Y/N POV
The drop pod fell towards the white cloudy sky, as the debris in the upper stratosphere just floated there above the clouds. The debris looked to be a frigate ship torn in half with fire still coming out the middle, the smoke creating a minor cloud above it.
Romeo: I take that back, navy got their butts kicked.
Buck: Hey Romeo, remember when I told you to shut your mouth?
Romeo: Yea
Buck: Consider that a standing order.
The pod continued to fall, now passing through the clouds, seeing the massive purple covenant carrier floating above a white city, the area around was white as well.
Y/N: Must've caught it during the snowy season
I said to myself as the drop pod continued to descend.
Buck: Captain! There's a few clicks of the deck.
Veronica: Standby to adjust trajectory. On my mark.
Dutch: What'd she just say?
Veronica: Mark!
All of our drop pods veared to right alittle as we moved right of our current position.
Buck: We're way off course.
Veronica: We're heading exactly where I need to go.
Buck: But we're gonna miss the carrier!
A 3 second pause could be heard before a gruffly voice came into comms.
Dutch: Radiation!
Buck: Covenant just set off a nuke?
Veronica: No, the carrier's going to jump. It's a slip space rupture, you need to-
Dutch: Emp. Losing power-
Buck: Stabilize!! They pop your pods and we're going in hard.
I grabbed the handle on the frame and held on for dear life as the pod in front of me slammed into mine from the slip space explosion. The glass was cracked but still held against the gravitational pressure and other factors. But the pod started to spin towards the ground and after 12 seconds, I felt a loud thud and my whole body stung. Then everything went black.
Y/N..... 2 Hours After the Drop
Y/N: Ow my head.
I put my hand up to my helmet and rubbed it, feeling no cracks but my head feeling dizzy. I looked around the inside of the pod and seen the 4 explosive bolts for the manual ejection. Guess the explosion fried the auto eject system. Gotta do it the manual way.
Slamming my fist into each one, pretty soon they all turned green and the door flew off and hit the ground. I jumped out and grabbed the smg Dutch gave me.
Y/N: Thanks Dutch, I would've forgotten it if you didn't hand it to me. I owe you a beer.
The streets looked bare as no people ran around. In fact, the no people were around at all and vehicles laid scattered throughout the street. The snow fell from the sky slowly but a layer of snow could be seen on the ground, amidst of the fiery wreckage of vehicles, busses and trucks. Buildings all looked broken on the side facing me as I could see covenant ships flying over the city at a distance that I hoped I wasn't spotted.
Bodies of marines and civilians could be seen in spots on the streets and laying in the plant gardens along the street.
Y/N: Rest In Peace you poor souls. May God be accepting of your spirits into his domain.
I walked around the open streets and could see some random covenant groups, trudging through the snow. The fires acting as mini beacons of warmth in the somewhat cold area. The covenant seemed to just stand guard around a certain point and then a brute crouched down to look at their weapon.
I decided to sneak in the shadows, trying my best to stealthily make it around them while not engaging in unneeded combat, as ammo was limited. One brute seemed to look in my direction and roared, then it turned around and walked to the grunts that were standing point. Seemed to just randomly roar, not uncommon for them to as I recall to the file I read on them. I kept continuing until I reached a plaza and seen a few dead covenant soldiers near a flaming drop pod. There was a slightly open door about 15 feet from the pod, and I looked at the pod and then at the door.
Steeling my resolve, I entered the building and walked down a hallway that had dead marines and scattered guns. Following the stairs up to the next floor, I could see the same exact thing happen to the lower floor. I decided to go up the third floor, and found the exact same sight. Turning around to leave, I seen a door slide open. A woman with 1 tail walked out and she turned the way I was gonna go to go down. The ears on her head moved alittle and she quickly turned towards me. My smg was pointed at her since I didn't know if she was a friendly or foe and she stumbled back over a metal locker in response. She made a pained grunt and looked at me in fear.
Y/N: Hey, are you alright?
She looked at me and then I slowly lowered my smg and she still looked on edge so I decided to let my smg hang against me and she moved back alittle.
Y/N: I'm not the enemy.
???: How can I be so sure?
I stayed silent.
???: S-Stay away.
I stayed silent and she stopped talking as I pressed the button on my helmet.
Y/N: Overlord Actual, Overlord Actual, come in.
Nothing but static could be heard on the radio. The static noise was the only thing disrupting the silence between us.
Y/N: I repeat, Overlord Actual, Overlord Actual, come in.
Still nothing could be heard on the radio.
Y/N: We're on our own. Hey, since you understand me, I need you to trust me.
???: I don't trust you.
Y/N: I know, but in order to ensure survival, we must work together.
I started to walk towards her and she looked ready to brace for something but I walked past her. My footsteps could be heard going down the hallway and I heard some noise behind me and seen her standing in the hallway, her tail now showing 8 more.
Y/N: May I ask for your name?
The woman with 9 tails seemed to jump a little from being startled from the question.
???: My name is Ahri.
Y/N: Y/N, Second Lieutenant of my platoon.
Ahri: So then you aren't with those monsters?
Y/N: No, I'm here to eradicate them. Think of me as pest control.
Ahri: I'm not sure what I should do.
Y/N: I propose, you follow me and I'll get us to a point where I can hopefully call evac to get you out of here.
Ahri: Why do you want to save me?
Y/N: We are the odsts, we come in to help when shit goes down. You are a civilian, we need to get you out of here so you don't get caught in the crossfire.
Ahri: Well, I guess I'm in your care for now.
Y/N: Follow me.
I seen her try to walk but she stumbled to the side. I instantly knew what was wrong. So without a further word, I ran up to her and picked her up.
Y/N: Well, we're stuck in a city, with no comms support and you're injured. I will get you out of here, one way or another.
Ahri: Just leave me here, I'll be able to get myself out of here and back home.
Y/N: No you can't, one thing a buddy of mine would say, we're up shit creek with no paddle but with enough determination, you are the paddle.
After hearing that, she made no further argument, and i put her on my back with a firm "hold on" and she hung on while wrapping her legs around my waist as well, using her tails to help latch her onto me. Now having to lean forward to keep her on my back and get through this, shit creek just got a whole lot shittier.
(Authors note: I really hope you guys are enjoying the story, I'll do my best to keep this going but I hope you guys like it and yea, can't really say more than thanks for reading)