Alright this crossover is getting a serious redesign. The beginning will be familiar cause I just find it easier this way but this is a completely different story. It will follow the Justice League show except the heroes will all have their New 52 looks cause they're so awesome. Though I will follow the JL show storyline with variations.
Also this place takes place after season one.
Now then I am writing this cause I want to have a nice new flare to these kinds of crossovers. Harbingers of Kaos has his own, freedom guard has his own and this will be mine.
Again the beginning will look familiar cause it's just easier that w ay, but from then on, it will new and my own story. I've already paired Chief with Wonder Woman, cause I like the pairing so much. And yes they will have a lemon eventually cause you're all such perverts… but I have to be honest who isn't, I'm not that special.
So let's get on with this new take. I am open to ideas, save for the good old fashioned KILL JOKER. Don't worry. Those kind of things are worth the wait.
So besides that I need pairing ideas. Chief is taken, Six is undecided but everyone else is fair game. You'll find that out once you read the first chapter.
That's all for now
Rate Read and Review and as always Have Nice Day
So good to be back on this story
August 30, 2552
Justice league, the next war Chapter 1: Endings always lead to new Beginnings
Noble 6 was standing alone atop a raised platform looking out at the burning horizon. Two banshees flew over him followed by a phantom. He was unfazed by the legions of covenant flying above. B312 was too busy reminiscing his long military career. He was right now 25, one of the oldest Spartans of the new generations that's still alive
He lost everything when he was only 8. After the loss of Jericho VII in 2535 he became fueled with sorrow, hatred, and a thirst for revenge. Beta-company used that to turn him into the super soldier he is today. B312 was a special case thus giving him almost equal augmentations to the legendary Spartan-II's.
B312 briefly thought of Beta-company and how they were so easily waited in OPERATION: TORPEDO. He bowed his head in silent a silent prayer for his fallen Spartan brothers and sisters. Now he's the last Spartan left from Beta.
'Probably last one on Reach altogether' Noble 6 thought. Still that failed to frustrate him. More covenant forces came down and Six decided it was time to move. If he was the Hyper-Lethal vector the war labeled him to be it was now time to prove it.
In the distance Phantoms deployed Battalion after battalion and the way the covenant did so was in a manner to frighten or intimidate regular humans. Noble six however was not a ordinary human as the site of the battalions made his blood boil with adrenaline and rage. He slowly began his descent down the platform, passing by other fallen Spartans. B312 was sad to see so many Spartans left alone to rot or be glassed, rather than given a proper burial.
Still Six hoped that as many Spartans as possible got off Reach. His thoughts wandered to Earth. Reach was the fortress that protects Earth from falling into the hands of the covenant.
'Seems irrelevant since Reach has fallen' Six thought grimly
B312 saw a group of Grunts and engaged them with his DMR, taking out the entire unit with one clip. B312's radar blipped to the left. He swung his DMR and hit a Camo Elite. He kicked the elite onto the ground and shot it right in the head. Six quickly reloaded and began firing at the next group of unsuspecting covenant. He took down a number of grunts and jackals before retreating to a crumbling mini base for cover.
He reloaded once more and peaked over his wall. He saw brutes, jackals, grunts and a pair of hunters. He knelt back down and checked his equipment. All systems were still operational. Six looked to his right and saw a rocket launcher along with a Spartans laser.
Both were severely tempting but he figured he'd save the best for last. Six picked the rocket launcher up and saw an active Camo underneath. Six grinned at his luck and also picked it up, activating it immediately.
Six ran as fast as his Spartan speed could carry him. He flanked the hunters first. Six charged at the closest hunter and clipped a grenade, shoving it between its neck. The hunter promptly blew up, causing the other covenant to take notice and receive two rocket launchers to their forces. The remainder scattered in panic and when they all settled, they peaked back to see the attacker gone.
Suddenly the remaining hunter died from two explosions to the back. All heads turned to the dead hunter, and more covenant began to die by an invisible force. A brute chiefton roared at the covenant forces to find the demon. Six smirked at the name. That was another of one of his many nicknames.
His Camo deactivated. A brute spotted him and began firing. Six ran up to him, his shields taking most of the damage, pulled out Emiles knife and stabbed the brute in the head. Other covenant saw six and began firing at him. B312 used the brute as a shield until the covenant ran out of ammo. When they did, Six quickly pulled the knife out and used his last remaining rockets to give him enough cover to retreat.
Six ran back and found an armor lock along with a bubble shield. He traded his Came for the bubble shield and ran back to the spot where he found the laser. Six arrived to see fully loaded. He grabbed it and looked up just in time to see the first wraith to taste his beam.
Six shot the laser, instantly destroying the tank. While he was reloading, noble six saw that only elites were now attacking. He smirked. Now they give him a challenge. Six began fighting like a wild animal. He saw fear and even respect in their eyes.
Soon Six began to see cracks appear on his HUD. He quickly pulled off his helmet and threw it aside. His short dirty blond hair were glued to his forehead from his sweat. His blue eyes, fueled with rage. He saw an assault rifle and grabbed it, gunning down an ultra. An elite attempted to kill from behind but was elbowed down and shot three times in the head, Six reloaded and began firing again at another elite coming at him. He was hit by a plasma bolt and spun around, recovering fast. He held up both his rifle and magnum as he shot down the two elites.
A zealot charged at him and knocked him down. Six felt something fly off his neck. The zealot jumped at him only to be knocked back. Another zealot came up but was punched back by six.
The zealot recovered and raised his energy dagger to stab. At that moment B312 saw his life flash before his eyes. His birth, the loss of his family and glassing of Jericho VII, his thirst for revenge, him training to become a Spartan. The long days of war, the reputation that garnered him one of the many heroes of the war. And lastly his meeting with Noble team and final fight against the covenant
The word final didn't sit too well with him.
Suddenly with new life, Spartan B312 sprang up, twisted the zealots arm and impaled him with his own dagger. The other zealots roared and attacked six with all their might. Six held no remorse as he slaughtered the elites. When he finished Six was on one knee, breathing heavily. He felt a glint of light on his eye and saw
'My dog tags' He thought. Six looked at one and saw his first nickname, Wolf. He then saw a name he thought he forgot
"Nathan" Six muttered. He had a small smile "Can't believe I forgot my old name"
Nathan remembered Officer Mendez one time telling him how even though he's a Spartan, having a name also keeps you human. Nathan got up and looked to the skies to see a Covenant super carrier. The Spartan looked down to his helmet and picked it up without a second thought.
