As many of us are no doubt aware, this is the story of another author. Yes, I asked and got permission to continue Pixelknux's story for him. As such, he has full ownership of the original idea, as well as the content of the original text in the first seven chapters, apart from tweaks I may have made to suit my writing style. I hope I do as good as Pixelknux was doing! Be nice if I'm not, and note what I'm doing wrong, as I always look for ways to better myself.

"Up ahead Chief, there's a planet that you can land on safely."

"Safely wouldn't be how I put it, Cortana."

Master Chief's shuttle, which was quite large and made of an iron-like material, was spiraling out of control towards the cubical planet after taking a direct hit from a Covenant Cruiser. He was lucky to be alive, but was now bracing for an inevitable impact.

"This is gonna get bumpy," Chief said calmly as he pulled various levers in an attempt to slow the shuttle, meeting with little success. The nose cone of the craft began to gleam bright red as it entered the atmosphere of the new planet and Master Chief rattled in his Spartan gear from the shaking of the shuttle. As they passed through the final layer of the atmosphere, the G-forces were too heavy even for the heavily-fortified suit to handle, and Chief passed out.

"Chief?!" Cortana cried helplessly, "Chief! Wake up!"

The ship crashed into the pixilated landscape.

"Oh, that one looks nice," PixelKnux said as he looked up at the stars. He was laying on the shore of Holly's island, along with Holly Pearlwing and Creepsie, Holly's pet creeper. The bright stars flickered and shot across the sky as the two players looked up at them in wonder. One particular star shined brighter than the rest and Holly and PixelKnux both sat up at the same time in the realization that it was no ordinary star. It looked as if a comet were coming straight down from the sky, and as they watched the falling star sink over the horizon, they felt an enormous tremor. Holly and PixelKnux simply looked at each other before rushing off to see what had crashed on their tiny world.

"Chief?!...Chief! I can't make conta- the other mar- Chie-" The transmission turned to static, and a small beeping sound was heard. Master Chief's head spun as he vainly tried to get up. He faintly saw two figures in the distance running towards him before he passed out again.

Thanks to Pixelknux for helping me to improve, and I will try my best to meet his expectations!

Also, I am putting CoS on hold for a bit, at least until I put up another chapter for The Minecraft Tale. Just letting you all know now so you don't PM me asking why I've been slacking off on it.