Halo: Alpha and Beta

by Boospartan

In the months following the spectacular defeat of the Covenant at the Ark, humanity realizes a peace it has not known in almost three decades... that is unless one works for ONI. Utilizing a newfound place of strength with the UNSC, ONI reforms Section Zero, the internal affairs division and forms Special Detachment Group Zeta, a band of operatives tasked to clean ONI from within

1. Prologue

HALO: ALPHA and BETA

Prologue

You never told me, did you? I watched as one observing the clouds during the sunset, those wispy creations of the natural world continued their course ever away from sight. Or as an insignificant addition to a party filled with energy and life. You never told me how nonexistent and unimportant I really was to you. You completed everything without a second thought or hesitation, you continued your path, and you did this all without needing me. Of course you asked for help, like the kind father who asked his child for assistance even though he didn't require it. You of all the people in this entire galaxy should have known, should have guessed what would happen, right? Did you even know how much I desperately needed your...what? What did I honestly need from you? Was it really love? Or am I wrong?