He put it on and felt his shields come back on
"Well at least that works" He muttered as he picked up his assault rifle and headed towards the super carrier
"Hey Six, aren't you gonna wait for us?" Nathan looked back and his eyes nearly fell out of his skull
2557
Cortana was checking her signals and still found nothing. She sighed sadly and looked to the cryostat tube holding the legendary Spartan hero of the human covenant war, Master Chief John-117. He had been this way for the past 4 years and it seemed as though no help was coming.
The thought made her avatar smither and then burst into a shade of violent red.
"Calm down Cortana, calm down" Cortana breathed. She knew this would happen eventually. She was entering rampancy. The AI glanced at Chief once more and sighed sadly. Knowing John, once he found out, he would do everything in his power to save her. He always kept his promises. But this time she felt as though he couldn't.
Cortana decided to run a quick diagnostic on the ship. Power was still keeping the ship on full alert.
'Well most of the important stuff' Cortana thought as she checked the auxiliary generator, which was functioning properly. Chief's vitals were all green and no anomalies detected.
As she was finishing her scans her radar blipped a large massive object. Cortana quickly pulled out her radar, and saw it was a planet. She began making scans to see if the planet held any kind of signals, covenant or UNSC. What she found where very unusual messages and soon discovered them to be forerunner.
The planet was not that far and by her estimates, the ship would arrive in no less than 1 day.
One day later
Cortana was still making scans of the planet or was planet. Turned out to be a forerunner station of some kind. She had made as many examinations of the station as possible but couldn't make it out.
'Either it's to advanced or I'm losing my abilities' Cortana thought grimly. She saw they were close enough and began making the procedure to awaken the Spartan. After several minutes the tube thawed out and Chief began to move. He grunted slightly and turned his head to Cortana.
"Morning sleeping beauty, had a nice nap" Cortana said jokingly
Chief smirked at her wit and humored her "Now that my mini knight in hologram armor has arrived, yes a good nap"
Cortana laughed
"So Cortana, what's going on?" Chief asked in all seriousness.
"Well we aren't being rescued but I did find a forerunner space station, and before you ask, No, it's thankfully not a Halo ring" Cortana said beating Chief to his question. He was relieved to know it wasn't a dreaded ring. Still he had to be on high alert, knowing what could be on a forerunner base.
He got up out of his pod and took out Cortanas chip, placing it in his armor. The cold chill down his spine went through again.
"Oh John before we go I have some bad news" Cortana said sadly
"What's wrong?" John asked in concern
Cortana hesitated for a moment "I'm entering rampancy"
John hung his head sadly. This was hard to hear, since Cortana was probably the closest friend he has ever had. That however did nothing to break his resolve
"Then we'll go down to this forerunner site, find what we can find to help us out of here and maybe even repair you" John said with authority
Cortana smiled weakly and said with a battle cry "Well what are we waiting for?"
Two hours later
The duo were at the hangar bay which was luckily still on their side of the ship. John saw dozens if not hundreds of vehicles, that were either fully operational, damaged and needed repair, and the rest were damaged beyond repair or needed some serious tools.
They found a fully operational long sword and prepped it for flight.
"Ready to go Chief" Cortana giving John the thumbs up
"Let's go" Chief clicked on the engines and flew out into empty space and saw the forerunner station.
On the other side of the station
A large modified looking pelican flew towards the same forerunner station. It was much larger than a regular pelican as it was two and a half times larger than the typical pelican. The weaponry was much more powerful and on the side it had the name Noble.
A clad black armored Spartan left the pilot seat and turned on auto pilot landing. He checked his gear and equipment and soon returned to the pilot seat to see he was landing. The engine gave a stutter and landed with a thud, but nonetheless it was an ok landing.
With Chief and Cortana
They boarded off of their long sword and soon were walking down the forerunner structure. It seemed more of a military base as the sentinels seemed more like heavy hitters. Chief did notice the occasional familiar sentinel but either than that there was quite a lot of new tech He and Cortana had ever seen.
As they made their way deeper into the structure they stumbled upon green plains, a lake, mountains and a large terra region.
Suddenly John tensed as he felt a familiar eye watching them. He turned to see a monitor
"Ah a reclaimer at last" The monitor said in its artificial voice "Welcome Reclaimer to my installation, militant 00. I am its monitor Noble Vigilance. This is a military station and civilian station used by the forerunners"
"A military and civilian station?" Chief inquired
"Yes during the war with the flood, the forerunners built various stations like this one. It wasn't just use as a base of operations. It was also used to shelter civilian forerunners as well as repair damaged ships. Sadly this is the only one left as the others have been destroyed. This was one of the final places the forerunners gathered before they all vanished"
"Why did the forerunners leave?" Cortana asked
"They left as they felt that their time had come, they had done all that they had felt they had done for the Galaxy and as such, it was time for another to take their place as custodians of the Galaxy, they chose your race Reclaimer. However, I feel that there is much to discuss, and you and your Construct are in need of rest and recovery."
The Spartan turned and spoke.
"Why are you helping us?"
"I do not understand Reclaimer, I was built to ensure that any and all needs that you have are to be met to the best of my functions and that of my servants. Is there something that I have done to offend you?"
Chief went onto explain the events of halo, Sparks frequent betrayals, murder of Johnson and its rampant state of protecting 'his' ring
"That is truly shameful, but I do remember Spark rather being known to get attached to what he is assigned to at times. It was the only choice"
Cortana and John held shocked expressions and Cortana asked
"But wouldn't you be distressed by this news?"
"It would be against my programming to lie and I will say it is rather depressing in hearing this. However I have to weigh the options at that time and saw that what you did was necessary. Spark had already entered rampancy and had become too attached to his ring. His programming allowed him to learn, but that was his own downfall. I have recorded everything he has done and have seen he had an unhealthy obsession with the ring. Thankfully I will not go into rampancy. I was programmed by the didact personally due to me being an overseer of the construction of other forerunner bases. My other programs include helping the reclaimers once they arrive until I could be of no further use. That was given to me by the librarian.
Cortana snorted and said
"I won't lie about that obsession, but hang on you were watching us the entire time?"
