"Alright, Chief." Cortana spoke. Master Chief was piloting a D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship, heading towards a rather larger ship. However, the ship wasn't moving normally, and noticeable damage was done to the outside of it. Master Chief boosted the speed of the Pelican, making his way towards the assumingely abandoned craft.
"According to the data we received from Captain Lasky, this ship has been abandoned for quite some time now. The captain's log states that they were currently under attack by aliens." Cortana said. "The Convent?" Chief asked. "Couldn't be. We've cleared any remaining covenant in this sector. Unfortunately, the log says that the captain good only catch a glimpse of them. They were moving too fast." Chief noted the information and cautiously approached the ship, landing the Pelican in the docking bay.
Master Chief landed the ship and soon after got out, Assault Rifle in hand. He looked around himself, not seeing anything too strange. A couple of other Pelicans crashed, some probably made it out from the looks of it. Only two or three had been untouched. John 117 walked over to the nearest door and found a soldier slumped down. Parts of his body was covered in some sort of slime while, from the looks of it, he had a rather large hole in his head. Master Chief knelt down and took the soldier's dog tag, reading the name that was covered in dry blood.
The spartan stood up and continued to the other room. Four bodies laid down on the ground, however, unlike the previous soldier's death, they had seemed to suffer something far worse. Their chest had been ripped open. "Oh my god....." Cortana said in shock. "From the looks of it, they've been ripped open from the inside. Wait, hold on. The motion sensor's picking something up." Master Chief looked at the bottom left of his helmet. Cortana was right. Something was there. Chief turned around, aiming his gun. However, he couldn't see a single thing. Nothing around, below, or above.
Unknown to Chief, something did lurk in the dark above. Clinging onto the wires, its skin helping it hide from the spartan. It waited for an opening, to kill its prey.
