is carried away by the current.
FIN
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