"Yes I…"
Vigilance suddenly stopped and the monitor turned to the west. Chief and Cortana tilted their heads in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Cortana asked
"A large vessel containing Six reclaimers, have just arrived on the far side of the installation"
"Other reclaimers?!' Cortana asked with hope
"Yes please, follow me. We have to greet them after all"
It took half an hour to reach the other end but Chief and Cortana believed it was worth it as they stopped dead in their tracks.
"A halcyon cruiser" Cortana whispered staring at the UNSC ship in front of them
"This is an older model" Chief commented coming closer. He saw the name of it. Noble Intentions
A pelican flew out from the side and landed in with the backside facing the trio. The entrance ramp opened and out stepped six individuals, one that John had not seen in a long time and the rest Cortana recognized immediately.
"Noble team?!" Cortana yelled out in disbelief
"Jorge?" John said looking at the largest of the group
"John?" Noble Five gazing at his Spartan-II brother
There was an awkward silence amongst the seven Spartans when Cortana said
"How did you guys get here? Last time I checked Noble team was still on Reach"
"Well that's a long story" Noble one spoke up before turning to Six "Six why don't you explain"
"Yes sir" Nathan stepped up "After Noble team delivered the AI to the Pillar of Autumn, I was alone for some time. I fought of waves of covenant forces until, by some miracle I reunited with Noble team. Emile was given medication and the treatment needed to keep him alive by Kat and Jun, who were on their way from CASTLE base to the Pillar of Autumn launch site and found Carter, still alive and breathing in the wreckage of his pelican. After I reunited with them we fled towards the mountains where Noble One and Four could be given proper medical care in a facility abandoned by the UNSC. After they recovered fully, we continued up the mountain and found another launch site for a Halcyon cruiser also abandoned. This was a smaller model not meant for naval warfare and the problem with it was it was a one trick pony"
"To be exact" Kat cut in "The Halcyon design was meant for reconnaissance. It was deployed by super-carriers to scout out covenant forces in space. The cruiser had a slip-space drive that can only be used twice. Once to see the covenant and then to escape, in either reporting to them or bringing the covenant into a trap"
"Right" Nathan nodded at Kat "So we took the ship for ourselves and made our escape. We flew right into hell and activated the slip-space sending us to the far edges of the galaxy, or god knows where"
Nathan paused to gather his thoughts
"For a week we drifted endlessly through empty space until we stumbled upon a wrecked covenant carrier or what was left of it. We noticed it was the middle part of a covenant Super-carrier and then out floated a fully functional covenant carrier. We boarded it and found none other than Jorge here, sitting beside a slip-space drive and its pelican. Turns out the slip-space drive that was supposed to be a bomb simply teleported noble five to some unknown region of space"
"Lucky you guys found me" Jorge commented
"We decided to take as much as we could with us, so we managed to latch the covenant cruiser onto our ship, along with a cache of their weapons, vehicles and technology. We had hoped the slip-space drive was still functional but it to was damaged beyond repair. Not even our genius could repair it. So for five long years we floated endlessly through space and then we found…this place"
"My god you guys survived all that?!" Cortana asked through Chief
"Hey no offense but where the hell is the lady who keeps talking?" Emile asked annoyed
"Oh, my bad" Cortana apologized "Chief"
Chief reach the back of his head and pulled out Cortanas AI chip and held out his hand. Cortanas avatar appeared and Noble team gathered around the AI.
"Is this the AI we delivered to the autumn?" Nathan inquired
"Yeah, and you guys are probably wondering what became of the war right?" Cortana asked getting nods from the entire team "Well you guys better get ready for what you're about to hear"
Chief and Cortana went on to explain about the discovery of Halo. They told them about the flood, the true purpose of the ring, Guilty spark. Noble team was relieved to know that chief destroyed the instillation but was shocked to learn about more that existed. They were even more stunned when the war took such drastic changes that humanity allied itself with the elites.
"After all that?" Carter muttered
"Can't believe we allied ourselves with those split-lip bastards" Emile said darkly
"Yeah, well you'd be surprised at what humanity can do" Jun said nonchalantly earning a dark chuckle from Four
Chief continued to tell how he and the Arbiter worked together to save Cortana and finally destroy Grave mind and how he ended up a drift for 4 years.
"Well that was one hell of an ending" Nathan commented
"If it wasn't for your team humanity without a doubt would have not had the chance to survive" Cortana said to reassure Noble "Thanks to your selfless bravery we could not have won"
"It seems as though my creators have chosen the correct inheritors of their empire" Noble Vigilance stated "It's truly incredible what you reclaimers have gone through and I am truly amazed that you have all survived. Now if you would all please follow me, I believe it's time for you to all earn a good rest. And construct I can call in my medicant to come and help repair and improve you"
"Wait you could do that" Cortana asking like a child
"Of course" Vigilance stated casually "That is a basic protocol all forerunner AI follow when damaged. All AI in threat of rampancy that still hold use must be repaired indefinitely. Like I stated before it is my programming to aid the reclaimers, programming I received directly from my forerunner creators"
Cortana then asked something on everyone's mind "Why exactly did the forerunners choose humans as their successors?"
"My creators made many severe and bitter mistakes. My creators have charged me to aid you and your kind to not make those mistakes. They believed themselves as the peace keepers of the galaxy, thus they began to deactivate most of their potent weaponry as they believed weapons were unneeded in a galaxy of peace. They believed they should avert conflict for all races and that peace was a better choice, and believed that they were best suited to defend all bio-diversity in the galaxy. This cost them everything…as well as their lives. Those who survived, including the didact, vowed to make sure this never happens again. Ironically they learned that the only way sentient beings can learn is THROUGH conflict, thus creating boundaries and morals"
"The Flood came from beyond the rim, this much my creators knew, and this had told them that there may be other, more powerful threats beyond the rim as well. They no longer could defend the Galaxy and they felt that their failure to do so was of their own making. That is why they chose a race that could grow, thrive, and adapt…your race Reclaimer as their successors."
Vigilance turned and then the facility came to full power as he spoke.
"Now the time has come to reclaim what you have been marked to inherit."
After a week of convincing the Spartans, they relinquished their armors for repair and upgrades. Cortana sighed and shook her head at their stubbornness. It was proven in Spartans psychiatric evaluations, they bonded with their MJOLNIR on a more mental level. They feel rather naked and vulnerable without it.
