Jacob, already planning to go past the room equipped a Flashbang. Normally, incindiery or flamethrower would do, if not for the fact this building would burn quickly if set alight. Keying his radio, he said two words while counting to three;"Get down".
He then rolled the Flashbang into the room, right in front of the distracted Elite before the radio came with an answer. He moved behind the Elite, the grenade exploded, stunning the elite as Jacobs helmet compensated for the glare, keeping him from the same effect. In the moment of opportunity, he pushed the creature to the floor, grabbing its sword and thrusting it into the heart. He longed to keep his trophy, but a Sword was too heavy alongside his Flanethrower, Grenades, SAW and Pistol. He once again wondered what happened to the knife he equipped to a roped-together mixture if Grenades he had stuck to a wall. Most likely obliterated as several grunts walked past the wire set for them, destroying that pass. Of course, that was in the last base, when Alexandria still existed. He again, wondered back to how the city was. He knew he would most likely die on Reach, when he refused to board a shuttle, letting a family of civilians in instead.
Walking over to the captain, he gave him a hand getting up, asking "You alright? Got a little present for 'ya' in the process.