While the Spartans were out of their armor, all seven reviewed the history of the forerunners and found it very informative, especially the details about all their installations like the Halos and the ark. It also showed the breakdown of the military might they once held, ranging from vehicle and hand held weaponry.
One thing in particular that caught their attention was the forerunners had their own set of augmentations. It was completely organic rather than artificial like the Spartans received. The augmentations focused on increasing abilities naturally than artificially. Cortana saw this opportunity and told them to take it. She was backed up by Noble vigilance.
They were hesitant at first but eventually agreed. The procedure was completely painless and virtually healed all of their conditions. Cortana showed them that their body functions, like strength, eyesight, stamina broke any human records exponentially. There was also nano Huragok within their bodies acting as a much more immediate immune system to repair damage and keep them disease free.
While they waited for their armors to be upgraded , they all reviewed more history on the forerunners. The team of humans and AI were completely shocked to know that humanity once had a vast empire that rivaled the forerunners and that they were allied to the prophets.
It soon all came together as to why the forerunners chose humanity as their successors. The forerunners were to unwilling to go into violence and believed peace should be resolved with friendly dispute and not violence. It was proved futile as the flood came and their near extinction. Still the forerunners had done the Impossible, something humans tend to do quite often and survived.
And now by all rights, their technology and legacy belongs to humanity. That surprised Noble team, John and Cortana, even though their weaponry was used against them in the war against the covenant it was an honor to inherit the legacy of the once noble guardians of the galaxy. And unlike the forerunners, humans were more diverse and flexible. There were obviously corrupt, and evil humans but there were also the noble, kind and strong willed humans.
After the Spartans had read up on the forerunners Cortanas avatar appeared full human size, courtesy of Noble vigilance's upgrades.
"Hey guys the MJOLNIR armors are all repaired and improved, wanna see?"
"Lead the way Cortana" John responded.
The Team followed Cortana down the hall and on their way Cortana said happily.
"I can't wait to tell you guys about all the upgrades I received as well as your armor. This place allows me to walk around like this however long I want"
"Well glad to know you could stretch your legs" Nathan joke. The Spartans chuckled and soon arrived at the armory. On the sides were hundreds of combat skins that none of them recognized. The Spartans guessed that those must have been the battle suits used back then by the forerunners. The Spartans then turned to see their new and improved Spartan armor.
"What are we looking at Cortana?" John asked not taking his eyes off of the armor.
Cortana smiled "I could tell by your face, it's quite impressive isn't it. My 'mother' Dr. Halsey originally intended to make the next set of advanced Spartan II armor but the project was cut after Reach"
Noble team shifted uncomfortably slightly. Chief patted Nathan's back and reassured the team
"Hey you did your best Spartans, there's nothing to be ashamed of"
"Yeah your team fought more than any other Spartans or UNSC forces fought on Reach combined" Cortana said strongly "Now It's time for me to give you guys the workings of this magnificent piece of tech made by yours truly with the help of our gracious host"
"Thank you for the compliment construct" Vigilance replied happily
"So what improvements are we talking about Cortana" Carter asked anxious to get into the new armor
"Well for first things first I took the liberty of using the data from the MJOLNIR's own records as well as the data we have from the Forerunner's own technology as well as their Combat Skins. The new version of the MJOLNIR has a new alloy to form the helmet, the outer combat shell, and the inner suit itself. This alloy is a specially made Titanium-Tungsten carbide mix that is altered at the molecular level and is able to be much denser than either metal but not become heavy in any fashion so it's not going to weigh you down easily. And thanks to the Forerunner manufacturing data as well as their machines, the alloy is made in thin sheets at the molecular level, the end result is an outer armor shell that is extremely resilient both energy based weaponry, explosives, standard ballistics, and advanced ballistics."
"How resilient" Chief inquired
"Picture taking on 3 phantoms at once with zealots as the only infantry along with a wraith. It can take that and more. Plus the armor is able to handle hazardous environments as well and is hardened from radiation, EMP, chemicals, and more as par the requirements of the MJOLNIR series. Plus we also have an upgrades refractive coating to further disperse heat and energy from the armor for increased survivability from energy damage."
The Spartans nodded and smirked at the new advancements, as future battles were obvious to come, they knew they had to be prepared for anything. However they still listened intently to all of Cortanas details
"The shield blueprints I used were a fusion of the MJOLNIR new hybrid reactor and a forerunner combat suit to handle most threats. It was the highest model as it went up to combat suit 18. The shields are unbelievably powerful and can handle most if not all threats. Just remember you guys that the shields will need recharging if they get to low or fail"
The Spartans nodded knowing she was entering her motherly ways…again. They smiled at her and she realized her behavior and smiled back
"Anything else?" Jun asked
"Yes, I managed to access some of the data that we had from the development and research databases back on Reach and I have managed to incorporate something new into the MJOLNIR, this a special healing module that uses the principles of the Sterile Field Generator but is able to help heal injuries without you having to go back to a medical center for treatment. This was developed back on Reach if you were to recall, but we never got the supply of the devices in time during the Fall of Reach either. This works with the new onboard medical care systems we have on hand since we replaced the Biofoam we normally use with a new medical agent from the Forerunner database."
"What is that?"
"I'll call it Bio-gel, the name is a bit odd for sure, but it is the same as Biofoam, yet uses what appears to be a special synthetic cell that are totally organic and can help heal injuries and speed up the natural recovery process without adverse effects to the body. Like Biofoam, it can seal wounds, mend tissue and organs, and also set bones, but unlike it, the effects are longer lasting and semi permanent. This can be pretty useful as the MJOLNIR can manufacture the Bio-gel on site and that is a serious advantage in any case. Plus it is also suited for the augmentations you have as well so no side effects to boot"
"Not bad…those will certainly come in handy." Emile commented
Cortana smiled at that and replied.
"I knew you would like that, anyway, the new MJOLNIR also happens to have a number of other features as well as improved ones, it's a lot more stream lined and as such, grappling points on it are less in number so this can be an edge in CQC. The Reactive Metal Liquid Crystal Layers had to be repaired as well as given a greater level of power and performance to even up for the increase in power, and it is going to be rather roomy in there for me as well, the Force Multiplication Circuits have been replaced with new and improved due to burn out damage. Lastly, the Hydrostatic Gel has been cleared of any viscosity and improved for a smoother function base. And I have installed the features that Dr. Halsey had in mind so we can really be able to hold our own if we need to. And as an added bonus made by me, I can now easily jump in between your armor easily"
The Spartans soon suited up in their new armor and found it a lot lighter than usual and found their movement more fluid and more refined than ever before. They also had the use of all the special armor mods such as Camo, hologram and armor lock all integrated into their armor.
Not only did their MJOLNIR armor receive improvements, but all of their weapons received an overhaul of augmentations. All of their weaponry were improved to the smallest detail yet still retaining their old UNSC and covenant look. Cortana being the imaginative genius she was, experimented with gun powder and soon created a more lethal level of power with their ignition.
The new addition was based on Gauss technology and it was something that John and Nathan enjoyed considerably as they tested each new weapon. While the whole line off Gauss weapons retained the look of the UNSC standard infantry arsenal, they did have some traits that were different. They relied on ammunition like regular weapons but their ammunition no longer relied on gun powder and was in different varieties for a variety of battles.
The first was the standard solid tungsten round for AP duty, next was the especially made Shredder Rounds that could splinter on impact on fleshy targets, ballooning outward to cause tissue damage. That Emile smirk darkly as he couldn't wait to equip his shotgun with shredder rounds. Next were Phased rounds, specially coated rounds that had the ability to refract energy and allow them to bypass shields though in doing so, they lose a portion of their mass and could not do as much damage to their targets, but could easily bypass shields, the next was a special round that had a small amount of specially made fissionable material that while not nuclear in nature were made to unleash small yet powerful EM pulse blasts, this made them deadly to robotic targets unless shielded against EMP
These were certainly welcomed by the Spartans as these could give them a much needed edge in battle. The same could be said for the next branches of weapons.
The first Energy Weapon branch was based on two concepts, the first being from the Spartan Laser, and the other being the Pulse Beams of the Forerunners, which were more advanced than that of the Laser Technology fielded by the UNSC. The Pulse Beam weapons were limited to the infantry weapons as they were pre-dominantly used as anti infantry weaponry while the Spartan Laser was improved to have a stronger power supply and improved firing rate to make it more effective as an anti-armor weapon. The end result was that if traditional ballistics and Gauss were not enough, then Lasers were the next step. They were powered a clip that housed not bullets but a special fuel cell that could be recharged and used in combat.
The Second branch was Plasma itself, and both of them were surprised to learn that the Covenant's plasma technology was considered as crude and weak by Vigilance, and the Forerunners had actually taken Plasma to a much higher level than thought possible by anyone. That was why the Plasma branch was based on the Forerunner data on the Sentinel Beams and as such, the new versions were better in some senses to the Covenant weapons as they had tremendous range, power supply, and damage power. The weapons were in the same form as the UNSC weapons as per the request of the Spartans for more familiarity than most would think. To keep them from overheating, they were armed with special clips that took in the heat as well as excess plasma and recycle it back for use. The new Energy Swords were also just as impressive and can be very helpful in close combat due to the improved battery supply as well as the now deep blue plasma that was emitted from the handles..
There were also some Forerunner weapons that could create solid light to form barrels and when used in conjunction with another like them, could produce a beam of immense power though the once carried by two hands could not be used in conjunction with another. These were taken by John, Kat and Carter very well.
The last branch was actually based on ONI's Hard Sound Rifle, in which sound was formed into a strong, solid mass of energy with high kinetic force. The advantage this weapon had over regular Sniper Rifles was that it left no bullet wounds on the target, made no audible noise, and no powder or burn residue on impact. It achieved such kills by actually obliterating internal organs, literally shredding them on impact This made it a perfect assassin's weapon and while John had no idea why Cortana had the weapons made, he was sure that there was good reason for it anyway.
After this was all said and done John addressed an obvious issue.
"What about our mode of getting home?"
"Just gonna give you a heads up, the Halcyon is barely holding together so it might not make the trip back to Earth" Nathan said right away.
"I'm also sorry to state this, but the reclaimers only left scraps of ships and not enough to construct a new vessel" Noble said disappointedly
"Then what about using those scraps and the Halcyon cruiser and combine it with half a ship" Chief said
"I will have to see the ship first Reclaimer"
Noble teams Kat and Carter boarded the longsword along with John, Cortana and Vigilance. They flew out and found the wreckage of the Dawn.
"Ah that will be perfect. The sentinels can pull this back and the Huragok can immediately begin to combine and improve both this vessel, the vessel your team arrived on and the many leftover parts we have" Vigilance said happily
"So how long will it take for this to get done?" Cortana inquired
"About 5 months by my calculations. The Huragok always take things apart before repairing them into their original model. However because it will be combining a number of materials they will need an exact design" Vigilance told the Spartans
"How about this?" Cortana said as she showed a hologram version of a UNSC frigate "Except supersized"
"That will do perfectly" Noble Vigilance's eye glowed green, as it recorded the image and schematics so the Huragoks can design it for human use
Sentinels soon arrived on the scene and pulled the half ship to the installation with the longsword right behind it. The crew returned to the rest of Noble team, as they all watched Huragok swarm the ships.
On their way back, Carter asked if the covenant carrier would be upgraded as well but not combined into the new ship. He wanted to keep it as the first line of attack rather than charging head on with a brand new ship. Vigilance agreed and told them he would make the Huragok adjust it for human use.
One week into construction
Cortana and Kat were looking over many of the forerunner technology. They had gotten rather close, due to their many interests and insane ideas. Currently they were studying the forerunner combat skins and how it can materialize around a forerunner at thought.
"This could be useful" Kat muttered as she studied a combat skin up close, her helmet off
"Yeah, if only we could find a way to apply to your armor. The nano Huragok can already do that for you but it would be neat if the moment you want your armor on, it appears" Cortana stated while going through the files of the forerunners. Her hologram reappeared beside Kat and the two continued to study the forerunner tech. From afar Carter, Nathan and John observed the females
"Looks like Kat stole your friend, John" Nathan joked
"No, I think those two are just glad they can get away from us..." Carter paused searching for the right words
"Cavemen?" John suggested
"Yeah probably" Carter said chuckling with them
"I haven't seen Cortana that friendly with others in a long time" John commented
"Probably cause no one can match her….genius" Nathan emphasized
"Yeah, by genius you mean insanity" Emiles voice said from behind the trio as he arrived to join them "After looking over what both of them have done, I can't decide who's scarier"
"This from the guy who has a skull helmet" said a lazy, recognizable voice. The four looked back again to see Jorge and Jun approaching them
"The real question we should be asking is, what the hell are we going to do to occupy ourselves for the next five months?" Jun said
"Hmm well I got my blade" Emile replied in a bored voice as he pulled out his Kukri, twirling it. His helmet then tilted up with an idea.
"Hey Vigilance" Emile called out "Where are ya?"
The monitor appeared, looking at Emile
"How may I be of service Reclaimer?"
"What kind of metals you got that aren't gonna be used for the ship?"
"Why plenty reclaimer, why do you ask?" Vigilance asked in curiosity
"Take me to them" Emile instructed the monitor who floated towards a compound at the base of a mountain. The others, curious of what Emiles intentions where, followed after the two. They soon found themselves in a circular room surrounded by many materials slotted in shelves
Emile approached one of the shelves and pulled out some of the metals and materials inside. He weighed them in his hand, checking their quality
"Emile, what are you doing?" Jun inquired, obviously befuddled by his comrades behavior
"Measuring the materials" Emile said it so simply, as if he had been doing it for years
"Why exactly?" Carter asked
"I'm gonna make myself a personal blade" Emile replied
"A sword? Like the hyabusa Spartans?" John asked
"Yup, when I was being trained by Mendez, I took an interest to swords. I read many books about them and the many methods of making them" Emile stated with a hint of pride "Always wanted my own"
"So how are you going to make it?" Jorge asked while looking at what he identified as some kind of rock
"If memory serves me correctly I believe I know how" Emile vaguely answering Jorge's question. Emile gather a number of materials and placed them on a table that appeared in the middle of the room. He sorted through them then looked at the Monitor
"Hey vigilance can you identify these materials, what they contain, what they can be used for and how much they can take"
"Certainly reclaimer"
"Well you have fun Emile" Nathan said aloud "Call me when you're done with yours, I might consider making one myself"
With that Nathan exited and was soon followed after by the other Spartans
Two weeks later
Nathan was leaning back, listening to Metallica inside his helmet. He had discovered by a miracle of a chance, a room in the Halcyon that contained a whole list of rock back from the 80's. He had asked Cortana to download them into his helmet and made it so he can say which band he wants to listen to whenever.
During these past two weeks, Emile had constructed 3 different blades, each serving a unique purpose to him. With the help of Noble Vigilance, the blades can retract into their hilts and come out when Emile mentally commanded it to do so. Also with Kat and Cortanas genius tweaking ability, they programmed the swords to only serve the Spartan team.
5 months later
The Forward unto dawn and Noble Intentions were now combined. The final model was now three times the size of a frigate and 6 times the size of a Halcyon, easily outclassing a UNSC Destroyer and enough to take on 3 Covenant super carriers.
The ship overall had completely been reinvented in all of its aspects. The ship was now covered and laced with 5 inches thick with titanium and vanadium along with energy shields for the entire ship courtesy of Noble vigilances stock of old forerunner equipment. The circuitry and technology received an overhaul as the tech could now work at immeasurable speeds. The ship was now powered by the core of a star, giving it lasting power that could give enough energy to sustain planets such as Reach for a millennia. The vessel was also now equipped with a cloaking device, that rendered it completely invisible and its' MAC cannon had superconducting metal used allowed faster more powerful shots and the ability to fire three shots each, as well as two energy projection cannons on the underside of the pontoons, this fired a concentrated energy beam for 30 seconds, wasting anything in their path, defensive turrets and lasers were added for good measure, along with additional missile pods of Forerunner make and modified UNSC missiles.
"That has got to be the most beautiful ship I think I have ever seen" Emile stated as the seven Spartans, Cortana and Vigilance were gazing at the new ship. The ship was now simply renamed Noble Dawn as it seemed to signify new events on the horizon.
The vehicles were upgraded, the weaponry was upgraded, even their armor was further upgraded. The ship was now packed with all the sentinels and Huragok of the installation since Noble Vigilance told them, his purpose was to the reclaimers and no longer the forerunner installation
"So I guess it's time to go" Carter stated, glad to finally get off this installation
The team boarded a pelican and were soon inside the new war ship. They were all in the control room as each were at a computer, checking over the systems
"So Vigilance how well does the slipstream work?" Nathan asked the monitor
"It would take only two days for us to travel from here to reach Earth"
"Then let's do it" Cortana placed in the coordinates, some of the sentinels began to prepare the ship for the jump. Kat activated the slipstream. The frigate entered a slipstream portal only for the alarms to go off.
"NOBLE WHAT'S GOING ON?!" Cortana shouted
"It seems as though the distorted space that was made during the time of the forerunners is affecting the jump. After the disappearance of my creators the generators that kept the space from distortion must have slowly deteriorated leaving the space surrounding the installation unstable. We must get out of slipstream now"
"Don't need to tell me twice, Kat abort"
Kat nodded and began to punch in abort commands
"Hang on everyone" Kat said to the crew
In empty space
A slipstream portal opened up and out came a giant ship. The UNSC crew slowly regained their senses.
"Noble, what's the status of the ship?" Carter asked the monitor
"We have escaped the dangerous area and have now arrived in the far regions of gamma quadrant. If we use the slipstream once more we will be upon Earth in 13 hours with no disruptions"
The ship soon entered another slipstream portal and vanished.
Near Pluto
Forward unto dawn exited slipstream and began its flight towards Earth.
When they approached
Cortana was checking the planet when she gasped
"GUYS"
"What?!"
Cortana didn't say anything as her avatar stared at Earth. The UNSC crew got a good look at the Earth before them. But this was not their Earth. There were no other UNSC ships orbiting the planet along with the advanced stations. Africa looked untouched and New Mombasa was untouched
'What the heck is going on?" Nathan shouted "I thought you guys said Mombasa was glassed"
"Cortana what's happened to Earth?" Chief asked his friend
"I don't know" Cortana replied before making scans of the planet. After what seemed like days she had an answer
"You guys are not gonna believe this but we're in the year 2012" Cortana pulled up videos and images of this Earth "And you are not gonna believe this in the slightest"
She showed the crew clips and picture of people in colorful costumes fighting crime.
"Cortana please tell me what I'm looking at is a lie" Kat was not sure what to say in the slightest
"Yes those are honest to life real life superheroes and super villains"
"Could it be that we traveled not only back in time but into an alternate reality as well?"
They were all silent until Nathan said the word that summed up their situation
"Shit"
Chief knew Nathan was right. This was something on a whole new level
Two weeks after their arrival in this new galaxy the Spartans were gathered in front of Kat, Cortana and Vigilance
"So Cortana, Kat, Vigilance, What have you found out about this Earth" Carter asked listening intently
"Well let's get the obvious out of the way, the space around the Installation was in a state of constant flux due to the left over from the age of the forerunner. So because of that we appeared here"
Kat then brought up a screen displaying what looked like a large space station and underneath the space station seven more images appeared of seven people wearing unique and rather colorful garbs.
"Holy Shit" Emile snorted, then laughed "Are those Cosplayers? My god they look hilarious"
"This" Cortana couldn't help but laugh herself at Emile's comment before finally recovering "This is the Justice League. They are a group of this earths mightiest heroes who formed when an alien invasion a year back"
"Dear god" Emile palmed his face "How fucking corny is that?"
"Emile" Chief said sternly "Now isn't the time to laugh. Do it some other time"
"Fine" Emile threw his hands up "I'll be sure to laugh my ass off in their faces when I meet them"
"Cortana" Carter said "What can you tell us about this Justice League"
"Well let's start with the one nicknamed the 'Man of Steel, man of tomorrow' and my personal favorite, the big blue boy scout" Kat said with humor
The image of the man with S on his chest enlarged.
"Meet Superman" Cortana said "Secret Identity, Clark Kent. This guy has been the superhero guardian of Metropolis. According to an interview he gave, his planet suffered from seismic instability that tore it in two, his father their greatest scientific mind, created a vessel to carry him to safety, speculation leads many to believe he was found and raised on Earth, he confirms that under a yellow sun he has unknown amount of strength, near invulnerability, super speed, see through many substances, hear at great distances and fire devastating heat beams from his eyes and freeze objects with his breath as well as self propelled flight, these great powers earned him his namesake, uses it to protect the Earth."
"Holy fucking shit" Emile said in disbelief "A fucking solar panel could do all that?"
"Wait, so you're saying he's an alien himself?" Jun questioned
"Exactly" Cortana said "Vigilance compiled a list of known aliens living on this planet and across the entire galaxy"
"How did you get all this?" Six asked
"Thanks to all these"
Cortana brought up several names
"S.T.A.R. Labs, Luthorcorp, Cadmus, Wayne enterprise" Kat listed off "They all have data regarding what they know about the Earths heroes, villains, the galaxy, all of that. Now Wayne Enterprise currently is the only one we could really trust for now"
"And why is that?" Chief spoke up
"Cause it's run by our next hero"
The tall dark theme costumed hero with a bat on his chest came up next.
"Tall, dark and brooding here is known the world over as the Batman" Cortana went on to display his credentials and all
"He is the only none super-powered being on this team" Kat said "Which is saying something. This guy is infamous in the criminal world. Surprisingly enough he's the closest human to a Spartan on that little boat of theirs"
"But not everything about him is all that Spartan like" Cortana said firmly "He is for all intents and purposes a non powered human with access to high level technology, Cadmus suspects he is one of the elite of the city but does not have any hard evidence but I digress, he uses these technologies plus his high level training and intellect to safeguard Gotham city sister city to Metropolis where Superman is based, however this city seems filled to the brim with corruption and criminal activities, the only reason it is still standing is because he wages his war against them is cause he has several high powered foes that he has faced in his long career, but the one that stands out the most is the man known only as the Joker." Images now showed a man in a purple suit, his face was deathly white, sickly green hair, blood red lips, and a shark like green that showed a dark sense of humor.
"He has murdered many innocent and guilty people, all to get a laugh, there is no real reasoning for why does it, he simply does, his traps may seem ridiculous but their results are deadly, his preferred method to kill is by infecting people with a chemical known as SmileX, derived from his own blood, it causes the victim to literally laugh themselves to death, a grisly grin his calling card."
"What the fuck is wrong with this guy" Emile growled "I'm not the most sociable guy but even I admit that's fucked up. Would a put a bullet in his head fifty times over"
"You're not the only one" Jorge muttered
Kat then moved on to the next hero or specifically heroine.
"Say hello to Wonder Woman" Cortana introduce, a bit fondly "And she really lives up to that name. Super strength, Flight, enhanced reflexes, sense and regenerative abilities. A golden lasso that can dispel any illusion and force anyone to tell no lie, a boomerang tiara and cuffs that can deflect any small projectile. She's basically the female equivalent of Superman"
"Yeesh" Jun quipped "Talk about girl power"
"She hails from the island of Themyscira" Cortana went on "Home to the Amazons"
"Amazons?" Carter tilting his head
"They were basically the female versions of Spartans in ancient Greece" Cortana explained
"Yes I remember déjà teaching about them during our training" Jorge recalled
"This getting to crazy for me" Nathan admitted
"Let m e guess" John looked at Kat and Cortana "It's going to get crazier"
"You're not wrong" Kat said wryly, now switching over to the crimson clad male with a lightning bolt insignia on his chest
"From Central city we have the Flash, fastest man alive, and trust me he lives up to the reputation as he can out run Superman, the origins of his powers is unknown however he was not the first man to carry that name as during WWII there was another as the other masked men fought against the Axis forces, so in essence he is a legacy, he is quite loved by the citizens as he not only fights criminals but does public services, he even painted a 60 year old woman's fence when she asked."
"You're kidding? He went out of his way for that?" Carter said in actual surprise and a bit of respect.
"His personality shows that though he comes off as a bit immature, but he cares quite a deal for his city's citizens and they reciprocate."
"I like him" Emile declared
"Don't know if he'll like you" Jun shot at Four
"Oh and you're just the greatest guy to talk to" Emile fired back
"Enough" Carter ordered, a little irritated "Next"
"Say hello to J'onn J'onzz otherwise known as Martian Manhunter" Cortana said, showing the entirely green humanoid "And yes, you guessed it, he's from Mars"
"Whoa, Whoa, whoa hold up" Emile said "You're seriously saying this guy is a Martian?"
"Last known surviving one to be exact" Kat said "The same aliens that attacked Earth a year ago are the same that invaded and destroyed the Martian race. This guy was actually the main reason why these guys came together. He sent telepathic messages to most of these heroes as the aliens began their assault on the planet"
"Telepathy?" Chief said with skepticism "Seems far Fetched"
"Well what about us Chief" Cortana said with a smirk "I'm pretty sure we would have farfetched a hundred years ago"
Chief actually grinned.
"So what else can he do?" Nathan inquired
"Besides telepathy, he can move objects with his mind, can phase through anything with ease, shape shifter, can fly, super strength, resilience" Cortana paused "You get t he idea, it's a very popular trend to be really freakishly powerful"
"Overkill much" Jun said
"If you think that's crazy, look at this guy right here"
Now there was the image of an African American man dressed in a Black and green suit.
"This is the Green lantern" Cortana said "Or at least one of them. He's the third Human to join the Lantern Core, a group of intergalactic police force that monitors sectors of the universe"
"Third human?" John said "Who were the other two? Are there more?"
"Well the first human to join the Green Lantern Corps was Hal Jordan an air force pilot. The second was Kyle Rayner. Jon Stewart here in the Justice league is the third. There is a fourth one who joined only several years ago. Guy Gardner"
"So John Stewart here is the only Lantern in the League" Carter clarified
"Yes, which now leads to our last member" Kat brought up a woman with angelic wings, a hawk themed mask and a large mace
"This is Hawkgirl of Thanagar" Cortana said "Also an alien. She comes from a race of warriors, so she is very skilled in combat, though she can get reckless. Her mace is definitely her strongest asset as it seems to damage just about anything. Specifically mystical powered objects and beings"
"So there ya have it" Kat declared "A Human dressed as a bat, another with a omnipotent ring, the fastest man alive, a Demi-god, and three aliens, all in one group"
"Huh?" Emile eyed them with cynical eyes "They seem rather full of themselves, don't ya think?"
"Stationed high above, looking down at Earth as 'guardians'" Jun, adding his two cents "Yeah I'd say they are"
"You haven't even met them and you're already criticizing them" Jorge said exasperatedly "Why?"
"Don't know really" Emile said truthfully "I just don't like the way they seem to portray themselves. They look as though they believe they are better than the people on that Earth down below. Hell I bet the civvies on this Earth are no better"
"Whose side are you on then?" Six asked
"Ours" Emile said simply
"Yes and we're all so moved by your choice" Carter said wryly gaining snickers from most of Noble team"
"What can you tell us about this Cadmus that you brought up" Chief asked Cortana and Kat
"One moment" Kat said "Vigilance, would you?"
"Certainly reclaimer" Vigilance's monitor body
"Cadmus is a secret government organization that was set up to monitor and spy on these super powered beings they have dubbed Meta-Humans" Vigilance explained, his eye displaying a screen showing all of Cadmus's branches, projects and past endeavors "From what I have gathered, Cadmus was created after an incident involving Superman, after he was mind controlled on turning against the planet, he broke free but the government secretly funded its creation to make sure they had a defense against him and others. Luthorcorp has also in the past investigated the meta gene and secretly experimented on humans with"
"Ok, Luthorcorp" Six said "We should definitely keep an eye on them"
"Cadmus as well" Jorge, voicing his opinion. He decided to choose a file and did not like what he found "Apparently they have successfully mastered cloning, but their results are usually unstable. Not physically but mentally"
"Great" Jun said casually "This place just keeps getting better and better"
"Alright, we'll go over what else this universe has later" Carter said
"Noble One is right" Cortana said "Right now, we should focus on what we should do next"
"Cortana" Chief sighed, already feeling a migraine coming "What are you thinking of this time?"
"Well, I don't want you guys to just sit up here doing nothing" Cortana said hotly "this is the first time where you guys have a chance to live a normal life"
"Yeah Cortana, we had something like that" Emile said, tense with rage "It was when we were kids and that ended the moment we were drafted into the Spartan programs to kill insurrections and destroy the fucking covenant. Normal lives didn't come with contract"
"This isn't our universe though" Cortana countered evenly, smirk and all "And you guys are going to learn to be amongst normal people whether you like it or not"
"I'm ok with it" Kat shrugged
"You would be" Chief, surprisingly sarcastic "You are too much like Cortana"
"And Cortana is too much like Kat" Carter sighed
"And how is that a bad thing" Kat and Cortana demanded
"I think we'll plead the fifth on that o ne" Nathan, replying for both Spartan commanders
"Whatever" Jun waved his hand off
"I have no problem with it"
"I guess I could try" Nathan, not really caring
That left three Spartans. Chief could feel Cortana's piercing gaze
"Fine" John said in defeat
"Might as well" Carter, also under the gaze of Katherine-B320
Now all eyes were on the low functioning sociopath of the group(Guess that reference! My New game show).
"Whatever happens down there as civvies will be on your heads" Emile pointed out, no emotion whatsoever "You do realize that right? You all forcing this on me"
"We could live with it" Cortana said confidently
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"Fine" Emile consented
"Great" Cortana clapped excitedly "Time to start making new identities out of you"
"Just nothing to crazy" Carter told her sternly, yet you could see his eyes pleading a bit
"Fine" Cortana sighed "Take my fun away"
"You, Kat and vigilance are about to make our fake life stories" Chief pointed out "We need to put limitations on you. Otherwise, you'd go crazy"
"Come on John not you too" Cortana whined playfully
And that's where I end it.
If you couldn't tell there will be a lot of familiar aspects but not exactly.
Yes it will go with the typical Spartans get more augmented with their ships, weapons, armor and AI companion but if you couldn't tell it won't be the typical the Spartans join the heroes. It will be more along the lines of they will work with the heroes only begrudgingly.
And If you're not interested yet you managed to make it this far then here is the real kicker. The only spoiler I will reveal.
A chapter that will come in this story
The Spartans and the League
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Will fight.
Yes they will brawl. Now how that will happen. That's going to be tricky. They will have to prepare, but they will put up quite the fight.
So yeah, glad to be back in this story after so long, like what year and a half?
Rate Read and Review and as always Have nice Day